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  • 10 Mar 2020
  • Research & Ideas

The Little Understood Problem Confronting Diverse Workplaces

Bulletin [Image: MicroStockHub] Related Reading Hold on to Your Complexity: Bringing Multiple Identities to Work Taking the Fear out of Diversity Policies For Migrant Workers, Homesickness Can Reduce... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
  • 2024
  • Case

Christiana Figueres and the Paris Climate Negotiations (A)

By: James K. Sebenius, Laurence A. Green, Hannah Riley-Bowles, Lara SanPietro and Mina Subramanian
This three-part, stop action case study, structured for classroom discussion, centers on Harvard’s Program on Negotiation 2022 Great Negotiator, Christiana Figueres, and her efforts as Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change... View Details
Keywords: Climate Change; Negotiation; Environmental Regulation; International Relations; Leadership
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  • 29 Jul 2022
  • Research & Ideas

Will Demand for Women Executives Finally Shrink the Gender Pay Gap?

both employers and job candidates can build on it.” You Might Also Like: Career Advice for Minorities and Women: Sharing Your Identity Can Open Doors Representation Matters: Building Case Studies That Empower Women Leaders Lack of Female... View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz
  • 01 Apr 2013
  • Research & Ideas

First Minutes are Critical in New-Employee Orientation

The first few minutes of new employee orientation, if done right, can lead to happier and more productive workers and, ultimately, increased customer satisfaction. Unfortunately, a lot of companies do it wrong. In many firms, employee orientation focuses solely on... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Web Services; Service; Telecommunications
  • 21 Apr 2021
  • Research & Ideas

The Pandemic Conversations That Leaders Need to Have Now

conversations with individual employees during this critical time. Conversations are the best way to get leaders and employees back into the practice of relating to one another in person. How are people doing? What challenges are they... View Details
Keywords: by Boris Groysberg, Robin Abrahams, and Katherine Connolly Baden
  • 17 Feb 2022
  • Book

When Employees Feel a Sense of Purpose, Companies Succeed

an organizational purpose—or, frankly, with anything related to their jobs—if they’re holding back important parts of their identities or personalities. “Who are those people who can’t wait to leave work... View Details
Keywords: by Ranjay Gulati
  • July 2021 (Revised October 2021)
  • Case

Trouble at Basecamp: Managing Politics, Polarization, and Conflict in the Workplace (A)

By: Nour Kteily, Deepak Malhotra and David Lane
As founders of the software company Basecamp, Jason Fried and David H. Hansson were used to being the subjects of social media attention. Both maintained active and dedicated Twitter followings for their unique perspectives on management and life. But on April 26,... View Details
Keywords: Change; Communication; Policy; Diversity; Fairness; Values and Beliefs; Governance; Employees; Working Conditions; Leading Change; Leadership Style; Mission and Purpose; Organizational Culture; Work-Life Balance; Labor and Management Relations; Conflict and Resolution; Identity; Social Issues; Equality and Inequality; Digital Platforms; Conflict Management; Information Technology Industry; United States
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  • 31 Jul 2019
  • Research & Ideas

Distressed Employees? Try Resilience Training

who work very stressful jobs.” Technology-based therapy has certain advantages over other employee services, such as in-person counseling, the researchers say. Online programs allow employees to keep their identities hidden—since many... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Health
  • 26 Jul 2011
  • First Look

First Look: July 26

would create net benefits for society that contain salient costs frequently lack enough support for enactment because losses loom larger than gains. To address this consequence of loss aversion, we propose a policy-bundling technique in which View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 13 Feb 2012
  • Research & Ideas

The Case Against Racial Colorblindness

on the cards were black, and the other half white, so asking a yes/no question about skin color was a very efficient way to narrow down the identity of the photo on the partner's card. But the researchers found that many of the... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
  • 10 May 2010
  • Research & Ideas

What Top Scholars Say About Leadership

to deliver—is glaring. In part, I think this gap has grown because leadership is such a complex phenomenon. It's a phenomenon partly rooted in psychology with respect to the sense of identity that leaders have. It is rooted in sociology... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Education
  • 22 Feb 2018
  • Book

The New History of American Capitalism

Scholars draw on Pierre Bourdieu, among others, to investigate how businesspeople accumulated not just wealth but cultural and political capital. The work on the rise of right-wing politics in the United States after the 1970s, for example, makes such political... View Details
Keywords: Manufacturing
  • 09 Oct 2001
  • Research & Ideas

Driven: How Human Nature Shapes Organizations

the overall objectives of the firm in relation to customers, investors, and regulators. Now people are chosen to step into these roles and the organization is set in motion. What will happen in real time? Once on the job, the bonding... View Details
Keywords: by Paul Lawrence & Nitin Nohria
  • 22 May 2017
  • Lessons from the Classroom

A Luxury Industry Veteran Teaches the Importance of Aesthetics to Budding Business Leaders

team’s idea: Prevent burnout by creating a dialog around the seemingly arbitrary nature of fashion pricing—and the fact that many people judge a garment’s quality based on its price tag. The strategy: Price two identical items next to... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Beauty & Cosmetics; Apparel & Accessories; Auto; Tourism
  • 01 Feb 2022
  • Book

