Strategic Leadership - Publications - Faculty & Research

09 Jun 2016
Blog Post

Pursuing an Interest in Nonprofits at HBS

leadership team and staff across the organization on a strategic project to review their extensive teaching and training programming and developed an analytical framework and recommendations. The IP was a... View Details

15 Jun 2021
News

HBS Addresses Racial Equity

demonstrating both the breadth and depth of the desire for change, as well as the tremendous frustration that has been building up over a long period of time.” In her role as senior associate dean for Culture and Community, Hammond is a member of the School’s View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie

10 Mar 2021
News

New Releases: Alumni and Faculty Books, Podcasts

already at work. Anderson guides readers on how to survive and thrive in corporate spaces, how to take a more strategic approach to their careers, and how to understand themselves and others more deeply. In addition, the book provides... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

01 Dec 2019
News

Alumni and Faculty Books for December 2019

reliable ones? Should we abandon our current business model for an entirely new one? Making bold changes demands bold leadership and, often, massive cultural transformation. Li points to organizations that beat the odds and succeeded at... View Details

24 Jul 2018
Op-Ed

4 Ways Managers Can Exercise Their 'Agency' to Change the World

Do your research and demonstrate to yourself that there is strong evidence that creating strategically planned social impact can enhance your company’s success. Use your professional skills to identify an opportunity for simultaneously... View Details

Keywords: by George Serafeim

01 Jan 2012
News

Andrew H. Tisch, MBA 1977

the family hotels. After college and working in marketing for Loews, he applied to HBS, never expecting to be admitted. “My first weeks were filled with fear and dread,” Tisch recalls with a laugh. He notes that he has been surprised by how his MBA has shaped his View Details

01 Sep 2015
News

Faculty Q&A: The Working World

Policy is a tremendously powerful lever when it works. With that said, I’m not a fan of forever sitting on the sidelines, waiting for policy to make change. Business needs to strategize to ensure it has access to the talent it needs,... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

31 Jul 2006
Research & Ideas

When Not to Trust Your Gut

parties, key strategic partners, or a new direction for your firm. When you carefully prepare for particular negotiations, you are setting yourself up to engage in System 2 thought in situations where it is required. You also should... View Details

Keywords: by Max H. Bazerman & Deepak Malhotra

01 Jul 2013
News

The Nature of Business

will make the biggest impact on our mission." Under Tercek's leadership, TNC embarked on a comprehensive strategic planning effort that culminated in a new conservation framework to guide the organization's work through 2020. He credits... View Details

Keywords: Jill Radsken; Social Assistance; Health, Social Assistance

30 Oct 2018
First Look

New Research and Ideas, October 30, 2018

members of their own gender/ethnic group. Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=53407 Complex Disclosure By: Jin, Ginger Zhe, Michael Luca, and Daniel Martin Abstract—We present evidence that complex disclosure can result from the... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

Profile

LaToya Marc

for leadership at a management level." While in school, LaToya applied her talents at a Coca-Cola bottler and at Bank of America, helping them roll out new lines of envelope-free ATMs, and forecast cash distribution to minimize... View Details

Keywords: Financial Services; Nonprofit/Government/Education

Profile

Caitlin Reimers

assumed consulting roles, first at The Parthenon Group, then at Strategic Value Capital Management. Reaching beyond technical skills After years of consulting, "I was getting too comfortable and wanted new challenges," says... View Details

18 Dec 2018
First Look

New Research and Ideas, December 18, 2018

of Debt Forgiveness: Strategic Default Contagion and Lender Learning By: Pérez Cavazos, Gerardo Abstract—I use a unique data set of loans to small business owners to examine whether lenders face adverse consequences when they grant debt... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

05 Jan 2010
First Look

First Look: January 5

and Enel, the largest electric utilities in Germany and Italy, respectively. In March 2007, Acciona's executive chairman Jose Manuel Entrecanales is considering three strategic alternatives: tendering its shares-and realizing a capital... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

01 Sep 2014
News

The Changing Nature of Research

area. “An exciting challenge for us is the increasing pace and scope of innovation. the coming years will require careful strategic investment and creativity to ensure we can support the faculty in their work and preserve HBS’s... View Details

24 Sep 2007
Research & Ideas

The FDA: What Will the Next 100 Years Bring?

agency is also feeling growing pains. Its 9,000 employees and $1.95 billion budget are straining to meet the demands of technological and global change. It has lost key senior managers, and low morale is a growing problem. Can the FDA retain its View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Biotechnology; Consumer Products; Food & Beverage; Health

15 Mar 2021
Blog Post

REFLECTIONS ON MY TIME AS BEI DIRECTOR

outcomes?” Increasingly, all corners of the School—Admissions, Alumni Relations, Career and Professional Development, Marketing and Communications, and Operations—are making business and environment a key consideration in what they do. Third, HBS has made View Details

01 Mar 2017
News

Ask the Expert: Capital Architect

Skydeck podcast BRUNELL: Human motivation for supporting or catalyzing change only comes from within. We can’t “make” people’s behavior or “mandate” mindset. Citizens must have reason to care, want, and believe in the change agenda—and to trust the process and people... View Details

27 Jan 2009
First Look

First Look: January 27, 2009

other economic environments. Productivity Leadership and Strategic Investments in Innovation: The Adoption of E-Business Capabilities Author:Kristina Steffenson McElheran Publication:Academy of Management... View Details