Ideas - Publications - Faculty & Research

02 Aug 2011
First Look

First Look: August 2

http://www.ssireview.org/articles/entry/picking_green_techs_winners_and_losers/ The New Psychology of Strategic Leadership Author:G. Gavetti Publication:Harvard Business Review 89, nos. 7-8 (July-August 2011) Abstract In this article, it is argued that today's dominant... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

16 May 2023
In Practice

After Silicon Valley Bank's Flameout, What's Next for Entrepreneurs?

Like: Why Digital Is a State of Mind, Not Just a Skill Set Tech Hubs: How Software Brought Talent and Prosperity to New Cities Is A/B Testing Effective? Evidence from 35,000 Startups Feedback or ideas to share? Email the Working Knowledge... View Details

Keywords: by Avery Forman; Technology; Financial Services

26 Apr 2022
Book

What Does Your Business Stand For? Why Building Trust Starts with Purpose

autonomously and perform at their best. DEEP PURPOSE. Copyright © 2022 by Ranjay Gulati Reprinted here with permission from Harper Business, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers. Feedback or ideas to share? Email the Working Knowledge... View Details

Keywords: by Ranjay Gulati

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Discover Upcoming HBS Executive Education Programs

As a business leader, you are often confronted with a wide range of opportunities and challenges. You're expected to bring new ideas to the table, find solutions to existing and arising obstacles, and stay in the forefront of innovative... View Details

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Building Iconic Brands and Brighter Futures: Interview with Glossier CEO, Kyle Leahy - Recruiting

platform for purpose.” “The beauty industry is a $500 billion industry that's been built to make women feel that they should look a certain way or feel a certain way. We are looking to turn that on its head and give voice to the idea that... View Details

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Accounting & Management Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research

Columbia Business School, 2017). George Serafeim : Winner of the 2017 Page Prize for Sustainability Issues in Business Curricula for the MBA course “Reimagining Capitalism: Business and the Big Problems” with Rebecca Henderson. George Serafeim : Winner of Aspen... View Details

03 Jan 2023
Book

Confront Workplace Inequity in 2023: Dig Deep, Build Bridges, Take Collective Action

aimed specifically at dismantling inequities in the workplace. “Research has shown time and time again that some of the stereotypical feminine attributes, such as empathy, trust, connection—those are the things that really differentiate the most effective leaders.”... View Details

Keywords: by Pamela Reynolds

20 Dec 2022
Op-Ed

Employee Feedback: The Key to Retention During the Great Resignation

Together Open Your Organization to Honest Conversations Feedback or ideas to share? Email the Working Knowledge team at hbswk@hbs.edu. Image: Unsplash/Dylan Gillis View Details

Keywords: by Michael Beer

01 Jun 2024
News

Quantum Leap

“This is the first new kind of computer in 75 years,” says John Levy (MBA 1979), CEO of the quantum computing startup SEEQC. “And we’re building it on a chip!” Strolling through his company’s design and testing facility in Elmsford, New York, Levy looks less like a... View Details

Keywords: Alexander Gelfand; photographed by Chris Sorensen; quantum computing; innovation; leadership; Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing; Manufacturing

19 Oct 2022
Op-Ed

Cofounder Courtship: How to Find the Right Mate—for Your Startup

Rock Center for Entrepreneurship. She's also a startup adviser and angel investor. This article originally appeared on her blog, Being FA and Other Ponderings. You Might Also Like: Who Will Give You the Best Professional Guidance? How Entrepreneurs Can Find the Right... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Austin

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New Venture Competition | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

for eligible graduate students across Harvard University to explore social entrepreneurship and test ideas for social innovation in a rigorous and supportive environment. Social Enterprise Track entries may include nonprofit, for-profit,... View Details

20 Nov 2017
Research & Ideas

How Independent Bookstores Have Thrived in Spite of Amazon.com

he has found to be the “3 C’s” of independent bookselling’s resurgence: community, curation, and convening. Community: Independent booksellers were some of the first to champion the idea of localism; bookstore owners across the nation... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel (with video by Amelia Kunhardt); Retail

19 Jan 2023
Research & Ideas

What Makes Employees Trust (vs. Second-Guess) AI?

choices, resulting in more efficient organizations. “It’s about how we think about talent and resource allocation,” Paik says. You Might Also Like: When Bias Creeps into AI, Managers Can Stop It by Asking the Right Questions Delivering a Personalized Shopping... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

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Women’s Leadership Summit - Alumni

about fresh research and ideas from Harvard Business School faculty in this weekly newsletter. Working Knowledge Check Out What Attendees are Saying About the Women’s Leadership Summit “We MUST get women leaders together to recharge, fuel... View Details

24 May 2021
Op-Ed

Can Fabric Waste Become Fashion’s Resource?

COVID-19 has broken fashion’s supply chain. As a result, an already wasteful industry has become more wasteful. Even before the pandemic, the global apparel industry was producing about 92 million tons of textile waste a year. That’s about one garbage truck’s worth of... View Details

Keywords: by Geoffrey Jones and Shelly Xu; Fashion

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Pagliuca Harvard Life Lab | About

biotech and other life-sciences ventures that require wet lab facilities to test chemicals, drugs or other materials. It provides an experiential, educational environment where students and faculty can put classroom ideas directly into... View Details

31 Jul 2023
News

Striving for Imperfection

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Since he left HBS in 1990, Charles Conn (MBA 1990) has built a full and varied portfolio career. Early on, he was a partner at McKinsey and then a tech executive, founding Ticketmaster-Citysearch. Today,... View Details

Keywords: Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management

12 Mar 2006
Research & Ideas

New Research Explores Multi-Sided Markets

dating clubs, game consoles, and so on. So the idea is to subsidize one side in order to attract it more or less irrespectively of the other side and then turn to the second side and charge it positive prices. Of course, depending on the... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Technology

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For Alumni - Health Care

network around the world. The Association allows alumni to connect, interact, and exchange ideas in order to advance their professional development and ongoing learning. Past Events Feb 27 27 Feb 2025 A Conversation with Dr. Rochelle... View Details

05 Jul 2023
News

GCC Alumni Celebrate Grand Opening of New Club Center

Lootah says The House will be more than a place to meet; it will be a think tank fostering the exchange of cutting-edge ideas that will positively impact the region. "The House will further enhance the HBS Crossroads initiative, which... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

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