Belonging - Publications - Faculty & Research

20 Sep 2022
Research & Ideas

How Partisan Politics Play Out in American Boardrooms

American corporations have never been more partisan—starting at the top with executives who often bring on like-minded managers belonging to the same political party. Now, new research shows that when boardrooms are dominated by one... View Details

Keywords: by Pamela Reynolds

14 Feb 2017
Research & Ideas

A Strategy For Steady Leadership in an Unsteady World

audacious decisions that embody risks and often go against the grain. They cannot afford to keep their heads down, using traditional management techniques while avoiding criticism and risk-taking. In fact, their greatest risk lies in not having the courage to make bold... View Details

Keywords: by Bill George

18 Feb 2019
Book

What’s Really Disrupting Business? It’s Not Technology

following the steps a customer takes to select, buy, and consume a product or service. You call these situations “decoupling.” Could you give an example? Teixeira: A great example of decoupling is an insurance startup called Trov. It’s an app that allows you to quickly... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost; Beauty & Cosmetics; Insurance; Service; Retail

03 Oct 2005
Research & Ideas

The Box Office Power of Stars

What does this imply for the B-list? A: Yes. There are many examples of blockbuster movies that did not have any stars that belonged to the A-list at the time it came out. In fact, some of the best-selling movies of all time did not have... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert; Entertainment & Recreation; Motion Pictures & Video

22 Jul 2019
Book

How to Be a Digital Platform Leader

advantage. Lagace: What advice do you have for conventional firms looking to explore platforms? Yoffie: There are three potential strategies. You can belong to an existing platform, buy a platform if time to market is critical, or build... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

03 Jul 2008
What Do You Think?

Are Followers About to Get Their Due?

followership? Why isn't followership addressed by business school curricula along with leadership? Does it belong in a course of study? Or does this just run the risk of deteriorating into a discussion of how to manipulate your boss? What... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

21 Apr 2021
Research & Ideas

The Pandemic Conversations That Leaders Need to Have Now

but one of teammates supporting each other through unprecedented times. The McKinsey guide recommends that leaders strive to “rebuild a common social identity and a sense of belonging based on shared values, norms, and habits. Research... View Details

Keywords: by Boris Groysberg, Robin Abrahams, and Katherine Connolly Baden

24 Aug 2020
Research & Ideas

How Much Will Remote Work Continue After the Pandemic?

professor. They surveyed 1,770 members of Alignable, an online platform for small-business leaders. To supplement that small-business data, a second survey was completed by 70 business economists belonging to the National Association for... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz

30 May 2018
What Do You Think?

Should Intellectual Property be Protected in International Trade?

Summing Up Does IP Ownership Belong in International Trade Deals? Intellectual property (IP) regulation remains an active issue in trade negotiations between the China and the United States. The most straightforward element of the... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Technology

11 Mar 2013
Research & Ideas

Marissa Mayer Should Bridge Distance Gap with Remote Workers

organizational and not being left to individual families to work out on their own. It's now up to Mayer to show employees threatened by her new policy that belonging to "one Yahoo!", as she put it, will not mean that they have... View Details

Keywords: by Lakshmi Ramarajan; Publishing; Web Services

04 Nov 2002
What Do You Think?

What’s Best for the Corporate Brain?

Carroll pointed out "Corporate brain cells, like their biological counterparts, must be used to be valuable." A part of this usage involves getting employees to share knowledge they possess with the organization. Or as Varun Sahay said, "Intellectual... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

30 Sep 2002
What Do You Think?

Are Business Schools Really Important “Crucibles of Leadership?”

who, in a series of lectures in 1902 published The Varieties of Religious Experience, first suggested important differences between the relatively well-adjusted "once-born" individual with a strong sense of belonging and the... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

07 Dec 2015
Research & Ideas

Why Immigrant Workers Cluster in Particular Industries

choose to specialize because of the advantage they acquire through their social networks. ©iStock/vadimguzhva “Many immigrant groups spend a lot of time with other members of their own ethnic community,” says Kerr, who knows this firsthand—his wife is Finnish and View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Transportation; Beauty & Cosmetics; Retail

02 Jan 2018
Op-Ed

'Dear Working Knowledge'--Our Favorite Reader Comments of the Year

the lessons of the past are being used to educate the business leaders of the future. Why Employers Favor Men Ruth comments: The race factor is important to be considered. In Latin America I have seen quite often that white men prefer to hire white women than men View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

10 Nov 2008
What Do You Think?

How Much Can You Ask of Your Customers?

customers if we give something back, even if that something is a sense of belonging just look at this forum to see it in action." As Jacoline Loewen put it, "Even if a company does not want customers involved in their business... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

02 Mar 2016
What Do You Think?

Is Apple’s Real Privacy Challenge Technology Innovation Itself?

serves the good of society, but if it’s used as a tool to deny the FBI its right to obtain access to critical information, it’s ridiculous.” Taking a more pragmatic tack, Mark observed “this phone was issued to the guy--and therefore View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Technology

24 Jul 2012
First Look

First Look: July 24

information, and when suppliers belong to more profitable industries. Moreover, we find evidence that these three factors also influence the comprehensiveness of the information suppliers share and their willingness to share the... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

20 Sep 2004
Research & Ideas

How Consumers Value Global Brands

consumers in Indonesia, Turkey, and Egypt the most. In those predominantly Muslim nations, we could survey only people who worked in the organized economy and belonged to the top 50 percent of the population in socioeconomic terms. Such... View Details

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

26 Jan 2009
Research & Ideas

Where is Home for the Global Firm?

homegrown companies. But all that is changing as firms shape and adapt to global markets. Says HBS professor Mihir A. Desai, "The defining characteristics of what makes a firm belong to a country—where it is incorporated, where it is... View Details