Data Sharing - Publications - Faculty & Research

22 Dec 2009
First Look

First Look: Dec. 22

examine those differences. The data shows that there are significant differences among countries in the size and role of corporate headquarters and strongly suggests the existence of a developing country model, a European model, a U.S.... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

Profile

James Reinhart

our shopping infrastructure to support more data and site traffic. We’ve just opened a second distribution center where we’ll need to hire 500 to 600 people over the next two years to support the operation. What questions does that raise... View Details

25 Feb 2020
News

Profits and Purpose

Professor George Serafeim (left) and Professor Rebecca Henderson (right); image by John Ritter CEOs are increasingly being asked to take the lead on some of the most vexing problems of our time, from climate change and data privacy to... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint

11 Mar 2014
First Look

First Look: March 11

cultural narratives around economic mobility, the Australian data closely replicated the United States findings. Misperceptions of wealth inequality as well as preferences for more equal distributions may be common across developed... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

27 Dec 2010
Research & Ideas

HBS Faculty on 2010’s Biggest Business Developments

networks is to middle managers, who may become obsolete when layers of managers are no longer needed to convey messages up and down the organization.” A year ago many people poked fun at Facebook as a place where kids shared their latest... View Details

Keywords: by Staff

01 Sep 2014
News

All For One

question was how to do it. At Indian electronics firm HCL Technologies, incoming CEO Vineet Nayar inherited a once-great technology company that had lost its way by the time he took over in 2005. The company had steadily lost market share... View Details

Keywords: Michael Blanding; faculty; research; Market Research, Photo, Translation, Veterinary and Other Services; Professional Services

14 Jan 2022
Blog Post

Embracing Activism for Social Change

in California and Texas, asking questions about coalition building, data collection, evaluation, stakeholder management, and community engagement,” she says. “This was at a time when COVID-19 was exposing a big range of underlying health... View Details

23 Jul 2001
Research & Ideas

How the Giants of Enterprise Seized the Future

personalities, he and Walton could not have been more different. Walton, the optimist, could light up a room. Revson, the pessimist, could light up a room by leaving it. But they did share one trait—a characteristic which paved their way... View Details

Keywords: by Richard S. Tedlow

19 Mar 2019
First Look

New Research and Ideas, March 19, 2019

sequence of actions can have different psychological effects due to the role of mutual agreement. Finally, we contribute to research on consumers’ shared experiences by suggesting a novel mechanism for committing to such experiences:... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

16 Aug 2024
In Practice

Election 2024: What's at Stake for Business and the Workplace?

for finance professionals striving to make well-informed financial decisions. Political homogeneity creates potential risks in the workplace. When decision-makers share the same political views, they risk creating echo chambers that... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

06 Dec 2021
News

What's the Word?

“Many stocks considered ‘growth’ stocks share this same feature. But meme stocks layer onto this a very specific way that the gap develops, through a frenzy of usually social media–driven fervor.” “These stocks are likely to fall in... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; illustrations by Martha Rich; Manufacturing; Finance; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information

26 Apr 2011
Op-Ed

HBS Faculty Comment on Environmental Issues for Earth Day

have been experimenting with integrated project delivery—a collaborative process that involves unprecedented teamwork and shared decision making throughout a design and building project. A number of companies are developing... View Details

Keywords: by Staff; Energy; Utilities

07 Feb 2005
Research & Ideas

How “Career Imprinting” Shapes Leaders

connections, confidence, and cognition due to their work experiences at a particular employer. Career imprints are associated with particular organizations; they derive from patterns in the career experiences that people share as a result... View Details

Keywords: by Mallory Stark

01 Dec 2008
News

Business at the Summit

HBS Centennial Event Confronts Present and Future Challenges Rising to the challenge: Harvard President Drew Gilpin Faust and Dean Jay Light shared a vision of closer collaboration between HBS and Harvard on 21st-century issues. Faust... View Details

Keywords: leadership; alumni events; Centennial; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services; Finance; Management

15 May 2006
Lessons from the Classroom

Women Find New Path to Work

primarily looking for their entrepreneurial tendencies and collecting a lot of demographic data as well. When I began to sort by gender, I found that the career paths taken by women from HBS were very, very different. It led me to start... View Details

Keywords: by Mallory Stark

24 Sep 2014
Op-Ed

The ABCs of Addressing Climate Change (From a Business Perspective)

Change What role should business leaders play in trying to affect climate change? Harvard Business School faculty share their thoughts. A: Actuarial Thinking. Assessing probabilities and portfolio risk is how property insurance companies... View Details

Keywords: by John Macomber; Energy; Utilities

27 Sep 2010
Research & Ideas

Customer Experts Lose Influence When Teams are Pressured

are meaningful consequences associated with it. The head of strategy for one consulting firm suggested: "Rather than thinking about it as a 'deliverable' we think about joint problem solving." In other words, sharing accountability for... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert

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1.18 Field Global Capstone | MBA

Program to repurpose content in internal and external publications related to FIELD Global Capstone. Global Experience Office Travel Policies Travel Dates Detailed arrival and departure information will be shared when the course begins.... View Details

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Commencement 2012 Address | About

Dean. Every teacher remembers his or her first class, and while I’ve been fortunate to teach many wonderful classes over the years, I’ve been especially looking forward to sharing this moment with you. My colleague Clay Christensen... View Details

01 Jun 2018
News

June 2018 Alumni and Faculty Books

Chick-fil-A Foundation, lists some simple but powerful ways people can affect others and create a legacy of service. His stories aim to help people demonstrate life-changing compassion, understand courage, make brave choices every day, and View Details

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