Media - Publications - Faculty & Research

03 Oct 2005
Research & Ideas

The Box Office Power of Stars

event study to analyze HSX traders' response to those announcements. In an extension of the study, to examine the impact on movie companies' profitability, I also analyzed whether those announcements affected the valuation of movie studios (or the View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert; Entertainment & Recreation; Motion Pictures & Video

29 Feb 2024
Blog Post

African American Student Union Spotlight on Social Enterprise

leading figures in various fields. This includes socially impactful alumni leaders like Kwame Owusu-Kesse of the Harlem Children Zone and media leaders like Oprah, who openly share their personal and professional lessons with us. I’ve... View Details

04 Nov 2010
What Do You Think?

Why Do We Chase Stars?

Their skill-set is wrong." We chase stars for a number of reasons: " corporations and the media encourage stardom and discourage team work" (Nauman Lodhi); "It is the expectation that some 'miracle worker' or 'hot... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

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Recent Alumni - Alumni

social event planning, programming content oversight, social media outreach, and fundraising. Volunteer Locally Through an HBS Club or Association HBS Clubs and Associations work to support local businesses and nonprofits through programs... View Details

10 Sep 2001
Research & Ideas

Do You Have Change Fatigue?

sources of sustenance for the hive, and make the changes necessary to keep the hive alive in the face of an evolving environment. To a certain extent, the media hype of the dot-com era required that leaders present a heroic face to the... View Details

Keywords: by Nick Morgan

13 Oct 2009
Research & Ideas

7 Lessons for Navigating the Storm

for help. Yet we're exposed regularly by the media to the stereotype of the flawless leader who always has an answer and is never left questioning a decision. While most leaders know this is a fantasy, they still struggle with admitting... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

04 Feb 2016
Blog Post

Meet the HBS Tech Club

register to attend! What courses are popular for students interested in tech? Many people cross-register for the foundational computer science course at Harvard College (CS50). A smattering also cross register for MIT courses at the Media... View Details

01 Jun 2022
News

A Sustainable Solution for Fashion

READY TO MAKE AN IMPACT READ MORE STORIES Syrup works by integrating a retailer’s data—historical and real-time transactions and inventory, e-commerce patterns, and marketing and promotion plans, among other things—with weather, search, and social View Details

Keywords: April White

05 Sep 2018
Research & Ideas

The Hidden Benefit of Giving Back to Open Source Software

their direct control, and that is something that few managers fully realize at this point,” says Nagle. “Many are starting to realize it, but I think it’ll be one of the bigger shifts that traditional management goes through as the digital revolution marches on.”... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz; Computer

12 Nov 2021
News

Alumni Business Leaders on Confronting the Climate Change Challenge

lives, it is difficult to escape coverage of climate change in the media today. With many countries as well as companies declaring their net-zero ambitions, it is tempting to think that business leaders have accepted the inevitable and... View Details

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Frequently Asked Questions | HBS Online

recommended to access the rich media in the program. The course platform allows you to engage with the content and watch the course videos with bandwidth of at least 750 Kbps download speed. At this speed, you may experience video... View Details

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US Business Immigration Overview - Alumni

announcements with campus career offices Advertising job openings in local and ethnic newspapers Advertising job openings in radio and/or TV ads From the Career Blog Make Social Media Work for You Abroad Looking to move to a new country?... View Details

23 Nov 2020
Research & Ideas

COVID Was Supposed to Increase Bankruptcies. Instead, They've Gone Down.

consumer, bankruptcies dropped 28 percent year-over-year. Chapter 11 business bankruptcies climbed 35 percent year-over-year and by 194 percent for corporations with more than $50 million in assets. However, when small businesses are included, total business... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

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Entrepreneurial Management Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research

Bussgang : Named a 2014 "Venture Capitalist" Power Player in Digital Media by AlwaysOn. Jeffrey J. Bussgang : Named one of Boston Magazine's Most Powerful Idea People in 2014. Jeffrey J. Bussgang : Named one of Mashable's Top 15 People... View Details

18 Dec 2019
Book

6 Skills That Wise Companies Harness for World-Changing Innovation

social media editor for Harvard Business School Working Knowledge. [Image: iStockphoto] Related Reading For Better Ideas, Bring the Right People to the Brainstorm What Machine Learning Teaches Us about CEO Leadership Style What’s Really... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz

29 Aug 2023
News

Helping Consumers Decarbonize their Purchases

themselves about Commons, how do they do that? SP: You can go to the App Store on iOS or to the Play Store on Android and Search Commons to download the app. It's free to use, and you can also follow us on social media at... View Details

September 2013 (Revised August 2015)
Background Note

Leadership and Teaming

By: Ethan Bernstein

Small differences in the leadership of teams can have large consequences for the success of their efforts. Many initiatives fail not because of a fatal error in judgment or insufficient ideas, knowledge, motivation, or capabilities to deliver a solution. They fail... View Details

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21 Apr 2021
Research & Ideas

The Pandemic Conversations That Leaders Need to Have Now

social media and instantaneous communication Generational change as millennial and Gen Z workers with a more egalitarian, self-expressive style move into the workforce (and, at this point, into leadership roles: the oldest millennials are... View Details

Keywords: by Boris Groysberg, Robin Abrahams, and Katherine Connolly Baden

01 Aug 1998
News

High Honors

Virginian-Pilot, a daily newspaper owned by his uncle. After graduating from the University of Virginia (UVA), serving in the Merchant Marine, and earning a Harvard MBA in 1952, he took a job as a reporter and ad salesman for his uncle's View Details

18 Oct 2017
Research & Ideas

How Economic Clusters Drive Globalization

(Photo source: iStock) Economic cluster theory has been used to describe the growth of many industries, including the automotive business around Detroit, high tech in Silicon Valley, and digital media in Seoul. These regions benefit by a... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Agriculture & Agribusiness

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