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- 2019
- Article
Industrie-Holding: Creating a Community of Interest among Swiss 'Multinationals'
By: Sabine Pitteloud
This article focuses on the genesis and evolution of Industrie-Holding, a federation of Swiss multinationals, from 1942 onwards. Thanks to recent donations from the Alusuisse and Hero archives, historians now have access to the minutes of the Industrie-Holding...
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Keywords:
Business & Government Relations;
Multinationals;
Lobbying;
Business and Government Relations;
Multinational Firms and Management;
Switzerland
Pitteloud, Sabine. "Industrie-Holding: Creating a Community of Interest among Swiss 'Multinationals'." Schweizerische Zeitschrift für Geschichte = Revue suisse d'histoire 69, no. 3 (2019).
- December 2015
- Case
Difficult Conversations and Dealing with Challenging Situations at Work: The Partner Who Didn't Take Part
By: Boris Groysberg and Ann Leamon
Keywords:
Organization Behavior;
Interaction;
Communication;
Interpersonal Communication;
Organizations;
Interactive Communication
Groysberg, Boris, and Ann Leamon. "Difficult Conversations and Dealing with Challenging Situations at Work: The Partner Who Didn't Take Part." Harvard Business School Case 416-033, December 2015.
- 2020
- Working Paper
Social Influence in the COVID-19 Pandemic: Community Establishments’ Closure Decisions Follow Those of Nearby Chain Establishments
By: Abhishek Nagaraj, Mathijs de Vaan, Saqib Mumtaz and Sameer Srivastava
As conveners that bring various stakeholders into the same physical space, firms can powerfully influence the course of pandemics such as COVID-19. Even when operating under government orders and health guidelines, firms have considerable discretion to keep their...
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Keywords:
COVID-19;
Peer Influence;
Closure Decisions;
Health Pandemics;
Business Ventures;
Decisions;
Business and Community Relations
Nagaraj, Abhishek, Mathijs de Vaan, Saqib Mumtaz, and Sameer Srivastava. "Social Influence in the COVID-19 Pandemic: Community Establishments’ Closure Decisions Follow Those of Nearby Chain Establishments." Working Paper, December 2020.
- 2007
- Other Paper
The Institutional Dynamics of Community Fields: Growth and Decline in the Nonprofits of 100 American Cities, 1987-2002
By: Christopher Marquis, Gerald F. Davis and Mary Ann Glynn
Marquis, Christopher, Gerald F. Davis, and Mary Ann Glynn. "The Institutional Dynamics of Community Fields: Growth and Decline in the Nonprofits of 100 American Cities, 1987-2002."
- 13 May 2013
- Blog Post
This husband, father and former pilot in the Marine Corps takes on HBS and his vision of changing communities for the better.
talk to two classmates from the same company, that worked in the same country, are from the same city, but that have two completely different sets of experiences and aspirations. I want to start businesses that change View Details
- 31 Oct 2019
- News
Business Success Means Community Success in Wisconsin; GNN Roundup
Clubs News Clubs News Wisconsin executives share success More than 100 alumni and guests of the HBS Club of Wisconsin gathered on October 8 at the Fiserv Forum, home arena of the Milwaukee Bucks, to explore how two local business leaders...
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Margie Kelley
- 2022
- Book
Deep Purpose: The Heart and Soul of High-Performance Companies
By: Ranjay Gulati
This book offers a compelling reassessment and defense of purpose as a management ethos, documenting the vast performance gains and social benefits that become possible when firms manage to get purpose right. Few business topics have aroused more skepticism in recent...
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Keywords:
Purpose;
Business And Society;
Organizations;
Mission and Purpose;
Performance Effectiveness;
Organizational Culture
Gulati, Ranjay. Deep Purpose: The Heart and Soul of High-Performance Companies. New York: Harper Business, 2022.
- May 2013
- Teaching Plan
Cummins, Inc.: Building a Home Community for a Global Company
By: Joseph L. Bower and Michael Norris
Bower, Joseph L., and Michael Norris. "Cummins, Inc.: Building a Home Community for a Global Company." Harvard Business School Teaching Plan 313-117, May 2013.
