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- 27 Jun 2005
- Research & Ideas
Asian and American Leadership Styles: How Are They Unique?
(superstar) The first four reflect how an executive deals with subordinates in the company; the final one is directed at people outside the firm. Directive leadership is well known in America, but is declining in frequency. It stresses... View Details
Keywords: by D. Quinn Mills
- 01 Jun 2023
- HBS Case
A Nike Executive Hid His Criminal Past to Turn His Life Around. What If He Didn't Have To?
crippling migraine headaches—at times landing in the emergency room in excruciating pain. This mental anguish continued for 40 years, growing more intense and frightening as time went on. “The stress and anxiety of holding it all in... View Details
- 08 Mar 2021
- In Practice
COVID Killed the Traditional Workplace. What Should Companies Do Now?
A year ago, COVID-19 forced many companies to send employees home—often with a laptop and a prayer. Now, with COVID cases subsiding and vaccinations rising, the prospect of returning to old office routines appears more possible. But will employees want to flock back to... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 12 Dec 2023
- Research & Ideas
COVID Tested Global Supply Chains. Here’s How They’ve Adapted
operations back from China. The authors examine the effects of these variables between 2017 and 2022, a tumultuous period that put stress on the global economic system. They crunch product-level trade statistics from United Nations... View Details
Keywords: by Scott Van Voorhis
- 01 Sep 2023
- News
Solving for Z
With nearly 20 years of experience as a senior human resources executive, Matthew Breitfelder (MBA 2002) has seen a lot of change in the corporate talent space. But what’s happening now looks like a tectonic generational shift. From his perch as global head of human... View Details
- 01 Feb 2023
- Blog Post
How I Spent My HBS 2+2 Deferral: Jada Haynes
make sure I was intentional with my decision. Instead of stressing over applications, GMAT studying, and business school prep, I spent my time career mapping and thinking about what goals I had for my MBA program. What advice do you have... View Details
- Web
2023 Reunion Presentations - Alumni
chains have come under unprecedented stress as a result of US-China trade tensions, the pandemic, and geopolitical shocks. We've documented US participation in global value chains over four decades, with particular focus on the last five... View Details
- 18 Aug 2022
- Op-Ed
Your Best Employees Are Burning Out: A Framework for Retaining Talent
Burnout, retention, and renewed labor organization are critical challenges for leaders, especially amid COVID-19 and a looming recession. Leaders must ask themselves: What is it about my organization’s culture that is contributing to such a high level of mental View Details
Keywords: by Hise Gibson and MaShon Wilson
- 07 Nov 2023
- Blog Post
Get to Know the HBS Armed Forces Alumni Association
reservist community about the benefits of an MBA." Curran Boyce (MBA 2024), Co-President (Community) "After serving in the military, the first year at HBS can be a lot for new students to adjust to. I remember feeling challenged by the View Details
- 01 Feb 2001
- News
What Makes a Good Leader
listeners; they need to be able to receive as well as send." David Thomas stresses the importance of "multimodality" in communication. "What you say is only the beginning," he states. "Your behavior, your actions, and your decisions are... View Details
Keywords: Management
- 05 Apr 2024
- Blog Post
How I Spent my 2+2 Deferral: Zoe Bhargava
candidate with more diverse experiences to draw upon during the case method. What advice do you have for prospects considering the 2+2 program? For all prospective 2+2 applicants, I’d like to stress that there is not one career plan or... View Details
- 01 Jun 2023
- News
3-Minute Briefing: Jeremy Grantham (MBA 1966)
change, geopolitics, declining fertility rates, bad agricultural practices, high levels of debt, shortages of labor and raw materials, and more. You can’t predict the stress point, but the fact that something will crack is not... View Details
- April 4, 2009
- Article
The Return of State-Owned Enterprises: Should We Be Afraid?
By: Aldo Musacchio and Francisco Flores-Macias
The global financial crisis of 2008-2009 has prompted many industrialized states worldwide to increase their stakes in private corporations. This wave of partial nationalizations has come amidst full-scale expropriations in developing countries such as Venezuela,... View Details
Keywords: History; Private Ownership; State Ownership; Financial Crisis; Business and Government Relations
Musacchio, Aldo, and Francisco Flores-Macias. "The Return of State-Owned Enterprises: Should We Be Afraid?" Harvard International Review (website) (April 4, 2009).
- 20 Sep 2017
- Research & Ideas
The Three Types of Leaders Who Create Radical Change
these three roles also comes with its own set of traps, a point Battilana stresses when talking to action-driven students: Among agitators: fragmented agitation—triggering multiple areas of outrage that can’t work together as a cohesive... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 27 Jun 2016
- Research & Ideas
These Management Practices, Like Certain Technologies, Boost Company Performance
their management in productive ways. The US Census Bureau has already adopted a modified version of the methodology, and census offices in other countries are experimenting with the same approach. Changing a company’s management practices isn’t easy, View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 30 Mar 2021
- Research & Ideas
Commuting Hurts Productivity and Your Best Talent Suffers Most
Many of us have been there: mired in rush-hour traffic, listening to music or news to take our minds off the grind, wishing we didn’t feel so stressed before we’ve even reached the office. A late-night conversation with a fellow... View Details
Keywords: by Lane Lambert
- 08 Sep 2022
- Book
Gen Xers and Millennials, It’s Time To Lead. Are You Ready?
stories from his own work experiences and the careers of CEOs and nonprofit leaders who navigated challenges. His advice for emerging leaders: Discover yourself. Test your “crucibles” to find your moral compass and calling. For instance, Kabir Barday almost died from... View Details
Keywords: by Lane Lambert
- Web
Human Behavior & Decision-Making - Faculty & Research
outcomes in organizations, such as individual stress and well-being, intergroup conflict, performance, and change. By providing a way to investigate patterns of relationships among multiple identities, the identity network approach can... View Details
- 09 Jul 2020
- Research & Ideas
It’s Time to Reset Decision-Making in Your Organization
price decreases segmented by customer and channel. Another hallmark of stressful situations is that they can lead to paralysis and inaction, what Nathan Furr calls “unproductive uncertainty.” He recommends three strategies for... View Details
Keywords: by Boris Groysberg and Sarah Abbott
- Research Summary
Automotive Product Development
At present, my primary research focus is studying product development in the auto industry. I am working with Stefan Thomke (HBS) and Takahiro Fujimoto (University of Tokyo) on the 4th Round of the Global Automotive Development Study. The first round of this... View Details