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  • 01 Jul 2021
  • News

The Happy Patriot, the Unhappy Nationalist

  • 2006
  • Book

Confidence: How Winning Streaks and Losing Streaks Begin and End

By: Rosabeth M. Kanter
Is success simply a matter of money and talent? Or is there another reason why some people and organizations always land on their feet, while others, equally talented, stumble again and again? There's a fundamental principle at work—confidence—that makes the difference... View Details
Keywords: Social Psychology
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    Confidence: How Winning Streaks and Losing Streaks Begin & End

    Is success simply a matter of money and talent? Or is there another reason why some people and organizations always land on their feet, while others, equally talented, stumble again and again? There's a fundamental principle at work -- confidence -- that makes the... View Details
    • August 2005
    • Case

    Bill Belichick and the Cleveland Browns

    By: John R. Wells and Travis Haglock
    Genius? That is not what they were calling Bill Belichick in Cleveland. Why? Four losing seasons in five years. Fans hurled trash and insults. The media resented him. Ownership abandoned him. Players quit on him. Very different from the three Super Bowls in five years... View Details
    Keywords: Business History; Leadership Style; Leading Change; Management Practices and Processes; Management Style; Sports; Sports Industry; United States
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    • Article

    Brand Tourists: How Non-Core Users Enhance the Brand Image by Eliciting Pride

    By: Silvia Bellezza and Anat Keinan
    This research examines how core consumers of selective brands react when non-core users obtain access to the brand. Contrary to the view that non-core users and downward brand extensions pose a threat to the brand, this work investigates the conditions under which... View Details
    Keywords: Consumer Behavior; Attitudes; Brands and Branding
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    • January 2025
    • Case

    Netflix: Takedown Troubles

    By: Clayton S. Rose, Tom Quinn and Maxim Pike Harrell
    In October 2021, Netflix Co-CEO Ted Sarandos sent an all-staff email addressing backlash to comedian Dave Chappelle’s new stand-up special, The Closer. Released on October 5, the comedian’s depiction of the transgender community and other LGBTQ+ groups prompted... View Details
    Keywords: Disruption; Talent and Talent Management; Customer Satisfaction; Cost vs Benefits; Demographics; Ethics; Corporate Accountability; Employees; Recruitment; Retention; Leadership; Crisis Management; Risk Management; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Mission and Purpose; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Culture; Civil Society or Community; Social Issues; Strategic Planning; Adaptation; Decisions; Motion Pictures and Video Industry
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    • 30 Jun 2010
    • Working Paper Summaries

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

    Keywords: by Noel Maurer; Energy; Utilities
    • Web

    Great American Business Leaders of the 20th Century - Leadership

    suffrage Harlem Renaissance Rampant bootlegging and organized crime Influence: Medium 30 1930 19 Escapism in radio serials Prohibition repealed Golden age of movies Influence: Medium-Low 40 1940 19 Patriotism soars GI Bill Influence:... View Details
    • 17 Aug 2020
    • Research & Ideas

    What the Stockdale Paradox Tells Us About Crisis Leadership

    get up each day with determination, not entrapped by the failures of the previous day. What about the role of faith? “Most men need some kind of personal philosophy to endure what the Vietnam POWs endured,” Stockdale wrote, “For many it is religion; for many it is... View Details
    Keywords: by Boris Groysberg and Robin Abrahams
    • 12 Sep 2023
    • What Do You Think?

    Who Gets the Loudest Voice in DEI Decisions?

    statement? Nike’s decision to feature in its ads Colin Kaepernick, an American footballer whose patriotism has been questioned, ultimately resulted in what was described by one observer as a “bold success.” On the other hand, brands like... View Details
    Keywords: by James Heskett
    • 01 Sep 2023
    • News

    Money Does Grow on (Family) Trees

    1619 and 1628. Cumbo was one of the first African men to own land in the colonies. Kearns also discovered he is the great-great-great-great-great grandson of Johannes Schmierer, who immigrated from central Europe to North America in 1755, became a View Details
    Keywords: April White; Illustrations by Fabio Consoli; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information
    • 30 Jun 2014
    • Lessons from the Classroom

    The Role of Emotions in Effective Negotiations

    negotiator who doesn't have either an explicit understanding about emotions, or is highly intuitive about the process." Negotiating In The NFL Wasynczuk (HBS MBA '83) should know—he served as chief operating officer for the New England View Details
    Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Entertainment & Recreation; Sports
    • Web

    The 20th Century Zeitgeist - Leadership

    Medium-High 20 1920 s 19 Social divisions arise between rural and urban areas Women's suffrage Harlem Renaissance Rampant bootlegging and organized crime Influence: Medium 30 1930 s 19 Escapism in radio serials Prohibition repealed Golden age of movies Influence:... View Details
    • 24 Sep 2019
    • Blog Post

    Launching a Career in Clean Energy

    myself, this seems like one of the most pressing problems of our generation—if I want to have an impact on the world, this is it. You worked at Ameresco for seven years and served as vice president at Patriot Energy Group. And now you’ve... View Details
    • 06 Nov 2008
    • Op-Ed

    Selling Out The American Dream

    first and citizens second. Credit card offers flood the mail. Media supported by advertising encourage consumers to aspire to celebrity lifestyles, to keep up with the Joneses by acquiring more stuff. Even President Bush, following the shock of 9/11, called on... View Details
    Keywords: by John Quelch
    • Web

    In the News - Creating Emerging Markets

    Professor Geoffrey Jones, Flipkart's sale to Walmart didn't signal that founders of the online retail firm were less patriotic than an earlier generation of business leaders. It meant they were driven by different value system. 08 Jun... View Details
    • Web

    Documenting the Wartime Effort | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School

    celebrated the role of private industry in winning the conflict. Together, text and images emphasized the patriotic rather than profiteering motives of a corporation that stood at attention to meet wartime demands. As Irving S. Olds, CEO... View Details
    • Web

    Charts & Statistics - Leadership

    Escapism in radio serials Prohibition repealed Golden age of movies Influence: Medium-Low 40 1940 s 19 Patriotism soars GI Bill Influence: Medium-Low 50 1950 s 19 Social conformity McCarthyism Membership in organized religion soars Brown... View Details
    • 12 Nov 2018
    • Blog Post

    Student Portraits - Armed Forces Alumni Association

    Army, this was the most common response I received when people found out about my background. There often seems to be an unspoken perception that people only join the military because they are extremely patriotic or don’t have a better... View Details
    • 01 Apr 2002
    • News

    Just Super

    Moments after the New England Patriots upset the heavily favored St. Louis Rams 20-17 in Super Bowl XXXVI, Patriots owner Robert Kraft (MBA '65) thanked the team's fans "for helping us bring this... View Details
    Keywords: Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment