by Jeffrey Fear - Publications - Faculty & Research

03 Nov 2003
Research & Ideas

Making Money Making Movies

Hollywood studios can determine the rules of the game. Another key difference concerns the extent to which markets are influenced by piracy. Piracy is a global problem, but I think it is particularly detrimental to box office grosses in... View Details

Keywords: by Manda Salls; Entertainment & Recreation; Motion Pictures & Video

April 2011 (Revised July 2011)
Case

Renewing GE: The Africa Project (A)

By: David A. Thomas and Stephanie J. Creary

This case profiles the evolution of General Electric's African American Form (AAF), an employee affinity group, and its efforts to increase the company's involvement in Africa. The AAF formed in 1991 to help advance GE's recruitment, retention and development of black... View Details

Keywords: Diversity; Global Strategy; Multinational Firms and Management; Employees; Employee Relationship Management; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Corporate Strategy; Expansion; Africa; United States

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27 Dec 2010
Research & Ideas

HBS Faculty on 2010’s Biggest Business Developments

were paralyzed by fear of a Chinese takeover of the world. Google didn't exactly leave China or prevail in the face-off over government-banned content. The BP oil spill debacle in the U.S. Gulf region didn't... View Details

Keywords: by Staff

17 Dec 2020
Research & Ideas

The 10 Most Popular Stories of 2020

Meetings A study of 3 million people confirmed what many work-from-home employees already know: We're swamped, according to research by Raffaella Sadun, Jeffrey Polzer, and colleagues. The New Rules for... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

03 Oct 2007
Research & Ideas

Dealing with the ‘Irrational’ Negotiator

has greater dealmaking authority. In negotiation, a wide variety of possible constraints exist. The other side may be constrained by advice from her lawyers, by the fear of... View Details

Keywords: by Deepak Malhotra & Max H. Bazerman

July–August 2013
Article

Connect, Then Lead

By: Amy J.C. Cuddy, Matthew Kohut and John Neffinger

In puzzling over whether it's better to be feared or loved as a leader, Machiavelli famously said that, because it's nigh impossible to do both, leaders should opt for fear. Research from Harvard Business School's Amy Cuddy and consultants Matthew Kohut and John... View Details

Keywords: Influence; Leadership; Trust; Power and Influence

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01 Nov 1999
Lessons from the Classroom

What’s Next & So What? Leading in the 21st Century

Indeed, many of the leaders we've celebrated over the last decade or two made their organizations competitive by instituting fairly linear improvements, such as reengineering, supply chain management, enhanced customer responsiveness, and... View Details

Keywords: by Staff

02 Dec 2009
What Do You Think?

Should Immigration Policies Be More Welcoming to Low-Skilled Workers?

Summing Up Low-skilled immigrants: burden or opportunity? Immigration is apparently a topic that stirs passions globally, judging from the responses to this month's column. As Nauman Lodhi pointed out, "Tough times give rise more than ever to tough thoughts... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

06 Sep 2017
What Do You Think?

Summing Up: What Are the Limits of CEO Activism?

with outspoken banking executives, argued that, “Silence may be both a more eloquent statement and a more intelligent one ” CEOs and other high-profile people “do a service by restraining their knee-jerks and shutting their mouths.” RCD... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

17 Apr 2013
Research Event

Conference Challenges Gender Conventions

Konosuke Matsushita Professor of Leadership, spoke on the blurring of work/life boundaries faced by both genders, and explained that counteractive measures like flextime and job sharing are underutilized because workers View Details

Keywords: by Maggie Starvish

24 Jan 2022
News

COVID-Hit Citizens Don’t Just Blame Govt. Buck Is Passed on to Democracy Too, Survey Finds

12 Sep 2016
Research & Ideas

What Brands Can Do to Monitor Factory Conditions of Suppliers

View Video Video by Amelia Kundhardt They keep on coming—corporate scandals involving revelations of deplorable working conditions at overseas factories. If it’s not the Foxconn factories that Apple employs in China, then it’s Gap’s... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

06 Jun 2012
What Do You Think?

Is Something Wrong with the Way We Work?

triggered by a culture centered around long hours and a 24/7 focus on the needs of BCG's clients, fears that PTO would contribute to poor performance reviews, and a reluctance to discuss with colleagues... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Consulting

01 May 2020
In Practice

COVID-19’s Hard Lessons Might Prepare Business for Climate Change

The coronavirus pandemic caught the business world by surprise, but the catastrophe might force companies to face a crisis that has been unfolding in plain sight: climate change. We asked faculty members affiliated with the Business and Environment Initiative at... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost

11 Feb 2002
Research & Ideas

Guts and Bliss: The Entrepreneur’s Journey

was seized by the urge to pitch it out the window. Good ideas take on a life on their own, she said, and inspiration is a natural process that can't really be stoked. The best careers are those that kind of weave and bend.— Lynda... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

12 Oct 1999
Research & Ideas

Paid for Success: Options for Compensating CEOs

When large public companies perform poorly, do the CEOs running them share the financial pain? That question, according to HBS associate professor Brian Hall, is not answered by looking at their salary and bonus but rather View Details

Keywords: by Judith A. Ross

24 Sep 2014
Op-Ed

We Need a Miracle. New Nuclear Might Provide it.

On September 4, the US Energy Information Agency (EIA) published its 2014 International Energy Outlook. Earlier this year, the International Energy Agency (IEA) released its latest World Energy Investment Outlook. Both watchdogs tell us the same story. Energy... View Details

Keywords: by Joseph Lassiter; Energy; Utilities

16 Apr 2001
Research & Ideas

Angels Face the Innovator’s Dilemma

we know for sure is that nobody knows the right strategy as the disruption takes root." A Healthy Fear Of Success Sounding a further note of caution, Christensen described the disquieting display of hubris that he'd witnessed a year... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Financial Services

08 Apr 2013
Research & Ideas

Women’s Summit Celebrates ‘Sisterhood of the Traveling Pantsuit’

because they fear they're shortchanging their children for the sake of career advancement. But that attitude can be self-defeating, leading women to hold themselves back from promotions or drop out of the workforce altogether. "The... View Details

Keywords: by Katie Koch & Harvard Gazette

11 Mar 2001
Research & Ideas

Wired and Black: Focus on Careers

company they are thinking about joining, and not to fear getting to know others in the workplace. "Most of us are better at stopping ourselves rather than pushing ourselves out there when we feel [fear]," he noted. Sengal... View Details

Keywords: by Carrie Levine

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