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    SuccessRemove Success →

    New research on success from Harvard Business School faculty on issues including weighing strategy, execution, and culture in an organization's success, as well as the importance of questioning changes in the workplace and how to effect new changes ourselves.
    Page 1 of 11 Results
    • 14 Dec 2017
    • Working Paper Summaries

    Personality Traits of Entrepreneurs: A Review of Recent Literature

    by Sari Pekkala Kerr, William R. Kerr, and Tina Xu

    This paper brings together recent findings in the academic literature on the prevalence of various personality traits among entrepreneurs and their impact on venture performance. It focuses on three themes: (1) personality traits of entrepreneurs and how they compare to other groups; (2) attitudes towards risk that entrepreneurs display; and (3) overall goals and aspirations that entrepreneurs bring to their pursuits.

    • 06 Sep 2017
    • Working Paper Summaries

    Class Matters: The Role of Social Class in High-Achieving Women's Career Narratives

    by Judith A. Clair, Kathleen L. McGinn, Beth K. Humberd, and Rachel D. Arnett

    This analysis of interviews with 40 female executives and entrepreneurs highlights five distinct types of career narratives that high-achieving women employ to explain their own career success. These narratives vary with the women’s family-of-origin social class. Among its contributions to practice, the study sheds light on the diversity of approaches possible in a successful career.

    • 27 Feb 2017
    • Research & Ideas

    Reputation is Vital to Survival in Turbulent Markets

    by Sean Silverthorne

    Reputation and resilience are key ingredients that determine whether companies will survive tumultuous markets, according to a new paper by Geoffrey Jones, Tarun Khanna, Cheng Gao, and Tiona Zuzul. Open for comment; 0 Comments.

    • 21 Aug 2012
    • Research & Ideas

    How to Sink a Startup

    by Garry Emmons

    Noam Wasserman, author of the recently released book "The Founder's Dilemmas: Anticipating and Avoiding the Pitfalls That Can Sink a Startup," discusses ill-advised entrepreneurial behavior. From the HBS Alumni Bulletin. Closed for comment; 0 Comments.

    • 06 Sep 2011
    • Research & Ideas

    Cheese Moving: Effecting Change Rather Than Accepting It

    by Carmen Nobel

    In his new business fable, I Moved Your Cheese, Professor Deepak Malhotra challenges the idea that change is simply something we must anticipate, tolerate, and accept. Instead, the book teaches readers that success often lies in first questioning changes in the workplace and, if necessary, in effecting new changes ourselves. Q&A plus book excerpt. Closed for comment; 0 Comments.

    • 02 Jun 2010
    • What Do You Think?

    How Do You Weigh Strategy, Execution, and Culture in an Organization’s Success?

    by Jim Heskett

    Summing up: Respondents who ventured to place weights on the determinants of success gave the nod to culture by a wide margin, says HBS professor Jim Heskett. (Online forum now closed. Next forum opens July 2.) Closed for comment; 0 Comments.

    • 02 Feb 2009
    • Research & Ideas

    The Success of Persistent Entrepreneurs

    by Sarah Jane Gilbert

    Want to be a successful entrepreneur? Your best bet might be to partner with entrepreneurs who have a track record of success, suggests new research by Paul A. Gompers, Josh Lerner, David S. Scharfstein, and Anna Kovner. Key concepts include: Previously successful entrepreneurs are significantly more likely to lead successful new ventures than first-timers or those who previously failed. Successful entrepreneurs are adept at selecting the right industry and time to start new ventures. Suppliers and customers are more likely to back a person with previous successes. Closed for comment; 0 Comments.

    • 29 Aug 2005
    • Research & Ideas

    How Organizations Create Social Value

    by Manda Salls

    A study of smart practices by social and business organizations in Iberoamerica. Research by HBS professor James Austin, HBS senior researcher Ezequiel A. Reficco, and UNIANDES professor Roberto Gutiérrez. Closed for comment; 0 Comments.

    • 08 Mar 2004
    • Research & Ideas

    Secret to Success: Go for “Just Enough”

    by Laura Nash & Howard Stevenson

    Being the very best in your chosen field is, paradoxically, a matter of accepting your limitations. A book excerpt by Harvard Business School’s Laura Nash and Howard Stevenson. Closed for comment; 0 Comments.

    • 24 Jun 2002
    • Research & Ideas

    Four Keys of Enduring Success: How High Achievers Win

    by Martha Lagace

    What is success to you? HBS professor Howard Stevenson offers insights from research he and HBS senior research fellow Laura Nash are conducting on the meaning of success for high achievers. Closed for comment; 0 Comments.

    • 02 Apr 2001
    • Research & Ideas

    Not All M&As Are Alike—and That Matters

    by Joseph L. Bower

    In this Harvard Business Review article, Professor Joseph L. Bower shares some of the results of his year-long study of M&A activity sponsored by HBS. Discover how five distinct merger and acquisition strategies scenarios play out—and his recommendations for success. Closed for comment; 0 Comments.

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