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  • May 2011
  • Article

Race at the Top: How Companies Shape the Inclusion of African Americans on Their Boards in Response to Institutional Pressures

By: Clayton S. Rose and William T. Bielby
Drawing on institutionalist theory, we conceptualize the racial composition of the boards of directors of large American companies as shaped in response to social and political norms. We use new longitudinal and cross-sectional data to test hypotheses about factors... View Details
Keywords: Leadership; Governing and Advisory Boards; Race; Mathematical Methods; Government and Politics; Public Ownership; United States
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  • 12 Apr 2021
  • News

How to Close the Gender Gap

  • 29 Nov 2022
  • Research & Ideas

Is There a Method to Musk’s Madness on Twitter?

and even foolhardy. Some in tech suggest there’s more of a “move fast, break things” strategy to it than perhaps meets the eye. How does it look to you? Wu: We shouldn’t be surprised by the management style... View Details
Keywords: by Christina Pazzanese, Harvard Gazette; Technology
  • May 2024 (Revised March 2025)
  • Case

Hakluyt: From Corporate Intelligence to Trusted Advisors

By: Joseph B. Fuller and Lena Duchene
Established in 1995 by a group of ex-British intelligence officers, Hakluyt & Company (Hakluyt) was a corporate advisory firm that generated insights by leveraging a unique blend of internal expertise and a global network of well-connected individuals. Since 2019, the... View Details
Keywords: Business Growth and Maturation; Business Model; Talent and Talent Management; Capital Structure; Cash Flow; Corporate Finance; Equity; Stock Shares; Corporate Governance; Business History; Compensation and Benefits; Recruitment; Leadership Style; Growth Management; Management Succession; Organizational Culture; Performance Evaluation; Networks; Partners and Partnerships; Business Strategy; Competitive Advantage; Transformation; Consulting Industry; Europe; United Kingdom; England; London
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  • October 2001
  • Background Note

A Note on Team Process

By: Linda A. Hill and Maria Farkas
When tasks are highly complex, demand a diversity of skills, or require a commitment from the involved parties, teams are usually the most effective way to approach them. But a group of people working together does not automatically equally a team, and groups are often... View Details
Keywords: Competency and Skills; Decision Making; Management; Business Processes; Performance Effectiveness; Performance Efficiency; Groups and Teams; Conflict and Resolution
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    William A. Sahlman

    William Sahlman is a Baker Foundation Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School.

    Mr. Sahlman received an A.B. degree in Economics from Princeton University (1972), an M.B.A. from Harvard University (1975), and a Ph.D. in Business... View Details

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    • 14 Jul 2014
    • News

    8 Ways to Break Bad Smartphone Habits

    • 04 Jun 2024
    • Research & Ideas

    Navigating Consumer Data Privacy in an AI World

    Being proactive about how you handle data and run your models to protect privacy isn't just smart—it's essential. It’s really the best way to go about it. “There's a growing awareness among customers and... View Details
    Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Technology; Information Technology
    • 18 Apr 2011
    • Research & Ideas

    It’s Not Nagging: Why Persistent, Redundant Communication Works

    wheel” In a paper forthcoming in Organization Science, professor Tsedal B. Neeley and coauthors delve into why many managers tend to send the same message, over and over, via... View Details
    Keywords: by Kim Girard
    • 16 Jun 2020
    • News

    Delivering Solutions During a Crisis

    Keywords: COVID-19
    • 01 Nov 1999
    • Lessons from the Classroom

    What’s Next & So What? Leading in the 21st Century

    inflection point in history, leaving one age and entering another. Many of our philosophical assumptions about what constituted leadership and competitive success grew out of a... View Details
    Keywords: by Staff
    • May 2015
    • Case

    China Yintai: Developing Shared Value in China

    By: Christopher Marquis, Ying Zhang and Shiyu Yang
    Under the leadership of CEO and President Shen Guojun, China Yintai was increasingly committed to philanthropic initiatives. Drawing upon his experience as an entrepreneur and a philanthropist, Mr. Shen saw the urgent need to build bridges between business practices... View Details
    Keywords: Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; China
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      The Transparency Trap

      To get people to be more creative and productive, managers increase transparency with open workspaces and access to real-time data. But my research shows that less-transparent work environments can actually yield more-transparent employees who solve problems more... View Details

      • November 2008
      • Article

      Winning the Race for Talent in Emerging Markets

      By: Douglas A. Ready, Linda A. Hill and Jay A. Conger
      "This war for talent is like nothing we've ever seen before," write the authors, who have spent decades studying talent management and leadership development. Recently they interviewed executives at more than 20 global companies to identify strategies for attracting... View Details
      Keywords: Leadership Development; Selection and Staffing; Talent and Talent Management; Multinational Firms and Management; Organizational Culture; Recruitment; Diversity; Developing Countries and Economies
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        Sara McKinley Torti

        Sara Torti is a senior product and operating executive who has focused extensively on creating and scaling technology-based businesses that require a combination of detailed execution, business insight and technical acumen. She has grown products... View Details

          Design-Driven Innovation

          How to create innovations that customers do not expect, but that they eventually love? How to create products and services, that are so distinct from those that dominate the market and so inevitable that make people passionate?

          In a context where everyone is... View Details

          • 14 Apr 2020
          • News

          Begin with Trust

            Sandra J. Sucher

            Sandra Sucher, professor of management practice at Harvard Business School, is an internationally recognized trust researcher. The Power of Trust, her third book, is based on two decades of global research on how companies build stakeholder trust and how,... View Details

            Keywords: apparel; banking; brokerage; clothing; fashion; financial services; furniture; hotels ＆ motels; retail financial services; retailing; service industry
            • 23 Apr 2009
            • News

            Give the Big Three another chance

            • 20 Nov 2017
            • Research & Ideas

            How Independent Bookstores Have Thrived in Spite of Amazon.com

            line of research “technology reemergence.” It began with his study of the Swiss watch industry, which collectively reinvented itself (and thus survived) in the wake of digital watches. Five years ago, he set out to discover how independent bookstores View Details
            Keywords: by Carmen Nobel (with video by Amelia Kunhardt); Retail