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- 14 Nov 2023
- What Do You Think?
Do We Underestimate the Importance of Generosity in Leadership?
(AdobeStock/Kostiantyn) There are numerous studies of character traits in leaders. Human resource experts have advised us on what to look for in those who would be potential leaders. Management development focuses on behaviors that build... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- June 9, 2020
- Article
A Harvard MBA Lecturer and Organizational Behavior Expert Says This Is the Big Mistake Leaders Make When Trying to Promote Diversity and Offers 6 Ways to Do Better
By: Anthony J. Mayo
Mayo, Anthony J. "A Harvard MBA Lecturer and Organizational Behavior Expert Says This Is the Big Mistake Leaders Make When Trying to Promote Diversity and Offers 6 Ways to Do Better." Business Insider (June 9, 2020).
- Article
Is This the Right C-Suite Role?
By: Anne Donnellon, Joshua D. Margolis and Amy Gallo
A Harvard Business School Case Study is presented which asks "Is This the Right C-Suite Role?" Experts Rakefet Russak Aminoach, managing partner at venture capital firm TeamB, and Nadia Rawlinson, chief people officer at Slack and a board director at Vail Resorts and... View Details
Keywords: Executives; Women Executives; Office Politics; Management Teams; Personal Development and Career
Donnellon, Anne, Joshua D. Margolis, and Amy Gallo. "Is This the Right C-Suite Role?" Harvard Business Review 99, no. 5 (September–October 2021): 148–152.
- 30 Jan 2012
- News
In The Balance: Capitalism in the Spotlight
- 31 Mar 2020
- Cold Call Podcast
Controlling the Emotion of Negotiation
- 19 Jan 2016
- News
How Strong is the State of the Union?
- 08 Nov 2010
- News
Spreading the wealth
- 23 Feb 2015
- News
How to Break the Expert’s Curse
- 16 Feb 2010
- Research & Ideas
The Outside-In Approach to Customer Service
developing an outside-in orientation? A: Developing an outside-in orientation is difficult to achieve because it requires both insight and action. Gaining real insights into customers' needs demands more of companies than those arising from typical market research.... View Details
- 19 Jan 2011
- News
In the chatroom with the cyber guerrillas
- 20 Sep 2017
- News
The Three Types of Leaders Who Create Radical Change
- 09 Feb 2018
- Research & Ideas
Big Hits: The Best of the 2018 Super Bowl Ads
experts to weigh in on 2018’s top spots. Jill Avery Senior Lecturer of Business Administration 2017 was a somber and contentious year for the United States. So it came as no surprise on Super Bowl Sunday... View Details
- September 2018
- Teaching Note
The Case of the Unidentified Ratios
By: Josh Lerner
Teaching Note for HBS No. 812-129. This teaching note provides an introduction to ratio analysis as well as the different financial properties across and within industries. Students are asked to match ratios to a list of industries. View Details
- November 2016 (Revised December 2016)
- Module Note
Strategy Execution Module 14: Managing Strategic Risk
By: Robert Simons
This module reading provides an overview of the business conduct boundaries, strategic boundaries, and internal control systems used to manage risk. Boundary systems—linked to clear, enforceable sanctions—are essential whenever demanding performance goals are set and... View Details
Keywords: Management Control Systems; Implementing Strategy; Strategy Execution; Boundary Systems; Innovation; Internal Controls; Fraud; Human Behavior; Staff Experts; Strategy; Risk Management; Behavior; Governance Controls; Management Practices and Processes; Boundaries; Employees; Business Strategy; Innovation and Invention
Simons, Robert. "Strategy Execution Module 14: Managing Strategic Risk." Harvard Business School Module Note 117-114, November 2016. (Revised December 2016.)
- 20 Sep 2017
- Research & Ideas
The Three Types of Leaders Who Create Radical Change
What determines whether a social movement will be a flash in the pan or a real catalyst for longterm change? Why did Occupy Wall Street subside in a matter of months, for instance, while the American Civil... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 08 Feb 2018
- News
Big Hits: The Best of the 2018 Super Bowl Ads
- 28 Jul 2020
- News
Reimagining Capitalism in the Shadow of the Pandemic
- 20 May 2014
- Research & Ideas
Managing the Family Business: Survival’s Secret Sauce
The secret sauce of long-term business success can't be captured in numbers. As the operations manager of a leading and fast-growing Brazilian business recently explained to a reporter, "There's a secret... View Details