Power and Influence - Publications - Faculty & Research

23 Apr 2001
Research & Ideas

The Gulf: It’s a Family Affair

more performance-driven if they are going to survive long-term. Socially speaking, families are becoming somewhat less enmeshed, hierarchical, and strictly controlling, which is a result of the globalization of these economies as well as... View Details

Keywords: by Wendy Guild & Andrea Schulman

13 Dec 2004
Research & Ideas

How Leaders Create Winning Streaks

consistently outperformed the industry. The company's culture was on display during the power grid failure of September 2003, when two of Continental's three hubs went dark and other airlines grounded their... View Details

Keywords: by Rosabeth Moss Kanter & Walter Kiechel

03 Jan 2018
What Do You Think?

In the Wake of #MeToo, Should Corporate Boards Hire Compliance Officers?

the entity and even then questions about who they report to, how they are appraised/evaluated, what powers and decision rights they have and how... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

06 Jan 2021
Research & Ideas

Unexpected Exercise Advice for the Super Busy: Ditch the Rigid Routine

Months of binge watching, doom scrolling, home schooling, and stress eating have left many people more determined than ever to start a new fitness regimen in January. Even a global pandemic that is closing gyms View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost

07 Jan 2015
What Do You Think?

SUMMING UP: What Are the Limits On Workplace Transparency?

confrontation on potentially sensitive issues. Although, as Phil Clark put it, there are times when information must be held confidential, "What I have seen is the restriction of information to cover a multitude of power decisions or... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

31 Jul 2015
Research & Ideas

The Faculty Reader: Who is Reading What This Summer?

termed a “freedom from fear.” Amy’s book touches on these powerful themes that are also central tenets of agile organizations. I cannot wait to engage and learn more within the covers of these two exciting... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Information; Publishing

25 Apr 2012
What Do You Think?

How Will the “Age of Big Data” Affect Management?

you think? To Read More: Charles Duhigg, The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do and How to Change It , Random House, 2012. Quentin Hardy, Just the Facts. Yes, All of Them, The New York Times, March 25,... View Details

Keywords: Re: James L. Heskett

08 Dec 2015
Research & Ideas

You Won't Make It If You Fake It

resent your attempts to exert power over them. “If you fake leadership, people will be unwilling to follow your lead” Developing as a leader is hard work. It is similar to the rigorous training and required... View Details

Keywords: by Bill George

02 Jun 2014
Research & Ideas

Excerpt: ‘A Social Strategy’

benefit. In the first instance, observing that millions of people connect to friends and strangers on social platforms, some companies have chosen to enter the fray in a similar way, by trying to build relationships with people online as... View Details

01 Feb 2000
Research & Ideas

Keeping Track: Performance Measurement, Control & Strategy

Beginning with the influential work of Professor Emeritus Robert N. Anthony in the 1960s and 1970s, Harvard Business School has given a prominent place to research and course development focusing on the... View Details

Keywords: Re: Robert Simons

04 Apr 2007
Research & Ideas

The Business of Global Poverty

billions who are in poverty; solutions must be enduring and last over generations; solutions must be truly effective and make a difference; and all this must happen... View Details

Keywords: by Garry Emmons

21 Mar 2004
Research & Ideas

Loyalty: Don’t Give Away the Store

Frequent shopping programs that reward customers with discounts or other perks are commonplace in grocery stores, but many are not as effective in influencing buying behavior as they could be, argues HBS professor Rajiv Lal. "The... View Details

Keywords: by Manda Salls; Consumer Products; Retail

30 Sep 2002
Research & Ideas

Use the Psychology of Pricing To Keep Customers Returning

pricing and the merits of billing over time. Also, see an excerpt from a recent Harvard Business Review article by Gourville and collaborator Dilip Soman. Mahoney: What are some first steps managers can take... View Details

Keywords: by Manda Mahoney

20 Feb 2001
Research & Ideas

What’s Next for Japan

has to be done by the politicians. There are some very good, young, bright politicians in their 40s, but you can't expect them to take power and consolidate in a five-year period." Vogel placed the... View Details

Keywords: by Hilah Geer

25 Aug 2003
Research & Ideas

Studying Japan from the Inside

performance. What struck me most from this case was the power of the great leader. It was fascinating to learn that all the reforms Ghosn implemented were originally proposed by the middle managers who had been working for Nissan for... View Details

Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell

13 Apr 2016
Research Event

What Does 'Diversity' Really Mean?

“diversity” really mean? “Is it a variety of types of rich, beautiful women on magazine covers?” she asked. “Is it a variety of types of magazine editors? A variety of types of people in power on the stages of award shows View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

07 Jul 2003
Research & Ideas

The Organizational Model for Open Source

how individuals with limited power and resources negotiate and collaborate with the largest of corporations. Community may not be exactly the right word to describe these... View Details

Keywords: by Mallory Stark

22 Sep 2014
Op-Ed

Online Banks Fill Funding Needs for Small Business

them powerful competitors in the new marketplaces, but institutionally they need to be nimble and aggressively study the appeal of the new entrants and develop new... View Details

Keywords: by Karen Mills; Banking; Financial Services

23 Mar 2021
Book

Succeeding in the New Work-from-Anywhere World

When the pandemic forced employees to flee offices and work from home in droves last year, many business leaders worried that productivity might take a dive. Would remote workers be too tempted by the lures of Netflix or too distracted by... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

23 Jul 2018
Research & Ideas

The Open Office Revolution Has Gone Too Far

others. That’s counterproductive, at least given the rhetoric of open offices. Architects aren’t clueless to this, of course. It’s just that the cocktail of other considerations, like cost per square foot and the promise of innovative... View Details

Keywords: Re: Ethan S. Bernstein

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