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- January 2002 (Revised June 2002)
- Background Note
A Note on Building and Leading Your Senior Team
By: Linda A. Hill and Maria Farkas
As performance demands intensify in fast-moving global markets, more executives are coming to rely on senior teams for strategic and operational assistance. Team building with powerful senior executives presents special challenges, including competition for their boss'... View Details
Keywords: Talent and Talent Management; Globalized Markets and Industries; Selection and Staffing; Leadership; Management Teams; Operations; Organizational Culture; Rank and Position; Strategy
Hill, Linda A., and Maria Farkas. "A Note on Building and Leading Your Senior Team." Harvard Business School Background Note 402-037, January 2002. (Revised June 2002.)
- Research Summary
The Role of Financial and Information Intermediaries in the Capital Markets
Hutton's research investigates the role of financial analysts and short sellers in the pricing of equity securities. Recently, Hutton examines (with Patricia Dechow and Richard Sloan) the role of sell-side analysts' earnings forecasts in the pricing of common equity... View Details
- April 2002
- Background Note
Reflections on the United Electric case discussion Persuasion, Induction, and Grounding in the Specifics
An MBA classroom discussion revealed the perils of learning in which "theories-in-use" are not challenged and suggests strategies for more reflective learning. Two groups of students presented their positions at a conceptual level without grounding their conceptual... View Details
Spear, Steven J. "Reflections on the United Electric case discussion Persuasion, Induction, and Grounding in the Specifics." Harvard Business School Background Note 602-146, April 2002.
- 29 Mar 2023
- News
Supporting Earthquake Victims in Turkey and Syria
iStock The faculty, students, and staff of Harvard Business School are thinking about the people of Turkey and Syria who were impacted by the recent earthquake. We have all been touched by the loss of life, the hopeful stories of survival, and the rapid response of... View Details
- December 2009
- Article
Media Markets and Localism: Does Local News en Español Boost Hispanic Voter Turnout?
By: Felix Oberholzer-Gee and Joel Waldfogel
Since the dawn of broadcasting, and especially in the past decade, Americans have turned their attention from local to more distant sources of news and entertainment. While the integration of media markets will raise the private welfare of many consumers, critics of a... View Details
Keywords: Voting; Ethnicity; Behavior; Local Range; Journalism and News Industry; Journalism and News Industry; United States
Oberholzer-Gee, Felix, and Joel Waldfogel. "Media Markets and Localism: Does Local News en Español Boost Hispanic Voter Turnout?" American Economic Review 99, no. 5 (December 2009).
- 2010
- Working Paper
Being a Leader and the Effective Exercise of Leadership: An Ontological Model (PDF File of PowerPoint Slides)
By: Werner Erhard, Michael C. Jensen and Kari Granger
This presentation is based on our research program over the last seven years in which our objective has been to rigorously distinguish leader and leadership and to create a technology for providing access to being a leader and exercising leadership effectively (in... View Details
Keywords: Curriculum and Courses; Innovation and Invention; Leadership Development; Goals and Objectives; Research and Development; Attitudes; Perception; Technology; United States
Erhard, Werner, Michael C. Jensen, and Kari Granger. "Being a Leader and the Effective Exercise of Leadership: An Ontological Model (PDF File of PowerPoint Slides)." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 09-124, October 2010.
- 12 Feb 2016
- Op-Ed
The Real Jobs Tragedy in the US: We've Lost the Skills
of jobs over the past few decades. And while trade deals undoubtedly play a role in the global topography of jobs, today many American jobs may hang in the balance based upon a completely different factor: the availability of skilled... View Details
- 29 Jan 2019
- Blog Post
Being a Mom and a Founder at HBS
take a lot of support. I think the support I’ve received in both areas ranks among the most amazing parts of my experience at HBS. As a student mom, I chair the moMBA group which is a student club sponsored by Student Academic Services... View Details
- 08 Mar 2016
- Research & Ideas
Solving an Economic Mystery Surrounding Argentina and Chile
ranked Chile at 23, the second least corrupt country in Latin America just behind Uruguay. The United States itself is 16. In contrast, Argentina comes in as 107, far worse than even such corruption stalwarts as Brazil, China, India,... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 19 Oct 2021
- Research & Ideas
Fed Up Workers and Supply Woes: What's Next for Dollar Stores?
