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02 Jan 2012
Research & Ideas

Most Popular Articles of 2011

fact, this redundant communication works to get projects completed quickly, according to new research by Harvard Business School professor Tsedal B. Neeley and Northwestern University's Paul M. Leonardi and Elizabeth M. Gerber. The Most... View Details

Keywords: by Staff

14 May 2009
Sharpening Your Skills

Sharpening Your Skills: Managing Teams

in your organization, join the club. Despite the mantra that goals are good, the process of setting beneficial goals is harder than it looks. New research by HBS professor Max H. Bazerman and colleagues explores the hidden cost when... View Details

Keywords: Re: Multiple Faculty

01 Sep 2017
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Is Private Equity Blockchain’s Killer App?

organizational aspect that need to be addressed.” But if adoption spreads, blockchain could become what he calls a “foundational technology,” with the potential to undergird the world’s economic and social systems. In a recent article he... View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell

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Blog | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

Filter Results: (231) Submit Author Types Alumni HBS Staff SE Practitioners SEI Faculty SEI Team Students Topics Alumni for Impact Alumni Programs Arts Business for Social Impact Business School Executive Education Faculty Research Future... View Details

01 Jun 2010
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Rethinking the MBA

David Garvin and research associate Patrick Cullen. The title isn’t just a rhetorical flourish. Deans and executives alike take issue with what and how students are taught, revealing a number of shortcomings that the authors argue point... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

14 Dec 2011
Research & Ideas

The New Measures for Improving Nonprofit Performance

at Harvard Business School. He has published extensively on the challenges of accountability and performance management facing nonprofit organizations, including the award-winning book NGOs and Organizational Change: Discourse, Reporting,... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna

01 May 2012
First Look

First Look: May 1

Publications Behaviorial Ethics: Toward a Deeper Understanding of Moral Judgment and Dishonesty Authors: Max Bazerman and Francesca Gino Publication: Annual Review of Law and Social Science (forthcoming) Abstract Early research and... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

15 Feb 2000
Research & Ideas

The Right Connections

From genome research to e-commerce, new ventures are popping up everywhere, competing for the cash needed to turn them into successful enterprises. But when vying against others in industries where high uncertainty, long development... View Details

Keywords: by Judith A. Ross

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Meet the Team | Information Technology

Margolis ; James Dinan and Elizabeth Miller Professor of Business Administration Unit Head, Organizational Behavior Chair, Program for Leadership Development Ruth Page Director of Multimedia Development Ruth brings more than 35 years of... View Details

03 Aug 2016
What Do You Think?

How Can We Hold the “Leadership Industry” Accountable?

these leadership industry issues varied. Pradip commented: “In a competitive industry there are many who want everyone to ‘buy in’ (to) their half baked research as ‘new truth.’” He called for a “rigorous View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Education

01 Dec 2011
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At Your Service

managers would probably admit to being better at some aspects of their jobs than others, but to be clear, our research is aimed at the organizational level. And in that context, the idea of tradeoffs is... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg; customer service; Hospitals; Health, Social Assistance; Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services; Air Transportation; Transportation

06 Jun 2013
Op-Ed

How to Do Away with the Dangers of Outsourcing

psychologist Diana Baumrind on parenting styles. Her research highlights four parenting "prototypes" oriented along two dimensions: the level of direction parents demonstrate to their children and the levels of warmth and... View Details

Keywords: by Ranjay Gulati; Manufacturing; Apparel & Accessories; Fashion

12 Apr 2004
Research & Ideas

Operations and the Competitive Edge

Could you give us a snapshot of the general challenges and opportunities in each of these three areas? A: The basic theme of the book is that there isn't "one best way" to do anything—whether it's creating an organizational... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

09 Feb 2017
News

Turning Disorder into Opportunity

success of the venture. Fieldhouse says HBS professors constantly challenged him and his classmates to think big and consider the impact of their actions. “I clearly remember the lectures from Michael Tushman about leading organizational... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Myers

25 Oct 2004
Research & Ideas

Planning for Surprises

so common? A: Our research shows that there are psychological, organizational, and political factors that conspire to keep us from dealing with problems that are worthy of our attention. Psychological vulnerabilities have to do with... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

15 Dec 2024
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After Ozempic

Back before Ozempic, when Kate Mulroney (MBA 1984) spoke at technical conferences about her work at Novo Nordisk, people often assumed she was talking about Novartis. “I’d have to explain that’s a Swiss company; we’re Danish,” says Mulroney, now head of advanced... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; Illustrations by Pete Ryan; Ambulatory Health Care Services; Health, Social Assistance

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HBS - Financials | From the Chief Financial Officer

the pandemic has taught us important lessons. Financially and operationally, the pandemic strengthened HBS as an institution. We developed and integrated new technology into the classroom, expanded our research initiatives, and created... View Details

16 Feb 2023
Blog Post

The Rituals of Case Method Teaching

him to every class he has ever taught at the School. It’s a tool that helps Norton center himself before he digs into a lively case discussion—a reliable ritual that ensures a successful session. The role of such a device is one he recognizes from years of View Details

09 Oct 2012
First Look

First Look: October 9

investigates teaming in the high-stakes, fast-paced setting of a hospital emergency room and focuses on the effects of a new organizational structure, which we call a team scaffold, on teaming effectiveness and performance outcomes. Using... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Oct 1999
News

Culture Clash: Exploring Cross Cultural Conflicts in Business

marked the inauguration of the School's Asia-Pacific Research Office), Paine added that "in order to be effective, managers must find ways to deal with differences in how people think about matters such as authority, fairness,... View Details

Keywords: Judith A. Ross

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