dysfunction - Publications - Faculty & Research

19 Jan 2021
In Practice

Leadership Advice for Biden: Restore a Sense of Calm

US business interests. If you put aside feelings about partisanship and individuals, there were a number of things the Trump administration did that were supportive of business growth and economic growth. But the volatility and View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

27 Nov 2006
Research & Ideas

Manly Men, Oil Platforms, and Breaking Stereotypes

become a proving ground for women, with costs similar to those identified for men. A woman social worker, for example, invested in proving her emotional availability (a socially-approved "feminine" trait sometimes required on the job) may foster View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert; Energy; Utilities

24 Jul 2018
First Look

New Research and Ideas, July 24, 2018

can also have dysfunctional effects if it is not placed wisely. Though much research has examined conditions that increase individuals’ tendencies to trust others, we know very little about the circumstances under which individuals are... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

04 Feb 2014
First Look

First Look: February 4

in Motion In late 2012, the management team of Myomo, a startup that had designed a unique myoelectric arm brace for patients with dysfunctional arms, was deciding which of the three sales models the company had tested to pursue as its... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthlorne

02 Jul 2013
First Look

First Look: July 2

what are the key drivers of technology; and what are the macroeconomic consequences of technology. We prioritize in our discussion unified approaches to these three questions that are based on direct measures of technology. 2006 pub View Details

Keywords: Anna Secino

01 Jun 2014
News

Ready for Takeoff

that boom to strengthen dysfunctional political systems," says HBS senior lecturer Michael Chu. "It's a real tribute to the Brazilians that they used that decade for a lot of important things—and out of Brazil has emerged some real... View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell; Air Transportation; Transportation

01 Mar 2016
News

Alumni and Faculty Books for March 2016

Nathaniel Greene (OPM 42, 2012) (Eric Fogg) For over a decade pundits have decried the dysfunction of American politics, and politicians have promised that, if elected, they’ll bring about the change we need. Cynical about such promises,... View Details

20 Dec 2022
News

Singing to the Corn

Nation in health care, with a focus on preventing diabetes in indigenous populations. "I quickly realized that business alone was not enough to reverse the dysfunction of some tribal economies," says Keen. Earlier, he'd experienced the... View Details

12 Sep 2006
First Look

First Look: September 12, 2006

Alzheimer's, MS, and Huntington's) and do so by encouraging collaboration among researchers in the HMS community. When Ivinson takes the helm in 2001, he finds a dysfunctional center with little organization or structure. In addition, he... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

07 Sep 2011
First Look

First Look: Sept. 7

activity on a massive scale-devising strategies that provide employment for the billions now outside the system, inventing business models that make better use of scarce resources, and creating institutional arrangements for coordinating and governing neglected and... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

04 Jun 2007
Research & Ideas

Is Health Care Making You Better—or Dead?

technocratic, top-down oversight of the health care system, as opposed to something organic, entrepreneurial. What I did in Market-Driven Health Care was to say, this emperor has no clothes. Managed care is just not working. But to say that the whole system is View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Health

10 Jan 2005
Research & Ideas

Motivation and the Cross-Sector Alliance

violence prevailing in Colombia in the past decades had affected the company, creating dysfunctions that, by 1991, put Indupalma on the verge of bankruptcy.12 Its management soon realized that, to remain viable, the company would need to... View Details

Keywords: by James Austin, Ezequiel Reficco & SEKN research team

01 Dec 2012
News

From Where We Stand

relationships that enable you to achieve results. Cynthia King Vance (MBA 1985), director, Advanced Strategies, New York, New York I have witnessed many leadership styles—including effective and dysfunctional leaders of both genders.... View Details

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