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  • 23 Nov 2015
  • Working Paper Summaries

Self Control and Commitment: Can Decreasing the Liquidity of a Savings Account Increase Deposits?

Keywords: by John Beshears, James J. Choi, David Laibson, Brigitte C. Madrian, Christopher Harris & Jung Sakong; Banking
  • 30 Mar 2021
  • Blog Post

Africa Rising: Understanding Business, Entrepreneurship, and the Complexities of a Continent with Professor Hakeem Belo-Osagie

in the orchestra - considerable leeway because they are all superstars in their individual capacities. The students are more than just an audience. They start that way, but at a certain time, they join in the band and make the music more View Details
  • 11 Oct 2017
  • Research & Ideas

The House Wants to Squelch Voices of ‘Small’ Shareholders. Research Shows Those Voices Matter.

“The SEC’s shareholder proposal rule is being abused by special interest groups to advance idiosyncratic goals that may directly conflict with the interests View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
  • May 2008
  • Case

Thomas Green: Power, Office Politics and a Career in Crisis

By: W. Earl Sasser Jr. and Heather Beckham
The case describes the dilemma of a marketing manager, Thomas Green, who, after being rapidly promoted, is harshly criticized by his boss, Frank Davis. Green and Davis disagree on work styles and market projections. Green believes the sales goals set by Davis are based... View Details
Keywords: Superior ＆ Subordinate; Performance Management; Personal Strategy ＆ Style; Management Style; Conflict Management; Communication; Rank and Position; Personal Characteristics; Power and Influence
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    Dafna Bearson

    Dafna Bearson is a doctoral candidate in the Strategy Unit at Harvard Business School. Her research interests lie at the intersection of strategy and innovation. Specifically, her research focuses on intellectual property commercialization strategy in startups... View Details

    Keywords: biotechnology; pharmaceuticals; high technology
    • August 1992 (Revised February 1998)
    • Supplement

    Star Distributors, Inc. (B)

    By: David A. Thomas
    Presents the dilemma of Don Waters, vice president of Franchise Operations at Belmont Beverages. Waters must must decide what to do about the conflict between two partners in one of Belmont's franchises. View Details
    Keywords: Management Teams; Conflict Management; Franchise Ownership; Partners and Partnerships; Distribution Industry; Food and Beverage Industry
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    • 06 Jun 2005
    • Research & Ideas

    Don’t Listen to “Yes”

    existence of passive leadership constitutes a substantial barrier to candid dialogue and debate within organizations. Leaders can and should take concrete steps to build conflict into their decision-making... View Details
    Keywords: by Martha Lagace
    • 2015
    • Working Paper

    Corporate Sponsorship in Culture—A Case of Partnership in Relationship Building and Collaborative Marketing by a Global Financial Institution and a Major Art Museum

    By: Ragnar Lund and Stephen A. Greyser
    Purpose: This paper examines cultural sponsorship from a partnership and relationship marketing perspective. It studies a case of how a partnership between two international institutions, a bank and a museum, adds value to both in terms of interaction with... View Details
    Keywords: Value Creation; Partners and Partnerships; Marketing Strategy; Culture; Banks and Banking
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    • 24 Jul 2000
    • Research & Ideas

    Value Maximization and Stakeholder Theory

    Contending with that value maximization approach is "stakeholder theory" which says that managers should make decisions so as to take into account all of the interests View Details
    Keywords: by Michael C. Jensen
    • 07 Jan 2025
    • Blog Post

    Revolutionizing Wellness: Kate Twist (MBA 2008) Shapes the Future of Consumer Health Brands

    and wellness consumer. Connection and Inspiration: The Power of the HBS Network Twist’s interest in the consumer experience has been a foundation for her career. After graduating from the University View Details
    • 27 Mar 2014
    • Video

    Responding to Different Interpersonal Styles

    • July 2009 (Revised June 2011)
    • Case

    RiskMetrics Group

    By: Jay W. Lorsch and Kaitlyn Simpson
    RiskMetrics Group, a risk and governance consultancy, had a great deal of influence on U.S. companies. This case examines the history and growth of the company, the governance services it offers, the extent of its impact on shareholders, the controversy surrounding its... View Details
    Keywords: Conflict of Interests; Risk Management; Governing and Advisory Boards; Corporate Governance; Power and Influence; Consulting Industry; United States
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    • 14 Jun 2022
    • Blog Post

    Meet the HBS Jewish Student Association

    The Jewish Student Association (JSA) serves as a resource to develop, inform, support, and enrich Harvard Business School’s Jewish students and those interested in learning more about the Jewish faith and heritage. Open to the full gamut... View Details
    • 22 Jul 2002
    • Research & Ideas

    Is Performance-Based Pricing the Right Price for You?

    Because pricing is such a difficult and complex arena, it has confounded sales and marketing executives and scholars for centuries. In no other marketing element is the two-sided conflict and cooperation nature View Details
    Keywords: by Benson Shapiro; Manufacturing
    • March 2011
    • Article

    Talking Past Each Other?: Cultural Framing of Skeptical and Convinced Logics in the Climate Change Debate

    By: Andrew J. Hoffman
    This article analyzes the extent to which two institutional logics around climate change—the climate change “convinced” and the climate change “skeptical” logics—are truly competing or talking past each other in a way that can be described as a logic schism. Drawing on... View Details
    Keywords: Climate Change; Values and Beliefs; Cognition and Thinking; News; Conflict and Resolution
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    • 16 May 2023
    • In Practice

    After Silicon Valley Bank's Flameout, What's Next for Entrepreneurs?

    The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) in March left the startup world reeling. The biggest lender to fail since the 2008 financial crisis, SVB had become the preferred funder of the startup, tech, and... View Details
    Keywords: by Avery Forman; Technology; Financial Services
    • August 1995
    • Case

    Slade Plating Department, The

    By: Linda A. Hill
    Describes a conflict between the values and norms of a segment of an internal social system and those of management and the wider culture. Includes decision opportunity. A rewritten version of an earlier case. View Details
    Keywords: Conflict and Resolution; Values and Beliefs; Organizational Culture; Decision Making
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    • 03 Aug 2017
    • Blog Post

    “I Can Acquire Important Skills, But Also Gain the Big Picture Perspective of a Founder.”

    ideas that hold his greatest interest involve digital marketing, and he has turned to his HBS base for support. “I emailed one of my professors, Mark Roberge, who gave me suggestions for getting started with... View Details
    Keywords: Entrepreneurship
    • Web

    Understanding Africa: Business, Entrepreneurship, Political Economy and the Complexities of a Continent - Course Catalog

    Art. Music. Sports. Entertainment. This course will run over 6 2 hour sessions. There will be an array of interesting outside speakers some of whom will be available for... View Details
    • Web

    Blending Traditional Models of Philanthropy with Business | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

    have had a strong interest in emerging markets and economic development, stemming from both a desire to have an impact as well as a natural curiosity about people, history, culture, and how they all relate. Careers & Connections I know... View Details