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- 01 Dec 2015
- News
3-Minute Briefing: Michelle Ross (MBA 2011)
in different manufacturing facilities. I loved being able to see how something came together from the nuts and bolts into a very tangible product. Learning how to relate to people who are resistant to change is definitely a lifelong,... View Details
- 01 Jun 2002
- News
HBS Press Books in Brief
people resist change, show how passive aversion to cultural problems affects company performance, and provide an actionable framework for transforming corporate culture. View Details
- 01 Jun 2005
- News
The Nature of Change
analyze the nature of change in a large institution such as HBS, adds Tedlow. “Change is important, but institutions tend to resist it. How do they resist it, and how does one get around that resistance? Why... View Details
- 01 Mar 2006
- News
Venture Capital, Post-Dot Bomb
so much global liquidity, too many dollars are chasing too few opportunities. “What’s going to prove me wrong?” Initially, Sahlman found little resistance to his gloomy forecast. “It’s an extremely hit-driven business that’s becoming more... View Details
- 01 Sep 2013
- News
The Joy of Spending
a good wait, because we got really excited about it. Now that we can watch them all the time, we lose the excitement of anticipation." Buy Time Norton suggests resisting the siren call of the big house in the suburbs. "What we've really... View Details
- 01 Oct 2001
- News
David B. Price, Jr.: Aiming High
new-economy innovation. "It takes a mix of perspectives," he observes. "Older companies must resist becoming mature, dull, and methodical. They need a youthful view." But Price, whose professional career has been complemented by civic... View Details
- 01 Oct 2000
- News
Rationale for Non-Rationality: Why We Make Bad Choices
drink is killing him or a CEO who lets the company go bankrupt instead of changing business tactics, most humans consistently resist listening to feedback about their mistakes. "There's nothing nonrational about making mistakes," said... View Details
Keywords: Laura Singleton (MBA '88)
- 01 Jun 2015
- News
Creating Change
anyone seeking to change an organization from within, says Professor Kathleen McGinn, who recently presented on the topic to the HBS Women’s Association of New England. She outlines four steps to creating change in the face of resistance: 1 “Learn why people are View Details
Keywords: April White
- 14 Sep 2018
- News
Lessons Learned 10 Years After the Financial Crisis
Fight the Next Financial Crisis,” noting that to contain the damage of any future crises, “the Treasury and financial regulators need adequate firefighting tools.” They warn, too, of complacency, saying that, “We must also resist calls to... View Details
- 01 Jun 2015
- News
Research Brief: If State Pensions Clean Up Their Books, Who Pays?
to a new working paper coauthored by Lecturer Abigail Allen, the opposite is often true. When the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) proposed stricter public pension accounting standards in 2012, many state governments balked. Even more surprising? Those... View Details
Keywords: Erin Peterson
- 01 Jun 2004
- News
How Nonprofits Dilute Their Efforts
so each is justified. But that kind of thinking causes a non-profit to drift from its original goals. It also contributes to the burnout of executives and staff, who feel as though they are working as hard as they can but see few results for their efforts. They may... View Details
- 06 Oct 2016
- News
“You Could Be Dead Any Second”
linked to the kidnapping. After some resistance he agreed to talk, and did not decline when she asked to record their conversation. That evidence would later be used to extradite Hamza to the United States, where he was convicted and... View Details
- 01 Mar 2012
- News
Speak English, Please!
make substantial changes, including paying for language classes. While workers in their 40s and older often resist language mandates more than 20-somethings, Neeley says the older workers at Rakuten also shared advantages: they frequently... View Details
- 17 May 2017
- News
Nisa Godrej Takes Over
she met considerable resistance from the parent company chiefs, including her father. "Godrej has been one of those lifetime employers, and you don't change management," Nisa explains. "Within that year, I probably said I was quitting two... View Details
- 01 Jun 2005
- News
South Asian Women at Work
Smart but passive. Good technicians, but not likely managers. Women from India and Pakistan frequently must combat stereotypes about how they function at work. But they should resist labels and pursue the careers of their dreams, said... View Details
- 05 Mar 2025
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Uncertain Terms
backward-looking AI models. If the model is large enough and if sufficient computing power is thrown at it, who needs human imagination and discourse? And on the other side, we are glorifying the supernaturally visionary “great leader.” Hopefully, this book will... View Details
- 20 Jul 2017
- News
Life Lab Nurtures Early Stage Startup Day Zero Diagnostics
recent addition to the Harvard Innovation Labs ecosystem. DZD comprises a multi-disciplinary team of Harvard affiliates whose expertise in medicine, genome sequencing, and machine learning is helping doctors diagnose infectious diseases more quickly and accurately.... View Details
- 30 Jan 2012
- News
Shopping Around
quasi-judicial processes. Moreover the planning authorities in just about every country still dislike out-of-town retail developments.” Overcoming this resistance requires an “extraordinary” investment in soft costs to enable McArthurGlen... View Details
- 01 Sep 2004
- News
A Market-Based Prescription
curb cost increases while ensuring quality treatment. Those goals have not been reached, largely because patient and physician resistance to stringent gatekeeping has led to more relaxed controls and freedom to use out-of-network... View Details
- 01 Sep 2007
- News
Ali Allawi
would have been formed, and then you let Iraqis, whether for good or ill, manage this process. For the first four months after the overthrow of the regime, there was very little resistance either from disbanded army units or from the... View Details