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- June 2011
- Article
The BP Oil Spill as a Cultural Anomaly?: Institutional Context, Conflict, and Change
By: Andrew J. Hoffman and P. Devereaux Jennings
This article argues that the BP Oil Spill is, potentially, a “cultural anomaly” for institutional changes in environmental management and fossil fuel production. The problem as defined by the spill’s context, the potential solutions provided by the competing logics in...
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Hoffman, Andrew J., and P. Devereaux Jennings. "The BP Oil Spill as a Cultural Anomaly? Institutional Context, Conflict, and Change." Journal of Management Inquiry 20, no. 2 (June 2011): 100–112. (Winner of the 2011 Journal of Management Inquiry, Breaking the Frame Best Paper Award.)
- October 2009
- Case
Digital Chocolate
By: Linda A. Hill and Alison Berkley Wagonfeld
Trip Hawkins founded Digital Chocolate in Silicon Valley in 2003 to develop outstanding games for mobile devices. By 2008, the company had expanded its operations into four countries, and Digital Chocolate was one of the top developers of soloplayer games for standard...
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Keywords:
Games, Gaming, and Gambling;
Innovation and Management;
Leading Change;
Product Development;
Groups and Teams;
Creativity;
Telecommunications Industry;
Video Game Industry
Hill, Linda A., and Alison Berkley Wagonfeld. "Digital Chocolate." Harvard Business School Case 410-049, October 2009.
- March 2010 (Revised December 2010)
- Case
Danatbank
By: David A. Moss, Cole Bolton and Andrew Novo
In the summer of 1931, Germany was struggling with a deepening economic crisis. Production had fallen, unemployment was high, and bank deposits and gold were being withdrawn from the country at a rapid pace, threatening the value of the German mark. The country's third...
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Keywords:
History;
Risk Management;
Business History;
Capital Markets;
Financial Crisis;
Banks and Banking;
Business and Government Relations;
Banking Industry;
Germany
Moss, David A., Cole Bolton, and Andrew Novo. "Danatbank." Harvard Business School Case 710-059, March 2010. (Revised December 2010.)
- 12 Dec 2014
- News
The Inescapable Paradox of Managing Creativity
- Web
Globalization - Faculty & Research
competition, and earnings management affect mean reversion in accounting return on assets. Using a sample of 48,465 unique firms from 49 countries, we find that accounting returns mean revert faster in countries where there is more product and capital market...
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- 2021
- Article
Institutional Policies for a Healthy Anthropocene Society
By: Andrew J. Hoffman, P. Devereaux Jennings and Nicholas A. Poggioli
The Anthropocene epoch refers to the geological epoch, now underway, that is defined by monumental, human-caused geophysical changes in planetary ecosystems. Human society is also changing, marked by an equally profound shift in attitudes, beliefs, and practices. In...
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Hoffman, Andrew J., P. Devereaux Jennings, and Nicholas A. Poggioli. "Institutional Policies for a Healthy Anthropocene Society." Behavioral Science & Policy 7, no. 2 (2021): 111–127.
- 27 Mar 2017
- Blog Post
Should Entrepreneurs Get an MBA?
from SoMa to Sand Hill Road. This weighed on me as I applied to and decided to matriculate at HBS. It is odd when you think about it: what better example could there be of herd-like thinking than suggesting an entire population of diverse...
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Heather Oswald CATALOG DESIGN Eleanor Bradshaw, EB Fine Design EXHIBITION DESIGN Chris Danemayer, proun Design EXHIBITION FABRICATION WB Incorporated WEBSITE DESIGN/DEVELOPMENT/PRODUCTION Aaron Carmisciano, Subluxed David Register, Shady View Details
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The Gift of Global Talent
continues to grow, the three core approaches taken by corporations so far offer a playbook for companies that find themselves outside the action in today’s concentrated innovation geography. How can companies most effectively harness the...
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- 01 Jan 2014
- News
Building a Game-Changing Talent Strategy
- 2022
- Case
Interface: The Journey Toward Carbon Negative
By: Andrew J. Hoffman
Interface has been a leading innovator in the carpet industry, specializing in the manufacturing of carpet tiles for commercial flooring. This case describes the history, context, and technology behind the company's development of its newest sustainable...
