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- 15 Jun 2018
- News
The Importance of Purpose in Technology & Innovation
- 19 Apr 2017
- News
Erdogan's New Powers Do Little to Address Turkey's Old Problems
- 20 Nov 2018
- News
America, don’t throw global talent away
- 02 Feb 2018
- Video
HBX Live Case Discussion w/ Professor Steven Rogers
- 2017
- Interviews
Laura Morgan Roberts (1)
- 2017
- Interrogating Authenticity
Moments of Truth? Authentic Encounters with Realistic Identities
- Web
Entrepreneurial Management - Faculty & Research
the company's shareholders and leaders. Some want to use the program as a fig leaf for laying off staff; others think it costs too much and might put the company at a competitive disadvantage relative to companies that are hiring technologically skilled people right... View Details
- Web
Asia Pacific - Global
theme “Leading with Strength Through Uncertainty,” the forum convened prominent female leaders and over 100 alumni and guests for a dynamic discussion. The forum explored how women leaders are navigating a... View Details
- October 2021
- Background Note
How to Write an Action-Planning Memo
By: Ryan Raffaelli and Akshaya Varghese
The ability to communicate an action plan through writing is essential for advancing ideas, earning credibility, and garnering support. Research has shown that leaders who write formal plans are more likely to execute successfully—written plans help members of an... View Details
Raffaelli, Ryan, and Akshaya Varghese. "How to Write an Action-Planning Memo." Harvard Business School Background Note 422-033, October 2021.
- Web
Competitiveness & Economic Development - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
key concepts that are a foundation for understanding competitiveness. Strategy for Economic Development Michael Porter’s research and frameworks on competitiveness and economic development grew out of his seminal work in corporate strategy. Strategy is also an... View Details
- April 2012
- Article
Addressing the Leadership Gap in Medicine: Residents' Need for Systematic Leadership Development Training
By: Daniel Mark Blumenthal, Kenneth Richard Lee Bernard, Jordan David Bohnen and Richard Bohmer
All clinicians take on leadership responsibilities when delivering care. Evidence suggests that effective clinical leadership yields superior clinical outcomes. However, few residency programs systematically teach all residents how to lead, and many clinicians are... View Details
- November 2010
- Article
Which of These People Is Your Future CEO?
By: Boris Groysberg, Andrew Hill and Toby Johnson
Americans have long believed that U.S. military officers-trained for high-stakes positions, resilience, and mental agility-make excellent CEOs. That belief is sound, but the authors' analysis of the performance of 45 companies led by CEOs with military experience... View Details
Keywords: Experience and Expertise; Training; Leadership Style; Managerial Roles; Situation or Environment; United States
Groysberg, Boris, Andrew Hill, and Toby Johnson. "Which of These People Is Your Future CEO?" Harvard Business Review 88, no. 11 (November 2010): 80–85.
- 2010
- Working Paper
A 'Value-Free' Approach to Values (PDF File of PowerPoint Slides)
By: Michael C. Jensen and Werner Erhard
We argue here that the three factors we identify as constituting the foundation for being a leader and the effective exercise of leadership can also be seen as "A 'Value-Free' Approach to Values" that proves to be very effective in allowing students to acquire the... View Details
Jensen, Michael C., and Werner Erhard. "A 'Value-Free' Approach to Values (PDF File of PowerPoint Slides)." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 11-010, October 2010.
- 2007
- Text Book
The Moral Leader: Challenges, Tools, and Insights
By: Sandra J. Sucher
Successful leaders—at any level and in any arena—are inevitably presented with moral and ethical choices. This unique and innovative textbook is designed to encourage students and managers to confront those fundamental moral challenges, to develop skills in moral... View Details
Keywords: Competency and Skills; Decision Choices and Conditions; Judgments; Moral Sensibility; Leadership
Sucher, Sandra J. The Moral Leader: Challenges, Tools, and Insights. Routledge, 2007.
- May 2016
- Article
'Both/And' Leadership
By: Wendy K. Smith, Marianne Lewis and Michael Tushman
Leaders face a multitude of strategic paradoxes—contradictory pressures that are too often viewed as "either/or" choices. There are innovation paradoxes, in which the pursuit of new offerings and processes conflicts with the mandate to sustain the tried and... View Details
Smith, Wendy K., Marianne Lewis, and Michael Tushman. "'Both/And' Leadership." Harvard Business Review 94, no. 5 (May 2016): 62–70.
- April 2010 (Revised January 2013)
- Case
California's Budget Crises, Tax Reform, and Domestic and International Tax Competition
By: Matthew C. Weinzierl and Jacob Kuipers
How do (and how should) governments design fiscal policies to compete in a globalized economy while meeting internal policy priorities including redistribution? In 2009, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger repeatedly declared fiscal emergencies as California's state budget... View Details
Keywords: Budgets and Budgeting; Economy; Globalization; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Policy; Taxation; Competition; California
Weinzierl, Matthew C., and Jacob Kuipers. "California's Budget Crises, Tax Reform, and Domestic and International Tax Competition." Harvard Business School Case 710-038, April 2010. (Revised January 2013.)
Move Fast & Fix Things
Speed has gotten a bad name in business, much of it deserved. When “move fast and break things” began to define the innovation economy, the mindset fueled a widely held belief that we can either make progress or take care of people, one or the... View Details
- 2012
- Book
Producing Prosperity: Why America Needs a Manufacturing Renaissance
By: Gary P. Pisano and Willy Shih
For years—even decades—in response to intensifying global competition, American companies decided to outsource their manufacturing operations in order to reduce costs. But we are now seeing the alarming long-term effect of those choices: in many cases, once... View Details
Keywords: Job Cuts and Outsourcing; Production; Competitive Advantage; Transformation; Innovation and Invention; Manufacturing Industry; United States
Pisano, Gary P., and Willy Shih. Producing Prosperity: Why America Needs a Manufacturing Renaissance. Boston, MA: Harvard Business Review Press, 2012.
- November 2024
- Case
FedEx Cyberattack (A): Navigating the NotPetya Storm
By: Hise Gibson, Frank Nagle, Alicia Dadlani and Martha Hostetter
In 2017, FedEx’s European division — acquired the year before for $5 billion — was hit by a devastating cyberattack that destroyed thousands of computers and business systems across several countries. Corporate Chief Information Officer Rob Carter put the company’s... View Details
Keywords: Cybersecurity; Crisis Management; Disruption; Planning; Transportation Industry; United States; Europe
Gibson, Hise, Frank Nagle, Alicia Dadlani, and Martha Hostetter. "FedEx Cyberattack (A): Navigating the NotPetya Storm." Harvard Business School Case 625-049, November 2024.