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- 01 Nov 2011
- First Look
First Look: Nov. 1
Business Review 89, no. 11 (November 2011). Abstract Corporate leaders have long subscribed to the belief that the sole purpose of business is to make money. That narrow view, deeply embedded in the American capitalist system, molds the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 06 Mar 2007
- First Look
First Look: March 6, 2007
remained a popular leader for his commitment to promoting Nigerian business ventures. Elevated to Prime Minister of his tribe—the Ijebu-Ode—in 1956, and later selected as the first President of the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 08 Nov 2016
- First Look
November 8, 2016
Dialogue on Liberal Arts and Sciences: Re-engagement, Re-imagination, and Experimentation By: Kirby, William C., and Marjk van der Wende Abstract—This book highlights the experiences of international leaders... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 21 Jun 2011
- First Look
First Look: June 21
2, a social network survey, found that managers lower in metacognitive CQ reported a deficit of new idea sharing in their intercultural but not intracultural ties. In Study 3, a laboratory experiment involving a collaborative task, higher... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Sep 2006
- First Look
First Look: September 12, 2006
markets allow the backward linkages between foreign and domestic firms to turn into FDI spillovers. Our calibration exercises indicate that a) holding the extent of foreign presence constant, financially well-developed economies View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 03 Jan 2017
- First Look
January 3, 2017
a simple model of populism as the rejection of “disloyal” leaders. We show that adding the assumption that people are worse off when they experience low income as a result of leader betrayal (than when it is... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 23 Dec 2008
- First Look
First Look: December 23, 2008
Goldman Sachs & Co.—where one of the authors (Friedman) was Chairman—during the 1980s and early '90s: the firm's moves into junk bonds and private equity and its sustained efforts to become a truly global company. An effective coalitional View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 09 Dec 2008
- First Look
First Look: December 9, 2008
interest in a concept of competitive strategy more closely grounded in industrial organization economics; and third, with the development of a new course in entrepreneurial management more closely linked to business policy's concerns with the general management... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 06 Sep 2011
- Research & Ideas
The Power of Leadership Groups for Staying on Track
authenticity, which is the essential quality of leaders with high levels of emotional intelligence, or EQ. In my experience I have not seen leaders fail for lack of IQ, but I... View Details
Keywords: by Bill George
- 08 Dec 2015
- Research & Ideas
You Won't Make It If You Fake It
resent your attempts to exert power over them. “If you fake leadership, people will be unwilling to follow your lead” Developing as a leader is hard work. It is similar to the rigorous training and required View Details
Keywords: by Bill George
- 01 Oct 2009
- What Do You Think?
Can the “Masks of Command” Coexist with Authentic Leadership?
accepting full responsibility for outcomes and holding others accountable for their performance." Having established a framework for authentic leadership, George and his coauthor then personally interviewed 125 leaders they identify... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 21 Feb 2012
- Research & Ideas
Leadership Program for Women Targets Subtle Promotion Biases
discouraging further actions. "Through this back-and-forth, the would-be leader accumulates experiences that inform his or her sense of self as a leader, as well as feedback about his or her fit for... View Details
Keywords: by Maggie Starvish
- 17 Apr 2006
- Research & Ideas
Resisting the Seductions of Success
what he is actually saying. In other words, Tony's experiences serve as a peculiarly helpful warning. The word experience comes from the Latin words ex pericolo, which mean "from danger." By... View Details
- 26 May 2015
- First Look
First Look: May 26
to allocate their time to gaining more experience with the task-to the detriment of their learning. Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=47062 Making a Difference: Leader... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 02 Apr 2014
- What Do You Think?
Has the Post-Capitalist Economy Finally Arrived?
era of capitalism will bring. Tom Dolembo commented that "the revolution that is occurring is a shift of cost from production of product to delivery of experiences Capitalism requires a belief that wealth is exclusively for a... View Details
- 18 Nov 2016
- Sharpening Your Skills
Sharpening Your Skills: Making a Fast Start on a New Job
Experience Lacking experience, contract workers find it difficult to advance to a job with expanded responsibilities. But it can be done. Research into the the concept of "stretchwork." Reflecting on Work Improves Job... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 15 Mar 2016
- First Look
March 15, 2016
forthcoming Boston: Harvard Business Review Press The Three Box Solution: A Strategy for Leading Innovation By: Govindarajan, Vijay Abstract—How to Innovate and Execute. Leaders already know that innovation calls for a different set of... View Details
- 03 Dec 2015
- Op-Ed
How "New Nuclear" Power Could Save the Planet—If Regulators Would Allow It
Leaders from some 150 nations have convened in Paris this week for the COP21 conference with a singular goal: to fight the global threat of climate change. Each of them have brought to Paris their own national plan for reducing greenhouse gas emissions that drive... View Details
- 04 Jan 2010
- Research & Ideas
Best of HBS Working Knowledge 2009
Many business leaders are mystified about how to reach potential customers on social networks such as Facebook. HBS professor Mikolaj Jan Piskorski provides a fresh look into the interpersonal dynamics of these sites and offers guidance... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 20 Dec 2010
- Research & Ideas
New Dean Sets Five Priorities for HBS
"It was a moment when there was a need to come up with a different vision of how business leaders would operate," said Nohria. "Harvard Business School was created to fulfill that vision. Now, many people are asking the... View Details