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Accounting & Management Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research

Facility-Level Misconduct” with Gerardo Perez Cavazos. V.G. Narayanan : Winner of the David Solomons Prize for Best Paper Published in Management Accounting Research in 2018 for “The Performance Effect of Feedback in a Context of Negative... View Details

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Advisory Board - Entrepreneurship

receive invaluable feedback at each round of the Competition. $315,000 in cash plus in-kind prizes! Read More Rock Accelerator This innovative, immersive, and competitive yearlong program supports 20-25 Rock Summer Fellow teams with up to... View Details

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Mark McNeill

best of leaders have areas of weakness. The key is that they are aware of these weaknesses and actively look to others to augment them. These highly self-aware leaders we studied also sought frequent feedback from others about their... View Details

05 Jul 2022
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Have We Seen the Peak of Just-in-Time Inventory Management?

for Competitive Advantage. Your feedback to last month’s column Is Stakeholder Management Facing New Headwinds? Thoughtful comments raise added questions. That was the case in the several responses to last month’s column. The general... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Manufacturing; Shipping; Transportation

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Claudia Hill

hearing from different members of my section and the various leadership roles they have undertaken. They have broadened my perception of what good leadership can be and reinforced the humility required to enable them to reflect and seek View Details

10 Jan 2023
Op-Ed

Time to Move On? Career Advice for Entrepreneurs Preparing for the Next Stage

Ponderings. You Might Also Like: Feeling Separation Anxiety at Your Startup? 5 Tips to Soothe These Growing Pains Cofounder Courtship: How to Find the Right Mate—for Your Startup Inclusive Leadership Advice: Get Comfortable With the Uncomfortable View Details

Keywords: by Julia Austin

13 Feb 2014
Research & Ideas

Managing the Family Business: Leadership Roles

by controlling spending better. They usually need to devote more attention to the development of the next generation. And business families, like all families, are typically poor at giving performance feedback to their members. These are... View Details

Keywords: by John A. Davis

26 Apr 2022
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What Does Your Business Stand For? Why Building Trust Starts with Purpose

autonomously and perform at their best. DEEP PURPOSE. Copyright © 2022 by Ranjay Gulati Reprinted here with permission from Harper Business, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers. Feedback or ideas to share? Email the Working Knowledge... View Details

Keywords: by Ranjay Gulati

18 Oct 2022
Research & Ideas

When Bias Creeps into AI, Managers Can Stop It by Asking the Right Questions

Startup Marketplace for Used Furniture The Twofold Effect of Customer Retention in Freemium Settings Beyond Pajamas: Sizing Up the Pandemic Shopper Feedback or ideas to share? Email the Working Knowledge team at hbswk@hbs.edu. Image:... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

18 Jun 2024
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Industrial Decarbonization: Confronting the Hard Challenges of Cement

Cities like Cairo; Chongqing, China; Delhi; and Kinshasa, Congo are experiencing population explosions accompanied by unprecedented demand for homes, offices, factories, and infrastructure. In the United States, the Biden Administration’s policy-driven infrastructure... View Details

Keywords: by by Janelle Conaway; Green Technology; Energy; Industrial Products; Manufacturing

23 Oct 2019
Blog Post

How to Talk Gooder in Business and Life

prosodic cues (things like tone of voice, cadence, silence, laughter, interruptions, and back-channel feedback like “uh-huh” and “yea” that don’t quite fall into the verbal or nonverbal buckets). In “How to talk gooder,” we’ll reflect... View Details

01 Oct 2001
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Organizing the Family-Run Business

company; help develop policies that help the company and its shareholders achieve their goals; provide performance feedback to senior management, especially the CEO; ensure that the business remains decisive; and oversee the family's... View Details

01 Sep 2023
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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 Aug 2022
What Do You Think?

Does Religious Belief Affect Organizational Performance?

Corporate Governance Institute—Finance Working Paper No. 822/2022 Your feedback to last month’s column Have We Seen the Peak of Just-in-Time Inventory Management? The majority of those commenting suggested that we have seen the peak of... View Details

Keywords: Re: James L. Heskett

12 Aug 2019
Research & Ideas

How Scale Changes a Manager's Responsibilities

more time obtaining customer feedback and downloading it to your team, and brainstorming and selling ideas. It’s OK to stay close to a passion area, but the bottom line is, let your team execute. Process As you scale, you must shift your... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Austin

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Diversity and Inclusion - Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning

Assessment & Feedback Sample Class Student diversity enhances learning and can present both challenges and opportunities for discussion leadership. Some of these challenges/opportunities relate to identities that may be visible (e.g.,... View Details

23 Mar 2023
Research & Ideas

As Climate Fears Mount, More Investors Turn to 'ESG' Funds Despite Few Rules

Investor interest in social responsibility has skyrocketed in the past three years, even as US regulations to hold companies accountable remain in flux and the environmental, social, and governance (ESG) label itself draws backlash. Investors are willing to pay a... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Financial Services

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Negotiation Course Online | HBS Online

Tactical Choices Show Hide Details Concepts BATNA Analysis Psychological Factors Offer Analysis Bargaining Tactics Featured Exercises Negotiation simulation (Negotiating a Single Issue Agreement: Buying/Selling a Unique Property) Peer View Details

24 Apr 2023
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What Does It Take to Build as Much Buzz as Booze? Inside the Epic Challenge of Cannabis-Infused Drinks

business—economies of scale and repeatable models, for example—might not apply. You Might Also Like: Latest Isn’t Always Greatest: Why Product Updates Capture Consumers Dispensing Justice: The Case for Legalizing Cannabis Nationally When Bias Creeps into AI, Managers... View Details

Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald; Consumer Products; Food & Beverage

05 Mar 2009
What Do You Think?

How Frank or Deceptive Should Leaders Be?

Sridharan emphasized, "keep communication channels open for feedback to assuage any employee anxieties; be cautious in messaging about (the) here and now; stay positive about future plans!" Heather Neary raised questions for us... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

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