Writing - Publications - Faculty & Research

29 Mar 2022
Book

5 Qualities That Help Companies Thrive for Decades—Even Centuries

write the authors. The book explores tactics used by several long-time entrepreneurs: Ratan Tata, former chairperson of Tata Group; Anu Aga, former head of Thermax; Adi Godrej, chairperson of the Godrej Group; Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw,... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

16 Oct 2012
First Look

First Look: October 16

PublicationsEnterprise Analytics: Optimize Performance, Process, and Decisions Through Big Data Author:Thomas H. Davenport Publication:FT Press, 2012 Abstract This book, an edited collection of research papers from the International Institute of Analytics, addresses... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

02 Apr 2021
Research & Ideas

Salary Negotiations: A Catch-22 for Women

rank,” the researchers write in the article, The Dynamics of Gender and Alternatives in Negotiation, which was published in the Journal of Applied Psychology. Asked whether the classroom setting of the negotiations included in the study... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz

04 May 2015
Research & Ideas

Need to Solve a Problem? Take a Break From Collaborating

"Substantial recent research implies that clustering—the degree to which people with whom a person is connected are themselves connected to each other—can improve problem-solving performance by increasing coordination," the authors View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Video Game; Web Services

28 Jan 2008
Research & Ideas

Billions of Entrepreneurs in China and India

Foreign Policy, July-August 2003], I became so fascinated with China that I began to travel extensively there. In the course of writing this book I spent time with all sorts of people in better and the less well-traversed parts of... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

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People - Advancing Racial Equity

Management Brian Kenny Chief Marketing and Communications Officer, Marketing and Communications Carin Knoop Executive Director of Case Research and Writing Group, Division of Research and Faculty Development Chad Losee Managing Director... View Details

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Case Method | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School

Skip to Main Content Exhibition Home Exhibition Business Education & The Case Method The General Shoe Company, 1921 Case Writing & Industry Expansion of the Case Method The Case Method Classroom Teaching & The Case Method Impact on... View Details

25 Jun 2012
Research & Ideas

Collaborating Across Cultures

engage in active inquiry and observations, and be mindful that your assumptions or interpretation of a given culture might not be accurate or applicable in a given context. One way to do this is by keeping a journal and writing down... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

21 Aug 2020
Blog Post

Pursuing a JD/MBA Joint Degree

(IFCs), writing programs, and independent clinics. It’s a remarkably versatile degree that gives you a great amount of flexibility. Viroopa: What I have taken away from the program is that JD/MBAs follow a wide variety of careers after... View Details

10 Feb 2021
Research & Ideas

Has #MeToo Changed How Hollywood Hires?

be particularly sympathetic to #MeToo’s call to empower women and are the main driver of the shift to hire more women following the scandal, write Hong Luo and Laurina Zhang, the paper's authors. Luo is the James Dinan and Elizabeth... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Media & Broadcasting

04 Apr 2023
Book

Two Centuries of Business Leaders Who Took a Stand on Social Issues

While shareholders still reign supreme at many companies, a widespread shift toward more responsible business practices is driving more leaders to take a stand on social and environmental issues today, says Harvard Business School Professor Geoffrey Jones. Jones... View Details

Keywords: by Lane Lambert; Consumer Products; Fashion; Retail; Green Technology

17 Mar 2021
Blog Post

The Art of Perseverance and Resilience: Reapplying to HBS

vision that I am now pursuing. I wove a narrative of an audacious moonshot dream, of literally going to mine the moon--combining my professional and academic experiences as a mining engineer and my personal interest as a space enthusiast. Now, as a second year MBA... View Details

17 Apr 2022
Book

How to Avoid the 'Ethical Slide' That Leads Companies Astray

be conscious. You have to put the work in. You have to live it Cultivating positive ethics within our companies is among the most important things we can do.” Surveys show plenty of work still needs to be done. Nelson and Stout write that... View Details

Keywords: by Lane Lambert

01 Mar 2023
What Do You Think?

How Much Does 'Deep Purpose' Matter to the Bottom Line?

mission is the starting point for its culture. The nature of a mission statement matters only if leaders and their employees believe in it and live it. In my research, too often I’ve found that leaders are content to check the box on mission by View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

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Aldrich Hall | About

continuous writing surfaces; moveable blackboards and projection screens; and several different kinds of lighting were radical at the time, but ideally suited to the dynamic interactions among students and teachers during case-method... View Details

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Lehman Brothers Family Partners | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School

writings of the social reformer Jacob Riis, Herbert focused on public housing, child labor laws, minimum wages, unemployment relief, and aid for disabled children, the blind, and mothers with young children. He was also an early advocate... View Details

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Global Opportunity Fellowship GO: AFRICA - Alumni

Harvard University cannot provide tax advice. Do I have to write a thank-you letter to my donor? Fellowship recipients are matched with the donors who make this program possible. Donors appreciate hearing about your work and how the... View Details

12 Dec 2005
Research & Ideas

Using the Law to Strategic Advantage

Most managers think the legal department is that office down the hall where they go to keep out of trouble or write a binding patent agreement. And that's shortsighted, says Harvard Business School professor Constance Bagley. A company... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Legal Services

Portrait Project

Brooke Biederman

family, and a whole lot of luck on my side. Slowly, I learned how to eat again, how to read again, how to write again, how to walk again, and yes, how to run again. Before this, I had always been cheerful, optimistic, and appreciative.... View Details

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David Velasquez

always tried to purchase a back-up cake). Who is one person from your life that you admire the most today? My mother (I still love you, Dad). I could write an entire book about the sacrifices that she made for my brothers and me. For the... View Details

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