class of 49 - Publications - Faculty & Research

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

18 May 2021
Book

Launching a Career in the COVID Economy? Here Are 5 Tips.

Right, a new book by HBS research associate Gorick Ng. Educated during the grip of the COVID-19 pandemic, the class of 2021 concludes an unusual academic experience only to... View Details

Keywords: by Carolyn DiPaolo

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

11 Aug 2016
Cold Call Podcast

Why College Rankings Keep Deans Awake at Night

for anybody, but you need to apply to all of these places because all of them are getting in many more applications than quite frankly they need or deserve. Brian: Right, so you've taught this case in View Details

Keywords: Re: William C. Kirby; Education

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

30 May 2005
Research & Ideas

Germany’s Pioneering Corporate Managers

or cult of the CEO was "Made in America." But the main point is that we tend to forget that American firms pioneered a vast, bureaucratic, middle management apparatus. As a trick, I've posted General Motor's organizational chart... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

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