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- October 1991 (Revised January 2000)
- Case
Workplace Safety at Alcoa (A)
By: Kim B. Clark and Joshua D. Margolis
Examines the challenge facing the managers of a large aluminum manufacturing plant in its drive to improve workplace safety. The CEO of the company has made safety a top priority. The plant has made good progress in reducing the injury rate, but now confronts the need...
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Keywords:
Working Conditions;
Safety;
Problems and Challenges;
Change Management;
Operations;
Resignation and Termination;
Factories, Labs, and Plants;
Manufacturing Industry;
United States
Clark, Kim B., and Joshua D. Margolis. "Workplace Safety at Alcoa (A)." Harvard Business School Case 692-042, October 1991. (Revised January 2000.)
- December 1999 (Revised March 2000)
- Case
Workplace Safety at Alcoa (B)
At the May 1996 annual shareholders meeting, Alcoa CEO Paul O'Neill reported that Alcoa was making great progress toward becoming a world-class leader, both in terms of workplace safety and profitability. This validated of O'Neill's decade-long emphasis on safety as...
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Spear, Steven J. "Workplace Safety at Alcoa (B)." Harvard Business School Case 600-068, December 1999. (Revised March 2000.)
- October 2017 (Revised April 2018)
- Case
Improving Worker Safety in the Era of Machine Learning (A)
By: Michael W. Toffel, Dan Levy, Jose Ramon Morales Arilla and Matthew S. Johnson
Managers make predictions all the time: How fast will my markets grow? How much inventory do I need? How intensively should I monitor my suppliers? Which potential customers will be most responsive to a particular marketing campaign? Which job candidates should I...
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Keywords:
Machine Learning;
Policy Implementation;
Empirical Research;
Inspection;
Occupational Safety;
Occupational Health;
Regulation;
Analysis;
Forecasting and Prediction;
Policy;
Operations;
Supply Chain Management;
Safety;
Manufacturing Industry;
Construction Industry;
United States
Toffel, Michael W., Dan Levy, Jose Ramon Morales Arilla, and Matthew S. Johnson. "Improving Worker Safety in the Era of Machine Learning (A)." Harvard Business School Case 618-019, October 2017. (Revised April 2018.)
- 2015
- Chapter
Psychological Safety
By: Amy C. Edmondson
Edmondson, Amy C. "Psychological Safety." In Contemporary Organizational Behavior: From Ideas to Action, by Kimberly D. Elsbach, Anna Kayes, and D. Chris Kayes. Pearson Prentice Hall, 2015.
- Web
Safety and Security
Overview Safety and security are top priorities at Harvard Business School. We ask that you review both the Safety and Security Information sheet posted at your bedroom desk and the Emergency Evacuation...
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- 01 Feb 2018
- Video
Safety and security at HBS
- 22 Jan 2019
- News
Creating Psychological Safety in the Workplace
- Web
Health & Safety Protocols
What to Expect When Coming to Campus Last updated: 13 APR 2023 The health, safety, and well-being of our entire HBS community remain our top priority. We continue to monitor health and safety protocols as provided by the U.S. Centers for...
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- Oct 05 2018
- Tout
Safety & Security
- 17 Mar 2021
- News
Safety Management 2021: a Trend Report
- 28 Jun 2021
- News
Building Psychological Safety in Learning Programs
- February 2021
- Case
Apple: Privacy vs. Safety (A)
By: Henry McGee, Nien-hê Hsieh, Sarah McAra and Christian Godwin
In 2015, Apple CEO Tim Cook debuted the iPhone 6S with enhanced security measures that enflamed a debate on privacy and public safety around the world. The iPhone 6S, amid a heightened concern for privacy following the 2013 revelation of clandestine U.S. surveillance...
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Keywords:
Iphone;
Encryption;
Data Privacy;
Customers;
Customer Focus and Relationships;
Decision Making;
Ethics;
Values and Beliefs;
Globalized Firms and Management;
Government and Politics;
National Security;
Law;
Law Enforcement;
Leadership;
Markets;
Safety;
Social Issues;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Civil Society or Community;
Mobile and Wireless Technology;
Technology Industry;
Consumer Products Industry;
Telecommunications Industry;
Electronics Industry;
United States;
China;
Hong Kong
McGee, Henry, Nien-hê Hsieh, Sarah McAra, and Christian Godwin. "Apple: Privacy vs. Safety (A)." Harvard Business School Case 321-004, February 2021.
- October 2003 (Revised February 2004)
- Case
Launching the European Food Safety Authority
By: Ray A. Goldberg and Hal Hogan
The first food safety commission is established for the European Union. How does it handle food safety, scientific evaluations, and people's attitudes toward scientific changes in food growing and processing--for example, genetically modified organisms?
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Goldberg, Ray A., and Hal Hogan. "Launching the European Food Safety Authority." Harvard Business School Case 904-414, October 2003. (Revised February 2004.)
- January 2014
- Teaching Note
Dumb Ways To Die: Advertising Train Safety (A), (B) & (C)
By: John Quelch
- 17 May 2012
- News
Study: Safety inspections don't hurt profits
- June 2, 2020
- Article
How to 'Re-engineer' Your Business for Safety
By: Hubert Joly
Process reengineering was a massive trend in the 1990s. By focusing on improving either cost, quality, or service, a company could gain benefits in all three categories. Today, the principles that underpin process reengineering can be applied anew, with safety as a...
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Keywords:
Re-engineering;
COVID;
Safety;
Performance Improvement;
Organizational Change and Adaptation
Joly, Hubert. "How to 'Re-engineer' Your Business for Safety." Harvard Business Review Digital Articles (June 2, 2020).
- 28 Apr 2021
- News
Psychological Safety in a Hybrid World
- February 1983 (Revised May 1984)
- Background Note
Note on Product Safety
Goodpaster, Kenneth E., and Dekkers L. Davidson. "Note on Product Safety." Harvard Business School Background Note 383-127, February 1983. (Revised May 1984.)
- April 1992 (Revised July 1992)
- Case
Hewlett-Packard: Hazard-Based Safety Engineering
Hauptman, Oscar. "Hewlett-Packard: Hazard-Based Safety Engineering." Harvard Business School Case 692-101, April 1992. (Revised July 1992.)