Filter Results:
(877)
Show Results For
- All HBS Web
(877)
- News (172)
- Research (641)
- Events (3)
- Multimedia (2)
- Faculty Publications (380)
Show Results For
- All HBS Web
(877)
- News (172)
- Research (641)
- Events (3)
- Multimedia (2)
- Faculty Publications (380)
- 17 Jan 2011
- Research & Ideas
Being the Boss
have a view of authority that differs from yours. They may bring to work generational or cultural attitudes that lead them to distrust and question authority. That will make them less likely to comply. This is not personal. It's simply a... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 30 Nov 2007
- What Do You Think?
What Is Management’s Role in Innovation?
practices of management require innovation as well." But what kind of innovation in management are we thinking about? There were many suggestions. Nearly all began with the call for a new kind of leadership. Umesh Gupta stated, "Innovation is directly... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 08 Nov 2022
- Research & Ideas
How Centuries of Restrictions on Women Shed Light on Today's Abortion Debate
infibulation, an invasive form of genital cutting that makes intercourse painful, and about how restricted she is in her freedom of movement. Becker also draws data from the World Values Survey, which examines values, beliefs, and moral View Details
Keywords: by Kara Baskin
- 2012
- Chapter
Creating Leaders: An Ontological/Phenomenological Model
By: Michael C. Jensen, Werner Erhard and Kari L. Granger
The sole objective of our ontological/phenomenological approach to creating leaders is to leave students actually being leaders and exercising leadership effectively as their natural self-expression. By "natural self-expression" we mean a way of being and acting in any... View Details
Keywords: Leadership Development; Attitudes; Behavior; Experience and Expertise; Knowledge Acquisition
Jensen, Michael C., Werner Erhard, and Kari L. Granger. "Creating Leaders: An Ontological/Phenomenological Model." Chap. 16 in The Handbook for Teaching Leadership: Knowing, Doing, and Being, edited by Scott Snook, Nitin Nohria, and Rakesh Khurana. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, 2012.
- 16 Dec 2019
- Research & Ideas
Taking on the Taboos That Keep Women Out of India's Workforce
their attitudes and perceptions, and those of their husbands." The study’s findings showed a clear uptick in women working outside the home, with the strongest results seen for women who were more socially constrained (women who at... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- January–February 2018
- Article
Ads That Don't Overstep: How to Make Sure You Don't Take Personalization Too Far
By: Leslie John, Tami Kim and Kate Barasz
Data gathered on the web has vastly enhanced the capabilities of marketers. With people regularly sharing personal details online and internet cookies tracking every click, companies can now gain unprecedented insight into individual consumers and target them with... View Details
John, Leslie, Tami Kim, and Kate Barasz. "Ads That Don't Overstep: How to Make Sure You Don't Take Personalization Too Far." Harvard Business Review 96, no. 1 (January–February 2018): 62–69.
- 05 May 2020
- Research & Ideas
China Tariffs and Coronavirus a Double Hit to American Retailers
relatively quickly at the consumer level,” Cavallo says. “That didn’t happen.” Instead, companies seemed to adopt a wait-and-see attitude with the trade war, frontloading some purchases before the tariffs took effect to minimize their... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 2010
- Working Paper
Being a Leader and the Effective Exercise of Leadership: An Ontological Model (PDF File of PowerPoint Slides)
By: Werner Erhard, Michael C. Jensen and Kari Granger
This presentation is based on our research program over the last seven years in which our objective has been to rigorously distinguish leader and leadership and to create a technology for providing access to being a leader and exercising leadership effectively (in... View Details
Keywords: Curriculum and Courses; Innovation and Invention; Leadership Development; Goals and Objectives; Research and Development; Attitudes; Perception; Technology; United States
Erhard, Werner, Michael C. Jensen, and Kari Granger. "Being a Leader and the Effective Exercise of Leadership: An Ontological Model (PDF File of PowerPoint Slides)." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 09-124, October 2010.
- February 2023
- Case
Ransomware Attack at Springhill Medical Center
By: Suraj Srinivasan and Li-Kuan (Jason) Ni
In July, 2019, Springhill Medical Center (“SMC”) in Mobile, Alabama, fell prey to a malicious ransomware attack that crippled the hospital’s internal network systems and public-facing web page. While the hospital rushed to securely restore the network, medical... View Details
Keywords: Disruption; Communication; Communication Strategy; Decision Making; Decision Choices and Conditions; Judgments; Corporate Accountability; Corporate Disclosure; Corporate Governance; Governance Controls; Policy; Employees; News; Cybersecurity; Digital Strategy; Information Infrastructure; Information Management; Internet and the Web; Crisis Management; Resource Allocation; Risk Management; Negotiation Tactics; Failure; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Attitudes; Behavior; Perception; Reputation; Trust; Public Opinion; Social Issues; Health Industry; United States; Alabama
Srinivasan, Suraj, and Li-Kuan (Jason) Ni. "Ransomware Attack at Springhill Medical Center." Harvard Business School Case 123-065, February 2023.
