Positioning - Publications - Faculty & Research

03 Jun 2019
Blog Post

9 Lessons from the Class of 2019

the latter being a new position established this year by the Student Association. In her capacity as CCO she helped develop important cross-section community-building initiatives including Community MyTakes and the Eat & Engage... View Details

24 May 2017
Working Paper Summaries

Digital Labor Markets and Global Talent Flows

Keywords: by John Horton, William R. Kerr, and Christopher Stanton

17 Nov 2014
Lessons from the Classroom

Managing the Family Business: Are Optimists or Pessimists Better Leaders?

solve problems cooperatively, and are more likely to seek help in difficult situations. They make good spouses. People with optimistic spouses were healthier in a 2014 study by researchers at the University of Michigan.1 To energize an optimist, View Details

14 Feb 2023
News

Dean Datar Meets with Alumni in San Francisco

is business." This powerful idea paved the way for the new Institute for the Study of Business in Global Society (BiGS), which he described as an interdisciplinary research enterprise that will position HBS as an intellectual hub for... View Details

September 2009 (Revised November 2021)
Case

OnStar: Not Your Father's General Motors

By: Clayton M. Christensen

After two years of less than stellar performance resulting in sales well below plan, senior management at General Motors (GM) mobile telecommunications service start-up, OnStar, recognized that without a substantial change in their strategy, support for the venture... View Details

Keywords: Change Management; Decision Choices and Conditions; Growth and Development Strategy; Corporate Strategy; Technology; Risk and Uncertainty; Joint Ventures; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Product Positioning; Risk Management; Auto Industry; Telecommunications Industry

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25 Jun 2020
News

Covering All Corners

with their counterparts in Italy and in Spain. We’ve conducted hundreds of such webinars so far and have received very positive feedback from participants. In spite of all the negatives brought about by the pandemic, do you see some View Details

19 May 2015
News

Getting Ready for Success

Leanne Huebner (MBA 1997) was just out of college, working at her first job and volunteering her free time with foster children when a little girl asked: “Will you adopt me?” Just 22 and single, Huebner wasn’t in a position to raise... View Details

Keywords: Jill Radsken; Educational Services

06 Dec 2016
First Look

December 6, 2016

overworked lifestyle, rather than a leisurely lifestyle, has become an aspirational status symbol. A series of studies shows that the positive inferences of status in response to busyness and lack of leisure are driven by the perceptions... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

14 Aug 2007
First Look

First Look: August 14, 2007

acquired than those in a control sample. We argue that the combination of hedge funds' short investment horizons and their large positions in target firms makes M&A the only attractive exit option. The results also suggest that hedge... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

November – December 2011
Article

Most Likely to Succeed: Leadership in the Industry

By: Robert C. Pozen and Theresa Hamacher

What is the critical factor for success in the U.S. mutual fund industry? Is it top-ranked investment performance, innovative products, or pervasive distribution? In our view, it is none of these factors, despite their obvious importance. Instead, the best predictors... View Details

Keywords: Leadership; Success; Investment Funds; Rank and Position; Performance; Investment; Innovation and Invention; Product; Distribution; Forecasting and Prediction; Asset Management; Governance Controls; United States

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03 Oct 2019

Information Session at the University of Michigan

Do you know where an MBA can take you? Open your mind to the breadth of career opportunities available in business and feel the flexibility of the MBA degree. It's not about one position or one industry. It's about the evolution of your... View Details

17 Jan 2022
Blog Post

2+2 Students Discuss the Value of an MBA

years (maximum of four years) working in a professional position in the public, private, or nonprofit sector. We encourage students from STEM and humanities disciplines to apply, but the 2+2 Program attracts accomplished students from all... View Details

12 Feb 2019
First Look

New Research and Ideas, February 12, 2019

friends, and strangers, even when costly. Why do people devote their resources to helping others? In this chapter, we examine whether engaging in prosocial behavior promotes subjective well-being, which encompasses greater positive... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

21 Jul 2009
Research Event

Business Summit: Managing Human Capital—Global Trends and Challenges

ways, the human capital needed for globalization is lacking. Progress is required in important areas such as elevating more women to leadership positions and having talent strategies that incorporate diversity. Taking a longer-term view,... View Details

Keywords: Re: David A. Thomas

Portrait Project

Jennifer Keedy Banks

that energy into creating positive changes Embracing challenges, disregarding perceptions Using my leadership and mentoring skills to encourage and support women in becoming leaders in business and in the community Taking the time to... View Details

Portrait Project

Faya Peng

Palace in Beijing. I recall realizing how easily our positions could have been reversed. I don't want to forget. I don't want to be intoxicated by this world's comforts. Though fully flawed, I can still be used to extend God's love, as He... View Details

26 Aug 2016
News

Improving Wellness Through Better Nutrition

with volunteer work in environmental causes, gives her a sense that she is “empowering people to make positive changes in their lives. That goal has always been a huge driver for me.” (Published August 2016) View Details

07 Dec 2015
News

Making Higher Ed Accessible to Africans

and executive I am today.” His success there also positioned him well to pursue his dream of helping to transform postsecondary education in Africa. With the acquisition of two Cavendish Universities (Uganda, Zambia) and a significant... View Details

04 Apr 2014
News

Increasing Access to Education

experience helped me hone my critical thinking and communication skills and gave me a very valuable personal and professional network.” Before joining Jawbone, Mount held senior leadership positions at Microsoft and AOL United Kingdom,... View Details

September 2010 (Revised August 2013)
Case

Liza Davis and the Bargain Hunting Customer

By: Francisco de Asis Martinez-Jerez and Lisa Brem

Liza Davis, an upscale women's fashion retailer, is reeling from worldwide recession and lower demand. Should the company target the fast-growing bargain hunter segment or hold the line on price discounts to preserve their brand image? Customer profitability... View Details