engagement - Publications - Faculty & Research

Managing Know-How

For many firms, the ability to create, organize, and disseminate know-how is a key factor in their ability to succeed. But should all companies engage in formal knowledge management? If not, which companies derive most value from a formal knowledge system?... View Details

31 Jan 2024

Alumni Perspectives: Value of the HBS MBA

Join us for an engaging webinar with Harvard Business School (HBS) alumni as they share insights and anecdotes about the unparalleled value of the HBS MBA experience. View Details

04 Sep 2013
What Do You Think?

How Relevant is Long-Range Strategic Planning?

another, it will be necessary to recentralize control over the resource allocation process, moving it out of strategic business units (SBUs). It raises questions about the relevancy of SBUs as opposed to transient teams as a form of organization. These organizations... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

26 Aug 2019
Research & Ideas

Lipstick Tips: How Influencers Are Making Over Beauty Marketing

so there’s this easy communication back and forth.” Many consumers also said they turn to YouTube for longer how-to videos, where they can watch influencers apply products and find inspiration. “YouTube tutorials will forever be my beauty View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Consumer Products; Beauty & Cosmetics

07 Dec 2010
First Look

First Look: Dec. 7

productive even when they are engaging in leisure activities, as they "check off" items on an "experiential check list" and build their "experiential CV." A series of laboratory and field studies shows that... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

02 Jun 2022
Research & Ideas

Blissful Thinking: When It Comes to Finding Happiness, 'Your Dreams Are Liars'

like. So you’ll be more effective, more joyful. You’ll bring along more successful people, and you’ll have more career endurance. Morrell: Thirty-three million Americans have quit their jobs since the spring of 2021. What can good leaders do to make sure that workers... View Details

Keywords: by Dan Morrell

20 Apr 2011
Research & Ideas

Blind Spots: We’re Not as Ethical as We Think

you will be influenced by self-interested motives and admit defeat to the "want" self. Rather, it's to arm you with accurate information about your most likely response so that you can engage in proactive strategies to reduce... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

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Mid-US - Global

fostering community engagement to advance the revitalization efforts of Detroit. New Research on the Region November 2024 Case Demond Martin and WellWithAll By: Hise Gibson , Archie L. Jones and Ai-Ling Jamila Malone This case study... View Details

07 Mar 2017
First Look

First Look at New Research, March 7

private-sector financial intermediaries to engage in excessive amounts of maturity transformation—i.e., to finance risky assets using dangerously large volumes of runnable short-term liabilities. Specifically, we make the case that the... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Financial Accounting Online Course | HBS Online

corporation or a small local business, we have a solution for your learning and development needs. Learn More Our Difference This course will teach you the fundamentals of financial accounting from the ground up. Stay active by engaging... View Details

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Questioning, Listening & Responding - Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning

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

18 Mar 2013
HBS Case

HBS Cases: LEGO

managing a balanced business system," says Thomke. "Complexity is something you need to watch very closely." Controlling complexity, clarifying the core of its business, and engaging the larger community helped save the... View Details

Keywords: by Maggie Starvish; Entertainment & Recreation

17 Dec 2018
Research & Ideas

Women Receive Harsher Punishment at Work Than Men

The evidence has long shown that women are discriminated against in the workplace. Now it appears that they are even punished more harshly than men when they are in the wrong. A new research paper reveals that when women at Wells Fargo View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Financial Services

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Rock 100: The Network - Entrepreneurship

discussions and networking with local entrepreneurial leaders. The Rock 100 Network The Rock 100 Network The Rock 100 Network The Rock 100 Network Small, private, regional networks of alumni entrepreneurs engaged in ongoing discussions... View Details

28 Feb 2018
Sharpening Your Skills

Master the Team Meeting

doing this at the end versus the start of a meeting tends to give you a better read because no one is bringing the stress from a prior meeting into their pulse check. Meeting Engagement No one wants to listen to a monologue and no one... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Austin

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Women’s Leadership Summit - Alumni

Hall! Resources Post Summit engagement Opportunities Following the HBS Women’s Summit, there are numerous ways to stay connected to each other, to HBS and to ensure you are leveraging all the resources available to you to navigate your... View Details

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Board Use - Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning

Teaching by the Case Method Board Use 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

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Leadership - Faculty & Research

partnership with the company’s board chair, Rosgaard worked to make changes to the board composition and board routines to create more board engagement with the company’s strategy and transformation. Have these efforts been enough?... View Details

20 Sep 2017
Research & Ideas

The Three Types of Leaders Who Create Radical Change

presidential victory. The Innovator develops a solution to address the grievances. That means anticipating roadblocks and coming up with alternative paths, as well as justifying those alternatives in appealing ways to engage individuals,... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

10 Dec 2021
Research & Ideas

Truth Be Told: Unpacking the Risks of Whistleblowing

two-thirds of the cases, the company just ignored the complaint. In another 10 percent of cases, the company is actually engaging in a cover-up. And then on top of that, some companies retaliate against the whistleblower, with firing... View Details

Keywords: by April White

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