Creating Connections - Publications - Faculty & Research

29 Feb 2024
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African American Student Union Spotlight on Social Enterprise

The HBS African American Student Union (AASU) aims to create a close-knit community for its members from the time they choose to join HBS, through their transition to the second year, and beyond graduation. In this feature, we highlight... View Details

09 Jun 2024
Blog Post

The EC Formula: MBA Class of 2024 Looks Back

industry?I took Strategy and Value Creation with Professor Benjamin Esty. The course is seen as a capstone that utilizes multiple Required Curriculum (RC), or first year, courses to help understand how to create value for companies. When... View Details

06 Jun 2005
What Do You Think?

Is a “Level Playing Field” a Good Thing?

college admissions to world trade. Its most current form has arisen in connection with moves by the United States to take actions to stem the influx of Chinese-produced goods. Some would claim the influx is the result of an absence of a... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

13 Jan 2021
Research & Ideas

How 'Small C' Change Can Beat Large-Scale Rebuilding

In the corporate world, all leadership transitions create uncertainty, so leaders need to empower team members to help them sense they can make a difference. In the end, the team will do the work (on the pitch), not the manager. Instead... View Details

Keywords: by Boris Groysberg, Sascha L. Schmidt, and Sebastian Flegr; Sports

22 Feb 2024
News

GCC Crossroads Aims for a Bright Future; Seattle Alumni Talk Leadership in Tech; Italy Preps for European Alumni Summit

Clubs News Clubs News Crossroads Forum Explores Future of Gulf Region More than 1,300 public and private leaders convened in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on January 30 and 31 for the Crossroads GCC Future Impact Forum, co-hosted by the HBS Club of the Gulf Cooperation Council... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

10 Mar 2020
Research & Ideas

The Little Understood Problem Confronting Diverse Workplaces

diverse urban charter school were at first frustrated in their attempts to connect with and socialize students, but learned valuable lessons about asking questions and sharing information about themselves to break down barriers. The paper... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna

01 Feb 2011
First Look

First Look: Feb. 1

Smith, Maryanne Lewis, and Michael Tushman Publication:In Handbook on Positive Organizational Psychology, edited by K. Cameron and G. Spreitzer. Oxford University Press, in press Abstract Positively deviant organizations are sustainable, achieving organizational peak... View Details

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Charts & Statistics - Leadership

Influence: Medium-Low 80 1980 s 19 Software industry booms PC use expands in scale and scope CAD/CAM revolutionizes manufacturing Space shuttle Influence: Medium-High 90 1990 s Boom in connectivity Cloning, stem cell research DVDs... View Details

01 Mar 2004
News

Derek Ferguson

less positive messages of rap and hip-hop. He describes how he and others at his church have been supporting a Christian hip-hop group called Corey Red & Precise. “I don’t think we’re called to run away from controversial environments. We’re called to run to them and... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment

02 Jun 2009
First Look

First Look: June 2, 2009

version of this process enabled IBM to generate more than $15 billion in growth between 2000 and 2005. Cases & Course MaterialsBrummer and the bracNet Investment Harvard Business School Case 309-065 bracNet, a for-profit/nonprofit partnership, aims to establish... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

08 Feb 2000
Research & Ideas

Building Effective R&D Capabilities Abroad

products from development to market at an ever more rapid pace." In the following excerpt, Kuemmerle examines two foreign R&D sites created to meet those two needs: a home-base-augmenting site, in which information flows from the... View Details

Keywords: by Walter Kuemmerle

01 Feb 2001
News

Advisory Boards Help HBS Assess and Attain Its Goals

feels his volunteer work not only has helped make measurable differences, but has allowed him to "make a special contribution by working on ways to connect the alumni to the School." Hajim, chairman and CEO of ING Furman Selz, considers... View Details

Keywords: Elena N. Berg; boards; alumni; planning; leadership; advice; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

18 Jul 2011
Research & Ideas

Looking in the Mirror: Questions Every Leader Must Ask

DuPont's vision is "to be the world's most dynamic science company, creating sustainable solutions essential to a better, safer and healthier life for people everywhere." This vision helps DuPont employees better understand what... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

21 Apr 2021
Research & Ideas

The Pandemic Conversations That Leaders Need to Have Now

change has driven: The rise of knowledge work Trends toward flatter, less hierarchical organizations and recognition of the value-creation of frontline workers Increasing diversity and globalization, creating an awareness of different... View Details

Keywords: by Boris Groysberg, Robin Abrahams, and Katherine Connolly Baden

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General Management Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research

Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism. Rosabeth M. Kanter : Inducted into the Thinkers50 Hall of Fame in 2015. Peter Tufano : Named one of the GQ 100 Most Connected Men in Britain, 2015. 2014 Gerald C. Chertavian : Named one... View Details

12 Mar 2013
First Look

First Look: March 12

But there's a growing consensus that ads don't work on mobile devices; consumers just don't like them. Instead of creating tiny banner ads, smart marketers will turn to apps to reach customers and engage them. Effective apps will do one... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

14 Jun 2023
News

Dean Datar Meets with Alumni in East Asia

Starting last fall and continuing through the coming year, Dean Srikant Datar is traveling to meet with alumni around the world. On June 5 and 8, more than 300 alumni in East Asia gathered to celebrate and connect with each other at "An Evening with Dean Datar" events... View Details

01 Dec 2022
News

Singing to the Corn

economic connections that once existed between corn and indigenous people. At the same time, Keen and his students were brainstorming potential directions for what would become Sacred Seed. Initially they viewed the organization through a... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; photographed by Vance Jacobs; Agriculture

01 Jun 2024
News

Alumni and Faculty Books

behavioral expert Leslie Zane shatters conventional marketing wisdom, showing readers how to tap into the hidden brain where instinct prevails, creating a powerful network of connections that drive people to... View Details

28 Mar 2024
Blog Post

IFC India: RMZ EcoWorld

inspire through beautiful art displays. For example, at the center of one of EcoWorld’s many buildings stands a massive, completely carbon neutral cube, designed to create a space to connect with others and... View Details

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