Creative Work - Publications - Faculty & Research

29 Apr 2002
Research & Ideas

Star Power! How to Win in Professional Services

But this is a far cry from the PSF CEO, who lives and works among her "shareholders." She passes them in the hall, eats lunch with them, and has to guide them productively to accomplish her objectives. Even if they View Details

Keywords: by Jay W. Lorsch & Thomas J. Tierney

15 Oct 2001
Research & Ideas

Rethinking E-Leadership

era are especially in need of this kind of updating. 1. Forgo stewardship for entrepreneurship. A steward, writes Robert Hargrove, co-CEO of Masterful Coaching, based in Brookline, Mass., in E-Leader, is someone who conserves the existing business. An entrepreneur... View Details

Keywords: by Melissa Raffoni

30 Jun 2020
What Do You Think?

Is a Business School-Industry Collaboration Needed to Attract Black Talent to Campus?

groups.” As EAM put it, “Success will require a variety of strategies deployed at the same time.” Black Man was among those suggesting one element of such an effort. “When I was in college, it was always difficult to find a group to work... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Education

13 Feb 2018
First Look

New Research and Ideas, February 13, 2018

passionately for a global-historical approach to political ideas. To better understand the development of liberalism, he looked not only to the works of great thinkers but also to their reception and use amid revolution and interstate... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

29 Jan 2015
Op-Ed

The Fall of Greece

the contrary the poor utilization of assets, especially in poorly governed countries like Greece, is dramatic. The emerging status is pretty clear: a deeply socialist state where central planning by politicians will command the use of scarce resources. These... View Details

Keywords: by George Serafeim

10 Feb 2015
First Look

First Look: February 10

collective creativity and insight. These two divergent perspectives pose a paradox that has held the attention of scholars for many years. In response, researchers have marshaled evidence to specify the conditions under which diversity... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

03 Nov 2003
What Do You Think?

Can Investors Have Too Much Accounting Transparency?

who wrote, "... legislative and regulatory response treats the symptoms (means) rather than the disease (motivation). Transparency is only as successful as the least creative obscurantist." He recommends, among other things,... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

27 Oct 2008
Lessons from the Classroom

Achieving Excellence in Nonprofits

suspect we will see these trends continue—additional emphasis on specifying goals and achievement, more creative networked forms of organization and activity, and more attention to working on systemic... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

04 Sep 2001
Lessons from the Classroom

Getting Back on Course

not currently in the full-time workforce. Many of the women who chose to leave their professional careers had approached Clark during his recent visits with alumni groups. They told him they felt disconnected from business and from HBS after leaving full-time View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

03 Feb 2011
What Do You Think?

Are We Going “Back to the Future” In Researching Management?

towards empowering employees to be creative and make decisions," which she believes will continue. Penny Cortez thinks that we should see more research on why "bad leadership seems to be more common than good " Illysa would... View Details

Keywords: Re: James L. Heskett

13 Aug 2020
Research & Ideas

6 Ways to Support COVID-Weary Employees

working together,” the article says. We talked to the researchers about how organizations can help employees cope with this difficult period—including everything from guaranteeing paid sick leave and gathering staff for virtual happy... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

07 Aug 2017
Research & Ideas

'Be Yourself (Within Reason)' and Other Job Search Survival Tips

Credit: iStock If you think looking for a job in your profession is difficult, try being an accounting PhD looking for work in academia. Harvard Business School Assistant Professor Ethan Rouen advises job hunters to start a physical... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Accounting; Education

02 May 2000
Research & Ideas

Leading Professional Service Firms

separates professional service firms from other businesses is that the employees are their most important assets. Yet professionals in any field — independent-minded, creative individuals—can be difficult to manage. In LPSF, we use an old... View Details

Keywords: Re: Jay W. Lorsch; Service; Consulting; Accounting

04 Sep 2001
Research & Ideas

Five Questions for Max Bazerman

Max Bazerman, co-author of "You Can't Enlarge the Pie," discussed the flaws in government decision making in an email interview with HBS Working Knowledge Editor Sean Silverthorne. Bazerman is Jesse Isidor Straus Professor of... View Details

Keywords: Re: Max H. Bazerman

17 Nov 2003
Research & Ideas

Lessons from a Nasty Trade Dispute

seems likely that Brazil will work with Canada to arrive at mutually agreeable financing packages to be used by each country. HBS professors Rawi Abdelal and Laura Alfaro recently co-wrote a business case with Brett Laschinger on the... View Details

Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell

25 Aug 2009
First Look

First Look: August 25

Working PapersAnger and Regulation Authors:Rafael Di Tella and Juan DubraNBER Working Paper Series, No. 15201, August 2009 Abstract We propose a model where voters experience an emotional cost when they... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

08 Feb 2000
Research & Ideas

Women Negotiating in the New Millenium

nice?' We have enormous skills in collaboration. "And what are you trying to do? Read the contents that lead to different choices." Jane's Dilemma With "Jane's Dilemma," the audience at the negotiation panel had a chance to View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

12 Sep 2005
Research & Ideas

The Broadband Explosion: Thinking About a Truly Interactive World

called "The Computer as a Communication Device." These guys imagined human capabilities moving to a new level when real-time interactivity was realized. They expected an acceleration of our abilities to innovate and work... View Details

Keywords: by Sara Grant; Technology; Communications; Telecommunications

03 Nov 2003
Research & Ideas

Making Money Making Movies

10 percent, in these early weeks. Q: Do your findings have implications for the video market? A: The video window, particularly DVD sales in recent years, has developed into a significant additional source of revenue for movie studios. However, what View Details

Keywords: by Manda Salls; Entertainment & Recreation; Motion Pictures & Video

17 May 2004
Research & Ideas

Why We Don’t Study Corporate Responsibility

consider what other institutions, such as companies, might do. In addition, companies are sometimes more responsive than governments to the populace. Our aim is to encourage creative theory and research that considers the conditions under... View Details

Keywords: by Manda Salls

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