Management Profession - Publications - Faculty & Research

15 Feb 2022
Book

When Working Harder Doesn’t Work, Time to Reinvent Your Career

fluid intelligence wanes, crystallized intelligence—a different kind of thinking marked by synthesizing and sharing knowledge—grows, writes Brooks, a professor of Management Practice at HBS. He points to Johann Sebastian Bach, a musical... View Details

Keywords: by Avery Forman

11 Dec 2023
Research & Ideas

Doing Well by Doing Good? One Industry’s Struggle to Balance Values and Profits

other journalists. Analyzing the responses and drawing upon decades of academic research on institutional dynamics and careers, they detail how journalists have reconciled the moral calling of their profession with the collapse and... View Details

Keywords: by Scott Van Voorhis

17 Jan 2012
First Look

First Look: January 17

apart; the less they share, the more likely they are to be best executed separately. Nevertheless, managing multiple models is a tall order. LAN has had to face greater complexity, broaden its organizational skills, increase the... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

23 Nov 2009
Research & Ideas

Management’s Role in Reforming Health Care

designing Care: Aligning The Nature And Management Of Health Care By Richard M.J. Bohmer At its heart, health care is the application of a general body of knowledge to the needs of a specific patient. For centuries this knowledge was... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Health

01 Mar 2023
What Do You Think?

How Much Does 'Deep Purpose' Matter to the Bottom Line?

before purpose, you get an Enron. Ranjay Gulati, the Paul R. Lawrence MBA Class of 1942 Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School, recently identified this quest as a search for “deep purpose.” Gulati considers deep purpose not just another View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

09 Jan 2024
Blog Post

Insights From Harvard Business School’s Peek Program

a better place. What advice do you have for college students considering attending Peek? I highly recommend Peek. This incredible opportunity can broaden your perspective and you will benefit from leadership lessons no matter what View Details

04 Jun 2013
First Look

First Look: June 4

Publications 2006 O'Reilly Media, Inc. Managing Startups: Best Blog Posts By: Eisenmann, Tom, ed. Abstract—Harvard Business School Professor Tom Eisenmann annually compiles the best posts from many blogs on technology startup... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

07 Feb 2017
Research & Ideas

The Right Way to Cry in Front of Your Boss

frustration or sadness. Wolf differentiates those expressions from anger directed at others. In the paper Managing Perceptions of Distress at Work: Reframing Emotion as Passion, published in the November 2016 issue of Organizational... View Details

Keywords: by Roberta Holland

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Resources - Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning

This book gives an overview to the philosophy and applied strategies of teaching in a participant-centered learning environment. Articles September 2007 Academy of Management Learning & Education Vol. 6, No. 3 (Sep., 2007), pp. 364-374.... View Details

15 Oct 2020
Research & Ideas

IT Job Wages Are No Longer 'Exceptional'

outside of Silicon Valley. Implications for organizations When evaluating wage levels, corporate compensation experts and managers may want to consider that IT wages are trending toward other STEM View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Information Technology

05 Sep 2008
What Do You Think?

Is Case Method Instruction Due for an Overhaul?

were nevertheless raised for our further consideration. For example, Joe Violette left us with the assertion that "The Case Method ... develops a structured management approach ... not ... leaders." Others, such as Jacoline... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett; Education

01 Oct 2021
Research & Ideas

Dying to Lead: How Reaching the Top Can Kill You Sooner

demands. "What we’re beginning to understand is that life at the top isn’t that easy." The historical study by Harvard Business School Professor Tom Nicholas, who tracked the status and mortality rates of more than 1,000 managers and... View Details

Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald

13 Mar 2023
Research & Ideas

The Power of Personal Connections: How Shared Experiences Boost Performance

formed a relationship. The authors chose to focus on patient ratings of specialists instead of specific medical outcomes because they assess an “important dimension of quality” that transcends the clinical boundaries of medical specialties and are valued by the medical... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Health

02 Jan 2012
Research & Ideas

Most Popular Articles of 2011

the trends of yesteryear, we ask that you also turn your thoughts to 2012. What do you think will be the top areas of concern for managers in the coming months? Please share your thoughts in the comments section, and have a happy new... View Details

Keywords: by Staff

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The Art of American Advertising: 1865 - 1910

Home Site map Map / Directions Search: General Information HBS Home About Annual Report Campus Commencement Dean Nohria Employment Fifty Years of Women Give News New Construction Academic Programs Doctoral Programs Executive Education MBA Summer Venture in View Details

29 Oct 2012
Research & Ideas

Are You Paying a Tip--or a Bribe?

according to Magnus Thor Torfason, an assistant professor in Harvard Business School's Entrepreneurial Management Unit. His article for Social Psychological & Personality Science, "Here's a Tip: Prosocial Gratuities Are Linked to... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

05 Oct 2020
Book

Want to Be Happier? Make More Free Time

socialize and exercise rather than work longer hours, add up to a lot of time. And our choices powerfully shape whether we’re happy or not.” Here, Whillans shares six research-based strategies for managing the minutes on the clock, all... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

17 Mar 2008
Research & Ideas

The Lessons of Business History: A Handbook

Confined to specialist journals and books, business history research too often lacks the impact it should have on the research and practice of business management and the social sciences, according to the editors of the newly published... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

09 May 2023
Research & Ideas

Where to Find Remote Work Now: 250 Million Job Postings Paint a Complex Picture

technology, management processes that they already have, and probably the culture.” Who’s in your talent pool? So what’s a remote job-seeker to do? Finding the right job depends on profession and, perhaps... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

08 May 2020
Blog Post

Building a World of Trusted Leaders: Taking the MBA Oath

discrimination and exploitation. I will protect the right of future generations to advance their standard of living and enjoy a healthy planet. I will report the performance and risks of my enterprise accurately and honestly. I will invest in developing myself and... View Details

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