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29 Oct 2019
Blog Post

Merging the Worlds of Finance, Investing, and Environmental Impact

more finance-heavy as a result. Acquiring that knowledge was one of my functional goals—and I achieved that—but the relationships I built at HBS, including with my wife, Leadership Now founder Daniella Ballou-Aares (MBA 2001), have had... View Details

24 Jun 2021
News

Study Shows CEO and Worker Pay Gap Is Widening

January 2015
Case

Chevron Under Fire

By: George Serafeim, Rebecca Henderson and Christine Snively

Oil giant, Chevron, faced numerous challenges on environmental, social and governance (ESG) grounds in the first decade of the 21st century, including some major lawsuits and actions by NGOs. The case describes those challenges and raises questions about what is the... View Details

Keywords: Carbon Tax; Oil And Gas; Environment; Drilling; Governance; Business or Company Management; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Corporate Strategy; Environmental Sustainability; Energy Sources; Mining Industry; Energy Industry

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05 Jul 2006
Working Paper Summaries

Maximizing Joint Gains: Transaction Utility Within and Between Groups

Keywords: by Stephen Garcia, Max H. Bazerman & Dale Miller

30 Apr 2015
News

Business bookshelf: 'Strategy Rules' about Gates, Grove and Jobs

08 Feb 2017
News

In Trump’s America, the Price of Speech and Silence

March 2007
Teaching Note

UBS and Climate Change--Warming Up to Global Action?

By: Felix Oberholzer-Gee

Teaching note to 707511. View Details

Keywords: Financial Services Industry

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24 Apr 2014
News

Leading change in issues around gender and equality

Harvard Business School Professor Robin Ely discusses the School's leadership role in changing issues and business practices around gender and equality. (Published April 2014) View Details

11 Aug 2020
News

Find Your Allies

market phenomenon—which makes it difficult to build a consistent pipeline of senior leaders. “ we are way behind where we could be if we had had a regular rhythm with respect to people of color and women... View Details

Keywords: workplace diversity; gender diversity; career paths; career advice; leadership; networking; workplace relationships; Finance

August 2011 (Revised October 2014)
Case

High Wire Act: Credit Suisse and Contingent Capital (A)

By: Clayton S. Rose and Aldo Sesia

Late in 2010, Credit Suisse CEO Brady Dougan and his team closed in on the decision of whether or not to issue contingent capital, which Swiss regulators would require by 2019. There were a number of substantial issues facing Dougan and his team, including whether... View Details

Keywords: Financial Institutions; Capital Markets; Financial Crisis; Decision Choices and Conditions; Leadership; International Finance; Financial Liquidity; Risk and Uncertainty; Competitive Strategy; Financial Services Industry; Switzerland

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12 Jul 2020
Research & Ideas

Solving COVID'S Mental Health Crisis

deliver essential services. The problems remain severe but with concerted efforts across public, private, and nonprofit sectors and the leadership of committed individuals,... View Details

Keywords: by Howard Stevenson and Shirley Spence; Health

10 Dec 2019
News

Authentic Leadership: What It Is and Why It's Important

01 Feb 2000
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HBS Honored for Addressing Business and Societal Issues

articles, and books; and MBA courses and seminars such as Entrepreneurship in the Social Sector, Business Leadership in the Social Sector, View Details

06 Jan 2015
Working Paper Summaries

Henry A. Kissinger as Negotiator: Background and Key Accomplishments

Keywords: by James Sebenius & Laurence A. Green

23 May 2014
News

A Crossroads for Indian and Its Business Landscape

Keywords: India; economic policies; Narendra Modi

06 Nov 2017
News

Smart Leaders Focus on Execution First and Strategy Second

February 2024
Article

Archetypes of Product Launch by Insiders, Outsiders, and Visionaries

By: Shane Greenstein

What archetypes emerge from prominent episodes of product launches? This essay examines a set of episodes in information technology history that led to significant changes in industry leadership. It highlights that, in all of these instances, there is an example of a... View Details

Keywords: Technological Innovation; Product Launch; Leadership; Market Entry and Exit

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The Right and Wrong Way to Do ‘CEO Activism’

By: Aaron K Chatterji and Michael W. Toffel

CEO activism—where leaders take public stands on controversial social and political issues that aren’t related to their company’s bottom line—has become increasingly common. CEO activism has attracted favorable media attention, but has also resulted in backlash and... View Details

Keywords: Leadership; Social Issues; Communication Strategy; Performance Effectiveness

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