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- 09 Nov 2009
- Research & Ideas
Come Fly with Me: A History of Airline Leadership
slogan, mano a mano. Seizing this as a chance for great publicity, Kelleher hyped the event as "Malice in Dallas," gave 700 Southwest employees the morning off and brought them to the event to cheer him on. The arena soon echoed... View Details
- 29 Oct 2019
- Blog Post
Merging the Worlds of Finance, Investing, and Environmental Impact
Career Services as a recruiting tool to find and hire great candidates for open positions. What do you like about your work? What keeps you going? I’m working with an incredible group of people to help... View Details
- 12 Jul 2019
- News
The Birth of a Silicon Valley Blockbuster
required, which I think is 401 or 402. But again I think that we’ve always tried to be a place where people would be judged on the work that they do. And today we have thousands of employees and I’m sure... View Details
- 19 Jul 2021
- Blog Post
Building a Powerful Network of Talent at American Tower
operating revenue of $8,041.5M, you would expect an employee headcount into the tens of thousands. However, American Tower has a staff of only... View Details
- 26 Oct 2020
- Blog Post
12 Weeks of VC Summer: Remote Edition
When it became clear that my summer internship with Maverick Ventures, an early stage Venture Capital firm based in San Francisco, was going to be remote, I had a lot of questions on my mind. What would it be like to work with a team I... View Details
Keywords: Venture Capital / Private Equity
- 01 Jun 2020
- News
Effective Communication in the Age of Zoom
about as they help their employees through this process? Rachel: So I think we're in a time where leaders really need to redefine empathy and what it means. Empathy translates in different ways, for example, respecting different levels... View Details
Keywords: Zoom
- Web
Hidden Workers: Caregivers - Managing the Future of Work
childcare and eldercare, it's in the best interest of employers to invest in fostering a care culture—one that attracts caregivers on the margins of the workforce and helps current View Details
- 2011
- Working Paper
Discretion Within the Constraints of Opportunity: Gender Homophily and Structure in a Formal Organization
By: Adam M. Kleinbaum, Toby E. Stuart and Michael L. Tushman
Homophily in social relations is widely documented. We know that homophily results from both individual preferences and uneven opportunities for interaction, but how these two mechanisms interact in formal organizations is not well understood. We argue that... View Details
Keywords: Interactive Communication; Analytics and Data Science; Organizational Structure; Partners and Partnerships; Behavior; Internet and the Web; Theory; Information Technology Industry
Kleinbaum, Adam M., Toby E. Stuart, and Michael L. Tushman. "Discretion Within the Constraints of Opportunity: Gender Homophily and Structure in a Formal Organization." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 12-050, December 2011.
- May 2006
- Article
The Board of Directors and the Company Lawyers
By: Jay W. Lorsch and John L. Howard
Lorsch, Jay W., and John L. Howard. "The Board of Directors and the Company Lawyers." Directors Monthly 30, no. 5 (May 2006): 1–6.
- 02 Apr 2015
- Research & Ideas
Digital Initiative Summit: The Business of Crowdsourcing
example. Many nonprofits and other organizations can't afford to hire data scientists, so DrivenData taps into college students and professionals who are looking to work with real-world data sets. For instance, the company is seeking a... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- Web
IFC India 2025: From Gray to Green: A Glimpse of the Future of Green Hydrogen in India - Blog - Business & Environment
Blog Blog Filter Results Arrow Down Arrow Up Read posts from Author Alumni Author HBS Faculty Author HBS Staff Author Staff Author Students Topics Topics Accelerating Climate Solutions Conference 2023 Alumni Alumni Programs Alumni in Climate Networking Series Business... View Details
- 10 Nov 2008
- What Do You Think?
How Much Can You Ask of Your Customers?
Summing Up Is customer volunteerism combined with "ownership" a double-edged sword? It's seems okay to involve customers in providing ideas for new products and processes. Encourage them to refer new business. But beware the downside View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- June 2011
- Article
Implicit Voice Theories: Taken-for-granted Rules of Self-censorship at Work
By: J. R. Detert and Amy C. Edmondson
This article examines, in a series of four studies, the nature and impact of implicit voice theories-largely taken-for-granted beliefs about when and why speaking up at work is risky or inappropriate. In Study 1, qualitative data from 190 interviews conducted in a... View Details
Keywords: Spoken Communication; Interpersonal Communication; Employees; Managerial Roles; Organizational Culture; Risk and Uncertainty; Behavior
Detert, J. R., and Amy C. Edmondson. "Implicit Voice Theories: Taken-for-granted Rules of Self-censorship at Work." Academy of Management Journal 54, no. 3 (June 2011): 461–488.
- 06 Feb 2006
- What Do You Think?
Should CEOs of Public Companies Offer Earnings Guidance?
"Providing conservative guidance to the market may ease pressure to squeeze the last cent out of your client's pocket or to push your employees to their limits." Gerald Nanninga wrote, " . . .... View Details
- 26 Jan 2024
- Blog Post
Career Advice from the Guests of the HBS Climate Rising Podcast
it is when you collaborate between scientists, government, the corporate sector, and with communities, that's where the good stuff happens. That's where the answer lies at that intersection.” Many of the guests expressed their desire to... View Details
- 02 Jan 2024
- Research & Ideas
10 Trends to Watch in 2024
The lightning-fast ascent of generative AI isn’t the only sea change on the horizon for businesses in the new year. The global economy is in flux as war, climate change, trade issues, and infrastructure problems demand attention. Many companies continue to struggle to... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- 25 Feb 2020
- News
The Influence of Geography on Work and Innovation
effects of organizations allowing employees to “work from anywhere” and why geographic mobility has led to increased innovation. The movement of employees, Choudhury found in... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Dec 2019
- News
What’s Behind the Explosive Growth of Sustainable Investing?
employee costs. Eventually we won’t have a separate discussion about whether we should factor in ESG. There’s also a massive amount of learning that can be done among asset owners. There’s a lot View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
- February 2015
- Other Article
Evaluating the Impact of the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative on Breast-feeding Rates: A Multi-state Analysis
By: Summer Sherburne Hawkins, Ariel Dora Stern, Christopher F. Baum and Matthew W. Gillman
Objectives: Despite the passage of state laws promoting breast feeding, a formal evaluation has not yet been conducted to test whether and/or what type of laws may increase breast feeding. The enactment of breastfeeding laws in different states in the USA creates a... View Details
Hawkins, Summer Sherburne, Ariel Dora Stern, Christopher F. Baum, and Matthew W. Gillman. "Evaluating the Impact of the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative on Breast-feeding Rates: A Multi-state Analysis." Public Health Nutrition 18, no. 2 (February 2015): 189–197. (Selected as Nutrition Society Paper of the Month, July 2014.)
- 02 Jan 2018
- Research & Ideas
The Most Popular Stories and Research Papers of 2017
Favor Men Why are women discriminated against in hiring decisions? Research by Katherine Coffman, Christine Exley, and Muriel Niederle finds the answer is more subtle than expected. The Right Way to Cry in Front View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne