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Organizational Behavior - Faculty & Research

Research: How Passion Can Backfire at Work By: Erica R. Bailey, Kai Krautter, Wen Wu, Adam D. Galinsky and Jon M. Jachimowicz September 2024 (Revised November 2024) Case Moss & Associates: 'Empower to Create the Exceptional' By: Boris... View Details

Joseph L. Bower

JOSEPH L. BOWER, Donald K. David Professor Emeritus, has been a leader in general management at Harvard Business School for 51 years. He also served on the faculty of the Harvard Kennedy School during its first decade. He has served in many administrative roles... View Details

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About - Race, Gender & Equity

After HBS research team, an ongoing longitudinal study of Harvard Business School alumni which examines the influence of gender and race on their life and career outcomes. She is coauthor, with Boris... View Details

01 Dec 2023
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The Imposter Among Us

Drill In 1981, I was promoted to CIO of a Fortune 500 chemical company, with responsibility for both information systems and the nationwide telecommunications network. My background didn’t include any... View Details

Keywords: Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

Benson P. Shapiro

Benson P. Shapiro is a well-known authority on marketing strategy and sales management with particular interests in pricing, product line planning, and marketing organization. He is also the Malcolm P. McNair Professor of Marketing Emeritus at the Harvard Business... View Details

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01 Jun 2024
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Quantum Leap

pharmaceutical and chemical industries have taken note: The venture capital arm of the pharma giant Merck, for instance, invested $5 million in SEEQC’s Series A round, where it was joined by the South Korean... View Details

Keywords: Alexander Gelfand; photographed by Chris Sorensen; quantum computing; innovation; leadership; Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing; Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing

25 Jan 2021
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In a Nutshell, Why American Capitalism Succeeded

How did the United States become the world’s center of business growth following its founding in 1776? Surely a number of nations had powerful natural resources, stable financial and legal institutions, and dynamic entrepreneurs over that same span. Why was American... View Details

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Albert Chiu

COVID-19. As a chemical engineer, I designed the process to manufacture Moderna and Pfizer’s mRNA COVID-19 vaccines. I developed new technologies to improve how vaccines are manufactured View Details

01 Dec 2023
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Joint Venture

The human knee is a marvel. It’s the hinge at the center of our gait, the evolutionary adaptation that makes humans the only fully bipedal mammals on the planet. But the knee also is a complicated and vulnerable knot of bone, muscle, and sinew. Nearly everyone knows... View Details

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Business History - Faculty & Research

Chemical Industry, 1950s–1980s By: Geoffrey Jones and Christina Lubinski This article examines the evolution of corporate environmentalism in the West German chemical industry... View Details

18 Jun 2024
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Industrial Decarbonization: Confronting the Hard Challenges of Cement

Cities like Cairo; Chongqing, China; Delhi; and Kinshasa, Congo are experiencing population explosions accompanied by unprecedented demand for homes, offices, factories, and infrastructure. In the United States, the Biden Administration’s policy-driven infrastructure... View Details

Keywords: by by Janelle Conaway; Green Technology; Energy; Industrial Products; Manufacturing

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HBS - The year in Review

Frank, Jaume Plensa, John Safer, and Joel Shapiro in the School’s permanent collection. Pictured: Wind Sculpture (SG) V, 2019, by Yinka Shonibare CBE RA. Stainless steel armature with hand painted glass... View Details

January 2017
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Danaher Corporation, 2007–2017

By: John R. Wells and Gabriel Ellsworth

On July 2, 2016, Danaher Corporation completed the spinoff of Fortive Corporation. The previous day, Danaher’s stock price had reached an all-time high. In 2015, Danaher had decided to split off its test and measurement, fuel and fleet management, and automation... View Details

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The Clorox Company: Leveraging Green for Growth

By: Elie Ofek and Lauren Barley

The Clorox Company needs to decide on the marketing strategy going forward for its three sustainable brands, Brita, Burt's Bees and Green Works. These brands had fared differently over the past 3 years and each presents multiple courses of action heading into 2011.... View Details

Keywords: Decision Making; Managerial Roles; Brands and Branding; Marketing Strategy; Social Marketing; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Sales; Opportunities; Corporate Strategy; Environmental Sustainability; Chemical Industry; Food and Beverage Industry

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Tethys | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School

Business School acquired the mosaic, which has been installed in Morgan Hall since 1991, and is part of the HBS Art Collection . At nearly twenty-one feet in diameter, the massive Roman floor mosaic is thought to date to the mid-fourth... View Details

07 Mar 2023
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Deconstructing LEGO’s Decarbonization

working with startups and chemical companies. But they also acknowledge that, while the company is a trailblazer in the space, this problem is a global one and requires a... View Details

28 Apr 2015
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3 Reasons Engineers Thrive at Business School

Pursuing an MBA may not seem like the most obvious next-step for engineers, but many of our students come to HBS from engineering backgrounds. Engineers offer a unique perspective in our classrooms – one that’s creative, analytical, and... View Details

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Human Behavior & Decision-Making - Faculty & Research

September 2024 Case Faena: Magic in Mid-Miami Beach By: Robin Greenwood , Denise Han, Dave Habeeb and Ruth Page 2021 Book Glass Half-Broken: Shattering the Barriers That Still Hold Women Back at Work By:... View Details

01 Mar 2024
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In Harmony

in the world who have capital, I explained, and there are people who need capital. Investment bankers put them together. And, I mentioned, we get paid handsomely for it. I showed him the offer letter from Phipps & Co., presenting it like... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; photographs by Jun Michael Park; private equity; fiction; financial crisis; leadership; Korea

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Klarman Hall | About

Klarman Hall Klarman Hall was made possible through a generous gift from Seth and Beth Klarman. Located next to the Spangler Center, Klarman Hall was designed by William Rawn Associates and built by Walsh... View Details

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