Emotional Experience Of Leaders - Publications - Faculty & Research

17 Jan 2011
Research & Ideas

Being the Boss

Nineteen years ago, Harvard Business School professor Linda A. Hill wrote the first edition of her book Becoming a Manager, detailing the experiences of several first-year... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

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Faculty & Research - Business History

the U.S. South declared secession from the Union. The trigger for the crisis was Abraham... 20 Feb 2024 News Honoring the History of Black Americans in the Military Re: Hise Gibson Senior Lecturer Hise Gibson talks about his View Details

14 Aug 2006
HBS Case

On Managing with Bobby Knight and “Coach K”

primarily around rewards and punishments. Tight supervision, a controlling type of leadership style characterized by a great deal of social distance between leaders and... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Sports

08 Mar 2022
Blog Post

Recalling My First Cold Call: A Conversation with Second-Year Students

experience for me. In college I studied computer science, and those classes usually don’t have much participation—just a lecture and individual exercises to complete. All of my previous schooling was in... View Details

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Alumni Board - Alumni

Volunteer Alumni Board HBS Alumni Board The HBS Alumni Board provides input, expertise, and feedback to the leadership of External Relations and the School. Members are selected from a pool of active... View Details

02 Oct 2018
First Look

New Research and Ideas, October 2, 2018

significant chilling effect on downstream innovation. Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=54706 Towards a New Approach for Upgrading Europe’s Competitiveness By: Ketels, Christian, and Michael E. Porter Abstract—The traumatic View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

TeachingInterests

Managing Human Capital

By: Ethan S. Bernstein

The Managing Human Capital course has been specifically designed to teach practical skills for the future general manager (not just the human resource practitioner) who seeks to manage both other people and her or his own career with optimal... View Details

23 May 2018
News

Carla A. Harris, MBA 1987

markets—where she handled the initial public offering of UPS, the largest IPO to date in 1999. Now, as vice chairman, she oversees the firm’s multicultural client strategy and has organized an industry conference for senior View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

15 Jun 2009
Research & Ideas

GM: What Went Wrong and What’s Next

$50 billion to the company, with no assurances American taxpayers will recoup any of that investment. How should business leaders learn from this latest turning point? HBS faculty weigh in. Daniel Snow,... View Details

Keywords: by Staff; Auto

31 May 2016
First Look

May 31, 2016

https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=50189 Saving More in Groups: Field Experimental Evidence from Chile By: Kast, Felipe, Stephan Meier, and Dina Pomeranz Abstract—We test the impact of a peer group savings program on... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

25 Apr 2024
News

Origin Stories

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Dan Morrell: Hi, this is Dan Morrell, host of Skydeck. Where we come from and how we were raised has a profound effect on who we become. The recipients of this year’s Alumni Achievement Award grew up... View Details

01 Sep 2003
News

Stan O’Neal

two emotions that come to mind when considering the 9/11 tragedy are sadness and courage. He is particularly proud of Merrill’s nine thousand employees who worked near the towers. “It really was an... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young; Finance

31 Jul 2017
HBS Case

It’s Hard to Fix the Family Business Without Offending the Family

“It’s focused on a segment—and not an insignificant one—that is a big driver of the economy.” Related Reading: Managing the Family Business: Entrepreneurs Needed for Long-Run Success Five Steps to Better Family NegotiationsFamily CEOs... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Food & Beverage

28 Jan 2016
Blog Post

Why Get an MBA?

There are pros and cons to that reality, but we can be sure it won’t change any time soon. An MBA from HBS would grant me unparalleled access and open doors for anything I want to pursue in the business world, and often beyond. Aspiring to be a thought View Details

01 Oct 2013
First Look

First Look: October 1

Physical Health By: John, Leslie, and Michael I. Norton Abstract—This research examines how access to information on peer health behaviors affects one's own health behavior. Methods: We report the results of a randomized field View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

09 Oct 2018
First Look

New Research and Ideas, October 9, 2018

after our intervention. Entrepreneurs with MBAs or accelerator experience did not respond to this intervention, suggesting that formal training can limit the spread of peer advice. Publisher's link:... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

22 Mar 2021
Research & Ideas

How to Learn from the Big Mistake You Almost Make

member noticed this, and the patient’s treatment was postponed until they received clearance. Almost happened. The pacemaker status was not checked. The patient had a pacemaker and received radiation, but, by chance, the patient did not View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz; Health

02 Oct 2006
Research & Ideas

Negotiating in Three Dimensions

negotiations, we are able to add even more valuable source material to our intellectual and practical treasury. For example, when you asked above about how to get the right parties involved to set up the most promising negotiation, we might have drawn on the View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

13 Feb 2012
Research & Ideas

The Case Against Racial Colorblindness

researchers conducted an experiment in which white participants engaged in a two-person guessing game designed—unbeknownst to them—to measure their tendencies toward attempted racial colorblindness. Each participant was given a stack... View Details