Status - Publications - Faculty & Research

2007
Book

From Higher Aims to Hired Hands: The Social Transformation of American Business Schools and the Unfulfilled Promise of Management as a Profession

Is management a profession? Should it be? Can it be? This major work of social and intellectual history reveals how such questions have driven business education and shaped American management and society for more than a century. The book is also a call for reform.... View Details

Keywords: Social History; Business Education; Moral Sensibility; Profit; Leadership; Managerial Roles; United States

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18 Apr 2023
Research & Ideas

What Happens When Banks Ditch Coal: The Impact Is 'More Than Anyone Thought'

Consumers who are eager to mitigate climate change can take many actions, such as reducing the number of airline flights they take or installing solar panels on their homes. But the planet is in a race against time, and individual action alone won’t help most countries... View Details

Keywords: by Barbara DeLollis; Financial Services; Mining

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Interviewing - Alumni

of interview questions are illegal. These generally fall under personal information, such as age, race, religion, etc. Below are some illegal interview questions, related questions that are legal, and suggested responses. Work/Visa Status... View Details

07 Mar 2023
HBS Case

ChatGPT: Did Big Tech Set Up the World for an AI Bias Disaster?

team’s findings. Without protections from corporate-driven interference, Gebru reasoned that research was little more than propaganda. Do we have diverse perspectives who can challenge the status quo? Gebru’s story is also a call to hire... View Details

Keywords: by Scott Van Voorhis; Technology

18 Jun 2024
Research & Ideas

What Your Non-Binary Employees Need to Do Their Best Work

more likely to report being willing to take on non-promotable tasks—those activities that support the organization but are typically not rewarded. While more research is needed, Coffman speculates that differences in status and power may... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

01 Dec 2023
News

In My Humble Opinion: Plugged In

disrupting the tech world’s status quo. A Silicon Valley venture capitalist who has been pioneering new technology for more than two decades, Lambert recently accepted the challenge of running a company herself, becoming founder and... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg

01 Oct 2021
Research & Ideas

Dying to Lead: How Reaching the Top Can Kill You Sooner

demands. "What we’re beginning to understand is that life at the top isn’t that easy." The historical study by Harvard Business School Professor Tom Nicholas, who tracked the status and mortality rates of more than 1,000 managers and... View Details

Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald

10 May 2021
Research & Ideas

Who Has Potential? For Many White Men, It’s Often Other White Men

assignments that help them learn new skills. With more opportunities to shine, they rise through the ranks faster, preserving the status quo. "Those deemed stars are given the benefit of the doubt, even when they make mistakes."... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

30 Jul 2013
First Look

First Look: July 30

Publications 2013 pub Rx: Human Nature: How Behavioral Economics Is Promoting Better Health Around the World By: Ashraf, Nava Abstract—Why doesn't a woman who continues to have unwanted pregnancies avail herself of the free contraception at a nearby clinic? What keeps... View Details

Keywords: Anna Secino

13 Sep 2013
HBS Seminar

Nirupama Rao, NYC Wagner School of Public Service

13 Sep 2013
HBS Seminar

Nirupama Rao, NYU Wagner School of Public Service

27 Sep 2016
HBS Seminar

Catherine Tinsley, Georgetown University McDonough School of Business

22 Mar 2021
Research & Ideas

How to Learn from the Big Mistake You Almost Make

have happened. The pacemaker status of a patient was not checked at initial consultation. By chance, the patient did not have a pacemaker and received radiation without any harm afterwards. Fortuitous catch. The pacemaker View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz; Health

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Leadership - Faculty & Research

"deviance" to foster innovative behavior and boost productivity. March 2015 Module Note Power and Influence in Society By: Julie Battilana This module aims to help students understand how power and influence are employed, both to reproduce the View Details

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Topics - HBS Working Knowledge

Standards (4) State Ownership (1) Status and Position (9) Stock Options (2) Stocks (11) Strategic Planning (17) Strategy (432) Success (15) Supply Chain Management (19) Supply Chain (61) Supply and Industry (19) System Shocks (4) System... View Details

01 Feb 2001
News

What Makes a Good Leader

in business. There has been an explosion of books, articles, instructional tapes, and CD-ROMs aimed at defining, analyzing, and honing the qualities that have raised the likes of Jack Welch, Bill Gates, and Jeff Bezos to the status of... View Details

Keywords: Management

01 Oct 1997
News

J. Hughes Norton III

witnessed the sports business explode from mom-and-pop status into a $150-billion industry. But he's never seen anything like Tigermania. "Wherever Tiger goes in the world, it's like the Beatles have landed," says Norton, shaking his head... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons

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Technology & Innovation - Faculty & Research

where peers had continued to make strides, would Kleiner be able to reclaim its status as a leading tech investor and successfully navigate its next chapter? Keywords: Venture Capital ; Investment Funds ; Technological Innovation ;... View Details

16 May 2023
In Practice

After Silicon Valley Bank's Flameout, What's Next for Entrepreneurs?

status and manage tricky processes under pressure. For example, how to get a timely board resolution to temporarily tap into personal funds to make payroll during the SVB situation could translate into how to fast-track a decision on how... View Details

Keywords: by Avery Forman; Technology; Financial Services

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Thomaz Galvao

responsible for their social mobility. Through education, I’ve been able to reach a status usually denied to Black people. I want to push the boundaries even further, to continue the path of achieving new highs where people like me are... View Details

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