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  • 16 May 2005
  • Research & Ideas

Nonprofit Networking: The New Way to Grow

documented that networks are very common in craft industries (such as construction and book publishing), industrial districts (German textiles, Italian consumer goods, and... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
  • 22 May 2018
  • First Look

New Research and Ideas, May 22, 2018

Claudine, Andrea Prat, and George Serafeim Abstract—We construct a measure of corporate purpose within a sample of U.S. companies based on approximately 500,000 survey responses of worker perceptions about their employers. We find that... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 18 Jul 2011
  • Research & Ideas

Looking in the Mirror: Questions Every Leader Must Ask

the executives most in need of feedback in many organizations are very senior," he says. "They may have become isolated or not realize that their direct reports have constructive advice regarding specific changes they need to... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
  • Web

Business Economics Online Course | HBS Online

concept of elasticity. Highlights The Price is Right Price Setting and the Concept of Elasticity Elasticity as a General Concept Show Hide Details Concepts Willingness to Pay A Different Visual Representation of WTP Elasticity Featured Exercise View Details
  • 02 Jul 2013
  • First Look

First Look: July 2

capture important information seemingly ignored by the market. A long-short portfolio based on these legislators' views earns abnormal returns of over 90 basis points per month following the passage of legislation. Industries that we... View Details
Keywords: Anna Secino
  • 20 Dec 2011
  • First Look

First Look: December 20

stereotype-incongruent information. Implications for impression formation are discussed. Inducement Prizes and Innovation Authors:Liam Brunt, Josh Lerner, and Tom Nicholas Publication:Journal of Industrial Economics (forthcoming) Abstract... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 01 Dec 2009
  • News

One Man Crime Wave

and with a family to support, “living in a dump over a hardware store with kerosene heat,” one biographer wrote. But the Army learned that MacDonald had done well in Industrial Procurement at HBS and offered him a job. He enlisted in... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons; fiction writing; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Publishing Industries (except Internet); Publishing Industries (except Internet)
  • Web

Harvard Business School

founded Biodrill Technical Solutions, a provider of sustainable energy-related products and services. Augustine has also served as CEO and president of Eltrex Industries at RCSB Financial Inc. since 1976. Augustine serves as director at... View Details
  • Web

Organizational Behavior Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research

Excellence in Doctoral Student Mentoring. 2021 Robin J. Ely : Winner of the 2021 Academy of Management Journal Impact Award for “The Power in Demography: Women's Social Constructions of Gender Identity at Work” (June 1995). Robin J. Ely :... View Details
  • 27 Sep 2011
  • First Look

First Look: September 27

scrutinizing the behavior of customers, suppliers, and competitors to identify new ways of doing things; (4) Experimenting: constructing interactive experiences and provoking unorthodox responses to see what insights emerge; and (5)... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 25 Aug 2022
  • News

Up on the Corner

association lobbied to get it approved. Local backing also helped Dlodlo secure $300,000 in pre-development financing for Madikizela from the state of Maryland. Her professional network helped too, with industry ties to the Reinvestment... View Details
Keywords: Alexander Gelfand; photographed by Melissa Golden; Real Estate
  • Web

2024 Reunion Presentations - Alumni

Purpose of the Firm, and the School’s ongoing work in open inquiry and constructive dialogue. Complicit: How We Enable the Unethical and How to Stop Professor Max Bazerman + More Info - Slides – Less Info - Slides It is easy to condemn... View Details
  • 01 Feb 2002
  • News

It's academic. (Not!)

Wasserman. "They have a lot of senior people at the top and very few junior people below them. Several other industries that started out that way - such as investment banking and consulting - have evolved into big, pyramid-shaped... View Details
Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services
  • September 2013 (Revised August 2015)
  • Background Note

