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- 12 May 2020
- Research & Ideas
It’s Time To Relaunch Your Remote Team
leadership.” With every relaunch, leaders must be ready to own the reality of the current circumstances, no matter how uncomfortable it may appear in the present moment. Leaders might initially be inclined to tune out the feelings that... View Details
Keywords: by Tsedal Neeley
- 14 Jul 2003
- Research & Ideas
Understaffed and Overworked: What Now?
accomplish," he says. The toughest thing for most people is initiating this type of discussion, DeLong continues. In his work with professional service firms, he's found that many people would rather work 80 hours per week than hold... View Details
Keywords: by Paul Michelman
- 26 Jan 2024
- Blog Post
Career Advice from the Guests of the HBS Climate Rising Podcast
The HBS Business and Environment Initiative launched the Climate Rising podcast in 2019 to elicit insights from leaders working at the intersection of business and climate change. The podcast is particularly valuable for those seeking to... View Details
- 20 Feb 2019
- Research & Ideas
Rocket-tunity: Can Private Firms Turn a Profit in Space?
reality is that we don’t really know if commercial space flight will ultimately be a money maker, how many competitors will fit in the market, or what demand will be for consumers taking off on space vacations after the initial enthusiasm... View Details
- 31 Jan 2014
- News
Body, Heal Thyself
for the development and exclusive use of the mRNA technology to treat cardiovascular, renal, and metabolic diseases as well as cancer. "It is one of the largest-ever initial payments in a pharmaceutical industry licensing deal that does... View Details
- 01 Sep 2006
- What Do You Think?
Are We Ready for Self-Management?
decision that invites initiative and not followership." But John Inman's comments suggested a concern that was more strongly voiced by others, when he commented that "if you are a command and control manager keep away from... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 30 Oct 2017
- Blog Post
How My Engineering and Manufacturing Background Prepared Me for an MBA
decision. Realizing my penchant for general management, I became increasingly interested in pursuing an MBA. I was initially doubtful if I had what it takes to be an MBA student, but I applied to HBS nonetheless. In retrospect, my... View Details
- 03 Nov 2021
- Blog Post
Recent Grad Reflections: From Being Cold Called to Becoming a Case Protagonist
priority in 2020. HBS committed to initiatives such as the “Juneteenth Case Pledge” and convened the Dean's Anti-Racism Task Force to work alongside the HBS Case Research and Writing Group to develop more inclusive and diverse teaching... View Details
- Web
Attract additional Black talent to all parts of the HBS community. - Advancing Racial Equity
for these positions will emphasize scholars from schools outside our usual peer schools and a requirement that the search include underrepresented minority scholars. The Initiative described above will serve as a hub for these visitors.... View Details
- 23 Apr 2018
- Research & Ideas
Sponsorship Programs Could Actually Widen the Gender Gap
in order to understand how well these initiatives might work,” Coffman says. “And it was a great opportunity to work with my mom It’s always great to work with someone I admire.” Specifically, Baldiga and Coffman wanted to gauge the... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- Research Summary
Political Economy and Effects of Gun Policy
In two projects with Mike Luca and Deepak Malhotra, I examine the causes and consequences of gun policy.
The Impact of Mass Shootings on Gun Policy
There have been dozens of high-profile mass shootings in... View Details
- February 2024
- Supplement
Dena Almansoori at e&: Fostering Culture Change at a UAE Telco Transforming to a Global Techco
By: Emily Truelove, Michelle Zhang and Alpana Thapar
Dena Almansoori, the first female and one of the youngest members of the United Arab Emirates-based e&’s leadership team, joined in 2020 just before e& began a strategic transition from being a regional telecommunications company to becoming a global technology... View Details
Keywords: Technology; Telecommunications; Employee Mobility; Leading Change; Human Resources; Organizational Culture; Transformation; Talent and Talent Management; Change Management; Employee Relationship Management; Telecommunications Industry; Technology Industry; Middle East; United Arab Emirates
Truelove, Emily, Michelle Zhang, and Alpana Thapar. "Dena Almansoori at e&: Fostering Culture Change at a UAE Telco Transforming to a Global Techco." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Supplement 424-701, February 2024.
- 2012
- Chapter
Schumpeterian Competition and Diseconomies of Scope: Illustrations from the Histories of Microsoft and IBM
By: Timothy F. Bresnahan, Shane Greenstein and Rebecca M. Henderson
We address a longstanding question about the causes of creative destruction. Dominant incumbent firms, long successful in an existing technology, are often much less successful in new technological eras. This is puzzling, since a cursory analysis would suggest that... View Details
Keywords: Technological Innovation; Opportunities; Competition; Information Technology; Innovation and Management; Organizations; Relationships; Information Technology Industry
Bresnahan, Timothy F., Shane Greenstein, and Rebecca M. Henderson. "Schumpeterian Competition and Diseconomies of Scope: Illustrations from the Histories of Microsoft and IBM." In The Rate and Direction of Inventive Activity Revisited, edited by Josh Lerner and Scott Stern. University of Chicago Press, 2012.
- 04 Apr 2016
- Blog Post
Meet the Middle East & North Africa Club
forward them to our members. We are also proactive in networking with Executive Education participants and seeking help from the HBS Leadership Initiative and the Career and Professional Development Office to connect us to business... View Details
- 11 Mar 2021
- News
Leading with Heart
the pandemic. But always with compassion, always with care. So, that's how we initially started it. Gulati: So describe to us how can you furlough with compassion? And then what you might have had to do to kind of soften the blow for... View Details
- 25 Jan 2024
- Blog Post
Climate Stories Episode #15: Hilton Augustine III on Financing Climate Ventures
especially given the $783 billion in pump priming provided by the Biden administration’s Inflation Reduction Act. “I hope these initiatives are successful in both accelerating the green transition and revitalizing the American job market... View Details
- Web
Student Activities - Health Care
students from within HBS and from other schools to develop presentation/pitch skills, work with faculty, and potentially commercialize a health care innovation. Initiatives focus on societal challenges that are too complex for any one... View Details
- Web
Valerie Porciello | About
allocation of research funding and other support resources to more than 300 faculty members, as well as initiatives related to faculty culture, mentoring, engagement, and governance, and the creation of new programs and services to... View Details
- 10 Sep 2020
- Research & Ideas
The COVID Two-Step for Leaders: Protect and Pivot
they act as sponsors of the specific initiatives that are most closely connected to their areas of expertise, letting assigned “initiative owners” take full-time responsibility for their projects. The central project of any agile... View Details
- 2022
- Book
L'entreprise, une affaire de cœur
By: Hubert Joly and Caroline Lambert
A remarkable turnaround by a leader with a remarkable philosophy: Find your noble purpose. Put people at the center. Unleash human magic.
"It was fall in Minnesota. It was getting cold and we were supposed to die." This is how Hubert Joly describes the early,... View Details
"It was fall in Minnesota. It was getting cold and we were supposed to die." This is how Hubert Joly describes the early,... View Details
Keywords: Capitalism; Leadership; Mission and Purpose; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Leading Change
Joly, Hubert, and Caroline Lambert. L'entreprise, une affaire de cœur. Plon, 2022, French ed.