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  • 05 Feb 2009
  • What Do You Think?

Why Can’t We Figure Out How to Select Leaders?

Freeman would ask, "... how will the selected individual handle power?" Edward Hare suggested that results fall short of expectations "... because we don't understand motives (of the candidate for the leadership position)... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
  • 17 Jul 2018
  • First Look

New Research and Ideas, July 17, 2018

Programs By: Hanson, Samuel G., David S. Scharfstein, and Adi Sunderam Abstract—We develop a model of government portfolio choice in which a benevolent government chooses the scale of risky projects in the presence of market failures and tax distortions. These two... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • Web

PhD Programs - Doctoral

and social motivations behind individuals’ responses to various stimuli. Organizational Behavior Scholars in the PhD program in Organizational Behavior draw on methods from psychology and sociology to examine organizations and how View Details
  • January 2022 (Revised November 2023)
  • Case

Expanding the Culture of Learning at Kraft Heinz

By: Ashley V. Whillans and Carolyn Watson
The Kraft Heinz Company (KHC) was an American food company formed in 2015 by the merger of Kraft Foods Group, Inc and the H.J. Heinz Company. The company sold food products like Heinz Ketchup, Kraft Mac & Cheese, Kool-Aid, and Philadelphia cream cheese to supermarkets,... View Details
Keywords: Learning; Culture; Work Culture; Workplace Practices; Mergers; Mergers and Acquisitions; Competitive Advantage; Human Capital; Training; Performance Evaluation; Growth and Development; Personal Development and Career; Employee Relationship Management; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Culture; Food and Beverage Industry
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  • January – February 2012
  • Article

How Managers Use Multiple Media: Discrepant Events, Power, and Timing in Redundant Communication

By: Paul Leonardi, Tsedal Neeley and Elizabeth M. Gerber
Several recent studies have found that managers engage in redundant communication; that is, they send the same message to the same recipient through two or more unique media sequentially. Given how busy most managers are, and how much information their subordinates... View Details
Keywords: Communication; Media; Information; Groups and Teams; Projects; Management Style; Power and Influence; Motivation and Incentives; Technology
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  • 31 Oct 2004
  • What Do You Think?

Should the Wisdom of Crowds Influence Our Thinking About Leadership?

Article Are large groups of reasonably informed and motivated people able to make better decisions than a small group of experts? James Surowiecki, in his recent book, The Wisdom of Crowds, reports on a... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
  • Article

Algorithms Need Managers, Too

By: Michael Luca, Jon Kleinberg and Sendhil Mullainathan
Algorithms are powerful predictive tools, but they can run amok when not applied properly. Consider what often happens with social media sites. Today many use algorithms to decide which ads and links to show users. But when these algorithms focus too narrowly on... View Details
Keywords: Machine Learning; Algorithms; Predictive Analytics; Management; Big Data; Analytics and Data Science
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  • August 2023
  • Technical Note

Two Ways of Pursuing a Calling

By: Leslie Perlow and Hannah Weisman
Work can be a means to a financial end, a stepping stone to higher-level jobs, or a meaningful end in itself: a calling. The technical note provides an overview of two different ways people can pursue a calling: with an internal focus or external focus. View Details
Keywords: Personal Development and Career; Job Search; Job Design and Levels; Happiness; Identity; Well-being; Motivation and Incentives; Human Needs; Satisfaction; Mission and Purpose; Health Industry; Music Industry; Education Industry; Fine Arts Industry; Motion Pictures and Video Industry
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  • 02 Jan 2024
  • Research & Ideas

10 Trends to Watch in 2024

The lightning-fast ascent of generative AI isn’t the only sea change on the horizon for businesses in the new year. The global economy is in flux as war, climate change, trade issues, and infrastructure problems demand attention. Many companies continue to struggle to... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
  • 20 Feb 2018
  • First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, February 20, 2018

moved from relative isolation to center stage. Thirty-six of the world’s leading China experts—all affiliates of the renowned Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies at Harvard University—answer key questions about where this new superpower is headed and what makes its... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • July – August 2010
  • Column

Powerlessness Corrupts

By: Rosabeth M. Kanter
Powerlessness damages organizations--especially in the middle ranks, says HBR columnist Rosabeth Moss Kanter. Hemmed in by rules and treated as unimportant, people get even with management by overcontrolling their own turf. Kanter urges leaders to give employees... View Details
Keywords: Employee Relationship Management; Opportunities; Behavior; Motivation and Incentives; Power and Influence
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  • 19 Dec 2023
  • Research & Ideas

$15 Billion in Five Years: What Data Tells Us About MacKenzie Scott’s Philanthropy

Overwhelm Health Care. Liberia Found a Solution. What Motivates People to Give Generously—and Why We Sometimes Don't Why Giving to Others Makes Us Happy Feedback or ideas to share? Email the Working... View Details
Keywords: by Matthew Lee, Brian Trelstad, and Ethan Tran
  • Web

Required Curriculum - MBA

manager has no formal authority. The intermediate modules look at successful leaders in action to see how they: Develop a vision of the future. Align the organization behind that vision. Motivate people to... View Details
  • Web

Curriculum - MBA

Markets Leadership Execution and Action Planning Making Markets Managing Human Capital Managing International Trade and Investment Managing with Data Science Managing, Organizing, & Motivating for Value Mastering Strategy Execution... View Details
  • 14 Jun 2023
  • Research & Ideas

Four Steps to Building the Psychological Safety That High-Performing Teams Need

mission critical in today’s work environment,” Edmondson says. “You no longer have the option of leading through fear or managing through fear. In an uncertain, interdependent world, it doesn’t work—either as a motivator or as an enabler... View Details
Keywords: by Kara Baskin
  • Program

Behavioral Economics—Virtual

program prepares you to influence the behavior of customers and employees—and become a bigger contributor to your organization's success. This program is eligible for the Certificate of Management Excellence. Learn More Key Benefits Behavioral economics provides... View Details
  • 05 Feb 2024
  • Research & Ideas

The Middle Manager of the Future: More Coaching, Less Commanding

says Letian Zhang, the study’s author and an assistant professor of business administration at HBS. “Organizations are adopting a more bottom-up approach, so they’re trying to unleash the potential, the creativity, and the motivation of... View Details
Keywords: by Ben Rand
  • 24 Oct 2023
  • HBS Case

From P.T. Barnum to Mary Kay: Lessons From 5 Leaders Who Changed the World

entire business upside down. We all want to work in places that are happy and polite, but there are expectations for performance, so if you cannot find ways of motivating people to bring their very, very... View Details
Keywords: by Avery Forman
  • Web

Resumes & Cover Letters - Alumni

Chronological/Functional Hybrid (login required) Sample: Accomplishment Focus Resume (login required) Cover Letter Writing It is essential to send a cover letter with your resume to provide a recruiter with insight into your qualifications, experience, and View Details
  • 05 Dec 2011
  • Research & Ideas

It’s Alive! Business Scholars Turn to Experimental Research

whether people will let him cut in line at the airport for a $10 bribe. These experiments are proving integral in learning not only what makes people tick but also how that matters for business. "Over the... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel