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- 20 Sep 2016
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September 20, 2016
widened. By 2015, 20 business groups—nearly all family owned—controlled one in four listed companies through corporate pyramids. Public anger over the high cost of living, which many believed was due to a lack of competition, led to a series of protests. Some academics... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 10 Jan 2012
- First Look
First Look: January 10
cross-sectional differences in communication patterns: relative to people in the line organization, staff members are more central in the corporate e-mail network and possess broader networks. However, much of this difference is... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 21 Oct 2015
- Research & Ideas
How to Predict if a New Business Idea is Any Good
their houses to total strangers who may or may not be serial killers. Five VC firms rejected the nascent company’s pitch outright, and another two didn’t even bother to reply. “Investors must have thought, who would ever do this?” says Assistant Professor Pian Shu, a... View Details
- 24 Jan 2012
- First Look
First Look: Jan. 24
of those networks, influencing both word-of-mouth intentions and consumption. Consumers were exposed to friend- or family-related products (e.g., game consoles or refrigerators); when asked to list the first people they knew who came to mind, they were more likely to... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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substantive, and meaningful relationship with HBS, click on the Volunteer Now button and a staff member will follow up shortly with more details. Volunteer Opportunities: Career & Professional Development Volunteer your time and... View Details
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Technology & Operations Management Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research
: Elected as a Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2024. Amy C. Edmondson : Winner of the 2024 Society for Advancing Business Editing and Writing (SABEW) Award in the Management and Leadership category for Right Kind of... View Details
- 13 Aug 2021
- Research & Ideas
Managers, Here’s How to Bond with New Hires Remotely
onboarding more permanent talent remotely. "It’s a phenomenon that is catching on." “Our results are encouraging, as they suggest that opportunities for brief informal and synchronous interactions with senior members can enhance a new... View Details
Keywords: by Lane Lambert
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Ellen Mahoney | About
management team, Ellen works closely with the School’s leadership on organizational design, human resources strategic initiatives, talent management, recruitment, compensation, professional development, and labor relations. Ellen is a View Details
- 15 Oct 2001
- Research & Ideas
What You Don’t Know About Making Decisions
Competing arguments become difficult to judge, since advocates will suggest using those measures (net income, return on capital, market presence, share of mind, and so on) that favor their preferred alternative. Fuzzy thinking and long delays are the likely result. To... View Details
Keywords: by David A. Garvin & Michael A. Roberto
- 15 Oct 2019
- News
Bridging Business and Engineering
the world’s most dynamic ecosystems for technology, especially for startups and venture capital. During five years in the military fulfilling his required service, he gained firsthand technical experience as a member of the IDF’s Elite... View Details
- 01 Jan 2005
- News
Joseph J. O'Donnell, MBA 1971
most powerful person in Boston-head of a privately held, billion-dollar company he built practically from scratch; friend and advisor to politicians of both parties, from Boston's Democratic Mayor Tom Menino to the Bay State's Republican Governor Mitt Romney (MBA '74);... View Details
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HBS - The year in Review
Christine Exley Negotiation, Organizations & Markets Emil Siriwardane Finance Staff Shine Through The faculty and leadership have noted over the years that the staff members are the fuel that propels the School. Never was this more... View Details
- 24 Sep 2018
- Research & Ideas
How Cost Accounting is Improving Healthcare in Rural Haiti
clearly valuable, there are now questions and concerns about how best to employ it. For example, team members are concerned that the data could be misused or misinterpreted. The case study quotes Dr. Joia... View Details
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Frequently Asked Questions | HBS Online
to our course content. Are there opportunities for team building? Many of our courses include team discussions and projects to foster social learning and community-building. The courses that include View Details
- 26 May 2003
- Research & Ideas
When Silence Spells Trouble at Work
level of "consensus" they had achieved. One by one, team members celebrated their achievement. The head of marketing went first. "We made some great progress today," he said, "I'm... View Details
Keywords: by Leslie A. Perlow
- 31 Oct 2011
- Research & Ideas
The Most Powerful Workplace Motivator
take advantage of the accelerating commission schedule. However, making the sale right away, before the end of the year, could help the salesperson achieve special recognition as a member of the club. Thus, the salesperson faces a choice:... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
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Student Spotlight: 2023 HCC Co-Presidents Reflect on Their Time at HBS and the Current Health Care Systems - Blog: Health Supplement
Blog Blog Health Care and Life Science at HBS Filter Results Arrow Down Arrow Up Read posts from Author Alumni Author Blavatnik Fellow Author Blavatnik Fellowship Team Author Executive Education Author HBS Partners Author HBS Staff Author... View Details
- 10 Jul 2007
- What Do You Think?
How Much of Leadership Is About Control, Delegation, or Theater?
excites, and pushes the team or, you could say, choreographs an output that (moves) the company towards the vision." The mix of control, delegation, and theater employed by successful leaders depends on the timing and circumstances... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
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Richard P. Melnick | About
University CIO) that evaluates the business, technical and financial case for major university administrative technology investments. He sits on several Executive Committees that manage the implementation of university financial systems. Rick has twice served on the... View Details
- 30 Nov 2016
- What Do You Think?
How Do Leaders Manage the Tension Between Pride and Arrogance?
SUMMING UP: Is collective pride the primary contributor to organization arrogance? There are three things that many respondents to this month’s column can agree on: (1) Pride is an attractive trait among members of an organization;... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett