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- 11 Oct 2023
- News
Soldier On
There's so many different types of mayor in the United States and abroad. In its formal position, you sit in the middle, you help to craft policies and procedures, you set the vision for your city, you approve, at least for us, a $1.1... View Details
- 14 Aug 2006
- HBS Case
On Managing with Bobby Knight and “Coach K”
"Is it better to be loved or feared?" Machiavelli asked. At Harvard Business School, Professor Scott Snook uses this classic quote to help students become more effective leaders. Using two of the most successful college... View Details
- Web
Building From the Bottom Up - Managing the Future of Work
shippers, grocery clerks, servers, healthcare assistants, housekeepers, and janitors. Despite working long hours in difficult jobs, many of these workers are trapped in positions with low wages and little or no prospects for advancement. Most employers believe they... View Details
- Web
Levels of Government - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
conceptual framework to understand related economic outcomes, and to help governments develop collaborative policies to improve them. Improving competitiveness at all levels of government Competitiveness, in particular microeconomic... View Details
- 17 Mar 2021
- Blog Post
The Art of Perseverance and Resilience: Reapplying to HBS
invited to interview, but was not admitted. I tried again the following year with the same outcome, but this time without an interview. Both of these rejections were tough. However, I learned a lot about perseverance, and I hope what I learned could View Details
- 02 Apr 2020
- What Do You Think?
What Are Lessons for Leaders from This Black Swan Crisis?
small rock together.” WH Kolkman added: “We also need to give more attention to mitigation, which will be greatly helped by cooperation, resilience, innovation, pragmatism and speed. In a crisis like this, perfection is the enemy of... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 05 Mar 2009
- What Do You Think?
How Frank or Deceptive Should Leaders Be?
around a plan to move forward and communicate his confidence in the plan ." Terri Bonar-Stewart suggested to leaders that they, "Lay out the facts, ask for employees' help (they have been waiting for you to ask), use humor (you... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 24 Feb 2016
- Research & Ideas
Why It's Best to Take Tests Early in the Day
benefits of a short break are even greater when people get out of the office for a bit. “So don’t have lunch at your desk,” Gino says. “Take a short walk outside, especially in a park. It will put you in a better mood and recharge you, allowing you to get more done and... View Details
- 12 Feb 2018
- Research & Ideas
Customers at the Back of the Line Are Anxious—Can You Keep Them from Leaving?
end. (Adding insult to injury, switchers also spent twice as long in last place.) Buell caveats that in real waiting environments, there are visual cues that can help customers make strategic choices about when to switch, but that the... View Details
- 05 Jul 2006
- Working Paper Summaries
Exploring the Structure of Complex Software Designs: An Empirical Study of Open Source and Proprietary Code
- Research Summary
Research Overview
Globalization and innovation are two key forces that will shape individual and business success in the 21st century. To thrive, individuals and organizations must collaborate effectively across cultural lines to solve pressing business problems and develop new products... View Details
- July 3, 2025
- Article
A New Framework for Reducing Healthcare Disparities
By: Susanna Gallani, Mary Lynch Witkowski, Lidia M. V. R. Moura and Katie Sonnefeldt
Despite decades of initiatives to address healthcare inequities in the U.S., disparities across race, gender, geography, and income remain stubbornly persistent. This article introduces the Strategic Fingerprint Framework for Health Equity, a practical, principle-based... View Details
Keywords: Equality and Inequality; Demographics; Outcome or Result; Health Care and Treatment; Framework; Health Industry
Gallani, Susanna, Mary Lynch Witkowski, Lidia M. V. R. Moura, and Katie Sonnefeldt. "A New Framework for Reducing Healthcare Disparities." Harvard Business Review Digital Articles (July 3, 2025).
- Forthcoming
- Article
Bank Risk-Taking and the Real Economy: Evidence from the Housing Boom and Its Aftermath
By: Antonio Falato, Giovanni Favara and David Scharfstein
We present evidence that pressure to maximize short-term stock prices and earnings leads banks to increase risk. We start by showing that banks increase risk when they transition from private to public ownership through a public listing or an acquisition. The increase... View Details
- November 2024
- Article
Leadership and Plumbing
By: Frank V. Cespedes
“Leadership” is a growth industry. Amazon lists over 60,000 books on the topic. Most focus on emotional intelligence, charisma, avoiding narcissism (usually someone else’s problem, according to these authors, not their problem) and other personality traits. But as... View Details
Keywords: Leadership Development
Cespedes, Frank V. "Leadership and Plumbing." Top Sales Magazine (November 2024), 26–27.
