attitudes - Publications - Faculty & Research

October 1971 (Revised September 1983)
Case

Sturdivant Electric Corp.

A unit manager on a field computer installation job is faced with recurring conflict between a programmer and his immediate supervisor. View Details

Keywords: Planning; Rank and Position; Problems and Challenges; Conflict and Resolution; Attitudes; Jobs and Positions; Management Teams; Managerial Roles; Public Relations Industry; Computer Industry

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06 Dec 2021
News

at HBS.” Simons saw entrepreneurship as “the best path to translate breakthrough research into something that can help people.” He launched Akouos (Greek, for “to listen”) with a realistic attitude about risk and a flexible definition of... View Details

Keywords: Deb Blagg

19 Apr 2017
News

Chicago Becomes a Hub of Startup Action

own perspective on the city’s evolution as an entrepreneurial ecosystem. Emanuel, for example, cited an historic event that fostered the city’s resilient, civic-minded culture: the Great Chicago Fire of 1871. Having the can-do attitude... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Emmanuel

01 Jun 2010
News

Alumni Books

the forces affecting attitudes and behaviors in each generation and analyzes the implications of organizational and technological changes for their future. Numbers Rule Your World: The Hidden Influence of Probability and Statistics on... View Details

Keywords: mathematics; statistics; Finance

06 Aug 2020
News

Defining Flex Work

called Werk Labs. (Auerbach has since taken a position at Egon Zehnder.) In her four years at Werk, Auerbach watched a sea change in attitudes toward flexibility in the workplace. “Since we started, demand has grown exponentially,” she... View Details

21 Dec 2015
Op-Ed

Without Immigrants, We Wouldn't Have Google

not take this attitude for granted. We should let it thrive with this generation’s outsiders, regardless of place of origin, ethnic background, religion, or gender. They can help bring a new set of perspectives and contributions that will... View Details

Keywords: by Shane Greenstein; Information Technology

25 Feb 2002
Research & Ideas

MNCs in Asia: Investing in the Future

The unparalleled size of Asia's markets has always caught the eye of multinational corporations. More recently, as government policies and cultural attitudes in the region continue to evolve, the strategies of multinational companies have... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna

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2.1.4 Classroom Non-Attribution | MBA

rights, differences, and dignity of others,” maintain “honesty and integrity in dealing with all members of the community,” and demonstrate “accountability for personal behavior.” Because it is especially important for students to bring an View Details

01 Dec 2012
News

50 Years & Counting

of company data and gender representations in the business press shows that the firm's approach to recruiting and retaining women more or less coincided with reported shifts in national attitudes toward women and work. "As an... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

01 Dec 2003
News

Alumni Author: Thomas H. Fischgrund (MBA ’80)

distinguishing thing about these kids was their attitude and their habits — they were proactive and passionate. Their goal was not to ace the SATs but to succeed in life. More specifically, in my sample of 160 students with perfect... View Details

Keywords: SATs; Educational Support Services; Educational Services

02 Jan 2001
Research & Ideas

Can Japan Compete? [Part One]

the book is also a contribution to thinking about competitiveness in general. In one part of the book, you and your coauthors write: "What really ails Japan has to do with the nation's deeply ingrained attitudes toward... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace & Hilah Geer

21 Aug 2017
Blog Post

A Summer Internship with the City of Boston

but which is pronounced “Do It”—captures the can-do attitude of the people who work here. They spend every day building online tools that are beautiful, welcoming, and highly useful to the citizens of Boston. Want to rewrite a webpage... View Details

Keywords: Consulting

11 Sep 2018
First Look

New Research and Ideas, September 11, 2018

designing service interactions so that citizens can see the often-hidden work that government performs. Across three studies, we find that revealing the “submerged state” through operational transparency impacts citizens’ attitudes and... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

October 2005 (Revised January 2006)
Case

Augusta National Golf Club Controversy, The (A)

By: Herman B. Leonard, Marc J. Epstein and Melissa Tritter

The prestigious Augusta National Golf Club's secret membership is widely believed to exclude women. When feminist advocate Martha Burk receives a mysterious list of "members," she must decide how best to use this information in her efforts to crack the glass ceiling.... View Details

Keywords: Partners and Partnerships; Attitudes; Decision Making; Problems and Challenges; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Gender; Non-Governmental Organizations; Communication Strategy; Sports Industry

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20 Jun 2016
News

Having an Impact on Development and Poverty Issues

rather the weather. Even today, Gandhi shivers a little when he talks about “crossing that darn bridge in the middle of winter.” Just as bracing to him, however, was the HBS attitude of being able to do anything you set your mind to.... View Details

Keywords: Constantine von Hoffman

09 Jul 2014
Research & Ideas

How Business Leaders Can Strengthen American Schools

that a business leader would come in and say, 'I know how to run my business so I know how to run your school.'" The attitude that superintendents desired of business leaders was quite different: "I'm going to learn first,... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Education

01 Jun 2013
News

Collective Wisdom

prize. In a community-based setting, you give up IP in exchange for complementary assets that create value for customers. Then there's the fear that my competitors will find out what I'm working on. Open companies have adopted a nuanced View Details

Keywords: crowdsourcing; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

Profile

Gordon Ross

States itself. “Maybe I look at America with rose-tinted glasses,” he says, “but I really believe the spirit of entrepreneurism sets the U.S. apart. Part of it is a more forgiving attitude – here, it’s okay to get things wrong a few times... View Details

01 Jun 2001
News

Christina Ehrenberg: The Examined Life

Papua New Guinea. “The focus of medical practice and the attitudes of practitioners in those places were so different than in the West,” notes Ehrenberg. “In Israel, doctors felt they could never go home because there were always more... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Health, Social Assistance

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Hands-on Learning About Global Markets | MBA

emergency-response monitoring that enables seniors 65+ to live more independently. Early on, the students learned that in Argentina, the attitudes of young people towards seniors were often negative and that many seniors led very solitary... View Details

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