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  • 28 Nov 2023
  • Book

Economic Growth Draws Companies to Asia. Can They Handle Its Authoritarian Regimes?

competition and do not commit to protecting fundamental rights. I find that, sometimes, businesspeople seem attracted to one-party regimes because they seem efficient or lack political conflict. But political conflict is always present in... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
  • 31 Jul 2023
  • News

Striving for Imperfection

programmable biology, and then all of the disruption from the pandemic, from conflict and economic disruption, the frame in which we’re doing strategy has all changed. Now, you’re just as likely to be disrupted by an entrant completely... View Details
Keywords: Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management of Companies and Enterprises

    Elon Kohlberg

    Elon Kohlberg is the Royal Little Professor of Business Administration at the Harvard Business School. His research is mainly in Game Theory, in particular the study of non-cooperative equilibrium.

    Professor Kohlberg has taught many courses in the MBA,... View Details

    Keywords: asset management; asset management; asset management; asset management; asset management
    • 14 Dec 2011
    • Research & Ideas

    The New Measures for Improving Nonprofit Performance

    How can nonprofit leaders address such conflicting demands? Harvard Business School Working Knowledge recently spoke with two leaders in the field of nonprofit performance management. Mario Morino is cofounder and chairman of Venture... View Details
    Keywords: by Julia Hanna
    • March 2013 (Revised July 2014)
    • Case

    Bay Partners (A)

    By: Josh Lerner and Lauren Barley
    In April 2010, Salil Deshpande has recently resigned from Palo Alto, California-based Bay Partners (Bay) where he had been a general partner. Although Deshpande had built a successful track record at the venture firm, he resigned with two other Bay general partners as... View Details
    Keywords: Risk and Uncertainty; Risk Management; Venture Capital; Conflict Management; Partners and Partnerships; Resignation and Termination; Policy; Management Teams; Financial Services Industry; California
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    • October 2008 (Revised September 2009)
    • Supplement

    Procter & Gamble in the 21st Century (C): Integrating Gillette

    By: Rosabeth M. Kanter and Matthew Bird
    P&G had used its purpose, values, and principles (PVP) to prepare for the physical integration of Gillette prior to the change of control. The execution of these plans posed numerous challenges in global business units as well as in individual country organizations.... View Details
    Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Change Management; Globalized Firms and Management; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Conflict and Resolution; Business Strategy; Corporate Strategy; Integration
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    • January 1999 (Revised March 2004)
    • Case

    AMB Consolidation, The

    By: William J. Poorvu and Daniel J. Rudd
    Anne Shea, assistant vice president at the Curators' Fund (The Fund), is responsible for investing roughly $80 million in real-estate assets. Less than three years ago, Anne invested $40 million into a commingled fund run by AMB Institutional Realty Advisors, Inc., a... View Details
    Keywords: Private Ownership; Conflict of Interests; Industry Structures; Property; Investment; Public Ownership; Real Estate Industry
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    • 13 Mar 2012
    • First Look

    First Look: March 13

    Publication:MIS Quarterly Executive 11, no. 1 (March 2012) Abstract The Chinese management software and IT services industry has grown dramatically over the past two decades and today is about the size of the Indian industry a decade ago.... View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
    • 31 Jan 2012
    • First Look

    First Look: Jan. 31

    vague, unrealistically grandiose goals. The research also revealed ways in which top managers can avoid these traps. Read the paper: http://www.mckinseyquarterly.com/Governance/Leadership/How_leaders_kill_meaning_at_work_2910 Fiduciary... View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne & Carmen Nobel
    • 01 Oct 2013
    • First Look

    First Look: October 1

    http://www.people.hbs.edu/liyer/BCCI_JEBO_Final_Sept2013.pdf August 2013 Contemporary Accounting Research The Role of Performance Measures in the Intertemporal Decisions of Business Unit Managers By: Bouwens, Jan, Margaret A. Abernethy,... View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
    • 05 Apr 2004
    • Research & Ideas

    Six Ways to Build Trust in Negotiations

    What began as a misunderstanding about specifications and deadlines between a manager at RLX, a software development firm, and a manager at Impress, one of its clients, had escalated into a View Details
    Keywords: by Deepak Malhotra
    • 17 Dec 2018
    • Research & Ideas

    Women Receive Harsher Punishment at Work Than Men

    branch manager or executive roles within a firm, women and men were held to the same standards and punished in comparable ways. The researchers observed the same phenomenon with racial minorities, with African-American men punished more... View Details
    Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Financial Services
    • 09 Jan 2007
    • First Look

    First Look: January 9, 2007

    subordinates, bosses, peers, and others, all of whom make relentless and often conflicting demands. "You really are not in control of anything," says one new manager. Another misconception is that new View Details
    Keywords: Martha Lagace
    • Web

    Networking Events - Recruiting

    they do not conflict with classes. We encourage companies to record webinars to make them available to all students. Off-Campus Receptions & Dinners Companies must manage all logistics but have the option to... View Details
    • 28 Feb 2018
    • Sharpening Your Skills

    Master the Team Meeting

    monkeybusinessimages No matter how much we hate going to meetings, there’s a generally accepted best practice that teams should meet with their managers on a regular cadence. More often than not, unfortunately, I hear leaders and their... View Details
    Keywords: by Julia Austin
    • 19 Oct 2022
    • Op-Ed

    Cofounder Courtship: How to Find the Right Mate—for Your Startup

    you are a technologist, but lack management or operating skills (marketing, sales, etc.), you may benefit from a more seasoned business leader as cofounder who has seen the movie before. While many operating skills can be learned,... View Details
    Keywords: by Julia Austin
    • 22 Jul 2002
    • Research & Ideas

    Is Performance-Based Pricing the Right Price for You?

    Because pricing is such a difficult and complex arena, it has confounded sales and marketing executives and scholars for centuries. In no other marketing element is the two-sided conflict and cooperation nature of the buyer-seller... View Details
    Keywords: by Benson Shapiro; Manufacturing
    • July 2001 (Revised October 2002)
    • Case

    Centra Software

    By: John A. Deighton and Laetitia Pouliquen
    Centra is a pioneer in software eLearning. It is debating how to modify its go-to-market strategy, adding telesales to improve sales force productivity. At the same time, its market is evolving, and management thinks it may be about to "cross the chasm" in Geoffrey... View Details
    Keywords: Applications and Software; Learning; Emerging Markets; Growth Management; Salesforce Management; Conflict Management; Information Technology Industry; Education Industry
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    Alumnae Circles - Alumni

    since 2016. Regional Leaders Each Circles region requires multiple volunteer leaders for them to be successful. Together, Regional Leads manage program aspects that ensure smooth operations and an engaged community: Oversee and support... View Details
    • 10 Feb 2009
    • First Look

    First Look: February 10, 2009

    differentials. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/09-089.pdf The Bloody Millennium: Internal Conflict in South Asia Author:Lakshmi Iyer Abstract This paper documents the short-term and long-term trends in internal View Details
    Keywords: Martha Lagace