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08 Aug 2018
Sharpening Your Skills

Parmigiano-Reggiano, Jane Austen, and Other Things You Didn't Know About Finance

but their passive investment nature offers few checks on those companies’ executives. Vanguard, Trian And The Problem With 'Passive' Index Funds As investors increasingly demand investment opportunities that match their social beliefs,... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Financial Services

01 Jun 2005
News

Marked Managers

strong career imprints. Your book contrasts the organizational factors that influenced young managers who worked at Baxter and Abbott in the 1970s and ’80s. What were some key differences? Both companies hired relatively large numbers of... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg; Career Imprints; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management

July 2005 (Revised August 2011)
Case

Jesse Holman Jones and the Reconstruction Finance Corporation

By: Nitin Nohria, Anthony Mayo and Bridget Gurtler

Jesse Holman Jones is regarded as one of the most influential men in reviving the American economy from the Great Depression. With only an 8th grade education, he rose to the top of the banking, real estate, and lumber industries, as well as the upper echelons of... View Details

Keywords: Financial Crisis; Financial Strategy; Business History; Leading Change; Managerial Roles; Business and Government Relations; Power and Influence

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Energy - Course Catalog

will also cover the energy transition needed to reduce climate change and its impacts. It will examine the economic, regulatory, and social contexts that provide the dynamic backdrop for how both new entrants and incumbent firms can... View Details

25 Jan 2018
News

Living and Learning in a Local Context

staying power and a real, impactful influence on their learning. Pine Mountain's approach is to basically base everything that we do 0n the context in the world in which we operate.” (Published January 2018) View Details

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Shaping the Corporate Image | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School

new media landscape, where rapidly proliferating social networks are revolutionizing the reach and influence of corporate public relations, U.S. Steel remains an illuminating case study both in its time and... View Details

01 Jun 2005
News

One-on-One with Grover Norquist

of the Republican Party. His Taxpayer Protection Pledge, a promise never to raise taxes, has been signed by President George W. Bush (MBA ’75) and most Republican members of Congress. But his influence extends beyond tax issues. Since... View Details

Keywords: Government

01 Dec 2009
News

Seven Honored with Alumni Achievement Award

On October 19, the School conferred its highest honor, the Alumni Achievement Award, on seven distinguished individuals. Since 1968, the School has selected outstanding men and women for the award, recognizing their accomplishments in the public and the private... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young; awards; fishing; Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles; Finance; Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing; Manufacturing; General Merchandise Stores; Retail Trade

December 2023
Case

Robert McNamara: Changing the World

By: Robert Simons and Shirley Sun

This case traces the life of Robert McNamara from Harvard Business School to Ford Motor Company to the U.S. Department of Defense. McNamara excelled in every job along the way: becoming the youngest-ever professor at Harvard Business School, the first non-family... View Details

Keywords: Performance Measurement; Military; Leadership Development; Values and Beliefs; Personal Characteristics; Leadership Style; Success; Business and Government Relations; Power and Influence; Business Education; War

02 Sep 2010
What Do You Think?

How Transparent Should Boards Be?

it's clear to me that the notion of 'board transparency' is really quite a balancing act." What are the mitigating factors influencing a board's action? With what degree of transparency are the organization, its employees, and its... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

01 Dec 2013
News

Climate Change as Must-See TV

where he wrote Americans and Climate Change: Closing the Gap between Science and Action. "To get action," he says, "we must build public pressure, even a social movement; we hope this series will be one more catalyst for that. Our... View Details

Keywords: videos; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services; Broadcasting (except Internet); Information; Arts, Entertainment

03 Mar 2014
Research & Ideas

Facebook’s Future

people use various online social platforms, makes some predictions. In the first decade of its existence, Facebook, aided by the broad adoption of mobile devices and fast internet connections, emerged as a virtual Cheers bar where people... View Details

Keywords: by Mikolaj Piskorski

September 2015 (Revised January 2023)
Background Note

Ethical Analysis: Situation versus Character

By: Nitin Nohria, Sandra J. Sucher, Joseph Badaracco and Bridget Gurtler

When we think of human behavior, especially from a moral perspective, we often rely on explanations based on character. We think that good decisions and responsible behavior require people with integrity and strong character and that immoral behavior originates within... View Details

Keywords: Decision Choices and Conditions; Ethics; Behavior; Personal Characteristics; Power and Influence; Situation or Environment; Values and Beliefs; Social Psychology

01 Jun 2004
News

Life Lessons

delegating authority to them.” Currently a marketing manager at General Mills, Sundy has a long-term goal: He’d like to become a member of the U.S. Senate, “to influence public policy and make a real contribution to society.” — GE Martín... View Details

Keywords: James E. Aisner; Garry Emmons; Julia Hanna; Susan Young; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

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Navigating Your Worth: AI, Negotiations, and the Nature of Expertise - Course Catalog

the collection of data. The spread of generative AI has enabled companies and governments to train models on this data with the potential to create replicas of professional intelligence. How will this explosion of modeled intelligence View Details

Sep 2007 - 2007
Conference Presentation

Antecedents of Boundary Spanning in Cross-functional NPD Teams

By: James R. Dillon, Shikhar Sarin and Amy C. Edmondson

Boundary spanning has been shown in prior research to enhance innovativeness and performance of product development teams. In this study, we examine team conditions that foster boundary spanning behavior. We analyze survey data from 207 members of 54 cross-functional... View Details

Keywords: Product Development; Innovation and Invention; Groups and Teams; Behavior; Performance Improvement; Boundaries; Leadership Style; Product; Complexity; Integration; Power and Influence

June 2023 (Revised November 2024)
Case

Albert Einstein: Changing the World

By: Robert Simons and Shirley Sun

This case traces the rise of Albert Einstein from a small town in Germany to a towering intellectual leader who revolutionized the field of physics. The case describes his early education and his penchant for individual thinking and non-conformity. A committed... View Details

Keywords: Science; Research; Personal Characteristics; Mission and Purpose; Success; Work-Life Balance; Higher Education; Power and Influence

September 2008
Case

Adobe Systems: Working Towards a "Suite" Release (A)

By: David A. Thomas and Lauren Barley

The case examines the tools a manager can use to keep her project on track and manage conflict and tension as Adobe prepares to launch Creative Suite 3, the biggest software release in the company's 25-year history. The protagonist, Yvonne Murray, is a group program... View Details

Keywords: Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Product Launch; Projects; Groups and Teams; Conflict Management; Power and Influence