Delegation - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Feb 1997
News

Conversing in Cyberspace: Students and Alumni Talk Management

Does a new general manager who delegates decisions run the risk of appearing indecisive? Is an "open-door" policy a good way for a general manager to get information, or a terrible waste of time? What happens when a manager asks employees... View Details

Keywords: Daniel Penrice

08 Oct 2014
Research & Ideas

Who Is the Chief Sustainability Officer?

as map out how changes will be made, and the CSO must often unify subcultures within the firm. But the CSO also delegates more sustainability responsibilities to various departments. So while at the Efficiency stage the CSO concentrates... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Manufacturing

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Exploring Trade Links in the Interior - A Chronicle of the China Trade

Heard arrived in 1859, first as secretary of the American delegation for the Treaty of Tientsin and then as the business manager for Heard & Co. “I had begun to think of going home, and of giving Albert my place at the head,” John Heard... View Details

01 Dec 2005
News

Winning Legally

Bagley: Legal literacy should be a priority for managers. In her new book, Winning Legally: How to Use the Law to Create Value, Marshal Resources, and Manage Risk (HBS Press), Associate Professor Constance E. Bagley contends that managers who View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg

13 Feb 2024
Blog Post

Harvard Students Reflect on COP28

hands-on learning experience as a delegate at COP28. I have refined my career interests and realized the specifics of the story that I want to be part of when it comes to climate action. Looking aheads, the critical challenge lies in... View Details

13 May 2013
Blog Post

Alumni: Where are they now? Featuring Aaron…

influence even in situations where I have direct authority; I manage to do more work than I have time to do by prioritizing, communicating and delegating while not skimping on my family and extracurricular activities (depending on how you... View Details

31 Jul 2012
First Look

First Look: July 31

seen as arising from a delegator's (e.g., a citizenry) demand to hold a delegate (e.g., shareholders) to account. When effective, corporate accountability reporting can internalize certain externalities into firms' resource-allocation... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

11 Sep 2006
Research & Ideas

Negotiating When the Rules Suddenly Change

delegate would have been better positioned to see the big picture. Friction was high in each of those domains. Confidential information about contract talks was sometimes leaked to the press. Key players who seemed ready to sign with one... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Wheeler; Sports

26 Sep 2018
News

Funding the Earth’s Natural Infrastructure

environmental department. At the end of his term, Coady was appointed to lead the U.S. delegation for the creation and implementation of the Global Environmental Facility, to finance projects in biodiversity, climate change, and food... View Details

Keywords: April White

01 Mar 2008
News

Avoiding a Succession Crisis

administrative task to be delegated and then ignored, and succession what you begin to worry about the year before the CEO retires. Press descriptions of events at Merrill and Citigroup suggest that was exactly the culture at those firms.... View Details

Keywords: Joseph L. Bower; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management

29 Jun 2009
Sharpening Your Skills

Sharpening Your Skills: Leading Change

automatically must be delegated to the damage control specialists. Plans and actions should always focus on others' hearts as much or more than their minds. If you are at a middle or low level in an organization and see how a crisis can... View Details

Keywords: by Staff

01 Sep 2007
News

Got Global?

for example, how Pakistan and India picked key business leaders to negotiate a reduction in dangerously escalating border hostilities between the two countries back in 2002. The Pakistani team had four HBS alums — including Shirazi — while the Indian View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Management

12 Feb 2013
First Look

First Look: Feb. 12

and coordination in determining delegation within firms. Empirical evidence, however, is limited. Using establishment-level data on decision rights over information technology investments, I find that a high net value of adaptation is... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Jun 1998
News

Katharine Graham Offers Advice on Leadership

women has to meet much higher expectations than I did." But based on her own career, Graham did offer five personal qualities that are essential for enduring leadership: strong personal values; self-confidence; courage and tolerance in the face of failures; the ability... View Details

20 Dec 2022
Blog Post

7 Resolutions for Recruiting in the New Year

professional development to be the best managers possible leads to better onboarding experiences and success on the job for all. Topics to focus on can include: Onboarding process Unconscious bias Delegation of tasks to new employees... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

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Modern Corporate Strategy: Revitalizing the Corporation - Course Catalog

delegation of authority, approaches to resource allocation, and corporate initiatives. The module concludes with cases on corporate transformation, highlighting the challenge of realigning resources, organizational structure, and scope to... View Details

08 Jan 2020
Research & Ideas

NFL Head Coaches Are Getting Younger. What Can Organizations Learn?

particular traits and skills allowing them to maintain relevance. These include adaptability, a proclivity for collaboration and communication, a willingness to delegate tasks when appropriate, and a disposition for curiosity and... View Details

Keywords: by Boris Groysberg, Evan M.S. Hecht, and Abhijit Naik; Sports

30 May 2005
Research & Ideas

Germany’s Pioneering Corporate Managers

supervision. While Thyssen delegated tasks and expected managers to achieve certain objectives, Taylor's management principles had managers and workers run through a checklist of motions or functions to be fulfilled in order to achieve a... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

24 May 2010
Research & Ideas

Stimulus Surprise: Companies Retrench When Government Spends

Recent research at Harvard Business School began with the premise that as a state's congressional delegation grew in stature and power in Washington, D.C., local businesses would benefit from the increased federal spending sure to come... View Details