Effective Managers - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Feb 2002
News

Church on Sunday, Work on Monday

effective business life," they write in the book's preface. "In most cases, it is not." In their analysis of this separation between spirituality and work, Nash, a senior research fellow at HBS, and McLennan, a Unitarian Universalist... View Details

Keywords: Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations; Personal Services

14 Jun 2011
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First Look: June 14

managers publicly acknowledge the need to explore new businesses and markets, the claims of established businesses on company resources almost always come first, especially when times are hard. When top teams allow the tension between... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Getting Things Done: Motivating Yourself and Others - Course Catalog

their own productivity and effectiveness Have the skills to build and manage effective incentive systems, whether based on monetary compensation or based on other forms of... View Details

30 Sep 2014
News

Life Lessons on the Open Seas

love, instantly,” he recalls. His passion for the water prompted him to start training to sail competitively—and to leave his job in wealth management at Goldman Sachs in order to skipper his first therapeutic sail, for eight disabled... View Details

Keywords: Jill Radsken

07 Oct 2008
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First Look: October 7, 2008

awareness. We use a network approach to demonstrate that the connections between two countries through joint-membership in the same IGOs are associated with a large positive influence on the foreign direct investment that flows between them. Moreover, we show that this... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

01 Dec 2013
News

Faster, Bigger, Stronger: Supersizing the NFL

defense internally and in the public spotlight. Along with reports of players' pharmacological and off-field transgressions (behaviors also found in other professional sports leagues), the NFL has had to address new medical research into football's deleterious health... View Details

Keywords: Management; Management; Management; Management

19 Jan 2016
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January 19, 2016

forthcoming Cambridge, MA: MIT Press Revolutionizing Innovation: Users, Communities, and Open Innovation By: Harhoff, Dietmar, and Karim R. Lakhani, eds. Abstract—The last two decades have witnessed an extraordinary growth of new models of View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

20 May 2019
Research & Ideas

Activist CEOs Are Rising Up—and Their Customers Are Listening

When former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz announced earlier this year he was thinking about running for president of the United States, it wasn’t a new idea. Past CEOs seeking the White House have included Carly Fiorina, Ross Perot, Herman Cain, Steve Forbes, Mitt... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

06 Jul 2010
Research & Ideas

Renewable Energy: Winds at Our Back?

When American energy entrepreneur Jim Gordon envisioned the first offshore wind farm lining the horizon a few miles off the coast of the eastern United States, he perhaps did not factor in blowback from almost every angle. Gordon's nearly 10-year battle to gain... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert; Energy; Utilities

01 Jun 2018
News

Alumni Achievement Awards

society. And for that, you have to educate people, to give them abilities, competencies, and skills so that they can be better citizens and be more effective in society, whether they go to the private sector, government, or an NGO. Having... View Details

06 May 2013
Research & Ideas

How Local Events Shake Up Corporate Philanthropy

short-term increase in otherwise steady charitable-giving patterns among firms that are headquartered in the event's host city. Natural disasters also have a strong effect on firms' giving patterns, according to the study Punctuated... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

01 Dec 2002
News

Serving through TechnoServe

countries. “The relationship is similar to that of investment bankers and entrepreneurs,” explains Tierney, who is chairman of TechnoServe. “It's a very effective way to develop business in rural settings.” Whether working with coffee... View Details

01 Jun 2021
What Do You Think?

Are Employers Ready for a Flood of 'New' Talent Seeking Work?

return of a pandemic. But what about potential opportunities associated with the recession of the coronavirus, opportunities associated with a “reshuffling of the deck” in the workforce caused by COVID-19 that could create opportunities for business? Did the pandemic... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

05 Oct 2017
Blog Post

Working as a Software Engineer in Industrial Technology

imagination. Tell us about your summer internship experience?My internship experience was nothing short of incredible. I debated doing a more traditional role in product management for the summer, but ultimately decided to stick to a... View Details

Keywords: Technology

19 Aug 2013
Research & Ideas

Studying How Income Inequality Shapes Behavior

financial stability, political representation, and average health and educational outcomes. But this research has done little to demonstrate the effects of inequality. Some researchers have found no effects... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

11 Jul 2012
Research & Ideas

Book Excerpt: ’The Future of Boards’

trying to manage the company. They have to give the guidance, or set the trends, but they can't be managing the company." Where to draw the line between the board and View Details

Keywords: by Jay Lorsch

01 Mar 2019
News

Alumni and Faculty Books for March 2019

Alumni Books So You Think You Can Teach: From Expert Practitioner to Successful Instructor by Bill Cockrum (MBA 1961) Rowman & Littlefield Publishers Cockrum provides a guide for presenting or teaching a class to an adult audience, including learning how to create... View Details

17 Apr 2019
News

Give It to Me Straight

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on SoundCloud More Skydeck episodes Dan Morrell: Early on in Kim Scott’s career, she had a few wake-up calls that set her on a mission to become a better boss—a leader who was highly effective but still very... View Details

Keywords: Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

26 Mar 2008
Sharpening Your Skills

Sharpening Your Skills: Disaster!

had all the data and insight they needed to recognize the potential of major problems but failed to respond with preventative action. Psychological, organizational, and political factors conspire to keep us from dealing with potential problems. Assuming a "veil of... View Details

27 Apr 2010
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First Look: April 27

managers and recruiters are questioning conventional business education. Their concerns? Among other things, MBA programs aren't giving students the heightened cultural awareness and global perspectives they need. Newly minted MBAs lack... View Details