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  • 22 Mar 2016
  • First Look

March 22, 2016

countries at different stages of development and institutional capacity is needed to surface the role of local conditions and absorptive capacities; micro-level work, that is... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 01 Feb 2001
  • News

What Makes a Good Leader

latest developments in leadership to HBS alumni and other executives all over the world. What Change Demands of Us, a new Executive Education course developed by the... View Details
Keywords: Management
  • 01 Aug 2022
  • What Do You Think?

Does Religious Belief Affect Organizational Performance?

research has concentrated on the influence that a CEO’s background can have on his or her attitude toward uncertainty and willingness to take risks, with subsequent outcomes for the organizations studied.... View Details
Keywords: Re: James L. Heskett
  • 17 Jun 2011
  • HBS Case

KFC’s Explosive Growth in China

skipping class. If you decide to skip work—please call in and let us know, so we can make sure your job is covered.'" Trained labor, it turns out, is a very valuable asset even in a land of 1.3 billion-plus people. "Chu's... View Details
Keywords: by Maggie Starvish; Food & Beverage
  • Web

Human Behavior & Decision-Making - Faculty & Research

spontaneous thoughts come to mind that leads them to be perceived to reveal special self-insight. Drawing on previous theory and research, we propose that the greater self-insight they are attributed leads spontaneous thoughts to exert a... View Details
  • 17 Jan 2011
  • Research & Ideas

Being the Boss

have a view of authority that differs from yours. They may bring to work generational or cultural attitudes that lead them to distrust and question authority. That will make them less likely to comply. This... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
  • Web

2023 Reunion Presentations - Alumni

this “working on material” session (as comedians would call it) with a sneak peek into how we are reconceptualizing career development post-pandemic and the implications for us View Details
  • October 2024
  • Article

Racial Inequality in Organizations: A Systems Psychodynamic Perspective

By: Sanaz Mobasseri, William A. Kahn and Robin J. Ely
This paper uses systems psychodynamic concepts to develop theory about the persistence of racial inequality in U.S. organizations and to inform an approach for disrupting it. We treat White men as the dominant group and Black people as the archetypal subordinate group... View Details
Keywords: Equality and Inequality; Race; Prejudice and Bias; Organizational Culture; Gender; Power and Influence; Employees; Attitudes
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Entrepreneurial Management Curriculum - Faculty & Research

management as its core educational organizing framework. The Required Curriculum has historically had a core course in general management and The Entrepreneurial Manager (TEM) provides a powerful context in which to learn about general... View Details
  • 10 Sep 2001
  • What Do You Think?

Do MBAs Need More Street Smarts?

are learned. As David An put it, they are "primarily an issue of experience. ... If you screw up a deal you will be the best to know how to do better the next time." David Fitzgerald suggested that street smarts are a "combination of View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
  • 02 Aug 2020
  • What Do You Think?

Is the 'Experimentation Organization' Becoming the Competitive Gold Standard?

reliant on the internet and cloud for their existence. “There is a softening of attitudes towards quants in today’s organization,” Tahir Qazi commented. “ As more people with an experimentation mindset View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett; Technology
  • 07 Feb 2017
  • First Look

First Look at New Research: February 7

Internet/entertainment company Tencent, Supercell has a valuation of $10.2 billion, making it Europe’s first “decacorn” (a start-up with a $10 billion or greater value). Supercell’s success is due in part to its unconventional company structure View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 08 Dec 2009
  • First Look

First Look: Dec. 8

Turnover in India (revised) Authors: Lakshmi Iyer and Anandi Mani Abstract We develop a framework to empirically examine how politicians with electoral pressures control bureaucrats with career concerns as... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 16 Mar 2020
  • Research & Ideas

How the Coronavirus Is Already Rewriting the Future of Business

worked on by encouraging employees to develop a personal regime: Exercise at home, meditate, and make sure you reach out and talk to people, even... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
  • 03 Dec 2014
  • What Do You Think?

Can the Brilliant Jerk Be Managed Effectively?

on; beginning an intervention with the offender early on; providing an opportunity for attitude improvement, possibly with the engagement of a counselor or coach; and then terminating in a timely fashion the... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
  • 20 Feb 2008
  • First Look

First Look: February 20, 2008

  Working PapersFinding Missing Markets (and a disturbing epilogue): Evidence from an Export Crop Adoption and Marketing Intervention in Kenya Authors:Nava Ashraf, Xavier Gine, and Dean Karlan Abstract In... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 01 May 2019
  • What Do You Think?

What Should the Leadership of YouTube Do?

and motion pictures. However, instead of a rating board, I'd let the users of YouTube determine the ratings. I'd want YouTube to develop a system for age-checking so that children were not exposed to (XXX)... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett; Entertainment & Recreation; Media & Broadcasting
  • 06 Mar 2020
  • Book

A Great Teacher's Lessons for Leading

not be able to “save” everyone, but they make an attempt to develop their employees and help their students learn and grow, no matter the... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Education
  • 24 Jan 2012
  • First Look

First Look: Jan. 24

This chapter proposes a new lens to understand corruption, using internal records collected from firms that pay bribes. We examine widespread corruption in three industries in an Asian developing country: procurement, pharmaceutical... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 29 Mar 2016
  • First Look

March 29, 2016

Through contemporary examples from a variety of industries and geographies, this collection provides students with an appreciation for the importance of consumer empowerment View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne