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- 17 Aug 2020
- Research & Ideas
What the Stockdale Paradox Tells Us About Crisis Leadership
all leaders, not only those in the C-suite, to understand the organization’s purpose, values, and how those connect to each day’s work. It has long been known that managers have at least as much impact on team morale and performance as...
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by Boris Groysberg and Robin Abrahams
- Web
Frequently Asked Questions - Doctoral
spend a few years working before they pursue a career in business academia. However, all students in our doctoral programs have strong quantitative and analytical skills, as demonstrated by their records of academic performance and test...
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- 13 Mar 2018
- First Look
March 13, 2018
West: Origins, Evolution and Resilience The United States in Contemporary Perspectives: Evolving Forms, Strategy, and Performance By: Collis, David J., Bharat Anand, and J. Yo-Jud Cheng Abstract—In spite of surging interest in the...
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Sean Silverthorne
- February 2009 (Revised September 2009)
- Case
Investing in Early Learning as Economic Development at the Minneapolis Federal Reserve Bank
By: Stacey M. Childress and Geoff Eckman Marietta
In his role as Senior Vice President and Director of Research at the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis (Minneapolis Fed), Art Rolnick and his colleague, Rob Grunewald, had written "Early Childhood Development: Economic Development with a High Public Return." The...
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Development Economics;
Early Childhood Education;
Investment Return;
Demand and Consumers;
Supply and Industry;
Performance Effectiveness;
Nonprofit Organizations;
Minneapolis;
Saint Paul
Childress, Stacey M., and Geoff Eckman Marietta. "Investing in Early Learning as Economic Development at the Minneapolis Federal Reserve Bank." Harvard Business School Case 309-090, February 2009. (Revised September 2009.)
- January 2021 (Revised October 2021)
- Case
iOpenEye: Theater and #MeToo in Nigeria
By: Caroline Elkins, Tarun Khanna and Joyce J. Kim
In 2014, Ifeoma Fafunwa, an award-winning playwright and director, founded iOpenEye, a commercial production company dedicated to driving social change through performance art. iOpenEye’s flagship theatrical production was called “Hear Word! Naija Woman Talk True,”...
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Theatre;
Social Change;
Entrepreneurship;
Social Enterprise;
Arts;
Entertainment;
Social Issues;
Health Pandemics;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Business Model;
Nigeria
Elkins, Caroline, Tarun Khanna, and Joyce J. Kim. "iOpenEye: Theater and #MeToo in Nigeria." Harvard Business School Case 321-111, January 2021. (Revised October 2021.)
- 07 Jul 2022
- HBS Case
How a Multimillion-Dollar Ice Cream Startup Melted Down (and Bounced Back)
flourishes in Brooklyn In summer 2010, Smith and Cuscuna got serious about selling their homemade ice cream. They opened a pushcart during a neighborhood arts festival, where they could test flavors with the public—a smart move, says...
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by Pamela Reynolds
- 21 Feb 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research: February 21
Art Museum By: Lund, Ragnar, and Stephen A. Greyser Abstract—This paper examines cultural sponsorship from a partnership perspective. It studies the collaboration between two international institutions, a bank and a museum, and their...
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Carmen Nobel
- Web
Named Fellowship Funds - Alumni
Columbia Building Industry Association and founding board member of the Washington Downtown Business Improvement District and Rosslyn Business Improvement District. Jennifer is on the board of directors for Washington Performing View Details
- 17 Feb 2020
- Sharpening Your Skills
How Entrepreneurs Can Find the Right Problem to Solve
art as science. It is incredibly easy to lead a witness, bias answers, and hear what we want to hear in an interview. The best guide for conducting a proper discovery interview is Rob Fitzpatrick’s book The Mom Test, which I encourage...
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by Julia Austin
- July 2019 (Revised November 2022)
- Case
Backstage at Boston Ballet
By: David G. Fubini, Ryan Raffaelli, Begum Agca Okutgen and Julia Kelley
This case asks students to consider how to prioritize goals when placed in a new leadership role. In August 2014, Meredith “Max” Hodges became the youngest Executive Director (ED) in the Boston Ballet’s 51-year history. In her first year, she was able to claim several...
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Organizational Behavior;
Managing Change;
Strategy Execution;
Priorities;
Arts;
Buildings and Facilities;
Decision Making;
Theater Entertainment;
Leadership;
Business or Company Management;
Mission and Purpose;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Strategic Planning;
Problems and Challenges;
Nonprofit Organizations;
Strategy;
Marketing;
Price;
Fine Arts Industry;
Fine Arts Industry;
Fine Arts Industry;
United States;
North America;
Massachusetts;
Boston;
New England;
Northeastern United States
Fubini, David G., Ryan Raffaelli, Begum Agca Okutgen, and Julia Kelley. "Backstage at Boston Ballet." Harvard Business School Case 420-005, July 2019. (Revised November 2022.)
- 04 Feb 2014
- First Look
First Look: February 4
Publications August 2013 MIT Sloan Management Review The Art of Strategic Renewal By: Binns, Andy, J. Bruce Harreld, Charles A. O'Reilly, and Michael L. Tushman Abstract—In recent years, we have seen well-established companies such as...
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Sean Silverthlorne
- Web
Entrepreneurial Management - Faculty & Research
Entrepreneurial Management Overview Faculty Curriculum Seminars & Conferences Awards & Honors Doctoral Students May 20, 2024 Article Porter’s Five Forces and Competitive Advantage in Web3 By: Scott Kominers and Liang Wu Competitive strategy — the View Details
- 08 Oct 2020
- Research & Ideas
Keep Your Weary Workers Engaged and Motivated
by allocating rewards and resources for both traditional performance and for learning activities. What has changed and what hasn’t? The four drives themselves, fundamental to human psychology, have not changed. The COVID-19 pandemic has...
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by Boris Groysberg and Robin Abrahams
- Web
HBS - The year in Review
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts Nikita Chuyko, MBTA Merve Ciplak, The Juilliard School Fiona Liao, Environmental Defense Fund Elisa MacColl, MassHealth Kaley Martin, City of Detroit Mayor's Office...
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Nitin Nohria
Nitin Nohria served as the tenth dean of Harvard Business School from 2010-2020. He previously served as co-chair of the Leadership Initiative, Senior Associate Dean of Faculty Development, and Head of the Organizational Behavior unit.
As Dean, building on... View Details
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Technology & Innovation - Faculty & Research
not the operational model perform far worse than the aforementioned strategies. Overall, our analysis emphasizes the importance of managing operations effectively even in markets with cash-constrained consumers, where firms may have a...
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- 16 Dec 2014
- First Look
First Look: December 16
Publications December 2014 Management Science When Performance Trumps Gender Bias: Joint Versus Separate Evaluation By: Bohnet, Iris, Alexandra van Geen, and Max Bazerman Abstract—We examine a new intervention to overcome gender biases in...
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Sean Silverthorne
- Web
2023 Reunion Presentations - Alumni
“working on material” session (as comedians would call it) with a sneak peek into how we are reconceptualizing career development post-pandemic and the implications for us and our organizations. Build the Life You Want: The Art and...
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- 01 Dec 2023
- News
The Imposter Among Us
Edited by Jen McFarland Flint; Illustrations by Peter Arkle It was their rst day at Harvard and like the rest of his cohort, Edgar Wallner (PMD 22, 1971) will never forget meeting Robert Gaines-Cooper. Frankly, it would have been difficult to miss the Englishman, who...
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