Publications

2013
Book

Entrepreneurship and Multinationals: Global Business and the Making of the Modern World

By: Geoffrey Jones

This book examines the history of entrepreneurship and multinationals in the making of the modern world. In recent years economists, historians, and political scientists have written extensively on the history of globalization and patterns of global wealth and poverty,... View Details

2008
Article

Linking Crisis Management and Leadership Competencies: The Role of Human Resources Development

The problem and the solution. Most executives are aware of the negative consequences associated with an organizational crisis and focus on communications and public relations as a reactive strategy. However, many neglect the other leadership responsibilities... View Details

Keywords: Leadership Development; Crisis Management; Human Resources; Experience and Expertise

September 1983
Supplement

From Initiative to Inheritance: A History of Applied Organization Study at Harvard, Video

09 Feb 2009
Research & Ideas

Uncompromising Leadership in Tough Times

disconfirmed our initial estimate, we dropped the CEO from our sample. Q: What made these leaders unusual? A: The CEOs were quite different in personality, background, and leadership style. But they were similar in what they saw as the... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

November 2008 (Revised September 2014)
Background Note

Differences at Work: The Leadership Challenge

By: Sandra J. Sucher

This note reviews research findings on the leadership challenges of diversity, including the social psychology of similarity and difference, the value of multiple perspectives to problem-solving, the relationship between diversity and firm performance, and management... View Details

Keywords: Prejudice and Bias; Leadership; Behavior; Ethics; Organizational Culture; Diversity

Educators

28 May 2020
News

Meet the 2020-2021 Leadership Fellows

2006
Working Paper

Streaming Knowledge—A Hidden History of Codetermination: The Schmalenbach Society and the Dinkelbach School of German Management

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May – June 2011
Article

Stop Stealing the Spotlight: The Perils of Extraverted Leadership

By: A. Grant, F. Gino and D. Hofmann

Keywords: Leadership

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Teaching Interest

Field Immersion Experiences in Leadership Development

By: Frances X. Frei

HBS students have traditionally been immersed in a case-study method that has encouraged them to think like leaders. As a part of the school’s recent curriculum innovation, Field Immersion Experiences for Leadership Development (FIELD) gives students meaningful... View Details

November 2017
Supplement

BrightStar Care: Evolution of a Leadership Team: Video Supplement

By: Boris Groysberg and Colleen Ammerman