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01 Jun 2023
HBS Case

A Nike Executive Hid His Criminal Past to Turn His Life Around. What If He Didn't Have To?

the success of the Jordan brand. He discusses how education can break the street-to-jail cycle and why business leaders should give formerly incarcerated people a second chance. Crushed to see his dream job evaporate and fearing that no... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Apparel & Accessories

19 Dec 2022
Research & Ideas

The 10 Most Popular Articles of 2022

Tell Kids to ‘Work Hard,’ Do They Send the Wrong Message? It takes more than grit to succeed in a world rife with systemic inequity. So why don't we tell children that? Research by Ashley Whillans and colleagues shows how honest talk about social barriers could empower... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost

24 Oct 2016
Research & Ideas

Bernie Madoff Explains Himself

from Michael Dell to Steve Jobs, have faced their own allegations of wrongdoing, but still managed to build remarkable enterprises. At the same time, many white-collar criminals also break rules in the process of believing they are on the... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Financial Services

2022
Working Paper

The Need for Speed: The Impact of Capital Constraints on Strategic Misconduct

By: F. Christopher Eaglin

Under what conditions do firms engage in strategic misconduct? Why do they undertake actions that increase profitability yet break laws or violate strong norms often with costly consequences for public welfare? The strategic management literature offers two external... View Details

Keywords: Corporate Misconduct; Capital Constraints; Organizations; Crime and Corruption; Behavior; Situation or Environment; Capital

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Research overview

By: Julie Battilana

How can actors – be they individuals or organizations – diverge from deeply-seated norms and develop new ones, when their beliefs and actions are shaped by these very norms? This question lies at the heart of Professor Battilana’s research. To address it, she... View Details

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Corporate Restructuring and Business Insolvency: Economic Impact and Best Practices

By: Stuart C. Gilson

Stuart C. Gilson is studying how severe financial distress impacts corporate policies and economic resource allocation. He is also studying how managers can best respond to financial distress in order to preserve and grow value. He is undertaking this research... View Details

12 May 2021
Book

The Hard Truth About Being a CEO

you are,” Fubini contends. “If I tell you that you are highly respected and that your partners appreciate what you’re doing, you’ll break down walls to be successful. That could be a formal recognition that can take the form of giving you... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

07 Sep 2011
First Look

First Look: Sept. 7

view. This stand-alone book tells the inspiring story of a new generation of mice who begin to reexamine what others have taken for granted and to ask the important questions. Rather than simply accepting their fate and dutifully chasing after cheese, Max, Zed, and Big... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

22 May 2024
HBS Case

Banned or Not, TikTok Is a Force Companies Can’t Afford to Ignore

algorithm triangulate what users care about. It chooses for you. It is constantly making and validating hypotheses about you. It is learning. “What they've been able to do is somehow break through this notion of ‘How do I know somebody?... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Technology

29 Nov 2022
Research & Ideas

Is There a Method to Musk’s Madness on Twitter?

and even foolhardy. Some in tech suggest there’s more of a “move fast, break things” strategy to it than perhaps meets the eye. How does it look to you? Wu: We shouldn’t be surprised by the management style that Musk is taking to Twitter.... View Details

Keywords: by Christina Pazzanese, Harvard Gazette; Technology

27 Jul 2021
Op-Ed

What Pirates Can Teach Us About Leadership

conquests that matter. This article originally appeared on LinkedIn. Follow Francesca Gino on LinkedIn to read more of her posts. About the Author Francesca Gino is the Tandon Family Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School. She's the author of... View Details

Keywords: by Francesca Gino

04 Sep 2013
What Do You Think?

How Relevant is Long-Range Strategic Planning?

"What organizations need to do is break old habits of practicing planning as ceremonial processes that are conducted periodically. That'll probably happen Those that don't just won't survive." This led to the question of why... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

08 Mar 2016
First Look

March 8, 2016

March 2016 Harvard Business Review Lean Strategy By: Collis, David J. Abstract—Strategy and entrepreneurship are often seen as polar opposites. Yet the two desperately need each other: strategy without entrepreneurship is central planning; entrepreneurship without... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

04 May 2021
Book

Best Buy: How Human Connection Saved a Failing Retailer

to boost revenues: matching prices at Amazon, and speeding deliveries by shipping directly from stores. He also cut costs by reducing waste and streamlining processes. “We were breaking $200 million-worth of TVs every year,” he says. “By... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Retail

30 Jun 2010
Working Paper Summaries

The Empire Struck Back: The Mexican Oil Expropriation of 1938 Reconsidered

Keywords: by Noel Maurer; Energy; Utilities

24 Feb 2016
Research & Ideas

Why It's Best to Take Tests Early in the Day

scores decrease. Why? Because they suffer from cognitive fatigue. In other words, their brains get tired. However, test scores do increase slightly when students get to take a short break immediately before taking a test. These are among... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Education

07 Feb 2017
Research & Ideas

The Right Way to Cry in Front of Your Boss

New research suggests that if you break out in tears in front of supervisors or colleagues, you have a chance to recover. The key: reframe your distress as passion. Most people tend to apologize in those situations, says Elizabeth Baily... View Details

Keywords: by Roberta Holland

18 Apr 2023
Research & Ideas

What Happens When Banks Ditch Coal: The Impact Is 'More Than Anyone Thought'

Consumers who are eager to mitigate climate change can take many actions, such as reducing the number of airline flights they take or installing solar panels on their homes. But the planet is in a race against time, and individual action alone won’t help most countries... View Details

Keywords: by Barbara DeLollis; Financial Services; Mining

20 Aug 2013
First Look

First Look: August 20

Publications August 2013 Marketing Science Do Bonuses Enhance Sales Productivity? A Dynamic Structural Analysis of Bonus-Based Compensation Plans By: Chung, Doug J., Thomas Steenburgh, and K. Sudhir Abstract—We estimate a dynamic structural model of sales force... View Details

Keywords: Anna Secino

December 2023
Teaching Note

Buurtzorg

By: Ethan Bernstein and Tatiana Sandino

Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 122-101. As co-founders of home nursing company Buurtzorg, Jos de Blok and Gonnie Kronenberg prized both self-management and organizational learning. Buurtzorg’s 10,000 nurses across 950 neighborhood nursing teams in the Netherlands were... View Details

Keywords: Health Care and Treatment; Employee Relationship Management; Knowledge Dissemination; Knowledge Management; Management Practices and Processes; Organizational Design; Organizational Structure; Groups and Teams; Learning; Health Industry; Netherlands