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Winter 2020
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The Sky above and the Mud below: Two Books about Steve Jobs

Steve Jobs was the most charismatic businessperson in the modern era. When he died, on October 5, 2011, Apple was inundated with condolence messages from all over the United States and from around the world. These notes were sent not only to Apple headquarters in... View Details

Keywords: Steve Jobs; Impact

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13 Oct 2010
First Look

First Look: October 13, 2010

showing attack strategies in action. It then provides several specific counterstrategies for each basic category the authors have defined—including the following: Death-by-delay: Your enemies push discussion of your idea so far into the... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

03 Jun 2011
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Inducement Prizes and Innovation

Keywords: by Liam Brunt, Josh Lerner & Tom Nicholas

24 Oct 2023
HBS Case

From P.T. Barnum to Mary Kay: Lessons From 5 Leaders Who Changed the World

but no bosses.” As Wilson expanded the organization nationwide, he instilled strong boundaries and a rigid sense of ethics. He insisted that all major decisions be made by local chapters. Wilson turned down Time’s View Details

Keywords: by Avery Forman

08 Mar 2011
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First Look: March 8

PublicationsConcentrating on Governance Authors:Dalida Kadyrzhanova, and Matthew Rhodes-Kropf Publication:Journal of Finance (forthcoming) Abstract This paper develops a novel trade-off view of corporate... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

31 Oct 2023
HBS Case

Checking Your Ethics: Would You Speak Up in These 3 Sticky Situations?

out of expediency probably aren’t being honest. In a case like this, in which a coworker is visibly flouting the rules, however, speaking up is almost always the right course of action, Fubini says. The... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Consulting

02 Feb 2023
Research & Ideas

Why We Still Need Twitter: How Social Media Holds Companies Accountable

could be used for good?’” One particular news story in 2017 caught their interest: After United Airlines forcibly removed a passenger from an overbooked plane to make room for crew members, videos passengers took of the View Details

Keywords: by Kasandra Brabaw; Technology

12 Sep 2023
Book

Successful, But Still Feel Empty? A Happiness Scholar and Oprah Have Advice for You

with the lives of some people much worse than those of others. It’s up to us to decide how to react, though. Consider Holocaust survivor Viktor Frankl, one of many historical... View Details

Keywords: by Avery Forman

23 Jul 2001
Research & Ideas

Sam Walton: Great From the Start

Walton. His flair was creating a lot of what Newport had precious little of, excitement. Walton was repeating his high school and college experiences, becoming the most popular man around. And there was what... View Details

Keywords: by Richard S. Tedlow; Retail

30 Apr 2021
Research & Ideas

Why Anger Makes a Wrongly Accused Person Look Guilty

effect, the researchers also documented that people who express anger appear untrustworthy and less authentic. In another experiment, the research team had participants read fictitious scenarios involving a man named Nathan who was either... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

09 Dec 2002
Research & Ideas

Unilever—A Case Study

president of Pepsodent, the thirty-four-year-old Charles Luckman, who was credited with the "discovery" of Bob Hope in 1937 when the comedian was used for an advertisement. Countway was a classic... View Details

Keywords: by Geoffrey Jones; Consumer Products; Entertainment & Recreation; Food & Beverage; Manufacturing; Retail

05 Dec 2022
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How Would Jack Welch’s Leadership Style Fare in Today’s World?

(iStockphoto/josefkubes) Jack Welch’s leadership practices and accomplishments as CEO of General Electric for 20 years have once again come under scrutiny. He is the subject of two recent books. Their... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Industrial Products; Media & Broadcasting; Medical Devices & Supplies; Manufacturing

06 Jul 2016
Research & Ideas

The Truth About Authentic Leaders

also challenged older models of leadership, including the “great man theory” and competency-based leadership models. Previous generations of business people spent more time... View Details

Keywords: by Bill George

17 Sep 2018
Research & Ideas

Welcome to Retirement. Who Am I Now?

FatCamera In an interview with Harvard Business School Professor Teresa Amabile for a study on retirement, one man on the cusp of exiting his career spoke openly about how the transition was making him... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Entertainment & Recreation

31 Aug 2015
Research & Ideas

How Ben Franklin’s ‘Way to Wealth’ Introduced American Capitalism to the World

“Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.” “There are no gains without pains.” “One today is worth two tomorrows.” Some phrases are so familiar they seem to have always existed. Referenced in every imaginable... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna

25 Jan 2021
Book

In a Nutshell, Why American Capitalism Succeeded

extent to which business had permeated American society. In America, Adams wrote, “unlike Europe, the business man . . . finds himself the dominant power in the life of the nation and almost alone in his... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Manufacturing

17 Aug 2020
Research & Ideas

What the Stockdale Paradox Tells Us About Crisis Leadership

constantly reiterating the organizational purpose and operationalizing it as tasks. Talk of vision and ideals may seem a luxury that a crisis does not allow for, but this is a tremendous mistake. “A man must... View Details

Keywords: by Boris Groysberg and Robin Abrahams

18 Jun 2024
Research & Ideas

What Your Non-Binary Employees Need to Do Their Best Work

When Katherine Coffman presents her research findings about how gender stereotypes shape the behavior of men and women in the workplace, she is often asked: What about non-binary individuals? “People understandably keep asking, ‘What... View Details