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- 08 May 2007
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First Look: May 8, 2007
efficiency, because some schools are strategic players that rank students in order of preference, while others order students based on large priority classes. Therefore it is desirable for a mechanism to produce stable matchings (to avoid... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 03 Aug 2016
- What Do You Think?
How Can We Hold the “Leadership Industry” Accountable?
and well-being of others.” He thinks these virtues are not often reflected in what actually happens in real organizational life. Instead, the leaders he sees commonly exhibit immodest, inauthentic, dishonest, untrustworthy, and self-serving behaviors. They are rewarded... View Details
- 23 Jun 2003
- Research & Ideas
Psychology, Pathology, and the CEO
industrial and energy services—and was close to defaulting on its financial obligations. Some managers felt the company was also bankrupt in terms of ideas. There was insufficient communication across the company, including few common... View Details
Keywords: by Rosabeth Moss Kanter
- 20 Feb 2019
- News
Building an Ecosystem for African Entrepreneurs
in 2015, Sounouvou had recently launched Exportunity, a secure digital marketplace that connects African suppliers with buyers around the world. Through the company’s platform, farmers in Benin can sell their produce to a manufacturer in... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 26 Feb 2019
- Blog Post
Forget Cash. Here Are Better Ways to Motivate Employees
variety of rewards and measure which ones appeal to employees and motivate them the most. Praising employees can be a stumbling block for leaders who mistakenly believe being harsh produces stronger results or who worry they will appear... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- 13 Dec 2004
- Research & Ideas
How Leaders Create Winning Streaks
expectations for success. But, achieving and maintaining confidence is not as simple. Confidence falls at the midpoint between despair, which results in feelings of hopelessness and helplessness, and arrogance, which triggers complacency and a sense of false... View Details
Keywords: by Rosabeth Moss Kanter & Walter Kiechel
- 01 Dec 2019
- News
Case Study: Farming It Out
photo courtesy of Charlie Andersen Charlie Andersen (MBA 2014) grew up on a 200-acre organic family farm west of Philadelphia that produced everything from apples and blueberries to sweet corn. Andersen absolutely loved it—for the most... View Details
- 13 May 2014
- News
Inside Africa
African-Americans, to help them to manage their money,” she recalls. “These were people like Oprah— people who are on the Forbes list of wealthiest African-Americans. “I got to know some of them, and at the time we did this there were a... View Details
Keywords: Constantine von Hoffman
- 20 Mar 2000
- Research & Ideas
No Place Like Home: America’s Housing Crisis and Its Impact on Business
essential blue-collar positions. Says Harvey, "Firms must respond to these realities with higher wages, which make the goods and services they produce more expensive, which in turn makes the overall economy less competitive in a... View Details
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Home Site map Map / Directions Search: General Information HBS Home About Annual Report Campus Commencement Dean Nohria Employment Fifty Years of Women Give News New Construction Academic Programs Doctoral Programs Executive Education MBA Summer Venture in View Details
- 03 Oct 2006
- First Look
First Look: October 3, 2006
of the benefits associated with a diverse workforce. While it is critical for managers and researchers to understand the processes and outcomes associated with diversity, much work remains to be done in this important area of scholarship.... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 23 May 2019
- Book
These Entrepreneurs Take a Pragmatic Approach to Solving Social Problems
In 1908, Harvard Business School’s first dean, Edwin Francis Gay, welcomed the School’s inaugural class of 59 students by saying that HBS was challenged with encouraging its students to have the “intellectual respect for business as a profession, with the social... View Details
- 31 Mar 2023
- News
How Can We Solve the Teacher Shortage Crisis?
Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Hi, this is Dan Morrell, host of Skydeck. In this episode, we're going to highlight another one of the great podcasts here at HBS: Managing the Future of Work, hosted by... View Details
- 01 Feb 2011
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 1
establish associations with the correct partners in the absence of signaling. Several types of biological symbioses are good candidates for screening, including bobtail squid, ant-plants, gut microbiomes, and many animal and plant species that View Details
- 01 Apr 2014
- First Look
First Look: April 1
opportunistic low-ball offers. Working Papers The Effect of Management Control Elements on Coordination By: Bormann, Sara, Jan Bouwens, and Christian Hofmann Abstract—This study examines how control elements of a firm affect... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 26 Sep 2024
- HBS Case
If a Car Can Drive Itself, Can It Make Life-or-Death Decisions?
the people who do occasionally die or get injured, they definitely know—or their state does.” While not all AI ethics debates carry stakes as high as those related to AVs, many raise important social questions. In the world of content, for instance, some laud AI’s... View Details
- 11 Mar 2022
- Blog Post
Climate Stories Episode #2: Sam Steyer, Greenwork
to employers in clean energy, transportation, and the trades.” Overall, they learned that: Trade schools and community development programs had tight budgets and not enough career placement staff. The trainers needed help managing their... View Details
- 28 Jun 2011
- First Look
First Look: June 28
PublicationsManager-Specific Effects on Earnings Guidance: An Analysis of Top Executive Turnovers Authors:Francois Brochet, Lucile Faurel, and Sarah McVay Publication:Journal of Accounting Research (forthcoming) Abstract We investigate how View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 08 Jan 2001
- Research & Ideas
Can Japan Compete? [Part Two]
go off on your own and create something different. With consensus decision making and shared responsibility for everything, nobody feels responsible. In our book, we discuss how Japanese companies need to adopt more business unit structures where groups of View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace & Hilah Geer
- 01 Jun 1996
- News
Four Professors to Retire
Charles J. Christenson Chuck Christenson, the Royal Little Professor of Business Administration and a specialist in management control, has been a member of the HBS faculty for 39 years. Throughout his career, he has been an innovative... View Details
Keywords: Elaine Gottlieb and John Prestage