Emergent Leadership - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Dec 2005
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Dean Jay Light Takes Charge at HBS

Light: Providing steady leadership as HBS moves forward on a variety of established and innovative fronts In August, Professor Jay Light stepped into the Dean’s office in Morgan Hall, rolled up his sleeves, and brought his decades of HBS... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

30 Jun 2016
Blog Post

4 Ways I've Changed at HBS

opportunities that seem more fulfilling and sustainable in the long term. 2. My leadership style One of the biggest surprises I’ve had at HBS is how much personal growth I have undergone. A lot of self-reflection came about from... View Details

01 Jun 2020
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Prognosis

Image by John Ritter Back in January, the leadership at Massachusetts General Hospital, including President Dr. Peter Slavin (MBA 1990) (pictured above, right), took note of a virus that was spreading in China. They decided to activate... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; COVID-19; Hospitals; Health, Social Assistance

24 May 2022
Blog Post

Get to Know 2022 Class Day Student Speaker Peter James Kiernan

that with the immense challenges we were facing, despite our expanded emergency powers and ability to deploy resources, we couldn’t solve the problem ourselves,” said Kiernan. “We needed the private sector—manufacturers, hospitals,... View Details

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Lead with Research | Working Knowledge

Lead with Research Harness emerging faculty research insights to empower your leadership and spark innovation. AI at Work Harvard Business School faculty research shows how AI drives experimental agility and... View Details

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Alumni Career Journey: Margot Zuckerman (MBA 2024) – Integrating Climate into Business (and Government) Priorities - Blog - Business & Environment

Careers Climate Rising Climate Stories Clubs Courses & Curriculum Creating Emerging Markets Entrepreneurship Event Faculty Faculty Research IFC Decarbonization & Sustainable Production 2023 IFC Decarbonization & Sustainable Production... View Details

23 Jul 2012
Research & Ideas

Book Excerpt: ‘Talk, Inc.’

especially those that incorporate emerging forms of social media, support that shift. Equally important, though, is the emergence of cultural norms that favor dialogue over monologue. The benefits that... View Details

Keywords: Re: Boris Groysberg

19 May 2009
First Look

First Look: May 19, 2009

businesses that have passed through the high growth stage can continue to deliver the resources, capabilities, and platforms needed to fuel the emerging opportunities of the future. This business lifecycle view of innovation requires new... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

18 Dec 2018
Blog Post

"There's No Substitute For Finding The Right Role": James Correa, MBA 2015

knew he wanted to "manage a team and help people develop," and that HBS, as the "premier leadership institution in the world," would be the "best way to learn the general aspects of business." As graduation... View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Technology

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Patrick Chun

developing leadership with teenagers in emerging markets. "The question is how can we impact and re-orient parent mindsets? How do we convince them to get kids thinking about View Details

30 Sep 2002
What Do You Think?

Are Business Schools Really Important “Crucibles of Leadership?”

Summing Up Crucibles of leadership are where you find them—or they find you. And business schools rarely create them, at least according to the respondents to the October column. Perry Miles put it most succinctly when he said, "A... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

26 Feb 2001
Research & Ideas

Evolving for Success [Part One]

Knowledge, Kanter discusses the evolution that's afoot, as well as important ways that successful companies can seize emerging opportunities. Q: Why did you decide to call your new book Evolve? A: I chose the title Evolve because I wanted... View Details

Keywords: by Staff

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On Course | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

were incorporated into a report presented by Ebrahim as part of his work for the G8 Social Impact Investment Taskforce. In her current role through the HBS Leadership Fellows Program , So is serving as strategic advisor in the executive... View Details

01 Jun 2009
News

Social Innovation Goes Mainstream

Ten years ago, social enterprise pioneer Linda Rottenberg wasn’t taken seriously when she pitched established foundations to fund her upstart organization, Endeavor, a nonprofit dedicated to supporting high-impact entrepreneurs in View Details

Keywords: Social Assistance; Health, Social Assistance; Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations; Personal Services

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Introduction - Georges F. Doriot : Educating Leaders, Building Companies, Baker Library, Harvard Business School

Clubs Faculty & Research Business & Environment Business History Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning Entrepreneurship Faculty & Research Global Healthcare HBS Working Knowledge Institute for Strategy & Competitiveness Leadership... View Details

02 May 2000
Research & Ideas

Leading Professional Service Firms

the complexities involved in delivering professional services, we want participants to emerge from the course with an understanding how all the components fit together. View Details

Keywords: Re: Jay W. Lorsch; Service; Consulting; Accounting

30 Oct 2020
News

Billion-Dollar Valuations and Exits for Harvard-born Startups

2012. WHOOP, founded by Harvard College students at the i-lab in 2012, announced this week that it has raised a $100M Series E round at a valuation of more than $1 billion. "We will continue to make WHOOP the best product experience for measuring and improving health,"... View Details

December 18, 2023
Article

Lessons from Building a Payment Business in Africa

By: Ranjay Gulati

Keywords: Emerging Markets; Leadership; Partners and Partnerships; Information Infrastructure; Credit Cards; Financial Services Industry

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Navigating a Career in Education | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

returned as an HBS Leadership Fellow. For the first few months, I focused on a number of cross-departmental projects for the COO. I then moved into a managerial position on our development team, overseeing seven people working on... View Details

01 Sep 2018
News

An SUV Built for African Roads—by African Workers

loads, and a price tag that starts at US$13,000—about the equivalent of a seven-year-old imported sedan. “At Mobius, we get to play a part in the emergence of a stronger manufacturing base.” “At Mobius, we get to play a part in the View Details

Keywords: Amy Yee

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