Discussion Leadership - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Aug 2005
What Do You Think?

Is There an “Efficient Market” in CEO Compensation?

market value of all CEOs is driven by companies hiring leadership from the outside rather than promoting it from within. In other words, there is a market premium paid for outside hires. Hiring from outside often occurs either in... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

20 Feb 2001
Research & Ideas

What’s Next for Japan

In the opening panel of the conference, titled "Japan Towards the 21st Century: How Should Japan Compete?" moderator and Harvard University professor Michael Porter laid a framework for experts from Japanese business, government, and politics to View Details

Keywords: by Hilah Geer

14 Nov 2011
Research & Ideas

Creating a Global Business Code

an article that explores various uses of the corporate assessment tool that they developed for their research. They recently sat down with HBS Working Knowledge to discuss the origins of the project, and where they plan to take it from... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

17 Oct 2016
HBS Case

Business Solutions That Help Cut Food Waste

As much as 40 percent of food grown in the United States for human consumption is wasted. Source: Eivaisla After decades of wasteful food practices, where perfectly good food is discarded even as poverty keeps many families hungry, solutions are starting to come... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Food & Beverage

24 Apr 2018
First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, April 24, 2018

Tella, and Lucas Llach Abstract—This article is an introduction to the special collection on Argentine Exceptionalism. First, we discuss why the case of Argentina is generally regarded as exceptional: the country was among the richest in... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

29 Jul 2002
Research & Ideas

Get Off the Dime!

Buffalo. We would use the same basic steps to purchase a pen, generator, or a hammer. The point was to use new technology to take advantage of economies of scale. The executive committee for our company met one month to discuss changes... View Details

Keywords: by John P. Kotter & Dan S. Cohen

20 Dec 2016
Research & Ideas

The 10 Most Popular 'Cold Call' Podcasts

entrepreneur in the Deep South at the turn of the century, against all odds. Professor Nancy Koehn describes Walker’s inspiring real life story of making good on her own unique American dream. Cold Calling Stella McCartney Anat Keinan With her unique View Details

Keywords: Re: Multiple Faculty

23 Jul 2014
Lessons from the Classroom

Innovation Is Magic. Really

about innovation in his performance art? "When you teach innovation, you tell your students that the best practices can come from some of the most unlikely sources," Thomke says. In the following years, Thomke and Randal spent weeks View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Consumer Products

05 Apr 2021
What Do You Think?

Why Can’t More Leaders Teach?

everyone is expected to give and take, teach and learn, during the discussions of issues in its classrooms. A book, Teaching by Heart: One Professor's Journey to Inspire, by Tom DeLong (pictured above), a member of the HBS faculty,... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

01 Apr 2008
First Look

First Look: April 1, 2008

http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/08-024.pdf Cases & Course MaterialsThe Center for Creative Leadership Harvard Business School Case 308-013 The Center for Creative Leadership (CCL) was founded in 1970... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

30 Jun 2020
Book

Capitalism Is More at Risk Than Ever

The book Capitalism at Risk first appeared in 2011. The problems it identified with social inequality, global trade strife, and environmental degradation have only accelerated by 2020. The new edition of Capitalism at Risk, subtitled How Business Can Lead, is expanded... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

19 Mar 2018
Sharpening Your Skills

8 Ways To Be An Environmentally Conscious Manager

about climate change from a political discussion to a practical conversation about risk and reward. Identify eco-friendly partners Should Industry Competitors Cooperate More to Solve World Problems? George Serafeim has a theory that if... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Energy

17 Jun 2014
First Look

First Look: June 17

features of relational pluralism inside and across organizations. We conclude with a discussion of future directions for research. August 2013 Psychological Science A 'Present' for the Future: The Unexpected Value of Rediscovery By:... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

16 Nov 1999
Lessons from the Classroom

Leading Change and Organizational Renewal

A member of the Executive Education staff spoke recently with HBS Professors Michael Tushman and Charles O'Reilly, developers of the program Leading Change and Organizational Renewal. In that discussion they describe their thinking about... View Details

Keywords: by Staff

05 Jun 2018
First Look

New Research and Ideas, June 5, 2018

discuss how they define creativity, the kinds of questions they have addressed, theories they have proposed, and they provide a description of their research including the most interesting empirical results it has produced. The chapters... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

20 Sep 2006
Research & Ideas

The Power of Ordinary Practices

Teresa M. Amabile's research centers on how the work environment can influence the motivation, creativity, and performance of individuals and teams. A recent study focused on the influence of team leaders on these factors. Professor Amabile and New Business publisher... View Details

Keywords: Re: Teresa M. Amabile

27 Sep 2010
Research & Ideas

Customer Experts Lose Influence When Teams are Pressured

projects are typically the ones where customization is most critical. But there are ways for teams to handle this situation. The team leader can manage, and even leverage, pressure by designing meetings with controls in place—built-in time for reflection, open View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert

19 Dec 2016
Research & Ideas

The 10 Most Popular Stories of 2016

individuals can change the system. This article explains why training fails and discusses why the “great training robbery” persists. Michael Beer, Magnus Finnstrom, and Derek Schrader offer a framework for integrating View Details