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- 06 Nov 2007
- First Look
First Look: November 6, 2007
earlier than when the match was operating. It became customary for GI program directors to make very short offers, rarely exceeding two weeks and often much shorter. Consequently many potential fellows had to accept positions before they... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
Gabe Weinreb
I am a second-year PhD student in the Health Policy and Management program at Harvard Business School where my advisor is Dr. Rob Huckman. I live in Brookline with my fiance Natalie and our two cats, Joe and Huey. Before grad school I was a research assistant in the... View Details
Matthew Rabin
Matthew Rabin is the Pershing Square Professor of Behavioral Economics in the Harvard Economics Department and Harvard Business School.
Before that, he spent 25 years at the wonderful University of California, Berkeley Economics Department. His research... View Details
- 05 Sep 2006
- First Look
First Look: September 5, 2006
to account for institutional change endogenously. However, this notion faces the paradox of embedded agency. To overcome this paradox, it is necessary to explain under what conditions actors are enabled to... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Research Summary
Quality disclosure and consumer behavior
Professor Luca has investigated the relationship among quality disclosure, salience, and consumer behavior. He has found that when colleges are presented by rank in U.S. News & World Report, a one-rank improvement for an institution causes nearly a... View Details
- May 1998 (Revised January 1999)
- Case
Japan: "Free, Fair, and Global?"
By: Richard H.K. Vietor and Stephen E. Lynagh
In April 1998, Prime Minister Hashimoto faced serious problems, both with his program of six systemic reforms and with his fiscal policy. Japan had been in effective recession for six years, unable to retain the miracle-growth achieved in earlier decades. Hashimoto has... View Details
Keywords: Sovereign Finance; Development Economics; Social Issues; Policy; Economy; Government Administration; Financial Crisis; Japan
Vietor, Richard H.K., and Stephen E. Lynagh. Japan: "Free, Fair, and Global?". Harvard Business School Case 798-083, May 1998. (Revised January 1999.)
- 18 Aug 2009
- News
Disclose the fair value of complex securities
- July 2012
- Class Lecture
The Progress Principle: Using Small Wins to Ignite Joy, Engagement, and Creativity at Work
What really makes people happy, motivated, productive, and creative at work? Professor Amabile's research, based on analyzing nearly 12,000 daily diaries of team members working on collaborative projects, reveals some surprising answers. Inner work life—a person's... View Details
Keywords: Employee Motivation; Fostering Performance; Improving Creativity; The Importance Of Progress; Employee Attitude; Enhancing Work Life; Improving Productivity; Inner Work Life; Motivation and Incentives; Working Conditions; Creativity; Performance Productivity; Attitudes; Employees
Amabile, Teresa M. "The Progress Principle: Using Small Wins to Ignite Joy, Engagement, and Creativity at Work." Harvard Business School Class Lecture 813-701, July 2012.
- July 2010 (Revised March 2013)
- Case
One Firm One Future at Davis Langdon (A)
By: Robert G. Eccles and Kaitlyn A. Simpson
Senior Partner Rob Smith just led construction consultancy firm Davis Langdon through a major organizational change in Europe and the Middle East. In the past, compensation arrangements had not incentivized partners to collaborate across the firm to serve clients'... View Details
Keywords: Profit Sharing; Global Strategy; Compensation and Benefits; Leading Change; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Partners and Partnerships; Cooperation; Expansion; Consulting Industry; Europe; Middle East
Eccles, Robert G., and Kaitlyn A. Simpson. "One Firm One Future at Davis Langdon (A)." Harvard Business School Case 411-006, July 2010. (Revised March 2013.)
