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  • 04 Feb 2010
  • News

U.S. Military Leaders Advocate Shift to Authenticity and Tolerance

    Robert S. Kaplan

    Robert S. Kaplan is Senior Fellow and Marvin Bower Professor of Leadership Development, Emeritus at the Harvard Business School. He joined the HBS faculty in 1984 after spending 16 years on the faculty of the business school at Carnegie-Mellon University, where he... View Details

    Keywords: health care; nonprofit industry
    • 25 Jan 2022
    • Cold Call Podcast

    How Footwear Startup Allbirds is Decarbonizing Fashion

    Keywords: Re: Michael W. Toffel
    • 22 Oct 2015
    • News

    The (Dis)Honesty Project: Millennial Take

    • 19 Dec 2023
    • Research & Ideas

    15 Podcast Episodes That Grabbed Listeners in 2023

    how Apple's financial model contributes to its success and illustrates a critical lesson about risk management. Mike Wheeler on the Jazz of Negotiation Mike Wheeler, who retired as the MBA Class of 1952... View Details
    Keywords: by Danielle Kost
    • 05 Jul 2012
    • What Do You Think?

    Why Is Trust So Hard to Achieve in Management?

    "Trust requires reciprocity." Mike Beer suggested that managers succeed by "inviting honest, collective and public conversations," in the process "making themselves vulnerable."... View Details
    Keywords: by James Heskett
    • 02 Jun 2022
    • Research & Ideas

    Blissful Thinking: When It Comes to Finding Happiness, 'Your Dreams Are Liars'

    and a former professional French-horn player, Brooks came to the subject of happiness by way of art. His early research focused on why people produce and consume art and beauty as well as the motives behind human generosity. He discovered... View Details
    Keywords: by Dan Morrell
    • 01 Feb 2012
    • News

    Harvard Business School Professor Discusses Importance of ISO Standards

    • 22 Aug 2007
    • Research & Ideas

    The Hedge Fund as Activist

    performance, most investors have found it easier to vote "with their feet" by selling shares, rather than making formal complaints. Large shareholders, however, have stronger incentives to monitor management. The conventional... View Details
    Keywords: by Robin Greenwood; Financial Services
    • 18 Aug 2017
    • Op-Ed

    Op-Ed: Courageous Leader Triggers a Moral Revolt of CEOs Against Trump

    business community. It all came down to moral leadership. When the president refused to take the lead in speaking out against the demonstration in Charlottesville by neo-Nazis, Ku Klux Klan, and white supremacist groups, America’s CEOs... View Details
    Keywords: by Bill George
    • 24 Feb 2014
    • Research & Ideas

    Uncovering Racial Discrimination in the ‘Sharing Economy’

    would not stay here at any price" to "This is an extremely nice apartment; I would stay here even if it were a lot more expensive than a nice hotel room." With these ratings, the researchers controlled for apartment/room quality as seen View Details
    Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Construction; Real Estate; Advertising
    • 04 Feb 2002
    • Research & Ideas

    How a Juicy Brand Came Back to Life

    and corporate temperament.— John Deighton In November 2000, shortly after Triarc sold Snapple to Cadbury Schweppes, I posed those questions to Triarc's top executives: chairman and majority owner Nelson Peltz, CEO Mike Weinstein, and... View Details
    Keywords: by John Deighton; Food & Beverage
    • 31 Jul 2017
    • HBS Case

    It’s Hard to Fix the Family Business Without Offending the Family

    Transitioning to next-generation leadership in a family-run restaurant business is a tricky recipe. Credit:  ansonmiao Harvard Business School case studies are often set in large corporations, where the wide range of problems encountered View Details
    Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Food & Beverage
    • 11 Aug 2003
    • Research & Ideas

    Why Budgeting Kills Your Company

    keep a tight rein on costs—but the dynamics of the budgeting process often undermine this effort. "In tough times like these, any significant real cost growth feels imprudent and is hard to justify for most businesses," writes View Details
    Keywords: by Loren Gary
    • December 1999
    • Case

    Sendwine.com

    By: Thomas R. Eisenmann, Charmaine C Ess and Ann A. O'Hara
    Sendwine.com, an online retailer of premium gifts of wine by the bottle, faced decisions about its growth strategy in mid-1999. Mike Lannon, president and founder, had established his company as a prominent player in an increasingly crowded field. But with success came... View Details
    Keywords: Decision Choices and Conditions; Venture Capital; Financial Strategy; Problems and Challenges; Luxury; Diversification; Internet; Web Services Industry
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    • 02 Jun 2020
    • News

    How to Fix a Toxic Workplace, According to 2 Leadership Experts — Including One Who Was Brought in to Repair Uber's Culture

    • July 2004 (Revised July 2005)
    • Case

    Activision: The 'Kelly Slater's Pro Surfer' Project

    By: Alan D. MacCormack, Enrico D"Angelo and Kerry Herman
    Mike Ward, the producer in charge of developing the Kelly Slater's Pro Surfer game for Activision, must decide whether to launch the game in time for the 2002 Christmas season. Complicating his decision are the lukewarm response from consumers to TV test spots of the... View Details
    Keywords: Games, Gaming, and Gambling; Product Development; Customer Satisfaction; Projects; Business or Company Management; Product Launch; Marketing Strategy; Decision Choices and Conditions; Industry Structures; Innovation Strategy; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; United States
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    • 27 Jan 2014
    • Research & Ideas

    Family CEOs Spend Less Time at Work

    Two years ago, the World Management Survey on organizational leadership reported that firms led by family CEOs (managers related to the family owning the business) are often managed badly, particularly those where a first-born son has... View Details
    Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
    • 05 Mar 2009
    • What Do You Think?

    How Frank or Deceptive Should Leaders Be?

    leadership behaviors may depend on the "context" in which they are found. As a result, one might conclude as Mike Leahy did that " I am fascinated with the range of our readers' responses to something I thought was rather... View Details
    Keywords: by Jim Heskett
    • 03 Dec 2014
    • What Do You Think?

    Can the Brilliant Jerk Be Managed Effectively?

    Maxweles, who asked, "Was Steve Jobs possibly a 'brilliant jerk'? Could innovation be stifled by simply eliminating the uncomfortable individuals?" Lawrence Nwaru added, "We are all brilliant jerks in one form or the... View Details
    Keywords: by James Heskett