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- 23 Jul 2012
- Research & Ideas
The Power of Conversational Leadership
communities (which help far-flung employees find like-minded colleagues), Twitter (which lets employees broadcast information widely, both internally and externally), networks such as Facebook and LinkedIn (which enable information... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 01 Dec 2019
- News
Remix
broke the Harvey Weinstein story. From there, of course, the floodgates opened. As the parade of high-profile actresses and their accusations grew longer—Ashley Judd, Gwyneth Paltrow, Angelina Jolie, Mira Sorvino—and then a groundswell of voices overtook View Details
- 03 Jun 2022
- Research & Ideas
In a Work-from-Anywhere World, How Remote Will Workers Go?
that people allowed to work from anywhere experience 4.4 percent higher productivity. The pandemic took this arrangement mainstream, as high-profile organizations such as Airbnb, Facebook and Twitter adopted the approach, with important... View Details
Keywords: by Kara Baskin
- 26 Sep 2011
- HBS Case
HBS Cases: Lady Gaga
on the power of using popular social media avenues such as Facebook and Twitter to build a strong support base, fan by fan. Starting in March 2008, to publicize her first single "Just Dance," Lady Gaga took to the social media... View Details
- 03 Dec 2020
- Research & Ideas
Cut Payroll Costs with Transparency, Fairness, and Compassion
conference call. One laid-off worker turned to Twitter to vent. “Sephora ruined our lives. Lol. Point blank period. Great conference call guys! Thanks for hanging up and not letting anyone speak. Thanks for breaking all our hearts. But... View Details
Keywords: by Boris Groysberg and Sarah Abbott
- 07 Apr 2015
- News
Warrior Spirit
player,” he says, citing Amazon and Alibaba; Apple and Samsung; Twitter and Weibo. “America has just 320 million people. Yes, GDP per capita is higher, but Asia is growing by leaps and bounds. If you localize and execute a proven US... View Details
- Web
2022 Reunion Presentations - Alumni
of the role of boards of directors in helping companies fulfill their social obligations and the tensions that can arise in the process. Elon Musk / Twitter Professor Guhan Subramanian (MBA 1996) + More Info – Less Info This session will... View Details
- 25 Mar 2015
- HBS Case
Tate’s Digital Makeover Transforms the Traditional Museum
kids, teens, and art students to interact in online forums. On social media, Tate created no fewer than 16 Twitter feeds, 8 Facebook pages, 2 YouTube channels, a Google+ circle, and a Pinterest board, making it one of the top cultural... View Details
- 05 Sep 2019
- Sharpening Your Skills
Making the Right Technical Hire
Mythical Person Month” OR “Nine women can’t make a baby in one month” just sayin’.) There are also many blog posts explaining why full stack engineers are unicorns. Yet, when I did my latest poll on Twitter on top hiring priorities this... View Details
- 13 Apr 2016
- Research & Ideas
Why Your Company Wants to be a 'Cognitive Referent' (Hint: SpaceX)
Technology and Operations Management Unit at Harvard Business School. After all, 2007 was the year that Twitter was founded; Airbnb formed the following year. For startups jockeying for position in nascent markets, pressure is intense to... View Details
- 30 Jun 2021
- In Practice
The Harvard Business School Faculty Summer Reader 2021
What’s on HBS faculty members’ reading list for summer 2021? Which books are most meaningful to them and why? Below, faculty share their top picks, ranging from biographies and memoirs to their colleagues’ latest works. Julia Austin: Social justice and the Obamas I... View Details
Keywords: by Kathryn Haviland
- 13 Oct 2009
- Research & Ideas
7 Lessons for Navigating the Storm
I have immersed myself into social media, thanks to an amazing team I'm working with in Raleigh, NC, that is led by Zach Clayton (HBS MBA 2009). I'm learning how to actively use Twitter as well as Facebook and LinkedIn. I enjoy the... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 01 Sep 2018
- News
The True Value of a Tweet
Image by John Ritter Companies can spend millions curating their social media presence—with sometimes famously funny results, like the Twitter accounts for Wendy’s and Denny’s—but how relevant is that to revenues? Here, Associate... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
- Jan 2014
- Case
StriveTogether: Reinventing the Local Education Ecosystem
StriveTogether is building a network of communities that use Collective Impact as a way for the business community and other stakeholders to collaborate to improve public education in a locale. The leaders of StriveTogether must now focus on creating proof points in... View Details
- 08 Oct 2014
- News
Making a Difference
Print this PDF, write your message, snap your high-res photo, and share it on Twitter (@HBSalumni) or Instagram using the hashtag #HBSMakingADifference. Be sure to tell us your name, program, and graduation year. Follow @HBSAlumni on... View Details
Keywords: The Harvard Campaign
- 14 Sep 2009
- Research & Ideas
Understanding Users of Social Networks
of all page views. "This was a very big surprise: A lot of guys in relationships are looking at women they don't know," says Piskorski. "It's an easy way to see if anyone might be a better match." Again, online networks act as cover. Then Came View Details
- 02 Apr 2015
- Research & Ideas
Digital Initiative Summit: Big Messages, Small Screens, Many Choices
the question driving the panel discussion "Monetization in a Mobile World." Panelists included Janet Balis (HBS MBA '99), partner and chief revenue officer at Betaworks; Glen Otis Brown, a senior director for Twitter's Twitter Amplify... View Details
- 18 May 2015
- News
The First Five Years: Rena Xu (MBA 2014, MD 2014)
medicine? “Make sure you really want to do it. Medicine is tremendously rewarding, but the path is a long one, and there are a lot of other ways to make a meaningful contribution in health care.” What’s the story behind your Twitter... View Details
- 15 Jun 2021
- News
The Path out of Polarization
true, which sounds a lot like the moment through which we’re living, but they managed to get there without Twitter and Facebook and YouTube. I do have a certain kind of hope for generational change in two ways. Enough mayhem was created... View Details
- 17 Oct 2024
- Research & Ideas
The Reputation Risks of Sharing Fake News
media would benefit their personal reputations more than spreading misleading articles, the research shows. Furthermore, when political articles are shared on Twitter (now X), accurate information tends to garner more approval, finds... View Details
Keywords: by Avery Forman