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- 01 Dec 2022
- News
My First Job
a private upstream-energy company in Houston. Within months, I discovered that principals were using raised funds for personal benefit. I resigned, even though the energy industry was in an economic downturn and jobs were hard to find. A private investor had told me... View Details
- 24 Jul 2017
- Blog Post
Transitioning to Product Management at HBS
the startup world that many looked down upon business school graduates, who had the reputation of using flashy business concepts (think Jack Barker’s Conjoined Triangles of Success) to actually accomplish very little. However, once I... View Details
- 04 Nov 2010
- What Do You Think?
Why Do We Chase Stars?
believe that management is a profession? What do you think? Original Article How many times have you seen this happen? An organization seeking to make a senior management change goes after someone from outside with a reputation for, and... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 07 May 2024
- Blog Post
Opportunity to Offset Travel Emissions with Carbon Credits that Meet HBS Criteria
credits that are delivering on their expected GHG reductions and help reduce reputational risk. What are Harvard and HBS doing on Climate & Sustainability? Harvard’s Sustainability Action Plan focuses on climate, health, and equity.... View Details
- 25 Aug 2014
- News
Jonathan M. Nelson, MBA 1983
he says. “I had no idea that it would mushroom the way it did. I was just doing what I wanted to do.” Six years later, Nelson launched Providence Equity. Over the last 25 years, he and his partners have earned and sustained a reputation... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 25 Jul 2005
- Research & Ideas
Fool vs. Jerk: Whom Would You Hire?
which also may be difficult with the competent jerk—especially if you are afraid of how this might affect your reputation in his eyes or in the eyes of others to whom he may reveal your limitations. By contrast, the lovable fool may be... View Details
Keywords: by Tiziana Casciaro & Miguel Sousa Lobo
- 22 Feb 2022
- News
Breaking News
regulators rose 15 percent. The findings suggest that companies become more lenient when the penalty is merely a financial one (and a minor one, at that) and there’s none of the reputational risk that a breaking story in the local paper... View Details
- March 2023
- Teaching Note
Ransomware Attack at Colonial Pipeline Company
By: Suraj Srinivasan and Li-Kuan Ni
Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 123-069. On the morning of May 7, 2021, Colonial Pipeline Company became aware that the company had been the victim of a malicious ransomware attack that had stolen and locked up company data. The extortionists demanded 75 bitcoins (worth... View Details
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- 26 Mar 2018
- Research & Ideas
To Motivate Employees, Give an Unexpected Bonus (or Penalty)
organization. “If you feel you are being given a little more that you thought you would earn, then you tend to go above and beyond to restore this balance” Incentive mechanisms to motivate employees can take many forms, whether it’s tangible rewards or punishment,... View Details
- 01 Jun 2015
- Research & Ideas
The Surprising Benefits of Oversharing
research studies by Harvard Business School faculty explore this brave new world of "oversharing" — asking what it means to organizations and to reputation when we decide to buck the trend and keep personal information, well,... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- Web
John H. McArthur | About
complex stakeholders. By the time he became dean, McArthur had a reputation as a skilled negotiator with a talent for resolving thorny conflict, and a tough-minded but rational decision maker who worked with others in considerate and... View Details
- 24 May 2017
- News
Ilene H. Lang, MBA 1973
and helped take the company public. Along the way, she developed policies that enabled women to thrive at work—telecommuting (before it had a name) and flexible scheduling, among others. “There were no models for how to manage work life and family life,” says Lang.... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 13 Jan 2021
- Research & Ideas
How 'Small C' Change Can Beat Large-Scale Rebuilding
to the team. For leaders, it is essential to phase the postulated expectations with their own leadership behavior. Leaders should actively value the needs and contributions of team members and ask themselves: “What can I do for others?” By nature, developing a View Details
- 01 Aug 1998
- News
High Honors
Johnson & Johnson in 1973 and in 1977 joined Standard Brands Incorporated. There she rose to become vice president of marketing for the margarine division. Standard merged with Nabisco in 1981, and in 1987 she was named president of Nabisco's grocery division. Earning... View Details
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History - Entrepreneurship
Nevertheless – whether by dint of past experience, summer internship or just good fortune, there are usually at least 100 potential new ventures being explored in any given year. As it has grown, the Rock Center has earned a reputation as... View Details
- 29 Jan 2021
- Op-Ed
How Influencers, Celebrities, and FOMO Can Win Over Vaccine Skeptics
political leaders, along with reputable mega-influencers, such as celebrities with similar backgrounds and interests, to put members of this segment at ease. Two common tactics: Sizing up the alternatives. Influencers can highlight the... View Details
- 18 Oct 2017
- Research & Ideas
How Economic Clusters Drive Globalization
movement built a reputation for Costa Rica as a natural paradise and conservation hub,” Giacomin observes. “At the same time, local actors took advantage of this brand identity to build mainstream tourist facilities that weren’t in line... View Details
- 09 Dec 2002
- Research & Ideas
Most Accountants Aren’t Crooks—Why Good Audits Go Bad
relationship, potential loss of the contract, and possible unemployment. But the costs of a positive report when a negative report is called for—protecting the accounting firm's reputation or avoiding a lawsuit, for example—are likely to... View Details
- 01 Nov 2022
- What Do You Think?
Why Aren’t Business Leaders More Vocal About Immigration Policy?
and get to ours. They will be here under highly tenuous circumstances. One misstep and the undocumented or illegal are deported. As a result, data from reputable sources suggest that they have much lower crime rates than we who are... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 29 Aug 2005
- Research & Ideas
How Organizations Create Social Value
both nonprofits and corporations, a focus on EV and SV can enhance their reputation with consumers, government, and community. Corporations are seen as caring, and nonprofits are seen as efficient. Comparing Nonprofits And Corporations... View Details
Keywords: by Manda Salls