Executive Ability (Management) - Publications - Faculty & Research

26 Jan 2024
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in Boston with my level of experience?” “I’m entering salary negotiations with my current software company and want to understand if the stock options offered are in line with my peers.” “I recently graduated and am working as a manager... View Details

04 Aug 2006
What Do You Think?

What Happens When the Economics of Scarcity Meets the Economics of Abundance?

even if we remove physical constraints of shelf space and supply chains." Andrei Iordache agreed, writing, " there will always be at least one element in the economic equation that will be marked by scarcity . Despite consumers' View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

26 May 2016
News

Mary Callahan Erdoes, MBA 1993

Investor Advisory Committee on Financial Markets 2013-15 Named Most Powerful Woman in Finance by American Banker 2016 Joins Board of Directors, Robin Hood Foundation Chief Executive Officer, J.P. Morgan Asset View Details

Keywords: Susan Young; Monetary Authorities-Central Bank; Finance

01 Sep 2023
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Alumni and Faculty Books

Edited by Margie Kelley The Happiness Handbook By Landon Carter (MBA 1967) Marshall and McClintic Publishing Have you ever wished you had the instruction manual for being a happy human on planet Earth? This book will answer some of life’s fundamental questions: Who am... View Details

04 Aug 2011
What Do You Think?

How Dangerous Is Common Sense to Managers?

Article Some of the more interesting writing that is relevant to management these days is found in out-of-the-way places in my local bookstore. In addition to the management and economics sections, you... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

02 Jun 2010
What Do You Think?

How Do You Weigh Strategy, Execution, and Culture in an Organization’s Success?

thinking about D-Day in the context of your question . Even as many failures and unplanned events unfolded, the culture and training sustained the men to the ultimate execution of victory on that day." Jobe Mabaso added, "A... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

01 May 2017
Research & Ideas

Bad At Your Job? Maybe It's the Job’s Fault

executive education students in his management and strategy execution courses. It dawns on a good third of the business executives in his courses... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

01 Dec 2023
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Alumni and Faculty Books and Podcasts

when, and why working in a startup is right for you; evaluate the viability of a startup you are considering joining; learn how startup dynamics and rules benefit investors, not employees; negotiate a better job offer and manage... View Details

Keywords: podcasts

08 Oct 2013
First Look

First Look: October 8

has sharply declined over the past 30 years, from 60% or 70% to only about 20%. What accounts for this trend? Disruption is coming for management consulting, the authors say, as it has recently come for law. For many years the... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

29 Jun 2007
First Look

First Look: June 29, 2007

Macroeconomics: What Managers, Executives, and Students Need to Know Author:David A. Moss Publication:Boston: Harvard Business School Press, 2007 Abstract Now more than ever before, executives and managers... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

18 Nov 2013
Research & Ideas

Pulpit Bullies: Why Dominating Leaders Kill Teams

functioning of the team. Together with Leigh Plunkett Tost of the University of Michigan and Richard P. Larrick of Duke University, Gino explores this question in When Power Makes Others Speechless: The Negative Impact of Leader Power on Team Performance, forthcoming... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

01 Jun 2023
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An Engine of Innovation

Startup life can often feel like a solo sport, says Matt Segneri (MBA 2010), the Bruce and Bridgitt Evans Executive Director of the Harvard Innovation Labs: “What the three labs in our ecosystem do is to make building a venture something... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie

11 Jul 2016
HBS Case

Neurodiversity: The Benefits of Recruiting Employees with Cognitive Disabilities

maciek905 Started in 2011, the Autism at Work program grew from what was a side project by the head of SAP Labs in India into a companywide effort to have 1 percent of its workforce comprised of individuals with ASD. V. R. Ferose, then View Details

Keywords: by Roberta Holland; Technology

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Our Team - Social Impact Collaboratory

Administration Vikram S. Gandhi is a Senior Lecturer in the General Management Unit and Entrepreneurial Management Unit. He has developed and teaches a new course, Sustainable Investing, in the Elective... View Details

15 Oct 2001
Research & Ideas

What You Don’t Know About Making Decisions

stages and managers feel the pressure of deadlines and the rush to close, they often compromise or adjust the criteria they originally created for judging the appropriateness of the deal. Dissent and Debate. David Hume, the great Scottish... View Details

Keywords: by David A. Garvin & Michael A. Roberto

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Judges - Alumni

New Venture Competition Judges 26ms 2025 Alumni Track Global Judges Tina Henry Bou-Saba Founder & Managing Partner, CXT Investments Tina Henry Bou-Saba Founder & Managing Partner, CXT Investments Bio: Tina... View Details

17 Jun 2017
Research & Ideas

Amazon, Whole Foods Deal a Big Win for Consumers

Source: 400tmax Editor's Note. Online retailing behemoth Amazon announced June 16 that it would acquire upscale grocery chain Whole Foods Market in a deal valued at more than $13 billion. Though the company has dabbled with the idea of a brick-and-mortar footprint in... View Details

Keywords: by Jose Alvarez and Len Schlesinger; Retail

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New Levels of Capitalism: Finance - Railroads and the Transformation of Capitalism | Harvard Business School

HBS Quick Links MBA Executive Education Doctoral Programs Faculty and Research Alumni HBS Publishing Site Index HBS Home Contact Us Map/Directions Railroads: The Transformation of Capitalism Introduction The Pre-Industrial Era The First... View Details

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Climate Impact - Business & Environment

farmland. We see our land’s ability to serve as a sink for anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions as a key element of the climate solution. As a farmland asset manager, we can direct restorative and regenerative soil and water View Details

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National Markets - The Art of American Advertising

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