Peer Influence - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Sep 2023
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Solving for Z

them: expectations about the relationship between employee and employer, about benefits and workplace organization, and even about the nature of work itself. Here, Breitfelder and his peers Gloria T. Chen (MBA 1994), chief people officer... View Details

Keywords: Alexander Gelfand; Illustrations by Doug Chayka; Administration of Human Resource Programs; Government

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What Can You Do to Foster Gender Equity?

to work as their peers who are male or single, and as a result, don't hear about challenging developmental and high-profile assignments. Once they reach higher levels of leadership, women discover they are held to different standards and... View Details

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Finance - Faculty & Research

traditional family office. As he refined this structure, Rehman noticed that few of his peers (many of whom shared similar career paths) had taken this approach. That prompted a broader question: Was this model replicable and sustainable... View Details

04 Dec 2012
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First Look: December 4

system firm put in place to align innovation. These cases help us to identify the range of outsourcing strategies that system firms could pursue and the factors that appear to influence which one is most appropriate. Read the paper: View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

16 Feb 2023
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ESG Activists Met the Moment at ExxonMobil, But Did They Succeed?

The impact-investment hedge fund Engine No. 1 made a big splash in May 2021 when it managed to get three nominees elected to the ExxonMobil board of directors. It was an open effort to prod the oil giant toward renewable energy and test whether activist investing could... View Details

Keywords: by Lane Lambert; Financial Services

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For Organizations | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

to accelerate the impact of social entrepreneurs moving their organizations from start-up to growth phase, with a focus on organizations serving communities of color. The Forum provides training, classroom discussion, and peer support... View Details

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Online Leadership Principles Course | HBS Online

your understanding of how others experience you as a leader through recording yourself and learning from the peer assessment exercise 7-9 hrs Module 4 Your Network Learn techniques for coaching and delivering feedback and how to View Details

05 May 2009
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First Look: May 5, 2009

literature on inter-firm relations. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/09-126.pdf Do Friends Influence Purchases in a Social Network? Authors:Raghuram Iyengar, Sangman Han, and Sunil Gupta Abstract Social networks, such... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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Women at HBS - Alumni

connection and resources as they continue their path to VP and C-suite leadership positions. Chief provides mentorship, coaching programs, and peer access. iRelaunch , cofounded in 2007 by Carol Fishman Cohen (MBA 1985) , produces... View Details

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Credential of Leadership, Impact, and Management in Business | HBS Online

Concepts Develop a robust set of vital and forward-looking business skills to grow as a leader Engage with a global cohort of like-minded peers and build a network that lasts far beyond the program Practice effective teamwork and... View Details

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Online Management Course | HBS Online

from HBS Online. What you earn . Overview Syllabus Enrollment Stories FAQs Enroll Now Key Concepts Design, direct, and shape organizational processes to your advantage Influence the context and environment in which decisions get made... View Details

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Generative AI - Alumni

a Harvard Business School alum” gives GPT a perspective to write from. Tone: Consider how you want to be perceived by the person reading the cover letter. Asking GPT to write a conversational or compelling cover letter will inform the tone and View Details

22 Nov 2016
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November 22, 2016

some policy implications for regulators designing third-party monitoring regimes. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=51917 The Search for Peer Firms: When Do Crowds Provide Wisdom? By: Lee, Charles M.C., Paul... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

24 Jun 2002
Research & Ideas

Four Keys of Enduring Success: How High Achievers Win

each individual. It is uneven and unstable; it's never frozen at a moment in time. It is both rational and emotional. In the interviews they have conducted so far with successful people—those deemed by their peers to be in the top of... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

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Online Business Strategy Courses | HBS Online

purpose-driven leader by learning how to influence key stakeholders and integrate values into your work to catalyze system-level change. 3 weeks, 7-9 hrs/week Pay by June 5 $1,850 Certificate Global Business Professor Forest Reinhardt... View Details

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Advisory Board - Entrepreneurship

Interactive Messaging Unit (IMU), the online industry's catalyst for going "beyond the banner" and standardizing new ad formats that dramatically enhanced both the user experience and ad performance. His influence in this evolution earned... View Details

13 Mar 2023
Research & Ideas

The Power of Personal Connections: How Shared Experiences Boost Performance

asynchronous and virtual interactions can be influenced by peer training relationships, drawing “tangible benefits for patients many years later,” suggesting such relationships continue to pay off for a long... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Health

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Organizational Leadership Course | HBS Online

vision Extend the reach of your influence by leading through other managers Elevate your leadership style to meet the distinct challenges of leading larger, more dispersed teams Develop strategies for planning and engineering... View Details

09 Jul 2007
Research & Ideas

Five Steps to Better Family Negotiations

not be a manager, board member, or owner, and have no official say in this matter, but she may still have a strong influence on both the father and the son, and her support may be critical for reaching a negotiated outcome that everyone... View Details

Keywords: by John A. Davis and Deepak Malhotra

21 Feb 2017
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First Look at New Research: February 21

resentment, envy is both ubiquitous and painful. Will employees "level up" with their envied counterpart through self-improvement behaviors? Or will they "level down" through sabotage and undermine their peers and... View Details