Faculty Research Online

01 Mar 2012

Faculty Research Online

HBS Working Knowledge offers a first look at new thinking from HBS faculty. Read the complete articles summarized below by visiting their Web links.

Topics: Research-General Research-General Finance-Financial Institutions Health-Health Care and Treatment Organizations-Organizational Structure

Rethinking the Fairness of Organ Transplants

Because of an organ shortage, thousands of people miss out on needed organ transplants each year. Business researchers at Harvard and MIT are rethinking how kidney transplants are allocated to give patients longer lives. An interview with Assistant Professor Nikolaos Trichakis. See http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/6857.html.

The New Challenge of Leading Financial Firms

Running a financial organization, never easy to begin with, has quickly become one of the most difficult leadership challenges that an executive can undertake, requiring mastery of talent management, change management, and ethics. An interview with Professor Boris Groysberg. See http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/6827.html.

Horrible Boss Workarounds

Bad bosses are generally more inept than evil and often aren’t purposefully bad, says Professor Rosabeth Moss Kanter. She discusses common bad-boss behaviors and how good colleagues can mobilize to overcome the roadblocks. See http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/6829.html.

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