class of 49 - Publications - Faculty & Research

12 Jul 2020
Book

The Harvard Business School Faculty Summer Reader 2020

re-read Khalil Gibran Muhammad’s The Condemnation of Blackness: Race, Crime, and the Making of Modern Urban America, which I assigned to a class a few years ago and had... View Details

Keywords: by Staff

02 Jul 2001
Research & Ideas

Ray A. Goldberg

a neighbor, Goldberg's father insisted that his only son go east to Harvard, where he majored in government and minored in economics. Elected first marshal of the Class of 1948... View Details

Keywords: by Staff; Agriculture & Agribusiness

26 Oct 2009
Lessons from the Classroom

wrong in terms of deal process design. Back in October 2008, when the EESA [Emergency Economic Stabilization Act] was passed by Congress, the Treasury Department intended to buy back the so-called toxic assets through a reverse auction... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna

05 Aug 2002
Research & Ideas

Five questions for Regina E. Herzlinger

needs; risk-adjustment of payment will make the sick much more attractive enrollees than the present uniform pricing system. All boats rise in a rising sea. Other consumer-driven markets demonstrate that suppliers innovate to reach all... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

18 Jun 2001
Research & Ideas

When In-House Research Isn’t Enough

For many decades, corporate research and development has been pretty much an "inside job." The road to innovative new products and services began and ended with a company's internal R&D. But according to HBS assistant professor and View Details

Keywords: by Jim Aisner

04 Aug 2021
Research & Ideas

Worried About the Great Resignation? Be a Good Company to Come From

Sucher is the MBA Class of 1966 Professor of Management Practice at Harvard Business School and Shalene Gupta is a research associate. They co-authored the new book The Power... View Details

Keywords: by Sandra J. Sucher and Shalene Gupta

13 Jul 2015
Research & Ideas

‘Humblebragging’ is a Bad Strategy, Especially in a Job Interview

vulnerability. For instance, when teaching a Negotiation class to first-year MBA students, she shares the story of the time she flubbed an important negotiation situation in her own life. "I tell them about... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

23 Jul 2014
Lessons from the Classroom

Innovation Is Magic. Really

create such a spellbinding experience: a world-class magician. Thomke, the William Barclay Harding Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School, has paired up with magician Jason Randal to teach innovation to business... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Consumer Products

01 Nov 2024
In Practice

Layoffs Surging in a Strong Economy? Advice for Navigating Uncertain Times

time to maintain high standards and efficiency. Leaders of firms from start-ups to tech giants should give themselves the room they need to manage employee performance while shifting headcount to match strategic priorities when the need... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Technology; Information Technology

24 Jun 2002
Research & Ideas

Building ’Brandtopias’—How Top Brands Tap into Society

was premised on an allegory about hillbillies, which working class people outside America's cities found valuable at a time when American ideology was all about engineering life and technological progress. Holt describes the geographical... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

13 Aug 2020
Research & Ideas

6 Ways to Support COVID-Weary Employees

the productivity of busy professionals. For workplace settings devoid of perks, small non-cash rewards like access to valuable online classes or fitness programs can also... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

02 Jun 2003
Research & Ideas

Why Have Marketers Ignored America’s Man-of-Action Hero?

A: The compensatory consumption thesis is particularly focused on how straight white men from working and middle class backgrounds, those below the top 10 or 15 percent, create a meaningful sense of identity... View Details

Keywords: by Manda Salls

29 Jan 2007
Research & Ideas

The Business Press Is a Watchdog that Bites

individuals—in some cases who also happen to be analysts—that really dig into accounting issues. I look at some of those before a given class to see if there's anything interesting that they are bringing up... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Journalism & News; Publishing

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