Effective Managers - Publications - Faculty & Research

15 Jun 2010
First Look

First Look: June 15

PublicationsBuilding Sustainable Hybrid Organizations: The Case of Commercial Microfinance Organizations Authors:Julie Battilana and Silvia Dorado Publication:Academy of Management Journal (forthcoming) Abstract We explore how new types... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

18 Jul 2024
Blog Post

Harvard Business School Announces Its 2024-2025 Blavatnik Fellows

immune system-driven dendritic cell therapy to combat cancer, new molecular technologies for the delivery of transdermal formulations, a lipid-targeting drug to treat cancer and neurodegenerative disorders, and AI-driven medical companions to help patients conquer... View Details

25 Feb 2020
News

The Past Informs the Future of Work

workforce is inherently of interest,” says Assistant Professor Daniel Gross, who examines the historical effects of automation. He coauthored the case “AT&T: Managing Technological Change and the Future of... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie; Telecommunications; Information

01 Dec 2005
News

Winning Legally

terms of knowledge, managers need to become more legally literate so they can communicate effectively with counsel. This includes understanding their fiduciary duties and the circumstances under which... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg

01 Sep 2006
News

One-on-One with Carter Roberts

we’ve made a difference, and that we created models and hope for the world,” explains Roberts. He recently talked about the WWF’s new mission. What’s the rationale behind your new conservation strategy? From a management point of view,... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson

08 Oct 2021
Research & Ideas

How Newspaper Closures Open the Door to Corporate Crime

pay the penalty to regulators without it affecting your reputation.” The paper, When the Local Newspaper Leaves Town: The Effects of Local Newspaper Closures on Corporate Misconduct, confirms that the press serves as a watchdog and keeps... View Details

Keywords: by Avery Forman

23 Aug 2004
Research & Ideas

New Challenges for Long-Term Investors

spending needs as well as economic factors such as rising interest rates that affect different assets in different ways. Viceira's research analyzes asset allocation strategies for personal and institutional investors. He teaches investment View Details

Keywords: by Ann Cullen

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Motivation and Incentives - Course Catalog

manage effective incentive systems, whether based on monetary compensation or based on other forms of rewards, that tap into people’s underlying motivations and promote value-creating behavior Understand how... View Details

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Private Equity Finance - Course Catalog

highlighted. Module 3: Deal Management This module explores the important choices that private equity firms make after closure of the transactions. In particular, the critical operational levers that drive value creation will be examined,... View Details

28 Jun 2016
First Look

June 28, 2016

forthcoming Management Science The First Deal: The Division of Founder Equity in New Ventures By: Hellmann, Thomas F., and Noam Wasserman Abstract—We examine the trade-off between efficiency and equality within the context of... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

20 Feb 2006
Research & Ideas

Are Company Founders Underpaid?

an interesting ripple effect for the rest of the management team. In many companies, when the founder-CEO's compensation is below market, it may also depress the compensation of the other team members. An... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert; Financial Services; Technology

12 Oct 1999
Research & Ideas

Where Main Street Meets Wall Street

funds offer a level of professional investment management capability and skills once reserved for institutions or wealthy individuals. They provide a strong incentive to save and invest and have been a great source of wealth accumulation... View Details

Keywords: by Garry Emmons; Financial Services

01 Sep 2008
News

Entrepreneurship Program in Fourth Year

development of EECPCL. Alumni gather biannually under the auspices of the foundation to continue the exchange of ideas and to collaborate on program development and research in entrepreneurship. “It is very gratifying to see the effect... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

01 Jun 2024
News

Decoding the Promise and Perils of Generative AI

ChatGPT burst into the public consciousness on November 30, 2022. Within two months, the generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) software, which leverages a large language model (LLM) to produce human-like, text-based conversations, had reached an estimated 100... View Details

Keywords: April White

01 Jan 2002
News

Raymond V. Gilmartin (MBA '68)

wants to understand the barriers to effecting change on global issues such as health care." Under Ray Gilmartin's leadership, Merck has launched an unprecedented number of new drugs and forged partnerships with the public and nonprofit... View Details

01 Mar 2003
News

Books

Connecting the Dots by Cathleen Benko and F. Warren McFarlan Selling China by Yasheng Huang What Customers Think by Gerald Zaltman Connecting the Dots by Cathleen Benko and F. Warren McFarlan (Harvard Business School Press) A recent study by the Project View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

01 Jul 2002
Research & Ideas

What it Takes to Lead Through Turmoil

When managers need help leading through turbulent times, Harvard Business School professor Rosabeth Moss Kanter suggests taking wisdom from the sayings of that expert on confusion, Yogi Berra. "When you come to a fork in the... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

21 Jun 2021
Blog Post

Celebrating the Past, Crafting the Future Part 1: HBS/HKS Faculty Reflections

develop outstanding leaders, skilled in management and the shaping of innovative public policy, who will assume positions of influence spanning business, government, and non-profit organizations, through which they will contribute... View Details

01 Jun 2009
News

Inside the Partnership

best young executives and to see firsthand how effective each one really was, what work he was best at, and with whom he worked particularly well. After the war, hundreds of these same executives went back to run their companies, and many... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons