Hard Power - Publications - Faculty & Research

21 Feb 2012
Research & Ideas

Leadership Program for Women Targets Subtle Promotion Biases

For the last quarter century, many fought hard to overcome gender discrimination in the workplace by raising awareness, strengthening antidiscrimination policies, and encouraging more women to enter the corporate world. At first blush,... View Details

Keywords: by Maggie Starvish

23 May 2019
News

Michael G. Mullen, AMP 109, 1991

Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff 2011 Launches MGM Consulting 2012 Appointed Visiting Professor, Woodrow Wilson School, Princeton 17th Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff Mike Mullen believes in the power of leadership. He thinks that the best... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

01 Mar 2004
News

Kilimanjaro

“If I had known how hard it would be, I never would have done it. But I’m really glad I did.” That was the most common response among the group of fifteen HBS alumni and friends who participated in the pre-safari optional adventure of... View Details

Keywords: Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment

01 Jun 2010
News

Get Well Soon

first-year required Technology and Operations Management course (TOM), the case offers valuable takeaways for future managers of any complex service organization. “It’s a good TOM case in that it includes hard numbers and rigorous... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Ambulatory Health Care Services; Health, Social Assistance

06 Dec 2021
News

December 2021 Alumni and Faculty Books

of the polar ice caps. Our world is squarely in a climate crisis and on the brink of a climate disaster. More than ever, we need a clear course of action. What if the goal-setting techniques that powered the rise of today’s most... View Details

01 Mar 2014
News

Faculty and Alumni Books for March 2014

Rise and Fall of U.S. Intervention to Protect American Property Overseas, 1893-2013 by Noel Maurer (Princeton University Press) Throughout the last century, US governments willingly deployed hard and soft View Details

12 Sep 2005
Research & Ideas

The Broadband Explosion: Thinking About a Truly Interactive World

mistake made clear by the parallel to the '60s and '70s and computer power. Moore's Law was at work making chips more and more powerful at lower and lower prices, but early on people could not see what we would do with all that computing... View Details

Keywords: by Sara Grant; Technology; Communications; Telecommunications

02 Sep 2002
Research & Ideas

The Role of Government When All Else Fails

now—at the dawn of the twenty-first century—it is hard to conceive of any more important or pervasive governmental function. The federal government now devotes a larger part of its budget to social insurance (such as unemployment and... View Details

Keywords: by Laura Linard

Profile

Jenny Tison

right away. I persevered, believing I would ultimately succeed – I learned the power of positive expectations.” When Jenny returned home to Virginia, that power rose again when she tackled a sport not often... View Details

25 Aug 2015
News

Sunset in the East?

coauthor of Can China Lead? Reaching the Limits of Power and Growth, to answer alumni questions about what this trend might portend. With property price slides precipitating previous financial crises in Japan and the United States, what... View Details

Keywords: Administration of Economic Programs; Government; Real Estate; Health, Social Assistance

02 Apr 2015
Research & Ideas

Digital Initiative Summit: The Business of Crowdsourcing

find valuable that is hard to get." Plus, it's important for a company to nurture an ongoing relationship with its contributors, particularly its strongest participants. In addition to money and prizes, DeJulio said Tongal awards points... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

05 Jul 2016
Blog Post

The Softer Side of Business at HBS

By now, I’m sure you’ve read a hundred times over that HBS’s mission is to “educate leaders who make a difference in the world.” For the school to actually do this, they focus on the case method, the section experience, and learning the View Details

01 Dec 2016
News

3-Minute Briefing: Katherine Switz (MBA 2000)

workforce is that work is a huge component of recovery. It provides community and structure, which is a good thing if you’re anxious or depressed. I stay healthy by getting nine hours of sleep, exercising, eating carefully, and taking a View Details

16 Feb 2021
Blog Post

The Rise of The Sixes: Interview with CEO and Founder Franci Girard

cater to tall women and make them the center of the shopping experience. Impressed, the team then gave Girard a choice - she could come work with them directly or they would support her in launching The Sixes. Girard was all in as founder and CEO, and the View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Consumer Products / Retail

01 Dec 2012
News

Corruption 101

Corruption doesn't announce itself with a capital C. It is subtler and thornier than that—as one HBS student learned the hard way during a recent summer internship in Tanzania. In a new case detailing his experience, the student struggles... View Details

Keywords: Crop Production; Agriculture; Credit Intermediation and Related Activities; Finance

01 Apr 1996
News

Stasis and Turmoil: HBS Research for the Real World

Associate Professor Willis Emmons's work in the area of government policy and business. In Praise of Predictability "It used to be that if you worked hard and kept your nose clean, you'd enjoy a good career," says Howard Stevenson, the... View Details

02 Jan 2001
Research & Ideas

Can Japan Compete? [Part One]

gave government officials enormous power and prestige. In fact, bureaucrats in MITI [the Ministry of International Trade and Industry] were much more powerful than the elected political leaders—who had... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace & Hilah Geer

01 Jun 2004
News

Life Lessons

the loss of my father taught me perseverance, independence, and hard work,” he observes. “It prepared me for later challenges.” After a charismatic West Point recruiter visited his high school, Sundy applied for and received an... View Details

Keywords: James E. Aisner; Garry Emmons; Julia Hanna; Susan Young; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

19 Jan 2021
In Practice

Leadership Advice for Biden: Restore a Sense of Calm

attention and energies on maximizing profit and financial value. This exclusive focus on profit and shareholder value maximization has led to environmental destruction and the concentration of wealth and power within the hands of a few.... View Details