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  • 20 Jun 2016
  • News

Having an Impact on Development and Poverty Issues

says, it will create a new asset class for socially minded investors, providing them with a reliable ROI that will advance the investing effort. He also believes that changing from a charity-based model of giving has a huge impact on the... View Details
Keywords: Constantine von Hoffman
  • 07 Nov 2006
  • First Look

First Look: November 7, 2006

Stadtmuseum. Dusseldorf: Hatje Cantz Verlag (Forthcoming) (Forthcoming) Abstract The article examines how a group of leading Düsseldorf businessmen during the first wave of globalization prior to 1914 helped to leverage the artistic... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 28 Oct 2001
  • What Do You Think?

What Can We Expect in the Other War?

most sensitive and talented prospects away? Will work groups be broken into increasingly smaller sizes, typical of the philosophy on which Nucor Steel was built—when a plant reaches a size of roughly two hundred employees, it's time to... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
  • May 2011 (Revised March 2013)
  • Supplement

Marshall & Gordon: Designing an Effective Compensation System (B)

By: Heidi K. Gardner and Kerry Herman
CEO Kelly Browne wrestles with the design and roll-out of a new compensation system to promote the collaboration necessary for supporting her firm's new strategy. Marshall Gordon International, a global public relations (PR) firm, has recently expanded its service... View Details
Keywords: Globalization; Executive Compensation; Management; Organizational Culture; Performance; Groups and Teams; Behavior; Corporate Strategy; System
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  • June 2008 (Revised July 2008)
  • Case

Kit Hinrichs at Pentagram (A)

By: Linda A. Hill and Emily Stecker
This case focuses on Kit Hinrichs, a 65-year-old partner at Pentagram, a privately owned multidisciplinary design firm. One of the world's most prestigious design firms, Pentagram was founded by five designers from different disciplines in London in the 1970s. By 2008,... View Details
Keywords: Arts; Business Offices; Customer Relationship Management; Design; Leadership; Personal Development and Career; Groups and Teams; Creativity; Service Industry; San Francisco
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  • 01 Dec 2013
  • News

Curing Health Care

colleagues partnered with 1,222 hairdressers in 200 neighborhoods in the Zambian capital of Lusaka, breaking them into four groups: two groups that received different cuts of condom sales, one that received wall charts and stickers to... View Details
Keywords: Health, Social Assistance; Health, Social Assistance; Health, Social Assistance; Health, Social Assistance; Health, Social Assistance
  • August 2011 (Revised November 2012)
  • Case

Ramesh Patel at Aragon Entertainment Limited

By: Anthony J. Mayo and Joshua D. Margolis
Ramesh Patel, a high potential employee, was excited to be named to the company's New Horizons Board, a select team responsible for producing recommendations for new products or line extensions for Aragon Entertainment. Patel's co-worker and friend, Jeremy Gibson was... View Details
Keywords: Groups and Teams; Conflict and Resolution; Conflict Management; Interpersonal Communication; Spoken Communication; Communication Intention and Meaning; Jobs and Positions; Performance; Entertainment and Recreation Industry
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  • 18 Jun 2014
  • Research & Ideas

Book Excerpt: ‘Collective Genius’

However, they have been most often studied separately. Because our focus was on leadership in action, we were able to observe how these three interrelated organizational skills work in concert as leaders and their groups undertake to... View Details
Keywords: by Linda Hill; Entertainment & Recreation
  • 28 Aug 2018
  • First Look

New Research and Ideas, August 28, 2018

here we investigate the effects of time. We show that when social influence is intermittent it provides the benefits of constant social influence without the costs. Human subjects solved the canonical... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 07 Jun 2016
  • Op-Ed

Can Brand Trump Win a Presidency?

Dukakis: "We put all the hate groups into one pot and let it boil." That brings us back to the messenger. Anger attracts, but does it sell? Clearly, Trump's marketing has worked on some levels. Hillary Clinton has 3.5M Facebook... View Details
Keywords: by John A. Quelch; Advertising; Media & Broadcasting
  • 01 Dec 1998
  • News

Goodbye and Hello to MBAs

In June, members of the Class of 1998 packed up their belongings and set forth from Soldiers Field, full of promise and ambition, to launch their careers. This fall, a new group of enthusiastic students from 62 different countries... View Details
  • Web

Getting Things Done: Motivating Yourself and Others - Course Catalog

the wide range of motivational factors that drive human behavior in an organizational context, including pay, perquisites, promotions, opportunities for skill development, social approval, fairness, stress, emotional states, autonomy,... View Details
  • 17 May 2018
  • Sharpening Your Skills

You Probably Have a Bias for Making Bad Decisions. Here's Why.

many ways—starting with job listings. Better by the Bunch: Evaluating Job Candidates in Groups The key to avoiding gender stereotyping in the hiring process lies in evaluating job candidates as a group, rather than one at a time. Why... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
  • 14 Jul 2021
  • News

The First Five Years: Nicolas Manes (MBA 2020)

from small- and medium-sized farms and ship it to our warehouses, where we prepare the orders. After the order is prepared, we ship the orders using a decentralized network of drivers to the group buyers, who handle the last-mile-delivery... View Details
  • July 2012
  • Case

Johannes Linden: Managing the Global Executive Committee

By: Linda A. Hill and Mark Rennella
Johannes Linden is the Director of the Washer and Dryer division of Fluss, a large Swiss appliance manufacturer. Soon after the company completes its revenue projections and bonus targets for the upcoming year, Linden shares some good news with his leadership team, the... View Details
Keywords: Leadership Style; Groups and Teams; Organizational Culture; Management Style; Motivation and Incentives; Power and Influence; Multinational Firms and Management; Manufacturing Industry; Consumer Products Industry; Switzerland
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  • August 2010 (Revised October 2012)
  • Exercise

To Catch a Vandal: A Power & Influence Exercise

By: Amy J.C. Cuddy, Ruwan Tharindu Gunatilake and Meredith Hodges
This exercise is based on the "Mafia" game created by psychologist Dimma Davidoff, and is designed to give students a broad introduction to multiple theories of influence and to challenge their instincts about which techniques are the most powerful and how they may be... View Details
Keywords: Nonverbal Communication; Knowledge Use and Leverage; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Management Skills; Groups and Teams; Power and Influence; Trust
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  • 03 Jun 2019
  • Blog Post

9 Lessons from the Class of 2019

marginalized groups on campus." Neel Ghose (founder of the Robin Hood Army): "Ghose brought his commitment to feeding the hungry to HBS, and during his time in the MBA program has increased his sectionmates’ awareness of the... View Details
  • 20 Feb 2006
  • HBS Case

Oprah: A Case Study Comes Alive

executives. She was struck by how excited both groups were. "I could tell teaching the case the first time that the room was on fire." "Everyone was engaged with it, men and women. I remember a male MBA student who had a... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Media & Broadcasting; Consumer Products; Entertainment & Recreation
  • 01 Jun 2017
  • News

Alumni and Faculty Books for June 2017

Alumni Books Sex and the Siren: Tales of a Later Dater by Donna Arp Weitzman (OPM 37, 2008) (Howard Bond Media Group LLC) A witty, satirical look at the dating prospects, sexual exploits, and other adventures of a mature single woman in... View Details
  • Profile

Rye Barcott

says Rye. "When you show a genuine interest in their lives, they open up and share their innovative ideas." One was simple yet brilliant: a community soccer league that could bring different ethnic groups together and promote... View Details