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  • 06 Oct 2008
  • Research & Ideas

Updating a Classic: Writing a Great Business Plan

Sean Silverthorne: "How to Write a Great Business Plan" has been one of the most downloaded articles on Harvard Business Publishing since you wrote it in 1997. Why do you think you hit a nerve? Bill Sahlman: Writing a business... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
  • 06 Oct 2010
  • Research & Ideas

John Kotter: Four Ways to Kill a Good Idea

Someone is out to shoot down your best ideas. Do you know how to defend yourself? In their new book, Buy-IN: Saving Your Good Idea from Getting Shot Down, HBS professor emeritus John P. Kotter and University of British Columbia View Details
Keywords: by John Kotter & Lorne A. Whitehead
  • 23 May 2011
  • Research & Ideas

Corporate Sustainability Reporting: It’s Effective

That's the question that professor George Serafeim set out to answer with the working paper The Consequences of Mandatory Corporate Sustainability Reporting. Coauthored with London Business School's Ioannis... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
  • 13 Oct 2010
  • First Look

First Look: October 13, 2010

  PublicationsBuy-In: Saving Your Good Idea from Getting Shot Down Authors:John P. Kotter and Lorne A. Whitehead Publication:Harvard Business Press, 2010 Abstract You've got a good idea. You know it could make a crucial difference for you, your organization, your... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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By: Charlotte L. Robertson
Professor Robertson conducts research on the history of financial markets. Her book manuscript and working papers shed light on the evolution of securities markets and the relationship between finance, governance, and society. Some of the topics she pursues include:... View Details
  • 10 Feb 2003
  • Research & Ideas

Commodity Busters: Be a Price Maker, Not a Price Taker

cause serious problems for customers and create a strong reason not to purchase. Confusing or inaccurate billing causes customer annoyance. Simply eliminating the reasons for someone not to purchase, however, does not create a reason for... View Details
Keywords: by Benson P. Shapiro
  • 16 Jan 2018
  • First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, January 16, 2018

January–February 2018 Harvard Business Review More Than a Paycheck: How to Create Good Blue-Collar Jobs in the Knowledge Economy By: Campbell, Dennis, John Case, and Bill Fotsch Abstract—Fifty years ago a good blue-collar job was with a... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 12 Jun 2012
  • First Look

First Look: June 12

http://www.guilford.com/cgi-bin/cartscript.cgi?page=pr/vazire.htm&dir=pp/sapp&cart_id=525067.3094 Short-Termism: Don't Blame Investors Authors:Francois Brochet, George Serafeim, and Maria Loumioti Publication:Harvard Business... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 13 Apr 2009
  • Research & Ideas

Kind of Blue: Pushing Boundaries with Miles Davis

only two short sessions in 1959. At the age of 32, Davis coaxed innovative ideas out of his players—among them greats including John Coltrane and Bill Evans—that took everyone by surprise. He also remade the industry, introducing longer,... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Music
  • 19 Jul 2016
  • First Look

July 19, 2016

ecosystem whose interests were not aligned. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=51375 Shareholder Activism on Sustainability Issues By: Grewal, Jody, George Serafeim, and Aaron Yoon Abstract—Shareholder... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 02 Jan 2024
  • Research & Ideas

10 Trends to Watch in 2024

The lightning-fast ascent of generative AI isn’t the only sea change on the horizon for businesses in the new year. The global economy is in flux as war, climate change, trade issues, and infrastructure problems demand attention. Many companies continue to struggle to... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
  • 30 Jan 2007
  • First Look

First Look: January 30, 2007

in business, Bill George—the highly respected former CEO of Medtronic and current Harvard Business School professor—describes how anyone can become an authentic leader. In this leadership tour de force, View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 15 Apr 2014
  • First Look

First Look: April 15

Institutional Logics By: Ioannou, Ioannis, and George Serafeim Abstract—We explore the impact of corporate social responsibility (CSR) ratings on sell-side analysts' assessments of firms' future financial performance. We suggest that when... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 25 Oct 2012
  • Research & Ideas

Developing the Global Leader

development," says Professor of Management Practice William George, the former chairman and chief executive officer of Medtronic. “We're looking to companies to create a global cadre of people who are comfortable operating anywhere... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
  • 02 Oct 2006
  • Research & Ideas

Negotiating in Three Dimensions

is an essential skill, and where the science of negotiation is headed. Negotiation is a core competence for life, "not merely an important skill to be wheeled out for special occasions," they argue. James K. Sebenius is the Gordon Donaldson View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
  • 05 Sep 2023
  • Book

Failing Well: How Your ‘Intelligent Failure’ Unlocks Your Full Potential

Business School Professor Amy Edmondson argues in her new book Right Kind of Wrong: The Science of Failing Well. Alimta is an example of an “intelligent failure,” Edmondson says, because the scientists developing it had no way to advance... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
  • 24 Oct 2023
  • HBS Case

From P.T. Barnum to Mary Kay: Lessons From 5 Leaders Who Changed the World

Simons, Baker Foundation Professor and Charles M. Williams Professor of Business Administration, Emeritus, at Harvard Business School. “People are attracted to optimism and hope in leaders.” On the surface,... View Details
Keywords: by Avery Forman
  • 01 Oct 2009
  • What Do You Think?

Can the “Masks of Command” Coexist with Authentic Leadership?

concludes that "These are terribly important questions with no easy answers." Bill George, former Chairman and CEO of Medtronic and now a professor at the Harvard Business School, thinks he knows... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
  • Article

Sustainability, Business, and Health

By: George Serafeim, Amanda M. Rischbieth and Howard K. Koh
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has demonstrated that response demands involvement from every sector of society. As a major example, some businesses have stepped up in ways previously unimaginable. Garment companies have repurposed production to face... View Details
Keywords: COVID; COVID-19; Sustainability; Health And Wellness; Corporate Social Responsibility; Health Pandemics; Health; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Corporate Accountability; Health Care and Treatment
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  • 28 Jun 2011
  • First Look

First Look: June 28

case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/811065-PDF-ENG Daniel Kim's Dilemma (A) Bill George and Natalie KindredHarvard Business School Case 411-009 Daniel Kim was considering "blowing the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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