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  • 12 Sep 2006
  • First Look

First Look: September 12, 2006

theories of social influence, socialization, and status dynamics to examine how proximity to colleagues in commercial science influences individuals' propensity to transition to entrepreneurship. To expose... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 2011
  • Working Paper

The Power of Political Voice: Women's Political Representation and Crime in India

By: Lakshmi Iyer, Anandi Mani, Prachi Mishra and Petia Topalova
Using state-level variation in the timing of political reforms, we find that an increase in female representation in local government induces a large and significant rise in documented crimes against women in India. Our evidence suggests that this increase is good... View Details
Keywords: Leadership; Crime and Corruption; Local Range; Laws and Statutes; Law Enforcement; Gender; Power and Influence; Public Administration Industry; India
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2019 Symposium - Race, Gender & Equity

Social Psychology) is a Professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of British Columbia. Her research focuses on the social psychology of gender and power at work, specializing in the... View Details
  • January 2021 (Revised July 2022)
  • Case

Dwight D. Eisenhower: Changing the World

By: Robert Simons and Shirley Sun
This case describes the rise of Dwight (Ike) Eisenhower from a small town in Kansas to the pinnacle of power on the world stage. During his life, Eisenhower was leader of the Allied Forces in World War II, president of Columbia University, head of NATO, and president... View Details
Keywords: Leadership Development; Leadership; Values and Beliefs; Personal Characteristics; Leadership Style; Success; Work-Life Balance; Power and Influence
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  • February 2006
  • Article

Wealth and Executive Compensation

Using new data on the wealth of Swedish CEOs, I show that higher wealth CEOs receive stronger incentives. Since high wealth (excluding own-firm holdings) implies low absolute risk aversion, this is consistent with a risk aversion explanation. To examine whether wealth... View Details
Keywords: Wealth; Executive Compensation; Motivation and Incentives; Power and Influence; Risk Management; Competency and Skills; Wages; Sweden
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  • April 2006 (Revised March 2007)
  • Case

Drexel Burnham Lambert (A): "The Smartest People on Wall Street Can be Had"

By: Boris Groysberg, Anahita Hashemi and Brendan Reed
In February 1990, Drexel Burnham Lambert declared bankruptcy amid a slew of scandals. Equities chief Arthur Kirsch hoped to keep his high-performing 600-person team intact. Could he find a company that would take on such a massive group hire? Competitors were already... View Details
Keywords: Decision Making; Decision Choices and Conditions; Insolvency and Bankruptcy; Selection and Staffing; Leadership; Negotiation; Groups and Teams; Power and Influence; Society
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  • 06 Jan 2012
  • Op-Ed

Where Green Corporate Ratings Fail

for its carbon performance. Such ratings and rankings are largely based on companies' direct carbon footprint. For example, the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJIS), which evaluates the economic, environmental, and social performances of... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Toffel & Auden Schendler; Information; Publishing
  • 23 Apr 2013
  • First Look

First Look: April 23

financial crisis of 2008 laid bare the hidden network of relationships in corporate governance: who owes what to whom, who will stand by whom in times of crisis, what governs the provision of credit when no one seems to have credit. This book maps the View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 27 Feb 2013
  • Research & Ideas

Sidetracked: Why Can’t We Stick to the Plan?

Three different sets of forces influence our decisions in ways we commonly fail to anticipate: (1) forces from within ourselves, (2) forces from our relationships with others, and (3) forces from the outside world. Throughout Sidetracked,... View Details
  • Web

Harvard Business School

Baker Library Special Collections Exhibits More Exhibits Explore the Exhibit Student Pioneers The Value of Business Education The Golden Age of Black Business AASU Early Years & Influence AASU Founders Core Demands & Proposals Early Years... View Details
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Why You Might Want to Say Goodbye to the Annual Performance Review | Working Knowledge

encourage participation? Because the quarterly check-ins were not mandatory, the company found a wide disparity in how often managers and employees followed through on them. Even though snapshots were designed to be quick, over half were abandoned. Without a strong... View Details
  • Web

Site Credits - A Chronicle of the China Trade

Research Business & Environment Business History Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning Entrepreneurship Faculty & Research Global Healthcare HBS Working Knowledge Institute for Strategy & Competitiveness Leadership Networked Business Research Associates View Details
  • 07 Nov 2006
  • First Look

First Look: November 7, 2006

Executive MBA programs who had worked in a range of organizational settings. Overall, our analyses demonstrate that influences on the decision to speak up include both stable and situation-specific factors, such that conceptualizing... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 05 Jan 2009
  • Research & Ideas

Most Popular Articles and Working Papers 2008

Entrepreneurs: How China and India Are Reshaping Their Futures and Yours. Plus: book excerpt. Most Popular Working Papers 1. Psychological Influence in Negotiation: An Introduction Long Overdue This paper attempts to encourage a better... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
  • Web

2.3.1 Drug & Alcohol Policy | MBA

Department’s Annual Security Report . Illegal Acts Careful note should be taken that Harvard Business School is not and should not be considered to be a protector or sanctuary from the existing laws of the city, state, or federal government. A View Details
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Online Entrepreneurial Marketing Course | HBS Online

influencing the stakeholders making purchasing decisions Understand the importance of brand-building and the key components of an effective brand Build a media strategy across paid, earned, and owned channels Evaluate and identify growth... View Details
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Departments | Employment

Business School (HBS) Doctoral Programs is to develop leading scholars who create and disseminate ideas that draw on and influence management practice, and who will go on to careers as faculty members at leading business schools and... View Details
  • July 2012
  • Case

Johannes Linden: Managing the Global Executive Committee

By: Linda A. Hill and Mark Rennella
Johannes Linden is the Director of the Washer and Dryer division of Fluss, a large Swiss appliance manufacturer. Soon after the company completes its revenue projections and bonus targets for the upcoming year, Linden shares some good news with his leadership team, the... View Details
Keywords: Leadership Style; Groups and Teams; Organizational Culture; Management Style; Motivation and Incentives; Power and Influence; Multinational Firms and Management; Manufacturing Industry; Consumer Products Industry; Switzerland
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  • 01 Sep 2012
  • News

Alumni Books

The Decline & Fall of Europe by Francesco M. Bongiovanni (MBA 1980) (Palgrave Macmillan) Bongiovanni gives an overview of the intractable challenges Europe faces today: the unsustainability of current entitlement levels, the question of Turkey’s accession, the seeds of... View Details
Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information
  • 11 Apr 2018
  • News

The First Five Years: Regan Turner (MBA 2013)

song with the Vietnam War heavy on his mind, and spent much of his life as a social justice advocate who fought for prison reform, Native American rights, and for opportunities for children born into disadvantage, among other issues. No... View Details