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March 2021 (Revised August 2024)
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Hotwire.com: Navigating Through Turbulence

By: Jeffrey F. Rayport, Manny de Zarraga and Eric Levine

On September 10, 2001, after speaking at an industry conference at New York’s World Trade Center, Hotwire co-founder Spencer Rascoff boarded a flight from Newark to San Francisco. After returning home, Rascoff awoke the next morning to a phone call informing him that... View Details

Keywords: September 11; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Business Growth and Maturation; Disruption; Decisions; Job Cuts and Outsourcing; Growth Management; Digital Platforms; Problems and Challenges; Risk and Uncertainty; Expansion; Internet and the Web; Leading Change; Leadership Style; Air Transportation Industry; Tourism Industry; San Francisco

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Middle East & North Africa - Global

Navigating the Energy Transition By: Tarun Khanna and Gizem Cihan Dincsoy In March 2024, Amin Nasser, president, and CEO of the Saudi Arabian Oil Company (Aramco), had just delivered a speech about the future of energy at a global energy... View Details

29 Nov 2022
Research & Ideas

Is There a Method to Musk’s Madness on Twitter?

infrastructure staff, as well as advertisers, were not. Musk’s stated desire to make Twitter a haven for any speech “within the bounds of the law” has led to a sharp uptick in posts advocating white nationalism, anti-Semitism, homophobia,... View Details

Keywords: by Christina Pazzanese, Harvard Gazette; Technology

12 May 2021
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The Hard Truth About Being a CEO

as a speaker representing the company, or helping you find an advisory or board position. “Or it could be more informal, by giving you recognition in a speech in front of your peers, or in an all-staff email. Those are the little things... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

Portrait Project

Vi Mai

In high school, a classmate said that I should not give a speech at graduation because my English was not good enough. That remark left me feeling small and insignificant. Unfortunately, I believed it. On that day, I dimmed my own light... View Details

01 Dec 2023
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Wide Horizon

There were three critical events that led John Rodakis (MBA 1997) to form the nonprofit N of One in 2014 and ultimately dedicate his life to surfacing breakthrough autism research. The first occurred on Thanksgiving of 2012. He had driven about four hours with his wife... View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell; Photos by Sarah Wilson

04 Jan 2022
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Scrap the Big New Year's Resolutions. Make 6 Simple Changes Instead.

it’s not too late to pick up classic works of literature—he especially likes Jane Austen—as a way to practice putting yourself in someone else’s shoes. “Their shoes probably stink, but that’s what you need to do,” he says. 5. Watch the top 10 View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz

27 Sep 2018
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Religion in the Workplace: What Managers Need to Know

First Amendment’s free speech clause against nondiscrimination laws by asking counsel the simple question, “How would you have this court draw the line?” Ruling in December 2017, the justices sidestepped that broader issue by ruling 7-2... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Food & Beverage; Apparel & Accessories

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HBS - The year in Review

administration, business economics, organizational behavior, and health policy management. During the Class Day ceremony the day prior, graduates, their guests, families, and friends honored five faculty with teaching awards and heard View Details

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Rory Finnegan

beyond letters. In college, I studied creative writing. Afterwards, I wrote speeches for CEOs, started a book club, and sent a poetry newsletter to friends. Still, the writing that matters most is the kind I can tuck into a mailbox, a... View Details

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Business & Environment - Faculty & Research

the Saudi Arabian Oil Company (Aramco), had just delivered a speech about the future of energy at a global energy conference. The world was behind schedule in meeting long-term climate change goals. The global shift from fossil fuels to... View Details

06 Jun 2011
Research & Ideas

Why Leaders Lose Their Way

are invaluable. Members of our True North Group aren't impressed by external success, but care enough about us as human beings and as leaders to confront us when we aren't being honest with ourselves. As Senator Ensign told his fellow senators in a farewell View Details

Keywords: by Bill George

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Faculty & Research - Leadership

Aramco: Navigating the Energy Transition By: Tarun Khanna and Gizem Cihan Dincsoy In March 2024, Amin Nasser, president, and CEO of the Saudi Arabian Oil Company (Aramco), had just delivered a speech about the future of energy at a global... View Details

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What Can You Do to Foster Gender Equity?

recruiting need to change? Is some aspect of the culture inhospitable to women? Are they facing barriers to advancement? Set an inclusive, equitable tone. Call out biased speech or behavior when you see it and make it clear that everyone... View Details

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Leadership - Faculty & Research

2024 | Case | Faculty Research In March 2024, Amin Nasser, president, and CEO of the Saudi Arabian Oil Company (Aramco), had just delivered a speech about the future of energy at a global energy conference. The world was behind schedule... View Details

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Suggested Resources: Israel - Hamas War

matters of policy. Deutsche Welle - Speech by German Vice Chancellor... View Details

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Past Issues - Alumni

suggestions, and strategies from alumni combining careers and family life Code name: Miesiąc Waldemar Maj (MBA 1996) was a key figure in the underground publishing movement that helped topple Poland’s Communist government. Now he has another message for the world:... View Details

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Invention of the Polarizer - Edwin H. Land & Polaroid | Harvard Business School

Digital Archival Resources Archival Collections Bibliography SITE CREDITS 4. Edwin H. Land, "Annual Christmas Message to Employees of Polaroid Corporation," University Theatre, Cambridge, MA, December 23, 1942, 6, Edwin H. Land speech... View Details

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Our Values | About

investigation. But the protest has raised questions about how we address freedom of speech, hateful speech that goes against our community values, and security and safety for everyone at the School. In this context, I am reaching out to... View Details

19 Jan 2015
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Is Wikipedia More Biased Than Encyclopædia Britannica?

theory, Zhu and Greenstein took a database of terms developed by University of Chicago economists Matthew Gentzkow and Jesse Shapiro to examine newspaper bias. Gentzkow and Shapiro studied speeches in the 2005 Congressional Record to... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Publishing

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