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  • 12 Oct 2006
  • First Look

First Look: October 12, 2006

learning officer (CLO) of Shinsei Bank in Japan, pondered how he could facilitate development of an integrated culture and transformation of the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 05 Aug 2022
  • Research & Ideas

Why People Crave Feedback—and Why We’re Afraid to Give It

If you were talking with a woman and noticed a splotch of red marker on her nose, would you tell her? You’re not alone if you would prefer to remain silent. A recent study looking at whether and why people give constructive feedback found... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
  • 2008
  • Working Paper

Variation in Experience and Team Familiarity: Addressing the Knowledge Acquisition-Application Problem

By: Robert S. Huckman and Bradley R. Staats
Prior work in organizational learning has failed to find a consistent effect of variation in experience on performance. While some studies find a positive relationship between these two variables, others find no effect or even a negative relationship. In this paper, we... View Details
Keywords: Experience and Expertise; Learning; Knowledge Acquisition; Knowledge Use and Leverage; Organizational Culture; Performance Improvement; Groups and Teams; Familiarity; India
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    NGOs and Organizational Change

    The organizational dynamics of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have become increasingly complex as they have evolved from small local groups into sophisticated multinational organizations with global networks. Alnoor... View Details

    • 20 Aug 2021
    • Blog Post

    Is the MBA Worth It? Hear What Recent HBS Grads Have to Say

    would they be? Vibrant, enlightening, and communal. Was an HBS MBA worth it? 100%! I started at HBS with a strong technical background, but very little exposure to the business side of running a company and the venture ecosystem View Details
    • December 2006 (Revised February 2007)
    • Case

    Opportunity International: Measurement and Mission

    By: Herman B. Leonard, Marc J. Epstein and Melissa Tritter
    After a "first career" in business, HBS graduate Christopher Crane becomes CEO of a worldwide microfinance network. The organization's twin challenges are: 1) developing metrics to give it an accurate picture of its situation and impacts, and 2) generating rapid... View Details
    Keywords: Microfinance; Measurement and Metrics; Problems and Challenges; Growth and Development Strategy; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Business Model; Nonprofit Organizations; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; Financial Services Industry
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    • December 2007
    • Article

    Private Power in Indonesia

    By: Louis T. Wells
    The Asian Currency Crisis led to the collapse of agreements Indonesia had negotiated for private electric power only a few years earlier. The ensuing struggle meant bad publicity and several hundred million dollars in costs for Indonesia. As Indonesia in 2007 was... View Details
    Keywords: Energy Generation; Government Legislation; Knowledge Management; Knowledge Sharing; Risk Management; Agreements and Arrangements; Business and Government Relations; Indonesia
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    • 06 Sep 2011
    • Research & Ideas

    How Small Wins Unleash Creativity

    and turn it into a sense of progress: you learned something." Allowing ideas to flow. In short, good managers know when to shut up and listen. The book also details the four nourishers necessary for a... View Details
    Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
    • 9 AM – 5 PM EST, 12 Feb 2022
    • Virtual Programming

    31st Women In Business Conference: Building a Successful Life

    We are thrilled to invite you to the 31st Annual Dynamic Women in Business Conference. The conference provides an exciting opportunity to forge new connections while learning from the experiences of all our speakers and each other. The theme of the conference is... View Details
    • 01 Dec 2023
    • News

    The Imposter Among Us

    the wheel of a Rolls-Royce he’d shipped across the Atlantic for the occasion. Wallner was stunned. “I thought, ‘Why on earth would you bring a bloody motor car here?’ ” In the friendship that followed, Wallner View Details
    Keywords: Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services
    • 17 Nov 2023
    • Blog Post

    HBS Veteran Spotlight: Rex Willis (MBA 2024)

    served as an incubator for personal and professional growth, reaffirming the belief that diverse experiences are a cornerstone of effective leadership. Upon graduation, I will continue serving my country onboard a ship. I look forward to... View Details
    • January–February 2021
    • Article

    How to Help (Without Micromanaging)

    By: Colin M. Fisher, Teresa M. Amabile and Julianna Pillemer
    Extensive research shows that when employees get hands-on managerial support, they perform better than when they’re left to their own devices, but unnecessary or unwanted help can be demoralizing and counterproductive. So how do you intervene constructively? The... View Details
    Keywords: Helping; Employees; Groups and Teams; Management
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    • 14 Feb 2023
    • Research & Ideas

    When a Vacation Isn’t Enough, a Sabbatical Can Recharge Your Life—and Your Career

    experience I had was unique,” he says. “Was I alone?” DiDonna launched The Sabbatical Project, interviewing some 50 people who had similarly taken time off from their work to see what lessons could be learned from their experiences. He... View Details
    Keywords: by Michael Blanding
    • 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
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    • Web

    Dean Srikant Datar | About

    and machine learning and artificial intelligence. He has published his work on activity-based management, quality, productivity, time-based competition, new product development, bottleneck management, incentives, and performance... View Details
    • Web

    Interviews - Creating Emerging Markets

    (Microfinance, Development) “I’ve never thought that you can do good only through nonprofit activities. You can do good also by doing business.” Download Transcript Egypt Helmy Abouleish CEO, SEKEM Initiative (Agriculture) “We have this concept View Details
    • March 2006
    • Module Note

    Exchange Rates and Global Markets

    By: Mihir A. Desai and Kathleen Luchs
    Describes the first module of the International Finance course at Harvard Business School. This introductory module focuses on the concepts and skills that students need throughout a course on international finance: a familiarity with exchange rates and associated... View Details
    Keywords: Asset Pricing; Currency Exchange Rate; Globalized Markets and Industries; International Finance; Teaching; Innovation and Invention; Education Industry
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    • Research Summary

    Dissertation: A Relational Perspective on Boundary Work: How Attorneys Manage Work-Life Boundaries

    Many professionals struggle with managing boundaries between work and life outside of work. For decades researchers have been trying to understand this issue but we still have much to learn about it. With my dissertation, I aim to improve our understanding of... View Details

    • Teaching Interest

    How to Talk Gooder in Business and Life

    By: Alison Wood Brooks

    This is an Elective Curriculum course for HBS MBA students. People must converse effectively to achieve success in every aspect of business and life – from pitching ideas to giving feedback, brainstorming and making strategic decisions, from interviewing to firing.... View Details

    Keywords: Conversation; Strategic Decisions; Interactions
    • March 2022 (Revised May 2022)
    • Case

    Winning Business at Russell Reynolds (A)

    By: Ethan Bernstein and Cara Mazzucco
    In an effort to make compensation drive collaboration, Russell Reynolds Associates’ (RRA) CEO Clarke Murphy sought to re-engineer the bonus system for his executive search consultants in 2016. As his HR analytics guru, Kelly Smith, points out, that risks upsetting–and... View Details
    Keywords: Compensation; Collaboration; Executive Search Firms; Consulting Firms; Compensation and Benefits; Restructuring; Human Resources; Human Capital; Management Practices and Processes; Organizational Culture; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Social and Collaborative Networks; Recruitment; Selection and Staffing; Talent and Talent Management; Consulting Industry; Employment Industry; Asia; Europe; Latin America; Middle East; North and Central America; South America; Oceania
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