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- 30 Aug 2017
- News
HBS Announces 2017 Goldsmith Fellows
- 13 Sep 2016
- News
Harvard Business School Announces 2016 Goldsmith Fellows
- 01 Nov 2020
- Research & Ideas
Good Leadership Is an Act of Kindness
and managers alike face unprecedented obstacles every day. In March and early April, as COVID-19 spread worldwide, a study by Mind Share Partners in partnership with Qualtrics and SAP found that 42 percent of respondents said their mental...
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by Boris Groysberg and Susan Seligson
- 12 Jul 2020
- Book
The Harvard Business School Faculty Summer Reader 2020
of How Our Government Segregated America by Richard Rothstein, which describes the complicity of the federal government in redlining policies that confined Black people in segregated neighborhoods with low...
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by Staff
- 17 Dec 2008
- Lessons from the Classroom
‘Ted Levitt Changed My Life’
early weeks (the man does not let up!), the students come to appreciate the intensity and rapid-fire humor of their teacher. Clearly, he cares. A lot. And by the end of the semester, something transformative has happened: They are better...
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- October 2019 (Revised August 2022)
- Case
Nehemiah Mfg. Co.: Providing a Second Chance
By: Michael Chu, Brian Trelstad and John Masko
In 2009, Dan Meyer and Richard Palmer, two veterans of the fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) industry, founded Nehemiah Manufacturing to build FMCG brands while providing jobs to Cincinnati, Ohio’s beleaguered urban core. Two years later, the pair made their first...
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Fast Moving Consumer Goods;
Social Entrepreneurship;
Retention;
Selection and Staffing;
Employment;
Human Capital;
Growth Management;
Brands and Branding;
Social Marketing;
Mission and Purpose;
Prejudice and Bias;
City;
Urban Scope;
Consumer Products Industry;
Manufacturing Industry;
Ohio;
United States
Chu, Michael, Brian Trelstad, and John Masko. "Nehemiah Mfg. Co.: Providing a Second Chance." Harvard Business School Case 320-008, October 2019. (Revised August 2022.)
- 02 Jan 2012
- Research & Ideas
Most Popular Articles of 2011
manager faced decisions that could have derailed the performer's career. A new case by Associate Professor Anita Elberse examines the strategic marketing choices that instead created a global brand. Why Leaders Lose Their Way (21,651)...
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by Staff
- 01 Sep 2020
- News
Harvard Business School Announces 2020 Goldsmith Fellows
- 04 Sep 2018
- News
HBS Announces 2018 Goldsmith Fellows
- June 2004 (Revised November 2004)
- Case
Restoring Trust at WorldCom
By: Jay W. Lorsch and Ashley Robertson
Examines the changes in corporate governance at WorldCom/MCI as proposed by the company's court-appointed corporate monitor, Richard Breeden. Following the largest bankruptcy ever and the downfall of the company, Breeden wrote "Restoring Trust," a report comprised of...
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Change;
Insolvency and Bankruptcy;
Corporate Governance;
Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms;
Business and Government Relations;
Trust
Lorsch, Jay W., and Ashley Robertson. "Restoring Trust at WorldCom." Harvard Business School Case 404-138, June 2004. (Revised November 2004.)
- 09 Jul 2020
- Research & Ideas
It’s Time to Reset Decision-Making in Your Organization
backlash from other organizational members. [div class=infogram-embed data-id=_/mcqxpioCi4O4ZaScUhLN][/div] In response to the broader perspective offered by his team’s devil’s advocate, one CEO shared that he took proposed...
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by Boris Groysberg and Sarah Abbott
- 30 Jan 2019
- What Do You Think?
Who Will Measure up to These Two Remarkable Leaders?
(the) future going to come from? Which schools, if any, business or otherwise, are teaching these skills?” One way to respond to his questions is to look into the educational backgrounds of those cited as potential candidates by other...
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- 31 Jul 2015
- Research & Ideas
The Faculty Reader: Who is Reading What This Summer?
History of How Our Government Segregated America by Richard Rothstein, which describes the complicity of the federal government in redlining policies that confined Black people in segregated neighborhoods...
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- 06 Sep 2024
- Blog Post
Harvard Business School Announces 2024 Goldsmith Fellows
Harvard Business School (HBS) has announced the 2024 recipients of the Horace W. Goldsmith Fellowships. Established in 1988 by the Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation and Richard L. Menschel (MBA 1959), a former...
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- 17 Dec 2020
- Research & Ideas
The 10 Most Popular Stories of 2020
Values, and Damages Great Companies Performance hacking means overzealous advocacy of positive interpretations to the point of detachment from actuals. In business as in research there are strong incentives for it, but if behaviors are not checked, a crash becomes...
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by Dina Gerdeman
- 04 Aug 2003
- What Do You Think?
Are We Facing an Attitude Shortage?
Summing Up "Good attitudes supercharge organizational performance beyond what the skill/talent level would indicate," according to Perry Miles. "Attitude is one of the strongest determinants of performance," added View Details
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by James Heskett
- 07 Apr 2011
- What Do You Think?
When Should the Public Sector Take Over in a Meltdown?
Summing Up The variety of responses stimulated by this month's column may help explain why our public institutions are so often perceived as responding slowly to natural or man-made "meltdowns." First, as Ravindra Edirisooriya...
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- 12 Oct 1999
- Research & Ideas
Spirit at Work: The Search for Deeper Meaning in the Workplace
"spiritual anchors for the new millennium." Clearly, something of a nonmaterial nature is stirring in the corporate temple. But questions abound. Just what does it mean to bring spirituality into the workplace? Is this an appropriate way to help people feel...
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by Marguerite Rigoglioso
- 05 Feb 2009
- What Do You Think?
Why Can’t We Figure Out How to Select Leaders?
potential use of power, and motives. As Matthew Tuttle suggested, "Many of the traits are ... difficult to see in an interview." One answer to the challenge was suggested by Kirk Richardson: "There is only one true way to...
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by Jim Heskett