Leadership and Teaming

By: Ethan Bernstein
Small differences in the leadership of teams can have large consequences for the success of their efforts. Many initiatives fail not because of a fatal error in judgment or insufficient ideas, knowledge, motivation, or capabilities to deliver a solution. They fail... View Details
Keywords: Teams; Teaming; Leadership And Managing People; Leadership; Team Effectiveness; Team Performance; Team Design; Team Leadership; Teamwork; Team Process; Team Function; Team Launch; 60/30/10 Rule; Team Boundary; Distribution Of Leadership Authority; Self-Managed Teams; Virtual Teams; Unbounded Teams; Acts Of Leadership; Execution Teams; Decision Making Teams; Creativity Teams; Team Size; Task Design; Team Timeline; Team Roles; Team Representation; Diversity; Team Familiarity; Collective Intelligence; Team Stages Of Development; Team Coaching; Performance Pressure; X-Teams; Team Focus; Interaction; Management Teams; Managerial Roles; Management Systems; Management Style; Management Skills; Management Practices and Processes; Organizational Design; Organizational Structure; Performance Effectiveness; Performance Efficiency; Performance Productivity; Groups and Teams; Networks; Social Psychology; Behavior; Conflict and Resolution; Creativity; Social and Collaborative Networks; Satisfaction; Prejudice and Bias; Power and Influence; Personal Characteristics; Familiarity; Cognition and Thinking; Attitudes; Projects; Organizational Culture; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Leadership Development; Leadership Style; Leading Change; Knowledge Use and Leverage; Knowledge Sharing; Collaborative Innovation and Invention; Innovation and Management; Innovation Leadership; Design; Interpersonal Communication; Accommodations Industry; Accommodations Industry; Accommodations Industry; Accommodations Industry; Accommodations Industry; Accommodations Industry; Accommodations Industry; Accommodations Industry; Accommodations Industry; Accommodations Industry; Accommodations Industry; Accommodations Industry; Accommodations Industry; Accommodations Industry; Accommodations Industry; Accommodations Industry; Accommodations Industry; Accommodations Industry; Accommodations Industry; Accommodations Industry; Accommodations Industry; Accommodations Industry; Accommodations Industry; Accommodations Industry; Accommodations Industry; Accommodations Industry; Accommodations Industry; Accommodations Industry; Accommodations Industry; Accommodations Industry; Accommodations Industry; Accommodations Industry; Accommodations Industry; Accommodations Industry; Accommodations Industry; Accommodations Industry; Accommodations Industry; Accommodations Industry; Accommodations Industry; Accommodations Industry; Accommodations Industry; Accommodations Industry; Accommodations Industry; Accommodations Industry; Accommodations Industry; Accommodations Industry; Accommodations Industry; Accommodations Industry; Accommodations Industry; Accommodations Industry; Accommodations Industry; Accommodations Industry; Accommodations Industry; Accommodations Industry; Accommodations Industry; Accommodations Industry; Accommodations Industry; Accommodations Industry; Accommodations Industry; Accommodations Industry; Accommodations Industry; Accommodations Industry; Accommodations Industry; Accommodations Industry; Accommodations Industry; Accommodations Industry; Accommodations Industry; Accommodations Industry; Asia; North and Central America; South America; Atlantic Ocean; Central Asia; Europe; Latin America; Middle East; Oceania; West Indies
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    Archie A. Alexander

    Alexander was one of the first and most successful black engineers to enter the large-scale industrial construction business. Through his leadership, his firm built over 300 major View Details
    Keywords: Construction & Real Estate
    • February 2010 (Revised May 2010)
    • Supplement

    Bardhaman (B): Bengal Shrachi and the Township Design Decision

    By: John D. Macomber and Viraal Balsari
    A real estate developer in West Bengal chooses between two master plans for a 260 acre new township considering design, financing, and phasing. Two detailed master plans are considered, one with a radial design and an internal town square and one with a grid design and... View Details
    Keywords: Urban Development; Construction; Design; Finance; Construction Industry; Construction Industry; West Bengal
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    • October 2006 (Revised May 2007)
    • Case

    Habitat for Humanity-Egypt

    By: Jane Wei-Skillern and Kerry Herman
    Habitat for Humanity--Egypt (HFHE), has grown in just seven years to become one of the most successful Habitat programs worldwide. The organization is at a crossroads as it attempts to reach the ambitious goal of serving 10% of the 20 million Egyptians living in... View Details
    Keywords: Mission and Purpose; Construction; Social Issues; Social and Collaborative Networks; Non-Governmental Organizations; Construction Industry; Egypt
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    • May 1968 (Revised January 1992)
    • Case

    Graybar Syndications

    By: William J. Poorvu
    A potential investor evaluates a proposed offering—a major office building in downtown Manhattan. View Details
    Keywords: Buildings and Facilities; Investment; Construction; City; Valuation; Real Estate Industry; Real Estate Industry; New York (city, NY)
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    • September 2007 (Revised September 2008)
    • Case

    Buildings and Energy

    By: Forest L. Reinhardt and Nazli Uludere
    Presents data on opportunities to conserve energy in buildings, which account for about a third of all energy use. Encourages readers to think about the impediments to energy efficiency in the buildings sector and the ways in which entrepreneurs can profitably surmount... View Details
    Keywords: Buildings and Facilities; Energy Conservation; Construction; Entrepreneurship; Investment; Innovation and Invention; Performance Efficiency; Environmental Sustainability; Construction Industry
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    • 03 Apr 2017
    • What Do You Think?

    How About Investing in Human Infrastructure?

    thrown around range from the federal government borrowing and investing that money directly to instead providing incentives such as tax credits to encourage private industry to participate. The method and the final amount will be debated.... View Details
    Keywords: by James Heskett; Construction