Management Attention - Publications - Faculty & Research

Web

Globalization and Emerging Markets - Course Catalog

HBS Course Catalog Globalization and Emerging Markets Course Number 1151 Associate Professor Reshmaan Hussam Spring; Q3Q4; 3.0 credits 27 Sessions Final Exam Career Focus Globalization and Emerging Markets is designed for students who will be investing, View Details

31 Jul 2012
First Look

First Look: July 31

Interorganizational Conflict Authors:Elizabeth Long Lingo, Colin Fisher, and Kathleen L. McGinn Publication:In Handbook of Conflict Management Research, edited by Neal M. Ashkansy, Oluremi B. Ayoko, and Karen Jehn. Edward Elgar... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

18 May 2021
Book

Launching a Career in the COVID Economy? Here Are 5 Tips.

Starting a job can feel like stepping onto a movie set without a script. Everyone knows the plot; the challenge is figuring out the role. Managers often know what they want from top performers but rarely explain it. That perspective... View Details

Keywords: by Carolyn DiPaolo

01 Feb 2000
News

Executives Convene to Discuss Consumer-Driven Health Care

fields of management control and health care. Her latest book, Market-Driven Health Care, won the 1998 Book of the Year Award from the American College of Healthcare Executives. Herzlinger opened the conference by reporting on the forces... View Details

31 Oct 2004
What Do You Think?

Should the Wisdom of Crowds Influence Our Thinking About Leadership?

view that the term "crowd" might be a bit extreme in describing effective management processes. For example, John Baxter suggests that "a group of knowledgeable 'veterans' ... in conjunction with others from the external... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

23 Jul 2001
Research & Ideas

How Relationships are Building Biotech

early stages of entrepreneurial firms and new industries. Her new chapter builds on a huge research project she began several years ago with Ranjay Gulati, a professor of organizational behavior at the Kellogg Graduate School of View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace & Mallory Stark

01 Jun 1996
News

Capitalist Revolutions Analyzed in MBA "Foundations" Course

particular companies in each country. To catch students' attention immediately, they chose companies with name recognition, such as Toyota, Wedgwood, Ford, and IBM. The companies were also selected to include functional areas of interest... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

07 Apr 2003
Research & Ideas

Three Steps for Crisis Prevention

leaders remain oblivious to an emerging threat or problem—a lack of attention that can plague even the most skilled executives. After European Commission regulators refused to approve General Electric's $42 billion acquisition of... View Details

Keywords: by Michael D. Watkins & Max H. Bazerman

16 Mar 2022
Blog Post

Taking Your Shot in the Sports Industry with Adam Laitsas (MBA 2016), SVP, Head of Marketing for Madison Square Garden Sports

Division I college basketball player at St. John’s University. He then pivoted his career path into investment banking, corporate strategy, and management consulting before circling back to the game he loves. Now at MSG, Laitsas is... View Details

28 Jun 2016
First Look

June 28, 2016

forthcoming Management Science The First Deal: The Division of Founder Equity in New Ventures By: Hellmann, Thomas F., and Noam Wasserman Abstract—We examine the trade-off between efficiency and equality within the context of... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

28 Oct 2001
What Do You Think?

What Can We Expect in the Other War?

dealing with the personal concerns of employees? Will more attention have to be given to "community building?" Will, in fact, the war on terrorism prompt managers to engage in behaviors necessary... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

05 Jul 2006
Op-Ed

Corporate Governance Activists are Headed in the Wrong Direction

management is the responsibility of none other than the corporation's number-one manager, a conflict of interest that is awkward at best. The obvious solution is separating the two positions—a move many Ford Motor Company shareholders... View Details

Keywords: by Joseph Hinsey

07 Aug 2007
First Look

First Look: August 7, 2007

This relationship between the tax preferences of institutional shareholders and firm payout policy could reflect dividend-averse institutions gravitating to low-dividend paying-firms or managers adapting their payout policies to the... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

06 Sep 2011
Research & Ideas

How Small Wins Unleash Creativity

All good managers understand the importance of making sure that every member of a team feels personally motivated and necessary throughout the workday, lest their work should stagnate and suffer. But what's the key to igniting creativity,... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

21 Apr 2015
First Look

First Look: April 21

customized web sites for overseas markets? How would she maintain the detail and attention she had put into so many aspects of the company as Nasty Gal grew? As Amoruso's time was limited and management... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel & Sean Silverthorne

01 Feb 2002
News

Q&A: Wrestling with the Unthinkable

terrorism. Bremer, who has also worked as a special or executive assistant to six secretaries of state, entered the private sector in 1989, becoming managing director of Kissinger Associates, a strategic consulting firm. In 2000, he moved... View Details

Keywords: counterterrorism; terrorism; National Security and International Affairs; Government

01 Sep 2010
News

Dare to be Different

Another part of it is a dissection of some of the brands that have managed to be exceptions to the rule, and that have somehow managed to hold our attention and loyalty over... View Details

Keywords: Jeff Cruikshank;Youngme Moon; Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services; Professional Services

06 Feb 2006
Research & Ideas

The Trouble Behind Livedoor

announced the split, the price rose nearly tenfold. With the stock split came an increase in publicity, which helped maintain capital inflows from individual investors. The media has drawn a lot of attention to Horie's boyish antics—he is... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Financial Services; Technology

23 Jun 2003
Research & Ideas

Psychology, Pathology, and the CEO

industrial and energy services—and was close to defaulting on its financial obligations. Some managers felt the company was also bankrupt in terms of ideas. There was insufficient communication across the company, including few common... View Details

Keywords: by Rosabeth Moss Kanter

16 May 2016
HBS Case

Food Safety Economics: The Cost of a Sick Customer

Business School and Professor in Health Policy and Management at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Even though Chipotle’s supply chain is shorter, with fewer intermediaries between supplier and restaurant, the use of local... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Food & Beverage

Publications