- 2018
- Chapter
Competing Interests
By: Joel Goh
Book Abstract: The editors, aided by a team of internationally acclaimed experts, have curated this timely volume to help newcomers and seasoned researchers alike to rapidly comprehend a diverse set of thrusts and tools in this rapidly growing cross-disciplinary field.... View Details
Goh, Joel. "Competing Interests." Chap. 4 in Handbook of Healthcare Analytics: Theoretical Minimum for Conducting 21st Century Research on Healthcare Operations, edited by Tinglong Dai and Sridhar Tayur, 51–78. John Wiley & Sons, 2018.
- April 2013
- Article
The International Politics of IFRS Harmonization
By: Karthik Ramanna
The globalization of accounting standards as seen through the proliferation of IFRS worldwide is one of the most important developments in corporate governance over the last decade. I offer an analysis of some international political dynamics of countries' IFRS... View Details
Keywords: Accounting Standards; IASB; IFRS; Politics; International Accounting; Globalization; Standards; Corporate Governance; Canada; China; India
Ramanna, Karthik. "The International Politics of IFRS Harmonization." Accounting, Economics and Law 3, no. 2 (April 2013): 1–46. (Published in a dedicated issue of the journal together with four discussions, including two by the chairpersons of the national accounting standards bodies of France and Japan.)
- March 2012
- Article
The New Science of Viral Ads
By: Thales Teixeira
It's the holy grail of digital marketing: the viral ad, a pitch that large numbers of viewers decide to share with family and friends. Several techniques derived from new technology can help advertisers attain this. In our research, two colleagues and I use... View Details
Keywords: Digital Marketing; Information Technology; Research; System; Marketing; Emotions; Television Entertainment
Teixeira, Thales. "The New Science of Viral Ads." Harvard Business Review 90, no. 3 (March 2012): 25–27.
- September 2011
- Article
Taking Gender into Account: Theory and Design for Women's Leadership Development Programs
By: Robin J. Ely, Herminia Ibarra and Deborah Kolb
We conceptualize leadership development as identity work and show how subtle forms of gender bias in the culture and in organizations interfere with the identity work of women leaders. Based on this insight, we revisit traditional approaches to standard leadership... View Details
Keywords: Programs; Prejudice and Bias; Leadership Development; Identity; Organizational Culture; Gender
Ely, Robin J., Herminia Ibarra, and Deborah Kolb. "Taking Gender into Account: Theory and Design for Women's Leadership Development Programs." Academy of Management Learning & Education 10, no. 3 (September 2011): 474–493. (Winner, Academy of Management Learning and Education, Decade Award, 2021.)
- June 2012
- Article
A Reexamination of Tunneling and Business Groups: New Data and New Methods
By: Jordan I. Siegel and Prithwiraj Choudhury
One of the most rigorous methodologies in the corporate governance literature uses firms' reactions to industry shocks to characterize the quality of governance. This methodology can produce the wrong answer unless one considers the ways firms compete. Because... View Details
Keywords: Corporate Governance; Mergers And Acquisitions; Business Economics; Firm Organization; Firm Performance; Groups and Teams; Analytics and Data Science
Siegel, Jordan I., and Prithwiraj Choudhury. "A Reexamination of Tunneling and Business Groups: New Data and New Methods." Review of Financial Studies 25, no. 6 (June 2012): 1763–1798.
- Article
Organizational Ambidexterity in Action: How Managers Explore and Exploit
By: Charles A. O'Reilly III and Michael L. Tushman
Dynamic capabilities have been proposed as a useful way to understand how organizations are able to adapt to changes in technology and markets. Organizational ambidexterity, the ability of senior managers to seize opportunities through the orchestration and integration... View Details
Keywords: Decision Choices and Conditions; Management Practices and Processes; Resource Allocation; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Design; Opportunities
O'Reilly, Charles A., III, and Michael L. Tushman. "Organizational Ambidexterity in Action: How Managers Explore and Exploit." California Management Review 53, no. 4 (Summer 2011): 5–21.