Involvement - Publications - Faculty & Research

March 2009 (Revised May 2011)
Case

Addleshaw-Goddard LLP

By: Robert G. Eccles, Amy C. Edmondson and James Weber

Addleshaw-Goddard (AG), the 15th largest law firm in the U.K., is seeking ways to serve larger clients on more important legal matters. Part of this strategy involves its "Client Development Centre (CDC)," an innovative idea and set of services launched by Dr. Jim... View Details

Keywords: Price; Innovation and Invention; Service Operations; Partners and Partnerships; Competitive Advantage; Diversification; Legal Services Industry; United Kingdom

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01 Mar 2004
News

Derek Ferguson

study was so strong that Ferguson broke the group into a morning and an evening session. “I had to take my work hat all the way off,” he says. “The study involves taking a spiritual inventory — figuring out how different events in our... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment

21 Apr 2015
First Look

First Look: April 21

particular initiative, CEO activism-from Shultz to Chick-Fil-A's Dan Cathy to Facebook's Sheryl Sandberg to Goldman Sach's Lloyd Blankfein-represents a step forward for corporate involvement in the public square because these efforts are... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel & Sean Silverthorne

21 Feb 2005
Op-Ed

Is Business Management a Profession?

worthy of your trust, that they will not only be competent to perform the tasks with which they have been entrusted but will also adhere to high standards and conduct themselves with integrity." The privilege of self-regulation is granted out of society's... View Details

Keywords: by Rakesh Khurana, Nitin Nohria & Daniel Penrice

13 Aug 2021
Research & Ideas

Managers, Here’s How to Bond with New Hires Remotely

their performance or their ability to receive job offers? In the experiment, involving 1,370 summer interns in 16 cities where the company has offices, the researchers looked at three types of remote interactions: interns jumping on... View Details

Keywords: by Lane Lambert

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Drug & Alcohol Policy | About

Because of the considerable health risks involved in drug and alcohol use, resources are available to assist the community in understanding and dealing with drug and alcohol abuse problems. Help for students having alcohol or other drug... View Details

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Electricity - Business & Environment

long-term financial independence from the power grid. By getting energy consumers personally involved in and committed to renewable energy and efficiency, we unlock greater opportunity for next generation climate solutions to come to... View Details

29 Nov 2017
Research & Ideas

How to Succeed in Business (According to a 15th Century Trade Merchant)

be involved in politics, or the courts, “because these are perilous areas”—a statement that continues to inspire debate in the era of businessman-turned-president Donald Trump. Honor, prudence, integrity, diligence, civility, composure,... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna

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FAQs - Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning

removes itself from the promotion process. We do provide links to published articles available for faculty looking for support in case writing. ResourcesWhat role does the Christensen Center play in the promotions process at HBS?The Christensen Center has no View Details

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Economic Inclusion | Institute for Business in Global Society

Economic Inclusion Society is expecting businesses to help involve everyone in the benefits of economic growth. BiGS is working with faculty to understand how strategies like employee ownership, skills-based hiring, and creating good jobs... View Details

25 Apr 2007
Research & Ideas

Feeling Stuck? Getting Past Impasse

to what sorts of experiences lead to impasse, they could be anything: perhaps a sudden, unanticipated change at work—which happens all the time. The norm is change. There is much talk about change management, but the fact of the matter is, the "steady state"... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

01 Mar 2023
News

Toward a Life Well Lived

addressed by a multitude of alumni who take part throughout the semester-long course. The involvement of alumni—including former course participants, who become “Lifers”—is key to the success of Crafting Your Life. Perlow regularly speaks... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie; Educational Support Services; Educational Services

01 Jun 2002
News

Up to the Challenge: Demola Gbadegesin - In the Right Direction

members who are living on the East Coast. During most of the 1990s, Gbadegesin was unable to go back to Nigeria because his family was blacklisted due to their involvement with the pro-democracy movement. “There is a cost to being... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young; democracy; family; technology; Finance; Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services; Professional Services

17 Aug 2021
Op-Ed

Dispensing Justice: The Case for Legalizing Cannabis Nationally

risk of mental illness involving psychosis. Other studies suggest the cannabis compounds can treat a variety of health conditions, including seizures, inflammation, and chronic pain. However, because cannabis is federally deemed an... View Details

Keywords: by Ashish Nanda and Tabatha Robinson

19 May 2023
Blog Post

Creating and Nurturing a Sense of Belonging at HBS

Throughout my life I have always looked for a sense of community. A group of people I could depend on, who may or may not have shared similar interests but always supported me in personal growth and development through love and care. In high school, that community came... View Details

Portrait Project

Edo Bedzra

A year ago, I was involved in a car accident on I-95 to New York. The car did not survive. Staring death in the face on a three-lane highway brought new perspectives to me—time is the most powerful currency life offers—and—I must apply my... View Details

03 Jan 2017
First Look

January 3, 2017

Winter 2017 MIT Sloan Management Review Why Big Data Isn't Enough By: Chai, Sen, and Willy C. Shih Abstract—There is a growing belief that sophisticated algorithms can explore huge databases and find relationships independent of any preconceived hypotheses. But in... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

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Research & Development, Project Code SX-70 - Edwin H. Land & Polaroid | Harvard Business School

worked with Vectographs during the war effort, signed off on an experiment conducted by researcher Eudoxia Muller in which she transferred a negative onto a positive image. 53 One of Clarence Kennedy's students who graduated from Smith College, Muller had also been... View Details

18 Aug 2003
Research & Ideas

How New Managers Become Great Managers

develop other complementary capabilities. In terms of developing leadership talents in particular, it can pay to look for stretch assignments involving change. Some examples include introducing a new product or information technology... View Details

Keywords: by Linda Hill

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Bubbles, Panics & Crashes – Historical Collections – Harvard Business School

particularly volatile century of economic history. These four crises were so far-reaching that they affected virtually everyone involved in the U. S. market economy. Yet each was so complex that their causes and consequences remain... View Details

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