Innovation Isn’t Just for Startups: How Big Companies Can Succeed

identity she created within the team. Purpose is the fuel on which Corporate Explorers thrive. It is critical to success, whether it comes naturally from deep personal experience or from an intense, deliberate effort to create one. When... View Details
Keywords: by Lane Lambert
  • 07 Jun 2021
  • Book

9 Tips from an Expert Fundraiser: Help Donors 'Invest in Their Passion'

his children went. He found the $25,000 ask for that organization was identical in terms of planning and approach to what he was doing 25 years later as he approached $25 million gift asks. Your Role as a Solicitor In summary, the most... View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost
  • 04 Apr 2022
  • What Do You Think?

As Disney Board Chair, What Would You Advise CEO Bob Chapek Regarding 'Don’t Say Gay'?

Florida legislature, after several weeks of heated public controversy, passed and sent to Governor Ron DeSantis a Parental Rights in Education bill stating: “Classroom instruction by school personnel or third parties on sexual orientation or gender View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
  • 20 Sep 2022
  • Research & Ideas

How Partisan Politics Play Out in American Boardrooms

match those of their executives. These are all areas for future study, says Kempf, including understanding how the political makeup of an executive team affects a variety of decisions related to hiring, investment, and corporate... View Details
Keywords: by Pamela Reynolds
  • March 2017 (Revised September 2017)
  • Case

Facebook Fake News in the Post-Truth World

By: John R. Wells and Carole A. Winkler
In January 2017, Mark Zuckerberg, founder and CEO of Facebook, was surrounded by controversy. The election of Donald Trump as the next president of the United States in November 2016 had triggered a national storm of protests, and many attributed Trump’s victory to... View Details
Keywords: Facebook; Fake News; Mark Zuckerberg; Donald Trump; Algorithms; Social Networks; Partisanship; Social Media; App Development; Instagram; WhatsApp; Smartphone; Silicon Valley; Office Space; Digital Strategy; Democracy; Entry Barriers; Online Platforms; Controversy; Tencent; Agility; Social Networking; Gaming; Gaming Industry; Computer Games; Mobile Gaming; Messaging; Monetization Strategy; Advertising; Digital Marketing; Business Ventures; Acquisition; Mergers and Acquisitions; Business Growth and Maturation; Business Headquarters; Business Organization; For-Profit Firms; Trends; Communication; Communication Technology; Forms of Communication; Interactive Communication; Interpersonal Communication; Talent and Talent Management; Crime and Corruption; Voting; Demographics; Entertainment; Games, Gaming, and Gambling; Moral Sensibility; Values and Beliefs; Initial Public Offering; Profit; Revenue; Geography; Geographic Location; Global Range; Local Range; Country; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Globalized Firms and Management; Globalized Markets and Industries; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Government and Politics; International Relations; National Security; Political Elections; Business History; Recruitment; Selection and Staffing; Information Management; Information Publishing; News; Newspapers; Innovation and Management; Innovation Strategy; Technological Innovation; Knowledge Dissemination; Human Capital; Law; Leadership Development; Leadership Style; Leading Change; Business or Company Management; Crisis Management; Goals and Objectives; Growth and Development Strategy; Growth Management; Management Practices and Processes; Management Style; Management Systems; Management Teams; Managerial Roles; Marketing Channels; Social Marketing; Network Effects; Market Entry and Exit; Digital Platforms; Marketplace Matching; Industry Growth; Industry Structures; Monopoly; Media; Product Development; Service Delivery; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Mission and Purpose; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Culture; Organizational Structure; Public Ownership; Problems and Challenges; Business and Community Relations; Business and Government Relations; Groups and Teams; Networks; Rank and Position; Opportunities; Behavior; Emotions; Identity; Power and Influence; Prejudice and Bias; Reputation; Social and Collaborative Networks; Status and Position; Trust; Society; Civil Society or Community; Culture; Public Opinion; Social Issues; Societal Protocols; Strategy; Adaptation; Business Strategy; Commercialization; Competition; Competitive Advantage; Competitive Strategy; Corporate Strategy; Customization and Personalization; Diversification; Expansion; Horizontal Integration; Segmentation; Information Technology; Internet and the Web; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Internet and the Web; Applications and Software; Information Infrastructure; Digital Platforms; Internet and the Web; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Valuation; Advertising Industry; Communications Industry; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Information Industry; Information Technology Industry; Journalism and News Industry; Media and Broadcasting Industry; Service Industry; Technology Industry; Telecommunications Industry; Video Game Industry; United States; California; Sunnyvale; Russia
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  • 30 Oct 2019
  • Research & Ideas

How to Recover Gracefully After Shutting Down Your Startup

aren’t shy about telling anyone who’ll listen that they’ll never back that founder again.” How to bounce back The pain of closing a business can overwhelm founders, whose identity is intertwined with that of their venture. Failed founders... View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost

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