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Engaged with field work in East Africa, South Asia, and in several large hybrid organizations in the United States, Professor Whillans places a focus on exploring questions with strong theoretical motivation in the social psychological literature and relevant... View Details
- 31 Aug 2021
- Book
Feeling Powerless at Work? Time to Agitate, Innovate, and Orchestrate
power has on the psychology of those in power: It makes them overconfident and susceptible to hubris, and it makes them more self-centered and insensitive to others,” Battilana says. And if a CEO can’t or... View Details
Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald
- 16 Nov 2010
- News
The HBS Tunnels
constitutional in the tunnels, and on one of those walks, behind an open door usually locked, I “discovered” the tunnel to Kresge. Nervously going through a workroom and down a ramp, I found a hot, narrow, half-dark tunnel almost completely filled with large steam... View Details
Keywords: Keith Larson
- 02 Jun 2020
- Research & Ideas
Coronavirus Careers: Cloud Kitchens Are Now Serving
The restaurant industry is one of those most devastated by COVID-19, and social distancing will continue to make many small restaurants unviable. Reduced revenue flows will never cover the rent. But not all is lost. In our research, one... View Details
- 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
- 05 Jun 2023
- What Do You Think?
Is the Anxious Achiever a Post-Pandemic Relic?
book. We all would like both time and money. But this generation appears, at least for now, to place a higher value on time, personal development, and lifestyle than on maximizing income. In addition, many Gen Zers have an aversion to... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 20 Oct 2023
- Blog Post
Three Stories from HBS PRIDE for National Coming Out Day
embodiment of such values became a beacon of hope, fortifying my spirit and endowing me with the strength to persevere day by day. Several more years passed before I relocated to Boston for employment, following the completion of my undergraduate education. It marked a... View Details
- Portrait Project
Zoe Otedola
thought, walking into an interview at my dream firm. With only five black partners among the 10,000 employees, I did the math. Half a percent. The partners who look like me don’t even represent a whole percent. “Do it for them,” I murmured, as my hand shot up in... View Details
- 20 Dec 2023
- News
New School
1992) says now. “You need to have an outstanding team; you have to have the right product; you have to have the business systems; you have to be the right kind of organization.” For Waldron, that means being a company with purpose every day. Its mission to View Details
- 04 Aug 2011
- What Do You Think?
How Dangerous Is Common Sense to Managers?
simplicity lies the ultimate sophistication." Many agreed with the author while placing common sense in a broader context. Herb Brotspies quoted Peter Drucker to make his point: "The greatest... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 04 Sep 2007
- Research & Ideas
Jumpstarting Innovation: Using Disruption to Your Advantage
the extent of change that you need to make in the next 2 years?" The answer surprised them. They knew that innovation was important, but 65 percent of the CEOs said they were planning significant change over the next 2 years, and... View Details
Keywords: by Lynda M. Applegate
- 01 Feb 1999
- News
Too Much of a Good Thing?
While conceding that songwriters and poets can make a strong case for "I love you," economists know that the three little words that really make the world go around are "supply and demand." This familiar... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 01 Oct 1999
- News
Banking on Success
Commitments Committee and a senior banker. As an undergraduate at Hamilton College, Kennedy majored in art. "I did some awful paintings and metal sculpture," he laughs. "Even my mother saved only one of my paintings through the years - that's how bad they are." He... View Details
Keywords: Deborah E. Blagg
- Web
Research - Behavioral Finance & Financial Stability
productivities at collecting deposits and making loans. They find that deposit productivity is responsible for two thirds of the value of the median bank and most variation in value across banks. Variation in productivity is driven by... View Details
- 18 Sep 2017
- Research & Ideas
'Likes' Lead to Nothing—and Other Hard-Learned Lessons of Social Media Marketing
into a bigger social conversation and still make it relevant to the brand?” Forgetting that on the Web, consumers control your brand With traditional marketing, brand managers took time to carefully craft messages View Details
- 01 Mar 2024
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books and Podcasts
take leaders by surprise. Drawing on his extensive experience building high-performance organizations, Bier has created 20 foundational rituals that make your organization as frictionless as possible, allowing you to scale faster and more... View Details
- 12 Mar 2021
- News
My Favorite Case
expressed extremely negative views about people in her community, she wonders whether the company is the right place for her. Should she meet with the CEO to share her experience, or continue to conceal her sexual orientation while... View Details
- 18 Apr 2007
- HBS Case
How Magazine Luiza Courts the Poor
The inspiration for a new case can strike at any time. For Harvard Business School professor Frances X. Frei, the time and place was one morning at home while reading The New York Times. An article on the front page of the Business... View Details
- 21 Nov 2019
- Research & Ideas
Do TV Debates Sway Voters?
less prepared for the debate, struggled to respond. At one point, Clinton, reveling in her success, shimmied with meme-worthy glee. Every major polling outfit declared Clinton the debate’s victor the next day. But it didn’t make a... View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost
- 01 Dec 2023
- News
Engaging Students More Deeply
of businesses’ pursuit of profits and their impact on their communities. “The multimedia components of these cases make the students more invested in the issues because they really get a sense of who the people are and what they are... View Details
Keywords: April White