Resistance - Publications - Faculty & Research

14 Apr 2020
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Three Keys To Engaged, Productive Telework Teams

16 Jul 2016
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As our gender spectrum blurs, brands fight to keep the lines drawn

27 Mar 2019
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Harvard Business School Joins Farm Forward’s Leadership Circle

26 Apr 2017
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Merge, Bail, and Make Out Like a Bandit

07 Jun 2007
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The bad dream of options expensing lingers

13 Sep 2020
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The Biggest Money Mistakes People Make in a Recession

07 Mar 2022
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Putin’s Iron Fist vs. Zelensky’s Moral Clarity

21 Oct 2016
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How to Get the Most Out of a Conference

18 Oct 2023
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Shafiq Khan (MBA 1982) loves to solve problems. It’s what attracted him to the case study method at HBS and, after graduation, to consulting at Booz, Allen & Hamilton. Then, at United Airlines, Khan encountered another challenge: The company was spending one-sixth of... View Details

Keywords: April White

01 Feb 2001
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What Makes a Good Leader

She points out that "people often resist change for reasons that make good sense to them, even if those reasons don't correspond to organizational goals. So it is crucial to recognize, reward, and celebrate accomplishments." THE ROLE OF... View Details

Keywords: Management

01 Jun 2024
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Again and Again

Edited by Jen McFarland Flint; Illustrations by Jason Holley Whenever he’s presenting to a large audience, Professor Michael Norton likes to pose this question to the crowd: After you get up in the morning, do you brush your teeth first and then shower, or vice versa?... View Details

Keywords: Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

01 Mar 2024
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The War Within

When the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine began in February 2022, Nataliia Zhyliak’s world was upended in a matter of days. At the time, Zhyliak, a psychologist in the western Ukrainian city of Kamianets-Podilskyi, was working at an education and rehabilitation... View Details

Keywords: Janelle Nanos; illustration by Daniel Bejar

01 Jan 2013
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André R. Jakurski, MBA 1973

manages $3.8 billion As part of the Polish underground resistance during World War II, André Jakurski's father forged documents to help those in danger change their identities. "My parents lost everything during the war," explains the... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

01 Oct 1999
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Banking on Success

lots of things in a mediocre way. I've also learned that, in this business, it's not a bad idea to be a contrarian and resist the urge to follow the herd. Mentors? The late Steve Fenster (MBA '66) was a partner at Lehman when I joined the... View Details

Keywords: Deborah E. Blagg

01 Jun 2023
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From Big Pharma to Startup

diagnosis and treatment with genomic sequencing and machine learning to solve antibiotic resistance Nix—develops biosensors that analyze electrochemical biomarkers to deliver health and wellness data to consumers RapidSOS—securely links... View Details

Keywords: April White

01 Mar 2014
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Generation Next

wounds in the balance sheet—spurring the call to Kahn—and her ultimate recommendations were a challenge to leadership. But she met considerable resistance from the parent company chiefs, including her father. "Godrej has been one of those... View Details

Keywords: Mark Bergen; Godrej Group; Management

05 May 2020
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Fighting Climate Change Requires a New Capitalism

Rebecca Henderson spent her young adult years living two lives. At work, she preached the risks of resisting change to MBA students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, drawing on lessons she learned while watching factories... View Details

20 Feb 2018
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David Perry’s Green Revolution

decided to pursue something “that would make a positive difference in the world.” That’s when he found Indigo Ag, a company that is commercializing microorganisms that help plants grow. Indigo Ag’s scientists have identified microbes that confer View Details

01 Oct 2002
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The World According to MTV

and programming. Roedy has schmoozed with a number of world leaders — most recently, China's Jiang Zemin — in order to be granted access to their citizens' TV sets. “We've had little resistance once we explain that we're not in the... View Details

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