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- 01 Dec 2008
- News
Leadership: Getting Down to Fundamentals
you can’t study a leader in isolation; there’s a relational construct between a person and society. Clinical psychology gets into the underlying motivation for people who seek leadership positions. In political science, we saw the distinction between hard power, which...
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Julia Hanna
- 07 Aug 2012
- Research & Ideas
Off and Running: Professors Comment on Olympics
of the American Marketing Association's 2010 Sports Marketing Lifetime Achievement Award. The power of "The Rings"—the brand power of the Olympics—derives from the global recognition of the five...
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- 21 Dec 2018
- News
Bridging the Gap
most crucial in today’s world have very little to do with what’s being taught in a lecture hall. We like to say that the traditional soft skills—empathy, self-awareness, resilience, creativity—are actually the View Details
- 10 Nov 2009
- First Look
First Look: Nov. 10
http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/07-104.pdf Stretching the Inelastic Rubber: Taxation, Welfare and Lobbies in Amazonia, 1870-1910 Author:Felipe Tâmega Fernandes Abstract This paper examines the effect of government intervention via taxation on domestic welfare. A case...
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Martha Lagace
- 27 Feb 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, February 27, 2018
about when to use soft versus hard negotiation approaches, two of the notable lessons that arise are (i) the role of apologies after misusing power and (ii) how even “using one’s View Details
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Sean Silverthorne
- 28 Apr 2011
- Op-Ed
While Waiting for Japan’s Recovery, Let’s Enhance Supplier Competitiveness at Home
to power smaller ones. Small and midsized companies create the vast majority of jobs, but they often depend on big company purchases for their revenues and growth. Large companies, which have tended to be net job-shedders rather than...
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by Rosabeth Moss Kanter
- 15 May 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, May 15, 2018
May–June 2018 Harvard Business Review The Surprising Power of Questions By: Brooks, Alison Wood, and Leslie K. John Abstract—Much of an executive’s workday is spent asking others for information—requesting status updates from a team...
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Dina Gerdeman
- 17 Sep 2001
- Research & Ideas
Let Customers Call the Shots
concept to well-behaved consumption markets such as soft drinks. Consumer empowerment won't work there; empowering systems are most needed in situations where demands are fragmented and versatile. As these systems improve and succeed,...
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by Martha Lagace
- 10 Jan 2005
- Research & Ideas
How to Put Meaning Back into Leading
economic impact. Relatedly, and more practically, we are concerned that by not attending to the impact of leadership on meaning, we miss a potential opportunity available to leaders. We are not arguing that meaning-making is required of leaders; rather we view it as a...
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by Martha Lagace
- 12 Sep 2006
- First Look
First Look: September 12, 2006
potential areas of conflict. Then, to gain the upper hand, companies can use a variety of tools that fall into two main categories: hard power (inducements or coercion to get what you want) and soft View Details
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Sean Silverthorne
- 06 May 2021
- Blog Post
The Extraordinary Things We Do on Ordinary Days: A Mother’s Day Tribute
truck to leave our family gathering. He started to back out and then stopped. He rolled down his window, called me over to the truck, lifted up his sunglasses and said, “Eme, you are a wonderful mother.” The sincerity in his eyes and the View Details
- 24 Jul 2013
- Op-Ed
Detroit Files for Bankruptcy: HBS Faculty Weigh In
are steps that major players working together in metropolitan areas can do to save their cities: When it comes to the elements of soft infrastructure such as education and healthcare, it's essential to create an environment for capital,...
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- 02 Sep 2015
- Research & Ideas
Explaining China's Crash
indicators in China’s economy have been slowing for some time. In January, the official data for GDP growth was 7.4 percent, the weakest in 24 years and the first time in a century that growth fell short of the official target, although by only 0.1 percent. There has...
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- 01 Dec 2014
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for December 2014
this book aims to show the different aspects of being an entrepreneur, based on the story of an accomplished global serial entrepreneur. Twaalfhoven’s lessons: 1 Pursuing Opportunities, getting in and getting out; 2 Taking Risks, failing forward; 3 Marshaling...
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- 12 Mar 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, March 12, 2019
emergent machine of the sovereign state. Yet such strategic interaction rarely yielded a decisive victory for either the secular state or for religion. By tracing how state-builders engaged religious institutions, elites, and attachments, this book problematizes the...
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Dina Gerdeman
- 01 Dec 2020
- News
The Camel and the Unicorn
Bay area’s coastal location made Silicon Valley a natural hub for Naval and other government activity and funding. This helped foster several eras of technological development, beginning in the early 20th century with radio components and then later the vacuum tubes...
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- 07 Apr 2009
- First Look
First Look: April 7, 2009
countries serving on the board are rewarded with an average $60 million "bonus" in IBRD loans. This is more likely driven by soft forces like boardroom culture rather than by the power of the vote...
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Martha Lagace
- 13 Jan 2009
- First Look
First Look: January 13, 2009
Wars" case studies. It outlines the global positions of Pepsi and Coca-Cola as of 2008 in the soft drink market, and then provides an overview of their competitive situations in three markets: Mexico, China, and India. The case...
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Martha Lagace
- 01 Dec 2011
- News
Making the Case for Leadership
an organization that was much like an extended family—one in which he knew employees personally, involved himself deeply in their lives, and adapted his style to suit each individual.” But being “warm and fuzzy” doesn’t mean being soft on...
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Podcast - Managing the Future of Work
these are things that anybody ought to be able to do, and it’s not hard, and they’re among the hardest skills to master. How do you think about soft skills as you hire? How do you think about trying to help employees cultivate View Details