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- 12 Oct 1999
- Research & Ideas
It Came in the First Ships: Capitalism in America
though not dominant part in the slave trade. For the profit of shareholders, it brought to the western hemisphere masses of men and women who had been taken from Africa against their will. Eventually, many...
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by Thomas K. McCraw
- April 1994 (Revised August 1996)
- Case
American Express (A)
By: Jay W. Lorsch
In January 1993, the American Express board met to decide who would succeed James D. Robinson, III as chairman and CEO. The board needed to act in the spotlight of intense media and investor scrutiny, and after leaks had revealed that there was a conflict among the...
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Decision Making;
Corporate Governance;
Resignation and Termination;
Leadership;
Management Succession;
Performance Evaluation
Lorsch, Jay W. "American Express (A)." Harvard Business School Case 494-093, April 1994. (Revised August 1996.)
- 2016
- Book
Building the Future: Big Teaming for Audacious Innovation
By: Amy C. Edmondson and Susan Salter Reynolds
Machiavelli famously wrote, "There is nothing more difficult to take in hand, more perilous to conduct, or more uncertain in its success than to take the lead in the introduction of a new order of things." That's what this book is about—innovation far more audacious...
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Edmondson, Amy C., and Susan Salter Reynolds. Building the Future: Big Teaming for Audacious Innovation. Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 2016.
- September 2024
- Case
Aramco: Navigating the Energy Transition
By: Tarun Khanna and Gizem Cihan Dincsoy
In March 2024, Amin Nasser, president, and CEO of the Saudi Arabian Oil Company (Aramco), had just delivered a speech about the future of energy at a global energy conference. The world was behind schedule in meeting long-term climate change goals. The global shift...
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- September 2006 (Revised February 2007)
- Case
Friendster (A)
By: Mikolaj Jan Piskorski and Carin-Isabel Knoop
In January 2006, the president of Friendster needs to choose between two strategic options to revive the company. Friendster started the social networking industry in 2003, but has been overtaken by MySpace and Facebook. The two options are: 1) offer new features to...
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Value Creation;
Competitive Advantage;
Corporate Entrepreneurship;
Social and Collaborative Networks;
Brands and Branding;
Service Industry
Piskorski, Mikolaj Jan, and Carin-Isabel Knoop. "Friendster (A)." Harvard Business School Case 707-409, September 2006. (Revised February 2007.)
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Giving - Alumni
Giving Giving Why Give? Because the world needs leadership now more than ever Your Gift Matters $250 $500 $1,000 $5,000 Other Give View my giving history Hide my giving history We would welcome your support this year, . According to our...
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- 2018
- Race and Leadership Development
Why Are We Talking About Race at Work?
- September 2017
- Case
Harvard Men's Soccer
By: Alison Wood Brooks and Katherine Coffman
In the fall of 2016, the Crimson, Harvard’s undergraduate newspaper, broke a story revealing that the 2012 Harvard Men’s Soccer team had produced a sexually explicit “scouting report” about the Women’s Soccer team. The story generated national headlines and...
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Brooks, Alison Wood, and Katherine Coffman. "Harvard Men's Soccer." Harvard Business School Case 918-011, September 2017.
- 15 Jul 2021
- Interview
The Secret to Building a Higher-Performing Company—Amy Edmondson
By: Amy C. Edmondson and Jason Marc Campbell
Research shows that organizations with higher levels of psychological safety perform better on almost any metric or KPI than organizations with a low psychological safety score. Psychological safety is "a belief that one will not be punished or humiliated for speaking...
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"The Secret to Building a Higher-Performing Company—Amy Edmondson." Selling with Love (podcast), July 15, 2021. (Formerly Superhumans at Work.)
- June 2020 (Revised September 2020)
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Shellye Archambeau: Becoming a CEO (A)
By: Tsedal Neeley and John Masko
With the economy in a freefall, MetricStream is losing customers, hemorrhaging cash and struggling to make payroll. Several board members are threatening to quit. Others are pressing to sell the company even at dismally low valuations. It’s 2008 and lightning has...
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Leadership;
Race;
Gender;
Leadership Style;
Risk and Uncertainty;
Change;
Prejudice and Bias;
Decision Making;
Personal Development and Career;
Technology Industry;
California
Neeley, Tsedal, and John Masko. "Shellye Archambeau: Becoming a CEO (A)." Harvard Business School Case 420-071, June 2020. (Revised September 2020.)
- 05 Dec 2014
- News
Ernest Shackleton: The Entrepreneur of Survival
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Organizational Behavior - Faculty & Research
When Organizations Are in Crisis, It's Usually Because the Business is Broken. By: Jay Lorsch and Emily McTague More Information We blame women for not taking the lead in the workplace. Here's why that's...
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HBS Application Tips from MBA Admissions - MBA
Business & Environment Career Change Career and Professional Development Case Method Clubs Curriculum Digital Entrepreneurship FIELD Financial Aid Health Care Instagram Takeover JD/MBA Leadership Letters to...
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Overview
Business, Government, and the International Economy (BGIE) is a course about the broad economic and political context in which business operates. Throughout their careers business leaders are asked to formulate and lead their firm's responses to the external...
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- 26 Aug 2019
- Research & Ideas
Lipstick Tips: How Influencers Are Making Over Beauty Marketing
listen to influencers, not company ads To study just how much influence influencers have on consumers, Vettese surveyed 520 women, specifically targeting beauty enthusiasts on Facebook who use such keywords as “beauty,” “skincare,” and...
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- 26 Jul 2022
- News
2022's States with the Highest & Lowest Credit-Card Debts
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Research - U.S. Competitiveness
Chamber of Commerce Foundation recommends a new demand-driven approach—talent pipeline management—to close the skills gap. Extending lessons learned from innovations in supply chain management, this paper calls for employers to play a new View Details
- 17 Dec 2013
- First Look
First Look: December 17
19% less likely to seek family planning services, 25% less likely to use concealable contraception, and 27% percent more likely to give birth. However, women given access to contraception alone report a...
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Carmen Nobel
- 24 Jan 2023
- Research & Ideas
Passion at Work Is a Good Thing—But Only If Bosses Know How to Manage It
Who wouldn't want to work for a company that values passion? And what employer wouldn't seek an employee who’s deeply passionate about their work? But, here's the rub, according to recent research from Harvard Business School: Employees...
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by Sean Silverthorne