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On April 15, 2013, at 2:49 pm, an improvised explosive device (IED) detonated near the finish line of the Boston Marathon. Three people died, and more than 260 others needed hospital care, many having lost limbs or suffered horrific wounds. Those explosions began about... View Details

Keywords: Boston Marathon Bombing; Disaster Response; Emergency Management; Crisis Management; Law Enforcement

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Publications 2006 University of Chicago Press Manufacturing Morals: The Values of Silence in Business School Education By: Anteby, Michel Abstract—Corporate accountability is never far from the front page, and Harvard Business School trains many future business... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Seven Strategy Questions: A Simple Approach for Better Execution

By: Robert L. Simons

To stay ahead of the pack, you must translate your organization's competitive strategy into day-to-day actions that will enable your company to win in the marketplace. This means channeling resources into the right efforts, striking a balance between innovation and... View Details

Keywords: Decision Choices and Conditions; Innovation and Management; Resource Allocation; Business Processes; Organizational Culture; Competitive Strategy

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Great American Business Leaders of the 20th Century - Leadership

year Sit-down strikes at GM and other auto makers Government work programs launched: CCC, PWA, WPA CIO union created NLRB created Fair Labor Standards Act sets minimum wage Influence: Low 40 1940 19 Rosie the Riveter Postwar strikes... View Details

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The 20th Century Zeitgeist - Leadership

Influence: Low 40 1940 s 19 Rosie the Riveter Postwar strikes Productivity surge Government backlash against postwar union movement Influence: Medium 50 1950 s 19 The Organization Man Union membership peaks The AFL merges with the CIO: 15... View Details

10 Oct 2012
Research & Ideas

Taking Advantage of Life’s (Few and Far Between) Inflection Points

like a stone in a slingshot, zoomed back to Earth. They got home because they used the lunar orbit as an inflection point to change their trajectory and add the energy boost they needed." "I remember that scene in the movie Apollo 13," I said. "It was View Details

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Charts & Statistics - Leadership

work programs launched: CCC, PWA, WPA CIO union created NLRB created Fair Labor Standards Act sets minimum wage Influence: Low 40 1940 s 19 Rosie the Riveter Postwar strikes Productivity surge Government backlash against postwar union... View Details

01 Jun 2014
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Book Review: Hooray for the Huddled Masses

wheel." — Jack Legare, the hero of Goddesses and Doormats, the forthcoming thriller by Norb Vonnegut (MBA 1986) What I'm Reading "An LA native, I thought I understood the entertainment industry—that is, until I read HBS professor Anita Elberse's new book, Blockbusters.... View Details

Keywords: Maureen Harmon

06 Mar 2018
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Peek: The People, The Experience, and The Case Method

discussions. The Case Method I’ve never experienced a class structure more riveting than the case method. Over the weekend we were given five cases that covered strategy, leadership, ethics, and new venture creation. Everyone read the... View Details

22 Mar 2018
Blog Post

“Mission + Profit: What’s the Balance?” asks SECON 2018

and many more. In total, we hosted nearly 200 speakers from across sectors to come share and debate their thoughts on the topic of “Mission + Profit: What’s the Balance?” Finally, after a packed two days of riveting conversations, we had... View Details

Keywords: Manufacturing; Nonprofit / Government; Technology; Entrepreneurship; Health Care

05 Jul 2006
Op-Ed

Corporate Governance Activists are Headed in the Wrong Direction

board, however, the outside directors should show their independence by filling the separate chair position with non-executive boardroom leadership of their own choosing. This is an effective solution to a pressing problem that continues to escape the attention of... View Details

Keywords: by Joseph Hinsey

12 Oct 2011
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Creating Online Ads We Want to Watch

viewer's attention cannot be purchased by an advertiser but must be gained by the ad. Thus, he is helping advertisers to make online video ads so riveting that users want to watch them. His experimental research looks at the emotional... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Consumer Products

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flight during the mid-1990s, he had an epiphany. Flying from New York to Los Angeles, Bedol watched a Bud Greenspan documentary about the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics. Mesmerized by the dazzling photography and riveting storytelling,... View Details

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