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  • 20 Jan 2010
  • First Look

First Look: Jan. 20

fills this void by explaining how a country's institutional differences, cultural considerations, and personal characteristics can affect the role that entrepreneurs play in its economy. Developing an... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
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Commencement 2013 Address | About

don’t know all the answers. That attitude is at the heart of the second personal characteristic I will ask you to consider today: ADAPTABILITY. During spring break, while many of you took the chance to... View Details
  • 01 Nov 1999
  • Research & Ideas

Companies, Cultures and the Transformation to the Transnational

The influence of a nation's history, infrastructure, and culture permeates all aspects of life within the country, including the norms, values, and behaviors of managers in its national companies. Nationally influenced behavioral View Details
Keywords: by Christopher A. Bartlett & Sumantra Ghoshal
  • 29 May 2001
  • Research & Ideas

Howard Stevenson on the Lessons of the Internet Era

reviewed the past few years of dot.com madness, chaotic markets, and companies thrown asunder. Stevenson said that business is changing in fundamental ways and business leaders better start changing too. Characteristics of this new world... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
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Leading Change and Organizational Renewal | HBS Online

right leadership style by knowing which levers shape organizational capabilities and how to use them Use power and politics to address resistance and maintain control during a transition Understand the link between personal and... View Details
  • 12 Jan 2010
  • First Look

First Look: Jan. 12

http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/709486-PDF-ENG Personal Rapid Transport at Vectus, Ltd Benjamin EdelmanHarvard Business School Case 910-010 Personal Rapid Transport (PRT) vehicles—often called... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
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The Best of Both Worlds: Integrating Conscious and Unconscious Thought Best Solves Complex Decisions

Two studies address the debate over whether conscious or unconscious mental processes best handle complex decisions. According to Unconscious Thought Theory (Dijksterhuis & Nordgren, 2006), both modes of thinking have particular advantages: conscious thought can follow... View Details
Keywords: Forecasting and Prediction; Values and Beliefs; Information; Knowledge Management; Management Skills; Management Style; Measurement and Metrics; Success; Research; Cognition and Thinking; Personal Characteristics; Perception
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  • 06 Dec 2013
  • Op-Ed

HBS Faculty Remember Nelson Mandela

because of extraordinary circumstances, he exemplified the characteristics of leadership we value most highly: integrity, morality, compassion, and humility. A truly remarkable voice of our time—one who encouraged us all to be our better... View Details
Keywords: by Nitin Nohria, Linda Hill, Rosabeth Moss Kanter & Gautam Mukunda
  • 09 Jun 2023
  • Blog Post

How to Communicate your Organizations’ People-Centered Values

First, it is critical that employers committed to diversity and inclusion assess their progress to date. What does the staff compositional data look like when broken out by race, ethnicity, gender, and other personal and cultural... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
  • 10 Apr 2012
  • First Look

First Look: April 10

revealing but also because it came at a time of intense personal reflection: Christensen had just overcome the same type of cancer that had taken his father's life. As Christensen struggled with the disease, the question "How do you... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 17 Nov 2003
  • Research & Ideas

The Business of Babies

to the 2003 Alumni Healthcare Conference on November 7, outlined the characteristics of the baby market and the political, social, and regulatory roadblocks to businesses that wish to participate. "Morality surrounds this market to... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Health
  • 10 Mar 2008
  • Research & Ideas

Encouraging Entrepreneurs: Lessons for Government Policy

Entrepreneurship," a working paper coauthored with Jesper B. Sørensen of Stanford University's Graduate School of Business, Nanda examines the question of whether a person is more likely to pursue an entrepreneurial activity if some... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
  • 07 Aug 2012
  • First Look

First Look: August 7

http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/13-002.pdf The Cost of Friendship Authors:Paul Gompers, Vladimir Mukharlyamov, and Yuhai Xuan Abstract This paper explores two broad questions on collaboration between individuals. First, we investigate what View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 05 Dec 2017
  • First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, December 5, 2017

conformity comes at a steep price for our careers and personal lives. When we mindlessly accept rules and norms rather than questioning and constructively rebelling against them, we ultimately end up stuck and unfulfilled. As leaders, we... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 20 Mar 2025
  • Blog Post

Scaling Climate Tech Innovation with Lee Scott (MBA 2023)

capital sources including TopCo equity, project equity, grants, debt, and government support. There is no one correct approach on how to fund these projects. The uniting characteristics of projects that do successfully fundraise are a... View Details
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Field Course: Field Y: Projects in Business Management - Course Catalog

we reach the enrollment limit, preference will be given to students who took Field X. Fall 2021 Field X video link NOTE: This course has many characteristics of an Independent Project. Field Y counts toward the maximum number of IP... View Details
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The Founder Mindset - Course Catalog

HBS Course Catalog The Founder Mindset Course Number 1676 Senior Lecturer Reza Satchu Fall; Q1Q2; 3.0 credits 28 Sessions Paper/Project Course Description Almost all human endeavors start with a Founder—a person who is willing to... View Details
  • 20 Mar 2007
  • First Look

First Look: March 20, 2007

Entrepreneurship in the Social Sector enables readers to attain an in-depth understanding of the distinctive characteristics of the social enterprise context and organizations. The authors offer tools to develop the knowledge to pursue... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 25 Jul 2011
  • Research & Ideas

How Disruptive Innovation is Remaking the University

unmarketable yet invaluable intangibles such as social tolerance, personal responsibility, and respect for the rule of law. Each is a unique community of scholars in which lives as well as minds are molded. Pure profit-based competition... View Details
Keywords: by Clayton M. Christensen & Henry J. Eyring; Education
  • 25 Feb 2025
  • Blog Post

Alumni Career Journey: Lee Scott (MBA 2023) - Scaling Climate Tech Innovation

What were you doing prior to HBS? What made you decide to go to HBS? Before HBS, I worked on TPG’s impact assessment team, Y Analytics, focused on energy, agriculture, food, and industrial deals. I learned to think deeply about measuring the impact of mission-driven... View Details