Span Of Attention - Publications - Faculty & Research

18 Mar 2013
HBS Case

HBS Cases: LEGO

play" and "quality in every detail" that was distributed to everyone in the company. Like his father, Godtfred paid careful attention to every aspect of the business, applying, for example,... View Details

Keywords: by Maggie Starvish; Entertainment & Recreation

01 Feb 2022
Book

Innovation Isn’t Just for Startups: How Big Companies Can Succeed

by demonstrating new ways of working. They are passionate about an opportunity to reinvent the business, know how to get the attention of executives with compelling facts, want... View Details

Keywords: by Lane Lambert

07 Apr 2014
Working Paper Summaries

Better Deals Through Level II Strategies: Advance Your Interests by Helping to Solve Their Internal Problems

Keywords: by James K. Sebenius

10 Nov 2022
Research & Ideas

Too Nice to Lead? Unpacking the Gender Stereotype That Holds Women Back

series of experiments led by Harvard Business School Associate Professor Christine Exley show that people generally view women as more generous and equality-minded than men—but actually, men and women have similar behaviors and beliefs... View Details

Keywords: by Shalene Gupta

01 Oct 2001
Research & Ideas

How To Make Restructuring Work for Your Company

The following excerpt is taken from the "Lessons of Restructuring" section of Gilson's introduction to Creating Value through Corporate Restructuring. Although the case studies in this book View Details

Keywords: by Stuart C. Gilson

25 Mar 2021
Blog Post

Meet the Student Academic Services Support Team at HBS!

Determining how to successfully balance responsibilities, opportunities, and challenges is imperative to a positive and productive student experience. The Student and Academic Services (SAS) Support Services team in the MBA Program assists in helping students to... View Details

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Tara Basu Trivedi

challenges regardless of what was going on in her personal life and regardless of the barriers and social norms that society imposed. What’s the best thing about your hometown? I don’t have one town I... View Details

Social Strategies That Work

Over a billion people use social platforms on the Internet, making them the most frequently visited category of sites. Some platforms, such as eHarmony, MeetUp, and Twitter, allow us to connect to strangers. eHarmony alone is estimated to account for one in six new... View Details

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Strategy Curriculum - Faculty & Research

Strategy Overview Faculty Curriculum Seminars & Conferences Awards & Honors Doctoral Students MBA Required Curriculum (FIRST YEAR) Strategy The objective of this course is to help students develop the skills for formulating strategy. It... View Details

05 Dec 2022
Research & Ideas

5 Companies Where Employees Move Up the Ladder Fast

those born in the 1940s earned more. “There are a number of pretty clear, hard-nosed considerations that make focusing on issues like this worthy of attention View Details

Keywords: by Pamela Reynolds

01 Sep 2022
What Do You Think?

Is It Time to Consider Lifting Tariffs on Chinese Imports?

from them, potentially putting them out of business. You might regard that as bordering on the insane. The matter has caught the attention of no less an observer than Henry... View Details

Keywords: Re: James L. Heskett

05 Oct 2020
Book

Want to Be Happier? Make More Free Time

hesitation, she opted for the higher-paying position in a new city, figuring it would be an adventure with her partner of eight years and lead to more exciting work opportunities down the road. It’s a choice many people face at key times... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

22 Nov 2010
Research & Ideas

Seven Strategy Questions: A Simple Approach for Better Execution

Your personal attention is the critical catalyst to focus your entire organization on the strategic uncertainties that keep you awake at night. After all, everyone watches what the boss watches. I will discuss how you can use this... View Details

Keywords: by Robert Simons

03 Jan 2017
First Look

January 3, 2017

Winter 2017 MIT Sloan Management Review Why Big Data Isn't Enough By: Chai, Sen, and Willy C. Shih Abstract—There is a growing belief that sophisticated algorithms can explore huge databases and find relationships independent of any... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

20 Oct 2015
Blog Post

What to Expect Your First Year at HBS

dining hall) and then reply to e-mails or prepare any remaining discussion group questions. There are two to three 80 minute classes per day, finishing at 3pm. I underestimated how attentive you need to be in class. You can be... View Details

25 Jan 2016
Blog Post

3 Tips on Coming to HBS with a Partner

your partner would want – is he or she the very social type or do they need their down time? Pay attention to your partner's life outside of HBS and make time for the two of... View Details

01 Sep 2023
News

Returning to the Roots

partners, and importers. “A key message is that the company will go on as it is—independent, family-owned, family-run, and with the same values and attention to quality,” he says. Finding balance between tradition and new ways View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; wine; entrepreneurship; family business; innovation; climate change; Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing; Manufacturing

21 Nov 2018
Blog Post

Harvard Square's Hidden History

environs. I played impromptu tour guide and pointed out four of my favorite historic sites around the Square – many of which HBS students pass by each day: Anderson Memorial Bridge Hundreds View Details

07 Nov 2023
News

Love and Money

professional photographer. Because everyone is Googling you or making snap judgments about you from your dating profile, from your LinkedIn profile, and I think too many of us don't pay attention to having a... View Details

01 May 2017
Research & Ideas

Bad At Your Job? Maybe It's the Job’s Fault

refers to the amount of time and attention a person in a particular job must devote to interacting with others and nudging people where they should go, including collecting data, probing for new information,... View Details