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- 19 Jan 2024
- News
The Values and Virtues of a Quick Fix
Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Hi, this is Dan Morrell, host of Skydeck. Speed has gotten a pretty bad rap, says Anne Morriss (MBA 2004). The Silicon Valley mantra of moving fast and breaking things has led to waves of high-profile... View Details
- 12 Apr 2016
- First Look
April 12, 2016
member to discover how and whether his employees can speed up cleaning, checking, restocking, and refueling. Expert commentary comes from Atilla Korkmazoglu, president of ground handling and cargo operations at Celebi Aviation Holding, and Vikram Oberoi, managing... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 17 Jun 2014
- First Look
First Look: June 17
http://hbr.org/product/the-information-superhighway-meets-the-highway-technology-and-mobility-trends-and-opportunities/an/314093-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 614-032 GE and the Industrial Internet CEO Jeff Immelt considers whether... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 09 Jun 2015
- News
Yat-Pang (MBA 2000) and Helina Au
information networking. “I was a linear thinker,” he says. “After being exposed to the case method and a diverse group of peers, I began to think more broadly and understand the importance of relationships in business.” A native of the San Francisco Bay Area, Au... View Details
- 01 Jun 2023
- News
Bridging the ESG Data Gap
Megan Murday The idea for a digital platform to help venture capitalists calculate, benchmark, and improve portfolio ESG performance crystallized while Megan Murday (MBA 2021) was studying at HBS. Now the CEO of the software startup... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 02 Mar 2010
- First Look
First Look: March 2
discover and implement the breakthroughs required for realization of the vision; 3) the creation of a system that ensures both the timely identification of breakdowns (and the dissemination of information about them) that, if unresolved, would prevent the View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 17 Jan 2019
- Blog Post
MBA Curriculum Spotlight: Short Intensive Programs (SIPs)
corporate strategies and business execution, as well as what CEOs and boards can learn from successful and unsuccessful activist interventions. Using a mix of cases, guest lectures, and discussions with... View Details
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RGE Report - Race, Gender & Equity
split in how companies approach the workforce, with some reaffirming a commitment to diversity, while others are removing diversity considerations in their hiring and succession planning. These two aspects of today’s business landscape... View Details
- 25 Nov 2014
- First Look
First Look: November 25
have conspired to enable insider trading? And if so, what did that mean for the future of the Firm? Purchase this case: https://hbr.org/product/mckinsey-co-protecting-its-reputation-a/415021-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 315-022 Honeywell and the Great Recession... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 29 Sep 2015
- First Look
September 29, 2015
learn. We propose that legitimacy building can comprise an advocacy trap that blocks meaningful learning vital to the success of a new firm. By suggesting a downside to legitimacy building and identifying a new barrier to learning, rooted... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 15 Jan 2014
- Research & Ideas
Managing the Family Business: It Takes a Village
Nelson's successful and smooth transfer of his CEO role at age 58 to his very capable nephew, Eduardo Melzer, 40. Nelson remains chairman of the board with clear responsibilities. RBS is stable and poised... View Details
- 26 Feb 2019
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New Research and Ideas, February 26, 2019
broadcast and marketing strategy, with special focus on the very lucrative but highly competitive U.S. market. Its CEO Christian Seifert believed that a strong international position was vital to continued View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 28 Jul 2020
- Research & Ideas
Racism and Digital Design: How Online Platforms Can Thwart Discrimination
"More broadly, evidence points to disparities on both sides of the market—both African American guests and hosts face discrimination." After the research was made public, policymakers took note. Users began to push back. The hashtag #AirbnbWhileBlack started... View Details
- 09 Oct 2001
- Research & Ideas
Driven: How Human Nature Shapes Organizations
bores you, and which the world does not need—this life is hell. —W.E.B. Du Bois In the organizational context, the four-drive theory implies that every person, from the CEO to the most junior employee will bring a predictable set of... View Details
Keywords: by Paul Lawrence & Nitin Nohria
- 23 Jul 2012
- Research & Ideas
The Power of Conversational Leadership
Harvard Business School Professor Boris Groysberg. "Nobody knows what strategic conversations are actually unfolding." For that reason, many CEOs are reconsidering the classic command-and-control structure in which a few people are... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
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Hawes Hall | About
educated in Hawes Hall would use their knowledge “to serve their fellow human beings.” Her husband, the retired chairman and CEO of Connecticut-based Life Re Corporation, also emphasized the link between business education and public... View Details
- 02 Jun 2020
- Research & Ideas
Coronavirus Careers: Cloud Kitchens Are Now Serving
perceived as a cool phenomenon with a ton of money to be earned if the model can be made to work. Nothing made the point better than former Uber CEO Travis Kalanick’s founding of the startup CloudKitchens. The economics are appetizing... View Details
- 19 Sep 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, September 19
presented from the perspective of the company CEO and its global brand director who is also part owner. In 2015, Mavi had sales of $419 million, up 20% from the previous year. Growth rates like these were becoming routine at Mavi. But,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 13 Jan 2015
- First Look
First Look: January 13
Higher-Ambition CEOs Need Higher-Ambition Boards By: Ludwig, Edward J., Anna Elise Walton, and Michael Beer Abstract—Over the past years, forward-looking CEOs have adopted a higher-ambition approach to... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 25 Apr 2024
- News
Origin Stories
Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Dan Morrell: Hi, this is Dan Morrell, host of Skydeck. Where we come from and how we were raised has a profound effect on who we become. The recipients of this year’s Alumni Achievement Award grew up... View Details