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- 05 Feb 2014
- Research & Ideas
Can Putin Score Olympic Gold?
viewers who tuned in—especially if it was known that Americans performed well in popular sports such as swimming and gymnastics. The network also harnessed social media to increase buzz about the Games and... View Details
- 01 Dec 2011
- News
Faculty Books
leading specialists explore the history of innovation in four particularly innovative sectors of the US economy: agriculture, chemicals, life sciences, and IT. The Culture Cycle: How to Shape the Unseen Force that Transforms Performance... View Details
Keywords: Utilities
- November 2010 (Revised May 2012)
- Teaching Note
Driving Sustainability at Bloomberg L.P. (TN)
By: Christopher Marquis, Daniel Buenza, Fabrizio Ferraro and Bobbi Thomason
Teaching Note for 411025. View Details
- 01 Apr 2019
- What Do You Think?
Does Our Bias Against Federal Deficits Need Rethinking?
accompanied by lower inflation and interest rates—that justify deficit spending to produce both economic growth and social programs designed to improve our quality of life and reduce social inequality”... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 12 Feb 2001
- Research & Ideas
John Irving’s Lessons for Business
on your basic love of the domain, however. It also depends on the social environment. This discovery, I think, is the most important contribution that my research has made. The work environment you're in, or the school environment you're... View Details
Keywords: by Mallory Stark & Martha Lagace
- 20 Jun 2016
- Research & Ideas
When Predicting Other People's Preferences, You're Probably Wrong
be less likely to predict that John also enjoys conducting social science research at Harvard. FIVE EXPERIMENTS The researchers conducted five studies to determine when and why people assume that others are incapable of liking dissimilar... View Details
- 30 Apr 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, April 30, 2019
Harvard Business School Case 319-013 Jackie Taylor: The Black Ensemble Theater Jackie Taylor, an African American social entrepreneur, founded the Black Ensemble Theater in 1976. Since the ensemble’s inception, she has rented spaces where... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- May 2024
- Teaching Note
Making Progress at Progress Software (A) and (B)
By: Katherine Baldiga Coffman, Hannah Riley Bowles, Emma Ronzetti and Alexis Lefort
Teaching Note for HBS Case Nos. 924-010 and 924-011. View Details
- Web
BiGS Research | Institute for Business in Global Society
on race, gender, and other characteristics continue to present serious challenges, both in the workplace and in broader society. Purpose of the Firm Companies are increasingly evaluated not just on their financial performance but on their... View Details
- 24 Apr 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, April 24, 2018
Concomitantly, the ability of companies to affect and measure the social interactions among customers has grown tremendously. Consequently, in assessing the full value of each customer to the firm it is no... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- November–December 2024
- Article
Group Size and Its Impact on Diversity-Related Perceptions and Hiring Decisions in Homogeneous Groups
By: Aneesh Rai, Edward H. Chang, Erika Kirgios and Katherine L. Milkman
Why do some homogeneous groups face backlash for lacking diversity, whereas others escape censure? We show that a homogeneous group’s size changes how it is perceived and whether decision makers pursue greater diversity in its ranks. We theorize that people make... View Details
Rai, Aneesh, Edward H. Chang, Erika Kirgios, and Katherine L. Milkman. "Group Size and Its Impact on Diversity-Related Perceptions and Hiring Decisions in Homogeneous Groups." Organization Science 35, no. 6 (November–December 2024): 1990–2015.
- 11 Jan 2011
- First Look
First Look: Jan. 11
examines how teams draw on knowledge resources in the firm in the production of novel output. We theorize positive effects of team use of an organizational knowledge repository on two measures of team View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 16 Jan 2020
- News
Hitting the High Notes
Angeles Philharmonic and two short films by Emmy-winning Los Angeles filmmaker Ty Kim (MBA 2000). The program took place at the Colburn School, a performing arts school in downtown Los Angeles. “We opened with my film about Ben Hong, who... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 19 Jan 2022
- In Practice
7 Trends to Watch in 2022
As 2022 gets underway we asked our faculty to highlight some trends worth watching in the coming year. Ariel Stern: A new future for digital health care While 2020 and 2021 were years of rapid innovation and deployment of new health care technologies and delivery... View Details
Keywords: by HBS News
- 1997
- Chapter
The Imagination to Innovate, the Professionalism to Perform, and the Openness to Collaborate: The Leading the Change-Adept Organization
Keywords: Creativity; Innovation and Invention; Performance Expectations; Cooperation; Leading Change; Organizational Change and Adaptation
Kanter, Rosabeth M. "The Imagination to Innovate, the Professionalism to Perform, and the Openness to Collaborate: The Leading the Change-Adept Organization." In Rosabeth Moss Kanter on the Frontiers of Management, by R. M. Kanter. Boston: Harvard Business School Press, 1997.
- November 1995 (Revised February 2017)
- Supplement
Luna Pen (B)
By: Kathleen McGinn and Michael Wheeler
Presents a series of multiple choice options to be distributed and discussed in class. View Details
Keywords: Decisions; Strategy; Negotiation Tactics; Performance Evaluation; Gender; Culture; Power and Influence; Germany; Taiwan
McGinn, Kathleen, and Michael Wheeler. "Luna Pen (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 396-157, November 1995. (Revised February 2017.)
- 13 May 2014
- First Look
First Look: May 13
maintaining a long-term strategic plan is of value in thwarting such investors. Executives and directors are advised to analyze their corporations from the point of view of an activist investor, to create harmony within the board of directors, and to View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 16 Jan 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, January 16, 2018
companies offer a direct stake in the company's performance through stock, a share in profits, or both. Companies with employee stock ownership plans report significantly higher sales growth and higher revenue per employee than do... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 09 Jul 2024
- Research & Ideas
Chance Encounters: What's at Stake in Return-to-Office Decisions
where people spend both their social and their professional lives by themselves, at home on their computers or mobile devices. We’re losing aspects of our culture as a consequence of not being together. To use the analogy of a DJ concert:... View Details
- 24 Aug 2009
- Research & Ideas
SuperCorp: Values as Guidance System
Social Good. She tells the stories of "vanguard companies" such as IBM, Proctor & Gamble, Cemex, Banco Real, and Omron that are rewriting what it means to be successful in the 21st century. In this excerpt, Kanter explores... View Details
Keywords: by Rosabeth Moss Kanter