Filter Results:
(2,622)
Show Results For
- All HBS Web
(2,622)
- People (1)
- News (519)
- Research (1,901)
- Events (21)
- Multimedia (32)
- Faculty Publications (924)
Show Results For
- All HBS Web
(2,622)
- People (1)
- News (519)
- Research (1,901)
- Events (21)
- Multimedia (32)
- Faculty Publications (924)
- 01 Feb 2002
- News
HBS Press Books in Brief
evidence that links organizational success or failure to “primal leadership.” They argue that a leader’s emotions are contagious and must resonate energy and enthusiasm if an organization is to thrive. Cultivating Communities of Practice:... View Details
- 02 Dec 2002
- What Do You Think?
How Will We Respond to the “Moment of Truth” in Option Plans?
long as stock options are so directly linked to company valuation alone (i.e. uni-dimensional) the system might be open to inevitable abuse." Some might argue that these well-intended suggestions either ignore or reduce the value of... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 14 Aug 2019
- News
Leading from Within
high-powered execs and entrepreneurs. Yet, if executives have a sense of their larger purpose and their role in the bigger picture, argue Lim and Overwater, their businesses and careers will benefit and their lives will be richer. Many... View Details
Keywords: Maureen Harmon
- 01 Apr 1999
- News
Short Takes
argued that they cannot realistically or financially be held responsible for the labor practices of their foreign suppliers." This hands-off stance has been changing, Spar observes, "as a direct result of heightened human rights activism,... View Details
Keywords: Eileen K. McCluskey
- 01 Mar 2015
- News
Ask the Expert: Inside the Fed
that to happen is for the Fed to allow the economy to improve. Since the financial crisis, the Boston Fed’s leadership has been consistent—and correct—in arguing that policy could be accommodative and patient in moving off that stance. View Details
- 01 Sep 2007
- News
Letters to the Editor
now facing the consequences of the many failures of American and world leadership in the previous century. It appears likely that we are now in the position of standing on the deck of a sinking ship, and all we can do is argue about the... View Details
Keywords: Educational Services
- 15 Jun 2020
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for June 2020
Business School professors Joseph Bower, Herman Leonard, and Lynn Paine argue that while robust governments must play a role, leadership by business is essential. For enterprising companies—whether large multinationals, established... View Details
- 07 Dec 2016
- Blog Post
Marketing Reimagined: A Recap of the 2016 Marketing Innovation Conference
Decoding the Buzz Word, panelists argued that the discipline cannot be separated out as “digital marketing” anymore, rather all marketing must succeed in an increasingly digital world. Digital consideration spans across everything... View Details
Keywords: Entertainment / Media / Sports
- 17 Sep 2014
- Sharpening Your Skills
Sharpen Your Negotiation Skills
satisfying solution. However, argues Mike Wheeler, it's important for students to know that there's still a time and place for old-school haggling. To Read More: ARTICLES Negotiating with Wal-Mart What happens when you encounter the... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 21 Feb 2014
- Blog Post
Cautious Optimism: A Recap of the Harvard India Conference
demand with sponsors and speakers. Overall, the conference ended on a balanced note of cautious optimism. While many argued that, given the current situation, the country has no way to go but up, other advised prudence and caution. But... View Details
- 01 Dec 2015
- News
Snapping Up Voters
content for short, interstitial spots—which Saliterman argues makes them harder for viewers to ignore. “In some ways, Snapchat is more like TV for reaching an 18- to 35-year-old audience,” he says. “They’re commanding someone’s entire... View Details
Keywords: Sasha Issenberg
- Portrait Project
Minh Chau
and respect as a given. I didn't say thank you that Sunday. Not to my dad for his help in our Ikea construction. Not to my mom for her miraculous work in the kitchen. Instead, I argued with my mom, and we waved goodbye. I learned the hard... View Details
- 01 Aug 2011
- Research & Ideas
Immigrant Innovators: Job Stealers or Job Creators?
arguing since the creation of the program more than 20 years ago: Is the program helpful or hurtful to American workers? “What's not debated is that immigrants are extremely important to innovation" The program enables US employers to... View Details
- 13 Feb 2006
- Research & Ideas
The Hidden Market for Babies
reproductive medicine have indeed created a market for babies, a market in which parents choose traits, clinics woo clients, and specialized providers earn millions of dollars a year. In this market, moreover, commerce often runs without many rules." Spar doesn't... View Details
- 01 Jun 2016
- What Do You Think?
When Business Performance Falters, is Culture Change the Fix?
argues that it has more promise than one that addresses these matters sequentially. The idea here is that if initial efforts are directed only at fixing the business model, such actions (merging organizations, downsizing, etc.) can so... View Details
Keywords: by James L. Heskett
- 01 Aug 2008
- What Do You Think?
Has the Time Come for “Stretch” in Management?
stretch goal would be a turnover of 10 in five years, with improvements toward that goal recognized and rewarded on a year-to-year basis. One goal of this philosophy was to eliminate the time-wasting annual budgeting game in which middle managers would View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 16 Jun 2003
- Research & Ideas
Researchers Contribute Globalization of Markets Papers
in market outcomes." Rooting Marketing Strategy in Human Universals Global and local marketing efforts run at the opposite sides of the spectrum, and both "ignore crucial aspects of consumer behavior," argue HBS professors... View Details
Keywords: by Working Knowledge editors
- 01 Dec 2000
- News
Books
organizational capabilities. "These approaches are guided by very different assumptions by corporate leaders about the purpose of and means for change," they write. In a book that could have been subtitled "the power of paradox," Beer and Nohria View Details
- 04 Jul 2011
- Research & Ideas
Making the Case for Consumer-Driven Health Care
HBS professor Regina Herzlinger has been the foremost advocate for what she calls "consumer-driven health care." In this video, she argues that just as consumers drive the retail industry, so too should they drive health care.... View Details
- 01 Mar 2009
- News
It’s the Economy
billion financial bailout program. see article America’s financial future is more closely intertwined with China’s than most people recognize, argues HBS professor Niall Ferguson in an excerpt from his new book, The Ascent of Money. In a... View Details