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  • 17 Jan 2020
  • In Practice

6 Traits That Set Top Business Leaders Apart

clarify the complex "They can communicate very clearly and succinctly—usually with short words and short sentences—and even on complex issues. They've developed the skills necessary to really get to the heart of things." Joseph View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost
  • 20 May 2013
  • Research & Ideas

The Long-Term Fix to US Competitiveness

Competitiveness: Paths Forward," an HBS initiative, was an appearance by Boston Mayor Thomas Menino, who was brought in by wheelchair but rose to his feet to speak about how the city could be a model... View Details
Keywords: by Stephanie Schorow & Harvard Gazette
  • 20 Sep 2017
  • Research & Ideas

The Three Types of Leaders Who Create Radical Change

says Battilana, the Joseph C. Wilson Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School and Alan L. Gleitsman Professor of Social Innovation at the Harvard Kennedy School, who, for more than a... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
  • 15 Jun 2009
  • Research & Ideas

GM: What Went Wrong and What’s Next

Much of the substance of 20th century management was worked out at GM. Let's hope that crisis will summon the will to make the changes that are needed. If not, the next Detroit may be in China, and sooner than we think. Joseph View Details
Keywords: by Staff; Auto
  • 09 May 2017
  • What Do You Think?

Should Management Be Primarily Responsible to Shareholders?

managers and directors be maximizing returns to shareholders? What do YOU think? References: Joseph L. Bower and Lynn S. Paine, The Error at the Heart of Corporate Leadership:... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
  • 19 Apr 2010
  • Research & Ideas

The History of Beauty

you have a major industry that still has lots to reveal. We asked Jones to discuss his research and his new book. Sean Silverthorne: What inspired your interest in the beauty business and its history? Geoffrey Jones: My initial interest in the beauty industry was... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Beauty & Cosmetics

    Julie Battilana

    Julie Battilana is the Joseph C. Wilson Professor of Business Administration in the Organizational Behavior unit at Harvard Business School and the Alan L. Gleitsman Professor of Social Innovation at Harvard Kennedy School, where she is also the founder and faculty... View Details

    • 08 Mar 2021
    • In Practice

    COVID Killed the Traditional Workplace. What Should Companies Do Now?

    A year ago, COVID-19 forced many companies to send employees home—often with a laptop and a prayer. Now, with COVID cases subsiding and vaccinations rising, the prospect of returning to old office routines appears more possible. But will employees want to flock back to... View Details
    Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
    • 16 Mar 2020
    • Research & Ideas

    How the Coronavirus Is Already Rewriting the Future of Business

    intermediate term, we will see companies that rely on global supply chains be hurt. Once companies run through their existing safety stocks of raw materials or parts provided by a far-flung supplier base, they may face challenges filling... View Details
    Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
    • 19 Jan 2022
    • In Practice

    7 Trends to Watch in 2022

    As 2022 gets underway we asked our faculty to highlight some trends worth watching in the coming year. Ariel Stern: A new future for digital health care While 2020 and 2021 were years of rapid innovation and deployment of new health care technologies and delivery... View Details
    Keywords: by HBS News
    • 22 May 2020
    • In Practice

    Post-COVID Health Care: More Screens, Less Red Tape?

    by rigid state licensure requirements, will be able to practice telemedicine for all patients in their regions. Replacing fee-for-service payments with value-based ones will remove the final barrier to delivering such integrated care.... View Details
    Keywords: by Danielle Kost
    • 03 Feb 2018
    • Op-Ed

    How to Heed BlackRock's Call for Corporate Social Responsibility

    Larry Fink recently created a shockwave. As cofounder, chairman, and CEO of BlackRock, one of the world’s largest global asset management firms, in an open letter to CEOs he caught the attention of financial markets and beyond by insisting on the importance of... View Details
    Keywords: by Julie Battilana
    • 19 Feb 2014
    • Research & Ideas

    Racist Umpires and Monetary Ministers

    the corners" in baseball parlance—and more likely to throw it straight over the plate where it is easier to hit. In other words, the pitchers seemed to compensate for discrimination by throwing the ball in areas where the outcome was... View Details
    Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Sports; Information; Publishing
    • December 1996 (Revised October 1999)
    • Case

    Kidder, Peabody & Co.: Creating Elusive Profits

    By: Robert L. Simons and Antonio Davila
    On April 17, 1994, Kidder, Peabody & Co. announced a $350 million charge against earnings resulting from the discovery of false trading profits. That same day, the termination of Joseph Jett's employment with the company was made public. By illustrating the mechanics... View Details
    Keywords: Bonds; Governance Controls; Crime and Corruption; Financial Reporting; Profit; Financial Strategy
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    • 09 Sep 2013
    • Lessons from the Classroom

    Teaching Climate Change to Skeptics

    A few years ago, Joseph B. Lassiter traveled to San Francisco, Houston, and New York to hold discussions with Harvard alumni on the topic of business and the environment. Each time, he surveyed the audience about the touchy subject of climate change and how society... View Details
    Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
    • 15 Nov 2017
    • Research & Ideas

    How Does a Social Startup Decide to Commercialize? It May Depend on the Founder's Gender

    Administration at HBS; and Julie Battilana, the Joseph C. Wilson Professor of Business Administration at HBS and the Alan L. Gleitsman Professor of Social Innovation at Harvard’s Kennedy School. “Although... View Details
    Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
    • 05 Sep 2012
    • What Do You Think?

    Will Business Management Save US Health Care?

    the background? How will change be achieved? What could go wrong? Will management save US health care? What do you think? To Read More: Atul Gawande, Big Med, The New Yorker, August 13 & 20, 2012, pp. 52-63. Paul C. Weiler, Howard W. Hiatt, View Details
    Keywords: by Jim Heskett; Health
    • 05 Jul 2021
    • What Do You Think?

    Do Companies Really Need Chief Experience Officers to Know Their Customers?

    position: the chief experience officer or CXO." A knowledge of customer experiences can be invaluable in the design and distribution of a product or service. We were convinced of that by Joseph Pine and... View Details
    Keywords: by James Heskett
    • 10 Nov 2010
    • News

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    • 14 Aug 2019
    • Sharpening Your Skills

    The Manager's Guide to Leveraging Disruption

    In 1995, Harvard Business School professors Clayton M. Christensen and Joseph L. Bower wrote a seminal article for Harvard Business Review, Disruptive Technologies: Catching... View Details
    Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne