Celebrity Management - Publications - Faculty & Research

30 May 2000
Lessons from the Classroom

Entrepreneurship’s Wild Ride

you ought to own or employ everything you need. For example, good entrepreneurial firms often hire the most specialized talent on a temporary basis. The fifth, managing through networked relationships, contrasts with the old paradigm that... View Details

Keywords: by William Mahoney

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Dean Srikant Datar’s 2024 Commencement Remarks | About

preserve the ties that make this community so special. You also came together to learn. As a result, I was honored to recognize the key leaders of two student clubs, the Jewish Student Association and the Middle East and North Africa Club, with Dean’s Awards yesterday.... View Details

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Commencement 2015 Address | About

true. Yet when I talk with even our most celebrated and successful alumni, I’m continually struck by how their paths were never a straight line to success. Many of them were fired, or launched a business that failed. Some of them faced... View Details

20 Jul 2017
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Pushing the Next Generation Forward

lunching with a student mentee, strategizing with the director of a pre-K education program, or working on crisis management with city officials in the aftermath of a violent neighborhood incident. “Don’t ask me about my typical day,” he... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg

01 Dec 2010
News

Do Good: Eat Chocolate

also differentiated by percentage of cacao solids, from 50 percent to 70 percent. In her HBS application essays, Endline wrote of wanting to start a business but instead went to Yahoo! as a product manager after graduating. “The company... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; candy; chocolate; Crop Production; Agriculture; Food Manufacturing; Manufacturing

01 Mar 2023
News

Action Plan: Casting Call

China, Tension’s recent annual sales totaled more than $300 million. In conversation, Berkley moves easily between Tension’s operations and his management philosophy (“hire high-quality people, consult as needed, and let them make the... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; hobbies; balance; meaning; longevity; aging; Paper Manufacturing; Manufacturing

23 Oct 2018
First Look

New Research and Ideas, October 23, 2018

in self-confidence, assessments of others, and behavior in a cooperative game. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=55101 forthcoming Management Science Effects of a Tournament Incentive Plan Incorporating... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

01 Dec 2013
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Faster, Bigger, Stronger: Supersizing the NFL

celebrate during a victory parade in Boston after winning Super Bowl XXXIX in 2005. Despite such steps, inadvertent head blows and hard contact with the ground remain inevitable. Newly emerging research suggests that even sub-concussive... View Details

Keywords: Management; Management; Management; Management

11 Jun 2014
News

The First Five Years: Brittani Rettig (MBA 2010)

Your Twitter bio reads like that of a superhero ("Management consultant by day, fitness instructor & wellness blogger by night"). Can you tell us about your day and evening jobs? "By day I'm a manager at Deloitte Consulting. I work with... View Details

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

26 Oct 2020
News

A Social Impact Roadmap; Arts Leadership in a Pandemic; Amplifying Hispanic Contributions

executive director of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, joined the HBS Club of Wisconsin on October 6 for a virtual discussion about the shifting paradigm of orchestra management during the COVID-19 crisis. Moderated by club board member... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

21 Sep 2016
Research & Ideas

Shabana Azmi: Leveraging Bollywood Fame into Social Good

demand, such as her prominent role in the recent BBC miniseries “Capital.” But Azmi’s accomplishments have gone way beyond the cinematic, using her leverage as a celebrity and a seat in the Parliament of India to help further the rights... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Motion Pictures & Video

21 Dec 2021
Blog Post

Are CEOs the Wrong Leaders for Stakeholder Capitalism?

Interorganizational management in a channel of distribution is a complex matter. But it doesn’t hold a candle to the complexity of stakeholder capitalism, as suggested by responses to this month’s column on the subject. Reading them, it’s... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

01 Jun 2017
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Life in Lockdown

from friends on your outfit. It should remind you to bring your gym clothes. It should suggest clothes to purchase based on your style—or maybe on what your favorite celebrities are wearing. And it should definitely remind you not to wear... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Myers; photography by Chris Churchill

25 Mar 2001
Research & Ideas

Who Wants to Be an Entrepreneur? [Part II]

being able to put the team in place," as she put it, Polished could not take root. But by last December, Polished seemed closer to its initial destination. Rhyne had secured a lease at Boston's Logan Airport, begun building the first Polished center, added an... View Details

Keywords: by John S. Rosenberg

02 Dec 2019
What Do You Think?

How Does a Company like Boeing Respond to Intense Competitive Pressure?

two fatal crashes of the Boeing 737 Max jet plane, after management refused to honor an engineering request for a safety device. Apparently, adding the safety device would have led to FAA required, and expensive, Level D training for... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Air Transportation

22 Sep 2017
News

The Epicenter of Miami’s Vice

PBS Hour dug deep into the scene's underworld and found that all roads lead to the Mutiny, this glitzy hotel in Coconut Grove that was a hub for celebrities and the epicenter of a global drug trade. Farzad spoke with the Bulletin's... View Details

27 Aug 2019
Blog Post

Meet the PRIDE Club

Miami, Florida. Prior to HBS, she worked in digital and multicultural marketing across the consumer products and media industries. She will be transitioning to e-commerce management after HBS. When she's not immersed in the case method... View Details

28 Jan 2011
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HBS Faculty Approves Curriculum Innovation

is the right time to act to take the Harvard Business School MBA program to the next level," Dean Nitin Nohria said of the curriculum changes. "HBS has always been a pioneer in the field of management education," he continued, most... View Details

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

25 May 2021
Blog Post

The Surprising Power of Nostalgia at Work

importance of positive relationships and effective teams for both the health of individual employees and the organization, managers should explore ways to incorporate nostalgia into team-building activities, as well as social events like... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

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