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- 19 Oct 2011
- Research & Ideas
Designing Cities for a Sustainable Future
On a June day in Manhattan with temperatures heading into the 90s, a straphanger named Mike is taking his customary subway ride to work. People are grumbling about the heat, but hey, it's summer, it's supposed to be hot, and besides, "Whaddya gonna do?" New Yorkers... View Details
- 17 Apr 2006
- Research & Ideas
Resisting the Seductions of Success
keep Tony in his world of busy, helpful, but emotionally empty achievement. Tony has become a virtuoso performer in a role created by the people and society around him. In this respect, he resembles an increasing number of talented people... View Details
- 12 Jul 2020
- Book
The Harvard Business School Faculty Summer Reader 2020
up on current and past podcast episodes of The Disruptive Voice. I have been a regular listener of the series ever since meeting and working with this talented team. Hearing the voice of the late great Clay Christensen at the start of... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 17 Oct 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, October 17, 2017
markets, where customers needed more customization. We found weak evidence of better financial results where salespeople had lower creative talent before the system was introduced. Our findings shed light on those conditions in which... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Nov 2016
- First Look
First Look - November 1, 2016
Tencent to Scandinavian digital trailblazer Schibsted, from The New York Times to The Economist, and from talent management to the future of education. Synthesizing what these stories have in common, and drawing on the latest research in... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 09 Feb 2009
- Research & Ideas
Uncompromising Leadership in Tough Times
high commitment culture and the talented people it took years to develop and impregnate with the company's DNA? Or will the HCHP organization be able to negotiate the crisis without liquidating its social and human capital? These moments... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 07 Jan 2015
- Research & Ideas
The Quest for Better Layoffs
could have on families who didn't have a lot of resources at their disposal," says Elana Silver, now a talent development consultant at State Street, a Boston-based financial services company. "For most of my classmates, and for... View Details
- 09 Apr 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, April 9, 2019
attraction, retention, and motivation of talent in organizations. Purchase this case:https://hbsp.harvard.edu/product/119007-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 518-097 Flipkart (B): The Ongoing Battle for India's E-Commerce Market In... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 30 Jan 2018
- First Look
January 30, 2018
system more frequently and in stores with fewer same-company nearby stores. It also improved creative work and job engagement in stores in divergent markets, where customers needed more customization. We found weak evidence of better financial results where salespeople... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 02 Aug 2011
- First Look
First Look: August 2
change. Encouraging self-organizing networks to let them investigate whatever they want to through company channels can produce new business ideas, as IBM found in the early days of virtualization. When talented employees leave to start... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 02 Feb 2004
- Research & Ideas
Where Does Apple Go From Here?
creative talent and computers to build their products. They're not selling computers and software to large numbers of people. Today Pixar sells a single product to a single company, and there is no underlying synergy with Apple. There is... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 02 Jul 2013
- First Look
First Look: July 2
an array of implications that can be tested with our data. Our contribution is twofold. We disentangle the role of risk aversion and talent in determining how firms select and motivate managers. In particular, risk-averse managers are... View Details
Keywords: Anna Secino
- 10 Aug 2011
- Research & Ideas
HBS Faculty Views on Debt Crisis
research and development. We need a better educated and trained workforce. We need talented immigrants to work their magic in the economy. We need to use existing government and private dollars to fix infrastructure and create... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 27 Sep 2004
- Research & Ideas
IBM Finds Profit in Diversity
my interviews, among the most frequently mentioned diversity-related HR practice was the five-minute drill, which began with Gerstner's top team and has cascaded down from the chairman to two levels down from CEO. The five-minute drill takes place during the discussion... View Details
Keywords: by David A. Thomas
- 02 Jul 2024
- Book
Five Essential Elements to Build the Capital You Need to Lead
introspection, and the first one, capability, is about knowing your superpower. To discover your superpower, your unique capability, you need to dig deep into both the skills you've acquired over your lifetime and the unique talents that... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 20 Mar 2012
- First Look
First Look: March 20
Siegel, Mimi Xi, and Christopher PoliquinHarvard Business School Case 711-408 Can multinationals wield competitive advantage by aggressively hiring talented members of the excluded social group in each market? This is the subject of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 04 Apr 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research, April 4
Understanding Boards of Directors: A Systems Perspective By: Lorsch, Jay W. Abstract—In this essay, my goal is to explore why, despite the tireless efforts of talented people, research on corporate governance has been slow and uneven, and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 26 Nov 2013
- First Look
First Look: November 26
senior management and board positions, which became increasingly difficult due to the turmoil and poor performance of the company. Recruiting and retaining talent in senior management and on the board were central to the success of the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 11 May 2015
- Research & Ideas
A Road Map to Fix America’s Transportation Infrastructure
Any highway commuter who has wasted hours stuck in traffic can see the cracks in the United States' transportation system, as can any airline passenger who has been stranded overnight in an airport. Yet while many agree that the need for infrastructure change is... View Details
- 20 Dec 2010
- Research & Ideas
New Dean Sets Five Priorities for HBS
that prides itself on diversity - more than a third of MBA students are women, a third are international, and roughly a quarter are ethnic minorities - HBS can also be a difficult place for these groups to do their best work, said Nohria. "This has to be a place... View Details