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    • 14 Feb 2019
    • Cold Call Podcast

    The Delicious History of Hershey Chocolate

    Have you ever wondered how Hershey chocolate came to be so popular? Professor Nancy Koehn discusses the life and vision of Milton Hershey, the entrepreneur and philanthropist behind the Hershey chocolate bar, the town of Hershey, Pennsylvania, and the Milton Hershey School.  Open for comment; 0 Comment(s) posted.

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    New research on business or company management from Harvard Business School faculty on issues including the relationship between corporate purpose and financial performance, the downsides of self-interest on businesses, government, and the economy, and advice for new CEOs.
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    • 30 Jan 2019
    • What Do You Think?

    Who Will Measure up to These Two Remarkable Leaders?

    by James Heskett

    We lost two great company leaders in January: John Bogle of Vanguard Group and Herb Kelleher of Southwest Airlines. What other CEOs are in the same league? asks James Heskett. Open for comment; Comment(s) posted.

    • 19 Feb 2018
    • Sharpening Your Skills

    Amazoned: Is Any Industry Safe?

    by Sean Silverthorne

    Like the Amazon River itself, Jeff Bezos's company cuts a powerful, meandering channel through the business landscape, changing every industry it touches. Open for comment; Comment(s) posted.

    • 16 Oct 2017
    • Working Paper Summaries

    Healthy Business? Managerial Education and Management in Healthcare

    by Nicholas Bloom, Raffaella Sadun, Renata Lemos, and John Van Reenen

    A hospital's proximity to a university supplying both business and clinical education is associated with higher management practice scores and better clinical outcomes.

    • 28 Mar 2017
    • Working Paper Summaries

    CEO Behavior and Firm Performance

    by Oriana Bandiera, Stephen Hansen, Andrea Pratt, and Raffaella Sadun

    This paper combines a new survey methodology with a machine learning algorithm to measure the behavior of CEOs in large samples. Results show that larger and more complex firms require CEOs with a more coordinative—and less micromanaging—behavior. Inefficiencies in the way CEOs match with firms have important consequences for firm productivity.

    • 11 Oct 2016
    • Working Paper Summaries

    Corporate Purpose and Financial Performance

    by Claudine Gartenberg, Andrea Prat, and George Serafeim

    An organization’s purpose is not a formal announcement, but depends on the employees believing in and acting to promote that purpose. This study provides evidence about whether employee beliefs in a strong corporate purpose are associated with superior or inferior financial performance. It shows that organizations where middle managers and salaried professionals feel a strong sense of purpose and have clarity about their job responsibilities and tasks experience superior future financial performance. There was no association for senior executives, sales, or hourly workers.

    • 28 Mar 2016
    • Research & Ideas

    What's a Boss Worth?

    by Michael Blanding

    Quite a lot, it turns out. Good bosses can have a multiplier effect that ups everyone’s game, according to new research by Christopher Stanton. Open for comment; Comment(s) posted.

    • 17 Nov 2015
    • Working Paper Summaries

    Self-Interest: The Economist's Straitjacket

    by Robert Simons

    Research explores the downsides of self-interest on businesses, government, and the economy as a whole.

    • 18 Nov 2009
    • HBS Case

    Customer Feedback Not on elBulli’s Menu

    by Julia Hanna

    The world is beating a path to Chef Ferran Adrià's door at elBulli, but why? In professor Michael Norton's course, students learn about marketing from a business owner who says he doesn't care whether or not customers like his product. Closed for comment; 0 Comment(s) posted.

    • 20 Oct 2008
    • Research & Ideas

    The Seven Things That Surprise New CEOs

    by Michael E. Porter, Jay W. Lorsch & Nitin Nohria

    In the newly released book On Competition, Professor Michael E. Porter updates his classic articles on the competitive forces that shape strategy. We excerpt a portion on advice for new CEOs, written with HBS faculty Jay W. Lorsch and Nitin Nohria. Key concepts include: Most new chief executives are taken aback by unfamiliar new roles, time and information limitations, and altered professional relationships. The CEO must learn to manage organizational context rather than focus on daily operations. The CEO must not get totally absorbed in the role. Closed for comment; 0 Comment(s) posted.

    • 07 Jul 2003
    • Research & Ideas

    4+2 = Sustained Business Success

    by Nitin Nohria, William Joyce & Bruce Roberson

    HBS professor Nitin Nohria along with William Joyce and Bruce Roberson studied 160 companies to look for common management practices that succeed. A hint: Business basics matter. Closed for comment; 0 Comment(s) posted.

    • 02 Apr 2001
    • Research & Ideas

    What Makes a Good Leader?

    by Deborah Blagg & Susan Young

    Leadership comes in many shapes and sizes, and often from entirely unexpected quarters. In this excerpt from the HBS Bulletin, five HBS professors weigh in with their views on leadership in action. Closed for comment; 0 Comment(s) posted.

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