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Keywords:
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Innovation and Invention;
Environmental Sustainability;
Environmental Accounting
Hoffman, Andrew J. "Interface: The Journey Toward Carbon Negative." William Davidson Institute Case 2-341-083, 2022.
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Designing Sustainability at BMW Group: The Designworks/USA Experience
By: Kellie McElhaney, Michael W. Toffel and Natalie Hill
This case study describes how an industrial design company developed a sustainability management system (SMS) standard, designed and implemented an SMS throughout its business, and then became the first company in the world to achieve third-party SMS certification by a...
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Keywords:
Design;
Governance Compliance;
Management Practices and Processes;
Standards;
Environmental Sustainability;
Auto Industry;
United States
McElhaney, Kellie, Michael W. Toffel, and Natalie Hill. "Designing Sustainability at BMW Group: The Designworks/USA Experience." Greener Management International: The Journal of Corporate Environmental Strategy and Practice 46 (Summer 2004): 103–116.
- January 2015 (Revised September 2015)
- Supplement
Sanford C. Bernstein Goes to Asia (B)
By: Linda A. Hill and Allison J. Wigen
This case supplements "Sanford C. Bernstein Goes to Asia." Updates readers on Ghislain de Charentenay's first full year as director of Asian Research at Sanford C. Bernstein in Hong Kong and actions taken by the firm in FY2013.
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Keywords:
Collaboration;
Talent Management;
Leadership;
Talent and Talent Management;
Management;
Organizational Design;
Emerging Markets;
Globalization;
Hong Kong
Hill, Linda A., and Allison J. Wigen. "Sanford C. Bernstein Goes to Asia (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 415-041, January 2015. (Revised September 2015.)
- 12 Mar 2021
- News
My Favorite Case
Edited by Jen McFarland Flint; illustration by Taylor Callery Scroll the main story to read all alumni submissions or jump to a specific case here: “Suzuki Samurai” Paige Arnof-Fenn (MBA 1991) “Johnson &...
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Historical Data & Sources - Business History
First Submarine Cable of 1850 to the World Fiber Optic Network” Download Data Set in Excel Shipping Routes U.S. Navy, Hydrographic Office, Table of Distances Between Ports (Washington: GPO, 1942), opp. p. 4, map. Singer Sewing Machines Sold View Details
- Portrait Project
Brian Kreiter
I will not race to climb the nearest and steepest hill only to find myself looking backward, wondering if my sacrifices were worthwhile. Or worse, wondering if, by taking another step, I will start the...
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- July 2005 (Revised June 2006)
- Case
Narayana Murthy and Compassionate Capitalism
By: William W. George, Shailendra Jit Singh and Andrew N. McLean
Narayana Murthy's roles at Infosys Technologies--as a co-founder, longtime CEO, and nonexecutive chairman and chief mentor--has been marked by explosive growth, demanding management challenges, and widely lauded company leadership. His personal leadership philosophy...
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Keywords:
Business Ventures;
Economic Systems;
Ethics;
Values and Beliefs;
Philanthropy and Charitable Giving;
Biography;
Leadership;
Business or Company Management;
Information Technology Industry;
India
George, William W., Shailendra Jit Singh, and Andrew N. McLean. "Narayana Murthy and Compassionate Capitalism." Harvard Business School Case 406-015, July 2005. (Revised June 2006.)
- Web
Published CSV Cases - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
management began drafting the company's sustainability plan for 2015 and beyond, CEO Andrew Liveris confronted the question of whether to maintain, modify or terminate the BWC program. SOCIAL BUSINESS AT NOVARTIS: AROGYA PARIVAR View Details
- 06 Sep 2022
- Blog Post
Student Spotlight: Summer Internships in Business & Environment
is a venture capital firm that invests in early-stage climate tech start-ups that reduce CO2 emissions by at least 2.5 Gt by 2050. The $110M fund focuses on early-stage companies commercializing novel...
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Organizational Behavior Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research
Groysberg : Named a Top 100 HR Tech Influencer by Human Resource Executive and the HR Technology Conference in 2020. Linda A. Hill : Awarded #5 in the Top 20 MIT Sloan Management Review articles of 2020 for...
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