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16 Aug 2018
News

Working with a Giver’s Spirit

re-investment has been the hallmark of his entire career. “When I applied to HBS, I was a TV reporter,” Ayala says. “I wanted to figure out how media can generate more profit and then therefore plow more money back into really useful things. My passion is unleashing... View Details

Keywords: Constantine von Hoffman

20 Feb 2017
Research & Ideas

Having No Life is the New Aspirational Lifestyle

leisurely Sally. In another experiment, a hundred participants were asked to read a fictional letter from a “friend” named Daniel. In one version, he complained about being “crazy busy” and never having time to watch TV. In another, he... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

06 Oct 2010
Research & Ideas

John Kotter: Four Ways to Kill a Good Idea

analog, but it can be effective in bringing up unpleasant memories. Pushing anxiety buttons is manipulative in the worse sense of the word. But it can be an effective tactic. Once aroused, anxieties do not necessarily disappear when a person is confronted with an... View Details

Keywords: by John Kotter & Lorne A. Whitehead

01 Dec 2022
News

Full Court Press

On May 28, 2022, the Basketball Africa League (BAL) held the championship game of its second season, pitting the club team Petro de Luanda, from Angola, against US Monastir, from Tunisia. Traffic snarls outside the stadium, congestion tightened by temporary road... View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell

14 Jun 2010
Research & Ideas

The Hard Work of Measuring Social Impact

the same time," Ebrahim notes. "Delivering emergency relief and basic services in sanitation, water, and housing is easier to measure than impacts on public policy or on good governance, freedoms, and rights. Societal transformations—such as improving View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna

19 Oct 2021
Research & Ideas

Fed Up Workers and Supply Woes: What's Next for Dollar Stores?

it in time for the holiday season. But right now, I might not be able to make it into stores by Christmas." I’m sure there are cost pressures on Dollar General and Dollar Tree, especially the “treasure hunt” merchandise. All that stuff... View Details

Keywords: by Christine Pazzanese, Harvard Gazette; Retail

10 Jul 2007
What Do You Think?

How Much of Leadership Is About Control, Delegation, or Theater?

"So is leadership about control, delegation, or theatre? It could be all three, or none of them. The answer lies in the projections of the potential followers." Ken Hedberg said, "You can tell who the leaders are by View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

20 Nov 2012
First Look

First Look: November 20

performance. In summary, the polarized claims that corporate voluntary regulation represents a win-win opportunity-or constitutes a smokescreen that allows firms to operate with less regulatory oversight-are misguided. Instead, the key to efficient and effective... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

07 Feb 2019
Book

How Big Companies Can Outrun Disruption

other mistake companies make with innovative culture is presenting it as something that is going to be really fun." And, sometimes responding is not even the right response. As I write in the book with the example of digital... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

04 Apr 2023
Blog Post

Maersk’s Journey to Decarbonize Shipping

essays posted on the HBS Business and Environment Initiative’s Blog that highlights their reflections. Learn more about this IFC course on Decarbonization and Sustainable Production by watching this five minute video summary. As part of... View Details

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The Intersection of Public Relations and Photography | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School

industry,” he asserted, “has any moral right to allow itself to be unexplained, misunderstood or publicly distrusted, for by its unpopularity it poisons the pond in which we all must fish.” 17 While many companies hired outside PR... View Details

Profile

Melcolm Ruffin

Growing up on the west side of Chicago, Melcolm Ruffin was immersed in three things: "a loving family that nurtured me," an emphasis on education, and a passion for basketball. "I loved sports and was a big basketball junkie," Melcolm says. "I... View Details

Keywords: Entertainment/Media

20 Apr 2021
Book

A Simple Question That Can Guide Companies to Epic Success

book that for most companies, the best opportunities sit right in their industry, close to home. Second, conventional strategic thinking teaches that companies can easily get “stuck in the middle,” with no discernible competitive... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost

06 Mar 2020
Book

A Great Teacher's Lessons for Leading

focused on leadership, organizational behavior, managing human capital, and career management. His new book, Teaching by Heart: One Professor’s Journey to Inspire, was recently published by Harvard Business Review Press. He shares his... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Education

01 Nov 2011
First Look

First Look: Nov. 1

are significantly under-represented in the ownership of enterprises and the share of the workforce employed by them. These differences are widespread across all states, have decreased very modestly between 1990 and 2005, and cannot be attributed to broad differences in... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

13 Mar 2005
Research & Ideas

The Tricky Business of Nonprofit Brands

from relief and hands-on work to policy and advocacy roles. Why do you think we are seeing this trend? A: The move towards advocacy is driven by two main themes, an increase in the importance of taking human View Details

Keywords: by Manda Salls

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Launching Tech Ventures | HBS Online

Scaling Responding to Biased Questions Advice on VC Fundraising Show Hide Details Concepts The Venture Capital Industry The Financing Process Term Sheets and Exits Featured Exercises Determine whether VC funding is right for your startup... View Details

Blog

Inside the Learning: Program Formats Unpacked

Thanks to a wall of life-size screens, strategically placed cameras, and a studio crew, the experience is more immersive than what is provided by a virtual meeting technology such as Zoom. Watch our Live Online Classroom (LOC) video to... View Details

01 Dec 2009
News

One Man Crime Wave

languages. To many writers, critics, and fans, “JDM” lives on as an underappreciated master, a born storyteller who served up riveting, best-selling adventure tales that feature penetrating social commentary and sharp insights into human... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; fiction writing; Arts, Entertainment; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

16 Mar 2020
Research & Ideas

How the Coronavirus Is Already Rewriting the Future of Business

are on the same page. The final thing I’ll say: Remote companies have well-established processes where people are socializing and no one is feeling isolated and falling through the cracks. That’s really important right now, especially... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

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