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- 15 Dec 2003
- Research & Ideas
Women Leaders and Organizational Change
and Stanford University's Debra E. Meyerson propose a new approach to viewing and solving the women-in-leadership shortfall. Traditionally, three goals for fixing the problem have been considered: fix the women; create equal opportunity;... View Details
Keywords: by Mallory Stark
- 04 Feb 2014
- What Do You Think?
Has Listening Become a Lost Art?
Wendy Zito believes that "when you feel you are being listened to then it helps you connect to the other person but it also helps you hear yourself." Gael raised the question to a more universal level with her comment: "Listening to... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 06 Mar 2020
- Book
A Great Teacher's Lessons for Leading
indulge me personalizing aspects of the covenant-creation process. From the first moment in the classroom, the teacher is laying the groundwork to create a covenant with students—a relationship where the student develops faith in the... View Details
- 21 Feb 2023
- Research & Ideas
What's Missing from the Racial Equity Dialogue?
highlight key considerations that aren’t at the forefront of today’s dialogue about racial discrimination and injustice. Here’s what they said: Broderick Turner: Anti-Black racism affects White people We do not connect the dots on how... View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost
- 09 Jun 2021
- Research & Ideas
How Tennis, Golf, and White Anxiety Block Racial Integration
personal and professional changes to foster more positive connections among racial groups—interactions that studies have shown have the potential to reduce biased behaviors. "Awareness alone is not going to change the world. It's about... View Details
Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald
- 18 Jul 2011
- Research & Ideas
Looking in the Mirror: Questions Every Leader Must Ask
DuPont's vision is "to be the world's most dynamic science company, creating sustainable solutions essential to a better, safer and healthier life for people everywhere." This vision helps DuPont employees better understand what... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 21 Apr 2021
- Research & Ideas
The Pandemic Conversations That Leaders Need to Have Now
change has driven: The rise of knowledge work Trends toward flatter, less hierarchical organizations and recognition of the value-creation of frontline workers Increasing diversity and globalization, creating an awareness of different... View Details
- 20 Aug 2008
- Op-Ed
The Time is Right for Creative Capitalism
entrepreneurs saw the outlines of competition in their respective industries before other players and could thus act quickly to create and control what became the standards of rivalry in each young market.) The economic spoils of this... View Details
Keywords: by Nancy Koehn
- 30 May 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, May 30
barriers that limited firms' geographic scope and unleashing a seemingly unlimited set of new threats, challenges, and opportunities to create value globally. Globalization presents managers with an environment to View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 14 Jun 2010
- Research & Ideas
The Hard Work of Measuring Social Impact
societal impacts. What about with a more complex operational strategy? "As long as your theory of change is linear and clearly understood, you can begin to get at outcomes and impacts," says Ebrahim, "because you have a sense for what View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- 04 May 2010
- First Look
First Look: May 4
framework of Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) Analysis and apply it to two unique perspectives of an identical problem. The students will then use this DCF approach to rationalize observed stock prices, connecting the two, and further reconcile... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 20 Oct 2010
- Op-Ed
Export Competitiveness: Reversing the Logic
result or, at best, a multiplier of their impact. Another concern is that the policy focus on exports very easily leads to insufficient attention to domestically-oriented or more traditional sectors (services, agriculture). This creates... View Details
Keywords: by Christian Ketels
- 13 Mar 2005
- Research & Ideas
The Tricky Business of Nonprofit Brands
corporations such as Microsoft or Coca-Cola, particularly in Europe. Many NGOs, by the very nature of the work they do and the dedication of their staff and volunteers, attract the respect and admiration of many individuals. Nonprofits are effective at View Details
Keywords: by Manda Salls
- 22 May 2017
- Lessons from the Classroom
A Luxury Industry Veteran Teaches the Importance of Aesthetics to Budding Business Leaders
Business of Aesthetics to second-year MBA students and select applicants from Harvard’s Graduate School of Design. The course looks at the role of aesthetics in strategy, organizational structure, succession planning, and investment allocations—and considers ways in... View Details
- 10 Sep 2012
- HBS Case
HBS Cases: Branding Yoga
different styles of yoga to create a beneficial exercise. "There are two elements of brand authenticity, and they appeal to two different sorts of people," Deshpandé says. The enterprising Bikram, born in 1946 in Calcutta and... View Details
- 20 Oct 2009
- First Look
First Look: October 20
policy-makers. Stakeholder Marketing 2.0 Author:Bhaskar Chakravorti Publication:Journal of Public Policy and Marketing (forthcoming) Abstract As more companies pursue "open innovation" and adopt social networking and Web 2.0 tools, there is an emerging... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 19 Jul 2011
- First Look
First Look: July 19
Africa, Nike has decided to change its target market focus and to use digital and social media platforms to connect more extensively with consumers. In addition, Nike plans to launch innovative new boots and engage in corporate... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 21 Aug 2017
- Lessons from the Classroom
Companies Love Big Data But Lack the Strategy To Use It Effectively
to reshape their companies, and explored how they can put data to work for them in ways that create value for their own businesses. The data advantage in sports Big data is already being used heavily in the sports world, students heard... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 23 Jan 2013
- Research & Ideas
Three-Dimensional Strategy: Winning the Multisided Platform
When start-up thredUP launched its peer-to-peer online exchange for used children's clothes two and a half years ago, its creators were the latest generation of entrepreneurs competing online as multi-sided platforms (MSPs), alongside trailblazers such as eBay, Yelp,... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- 26 Sep 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, September 26, 2017
socially connected than they themselves are. In Study 1, the prevalence of this belief was documented in a large sample of first-year students (N=1099). In Study 2, the prevalence of this social belief was replicated in a targeted sample... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne