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- 29 Apr 2020
- Book
The Key to Powerful Social Change: Small Villages
Who will solve the great problems facing humanity, a list of critical issues that only begins with the current pandemic? In the interview below, Rosabeth Moss Kanter discusses her recent book, Think Outside the Building, and her view that solutions are most likely to... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 07 Sep 2010
- Research & Ideas
Mindful Leadership: When East Meets West
that a Buddhist Rinpoche and a leadership professor have joined forces to explore this subject and see how Eastern teaching can inform our Western thinking about leadership and vice versa," George says. You can read George's summary... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Mar 2003
- News
All in a Day's Work
Sternhell and Oakes on the job. Photos by Jared Leeds One lives in a Manhattan studio five blocks from Wall Street, the other on the second floor of a triple-decker in Jamaica Plain, a culturally diverse neighborhood in Boston. Both are... View Details
- 03 Nov 2009
- First Look
First Look: Nov. 3
rational assessment of ethicality should not depend on the identifiability of the victim of wrongdoing or the actual harm caused if the judge and the decision maker have the same information. Yet in five laboratory studies, we show that... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 09 Sep 2008
- First Look
First Look: September 9, 2008
restructuring failed. Students are divided into five claimholder groups—secured debt holders, unsecured senior debt holders, etc.—and these groups, under the supervision of a bankruptcy judge, must negotiate a satisfactory plan of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 16 Apr 2008
- Lessons from the Classroom
Chris Christensen: Legend of the Classroom
progressed under the influence of a number of distinguished HBS professors and mentors, including Fritz J. Roethlisberger, Richard Meriam, and Edmund P. Learned. After earning his Doctor of Commercial Science degree and becoming an assistant professor in 1953, he was... View Details
- 01 Mar 2008
- News
Classroom Legend
in 1953, he was appointed full professor five years later and was named the School’s first George F. Baker, Jr. Professor of Business Administration in 1963. One of Christensen’s greatest strengths in research and case development was his... View Details
- 30 Sep 2024
- News
The Making of a Streaming Sensation
consumer demand with the industry supply in a sustainable way. AW: What do you anticipate is next for TV and for streaming? JN: There are a couple forces at work. As I mentioned earlier, I think there's still a consumer demand. I think... View Details
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Dean Srikant Datar’s 2024 Commencement Remarks | About
managers and leaders, we serve a constellation of stakeholders, including customers, employees, investors, and suppliers. Part of the challenge of being a manager is handling the competing priorities among these groups. As you have heard me say before, I believe... View Details
- 01 Dec 2008
- Lessons from the Classroom
How Many U.S. Jobs Are ‘Offshorable’?
brought home to many students that offshoring could affect them personally." Nearly 900 members of the MBA Class of 2009 participated in the exercise, with students divided into learning teams of five or six individuals. The exercise was... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- 31 Mar 2022
- Blog Post
Setting Interns Up for Success at Your Startup
used to create the food that ends up in our stomachs (land, water, energy, etc.) is wasted.” Sani’s enthusiasm for Mori grew after speaking with Belsito when he learned more about the company’s focus on integrating within supply chains to add value rather than View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship
- 01 Jun 2016
- News
How Do We Win the Cyberwar?
defenses aren’t just a test of their mettle or skills—they’re a drain on time and money. “Bad guys have economics, too. They can’t spend all day trying to burn your house down,” says Rothrock. “They’ll go to the next house and try to burn that one down.” Matthew Prince... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell; illustrations by Victo Ngai
- 24 Oct 2024
- Research & Ideas
With Millions of Workers Juggling Caregiving, Employers Need to Rethink Support
But it’s also a combination of career considerations and the specific caregiving needs of the family. Gazette: You found that hiring processes used by employers have contributed to the difficulties caregivers face when trying to return to work after some circumstance... View Details
Keywords: by Christine Pazzanese, Harvard Gazette
- 30 Mar 2010
- First Look
First Look: March 30
reason appears to be adaptation. However even for the rich half of European nations such habituation may take over five years so the happiness gains that they experience, while not permanent, can still be relatively long-lasting. Finally... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 15 Jan 2008
- First Look
First Look: January 15, 2008
MNEs Author:Christian H.M. Ketels Periodical:In Foreign Direct Investments, Location and Competitiveness. Vol. 2, edited by John Dunning and Philippe Gugler. Progress in International Business Research. Oxford: Elsevier, 2007 Abstract The concept of microeconomic... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 02 Oct 2015
- News
The ‘F’ Word
readmission to HBS, was accepted, and graduated as a Baker Scholar. I’ve told my five children to apply themselves when faced with negative events—my experience is an example to encourage anyone. Robert Capria (MBA 1969) What if Harry... View Details
Keywords: Walt Disney Studios
- 06 Mar 2012
- First Look
First Look: March 6
first two quadrants, locating design near production isn't critical, but separating the two functions is risky in the third and fourth quadrants. This framework will help business leaders make better sourcing decisions and reinvigorate... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 15 Nov 2011
- First Look
First Look: November 15
PublicationsTrue North Groups: A Powerful Path to Personal and Leadership Development Authors:Bill George and Doug Baker Publication:Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc., 2011 Abstract All too often, we find ourselves forced to confront... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 23 Sep 2008
- First Look
First Look: September 23, 2008
past five years, I have uncovered hundreds of online advertising scams defrauding thousands of users—not to mention all the web's top merchants. This chapter summarizes some of what I've found—and what users and advertisers can do to... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 14 Nov 2007
- First Look
First Look: November 14, 2007
Relies on Franch and Raven's framework that identifies five bases of social power (reward, coercive, legitimate, referent, and expert), describing how these bases change depending on the circumstances of a... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace