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  • 27 Feb 2017
  • Research & Ideas

Reputation is Vital to Survival in Turbulent Markets

makes it valuable to firms during both positive and negative economic cycles. Very few strategic constructs can work in both good times and bad. “Considering that the company had already secured some success, we set out to find the reasons underlying that View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
  • 19 Oct 2022
  • Op-Ed

Cofounder Courtship: How to Find the Right Mate—for Your Startup

is highly dependent on the chemistry, the experience each brings into the relationship, leadership styles and many other internal and external factors. While having cofounders can reduce business risk and/or bring complementary skills,... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Austin
  • 2022
  • Working Paper

Control and Fairness: What Determines Elected Local Leaders’ Support for Hosting Refugees in Their Community?

By: Kristin Fabbe, Eleni Kyrkopoulou, Konstantinos Matakos and Aslı Unan
When it comes to successful refugee reception the local level matters. Research overwhelmingly examines host communities' attitudes, but endorsement from local politicians is equally important to resolving conflicts and facilitating harmonious interaction. Yet, the... View Details
Keywords: Values; Control; Refugee Resettlement; Local Elites; Contact; Fair-share; Conjoint Experiment; Refugees; Integration; Local Range; Leadership; Attitudes; Fairness
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Health Care - Faculty & Research

Dental Service Organizations (DSOs). Yet, the puzzle remained: how precise and reliable would the AI's performance need to be to earn the trust of practitioners, enhance patient care, and seamlessly integrate into clinical workflows? The exact threshold of View Details
  • 19 Jan 2024
  • News

The Values and Virtues of a Quick Fix

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Hi, this is Dan Morrell, host of Skydeck. Speed has gotten a pretty bad rap, says Anne Morriss (MBA 2004). The Silicon Valley mantra of moving fast and breaking things has led to waves of high-profile... View Details
  • 01 Oct 2007
  • Research & Ideas

Encouraging Dissent in Decision-Making

which, after all, is at the heart of continuous improvement. Many observers note that one of the factors contributing to the preeminence of Toyota, arguably the world's most successful company, is its openness to learning, driven by... View Details
Keywords: by Garry Emmons
  • 09 Mar 2023
  • Blog Post

Where Will You Be in 30 Years: Behind the Scenes of the 5 Big Life Decisions Documentary

moving into leadership roles in a racially charged environment, as well as their international classmates returning to Eastern Europe after the fall of communism. Furthermore, while the conversation around entrepreneurship is commonplace... View Details
  • 04 Apr 2023
  • What Do You Think?

How Does Remote Work Affect Innovation?

doing a terrible job of it, with little preparation and training for middle managers primarily responsible for the success of the process. Also, the impact of remote work on organization culture has yet to be determined. We can assume... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
  • Web

Community | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

reflection, conversations, tools, and networking to help them lead positive change in the world. The Rising Leaders for Social Impact Forum builds a robust community that connects students and alumni, supports success in the classroom,... View Details
  • Web

Advisory Board - Entrepreneurship

Advertising Bureau, where he continues to champion innovation in online advertising. Bonnie had guided the successful marriage of CNET Networks' authoritative, award-winning content with the power of technology, evolving the company's... View Details
  • 08 Oct 2020
  • Research & Ideas

Keep Your Weary Workers Engaged and Motivated

How Remote Work Changes What We Think About Onboarding What Leaders Can Do to Fight the COVID Fog It’s Time to Reset Decision-Making in Your Organization What the Stockdale Paradox Tells Us About Crisis Leadership The COVID Two-Step for... View Details
Keywords: by Boris Groysberg and Robin Abrahams
  • January 2014 (Revised August 2014)
  • Case

The Kursk Submarine Rescue Mission

By: Anette Mikes
The Kursk, a Russian nuclear-powered submarine sank in the relatively shallow waters of the Barents Sea in August 2000, during a naval exercise. Numerous survivors were reported to be awaiting rescue, and within a week, an international rescue party gathered at the... View Details
Keywords: Risk Management; Moral Sensibility; Leadership; Organizational Structure; Crisis Management; Failure; Cooperation; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Norway; United Kingdom; Russia
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  • 20 Oct 2008
  • Research & Ideas

The Seven Things That Surprise New CEOs

connected to the company. Implications For Ceo Leadership Taken together, the seven surprises carry some important and subtle implications for how a new CEO should define his job. First, the CEO must learn to manage organizational context... View Details
Keywords: by Michael E. Porter, Jay W. Lorsch & Nitin Nohria
  • 10 Aug 2009
  • Research & Ideas

High Commitment, High Performance Management

motivate people. The top team ideally spends time discussing the legacy they want to leave: This develops the sense of long term purpose required for a successful journey to HCHP. Engage key people below the View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
  • November 2008 (Revised January 2010)
  • Case

Stone Finch, Inc.: Young Division, Old Division

By: Richard G. Hamermesh and Elizabeth Collins
CEO Jim Billings wants to attract energetic, entrepreneurial talent to Stone Finch, Inc., which comprises an older division that fabricates products like piping and tanks for water and wastewater processing plants, and a much newer division that develops biochemical... View Details
Keywords: Organizational Behavior; Human Resource Management; Motivation; Business Growth; Motivation and Incentives; Leadership; Business Subsidiaries; Innovation Strategy; Resource Allocation; Organizational Structure; Organizational Culture; Retention; Operations; Recruitment; Integration; Business Growth and Maturation; Mergers and Acquisitions; Growth and Development Strategy; Manufacturing Industry
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Planning a Class Session - Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning

preparation meets opportunity.” Seneca, 1st century AD The spontaneous and "in-the-moment" dynamics of successful case discussions mask the considerable planning that instructors carry out prior to each class session. Paradoxically, it is... View Details
  • 25 Jun 2020
  • Blog Post

Harvard Business School Class of 2021 Student Profiles

REGION Alkhobar, Saudi Arabia UNDERGRAD EDUCATION University of Richmond PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE Jonnah, Saudi Aramco Soltan Bryce Looking five to ten years out, Soltan believes the true marker of success will be, “Am I more focused on being... View Details
  • 06 Feb 2020
  • Research & Ideas

What We Learned from Reading Jeff Bezos’ Patents

and back again to a local Radio Shack to buy parts for a succession of gadgets: homemade robots, hovercrafts, a solar-powered cooker, and devices to keep his siblings out of his room.” That passion continued to grow throughout Bezos’... View Details
Keywords: by Tricia Gregg and Boris Groysberg; Retail
  • 05 Apr 2004
  • Research & Ideas

Six Ways to Build Trust in Negotiations

her own positive experiences with RLX. While the RLX-Impress negotiation was particularly tricky to get off the ground, establishing trust is critical to achieving success in any negotiation, because all negotiations involve some level of... View Details
Keywords: by Deepak Malhotra
  • Research Summary

Research Thrust

By: Rakesh Khurana
I am trained in organizational sociology and my main areas of interest lie in macro-organizational theory and the dynamics of executive labor markets. To date, my research has focused on two themes. The first revolves around understanding the forces that govern the... View Details