- 18–19 Nov 2022
- HBS Alumni Events
D^3 Catalyst: Building AI Companies
The Building AI Companies D^3 Catalyst Program is focused on the opportunities and challenges created by the digital transformation of our economy, and the emergence of digital networks and artificial intelligence (AI) as a foundation of the modern organization - both... View Details
- May 2024 (Revised April 2025)
- Case
Leading Culture Change at Microsoft Western Europe
By: Amy C. Edmondson and Cat Huang
In 2023, Cindy Rose, President of Microsoft Western Europe, faced a critical decision. Rose grappled with the potential impact of widespread layoffs on psychological safety and the cultural transformation she had championed since her arrival. When Rose had first joined... View Details
Keywords: Leadership; Organizational Culture; Transformation; Collaborative Innovation and Invention; Job Cuts and Outsourcing; Problems and Challenges; Motivation and Incentives; Groups and Teams; Business or Company Management; Technology Industry; Europe
Edmondson, Amy C., and Cat Huang. "Leading Culture Change at Microsoft Western Europe." Harvard Business School Case 624-096, May 2024. (Revised April 2025.)
- 2014
- Chapter
The Language of Global Management
By: Tsedal Neeley
Over the last two decades, organizations seeking global expansion have been mandating an English lingua franca, or common language to facilitate global collaboration regardless of the country location of their headquarters. This article explains why stipulating a... View Details
Keywords: Language; Lingua Franca; Networks; Governance; Information Technology; Management; Ethics; Emerging Markets; Innovation and Invention
Neeley, Tsedal. "The Language of Global Management." In Wiley Encyclopedia of Management, Volume 6: International Management. 3rd ed. Edited by Markus Vodosek and Deanne den Hartog. John Wiley & Sons, 2014.
- June 1990 (Revised February 1991)
- Case
In the Shadow of the City
Traces the history of a collaborative effort to create an organization to manage a major international development project in the slums of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Focuses on a serious set of disagreements which develops several months into the project between the two... View Details
Keywords: Nonprofit Organizations; Conflict and Resolution; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Ethiopia
Donnellon, Anne, and James Reed. "In the Shadow of the City." Harvard Business School Case 490-093, June 1990. (Revised February 1991.)
- January 2016
- Case
Sentient Jet: The Uber of Private Jets
By: Anat Keinan and Sandrine Crener
Founded in 1999 in the Boston area, Sentient Jet had become a leading private aviation company in the United States. Its success was built on the introduction of a groundbreaking membership program that offered business travelers the flexibility and convenience of... View Details
Keywords: Private Jets; Private Aviation; Luxury; Luxury Service; Uber; Branding; Growth Strategy; Client Acquisition; Innovative Business Model; Disruptive Innovation; Collaborative Consumption; Disruption; Disruptive Business Model; Travel; Reputation Management; Sharing Economy; Word Of Mouth; Customer Engagement; Aircraft; Membership Programs; Loyalty Program; Brand Positioning; Brand Building; Brand Differentiation; Customer Service; Exceeding Consumer Expectations; 2-way Business Model; Marketing Partnerships; Netjet; Air Transportation; Entrepreneurship; Growth and Development Strategy; Air Transportation Industry
Keinan, Anat, and Sandrine Crener. "Sentient Jet: The Uber of Private Jets." Harvard Business School Case 516-066, January 2016.
- 22 Nov 2002
- Other Presentation
Competitiveness and the Role of Regions
This presentation draws on ideas from Professor Porter's articles and books, in particular, The Competitive Advantage of Nations (The Free Press, 1990), "Building the Microeconomic Foundations of Competitiveness," in The Global Competitiveness Report... View Details
Porter, Michael E. "Competitiveness and the Role of Regions." Center for Houston's Future, Houston, TX, November 22, 2002.
Michael Beer
MICHAEL BEER
Mike Beer is the Cahners-Rabb Professor of Business Administration, Emeritus at the Harvard Business School and author Fit to Compete: Why Honest Conversations About Your Company’s... View Details
Dennis Campbell
Dennis W. Campbell is currently the Dwight P. Robinson Jr. Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School. His research and teaching activities focus broadly on how management control systems can be designed to balance short-term strategy execution... View Details
- 25 Apr 2022
- Video