Management Responses - Publications - Faculty & Research

04 Apr 2019
Cold Call Podcast

Can Mark Zuckerberg Rebuild Trust in Facebook?

day it seems in different ways. Facebook becomes an example, good, bad or indifferent, about what people can learn about their responsibility as business leaders. George: I led off the class yesterday asking the question, "If they've... View Details

Keywords: Re: Liangzong Ma

16 Oct 2019
Research & Ideas

Read Our Most Popular Stories of the Quarter

great customer service is no longer the responsibility of just one department. Creating the customer-centric organization. (12,182 visits) What Machine Learning Teaches Us about CEO Leadership Style Researchers use machine-learning to... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

18 Jul 2018
Blog Post

Amira Rashad: An Ambidextrous Mind Meets Consumer Needs in the Middle East

mind," Amira says. "I'm equally comfortable with the details of ground-level execution as I am with the big picture, 30,000-foot, pie-in-the-sky vision." In 2010, her personal and professional lives took a dramatic turn when her husband was offered the opportunity to... View Details

Profile

Kevin S. Rollag

"Thurtene is the largest student-run charity event in the country." Each year, Washington University picks thirteen of the most prominent student leaders to manage the event. "I discovered that I liked inspiring others; I... View Details

01 Jun 2018
News

Alumni Achievement Awards

as being the objective but rather the consequence or the result of working well. Carla Harris (MBA 1987) Vice Chairman, Morgan Stanley My parents brought me up in a no-excuses household: ‘What are you doing, and how are you responsible... View Details

10 Mar 2015
News

Women in Tech: Breaking the Digital Ceiling

managers were women. Google’s disclosures led other major tech companies to follow suit. Apple (98,000 employees) and Twitter (3,300 employees), for instance, reported similar overall percentages: about 70 percent men and 30 percent... View Details

Keywords: April White

15 Dec 2015
First Look

December 15, 2015

moving upmarket to challenge the industry leaders. They point out that Uber, commonly hailed as a disrupter, doesn’t actually fit the mold, and they explain that if managers don’t understand the nuances of disruption theory or apply its... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

01 Dec 2002
News

What You Know Depends on Where You Go

there are business models they can learn from,” remarks Kuemmerle. As an example, he points to a case involving a Pakistani air-freight company, written in response to post-9/11 student feedback requesting more representation of business... View Details

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Entrepreneurial Finance - Course Catalog

entrepreneurs and investors taking different approaches to addressing problems in healthcare, financing inclusion, economic development, and the environment. Module 5: Managing Exits and Course Wrap (5 Classes, 4 Guests) Module 5 closes... View Details

01 Jun 1996
News

Keepers of the Flame

fast-forwarded on videotape," says Frazier. "Once established, the organization embarks on an evolutionary development process where management responsibilities frequently change. In part because of its... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons

31 Jul 2007
First Look

First Look: July 31, 2007

Working PapersCoupled Search Processes: Why Is It So Difficult to Find that Organizational Design Matters? Authors:Nicolaj Siggelkow and Jan W. Rivkin Abstract Organizational design affects performance via coupled search processes. At low frequency, View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

03 Apr 2006
Research & Ideas

The Competitive Advantage of Global Finance

Dow, General Motors, Nestlé, and Petrobras) and smaller entrepreneurial firms (such as the U.K.'s AIFS and China's BabyCare) undertake critical financing, investment, risk management, and incentive management issues to take full advantage... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Financial Services

21 Jul 2015
First Look

First Look: July 21, 2015

Across three studies, we show that gift givers mis-predict appreciation for socially responsible gifts and that their mis-predictions depend on the nature of their relationship to the recipient. Drawing on research on affective... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

16 Dec 2014
First Look

First Look: December 16

Publications December 2014 Management Science When Performance Trumps Gender Bias: Joint Versus Separate Evaluation By: Bohnet, Iris, Alexandra van Geen, and Max Bazerman Abstract—We examine a new intervention to overcome gender biases in... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

Profile

Carol Lauson

then into more corporate development. She also was involved in a mergers-and-acquisition project with lead responsibilities for United Agri Products and Trimble Navigation, a high-tech company that created location-based technologies... View Details

Profile

Arum Kang

so dry," she says. "But it's really challenged me to think about what kind of responsibilities business leaders have to their company, shareholders, and even to their community. It ultimately was a course in leadership beyond... View Details

01 Mar 2021
Blog Post

Climate Finance SIP

wide range of critical topics emphasizing the roles of financial institutions in addressing the risks and opportunities of climate change. Topics included climate and the economy, incorporating climate developments into business analysis and valuation, financial... View Details

17 Jun 2025
Blog Post

Alumni in Climate Networking Series: San Francisco - Addressing Extreme Weather, Climate Risk, and Resilience

the insurance market in the face of worsening climate events and called attention to the increasing number of U.S. regions becoming "uninsurable." Jones advocated for integrating risk-reducing investments—such as forest management and... View Details

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Introduction - Georges F. Doriot : Educating Leaders, Building Companies, Baker Library, Harvard Business School

Home Site map Map / Directions Search: General Information HBS Home About Annual Report Campus Commencement Dean Nohria Employment Fifty Years of Women Give News New Construction Academic Programs Doctoral Programs Executive Education MBA Summer Venture in View Details

27 Nov 2017
Blog Post

Joining a Start-up: 10 Lessons Along the Way

join a start-up and the lessons she learned. 1. No pressure, no diamonds.In the cash-strapped environment of a start-up there is pressure to deliver direct results; there's no hiding behind the delayed consequences and layers of View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Consumer Products / Retail

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