- Article
The Pressure of the Past: Network Imprinting in Intercorporate Communities
By: Christopher Marquis
Marquis, Christopher. "The Pressure of the Past: Network Imprinting in Intercorporate Communities." Administrative Science Quarterly 48, no. 4 (December 2003): 655–689. (
Winner of James D. Thompson Award For an outstanding graduate student paper on organizations, occupations, and work presented by American Sociological Association
.)- 30 Nov 2020
- News
Community Health Workers on the Front Lines of Disease Control
- August 1996
- Article
Egocentric Interpretations of Fairness in Asymmetric, Environmental Social Dilemmas: Explaining Harvesting Behavior and the Role of Communication
By: K. A. Wade-Benzoni, A. E. Tenbrunsel and M. H. Bazerman
Wade-Benzoni, K. A., A. E. Tenbrunsel, and M. H. Bazerman. "Egocentric Interpretations of Fairness in Asymmetric, Environmental Social Dilemmas: Explaining Harvesting Behavior and the Role of Communication." Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes 67, no. 2 (August 1996): 111–126.
- June 2009 (Revised June 2009)
- Case
VidaGas: VillageReach - The Mozambican Foundation for Community Development Joint Venture
This case describes the evolution of a liquid petroleum gas (LPG) distributor start-up, incubated by two not-for-profit NGOs to help improve the vaccine cold chain in Northern Mozambique. These NGOs must face the decision whether and how to sell their participation in...
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Keywords:
Joint Ventures;
Supply Chain;
Health Care and Treatment;
Investment;
Non-Governmental Organizations;
Energy Sources;
Energy Industry;
Health Industry;
Mozambique
Watson, Noel H., and Santiago Kraiselburd. "VidaGas: VillageReach - The Mozambican Foundation for Community Development Joint Venture." Harvard Business School Case 609-107, June 2009. (Revised June 2009.)
- 2003
- Working Paper
How Communication Links Influence Coalition Bargaining: A Laboratory Investigation
By: Gary E. Bolton, Kalyan Chatterjee and Kathleen L. McGinn
- 2000
- Working Paper
How Communication Links Influence Coalition Bargaining: A Laboratory Investigation
By: Gary E. Bolton, Kalyan Chatterjee and Kathleen L. McGinn
- February 1995 (Revised August 1995)
- Case
Siemens Rolm Communications Inc.: Integrated Logistics Core Process Redesign (ILCPR)
In the late 1990s, Rolm realized significant losses and needed to significantly reduce its costs and redesign its logistics process.
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Stoddard, Donna B., and Sirkka Jarvenpaa. "Siemens Rolm Communications Inc.: Integrated Logistics Core Process Redesign (ILCPR)." Harvard Business School Case 195-214, February 1995. (Revised August 1995.)
- 1986
- Book
The Effectiveness of The Annual Report as a Communication Vehicle
By: David Hawkins and Barbara A. Hawkins
Hawkins, David, and Barbara A. Hawkins. The Effectiveness of The Annual Report as a Communication Vehicle. NJ: Financial Executives Research Foundation, 1986.
- July–August 2022
- Article
How Do Disadvantaged Groups Seek Information about Public Services? A Randomized Controlled Trial of Communication Technologies
By: Katerina Linos, Melissa Carlson, Laura Jakli, Nadia Dalma, Isabelle Cohen, Afroditi Veloudaki and Stavros Nikiforos Spyrellis
Governments and NGOs are switching to phone- and Internet-based communication technologies to reduce costs and broaden access to public services. However, these technological shifts can backfire if they exacerbate administrative burden in high-need communities. We...
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Linos, Katerina, Melissa Carlson, Laura Jakli, Nadia Dalma, Isabelle Cohen, Afroditi Veloudaki, and Stavros Nikiforos Spyrellis. "How Do Disadvantaged Groups Seek Information about Public Services? A Randomized Controlled Trial of Communication Technologies." Public Administration Review 82, no. 4 (July–August 2022): 708–720.