Power and Influence - Publications - Faculty & Research

2014
Working Paper

The Triumph of the Humble Chief Risk Officer

By: Anette Mikes

This paper tracks the evolution of the role of two chief risk officers (CROs), and the tools and processes they have implemented in their respective organizations. While the companies are from very different industries (one is a power company, the other is a toy... View Details

Keywords: Risk Management; Managerial Roles

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10 May 2022
Research & Ideas

Being Your Own Boss Can Pay Off, but Not Always with Big Pay

For generations, American workers have dreamed of striking out on their own, starting their own business, being their own boss—and ideally making a lot of money in the process. That sentiment appears to be alive and well today, amid an... View Details

Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald

27 Feb 2006
Research & Ideas

When Rights of First Refusal Are a Bad Deal

ultimatum game to allow us to study situations just like this one. Together they allowed us to study how the clause influenced outcomes in situations in which the right holder starts off in a powerful... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Construction; Real Estate; Entertainment & Recreation

03 May 2012
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Learning by Supplying

Keywords: by Juan Alcácer & Joanne Oxley

15 Jan 2013
First Look

First Look: January 15

Activity Based Costing System to the Theory of Constraints System (TOC). Using structuration theory as a framework, we posit that user responses and attitudes towards TOC are influenced not only by the... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Business, Government & the International Economy Curriculum - Faculty & Research

about the broad economic and political context in which business operates. Throughout their careers, business leaders are asked to formulate and lead their firm's responses to the external environment. They... View Details

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For Organizations | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

such as Sustainable Investing , Power and Influence for Positive Impact , and more. Working with MBA Students Summer Associates Students play a... View Details

25 Apr 2007
Research & Ideas

Feeling Stuck? Getting Past Impasse

any aspect of our lives. It's as if the impasse were made to break down our defenses. In particular, the inner critic becomes louder and more powerful during this second phase. The inner critic is that... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

01 Sep 2023
News

Made in Italy

HBS faculty members and students visited Lamborghini’s headquarters in Bologna during the immersion to learn how the company became experts in electric car technology. Photo courtesy Lamborghini IMMERSIVE FIELD COURSES OFFERED AS ELECTIVES IN 2023 Denmark and... View Details

Keywords: April White

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Ryann has extensive teaching experience in varied instructional settings. She was appointed the Qualitative Advisor for the Harvard University Sociology Department senior thesis writers in 2015-2016, and supervised two senior thesis writers in prior years. She served... View Details

10 Mar 2021
Research & Ideas

Key to Doing Your Best at Work? Be Yourself

impact on the company’s identity, its culture, and ultimately, its success. But lots of research shows that people in positions of power are given a lot more leeway to buck social norms than those with less... View Details

Keywords: by Christina Pazzanese, Harvard Gazette

2009
Working Paper

Negotiating the Path of Abraham

By: Kimberlyn Leary, James K. Sebenius and Joshua Weiss

In the face of daunting barriers, the Abraham Path Initiative envisions uncovering and revitalizing a route of cultural tourism that follows the path of Abraham and his family some 4,000 years ago across the Middle East. It begins in the ancient ruins of Harran, in... View Details

Keywords: Development Economics; Social Entrepreneurship; Negotiation; Business and Community Relations; Business and Government Relations; Religion; Environmental Sustainability; Tourism Industry; Middle East

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01 Dec 2023
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A Continuum of Innovation

As senior associate dean and chair of the MBA Program, Matt Weinzierl has a running list of questions that he and Jana P. Kierstead, the executive director of MBA and Doctoral programs, always keep in mind. They range from the curricular (How can we ensure that the MBA... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie

12 Apr 2013
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Gary Frazier, USC Marshall School of Business

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Faculty & Researchers - Managing the Future of Work

Sandra Sucher, professor of management practice at Harvard Business School, is an internationally recognized trust researcher. The Power of Trust , her third book, is based on two decades of global research on how companies build... View Details

23 Dec 2009
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The Global Agglomeration of Multinational Firms

Keywords: by Laura Alfaro & Maggie Chen

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Advisory Board - Entrepreneurship

Interactive Messaging Unit (IMU), the online industry's catalyst for going "beyond the banner" and standardizing new ad formats that dramatically enhanced both the user experience and ad performance. His... View Details

Why They Do It: Inside the Mind of the White-Collar Criminal

"A spectacular achievement" - Library Journal

From the financial fraudsters of Enron, to the embezzlers at Tyco, to the Ponzi schemer Bernie Madoff, the failings of corporate titans are regular fixtures in the news. But what drives wealthy and... View Details

29 Apr 2010
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The Great Leap Forward: The Political Economy of Education in Brazil, 1889-1930

Keywords: by André Martínez-Fritscher, Aldo Musacchio & Martina Viarengo; Education

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Career Networking - Alumni

about what's going on within your own community. Executive Presence (Behind a Screen) Speaking up on a conference call, presenting your analysis to your boss, or simply "showing up" online as your best self—how do you make your presence known in a View Details

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