Management Practices - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Jun 1996
News

1996 Global Alumni Conference Probes "Information Revolution"

senior management is especially necessary, Coote said, in managing the partnerships that now often result from changed business models and corporate restructurings. Senior View Details

Keywords: Daniel Penrice

30 Mar 2010
First Look

First Look: March 30

practices of their portfolio firms. Prior research documents that PE firms create economic value in portfolio firms through effective governance, financial, and operational engineering. Given PE firms' focus on value creation, we examine... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

09 Dec 2021
News

Higher Returns

that companies with leading sustainability practices may be better long-term investments. Vikram Gandhi, a professor at HBS, did research and he shows that about 22 percent of baby boomers express an interest in impact investing. For Gen... View Details

23 Mar 2021
Book

Succeeding in the New Work-from-Anywhere World

take that for granted. Leaders have to consistently manage and balance for inclusive communication. Blanding: Now that we may emerge from this pandemic soon, what do you hope people take away from your book? Neeley: I hope that people... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

30 Apr 2019
First Look

New Research and Ideas, April 30, 2019

2019 HarperBusiness The Business of Platforms: Strategy in the Age of Digital Competition, Innovation, and Power By: Cusumano, Michael A., Annabelle Gawer, and David B. Yoffie Abstract—The Business of Platforms explores the strategic, economic, and technology View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

20 Dec 2010
Research & Ideas

New Dean Sets Five Priorities for HBS

juxtaposed the School's historic roots as an institution dedicated to American management practices with the increasingly global nature of business. Today, there's a clear sense that this will be a global... View Details

Keywords: by Roger Thompson; Education

03 Sep 2014
What Do You Think?

Who Should Choose Your Boss?

peers judge them to be such," according to management writer Gary Hamel. Theoretically, the idea of employees choosing their bosses sounds attractive. There is little evidence, however, to support the impact of this View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Food & Beverage

31 Mar 2014
Research & Ideas

Encouraging Niche Content in an Ad-Driven World

variety and quality, not a lot of duplicate mainstream content” The good news: Advertising encourages bloggers to produce more and longer content, leavened with more photos and video, which prompts more bookmarking among readers. This View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Information; Publishing; Journalism & News

13 Jan 2014
Research & Ideas

How Government Can Restore the Faith of Citizens

Operations Management unit, to see what would happen if they showed people exactly what government was doing on their behalf—starting on the most basic level of street repairs. Would that kind of transparency increase faith in government... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

15 Nov 2012
Research & Ideas

Funding the Design of Livable Cities

planned and managed in a much more efficient and sustainable fashion than in a dispersed population. Mayors of the world's largest cities agree, with New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg leading a global coalition to craft urban centers... View Details

Keywords: by Lisa Chase; Construction; Real Estate; Energy; Utilities

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South Asia - Global Activities 2020

guidance from our professors and discovery on the ground.” Led by Meg Rithmire, the F. Warren McFarlan Associate Professor of Business of Administration, and Willy Shih, the Robert and Jane Cizik Professor of Management View Details

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3 Technologies that Will Change the World - Course Catalog

HBS Course Catalog 3 Technologies that Will Change the World Course Number 1632 Professor of Management Practice Shikhar Ghosh Spring; Q3Q4; 3.0 credits Paper ‘The real problem of humanity is that we have... View Details

01 Jun 2017
News

The Exchange: Venture Forth

something that is conventional wisdom: VCs are investing in the management team, not the business idea. PG: This debate has been going on in academic circles for a long time: How much is the jockey, the team, versus how much is the horse,... View Details

Keywords: April White

20 Mar 2013
Research & Ideas

How CEOs Sustain Higher-Ambition Goals

are going well, but when you have to make a decision that comes at a cost to you or your organization," said HBS Professor of Management Practice Bill George, former chairman and CEO of Medtronic. "[They'll... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

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Educating Leaders - Georges F. Doriot:Educating Leaders, Building Companies, Baker Library, Harvard Business School

Home Site map Map / Directions Search: General Information HBS Home About Annual Report Campus Commencement Dean Nohria Employment Fifty Years of Women Give News New Construction Academic Programs Doctoral Programs Executive Education MBA Summer Venture in View Details

01 Sep 2014
News

Afghanistan’s Hope and Light

country riven by tribal factions and lacking roads, electricity, and a well-functioning government—required the mindset of a manager who half-jokingly refers to himself as a “lovable dictator.” Khoja below a billboard on Bibi Mahru Hill,... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

17 Jun 2002
Research & Ideas

Entrepreneurship in Asia and Foreign Direct Investment

the support of public sector firms. Huang argues that state interventions are a breeding ground for corruption, but in Singapore, the government solved this problem in a unique way—by paying civil servants competitively or even better than View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

13 Oct 2015
Research & Ideas

Does Business Get Done the Same Way in Emerging and Developed Countries?

pressures. There is some empirical evidence that family firms can make decisions that are longer-term oriented, but the evidence is not clear cut. And there can be significant drawbacks to having families manage a business. My colleague... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

11 Apr 2017
First Look

First Look at New Research, April 11

Advances in Strategic Management Innovation Policies By: Nanda, Ramana, and Matthew Rhodes-Kropf Abstract—Past work has shown that failure tolerance by principals has the potential to stimulate innovation but has not examined how this... View Details

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From the Chief Financial Officer | Annual Report 2024

managers to investigate critical opportunities and challenges in the field. The faculty's research yields valuable intellectual capital, including journal articles, working papers, field cases, books, and book chapters. These materials,... View Details

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