Social Attachment To Place - Publications - Faculty & Research

22 Jun 2021
Blog Post

Why Many Businesses Are Becoming More Vocal In Support of LGBTQ Rights

It’s a clear case study on the intersection of business and social activism. One of the clearer case studies on the intersection of business and social issues is how companies have handled the rise of LGBTQ... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

02 Apr 2019
First Look

New Research and Ideas, April 2, 2019

culture and to protect organizationally powerful groups—in our case, men and the firm’s leaders—and in so doing sustain workplace inequality. Due to the social defense, two... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

31 Oct 2004
Research & Ideas

The New CEO’s Wrong Message

Bearing full responsibility for a company's success or failure, but being unable to control most of what will determine it. Having more authority than anyone else in the organization, but being unable to... View Details

Keywords: by Michael E. Porter, Jay W. Lorsch & Nitin Nohria

01 Mar 2006
News

Entrepreneur's Notebook with Paul Conforti and Kim Moore (both MBA '97)

centrally, frozen, and distributed to multiple locations, thereby allowing quality control, reduced cost, and consistency. Most importantly, customers have an emotional attachment View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley; desserteries; Food Services and Drinking Places; Food Services and Drinking Places

23 Sep 2008
First Look

First Look: September 23, 2008

Media.) Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/09-039.pdf From Social Control to Financial Economics: The Linked Ecologies of Economics and Business in Twentieth Century America Authors:Marion... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

21 May 2020
Research & Ideas

Fighting the COVID Blues: Advice from Business Research

Life was hard enough for the one-third of Americans who had wrestled with anxiety prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, the disease that has killed almost 100,000 in the United States, left millions unemployed, and View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman and Danielle Kost

28 Oct 2019
Research & Ideas

Brick-and-Mortar Stores Are Making a Comeback

have an experience and learn about products, but now that can be decoupled from the act of taking possession of a product because there are better and cheaper ways of doing that. Malls are going to increasingly transform into View Details

Keywords: by Jen McFarland Flint; Retail

04 Dec 2020
Blog Post

Heard on the Street (HOTS) - bringing the HBS community together through harmony

Heard on the Street (HOTS) is the one and only a cappella group at HBS. During this period of disconnection due to COVID-19, we have embraced music’s power to bring people together. The first concert of the... View Details

06 Sep 2011
Research & Ideas

The Power of Leadership Groups for Staying on Track

even thousands—operating throughout the organization, rather than just a few stars. The Importance Of Eq In Leadership Development Leadership is no longer based primarily on characteristics, styles, knowledge, skills, and competencies—all of which are related View Details

Keywords: by Bill George

02 Jun 2021
Blog Post

Paul’s Sabbatical Story: Hypothesis-testing by sabbaticals

stress-free time off. But his first real experiment in using time off for hypothesis-testing was going to business school. At HBS, he wanted to test whether he should work in international development and... View Details

24 Jul 2018
First Look

New Research and Ideas, July 24, 2018

contest. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=54708 June 2018 Management Science Personal and Social Usage: The Origins of Active Customers and Ways to Keep Them Engaged By: Lee,... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

11 Jun 2012
Research & Ideas

When Business Competition Harms Society

to another one if they're upset that they're not being passed," Bennett explains. "New York is a good place for this type of research in that you've got a lot of diversity, from rural areas where... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Auto

08 Sep 2021
Blog Post

Socioeconomic Inclusion at HBS: Joshua Mbanusi (MBA 2021)

weren’t reaching those in need, and wanted to make a difference,” said Mbanusi. “That challenged my preconceived notions about the role of business in society. These companies were moved by morals that connected their business operations... View Details

01 May 2019
Blog Post

Viewpoints: Synthetic Thinking with a Humble Mindset

how Martin Luther King Jr. was not necessarily born as a charismatic public speaker, but he developed the skills through deliberate practice. In other words, instead of blindly believing in his ability, he identified his development needs and put a structure in View Details

31 May 2016
HBS Case

Who Owns Space?

As a vast place full of limitless possibility, space is a huge draw for brilliant minds and big ambitions. A new generation of billionaire entrepreneurs is vying to lay claim View Details

Keywords: Re: Matthew C. Weinzierl; Aerospace

26 May 2015
Research & Ideas

Corporate Field Researchers Share Tricks of the Trade

world. Among economic scholars, field research often takes place within the walls of corporations, non-profits, small businesses, or government entities. Ideally, these organizations eventually can apply the findings of the research View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

04 Oct 2017
Blog Post

What Should German Applicants Know about HBS?

is extremely strong, with hundreds of occasions to meet new people and friends. My first-year I spent a lot of time outside of class socializing with amazing friends. That included working out (playing... View Details

27 Oct 2008
Lessons from the Classroom

Achieving Excellence in Nonprofits

Sean Silverthorne: What organizations are included in "social enterprise," and why do you define it in the way that you do? Herman "Dutch" Leonard: We include as a "social enterprise" any organization that View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

23 Sep 2013
Research & Ideas

Status: When and Why It Matters

evidence that buyers are willing to place a premium on status, holding constant quality and the reputation for quality." What sounds easy in theory may be difficult in practice, however: "Look... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

05 May 2011
Research & Ideas

How ‘Political Voice’ Empowers the Powerless

sorts, on an epic scale. “If you have a local leader who is from your social category, you are probably more likely to approach him or her for help.” As Harvard Business School professor Lakshmi Iyer and her... View Details

Keywords: by Maggie Starvish

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