The Great Divergence - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Jun 2016
What Do You Think?

When Business Performance Falters, is Culture Change the Fix?

business models. This view is that a culture in which people trust each other and their leadership is one in which change (of a strategy or business model) is easier to achieve. Its advocates cite the primacy of culture in business... View Details

Keywords: by James L. Heskett

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The Idea of Instant Photography - Edwin H. Land & Polaroid | Harvard Business School

at once the picture I had just taken of her. As I walked around that charming town I undertook the task of solving the puzzle she had set me. Within View Details

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Documenting the Wartime Effort | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School

into World War II gave the steel industry a financial boost from the depths of the Great Depression as well as an opportunity for image... View Details

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The Spiritual Lives of Leaders - Course Catalog

Spirituality, faith, and religion play a crucial role in many people’s lives. They undergird convictions about right and wrong, help people to persevere through great hardship, inform people’s self-understanding and meaning-making, and... View Details

13 Jun 2012
HBS Case

HBS Cases: A Startup Takes On the Credit Ratings Giants

says that students have a great interest in the role of ratings in the financial crisis, and in the firm itself, Becker says. "The business... View Details

Keywords: by Maggie Starvish; Banking; Financial Services

Blog

What's the Right Fit for You–An In-Person or Virtual Program?

When Hitoshi Yamasaki of Mitsubishi applied to the HBS Executive Education Advanced Management Program (AMP) in 2020, he already knew something about the learning experience at HBS. Several years earlier, he... View Details

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U.S. Competitiveness: An Economy Doing Half Its Job

The HBS U.S. Competitiveness Projects report on the most recent alumni survey highlighted a troubling divergence in the U.S. economy. Middle- and working-class citizens are struggling, as are many small businesses. Professor Jan Rivkin will focus on aspects of the U.S.... View Details

April 2013
Article

Overcoming Resistance to Organizational Change: Strong Ties and Affective Cooptation

By: Julie Battilana and Tiziana Casciaro

We propose a relational theory of how change agents in organizations use the strength of ties in their network to overcome resistance to change. We argue that strong ties to potentially influential organization members who are ambivalent about a change (fence-sitters)... View Details

Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Social and Collaborative Networks; Power and Influence; Health Industry; United Kingdom

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20 Jul 2009
Research & Ideas

Markets or Communities? The Best Ways to Manage Outside Innovation

an "invented here" company. But the 787 introduction has been delayed several times because of design and other glitches. Lessons to be learned here about organizing external innovation? A: This is a great... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Technology

15 May 2020
Blog Post

Words from an HBS Partner: Reflections on the Partner Experience

myself. At HBS I’ve been able to travel, develop great friendships with people from all over the world, work on my career, further develop my confidence and learn so much more about myself. Here are a few... View Details

15 Jul 2015
Research & Ideas

Amazon Prime Day: The Logic Behind a Retailer’s Made-up Holiday

the company's success over its 20-year existence. But Sunil Gupta, an expert on marketing and digital technology who wrote a recent case on Amazon, sees deeper motives behind the company creating its own... View Details

Keywords: Re: Sunil Gupta; Retail

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HBS & the Case Method - Message From the Director | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School

learning at HBS that has had such a profound impact on countless individuals and the global business community. A great strength of Baker Library Special Collections is the... View Details

07 Nov 2018
News

A Market-Based Approach to Solving the World’s Water Crisis

access a safe drink of water, and one in three people lack access to adequate sanitation. We can channel the opportunities that we've had, the insights that we've had, the... View Details

Keywords: water; Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles; Finance

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The Business History of India & South Asia - Creating Emerging Markets

historians, economists, political scientists, and others debated the origins of the Great Divergence in wealth and power between South Asia and... View Details

14 Sep 2017
Op-Ed

Op-Ed: Google Engineer Deserved to be Fired by the CEO

correctness, free speech, or affirmative action. It is relating to people as authentic human beings, not as representatives of a group or class. Great harm is done when groups of people are stereotyped as having certain characteristics,... View Details

Keywords: by Bill George

06 Sep 2011
Research & Ideas

The Power of Leadership Groups for Staying on Track

and exploring their dark sides can be a healing experience. In learning about crucibles others have faced, you realize you are not alone in facing great challenges. Intimate sharing builds trust among group members and leads to higher... View Details

Keywords: by Bill George

22 Feb 2016
Research & Ideas

The ‘Mother of Fair Trade’ was an Unabashed Price Protectionist

state policing powers rather than intrastate trade. Aided by the Great Depression The Fair Trade Act brought businesses to California and led to other states enacting similar... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Retail; Health; Legal Services

01 Jan 2020
What Do You Think?

Why Not Open America's Doors to All the World’s Talent?

talent is diverse talent, and unique skills help grow the economy.” David Wittenberg put it this way: “If any H-1B visa holders have gone on to start large, profitable companies in the US, that is a View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Technology

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Evolving Executive Education: Five Lessons from the Senior Associate Dean

remote manner: conducting research, developing cases, and bringing the resulting insights into every program. All across the world, companies were similarly innovating in response to View Details

15 Aug 2019
Blog Post

Stan Chang: “A Guided Experience into the World of Entrepreneurship”

Labs. Stan reached out to Justin for coffee and conversation. “He said the culture was great,” Stan says. “Justin had a great experience there working on deals to invest in other urban innovation companies.”... View Details

Keywords: Technology; Entrepreneurship

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