Rock Center - Publications - Faculty & Research

15 Aug 2005
Research & Ideas

The Founding CEO’s Dilemma: Stay or Go?

Aage Sorensen Memorial Award for sociological research. With his coauthor, Rock Center Entrepreneur-in-Residence Henry McCance of Greylock Partners, professor Wasserman recently completed a case study about... View Details

07 Nov 2005
Research & Ideas

Exit Interview: HBS Dean Kim Clark

successful $500 million capital campaign that included the opening of the Spangler and Rock Centers, the construction of Hawes Hall, and the renovation of Baker Library. Shortly before his departure from Soldiers Field, Clark shared some... View Details

Keywords: by HBS Alumni Bulletin Staff

16 Apr 2013
First Look

First Look: April 16

and incentivized? How could the bicoastal structure be sustained over the long run? Purchase this case: http://hbr.org/search/813097-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 813-138 Arthur Rock Arthur Rock was... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

28 Oct 2008
First Look

First Look: October 28, 2008

innovation center within a large corporation, including organization, incentives, and scientific issues. Purchase this case: http://harvardbusinessonline.hbsp.harvard.edu/ b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=609037 Sex, Drugs, and View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

12 May 2015
Research & Ideas

How Crowds and Experts Kickstart the Arts

artistic merit therein. The crowd identified breakout theater hits the experts sometimes ignored, but also backed a box office bomb. ©iStock.com/jganser "Crowdfunding has enabled a democratization of access [to funding]," Nanda says in his office at the View Details

Keywords: Entertainment & Recreation

20 Aug 2012
Research & Ideas

The Acquirers

private equity and public companies "changes the ownership structure of assets and alters the incentives and governance mechanisms that surround the economic engine of our economy." During a recent interview in his Rock View Details

Keywords: by Kim Girard; Financial Services

24 Jun 2002
Research & Ideas

Building ’Brandtopias’—How Top Brands Tap into Society

center of much discussion. The advice most often provided to managers is to weave the brand into the most potent popular culture trends. Recently, consultants and ad agencies began emphasizing the reverse: recommending that managers seek... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

09 Nov 2009
Research & Ideas

Come Fly with Me: A History of Airline Leadership

were able to navigate the structures of regulation during this stage. As an industry peaks and begins to decline, leaders take center stage. Leaders are change agents who see opportunities and promise where others see only defeat. That... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert; Air Transportation

03 Nov 2022
Op-Ed

Feeling Separation Anxiety at Your Startup? 5 Tips to Soothe These Growing Pains

your early employees, but these tactics should mitigate some loss and will likely contribute to fostering a healthy culture of transparency, trust, and respect among team members. Julia Austin is a senior lecturer at Harvard Business School's View Details

Keywords: by Julia Austin

29 Apr 2014
First Look

First Look: April 29

multi-platform digital company innovating in the uses of weather data. He assesses progress and considers strategic choices and organizational challenges ahead. He created a new narrative for the company in the era of Big Data, putting science at the View Details