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- 03 Jul 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, July 3, 2018
emerging economies. However, microlevel product development processes in these economies are relatively unexplored, and the mechanisms by which the emerging economy context might affect such processes are still unclear. In this paper, we... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 18 Sep 2013
- Research & Ideas
Unspoken Cues: Encouraging Morals Without Mandates
significant decision making on the part of those involved, with little direct guidance from higher authorities. Silence becomes vocal when embedded in a context rich with many indirect signs on how to behave. For instance, an organization... View Details
- 16 Oct 2012
- First Look
First Look: October 16
employee of one of the JV partners. The (A) case discusses the JV's "business as usual" approach to doing business in the context of Nigeria's political culture and the involvement of Albert "Jack" Stanley, the JV's... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 08 Mar 2011
- First Look
First Look: March 8
impairment reporting and that its effect is better understood in the context of upper echelons theory and agency theory. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/11-088.pdf Risky Trust: How Multi-entity Teams Develop Trust in a... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Nov 1999
- Lessons from the Classroom
What’s Next & So What? Leading in the 21st Century
internal marketplace for ideas, talent, and capital. Concurrently, leadership will move from that of a "wise seer" making the big decisions to individuals within the firm who create the context in which things can happen.... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 13 Aug 2007
- Research & Ideas
The Dark Side of Trust
established relationships. The managerial challenge is to build trusting relationships without losing sight of outside opportunities. This applies to contexts other than procurement. For example, in human resource management, managers... View Details
- Profile
Jeremy Burnham
shot down,” Jeremy says. “It wasn’t that the ideas were bad – they just wouldn’t work within the context of Argentina.” For example, any idea that depended on using recycled materials would fail in light of Argentina’s constrictive... View Details
- 30 Jun 2016
- Blog Post
4 Ways I've Changed at HBS
fine-tuning my approach to leadership so that it is adaptable to the people and the context at hand, and that it always serves as the means to make others better. 3. My ability to be present and prioritize The two most salient things I... View Details
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Corporate Governance and Boards of Directors - Course Catalog
service and the challenges faced by individual directors. We will examine these issues in the context of both private and publicly-traded companies, and at different stages of company development—from startup to mature listed company. Our... View Details
- 01 Jun 1997
- News
Of Myth and Merlin: T.A. (Tom) Barron's Literary Odyssey
greatest wizard of all time. Although Barron's novels are generally found in the science fiction or young adult sections of bookstores, his intentions transcend such categories. "I'm writing for thoughtful people of all ages, people who like to wrestle with ideas in... View Details
Keywords: Thomas Frick
- 13 Aug 2024
- Blog Post
Leading With Curiosity: Mayowa Kuyoro (MBA 2015)
Analyst at McKinsey and a year in banking in Australia, Kuyoro arrived on the HBS Campus excited to continue her career exploration in a general management MBA program. At HBS, Kuyoro gained a deeper understanding of Nigeria’s context in... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
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South Asia - Global Activities 2021
during the four modules focusing on key topics relevant for today’s leaders: Strategic thinking in a global context Creating and delivering customer value Performance excellence and shareholder value Leading and negotiating Leveraging... View Details
- 01 Mar 2025
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books
Edited by Margie Kelley Borders and the Self By Chinwe Ajena-Sagna (MBA 2003) Masobe Books “Who are you?” Every border tells a story. Every story has its origins. Tracing a cultural lineage from the beginnings of Igbo history in the ninth century by delineating... View Details
- 07 Apr 2014
- Research & Ideas
Negotiation and All That Jazz
actions any more than you'd let them dictate yours." As a result, Wheeler is skeptical about one-size-fits-all negotiation strategies. An approach that succeeds in one context could be disastrous in another. That makes him equally... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 08 Aug 2011
- Research & Ideas
The Death of the Global Manager
business, Bartlett says. "That's a big change that's taken place." The World's Communication Pipeline Another seismic shift is the broader context in which companies now operate, forgotten all too easily in today's... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- 02 Jun 2009
- First Look
First Look: June 2, 2009
information. To start closing this gap, we study transfers of income to real-world poor people in the context of dictator games. Our dictators can purchase signals about why the recipients are poor. We find that a third of the dictators... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Sep 2003
- News
Patrick Moreton
mandate requires that the spectrum’s users satisfy the communication needs of the public. In recent decades, the FCC has interpreted this mandate, in the context of the radio and television industries, as requiring a degree of “localism... View Details
- 19 Jan 2016
- First Look
January 19, 2016
continued and expanded, with further empirical exploration of a distributed model of innovation that includes communities and platforms in a variety of contexts and with the development of theory to explain the economic underpinnings of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 20 Feb 2006
- HBS Case
Oprah: A Case Study Comes Alive
people, other resources, and a broader context to create a viable market offering. One of the questions the case raises is 'what is Winfrey in the business of? What is she offering her consumers, viewers, magazine readers, and the people... View Details
- 01 Mar 2008
- News
Avoiding a Succession Crisis
Citigroup appear to be. One survey of human resource directors of large corporations indicated that 60 percent lacked CEO succession planning. This situation is hardly optimal — not when global competition and technical change, in the View Details