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- January 2003
- Supplement
Saturn: A different Kind of Car Company
By: Pankaj Ghemawat, Anita M. McGahan and Jan W. Rivkin
- 01 Aug 2005
- Conference Presentation
A Different Way of Thinking about Leading
By: Scott Snook
Keywords: Leadership
- 02 Apr 2001
- Research & Ideas
What Makes a Good Leader?
Superman," he jokes) tends to undermine the value of management. "There are lots of people who look and act like managers, who have excellent managerial skills, and who don't make a lot of noise.... View Details
Keywords: by Deborah Blagg & Susan Young
- November 2007
- Supplement
Differences at Work: Allie (B)
By: Sandra J. Sucher and Rachel Gordon
In Differences at Work: Allie (B) HBS Case No. 9-408-055 Allie and her colleague initially refuse to go but when her boss makes a scene they reluctantly agree to accompany him to the beach despite his inappropriate behavior. Later back at company headquarters they tell... View Details
Sucher, Sandra J., and Rachel Gordon. "Differences at Work: Allie (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 408-055, November 2007.
- 2016
- Working Paper
Gender Differences in Altruism: Responses to a Natural Disaster
By: Matthew Lilley and Robert Slonim
High-profile disasters can cause large spikes in philanthropy and volunteerism. By providing temporary positive shocks to the altruism of donors, these natural experiments help identify heterogeneity in the distributions of the latent altruism which motivates donors.... View Details
Lilley, Matthew, and Robert Slonim. "Gender Differences in Altruism: Responses to a Natural Disaster." IZA (Institute of Labor Economics) Discussion Paper Series, No. 9657, January 2016.
- 2022
- Chapter
A Compass for Decision Making
By: Lynn S. Paine
Book Abstract: The second edition of Responsible Leadership offers orienting knowledge on how to lead in a world of contested values—a world where leadership work extends beyond leaders and direct reports to a whole range of stakeholders inside and outside an... View Details
Paine, Lynn S. "A Compass for Decision Making." Chap. 9 in Responsible Leadership. 2nd edition, edited by Nicola Pless and Thomas Maak, 154–167. London: Routledge, 2022.
- November 2007
- Case
Differences at Work: Jenny (A)
By: Sandra J. Sucher and Rachel Gordon
Differences at Work: Jenny (A) HBS Case No. 9-408-017 is set in Amsterdam. Accompanied by her boss, Jenny is pitching a marketing engagement, but the prospective client keeps making comments about how attractive he finds her. View Details
Sucher, Sandra J., and Rachel Gordon. "Differences at Work: Jenny (A)." Harvard Business School Case 408-017, November 2007.
- 2010
- Book
International Differences in Entrepreneurship
By: Josh Lerner and Antoinette Schoar
Often considered one of the major forces behind economic growth and development, the entrepreneurial firm can accelerate the speed of innovation and dissemination of new technologies, thus increasing a country's competitive edge in the global market. As a result,... View Details
Keywords: Developing Countries and Economies; Economic Growth; Entrepreneurship; Globalized Economies and Regions; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Supply and Industry; Business and Government Relations
Lerner, Josh, and Antoinette Schoar, eds. International Differences in Entrepreneurship. National Bureau of Economic Research Conference Report. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2010.
- December 2022
- Article
Different Roots, Different Fruits: Gender-Based Differences in Cultural Narratives about Perceived Discrimination Produce Divergent Psychological Consequences
By: Leigh Plunkett Tost, Ashley E. Hardin and Francesca Gino
We examine whether narratives about, and the psychological consequences of, perceived gender discrimination differ between women and men. We argue that women and men have different dominant narratives about the reasons why people discriminate against people of their... View Details
Tost, Leigh Plunkett, Ashley E. Hardin, and Francesca Gino. "Different Roots, Different Fruits: Gender-Based Differences in Cultural Narratives about Perceived Discrimination Produce Divergent Psychological Consequences." Academy of Management Journal 65, no. 6 (December 2022): 1804–1834.
- September 2007
- Case
Still Leading (B3): Gerry House—Impact of a Different Scale
By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter and Lance P. Pierce
Describes how Gerry House made the transition from head of a large school district to leader of a small nonprofit. View Details
Keywords: Transition; Teaching; Secondary Education; Leading Change; Nonprofit Organizations; Transformation; Personal Development and Career; Education Industry
Kanter, Rosabeth Moss, and Lance P. Pierce. "Still Leading (B3): Gerry House—Impact of a Different Scale." Harvard Business School Case 308-038, September 2007.
- November 2007
- Supplement
Differences at Work: Alex (B)
By: Sandra J. Sucher and Rachel Gordon
In Differences at Work: Alex (B) HBS Case No. 9-408-042 turns to his uncle, an employment lawyer, to discuss the situation. After receiving a matching offer from his current firm, Alex decides to stay with his firm but concedes that he did not have to make any hard... View Details
Sucher, Sandra J., and Rachel Gordon. "Differences at Work: Alex (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 408-042, November 2007.
- 1990
- Book
A Force for Change: How Leadership Differs from Management
By: J. P. Kotter
Kotter, J. P. A Force for Change: How Leadership Differs from Management. New York: Free Press, 1990.
- March 2020
- Article
Gender Differences in Communicative Abstraction
By: Priyanka D. Joshi, Cheryl J. Wakslak, Gil Appel and Laura Huang
Drawing on construal level theory, which suggests that experiencing a communicative audience as proximal rather than distal leads speakers to frame messages more concretely, we examine gender difference in linguistic abstraction. In a meta-analysis of prior studies... View Details
Joshi, Priyanka D., Cheryl J. Wakslak, Gil Appel, and Laura Huang. "Gender Differences in Communicative Abstraction." Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 118, no. 3 (March 2020): 417–435.
- September 2023 (Revised January 2024)
- Case
Helmy Abouleish: Making a Desert Bloom
By: Geoffrey G. Jones and Maxim Pike Harrell
This case examines the history of prominent Egyptian-based social enterprise SEKEM from its foundation in 1977 until the COP27 conference held in Sharm El-Sheikh in 2022. Led by father and son team Ibrahim and Helmy Abouleish, SEKEM turned desert into farmland using... View Details
Keywords: Agribusiness; Climate Change; Values and Beliefs; Social Enterprise; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Egypt
Jones, Geoffrey G., and Maxim Pike Harrell. "Helmy Abouleish: Making a Desert Bloom." Harvard Business School Case 324-029, September 2023. (Revised January 2024.)
- September 2019
- Supplement
Building a Flexible GGO Model for Different Regions
By: Ranjay Gulati
Gulati, Ranjay. "Building a Flexible GGO Model for Different Regions." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Supplement 420-708, September 2019.
- 1982
- Article
Does Gatekeeping Make a Difference?
By: M. Tushman and R. Katz
Tushman, M., and R. Katz. "Does Gatekeeping Make a Difference?" Chemtech 12 (1982): 151–61.
- 28 Oct 2019
- Research & Ideas
Brick-and-Mortar Stores Are Making a Comeback
customer acquisition, distribution, and retention channel is contributing in a different way. I think it’s interesting to look at where Amazon is taking us, which is into a... View Details
- 13 Jan 2003
- Research & Ideas
Making Biotech Work as a Business
collaborations. "What I want to suggest to you is that what should drive the nature of this choice is the nature of the underlying technology," he said, "in particular, the degree to which you can clearly specify, for lack of View Details