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- 01 Oct 2002
- News
The World According to MTV
and programming. Roedy has schmoozed with a number of world leaders — most recently, China's Jiang Zemin — in order to be granted access to their citizens' TV sets. “We've had little resistance once we explain that we're not in the... View Details
- 01 Dec 2010
- News
This Is What I Do
eliminates the need for noisy generators or air-conditioning systems. “We are just applying sound business principles in relation to the fundamental success factors of our business,” says Bailey, who resists being labeled a change agent.... View Details
- 01 Dec 2015
- News
3-Minute Briefing: Michelle Ross (MBA 2011)
in different manufacturing facilities. I loved being able to see how something came together from the nuts and bolts into a very tangible product. Learning how to relate to people who are resistant to change is definitely a lifelong,... View Details
- 01 Jun 2002
- News
HBS Press Books in Brief
people resist change, show how passive aversion to cultural problems affects company performance, and provide an actionable framework for transforming corporate culture. View Details
- 01 Dec 1996
- News
Victory Lap: Frazier, Olympics COO, Reviews the Games
body in the world is heavily sponsored by commerce, and commercial sponsorships are part of every major sporting event on the planet. The Olympic Games remain the only major competition of any sort that doesn't allow in-stadium signage. So I View Details
- 01 Dec 2000
- News
Core Values Keep Airline Flying High
getting internal systems to work together with other airlines and, culturally, has not adopted e-mail and voice mail as a means of dealing with customers and each other. "We resist nonhuman interfaces," commented John Denison, the... View Details
- 10 Dec 2014
- News
Front-Row Seat
terms, but he embraced blogging, which was a radical idea in 2006 because people thought it would destroy our brand.” In other words, the magazine—a carefully thought-out and meticulously produced product—would be compromised by less polished, more off-the-cuff... View Details
- 03 Nov 2020
- News
One Paramount Priority
the media and its outsize responsibility in shaping public opinion. Governors could serve as role models, demonstrating what public safety could look like. The winning party must resist the urge to gloat after the election is finalized,... View Details
Keywords: Government
- 01 Dec 2002
- News
Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao Advises New MBA Students on Business Values
classroom. “Dean Clark understands that ethics is the practical application of character,” said Chao. “And only character can help us resist the temptations that are out there.” Noting that the Labor Department is the “regulatory watchdog... View Details
- 01 Sep 2010
- News
Faculty Books
Why do sane, smart leaders often refuse to accept the facts that threaten their companies? And how do they find the courage to resist denial when facing new trends, changing markets, and tough new competitors? View Details
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
December 2022 Alumni and Faculty Books and Podcasts
resistance many of us feel. Dolly Chugh, award-winning professor of social psychology and author of The Person You Mean to Be, gives us the psychological tools we need to grapple with the truth of our country. Through heartrending... View Details
- 01 Sep 2022
- News
Your Family, Your Work, Your Way
could be on vacation or doing something else that you want to do. So the name of the game here is to resist the constantly on, I have to soldier through treadmill, to say, my ability to look after myself, in order to do that, in order to... View Details
- 01 Sep 2013
- News
The Joy of Spending
a good wait, because we got really excited about it. Now that we can watch them all the time, we lose the excitement of anticipation." Buy Time Norton suggests resisting the siren call of the big house in the suburbs. "What we've really... View Details
- 01 Oct 2001
- News
David B. Price, Jr.: Aiming High
new-economy innovation. "It takes a mix of perspectives," he observes. "Older companies must resist becoming mature, dull, and methodical. They need a youthful view." But Price, whose professional career has been complemented by civic... View Details
- 01 Oct 2000
- News
Rationale for Non-Rationality: Why We Make Bad Choices
drink is killing him or a CEO who lets the company go bankrupt instead of changing business tactics, most humans consistently resist listening to feedback about their mistakes. "There's nothing nonrational about making mistakes," said... View Details
Keywords: Laura Singleton (MBA '88)
- 01 Mar 2012
- News
Speak English, Please!
make substantial changes, including paying for language classes. While workers in their 40s and older often resist language mandates more than 20-somethings, Neeley says the older workers at Rakuten also shared advantages: they frequently... View Details
- 11 Aug 2014
- News
The First Five Years: Melissa Fensterstock (MBA 2012)
with a healthy alternative.'" Which HBS case study had the greatest impact on you, and why? "'NuCor Steel' changed the way I evaluate innovation. I am now very much on the lookout for low-end disruptors as well as aware of incumbents' View Details
- 01 Sep 2010
- News
Dare to be Different
successfully offer products that are meaningfully different. As a result, Moon writes a book about business that does not read like a business book. What motivated you to write Different at this point in your career? Well, for quite a long time, I had been View Details
- 01 Dec 2006
- News
Forestalling Terror
theater to give responsibility to a strongman or strongwoman at the top, I hope the intelligence community can resist that. A second possibility is that the DNI becomes a mere figurehead for the intelligence community and a new layer of... View Details
- 01 Jun 2002
- News
Latin American Conference Highlights Region's Diversity
and controlling stakes in the company. “It seemed we were a big fish to eat, and everybody wanted a piece of us,” she told the audience with a wry grin, going on to describe how the three fought to keep control of the corporation. View Details