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    Power and InfluenceRemove Power and Influence →

    New research on power and influence from Harvard Business School faculty on issues including when leaders really matter, the negative impact of leader power on team performance, and when leaders should invoke authority or persuasion.
    Page 1 of 70 Results →
    • 04 Oct 2021
    • What Do You Think?

    How Do We Make Sure the Right People End Up with Power in Organizations?

    by James Heskett

    A new book argues that companies need to reward humility and empathy—antidotes to the hubris and self-focus of excess power. But is that easier said than done? asks James Heskett. Open for comment; 0 Comments.

    • 21 Sep 2021
    • Office Hours

    Readers Ask: How Can I Gain Power and Influence?

    by Kristen Senz

    Who has the real power in an organization? Julie Battilana says it comes down to two questions. She discusses power and more on Working Knowledge’s “Office Hours” series. Open for comment; 0 Comments.

    • 31 Aug 2021
    • Book

    Feeling Powerless at Work? Time to Agitate, Innovate, and Orchestrate

    by Jay Fitzgerald

    Employees lower down the organizational ladder have far more power than they realize. If they worked together, they could effect significant change within their workplaces, says Julie Battilana. Open for comment; 0 Comments.

    • 17 Oct 2019
    • Working Paper Summaries

    Persuasion by Populist Propaganda: Evidence from the 2015 Argentine Ballotage

    by Rafael Di Tella, Sebastian Galiani, and Ernesto Schargrodsky

    This paper studies data generated prior to the 2015 Argentine presidential ballotage, when a government propaganda campaign was used to attack the opposition candidate and influence voter preferences. Results show the propaganda was persuasive.

    • 20 May 2019
    • Research & Ideas

    Activist CEOs Are Rising Up—and Their Customers Are Listening

    by Michael Blanding

    Are product sales affected by the CEO's stance on political and social issues? Michael Toffel and Aaron Chatterji study how consumers react to vocal chief executives. Open for comment; 0 Comments.

    • 14 May 2019
    • Working Paper Summaries

    Do Experts Listen to Other Experts? Field Experimental Evidence from Scientific Peer Review

    by Misha Teplitskiy, Hardeep Ranu, Gary Gray, Michael Menietti, Eva Guinan, and Karim R. Lakhani

    Influence is a fundamental aspect of collective decisions. It is thus crucial to consider not only the composition of evaluation panels but also their deliberation process. This study illuminates drivers of influence among an elite population of experts and contributes to our understanding of resource allocation in science and other expert domains.

    • 13 Mar 2019
    • Research & Ideas

    Ignore This Advice at Your Own Peril

    by Dina Gerdeman

    Refusing to act on advice from a respected colleague or mentor can backfire and damage your working relationship, a new study says. Hayley Blunden explains the career implications of seeking counsel from others. Open for comment; 0 Comments.

    • 05 Dec 2018
    • Working Paper Summaries

    The Salary Taboo: Privacy Norms and the Diffusion of Information

    by Zoë B. Cullen and Ricardo Perez-Truglia

    Barriers to the diffusion of salary information have implications for a wide range of labor market phenomena. This study of employees of a real organization shows that individuals significantly misinterpret their peers’ salaries, partly due to pervasive preferences for concealing own salary, and a potentially strategic decision of high earners to withhold their personal information.

    • 05 Dec 2018
    • Research & Ideas

    Why Managers Should Reveal Their Failures

    by Dina Gerdeman

    If you want to get your messages through to employees, be ready to confess your own management shortcomings, counsels Alison Wood Brooks. Open for comment; 0 Comments.

    • 20 Sep 2018
    • Cold Call Podcast

    Did Entrepreneur Ernesto Tornquist Help or Hurt Argentina?

    Re: Geoffrey G. Jones

    Geoffrey Jones examines the career of Ernesto Tornquist, a cosmopolitan financier considered to be the most significant entrepreneur in Argentina at the end of the 19th century. Open for comment; 0 Comments.

    • 10 Sep 2018
    • Research & Ideas

    Celebrating 'The Men and Women of the Corporation' 40 Years Later

    by Robin J. Ely

    Rosabeth Moss Kanter’s Men and Women of the Corporation inspired and informed a generation of scholars studying gender, status, and power. Robin J. Ely interviews Kanter about her groundbreaking research and why it remains relevant today. Open for comment; 0 Comments.

    • 26 Oct 2017
    • Research Event

    In an Era of 'Fake News,' What is the Future of Advertising and Publishing?

    by Jen Deaderick

    A recent panel discussion at Harvard Business School considered how traditional institutions of democracy such as publishing and advertising are being undermined by the use of internet technologies. Open for comment; 0 Comments.

    • 17 Nov 2016
    • Op-Ed

    What's Behind the Unexpected Trump Support from Women

    by Laura Morgan Roberts and Robin Ely

    Why did Donald Trump’s candidacy appeal to so many women voters? Laura Morgan Roberts and Robin Ely say women from varying backgrounds cast their ballots for a number of reasons related to gender, economics, and perceptions of leadership. Open for comment; 0 Comments.

    • 03 Nov 2014
    • Research & Ideas

    Brand Lessons From the Nobel Prize

    by Carmen Nobel

    What makes the Nobel Prize so coveted? Stephen Greyser and Mats Urde discuss the first field-based study exploring the prize from a brand and reputation perspective. Open for comment; 0 Comments.

    • 18 Dec 2013
    • HBS Case

    Lessons from the Lance Armstrong Cheating Scandal

    by Michael Blanding

    Clayton S. Rose's recent case study looks at the behavior of teammates who were swept up in Lance Armstrong's cheating scandal. When do followers need to break away from their leader? Closed for comment; 0 Comments.

    • 23 Sep 2013
    • Research & Ideas

    Status: When and Why It Matters

    by Dina Gerdeman

    Status plays a key role in everything from the things we buy to the partnerships we make. Professor Daniel Malter explores when status matters most. Closed for comment; 0 Comments.

    • 24 Jun 2013
    • Research & Ideas

    Is Your iPhone Turning You Into a Wimp?

    by Carmen Nobel

    The body posture inherent in operating everyday gadgets affects not only your back, but your behavior. According to a new study by Maarten Bos and Amy Cuddy, operating a relatively large device inspires more assertive behavior than working on a small one. Closed for comment; 0 Comments.

    • 25 Oct 2012
    • Research & Ideas

    Developing the Global Leader

    by Julia Hanna

    The shift from a country-centric company to one more global in its outlook will have a radical impact on leadership development, says Professor of Management Practice William George. Closed for comment; 0 Comments.

    • 04 Sep 2012
    • Research & Ideas

    Book Excerpt: Indispensable: When Leaders Really Matter

    In his new book, Indispensable: When Leaders Really Matter, HBS professor Gautam Mukunda addresses the question of whether leaders create history or are created by it. Read our excerpt. Closed for comment; 0 Comments.

    • 04 Sep 2012
    • Research & Ideas

    Why Most Leaders (Even Thomas Jefferson) Are Replaceable

    by Kim Girard

    Leaders rarely make a lasting impact on their organizations—even the really, really good ones. Then out of the blue comes a Churchill. Gautam Mukunda discusses his new book, Indispensable: When Leaders Really Matter. Closed for comment; 0 Comments.

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