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- 04 Sep 2012
- Research & Ideas
Book Excerpt: Indispensable: When Leaders Really Matter
were renowned for their work in the antislavery cause. Both were at the peak of their powers and reputation. Instead the convention chose a one-term congressman whose claim to fame was an unsuccessful run for the Senate from Illinois: the... View Details
- 01 Jun 2007
- News
Power Trip
field. Business really didn’t have anything like that. So as part of our work for the Leadership Initiative, Nitin and I compiled a list of 1,000 founders or CEOs who led U.S.-based companies for at least five years between 1900 and 2000.... View Details
- 21 Nov 2005
- Research & Ideas
Making Credibility Your Strongest Asset
still operates, a sporting goods store in suburban Boston. Having worked in business for decades, he was well known in his niche but not beyond it. In a telling anecdote, Tony relayed to me how, one October afternoon, he got a call from a... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Wheeler
- 24 Apr 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, April 24, 2018
sampling channel and by decreasing returns; and (4) amplify these demand and operational benefits in dealing with customers who have the most acute need for the firm’s products. Moreover, the effects we document strengthen with time as... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 22 Jan 2020
- News
What It Takes
"Well, the school teacher's out here." And I said, "Don't feel put upon. What we're trying to do is safeguard this thing for the next time we try something like this. We'll make much more money, but you'll all be scared a lot less. It'll... View Details
- 01 Mar 2005
- News
Venture Capital’s Comeback
Massachusetts. During the bubble, the most valued skill was the presumed ability to predict what hot concept could go public fast. Now the pendulum has swung back to valuing entrepreneurial skills first and foremost. There’s also a renewed appreciation for the amount... View Details
- 08 Jan 2007
- Research & Ideas
Who Rises to Power in American Business?
"outsiders," such as Elizabeth Arden, created their own road to success, overcoming significant odds. The new book Paths to Power: How Insiders and Outsiders Shaped American Business Leadership explores the demographics of leadership in the U.S. over View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 04 Sep 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, September 4, 2018
One year after the implementation of the new system, TDABC analysis demonstrated cost savings of 19% and a 10-minute decrease in provider data-entry time. Any EHR system that allows the patient to input data is useful in that it can save patients and providers View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 15 Jun 2018
- News
Skydeck Live: The Science of a Meaningful Life
Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on SoundCloud More Skydeck episodes Charles Duhigg (MBA 2003) is a Pulitzer- Prize winning journalist and a New York Times best-selling author. His first book, The Power of Habit, focused the science of habit... View Details
- 28 May 2019
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for June 2019
You Soar, Adams recounts her humble childhood and the challenges she faced as a young girl, and how she overcame them and went on to live the life of her dreams. After experiencing adversity, poverty, and personal tragedy, Jennifer made a decision to transform her life... View Details
- 01 Dec 1996
- News
Starting Up and Starting Over
own business. But when asked what they hoped to be doing ten years in the future, more than 40 percent of the veterans said they wanted to have their own business, while the number wanting to work in a large corporation shrank to a mere... View Details
- 26 Jul 2004
- Research & Ideas
A Better Way to Negotiate: Backward
the valuation work on this somewhat unorthodox deal. After initial contact with the CEO, we spent a great deal of time ensuring that the key analyst bought into the deal. When intensive negotiations finally... View Details
Keywords: by James K. Sebenius
- 18 Apr 2022
- News
Home Grown
it might be a career path he could follow, too—but his father, knowing him well, suggested he work in a field where the results were more immediate. That guidance set Tewari on an entrepreneurial journey with no guarantees and plenty of... View Details
- 19 Feb 2021
- News
A Playbook for Progress
person of their race in a professional setting. And this “onlyness,” as we know, has its costs. Black women are twice as likely as white to say that their work is viewed skeptically. 23 percent of Latinx and 17 percent of Asian women also... View Details
- 01 Dec 2004
- News
The Future of Stem Cells
other Harvard schools and seven Harvard-affiliated teaching hospitals in contributing to the work of the new Harvard Stem Cell Institute (HSCI). Launched in April, the HSCI has a goal of moving from the laboratory to the clinic the... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 21 Mar 2016
- HBS Case
Can Customer Reviews Be 'Managed?'
They spend much more time paying attention to reviews of other people like them and trying to understand and gauge in an unbiased fashion what the real quality is of these products and services, particularly those in which you can’t... View Details
- 28 Apr 2009
- First Look
First Look: April 28, 2009
Working PapersNo Harm, No Foul: The Outcome Bias in Ethical Judgments (revised) Authors:Francesca Gino, Don A. Moore, and Max H. Bazerman Abstract We present six studies demonstrating that outcome information biases ethical judgments of... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 05 Aug 2008
- First Look
First Look: August 5, 2008
Working PapersWellsprings of Creation: Perturbation and the Paradox of the Highly Disciplined Organization Authors:David James Brunner, Bradley R. Staats, Michael L. Tushman, and David M. Upton Abstract Organizations face simultaneous... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 16 Mar 2010
- First Look
First Look: March 16
had full access to corporate archives and executives and provides us with a unique insight into the workings and strategies of one of the world's oldest and largest multinationals. Capitalism: Its Origins and Evolution As a System of... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 07 Dec 2010
- First Look
First Look: Dec. 7
as bacon ice cream. We propose that such choices are driven by consumers' continual striving to use time productively, make progress, and reach accomplishments (i.e., a productivity orientation). We argue that choices of collectable... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne