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- 19 Dec 2023
- Research & Ideas
15 Podcast Episodes That Grabbed Listeners in 2023
Ranjay Gulati talks to Tynan about her learning journey, and how she managed the risks of entrepreneurship while aiming to make a lasting impact. Saving BlackBerry: CEO John Chen Explains How to Make the Hard Calls View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost
- 31 Mar 2008
- HBS Case
JetBlue’s Valentine’s Day Crisis
all that changed. HBS associate professor Robert Huckman, professor Gary Pisano, and research associate Virginia Fuller tell that story in "JetBlue Airways: Valentine's Day 2007," a case taught in the MBA course Operations... View Details
- 06 Aug 2021
- Book
Steve Jobs and the Rise of the Celebrity CEO
Richard S. Tedlow, MBA Class of 1949 Emeritus Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School and author of the forthcoming book, The Emergence of Charismatic Business Leadership, which will... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- Teaching Interest
Business Opportunties in Climate Adaptation
By: John D. Macomber
This is a Short Intensive Program or SIP at Harvard Business School. It’s an optional student offering prior to the formal start of the Spring semester the following week. SIPs tend to cover new material on current topics, to be less formal than the HBS Case Study... View Details
- 15 Jul 2013
- Research & Ideas
Five Imperatives for Improving Health Care
Business Administration at HBS and a member of the Forum's faculty steering committee. Other committee members include William W. Chin, Executive Dean for Research at HMS; Richard G. Hamermesh, MBA Class of 1961 Professor of Management... View Details
- 01 Oct 2007
- Research & Ideas
Encouraging Dissent in Decision-Making
cannot surface: Abjuring rigorous debate about its merits, a youthful president John F. Kennedy essentially rubber-stamped a 1961 plan to invade Cuba at the Bay of Pigs, resulting in one of the biggest U.S. foreign policy fiascoes in... View Details
Keywords: by Garry Emmons
- 09 Oct 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, October 9, 2018
after our intervention. Entrepreneurs with MBAs or accelerator experience did not respond to this intervention, suggesting that formal training can limit the spread of peer advice. Publisher's link:... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 01 Oct 2013
- First Look
First Look: October 1
Could Lose $100 Million On London Olympics; Ratings Not Expected To Beat Beijing," chimed in John Clarke with Forbes. Sandomir and Clarke were not alone in their damning prediction. Analysts and media put forth similar commentary... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- September 2019 (Revised May 2021)
- Case
pymetrics: Early Days
By: John R. Wells and Benjamin Weinstock
In 2013, CEO Frida Polli was contemplating the next steps for her start-up business, pymetrics. After receiving her PhD in neuropsychology and MBA from HBS, she was determined to put her scientific and academic knowledge to work to build a business solving real world... View Details
Keywords: BrainTech; Psychology; Hiring; Games; Entrepreneur; Start-up; Start-up Growth; Strategic Change; Strategy Formulation; Recruiting; Corporate Culture; Hiring Of Employees; Start-ups; Startup; Startups; Recruitment; Selection and Staffing; Business Startups; Strategy; Competition; Organizational Culture
Wells, John R., and Benjamin Weinstock. "pymetrics: Early Days." Harvard Business School Case 720-374, September 2019. (Revised May 2021.)
- 26 Oct 2010
- First Look
First Look: October 26, 2010
low and moderate income non-savers—and discusses the laws and regulations in the United States that largely prohibit their issuance. Download the paper: http://papers.nber.org/papers/w16433 Cases & Course MaterialsHang Lung Properties and the Chengdu Decision (A)... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 06 Oct 2020
- Sharpening Your Skills
18 Tips Managers Can Use to Lead Through COVID's Rising Waters
Professor of Business Administration. Tip: Use COVID-19 as a time to reflect Make time for introspection. The coronavirus represents a historic inflection point that is likely to forever change us, as did the assassination of President View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 07 Feb 2012
- First Look
First Look: February 7
time. Publisher's link: http://www.sagepub.com/books/Book235126 Exploring the Duality between Product and Organizational Architectures: A Test of the 'Mirroring' Hypothesis Authors:Alan MacCormack, John Rusnak, and Carliss Y. Baldwin... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 05 Jun 2020
- Research & Ideas
How Anchor Investors Help Impact Funds Succeed
fund.” The group surveyed 13 fund managers about 28 funds, and conducted qualitative interviews with six anchor investors. The paper was written by Shawn Cole, the John G. McLean Professor at Harvard Business School; Rob Zochowski,... View Details
- 22 Apr 2002
- Research & Ideas
Does Spirituality Drive Success?
Company based in Boston, Glassman (HBS MBA '69) said issues such as homelessness, women's rights and outreach to the gay and lesbian community have shaped his own life and the life of his business. Seven years ago, for instance,... View Details
- 22 Nov 2011
- First Look
First Look: November 22
MaterialsThe Wen Group John A. Davis and Matthew G. PillarHarvard Business School Case 812-034 Three brothers who own and lead a second-generation family business in Hong Kong encounter problems of nepotism and governance and endure... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 30 Apr 2020
- Book
Fighting Climate Change Requires a New Capitalism
Rebecca Henderson spent her young adult years living two lives. At work, she preached the risks of resisting change to MBA students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, drawing on lessons she learned while watching factories close as a management consultant.... View Details
- 10 Mar 2021
- Research & Ideas
Key to Doing Your Best at Work? Be Yourself
they are “a good fit.” But that approach does a disservice to both the employee and the business, Frei and Gino say. The pair recently taught a short, intensive course for MBA students, “Anatomy of a Badass,” about learning to be... View Details
Keywords: by Christina Pazzanese, Harvard Gazette
- 20 Aug 2008
- Op-Ed
The Time is Right for Creative Capitalism
small number of rivals—for market power. (Indeed, at the Harvard Business School where I have taught business history to thousands of MBAs, students often compare the early growth of Standard Oil to that of Microsoft 100 years later. They also compare View Details
Keywords: by Nancy Koehn
- 16 Aug 2004
- Research & Ideas
Luxury Isn’t What It Used to Be
demands of consistent quality, innovative design, supply logistics, and the need for superior customer service, and it's easy to understand why David A. Birnbaum (HBS MBA '74), a private jeweler, would sound this cautionary note:... View Details
- 18 Dec 2006
- Lessons from the Classroom
Grooming Next-Generation Leaders
of action rather than say, 'I've been given $50,000, now let me try to do the best I can.'" You have to understand what you're leading, adds Sasser. Expertise in only one area—think John Sculley's unsuccessful jump from Pepsi... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace