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16 Jun 2017
Blog Post

What is the HBS Leadership Fellows Program?

The mission at Harvard Business School is to educate leaders who make a difference in the world. The Leadership Fellows program, an opportunity for a select group of graduating students, is one of the key ways the school supports and... View Details

Keywords: Nonprofit / Government

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Moral Reasoning & Experimental Political Philosophy

In this work, we demonstrate a new and morally significant effect on judgment and decision-making. This research is inspired by the work of John Rawls, widely regarded as the most important political philosopher of the 20th Century. Here we apply the central... View Details

Keywords: Ethics; Fairness; Distributive Justice

Creative Construction: The DNA of Sustained Innovation

Every company wants to grow, and the most proven way is through innovation. The conventional wisdom is that only disruptive, nimble startups can innovate; once a business gets bigger and more complex corporate arteriosclerosis sets in. Gary Pisano's remarkable research... View Details

05 Dec 2017
Research & Ideas

What We've Learned from 101 Entrepreneurs in Emerging Markets

understanding the factors that govern business growth in emerging markets. Leaders interviewed in 20 countries include Sir Fazle Hasan Abed, founder and chair, of Bangladesh’s BRAC microfinance company; Rosario Bazan, founder and CEO of... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

Career Coach

Lauren Murphy

individual leaders as well as senior management teams to improve team alignment with organizational goals. Lauren brings decades of management experience to her coaching work. For 14 years, she was the... View Details

Program

Senior Executive Leadership Program—India

change agents. Taking place in three modules, the Senior Executive Leadership Program–India accelerates the transformation of experienced senior executives into capable leaders who can drive business success. Delivered in a series of... View Details

15 Aug 2019
Blog Post

The Social Enterprise Initiative at HBS

work with leaders who are committed to driving change and creating impact that spans all three. In its 25th anniversary year, the HBS Social Enterprise Initiative celebrated its pioneering role as the first business school to have a... View Details

12 Feb 2001
Research & Ideas

John Irving’s Lessons for Business

all three of the creativity components in selecting people and assigning them to projects. First, of course, expertise is important — talent and skill, experience and training. Unfortunately, that's sometimes all that we consider. We need... View Details

Keywords: by Mallory Stark & Martha Lagace

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When the Thought Doesn’t Count: The Dynamics of Unhelpful Help in Creative Organizations

By: Colin Fisher, Julianna Pillemer and Teresa Amabile

We’ve all been there. You ask a colleague for help with something, maybe a tricky research design or a difficult student. They agree to help, but their assistance misses its mark. You wonder what happened and, if you turn to existing research and theory, you don’t find... View Details

Keywords: Helping; Organizational Culture

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March 2020 (Revised February 2023)
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Political Legitimacy and Global Capital Markets: Malaysia's 1MDB (A)

By: Meg Rithmire and Courtney Han

In May 2018, Malaysia’s 14th General Election saw a change of power that many thought they would never witness in their lifetimes. The political party that had ruled Malaysia for 60 year was kicked out of office by a 92 year-old challenger, Mahathir Mohamed, who had... View Details

Keywords: Government Administration; Crime and Corruption; Financial Markets; Malaysia

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30 Jul 2014
Lessons from the Classroom

Teaching The Deal

key negotiation strategies in the courses Negotiations and Deals. Both courses stress what corporate leaders learn from experience, that a manager's success depends largely on keen negotiation skills, whether the manager is trying to seal... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Education

Program

Leading in the Digital Era

that can transform your organization, deliver more value, and build competitive advantage, you will benefit from cutting-edge research into the culture of companies and leaders undergoing digital transformation. This program is offered in... View Details

17 Jun 2019
Blog Post

Why I Would Have Applied to the MS/MBA Biotechnology: Life Sciences Program

considered the path of becoming a medical doctor. However, a volunteering experience at the hospital of the University of Pennsylvania drew my attention to clinical research and, in particular, the significant impact translational science... View Details

18 Jun 2014
Research & Ideas

Book Excerpt: ‘Collective Genius’

book excerpt Leading Innovation From Collective Genius: The Art of Practice of Leading Innovation By Linda A. Hill, Greg Brandeau, Emily Truelove and Kent Linebeck Though each of our leaders and their firms differed in key ways, all View Details

Keywords: by Linda Hill; Entertainment & Recreation

28 May 2014
Research & Ideas

Building Histories of Emerging Economies One Interview at a Time

that body of knowledge was derived primarily from companies in the United States, Europe, and Japan. But as emerging markets in Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and Latin America continue to grow, so does an interest in how they came to be and what can be learned from... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna

When the Thought Doesn’t Count: The Dynamics of Unhelpful Help in Creative Organizations

09 Nov 2009
Research & Ideas

Come Fly with Me: A History of Airline Leadership

opportunities and promise where others see only defeat.” At each stage of aviation's business life cycle—start-up, growth, maturity, decline, rebirth—new types of leaders emerged, such as entrepreneur C.E. Woolman at Delta in the 1920s... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert; Air Transportation

24 Aug 2018
Blog Post

Meet the MS/MBA: Engineering Sciences Class of 2020

advisors, the chance to experience five design cycles, and the opportunity to tap into Harvard’s vast network of leaders and founders, these students will leave Harvard with 2 degrees and the toolkit they... View Details

02 Jan 2024
Blog Post

The No. 1 Character Trait You Will Need to Succeed in Business

If you choose to pursue a career in business, I can guarantee that you will experience moments that will test you as never before. At times like those, what quality will you need more than any other? I believe that quality is courage.... View Details

04 Feb 2025
Blog Post

Leadership with Purpose: Redefining Success & Impact with Satpal Singh (SELP—India 4, 2019)

Transformation at Legrand India and had spent years gaining diverse industry experience across the manufacturing, oil and gas, and energy sectors. My goal wasn’t just to refine my skills—I wanted to broaden my perspective on strategy,... View Details