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- 10 Jan 2005
- Research & Ideas
How to Put Meaning Back into Leading
early-twentieth-century social scientists is what we call "the meaning and organization problem." One of the main trends of modern society was the rise of large formal work organizations. Capitalists and managers encouraged the... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- Article
Guanxi versus Networking: Distinctive Configurations of Affect- and Cognition-based Trust in the Networks of Chinese and American Managers
By: Roy Y.J. Chua, M.W. Morris and P. Ingram
This research investigates hypotheses about differences between Chinese and American managers in the configuration of trusting relationships within their professional networks. Consistent with hypotheses about Chinese familial collectivism, an egocentric network survey... View Details
Keywords: Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Managerial Roles; Relationships; Cognition and Thinking; Emotions; Social and Collaborative Networks; Trust; China; United States
Chua, Roy Y.J., M.W. Morris, and P. Ingram. "Guanxi versus Networking: Distinctive Configurations of Affect- and Cognition-based Trust in the Networks of Chinese and American Managers." Journal of International Business Studies 40, no. 3 (April 2009): 480–508.
- 01 Mar 2006
- News
One-on-One with Dr. Margaret Chan
prevent a new disease from becoming endemic to a region. It raised the profile of public health and brought the importance of international cooperation in health to new heights. SARS — severe acute respiratory syndrome — caused enormous economic damage and View Details
- 30 Jun 2017
- News
Rebuilding the Girl Scouts Brand
time for something new. Although she had been involved in volunteer efforts in education, the arts, and economic development since high school, Pitter-Armand’s path to a career in the nonprofit sector wasn’t obvious to her. The phrase... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 09 Jun 2014
- Research & Ideas
The Manager in Red Sneakers
favoring those who break the rules seem counterintuitive. "We invest so much time, energy, and money in trying to fit in, be like everyone else and dress the way we're expected to dress, both in our professional and social lives," Keinan... View Details
- 10 Aug 2015
- News
Creating a Pipeline of Talent to Address the World’s Challenges
Monisha Kapila (MBA 2005) is founder and CEO of ProInspire, a nonprofit that develops leaders for the social sector. The Chronicle of Philanthropy recently named ProInspire, which gives paid fellowships to... View Details
- 2003
- Case
Lakhdar Brahimi / Negotiating a New Government for Afghanistan
By: James K. Sebenius and Kristin Schneeman
Part of the PON Great Negotiator Case Study Series, this factual case study examines former UN Special Envoy Lakhdar Brahimi's involvement in negotiating an interim Afghani government after the fall of the Taliban in 2001. As a result of these efforts, Brahimi... View Details
Keywords: Contemporary History; Government and Politics; Agreements and Arrangements; Leadership Style; Cognition and Thinking; Conferences; Afghanistan
Sebenius, James K., and Kristin Schneeman. "Lakhdar Brahimi / Negotiating a New Government for Afghanistan." Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School Case, 2003.
- 23 Mar 2021
- Book
Succeeding in the New Work-from-Anywhere World
and resources. Based on the work of pioneering sociologist Richard Hackman, regularly relaunching can increase the likelihood of success of a team by 30 percent or more. Blanding: You make a distinction between cognitive trust and... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 09 May 2017
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, May 9
sudden rise of new entrants, especially Germany. The study shows that natural resource endowment is a poor explanatory variable for this geographical skewing. Public policy was a more important factor, although its impact was nuanced. The most important policy View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 18 Sep 2000
- Research & Ideas
Getting It Done: Improving Nonprofit Performance
easier to achieve in a for-profit organization than in a comparable nonprofit," he writes in a recent working paper, "Philanthropic Social Capital Markets and Performance-Driven Philanthropy," and the most important reason is capital. "It... View Details
Keywords: by James E. Aisner
- 05 Oct 2016
- News
Harvard to Open Life Sciences Lab
possible by a gift from Judy (MBA 1983) and Steve Pagliuca (MBA 1982), the lab will offer shared space for high-potential life sciences and biotech startups that are founded by Harvard faculty, alumni, students, and postdoctoral scholars. It will provide learning and... View Details
- 21 Jan 2013
- Research & Ideas
Altruistic Capital: Harnessing Your Employees’ Intrinsic Goodwill
Measuring Social Impact Historically, economists and firms alike have banked on the theory that workers are motivated by earning financial incentives and boosting revenues. And in designing development... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 17 Jun 2014
- First Look
First Look: June 17
Publications August 2013 California Management Review What Impact? A Framework for Measuring the Scale & Scope of Social Performance By: Ebrahim, Alnoor, and V. Kasturi Rangan Abstract—Organizations with View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Article
When Dreaming Is Believing: The (Motivated) Interpretation of Dreams
By: Carey K. Morewedge and Michael I. Norton
This research investigated laypeople's interpretation of their dreams. Participants from both Eastern and Western cultures believed that dreams contain hidden truths (Study 1) and considered dreams to provide more meaningful information about the world than similar... View Details
Keywords: Anchoring; Attribution; Dreams; Motivated Reasoning; Unconscious Thought; Communication Intention and Meaning; Judgments; Values and Beliefs; Information; Behavior; Cognition and Thinking; Motivation and Incentives
Morewedge, Carey K., and Michael I. Norton. "When Dreaming Is Believing: The (Motivated) Interpretation of Dreams." Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 96, no. 2 (February 2009): 249–264. (Winner of Society for Personality and Social Psychology. Theoretical Innovation Prize For an article or book chapter judged to provide the most innovative theoretical contribution to social/personality psychology within a given year presented by Society for Personality and Social Psychology.)
- 01 Sep 2011
- News
Fearless Force for Change
Linn Photo Courtesy Cycle For Survival Jennifer Goodman Linn (MBA ’99) left a legacy of hope to those who knew her and to the thousands who have been and will continue to be touched by Cycle for Survival (cycleforsurvival.org), the organization she founded with her... View Details
- 01 Feb 2001
- News
The Doctor Is In
and to experience the personal bond that often develops between doctor and patient. "The relationships you build with patients are surpassed only by those you have with family members or close friends," Slavin says. "When people take you... View Details
- 20 Sep 2006
- Research & Ideas
The Power of Ordinary Practices
An example of the influence of these feelings on performance is my finding that if people are in a good mood on a given day, they're more likely to have creative ideas that day, as well as the next day, even if we take into account their mood that next day. There seems... View Details
Keywords: Re: Teresa M. Amabile
- 14 Jun 2011
- First Look
First Look: June 14
conflict between the old and the new. Successful CEOs first develop a broad, forward-looking strategic aspiration that sets ambitious targets both for innovation and core business growth. They then hold the tension between innovation unit... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 28 May 2019
- News
Tech for the People
San José Mayor Sam Liccardo Henry Tsai and San José Mayor Sam Liccardo That chance had come by way of a fellowship offered through HBS’s Social Enterprise Initiative that provides competitive salaries to graduating MBAs who work for a... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- Profile
Annora Wang
to a variety of disciplines I hadn’t been exposed to before: general management, marketing, operations, economics, government, negotiations, strategy. It was academically priceless to learn how all the different parts work together. Then there’s the View Details
Keywords: Entertainment / Media