Impression Management - Publications - Faculty & Research

26 Feb 2019
Blog Post

Forget Cash. Here Are Better Ways to Motivate Employees

rewarded, despite the fact that US companies are spending more than a fifth of their budgets on wages. What employees crave even more is to feel that their managers appreciate them and aren’t afraid to show it, not only in paycheck terms,... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

12 Sep 2024
Blog Post

Amager Bakke: I Like This Waste Incinerator in My Backyard!

power source. Amager Bakke is located within eyeshot of downtown Copenhagen, and despite being an industrial waste management and energy production site, serves as a community gathering point. With the world’s tallest rock-climbing wall... View Details

05 Jul 2016
Blog Post

The Softer Side of Business at HBS

reflection. In your EC year, there is an even greater chance to dive into these areas. The Organizational Behavior Unit has courses on Authentic Leadership Development, Managing Human Capital, and Power and Influence. The Negotiations... View Details

01 Mar 2004
News

Drug Imports a Hot Topic at Alumni Health-Care Conference

States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (USASBE), an organization devoted to entrepreneurship education and research. The USASBE named HBS the winner of its National Model MBA Program award at its annual conference in Dallas in January. “The judges... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

01 Dec 2017
News

Global Perspectives

Shih, Robert and Jane Cizik Professor of Management Practice, who cochaired the one-week immersion with Dennis Campbell, Dwight P. Robinson Jr. Professor of Business Administration. “We started with a very basic question: ‘What should we... View Details

Profile

Shana Hoffman

of HBS as a school for consultants and corporate management, Shana says, she recognized HBS as the perfect place for her entrepreneurial designs. “I was impressed by HBS’ recent commitments to manufacturing and health care,” she says.... View Details

01 Mar 2011
News

The Rankings Game

weight is assigned to the various answers. “I think people would be surprised just how different the methodologies are,” says Brian Kenny, chief marketing and communications officer at HBS whose office manages the data requests that... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; rankings; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

31 Oct 2004
Research & Ideas

The New CEO’s Wrong Message

defensiveness in colleagues and subordinates. Second-guessing a senior manager can demoralize and demotivate not only that person but others around him, while eroding his authority and confidence. What's more, the need to overrule a... View Details

Keywords: by Michael E. Porter, Jay W. Lorsch & Nitin Nohria

19 Nov 2015
Blog Post

Why We Recruit: Education Pioneers

work like setting up Newark Public Schools’ universal student enrollment system, developing new teacher talent management strategies for KIPP New Orleans, researching youth engagement best practices for the Chicago mayor’s office, and so... View Details

Keywords: Nonprofit / Government

12 Oct 1999
Research & Ideas

Building Competitive Advantage Through Operations

running operations across the Internet as well as having a heavier IT component that examines subjects such as Enterprise Resources Planning (ERP) and Internet Commerce EE: What are the main objectives of the program? Upton: BCAO's primary objective is to enable View Details

Keywords: by Staff

01 Sep 2010
News

Dare to be Different

Another part of it is a dissection of some of the brands that have managed to be exceptions to the rule, and that have somehow managed to hold our attention and loyalty over long periods of time. What are... View Details

Keywords: Jeff Cruikshank;Youngme Moon; Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services; Professional Services

08 Sep 2011
What Do You Think?

What’s Apple’s Biggest Challenge: Replacing Steve or Wall Street?

Summing Up The first impression I get from respondents to this month's column is that Steve Jobs can't be replaced as CEO of Apple by just one person. Rather the succession must include at least a head of design (according to Yadeed Lobo)... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Computer

15 Nov 2013
News

Helping Bright Ideas Shine Again

companies I invest in." Laguë's own desire for active involvement is really what he calls his "entrepreneurship gene" kicking in. "I've always had a bent for the finance side, but I also like to play a strong role in building companies, putting teams together, and... View Details

Keywords: Robert S. Benchley

23 Mar 2021
Blog Post

A Lifelong Friendship: From Classmates in Cameroon to Roommates at HBS

and my mamma a manager in tech. They never spared an opportunity to reiterate the importance of family, education, and hard work to me and my three siblings. My fondest memories are from our Christmas family gatherings with my parents,... View Details

Profile

Behrad Mahdi

efforts and provide incentives." Seeking a more sustainable leadership experience, he became a special assistant to the founders of City Year. Learning leadership through regular practice "Working at the national level," Behrad says, "I got a... View Details

01 Jun 1997
News

Jennifer L. Scott

curriculum. Participating students developed their business plans in elective courses and field studies, honing their ideas with the help of some 25 HBS alumni who also evaluated the plans based on their commercial viability. Nearly 20 percent of the Class of 1997... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

01 Jan 2008
News

Jeffrey R. Immelt, MBA 1982

accountability, transparency, and trust; those three things will be even more important in the future.” When he was tapped to head GE in 2001, Jeff Immelt had already built an impressive nineteen-year career at the storied company that... View Details

01 Oct 2001
News

Helping Hands for HBS

that their HBS degree could not save them from the vicissitudes of the marketplace." (In Transition: From the HBS Club of New York's Career Management Seminar, a 1991 book written by Burton and Wedemeyer, is still a favorite among job... View Details