Execution - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Mar 2011
News

The Path to Economic Revival

resilient, and it’s quite flexible. These are things to build on. We wouldn’t want anybody to interpret what we are saying as the sky is falling. While there are some issues around policy, and there are some issues around management, it’s time for View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Manufacturing

20 Sep 2021
Blog Post

Taking Your Shot in the Sports Industry with Adam Laitsas (MBA 2016), SVP, Head of Marketing for Madison Square Garden Sports Corp.

known in the sports industry and he was named to Portland Business Journal’s 40 Under 40 in 2020 as a next executive to watch. The role at MSG overseeing marketing for the Knicks, Rangers, Counter Logic Gaming, Westchester Knicks, and... View Details

13 Feb 2018
First Look

New Research and Ideas, February 13, 2018

action. Instead, strategy formulation and execution develop from setting a direction and posing a set of questions to be defined, refined, and iteratively answered. Strategy-making is thus about developing and advancing hypotheses to be... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

11 Apr 2018
Research & Ideas

Sexual Harassment: What Employers Should Do Now

systemic problem. That’s something we haven’t seen before now.” The recent rash of high-profile complaints in the news is undoubtedly sending shivers down the spines of business executives nationwide, as many come to grips with the... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

13 Nov 2012
First Look

First Look: November 13

constructive suggestions for how to teach about the BSC in MBA and executive programs. Accelerate! Author:John P. Kotter Publication:Harvard Business Review 90, no. 11 (November 2012) Abstract An abstract is unavailable at this time. Read... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

28 Sep 2009
Research & Ideas

Improving Accountability at the World Bank

various levels in the World Bank including mid-level managers, vice-presidents, and members of its executive board, as well as interviews with global civil society organizations (CSOs) that have engaged the institution on issues of... View Details

Keywords: by Alnoor Ebrahim

22 Apr 2008
First Look

First Look: April 22, 2008

total. In 2007, corporate R&D spending was $6.43B, or almost 17% of net sales. Novartis executive leaders believe in scientific progress and that large-scale investments in science will therefore result in long-term pay-offs in terms... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

14 Oct 2002
Research & Ideas

The Widening Rift Between Corporations and Society

new digital technologies with a new logic of capitalism. What kinds of businesses and services do you think could be first in line? A: Exactly how distributed capitalism will emerge and develop will be an adventure in society—wide experimentation, innovation,... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

01 Sep 2007
News

Riding It Out

the company would wait for the test results. “We’ve always followed a ‘Do what’s right and take your lumps’ approach to business. We had to execute the recall.” READY TO GO: A stringent quality-process at the company’s packaging Plymouth,... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; dog food; pets; Food Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Food and Beverage Stores; Retail Trade

11 Feb 2015
Research & Ideas

Politicians Benefited From Using Toxic Loans

less education. Those who took out the most structured (or toxic) loans had worked previously as corporate executives or senior-level civil servants. Former blue-collar workers, farmers, and artists, on the other hand, largely stayed away... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Financial Services

02 Jul 2014
What Do You Think?

Are Today’s Business Heroes Challenging Our Ideas About Leadership?

appears to be a trail of former executives of Apple, Amazon, and Microsoft. (I specifically referred to heroes in my question, because potential heroines like Sheryl Sandberg and Marissa Mayer have just recently risen to high levels in... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

04 Dec 2012
Research & Ideas

Book Excerpt: Harder Than I Thought

East Coast finance industry pay scales, you have to pay what the market will bear if you want the talent-yada, yada, blah, blah, yada, yada, blah, blah.Yeah, I get all that. But here's what I'm wondering (and I bet I'm not alone): All that money for the wrong guy? A... View Details

Keywords: by Robert D. Austin, Richard L. Nolan & Shannon O'Donnell; Aerospace

20 Mar 2007
First Look

First Look: March 20, 2007

emergencies? What must they do in advance to create the capacities they will need in the face of disasters? Answering these questions requires differentiating three different types of disaster situations. Each presents a different set of challenges in both View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

19 Mar 2007
Research & Ideas

Handicapping the Best Countries for Business

If you are an executive of a multinational looking for geographies in which to expand your markets, operations, and investments, is China more attractive than India? South Africa better than Mexico? Does Russia have more promise than the... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

11 Oct 2024
Research & Ideas

How AI Could Ease the Refugee Crisis and Bring New Talent to Businesses

instance, Paulson says she recently had a conversation with an executive MBA student who is designing a platform for matching patients with mental health care providers and wanted to learn from the Immigration Policy Lab’s experience. “I... View Details

Keywords: by Ben Rand; Technology; Information Technology

08 Nov 2021
Blog Post

Building an Internship Program at Your Startup: An Interview with Facily’s Diego Dzodan (MBA 1999)

referred to as the “dream job” and “the best possible job in all of Latin America!” Clearly, there was a fit for the tech executive with Facebook and he served as Vice President, Latin America for nearly four years. The Birth of Facily... View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Consumer Products / Retail

14 Dec 2018
Blog Post

The ABCs of Recruiting at HBS

students. While some business schools have undergraduate and graduate programs, HBS offers programs only for graduate and Executive Education level students. If you are seeking to recruit undergraduate students, contact the Office of... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

16 Mar 2022
Blog Post

Taking Your Shot in the Sports Industry with Adam Laitsas (MBA 2016), SVP, Head of Marketing for Madison Square Garden Sports

well known in the sports industry and he was named to Portland Business Journal’s 40 Under 40 in 2020 as a next executive to watch. The role at MSG overseeing marketing for the Knicks, Rangers, Counter Logic Gaming, Westchester Knicks,... View Details

27 Oct 2020
Blog Post

Creating the Minority Renaissance for Venture Capital: Interview with Henri Pierre-Jacques and Jarrid Tingle, Managing Partners at Harlem Capital

brand and our supporters if we are able to execute and make money there are endless ways for us to go which is exciting.” Ultimately, for both Pierre-Jacques and Tingle, it is about much more than making money; it’s about impacting a... View Details

27 Aug 2019
Blog Post

Meet the PRIDE Club

promoting understanding of the queer experience, we will increase acceptance and advance our equality as business leaders. Meet the PRIDE Executive Leadership Team Co-President, Daniel Hall (he/him/his) Dan is a former U.S. Army... View Details

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