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- 16 Nov 1999
- Lessons from the Classroom
Leading Change and Organizational Renewal
substantially changed. Tushman: In Leading Change and Organizational Renewal, we begin by helping managers to recognize inertia within their own organizations, and to understand its root causes. But, we... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 2020
- Working Paper
Food Security and Human Mobility During the COVID-19 Lockdown
By: Prithwiraj Choudhury, Wesley W. Koo, Xina Li, Nishant Kishore, Satchit Balsari and Tarun Khanna
During the COVID-19 crisis, millions of migrants around the world face food insecurity. This could force migrants to travel during the pandemic, exposing them to health risks and accelerating the spread of the virus. Anecdotal evidence demonstrates the importance of... View Details
Keywords: COVID-19; Migrants; Food Security; Mobility; Health Pandemics; Food; Distribution; Policy; Global Range
Choudhury, Prithwiraj, Wesley W. Koo, Xina Li, Nishant Kishore, Satchit Balsari, and Tarun Khanna. "Food Security and Human Mobility During the COVID-19 Lockdown." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 20-113, May 2020.
- 07 Sep 2021
- News
Increasing Access and Expanding Opportunity
activities on campus that are not expensive and that give students a chance to connect socially. We also include a modest amount for activities and travel in the aid we... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
- 22 Feb 2022
- News
Finance and the Economic Recovery
alumni giving to the HBS Fund fuels the School’s efforts to educate leaders who are equipped to navigate the challenges facing business and society today, such as those posed by the pandemic, as well as... View Details
- 02 Aug 2004
- Research & Ideas
Health Care Research and Prospects
and inadequate care. In short, health care in the United States appears to be broken. Enter Harvard Business School's Life Sciences & Health Care Initiative, which brings together faculty from diverse parts of HBS to both conduct... View Details
- June 2010 (Revised September 2011)
- Background Note
An Overview of Project Finance and Infrastructure Finance--2009 Update
By: Benjamin C. Esty and Aldo Sesia
Provides an introduction to the fields of project finance and infrastructure finance and gives a statistical overview of project-financed investments over the years from 2005 to 2009. Examples of project-financed investments include the $1.4 billion Mozal aluminum... View Details
Esty, Benjamin C., and Aldo Sesia. "An Overview of Project Finance and Infrastructure Finance--2009 Update." Harvard Business School Background Note 210-061, June 2010. (Revised September 2011.)
- 01 Jun 2001
- News
Fellowship Donors and Recipients Honored
Over three hundred fellowship donors and recipients were honored in early April at a dinner on campus at the new Spangler Center. Dean Kim B. Clark, who hosted the event, told the assembled guests that they are a vital part of the... View Details
- Web
Environmental Quality - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
HBS ISC Research Areas Research Areas Antitrust & Competition Policy CEO Leadership Environmental Quality Innovation & Innovative Capacity Philanthropy Social Progress Index Environmental Quality Environmental Quality In 1991, Michael... View Details
- 01 Mar 2017
- News
Nurturing Emerging Scholars and Leaders
believe strong teachers and researchers are essential to creating future leaders. “HBS has one of the most respected doctoral programs in the world, and we felt we could have the greatest impact by... View Details
- Article
Perceiving Freedom Givers: Effects of Granting Decision Latitude on Personality and Leadership Perceptions
By: Roy Y.J. Chua and Sheena Iyengar
A perennial question facing managers is how much decision latitude to give their employees at work. The current research investigates how decision latitude affects employees' perceptions of managers' personalities and, in turn, their leadership effectiveness. Results... View Details
Keywords: Decisions; Leadership; Perception; Employees; Performance Effectiveness; Personal Characteristics
Chua, Roy Y.J., and Sheena Iyengar. "Perceiving Freedom Givers: Effects of Granting Decision Latitude on Personality and Leadership Perceptions." Leadership Quarterly 22, no. 5 (October 2011): 863–880.
- 19 Jul 2006
- Research & Ideas
Political Turmoil and Mexico’s Economy
history, HBS assistant professor Noel Maurer considers these questions and opens the door to other queries involving issues of economics and governance that reach well beyond the United States View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- 19 Jan 2024
- News
The Values and Virtues of a Quick Fix
Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Hi, this is Dan Morrell, host of Skydeck. Speed has gotten a pretty bad rap, says Anne Morriss (MBA 2004). The Silicon Valley mantra of moving fast and breaking things has led to waves of high-profile... View Details
- 13 Jul 2016
- HBS Case
How Uber, Airbnb, and Etsy Attracted Their First 1,000 Customers
who have rides to offer. (Same idea as Airbnb, which connects people needing rooms with home-owners.) So to launch as a platform service, these companies need to find users on both the supply and demand sides. “Poaching customers is... View Details
- 25 Apr 2023
- Op-Ed
How SHEIN and Temu Conquered Fast Fashion—and Forged a New Business Model
Two China-based retail platforms, SHEIN and Temu, are getting a huge amount of attention in the fashion industry these days. I believe that the significance of these platforms goes way beyond the ability to View Details
- 16 Dec 2002
- Lessons from the Classroom
Marrying Distance and Classroom Education
classroom. They might learn more and actually give back more to the company than they would with a standard teaching method. People who really like the classroomand the interaction in the classroom are less... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- Blog
HBS Online and Executive Education Leadership: Q+A with Patrick Mullane and Luis Viceira
the brand matters, but we often don’t give ourselves enough credit for being the brand—we make the brand valuable by the things we do, and I think sometimes the broader community doesn't hear that enough.... View Details
Winning in Emerging Markets: A Roadmap for Strategy and Execution
Most books thus far on emerging markets are either investing-oriented (Mobius, Pereiro), or country - or market-specific (Farrell, Lindahl), or descriptive (Friedman, van Agtmael). No book has definitively targeted the corporate strategists who need a practical... View Details
- Research Summary
Fixed NAVs and Costly Puts: US Money Market Mutual Funds (with Peter Tufano)
US money market mutual fund investors have been granted an implicit put option that allows them to sell or redeem their shares at a fixed price of $1.00, regardless of the market value of the portfolio. We describe the institutional features that give rise... View Details
- February 2004
- Article
Leader Behaviors and the Work Environment for Creativity: Perceived Leader Support
By: Teresa M. Amabile, Elizabeth A. Schatzel, Giovanni B. Moneta and Steven J. Kramer
This exploratory study investigated leader behaviors related to perceived leader support, encompassing both instrumental and socioemotional support. The study first established that leader support, proposed to be a key feature of the work environment for creativity,... View Details
Amabile, Teresa M., Elizabeth A. Schatzel, Giovanni B. Moneta, and Steven J. Kramer. "Leader Behaviors and the Work Environment for Creativity: Perceived Leader Support." Leadership Quarterly 15, no. 1 (February 2004): 5–32.
- 05 Apr 2022
- Blog Post
The HBS New Venture Competition Turns 25: Celebrating A Quarter Century of Innovation and Entrepreneurship
For the last 25 years, the Harvard Business School New Venture Competition (NVC) has provided a forum for founders trying to tackle some of the world’s most challenging business problems. Student and alumni founders refine their ideas... View Details