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Fit to Compete

Is Silence Killing Your Strategy? In his thirty years of working in corporations, Harvard Business School professor Michael Beer has witnessed firsthand how organizational silence derails strategic objectives. When employees can't speak truth to power, senior... View Details

07 Mar 2023
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ChatGPT: Did Big Tech Set Up the World for an AI Bias Disaster?

team’s findings. Without protections from corporate-driven interference, Gebru reasoned that research was little more than propaganda. Do we have diverse perspectives who can challenge the status quo? Gebru’s story is also a call to hire... View Details

Keywords: by Scott Van Voorhis; Technology

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About - Race, Gender & Equity

relations in organizations with a focus on leadership, identity, and organizational culture change. Examples of her past research include studies of men and masculinity on offshore oil platforms; the impact of racial diversity on retail... View Details

30 May 2017
First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, May 30

diverse methodology to understand the relationships between firm boundaries, firm activities, and geographic borders. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=52688 2017 Geography, Location, and Strategy.... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

02 Apr 2021
Research & Ideas

Salary Negotiations: A Catch-22 for Women

The higher a woman rises through a company’s ranks, the more backlash she faces if she negotiates her salary assertively—a phenomenon that contributes to the wide gender gap in the C-suite, new research suggests. By analyzing data from more than 2,500 negotiators,... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz

27 Oct 2020
Research & Ideas

Can Being the ‘Token’ Give Women and Minorities a Competitive Edge?

choose an all-white group. Decades of diversity initiatives have failed to drastically alter the American executive suite, especially for Black people, who hold only 3.2 percent of senior executive roles. While the #MeToo and Black Lives... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost

29 Jul 2022
Research & Ideas

Will Demand for Women Executives Finally Shrink the Gender Pay Gap?

Pressure to increase gender diversity in C-suites is so intense that companies are trying to draw women candidates with higher salary offers, a phenomenon that is closing the gender pay gap among senior executives, research shows. Female... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz

02 Aug 2023
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Q+A with New Social Enterprise Initiative Faculty Chair Shawn Cole and New Director Amelia Angella

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Cold Calling - Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning

Teaching by the Case Method Cold Calling Preparing to Teach Leading in the Classroom Pre-Class Arrival Diversity and Inclusion Openings Cold Calling Questioning, Listening & Responding Transitions Closings Timing Participation Engagement... View Details

01 Jun 2022
Blog Post

Five Lessons From My First Year at HBS

and accomplished. Yes, I have my anxieties, and so do others, but it’s okay because everyone is in the same boat. At HBS, a diverse student body means people with experience in every field imaginable. As a result, the learning experience... View Details

29 Jan 2018
Book

How 'Teaming' Saved 33 Lives in the Chilean Mining Disaster

We offer the rescue as an extraordinary example of extreme teaming, to illustrate the enormous potential of diverse experts coming together to innovate to overcome a nearly impossible challenge. The case illustrates the centrality of... View Details

Keywords: by Amy C. Edmondson; Mining

06 Nov 2023

The Value of an MBA in Manufacturing, Consumer Products, and Retail

Do you currently work in manufacturing, consumer products, or retail? Or, do you aspire to work in these dynamic sectors in the future? If you find yourself in either of these categories, we invite you to join a panel of HBS students and alumni who share your career... View Details

2020
Book

Fit to Compete: Why Honest Conversations About Your Company's Capabilities Are the Key to a Winning Strategy

By: Michael Beer

Is Silence Killing Your Strategy?
In his thirty years of working in corporations, Harvard Business School professor Michael Beer has witnessed firsthand how organizational silence derails strategic objectives. When employees can't speak truth to power, senior... View Details

Keywords: Honesty; Communication; Organizational Culture; Trust; Strategy; Performance Effectiveness

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21 Dec 2023
Blog Post

Top 10 MBA Voices Blogs of 2023

Affinity Business Association (AABA), in collaboration with students and organizations across campus, is proud to share and honor the stories of our community members. We hope these stories showcase the history, richness, and diversity of... View Details

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HBS - The year in Review

reach and leveraging its digital assets. Appointment Press Release One Ten Community of Practice Summit Hosted The inaugural OneTen Community of Practice Summit convened in March, bringing together OneTen founders, executives from partner organizations, and scholars of... View Details

09 Jun 2021
News

How Tennis, Golf, and White Anxiety Block Racial Integration

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Online Leadership and Management Courses | HBS Online

of Leadership, Impact, and Management in Business (CLIMB) CLIMB enables new and experienced leaders to ignite their careers with a combination of vital and forward-looking business skills, self-reflection, and an immersive cohort-based learning experience with a View Details

07 Jun 2023
Blog Post

My One Case: MBA Class of 2023 Looks Back

2023 about a case they read that made an impact on them, how the lessons will help them become leaders who make a difference, and more. Furman Haynes (MBA 2023) Furman is a member of Section H. He will be working to launch an employee-owned company with the goal of... View Details

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Merve Ciplak

small talk and get right to it, building off of conversations that may have started five months ago but remain relevant now.” The diversity Merve values has an impact on her ambitions as well. “I don’t feel pressured to fulfill one kind... View Details

07 Jul 2008
Research & Ideas

Innovation Corrupted: How Managers Can Avoid Another Enron

in diverse markets proved a significant challenge. Still, supreme overconfidence and perverse financial incentives led to a gladiator culture in which executives proposed—and risk managers and the board of directors approved—a growing... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Energy; Utilities

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