- 22 Jan 2018
- Working Paper Summaries
When Gender Discrimination Is Not About Gender
- 2016
- Chapter
Dishonesty Explained: What Leads Moral People To Act Immorally
By: F. Gino and D. Ariely
The last two decades have witnessed what seems to be an increasing number of cases of dishonesty, from corporate corruption and employee misconduct to questionable behaviors during the financial crisis and individual acts of unethical behavior in many spheres of... View Details
Gino, F., and D. Ariely. "Dishonesty Explained: What Leads Moral People To Act Immorally." In The Social Psychology of Good and Evil. 2nd ed. Edited by Arthur G. Miller. New York: Guilford Press, 2016.
- 07 May 2020
- Research & Ideas
The One Good Thing Caused by COVID-19: Innovation
across workers in their preference to work from home, experience with remote learning, entertainment, and consumption will also shape consumer attitudes toward digital and physical experiences. Differences in consumer preferences may... View Details
Keywords: by Hong Luo and Alberto Galasso
- 01 Feb 2023
- What Do You Think?
Will Hybrid Work Strategies Pull Down Long-Term Performance?
work strategies appear to be useful short-term solutions to both a massive global pandemic and, at least in the US, a talent shortage. Even so, how do you explain the contrast in attitude toward them among at least some practitioners and... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- Portrait Project
Ratnika Prasad
When I was ten, my classmates’ callous attitude towards littering frustrated me deeply. Most adults shrugged off my indignation as childish, but my father, a government officer, asked me to think of what I could do. So, I banded together... View Details
- May–June 2019
- Article
Cross-Silo Leadership
By: Amy C. Edmondson, Tiziana Casciaro and Sujin Jang
Today the most promising innovation and business opportunities require collaboration among functions, offices, and organizations. To realize them, companies must break down silos and get people working together across boundaries. But that’s a challenge for many... View Details
Keywords: Cross-functional Management; Collaborative Innovation and Invention; Innovation Leadership; Groups and Teams; Employees; Attitudes
Edmondson, Amy C., Tiziana Casciaro, and Sujin Jang. "Cross-Silo Leadership." Harvard Business Review 97, no. 3 (May–June 2019): 130–139.
- 01 Feb 1999
- News
Too Much of a Good Thing?
development-oriented, production-intensive, and competitive global economy of the future. In that context, what seems certain is that some companies and countries, when confronted with overcapacity, will nevertheless plow ahead with the kind of go-for-it View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- March 2023
- Case
Ransomware Attack at Colonial Pipeline Company
By: Suraj Srinivasan and Li-Kuan Ni
On the morning of May 7, 2021, Colonial Pipeline Company became aware that the company had been the victim of a malicious ransomware attack that had stolen and locked up company data. The extortionists demanded 75 bitcoins (worth about $4.4 million at the time) in... View Details
Keywords: Disruption; Communication; Communication Strategy; Decision Making; Decision Choices and Conditions; Judgments; Corporate Accountability; Corporate Disclosure; Corporate Governance; Governance Controls; Policy; Employees; News; Cybersecurity; Digital Strategy; Information Infrastructure; Information Management; Internet and the Web; Crisis Management; Business or Company Management; Resource Allocation; Risk Management; Negotiation Tactics; Failure; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Attitudes; Behavior; Perception; Reputation; Trust; Public Opinion; Social Issues; Infrastructure; Distribution Industry; United States; Alabama
Srinivasan, Suraj, and Li-Kuan Ni. "Ransomware Attack at Colonial Pipeline Company." Harvard Business School Case 123-069, March 2023.
- 17 Sep 2018
- Research & Ideas
Welcome to Retirement. Who Am I Now?
year later that he had never really identified with his career, that work was just for pay, and that his self-concept as a family man was—and had always been—most important. Maintaining a life philosophy: Many people mentioned holding onto certain View Details
- Web
Your Social Entrepreneurship checklist | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
registration takes place in the fall and spring. Spring Take required first year course: The Entrepreneurial Manager: All students take the Required Curriculum course, The Entrepreneurial Manager , to build the knowledge, skills, and View Details
- 2013
- Book
Sidetracked: Why Our Decisions Get Derailed and How We Can Stick to the Plan
By: Francesca Gino
You may not realize it but simple, irrelevant factors can have profound consequences on your decisions and behavior, often diverting you from your original plans and desires. Sidetracked will help you identify and avoid these influences so the decisions you make do... View Details
Keywords: Decision Making; Decision-making; Judgment; Decisions; Strategy; Behavior; Ethics; Attitudes
Gino, Francesca. Sidetracked: Why Our Decisions Get Derailed and How We Can Stick to the Plan. Boston, MA: Harvard Business Review Press, 2013.