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- April 2001
- Article
Academic-Practitioner Collaboration in Management Research: A Case of Cross-Profession Collaboration
By: T. M. Amabile, C. Patterson, Jennifer Mueller, T. Wojcik, P. Odomirok, M. Marsh and S. Kramer
We present a case of academic-practitioner research collaboration to illuminate three potential determinants of the success of such cross-profession collaborations: collaborative team characteristics, collaboration environment characteristics, and collaboration...
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Amabile, T. M., C. Patterson, Jennifer Mueller, T. Wojcik, P. Odomirok, M. Marsh, and S. Kramer. "Academic-Practitioner Collaboration in Management Research: A Case of Cross-Profession Collaboration." Academy of Management Journal 44, no. 2 (April 2001): 418–431.
- 01 Mar 2019
- News
INK: The Lessons of Blitzscaling
Companies. “Blitzscaling” is a set of techniques to scale up in a massive and urgent manner. Why is speed so critical? The key insight for blitzscaling is that there is a time when the best way to win is to prioritize speed over...
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Jen McFarland Flint
- 21 Apr 2014
- News
A lifetime of quiet leadership
The late John C. Whitehead (MBA 1947, LLD 1995) garnered enough career achievements for three lifetimes—as a business leader, public servant, and philanthropist. After retiring as cochairman of Goldman Sachs, where he View Details
- 01 Mar 2008
- News
Class of 2007 Fellowship Awarded
KIM: Working to alleviate poverty in India has strengthened his interest in social enterprise. Continuing a four-year tradition among graduating classes, members of the MBA Class View Details
- 28 Dec 2010
- Working Paper Summaries
The Psychological Costs of Pay-for-Performance: Implications for Strategic Compensation
- 21 Jul 2022
- News
The 12 Must-Read Books of the Summer, According to Adam Grant
- February 2023
- Article
Homophily and Acrophily as Drivers of Political Segregation
By: Amit Goldenberg, Joseph M. Abruzzo, Zi Huang, Jonas Schone, David Bailey, Robb Willer, Eran Halperin and James J. Gross
Political segregation is an important social problem, increasing polarization and impeding effective governance. Previous work has viewed the central driver of segregation to be political homophily, the tendency to associate with others who have similar views. Here we...
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Political Affiliation;
Extremism;
Values and Beliefs;
Identity;
Groups and Teams;
Emotions;
Civil Society or Community
Goldenberg, Amit, Joseph M. Abruzzo, Zi Huang, Jonas Schone, David Bailey, Robb Willer, Eran Halperin, and James J. Gross. "Homophily and Acrophily as Drivers of Political Segregation." Nature Human Behaviour 7, no. 2 (February 2023): 219–230.
- 01 Jun 2005
- News
Contrarian and Proud of It
Rogers: Stellar stock picker. Courtesy T. Rowe Price Brian Rogers (MBA ’82) has made a career out of being a contrarian. As manager of the $18.9 billion T. Rowe Price Equity Income Fund, the firm’s largest...
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- 13 Jun 2014
- News
The Art of Effecting Change
Evans. "We have a chance to really impact the way people think about supporting the arts." In the year since she launched VIA (which stands for Visionary Initiatives in Art), with cofounder Lisa Schiff, an art consultant, Evans has built a national collective View Details
- 01 Apr 2014
- News
Is The Invisible Hand Of The Market Choking Democracy?
- Other Article
Sidestepping Some of the Partisan Debate: An Interview with Max Stier
By: Aaron K. Chatterji and Michael W. Toffel
Whereas some organizational leaders are engaging in CEO activism by speaking out on social and political issues not directly related to their bottom line, some leaders want to avoid doing so. Some, in fact, hold neutrality as a core component of their strategy. But...
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Chatterji, Aaron K., and Michael W. Toffel. "Sidestepping Some of the Partisan Debate: An Interview with Max Stier." Special Issue on HBR Big Idea: Leadership in a Hot-Button World. Harvard Business Review (website) (March–April 2018).
- 01 Oct 2021
- News
Power? You Likely Have More Of It Than You Think
- 09 Oct 2012
- News
Dean Nohria Reflects on 50 Years of Women at HBS
- 13 Dec 2022
- HBS Seminar
Christine Beckman, USC Price School of Public Policy
- September 2010
- Case
Aaron's: Household Goods for the U.S. Base of the Pyramid
By: Michael Chu and Charles Augustus Smithgall IV
With $2.5 billion system-wide revenues, Aaron's, a major rent-to-own supplier to the U.S. base of the pyramid, continues to grow in the recession, but CEO R.C. Loudermilk, Jr. wonders how long the company can sustain the fast growth rate of its past. Founded in 1955,...
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Fairness;
For-Profit Firms;
Renting or Rental;
Financial Crisis;
Demand and Consumers;
Social Enterprise;
Income;
Goods and Commodities;
Competitive Strategy;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Consumer Products Industry;
United States
Chu, Michael, and Charles Augustus Smithgall IV. "Aaron's: Household Goods for the U.S. Base of the Pyramid." Harvard Business School Case 311-047, September 2010.
- Research Summary
Political Economy and Effects of Gun Policy
In two projects with Mike Luca and Deepak Malhotra, I examine the causes and consequences of gun policy.
The Impact of Mass Shootings on Gun Policy
There have been dozens of high-profile mass shootings in... View Details
- 2010
- Working Paper
The Limits of Nonprofit Impact: A Contingency Framework for Measuring Social Performance
By: Alnoor Ebrahim and V. Kasturi Rangan
Leaders of organizations in the social sector are under growing pressure to demonstrate their impacts on pressing societal problems such as global poverty. We review the debates around performance and impact, drawing on three literatures: strategic philanthropy,...
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Development Economics;
Philanthropy and Charitable Giving;
Leadership;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Performance Expectations;
Nonprofit Organizations;
Social Issues
Ebrahim, Alnoor, and V. Kasturi Rangan. "The Limits of Nonprofit Impact: A Contingency Framework for Measuring Social Performance." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 10-099, May 2010. (Recipient of 2010 Academy of Management, Public and Nonprofit Division, Carlo Masini Award for Innovative Scholarship runner-up prize; and, selection for the Best Papers proceedings.)
- 27 May 2015
- Research & Ideas
Build 'Scaffolds' to Improve Performance of Temporary Teams
scaffolds are used. ©iStock.com/KarenMassier Prior research makes clear the importance of team stability, yet that's not always possible when an organization must work around the clock with overlapping...
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