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- September 2010 (Revised December 2011)
- Case
Southwest Airlines One ReportTM
By: Robert G. Eccles, Beiting Cheng and Susan Thyne
In 2009, Southwest Airlines produced its first integrated annual report, the Southwest Airlines One Report, combing financial and nonfinancial performance information. This case examines Southwest's environmental and corporate social responsibility (CSR) reports...
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Keywords:
Environmental Accounting;
Financial Reporting;
Integrated Corporate Reporting;
Innovation and Invention;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Environmental Sustainability;
Air Transportation Industry;
United States
Eccles, Robert G., Beiting Cheng, and Susan Thyne. "Southwest Airlines One ReportTM." Harvard Business School Case 411-042, September 2010. (Revised December 2011.)
- Article
Why Leadership Training Fails—and What to Do about It
By: Michael Beer, Magnus Finnström and Derek Schrader
U.S. corporations spend enormous amounts of money—some $456 billion globally in 2015 alone—on employee training and education, but they aren't getting a good return on their investment. People soon revert to old ways of doing things, and company performance doesn't...
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Keywords:
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Leadership Development;
Organizational Design;
Employees;
Business Processes;
United States
Beer, Michael, Magnus Finnström, and Derek Schrader. "Why Leadership Training Fails—and What to Do about It." Harvard Business Review 94, no. 10 (October 2016): 50–57.
- 07 Oct 2011
- Working Paper Summaries
What Environmental Ratings Miss
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by Auden Schendler & Michael Toffel
- Web
Live from Klarman Hall - Alumni
Professor Serafeim heads a growing effort to affect corporate behavior through the tools of accounting, and to develop rigorous methodologies for assessing areas—such as carbon emissions generated,...
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- September 2020
- Case
Uber at a Crossroads (2017)
By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and Karen Elterman
This case describes the history of Uber, its business model—including the ways it differed from that of the traditional taxi industry—and its competition with Lyft. The case is set in 2017, a year in which Uber was plagued by even more scandals than usual, though its...
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Keywords:
Business Startups;
Business Model;
Customer Satisfaction;
Fairness;
Values and Beliefs;
Price;
Profit;
Revenue;
Investment;
Government Legislation;
Business History;
Compensation and Benefits;
Resignation and Termination;
Employment;
Wages;
Lawfulness;
Leadership Style;
Leading Change;
Management Style;
Market Entry and Exit;
Digital Platforms;
Product Design;
Organizational Culture;
Problems and Challenges;
Attitudes;
Strategy;
Competitive Strategy;
Expansion;
Transportation Networks;
Mobile and Wireless Technology;
Valuation;
Transportation Industry;
Technology Industry;
United States
Casadesus-Masanell, Ramon, and Karen Elterman. "Uber at a Crossroads (2017)." Harvard Business School Case 721-376, September 2020.
- December 1986 (Revised December 1987)
- Case
Hewlett-Packard: Manufacturing Productivity Division (B)
By: Benson P. Shapiro and Lawrence B. Levine
Asks where in the Hewlett-Packard (HP) network of groups and sectors the Manufacturing Productivity Division should be placed. Provides a great deal of background regarding marketing, sales, and engineering at HP. It is thus possible to expand and broaden the...
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Keywords:
Business Divisions;
Marketing;
Production;
Networks;
Sales;
Expansion;
Manufacturing Industry
Shapiro, Benson P., and Lawrence B. Levine. "Hewlett-Packard: Manufacturing Productivity Division (B)." Harvard Business School Case 587-102, December 1986. (Revised December 1987.)
- 15 Aug 2023
- Research & Ideas
Why Giving to Others Makes Us Happy
to create conditions where helping people might feel good for the actor.” Plus, setting up both corporate and private giving programs properly may lead people to donate their time and money more often, she...
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by Michael Blanding
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Browse All Articles, Research, & Case Studies - HBS Working Knowledge
in a Polarized Nation by Jay Fitzgerald As the US heads toward a presidential election, political polarization is influencing personal relationships, living choices, and even corporate decision-making....
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- 09 May 2012
- Research & Ideas
Clayton Christensen’s “How Will You Measure Your Life?”
2010) and Karen Dillon, the book uses meaningful corporate and personal anecdotes to extoll the value of theory in finding and creating happiness. "You'll see that without...
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- January 2005
- Case
Managing Failure: American Bankruptcy Law at a Crossroads
By: David A. Moss, Mary Oey and Jonathan Lackow
Introduces the core principles and challenges of bankruptcy law (both individual and corporate) against the backdrop of the early 1970s, when the U.S. bankruptcy system appeared to be failing. With personal bankruptcy filings at record levels and successful corporate...
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Moss, David A., Mary Oey, and Jonathan Lackow. "Managing Failure: American Bankruptcy Law at a Crossroads." Harvard Business School Case 705-024, January 2005.
F. Warren McFarlan
Professor McFarlan earned his AB from Harvard University in 1959, and his MBA and DBA from the Harvard Business School in 1961 and 1965 respectively. He has had a significant role in introducing materials on Management Information Systems to all major programs at... View Details
- November 1995 (Revised February 1996)
- Case
Arthur D. Little, Inc.
By: David A. Garvin and Sanjay Bhatnagar
Charlie LeMantia, the president and CEO of Arthur D. Little (ADL), a leading consulting firm, is trying to decide whether the firm has a complete and effective corporate strategy. The case traces ADL's history, its rise to prominence and subsequent decline, and...
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Keywords:
Management;
Management Practices and Processes;
Corporate Strategy;
Business or Company Management
Garvin, David A., and Sanjay Bhatnagar. "Arthur D. Little, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 396-060, November 1995. (Revised February 1996.)
- March 1981 (Revised July 1985)
- Case
Dunfey Hotels Corp.
Describes the marketing planning process adopted by the corporate headquarters of a chain of 22 diverse hotels. Raises the question of whether it is possible to standardize the planning process so that individually tailored marketing strategies are developed for each...
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Kopp, Robert J., and Christopher H. Lovelock. "Dunfey Hotels Corp." Harvard Business School Case 581-114, March 1981. (Revised July 1985.)
- 31 Oct 2013
- News
What Board Directors Really Do in Their Free Time
- 16 Feb 2011
- News
What to Ask Your Company's Auditors
- 22 Jun 2015
- News
Interview: professor Robert G. Eccles, Harvard Business School
- Aug 27 2020
- Brochure