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- 15 Aug 2023
- News
Twelve Alumnae Named to Forbes 50 Over 50
The third annual 50 Over 50 list, published by Forbes, includes 12 HBS alumnae. Whether self-made entrepreneurs, astronauts, or investors, the recipients are recognized for the variety of ways in which they are all changing the world.... View Details
- 13 Feb 2024
- Research & Ideas
Breaking Through the Self-Doubt That Keeps Talented Women from Leading
Professor Katherine B. Coffman that was recently published in Management Science. Women tend to avoid applying for advanced positions where men are stereotypically believed to have an advantage, such as more analytical or... View Details
Keywords: by Kara Baskin
- 21 Nov 2023
- Research & Ideas
Employee Negativity Is Like Wildfire. Manage It Before It Spreads.
contagious? But what are “collective emotions,” and how can a leader intervene to redirect or reduce the intensity of group feelings that could have harmful effects? “A good analogy for the idea of collective emotion is of a forest fire,” Goldenberg explains in a paper... View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz
- 15 Nov 2006
- Research & Ideas
Lessons Not Learned About Innovation
Every managerial generation rediscovers the need for innovation to drive growth but, decade after decade, "grand declarations about innovation are followed by mediocre execution that produces anemic results, and innovation groups are quietly disbanded in quiet... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
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Ruling the Waves: Business and Politics along the Technological Frontier
By: Debora L. Spar
There are certain periods of time when technological innovation pushes at the frontiers of government and law; when technology undermines state authority and opens massive loopholes for entreneneurs to exploit. During these critical junctures, rules disappear and... View Details
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Managing in an Information Age
Lynda M. Applegate's research focuses on the influence of information technology on markets and organizations. Her findings on the evolution of electronic commerce and on the role of information technology as an enabler of flexible and adaptive ... View Details
- 24 May 2021
- News
A Shared Platform for Communicating Bioethics Concepts
- 02 Mar 2018
- HBS Seminar
William F. Maloney, World Bank, Chief Economist, Equitable Growth, Finance and Institutions
- 01 Nov 2016
- First Look
First Look - November 1, 2016
2016 Random House The Content Trap: A Strategist's Guide to Digital Change By: Anand, Bharat Abstract—Companies everywhere face two major challenges today: getting noticed and getting paid. To confront these obstacles, I examine a range of businesses around the world,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
Gerald Zaltman
*Joined Harvard Faculty: 1991
Prior Faculty Appointments: Northwestern University, 1968-75;
University of Pittsburgh, 1975-91
Prior Faculty Appointments: Northwestern University, 1968-75;
University of Pittsburgh, 1975-91
*Doctoral Degree in Sociology Received from: The John Hopkins University;
MBA Degree Received from: The University of... View Details
- 29 Jan 2013
- First Look
First Look: Jan. 29
which it creates a digital platform for publishing digital magazines on the iPad. The case is intended, in part, as an introduction to the challenges media companies face due to the disruptive effects of digitalization, where traditional... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 29 Aug 2006
- First Look
First Look: August 29, 2006
Working PapersInternational Financial Integration and Entrepreneurship Authors:Laura Alfaro and Andrew Charlton Abstract We explore the relation between international financial integration and the level of entrepreneurial activity in a country. Using a unique data... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- July 2015 (Revised March 2021)
- Case
Proxy Contest at DuPont
By: Jay W. Lorsch and Emily McTague
On January 9, 2015, Nelson Peltz of Trian Fund Management launched a proxy fight for four out of the twelve seats on the DuPont board. The fund had previously published a public letter addressed to shareholders outlining its proposal to break the company into three... View Details
Keywords: Board Of Directors; Hedge Fund; Activist Investing; Activist Investors; Proxy Fight; Corporate Governance; Governing and Advisory Boards; Investment Activism; Chemical Industry; United States
Lorsch, Jay W., and Emily McTague. "Proxy Contest at DuPont." Harvard Business School Case 416-005, July 2015. (Revised March 2021.)
- 27 May 2021
- News
Professor Profiles: Youngme Moon, Harvard Business School
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Accounting & Management - Doctoral
and Management, the dissertation may take the form of three publishable papers or one longer dissertation. Recent questions students have explored include the ways in which managers use retail-level marketing actions to influence the... View Details
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Consumer-Driven Health Care
Since 1999, Professor Herzlinger's work in this area has provided the major impetus for the transformation of the health care sector: first in new consumer-driven insurance products sold by established insurers such as Aetna, United and CIGNA, as well as... View Details
- 18 Oct 2010
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