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Power and Influence for Positive Impact | HBS Online

Benefit Early- and Mid-Career Professionals Aspiring Entrepreneurs Nonprofit Leaders Gain credibility to be more impactful at work and navigate organizational politics. "HBS Online doesn't teach you knowledge or prescribe to any... View Details

March 2017 (Revised September 2017)
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Facebook Fake News in the Post-Truth World

By: John R. Wells and Carole A. Winkler

In January 2017, Mark Zuckerberg, founder and CEO of Facebook, was surrounded by controversy. The election of Donald Trump as the next president of the United States in November 2016 had triggered a national storm of protests, and many attributed Trump’s victory to... View Details

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10 Sep 2001
Research & Ideas

Do You Have Change Fatigue?

Business School and author of nine books, including Learning in Action. The details vary, but in the main, all organizational change involves three phases: an initial stage of recognition and preparation, followed by the implementation of... View Details

Keywords: by Nick Morgan

07 Apr 2020
Research & Ideas

What Customers Need to Hear from You During the COVID Crisis

in political debates, but work to bridge divides among people during the crisis. THE CORONAVIRUS CRISIS More Business-Related Pandemic Coverage from Around Harvard and Beyond How to Manage Coronavirus Layoffs with Compassion (Harvard Business Review) View Details

Keywords: by Jill Avery and Richard Edelman

13 Apr 2021
Book

How Inclusive Managers Create Glass-Shattering Organizations

crucial that managers welcome contributions and perspectives that challenge the status quo. One case in point happened at coworking space The Wing. In 2020 CEO Audrey Gelman had to address criticism that the company, despite a feminist... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz

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2024 Reunion Presentations - Alumni

improving the job transition process to foster meaningful progress for individuals, using new research conducted over the past 15 years. He will provide strategies for employers, managers, and mentors to retain and develop talent effectively, aligning individual goals... View Details

15 Oct 2019
News

In Pursuit of Academia

later informed her doctoral research in the School’s Organizational Behavior program. “I sat in one of the seats closest to the blackboards. I had a perfect view of the whole section,” recalls Fernandes. From there she saw a hierarchy... View Details

06 Nov 2013
What Do You Think?

Is Top-Down Resource Allocation on the Rise?

organization is still important for the best results. A number of factors were cited in determining the mix of inputs, responsibilities, and decisions associated with an RAP designed to maintain organizational agility over its life cycle.... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

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Hiring Process | Employment

was not reviewed, you will receive an email specifying that. While your resume is under review your Careers@Harvard status will appear as “In-Review.” Email Confirmation of Status If you are not selected to... View Details

02 Apr 2019
Research Event

Women Pay a Higher Career Price in Today's Always-On Work Culture

because it allows them to maintain the organizational status quo, say Ely and her coauthors, Florida State University Professor Irene Padavic and Erin M. Reid, associate professor at McMaster University.... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost; Consulting; Service

01 Feb 2002
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Driven

innovative framework for understanding the human experience and offers intriguing insights into individual and organizational behavior with practical applications for government, business, and community leaders. Noted experts on View Details

Keywords: Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

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2013 Symposium - Race, Gender & Equity

Status Affect Judgments of Moms Punishment and Prescribed Overcompensation for "Deviant Moms": How Race and Work Status Affect Judgments of Moms Peter Glick Speaks at the 2013 Gender & Work Symposium BS at... View Details

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About Us | Information Technology

approach our work from new and inclusive perspectives, offering possibilities that challenge the status quo. Accountable We own our decisions, our roles, our commitments, and the outcomes. We take pride in the work we do.... View Details

02 Jan 2018
Research & Ideas

The Most Popular Stories and Research Papers of 2017

better success getting job interviews, according to research by Katherine DeCelles and colleagues. Having No Life is the New Aspirational Lifestyle It used to be that we equated power and prestige with a leisurely, luxurious lifestyle. Today, lack of leisure time is... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

31 Oct 2006
HBS Case

Governing Sumida Corporation

traditional governance system and the U.S.-inspired committee system. Believing that Sumida's future was limited if it followed the status quo, Yawata presses ahead with his decision to adopt the U.S. model. The case details the... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Electronics

11 Jul 2005
Research & Ideas

The New International Style of Management

customer-centric tends to be deeply embedded throughout the organization." 'corporate Culture Trumps National Culture' These findings suggest that excellence in global corporate competition demands certain success-enabling View Details

Keywords: by Garry Emmons

12 Oct 2016
Research & Ideas

Break the Rules of How Business is Done

Taking a risk by breaking with standard operating procedure can make your company more innovative. Credit: maxsattana In addition to creating a new company that is disrupting the status quo, many founders are also challenging the old... View Details

Keywords: by Julia B. Austin

27 Aug 2013
First Look

First Look: August 27

jointly develops an offshore tract-performs relative to a solo firm. I employ a regression discontinuity strategy based on bids in first-price sealed-bid auctions for the rights to develop leases. By focusing on leases where one View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

04 Oct 2011
First Look

First Look: October 4

Science 22, no. 4 (July-August 2011) Abstract This study examines the relationship between social position, both within the field and within the organization, and the likelihood of individual actors initiating organizational changes that... View Details