Power And Influence - Publications - Faculty & Research

15 Jun 2007
Research & Ideas

Remembering Alfred Chandler

America the "visible hand" was so powerful that it controlled not only the corporate landscape, but the political scene and the regulatory environment. My own work ended up being heavily View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

17 Jan 2019
Blog Post

MBA Curriculum Spotlight: Short Intensive Programs (SIPs)

every aspect of business, and life – from pitching to giving feedback, from brainstorming to making group decisions, from interviewing to firing. Creating Value Through Activist Investing This course will expose students to the... 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

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Era Jain

Who is one person from your life that you admire the most today? My sister is my hero. Being four years older than me, she has had a big influence on me growing up. It’s inspiring to see her juggle being mother of her one-year-old View Details

27 May 2015
Research & Ideas

Build 'Scaffolds' to Improve Performance of Temporary Teams

"Four minutes," a triumphant Amy C. Edmondson exclaims as she arrives at her Harvard Business School office, clutching a bike helmet and explaining that her commute is 10 minutes faster by bicycle than by car. Edmondson, the... View Details

Keywords: by Roberta Holland; Health

09 Nov 2021
Research & Ideas

The Simple Secret of Effective Mentoring Programs

Fortune 500 companies reportedly provide mentoring opportunities to new employees. Data on the effectiveness of these programs are thin, so Stanton and his colleagues sought to find out whether mentorship programs actually View Details

Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald

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Aldrich Hall | About

voice of J.P. Morgan.” Nelson W. Aldrich Aldrich began his career as a grocery boy, and Rockefeller believed his rise to power represented the kind of “individual initiative” that was fostered by Harvard... 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

14 Jan 2019
Op-Ed

These 4 CEOs Created a New Standard of Leadership

experience and perspective, these leaders will influence business and society for decades to come. Now global leaders such as General Motors’s Mary Barra, Merck’s Ken Frazier,... View Details

Keywords: by Bill George; Health; Banking; Food & Beverage; Consumer Products

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Why Your Gift Matters - Alumni

Research HBS faculty members conduct research on a variety of real-world topics that inform their teaching and influence business practice worldwide. HBS faculty members conduct research on a variety of... View Details

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Overview

Professor Sawyer’s research focuses on U.S. political economy in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, concentrating on the development of competition policy and the administrative state. While the conventional history of U.S. competition policy portrays the... View Details

01 Dec 2023
News

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

25 Nov 2013
Working Paper Summaries

Standard-Essential Patents

Keywords: by Josh Lerner & Jean Tirole; Legal Services

07 May 2012
Research & Ideas

The Art of Haggling

openly reveal their own interests from the get-go. The seller learns that the buyer plans to use the cottage only in the summer, and in the course of negotiation agrees to look after the property in the off-season. Here both sides win:... View Details

Keywords: by Katie Johnston

01 Sep 2023
News

Hands-on Learning About Global Markets

A certificate of appreciation was presented to Ellie Care representatives Francisco Garcia Zavaleta (COO) and Gervasio Videla Dorna (cofounder and CEO), at left, and to Patricio Alba (cofounder and CIO), far right, by HBS students Maxwell Nii Laryea, third from left,... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie

01 Nov 2022
What Do You Think?

Why Aren’t Business Leaders More Vocal About Immigration Policy?

(iStockphoto/Sundry Photography) Most people agree that US immigration policy is a mess. At times, it is hard to even know what it is. Immigration policy differences divide us as a nation and produce a great deal of misinformation. They... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

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HBS Alumni Conference: Accelerating Climate Solutions - Alumni

Fusion Systems (CFS), a fusion power company spun out of MIT, in 2022. Prior to CFS, Needham was a partner and the energy sector lead for TPG’s Rise Funds and a founding member... View Details

Portrait Project

Dallin McKinnon

burden we carry, they’ll shoulder it with us. Every day, there is someone in our circle of influence who needs this kind of gesture. We often don’t realize it because most burdens go unseen. People suffer in silence. I’m learning to see... View Details

29 Aug 2014
Working Paper Summaries

Patent Trolls

Keywords: by Lauren Cohen, Umit G. Gurun & Scott Duke Kominers

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Teacher Profiles - Case Method Project

History, History of 1968, Exploring Global Antiquity 600 BCE-600 CE, Consolidating Powers and Expanding Connections 600 CE-1400 CE TX Ellyn Hewett Celina High School Celina, TX PA Jane Highley Devon... View Details

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