Dollar General has more scale, they can offer a good selection of merchandise and lower prices, and it’s driving a lot of the small merchants in smaller towns and not-so-small... View Details
- 05 Apr 2011
- Working Paper Summaries
The Power of Political Voice: Women’s Political Representation and Crime in India
- 01 Oct 2001
- News
HBS Alumnae Chart Career Choices and Transitions
discussion, Hart presented principles of entrepreneurship, and Nancy Koehn shared insights from her research on the life of cosmetics entrepreneur Estée Lauder. Hart noted that the positive response to the... View Details
- 05 Jul 2006
- Working Paper Summaries
Deep Links: Business School Students’ Perceptions of the Role of Law and Ethics in Business
- April 2024 (Revised July 2024)
- Case
Market Dynamics and Moral Dilemmas: Novo Nordisk’s Weight-Loss Drugs
By: Joseph L. Badaracco, Tom Quinn and John Schultz
Danish pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk was owned by a charitable foundation, and since its founding in the 1920s had focused on producing insulin to treat diabetes. In 2017, however, it released Ozempic, a diabetes treatment with the revolutionary side effect of... View Details
Keywords: Cost vs Benefits; Decisions; Judgments; Values and Beliefs; Global Strategy; Health Care and Treatment; Patents; Growth and Development Strategy; Growth Management; Product Positioning; Supply and Industry; Supply Chain; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Mission and Purpose; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; Opportunities; Social Issues; Equality and Inequality; Pharmaceutical Industry; Health Industry; Denmark; United States; Europe; China; India; Middle East; North Africa
Badaracco, Joseph L., Tom Quinn, and John Schultz. "Market Dynamics and Moral Dilemmas: Novo Nordisk’s Weight-Loss Drugs." Harvard Business School Case 324-114, April 2024. (Revised July 2024.)
- 10 Mar 2021
- News
New Releases: Alumni and Faculty Books, Podcasts
giving—whether your attention or your money. Once ready to nudge yourself toward better, the book trains your eye on how to extend what you’ve learned and positively influence others. Melding philosophy... View Details
- 24 Mar 2014
- Research & Ideas
The Surprising Link Between Language and Corporate Responsibility
executive said to me, 'I'm willing to accept a long time horizon, but if it's not going to have a positive influence eventually, I'm not going to do it." Building A Study To determine a company's CSR performance, the researchers relied on... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- June 2024
- Teaching Note
Beamery: Using Skills and AI to Modernize HR
By: Boris Groysberg, David Lane, Susan Pinckney and Alexis Lefort
Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 424-004. Unicorn human relationships startup Beamery evaluates it growth versus depth strategy as its strategic partners and customers could become future competitors in a quickly changing AI based human resources and talent management... View Details
Keywords: Analysis; Business Growth and Maturation; Business Model; Business Startups; Business Plan; Disruption; Transformation; Talent and Talent Management; Decisions; Diversity; Ethnicity; Gender; Nationality; Race; Residency; Higher Education; Learning; Entrepreneurship; Fairness; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Global Strategy; Growth and Development; AI and Machine Learning; Digital Platforms; Disruptive Innovation; Technological Innovation; Job Offer; Job Search; Knowledge Acquisition; Knowledge Use and Leverage; Product; Mission and Purpose; Strategic Planning; Problems and Challenges; Corporate Strategy; Equality and Inequality; Valuation; Value Creation; Employment Industry; United Kingdom
- 03 Apr 2009
- What Do You Think?
How Much Obsolescence Can Business and Society Absorb?
information moves where needed and not everywhere it can." [This reflects a complaint I came across recently from a senior manager that a problem with the latest generation entering business ranks is... View Details
- Web
Join the MOC Affiliate Network - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
appointed position at the university (i.e. Professor, Dean, Chair, Adjunct Professor) The Application Process An annual application cycle is managed by the Institute for Strategy and Competitiveness at... View Details
- 03 May 2024
- Blog Post
From Harvard to Miss New Jersey: A Journey of Perseverance and Self-Belief
immersed myself in a world of entrepreneurship, innovation, and leadership. Beyond the academic setting, the SVMP experience instilled in me a newfound sense of courage and determination to pursue my... View Details