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Organizational Behavior Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research
Axiom Business Book Award Gold Medal in the Women and Minorities in Business category for Race, Work, and Leadership: New Perspectives on the Black Experience (Harvard Business Review Press, 2019) with Laura Morgan Roberts and David A.... View Details
- 01 Apr 2002
- News
Insights into Business in Islamic World
differing financial norms. "If you understand the religious principles underlying these restrictions, you can sometimes create contracts or other arrangements that accommodate them," he said, citing leases as one example of a familiar financial tool deemed fully... View Details
- 01 Dec 2006
- News
Faculty Books
should ensure that the right parties have been approached, in the right sequence, to address the right interests, under the right expectations, and face the right consequences of walking away if there is no deal. Paths to Power by Anthony J. Mayo, Nitin Nohria, and... View Details
- 01 Feb 2002
- News
Replicating Toyota's Success
U.S. hospitals. From smelting plants to accounting offices to hospital pharmacies, he's seen the technique pay off. "If companies learn to treat every problem as an idiosyncrasy and approach solving it as an experiment," says Spear, "they can always make progress." -... View Details
- 01 Apr 2002
- News
Underwater Options May Not Sink Incentives
for this include the ten-year maturity of typical option awards, which allows a long window for value recovery, plus the relatively high volatility of many stocks with significant price drops, making a similar rebound less far-fetched. "I'm not convinced the answer is... View Details
- 01 Apr 2002
- News
Stocking Up Can Build Customer Value
and fewer stock-outs, regardless of item price. "Retailers are shortsighted if they stock inventory by thinking only in terms of their own economics," says Bell. His findings offer the numbers to back up an intuitive assumption: stock what the customer wants and she... View Details
- 01 Feb 2002
- News
If You're #1, Watch Out
firms in front of the profit curve despite a high level of integration, Christensen, Raynor, and Verlinden assert. "To the extent a company like IBM maintains the flexibility to couple and decouple operations rather than irrevocably sell them off, it has an even... View Details
- 25 Mar 2022
- Blog Post
ClimateCAP 2022
enjoyed meeting other MBA students looking to help make the world a better, more sustainable place.” - Laura Romine (MBA 2023) “Not only was it a pleasure to meet delegates (both View Details
- 01 Oct 2002
- News
Books
recap by the authors follows each account, noting the important principles it illustrates. Exercises are also included to spur creative thinking. The Heart of Change is a helpful package of fresh ideas for those looking to break new ground in their organizations. —... View Details
- 01 Dec 2002
- News
Alumni Honorees Urge Students to Emphasize Ethics
check” with higher-ups, peers, and former subordinates to get a clear picture of the candidate. In conclusion, Merck's Gilmartin noted, “So many times when people talk about ethics, they talk about the big things, but what you really need to worry about are the... View Details
- November 2007 (Revised April 2022)
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Control Data Corporation and the Urban Crisis
By: Tom Nicholas and Laura Gaie Singleton
Control Data Corporation is considering its response to the assassination of renowned civil rights activist Martin Luther King. Four months prior, William Norris, president of the Minneapolis-based computer firm had already committed to building a plant in a low-income... View Details
Keywords: Urban Development; Factories, Labs, and Plants; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Urban Scope; Computer Industry; District of Columbia; Minneapolis
Nicholas, Tom, and Laura Gaie Singleton. "Control Data Corporation and the Urban Crisis." Harvard Business School Case 808-096, November 2007. (Revised April 2022.)
- December 2005 (Revised May 2009)
- Case
C.R. Smith and the Birth of American Airlines
By: Anthony Mayo and Laura Gaie Singleton
Presents an overview of the path that C.R. Smith pursued to build American Airlines into one of the largest airlines in the world in the 20th century. Over the course of his 30-year tenure as president of American Airlines, Smith deployed a three-pronged... View Details
Keywords: Leadership Style; Growth and Development Strategy; Industry Growth; Operations; Air Transportation Industry; United States
Mayo, Anthony, and Laura Gaie Singleton. "C.R. Smith and the Birth of American Airlines." Harvard Business School Case 406-082, December 2005. (Revised May 2009.)
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Site Credits - A Concrete Symbol: The Building of Harvard Business School 1908-1927 – Baker Library | Bloomberg Center, Historical Collections
HBS Quick Links HBS Home MBA Executive Education Doctoral Programs Faculty and Research Alumni Publishing Site Index HBS Home Contact Us Map/Directions A Concrete Symbol The Exhibition Introduction Educating Business Administrators Core... View Details
- 19 Sep 2006
- First Look
First Look: September 19, 2006
Microsoft. Purchase this case: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=706503 PublicationsPaths to Power: How Insiders and Outsiders Shaped American Business Leadership Authors:Anthony Mayo, Nitin Nohria, and View Details
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- 01 Jun 2007
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Power Trip
MAYO: Since the 1970s, the MBA has become a necessary credential to pursue the inside track to corporate power. So much of what business schools teach is focused on making the right managerial decisions at a particular moment in time,”... View Details
- 01 Dec 2002
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Books
accessible to people of all income levels. Zuboff and Maxmin state their aim as “the beginning of a conversation” challenging present assumptions about capitalism, commerce, and the logic of economic growth. — Laura View Details
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Founding Donors - HBS Online
We gratefully acknowledge the following donors who, through their generous support, are helping extend the reach of the transformational educational experience of Harvard Business School. Howard Cox, MBA 1969 Paul B. Edgerley, View Details
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Leading Race Work in Business Schools - Race, Gender & Equity
Leading Race Work in Business Schools Leading Race Work in Business Schools 07 FEB 2020 Summary Speakers Pictured left to right: Laura Morgan Roberts, Robin Ely, and Tony Mayo Leading Race Work in Business Schools convened scholars from... View Details
- 2007
- Book
Paths to Power: How Insiders and Outsiders Shaped American Business Leadership
By: Anthony Mayo, Nitin Nohria and Laura G. Singleton
Mayo, Anthony, Nitin Nohria, and Laura G. Singleton. Paths to Power: How Insiders and Outsiders Shaped American Business Leadership. Boston: Harvard Business School Press, 2007.
- 01 Dec 2002
- News
What You Know Depends on Where You Go
Palepu's own research has made them acutely aware of how critical a worldwide perspective can be. “It's a lot more work to build globally robust ideas,” Palepu remarks, “but by encouraging our faculty to do this, we can develop more valuable knowledge.” — View Details