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17 Feb 2015
HBS Case

HBS Cases: The Battle for San Francisco

been a draw for innovators of a different sort—technology workers who began populating the suburbs of the South Bay, which came to be known as Silicon Valley, in the 1970s and '80s. In recent years, they have increasingly put down roots in San Francisco itself,... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Technology

25 Mar 2021
Research & Ideas

Steer Clear of the Blind Spots That Derail Experiments

Should companies let employees keep working remotely after the COVID-19 pandemic ends? Assessing the impact of remote work has involved a lot of guesswork for business leaders, but it doesn’t have to be that... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost

06 Mar 2019
Sharpening Your Skills

Has the Glass Ceiling Been Broken (or at Least Cracked)?

Negotiation to Gendered NegotiationsHow does gender affect negotiations within organizations or rather how do organizations affect gender relations? Explaining the Persistence of Gender Inequality: The Work-Family Narrative as a Social Defense against the View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

14 Dec 2011
Research & Ideas

The New Measures for Improving Nonprofit Performance

community. That's been my passion point. When you go into work in those environments there are remarkably good people there. But the question in my mind is always, how can we get better? A culture of... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna

22 Apr 2014
First Look

First Look: April 22

Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/download.aspx?name=14-099.pdf Mobilizing Culture for Public Action: Community Participation and Child Rights in Rural Uttar Pradesh By: Mangla, Akshay... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

09 Jul 2024
Research & Ideas

Are Management Consulting Firms Failing to Manage Themselves?

interests were to be minimized. Bill Bain conceptualized his firm to serve one company per industry to ensure a focused, client-centric approach. Most firms established an unwavering culture where growth was an outcome, not the objective,... View Details

Keywords: by David Fubini; Consulting

02 Jan 2012
Research & Ideas

Most Popular Articles of 2011

You, our readers, are especially hungry for information about individual leadership, according to a tally of the most-read feature stories and faculty working papers over the past year, half of which focused either on how to be a better... View Details

Keywords: by Staff

06 Jul 2009
What Do You Think?

Are You Ready to Manage in an Irrational World?

of) the perception of value." What do you think? Original Article Have you noticed that we are being bombarded by a flood of work by neuroscientists and behavioral economists, aided by such things as clever research design, the use... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

20 Sep 2004
Research & Ideas

How Consumers Value Global Brands

"globalness." Consumers all over the world associate global brands with three characteristics. Global Myth. Consumers look to global brands as symbols of cultural ideals. They use brands to create an imagined global identity... View Details

Keywords: by Douglas B. Holt, John A. Quelch & Earl L. Taylor

12 Oct 2016
Research & Ideas

Break the Rules of How Business is Done

an employer? What truly matters in the end is whether that transformational effort adds value. In 2012, the gaming company Valve published their novel Employee Handbook which outlined their organization structure (or lack thereof). Valve challenged the notion of having... View Details

Keywords: by Julia B. Austin

03 Oct 2017
First Look

First Look at Research and Ideas, October 3, 2017

and Julie Battilana Abstract—This paper examines the critical role of gender in the commercialization of social ventures. We argue that cultural beliefs about what is perceived to be appropriate work for... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

03 Feb 2018
Op-Ed

How to Heed BlackRock's Call for Corporate Social Responsibility

initiatives that provide assessment tools companies and investors can use in their efforts to achieve both financial and social goals. In this light, Mr. Fink’s announcement did not come out of the blue. It is in part a result of the long and hard View Details

Keywords: by Julie Battilana

04 Nov 2002
Research & Ideas

From Lone Star to Team Player

instilling a collaborative organization, which also includes coordinating activities and doing joint work across organization boundaries. For example, Intuit's CEO, Steve Bennett, has worked hard to instill... View Details

Keywords: by Mallory Stark

02 Jul 2024
Book

Five Essential Elements to Build the Capital You Need to Lead

will allow you to bring your whole self and the value that you have to offer to your journey, whether that's in work, with family, or in the community. “Our being best friends was a cultural ingredient in how well we were able to View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

29 May 2013
Research & Ideas

Faculty Symposium Showcases Breadth of Research

found a direct link between creativity and unethical behavior. According to the findings, inducing creativity in employees also inadvertently induces unethical behavior—a sobering thought in a corporate culture that champions... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Financial Services

30 May 2019
What Do You Think?

Is There a Distinctive West Coast Style of Management?

believe that there exists a much stronger creative and entrepreneurial drive in the West and the Northwest than on the East Coast A culture of creative risk-taking exists on the West Coast more so than on the East Coast. This View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Education

19 May 2003
Lessons from the Classroom

Business Plan Winner Targets India Dropouts

e-mail interview, HBS Working Knowledge talked with team member Raj De Datta to hear more about the plan and next steps for Gyaana.Tishler: What inspired you to develop Gyaana? De Datta: The genesis of Gyaana came from two observations:... View Details

Keywords: by Carla Tishler; Financial Services

18 Nov 2002
Research & Ideas

Enterprising Women—a History

professor Nancy Koehn, pointing out that women played key roles in the early American economy through the development of cottage industries and in the organization and work of benevolent societies. The exhibit does a wonderful job in... View Details

Keywords: by Laura Linard

16 Sep 2014
First Look

First Look: September 16

recognized as providing an important dimension in international business studies. Much of this historical work has focused on mapping historical growth patterns of multinationals and exploring the determinants of their growth. However,... View Details