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- 03 Dec 2015
- Op-Ed
How "New Nuclear" Power Could Save the Planet—If Regulators Would Allow It
accelerating the impact of climate change and threatening many on this planet. Our leaders face energy’s Gordian knot. They must find a way to cut it. "We need to deliver real economic alternatives to coal-fired power to the developing... View Details
- February 2022
- Article
How Global Leaders Gain Power Through Downward Deference and Reduction of Social Distance
By: Tsedal Neeley and Sebastian Reiche
We theorize about how people with positional power enact downward deference—a practice of lowering oneself to be equal to that of lower power workers—based on a study of 115 top global leaders at a large U.S. company. These leaders were charged with advancing... View Details
Keywords: Leadership; Leadership Style; Global Range; Relationships; Rank and Position; Power and Influence; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues
Neeley, Tsedal, and Sebastian Reiche. "How Global Leaders Gain Power Through Downward Deference and Reduction of Social Distance." Academy of Management Journal 65, no. 1 (February 2022): 11–34.
- December 1994
- Supplement
Anne Livingston and Power Max Systems (D-1): Building the PowerPlayer Software Team
Supplements Anne Livingston and Power Max Systems (A): Interviewing with the PowerPlayer Software Engineering Team. View Details
Gentile, Mary C., and Pamela J. Maus. "Anne Livingston and Power Max Systems (D-1): Building the PowerPlayer Software Team." Harvard Business School Supplement 395-072, December 1994.
- 30 Jun 2021
- News
Author Talks: Sandra J. Sucher on the Power of Trust
- 11 AM – 12 PM EST, 25 Jan 2018
- Webinars: Trending@HBS
Becoming Effective Change Makers: The Power of Networks
Instituting change in an organization or in a sector of society has always been the bane of leaders. However, some leaders do succeed--often spectacularly--at transforming their organizations and even whole sectors of society. What makes some change makers triumph in a... View Details
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Why Schumpeter Was Right: Innovation, Market Power and Creative Destruction in 1920s America
By: Tom Nicholas
Are firms with strong market positions powerful engines of technological progress? Joseph Schumpeter thought so, but his hypothesis has proved difficult to verify empirically. This article highlights Schumpeterian market-power and creative-destruction effects in a... View Details
Keywords: Innovation and Invention; Power and Influence; Emerging Markets; Rank and Position; Status and Position; Capital Markets; Capital Structure; Information Technology; Patents; Creativity; Economic Systems; Development Economics; United States
Nicholas, Tom. "Why Schumpeter Was Right: Innovation, Market Power and Creative Destruction in 1920s America." Journal of Economic History 63, no. 4 (December 2003).
- December 1994
- Supplement
Anne Livingston and Power Max Systems (D-2): Building the PowerPlayer Software Team
Supplements Anne Livingston and Power Max Systems (A): Interviewing with the PowerPlayer Software Engineering Team. View Details
Gentile, Mary C., and Pamela J. Maus. "Anne Livingston and Power Max Systems (D-2): Building the PowerPlayer Software Team." Harvard Business School Supplement 395-073, December 1994.
- 20 Sep 2011
- Other Presentation
Harnessing the Power of Capitalism: Creating Shared Value
This presentation draws on ideas from Professor Porter's books and articles, in particular, Competitive Strategy (The Free Press, 1980); Competitive Advantage (The Free Press, 1985); "What is Strategy?" (Harvard Business Review, Nov/Dec 1996); and On... View Details
Porter, Michael E. "Harnessing the Power of Capitalism: Creating Shared Value." Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting, New York City, NY, September 20, 2011.
- 19 Oct 2011
- Other Presentation
Harnessing the Power of Capitalism: Creating Shared Value
This presentation draws on ideas from Professor Porter's books and articles, in particular, Competitive Strategy (The Free Press, 1980); Competitive Advantage (The Free Press, 1985); "What is Strategy?" (Harvard Business Review, Nov/Dec 1996); and On Competition... View Details
Porter, Michael E. "Harnessing the Power of Capitalism: Creating Shared Value." Sustainable Innovation Conference, UBS Q-Series Series, UBS, New York City, NY, October 19, 2011.
- October 2012 (Revised March 2014)
- Supplement
Privatization of the Power Sector in Nigeria (B)
By: Eric Werker, Onyechi Ezekwueche, Olatomiwa Igun and Alice Wei
Werker, Eric, Onyechi Ezekwueche, Olatomiwa Igun, and Alice Wei. "Privatization of the Power Sector in Nigeria (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 713-043, October 2012. (Revised March 2014.)
- April 1995 (Revised July 1995)
- Case
Power Play (B): Sega in 16-bit Video Games
Home video-game systems were pioneered by the U.S. company Atari in the mid-1970s. After going through boom and bust in the early 1980s, the industry was resurrected in the mid-1980s by the Japanese company Nintendo. With its 8-bit video-game system, Nintendo... View Details
Brandenburger, Adam M. "Power Play (B): Sega in 16-bit Video Games." Harvard Business School Case 795-103, April 1995. (Revised July 1995.)
- 2005
- Class Lecture
The Power of Supporting Players in High-Performance Industries
By: Thomas J. DeLong
DeLong, Thomas J. "The Power of Supporting Players in High-Performance Industries." Boston: Harvard Business School Publishing Class Lecture, 2005. Electronic. (Faculty Lecture: HBSP Product Number 9-825-8C.)
- 12 Jun 2014
- News
The Power of Profit in Advancing Systemic Change
- 13 May 2008
- News
Brazil Joins Front Rank Of New Economic Powers
- 31 Jan 2009
- News
China and India: The power of complementary cultures
- 10 Dec 2024
- News
Billionaire Harvard Dropout Powers Female Family Office Boom
- 01 Feb 2016
- News