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- 2022
- Book
Purpose + Profit: How Business Can Lift Up the World
By: George Serafeim
The roadmap and best practices to reap the enormous value that can emerge when your business prioritizes social and environmental goals—such as climate change, diversity and inclusion, and sustainability—right alongside the pursuit of profit.
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Keywords:
ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) Performance;
Profitability;
Business And Society;
Organizations;
Mission and Purpose;
Goals and Objectives;
Social Issues;
Environmental Sustainability;
Value Creation;
Organizational Change and Adaptation
Serafeim, George. Purpose + Profit: How Business Can Lift Up the World. New York: HarperCollins Leadership, 2022.
- 2014
- Working Paper
Management Practices, Relational Contracts and the Decline of General Motors
By: Susan Helper and Rebecca Henderson
General Motors was once regarded as one of the best managed and most successful firms in the world, but between 1980 and 2009 its share of the US market fell from 62.6 to 19.8 percent, and in 2009 the firm went bankrupt. In this paper we argue that the conventional...
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Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Management Practices and Processes;
Organizational Structure;
Decision Making;
Insolvency and Bankruptcy;
Manufacturing Industry;
Auto Industry
Helper, Susan, and Rebecca Henderson. "Management Practices, Relational Contracts and the Decline of General Motors." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 14-062, January 2014. (NBER Working Paper Series, No. 19867, January 2014.)
- 18 Sep 2013
- Working Paper Summaries
What Do We Know About Corporate Headquarters? A Review, Integration, and Research Agenda
- Program
High Potentials Leadership Program
business challenges and career decisions Who Should Attend This program is designed for high-impact, top-performing individuals—from vice presidents to program managers and team leaders—with 10–20 years of experience in roles of...
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- December 1985 (Revised October 1986)
- Case
J.C. Penney (A)
An assistant treasurer at J.C. Penney is looking at various alternatives for financing the company's $2.5 billion store expansion and modernization program. The case provides a listing of different ways/capital markets issues to obtain this financing. Designed to be...
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Keywords:
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Expansion;
Capital Markets;
Financing and Loans;
Retail Industry;
United States
Mason, Scott P. "J.C. Penney (A)." Harvard Business School Case 286-048, December 1985. (Revised October 1986.)
- January 1980 (Revised April 1994)
- Case
New Balance Athletic Shoes
By: Kim B. Clark
Faced with growth exceeding 100% per year, James Davis, president of New Balance, must decide how to meet the need for additional capacity. Several factors contribute to a climate of extreme uncertainty. Several options are considered, ranging from a second shift to...
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Keywords:
Factories, Labs, and Plants;
Forecasting and Prediction;
Financial Strategy;
Information;
Growth Management;
Organizational Design;
Performance Capacity;
Risk and Uncertainty;
Apparel and Accessories Industry;
Republic of Ireland
Clark, Kim B. "New Balance Athletic Shoes." Harvard Business School Case 680-110, January 1980. (Revised April 1994.)
- Program
Risk Management for Corporate Leaders—Virtual
expose your company to excessive risk Use the three levels of risk hierarchy to build and integrate processes that anticipate, prioritize, and mitigate threats Learn how to overcome individual and organizational barriers to effective risk...
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- 29 Aug 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, August 29
Documenting the actual levels of inequality within and across countries is generally considered a critical input to the design of economic and social policy (7–10); we suggest that assessing laypeople’s understanding of those levels, and...
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Sean Silverthorne
- Program
Managing Health Care Delivery
organization Enhance coordination of services Stimulate and improve innovation over time Become a more capable health care leader Build skills to design and lead a competitive health care delivery organization Understand how effective...
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Placement - Doctoral
experienced coaches. HBS coaches teach students writing, presentation, and slide design skills. Faculty advisors are there every step of the way to help students navigate the complex job market. HBS students can also access resources...
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Authentic Leader Development
relationships with a diverse group of peers who can provide wide-ranging insights into your business challenges and career decisions Who Should Attend This program is designed for senior executives who want to enhance their leadership...
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- 05 Jul 2023
- HBS Case
What Kind of Leader Are You? How Three Action Orientations Can Help You Meet the Moment
specific task at hand (e.g., an appreciation for broader market changes, competitor behaviors, or emergent industry trends). Relational. Relational leaders design a plan of action based on how others will perceive and be affected by the...
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by Ben Rand
- Research Summary
Overview
My research focuses on two interrelated organizational trends that have become salient in the 21st century: workplace transparency (who gets to observe whom) and workplace connectivity (who gets to communicate with whom). Open offices and factories have made what was...
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Keywords:
Privacy;
Transparency;
Productivity;
Field Experiments;
Communication;
Design;
Human Resources;
Leadership;
Management;
Organizational Design;
Organizational Structure;
Performance;
Groups and Teams;
Networks;
Behavior;
Social and Collaborative Networks;
Satisfaction;
North America;
Europe;
Asia;
China;
Japan;
Latin America
- 2000
- Article
The Consequences of Customization on the Use of Management Accounting Systems
By: J. Bouwens and Margaret A. Abernethy
The understanding of the antecedent conditions influencing the design of management accounting systems (MASs) is very limited. In recent years, significant research attention has been devoted to understanding how different strategic priorities influence these systems....
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Bouwens, J., and Margaret A. Abernethy. "The Consequences of Customization on the Use of Management Accounting Systems." Accounting, Organizations and Society 25, no. 3 (April 2000): 221–241.
- 14 Jun 2023
- Research & Ideas
Four Steps to Building the Psychological Safety That High-Performing Teams Need
why you legitimately care about what others see and think,” Edmondson says. They also ask questions: What do you think? Do you have an idea? “This is designed to give someone that small but all-important platform to respond. You’re...
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by Kara Baskin
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Private Equity and Venture Capital
venture capital fields, our foundational investment program, Foundations of Private Equity and Venture Capital, may be more appropriate. The programs are not intended to be taken consecutively and are designed to meet the needs of two...
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- March 2004 (Revised May 2004)
- Case
Jack Smith (C): Becoming a Toyota Manager (II)
Jack Smith had a stellar career at Chrysler managing major design teams and manufacturing plants before deciding to join industry leader and benchmark Toyota. It is his first day on the job; what will his orientation entail? Cursory walkthroughs and introductions...
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Keywords:
Transition;
Organizational Structure;
Organizational Culture;
Personal Development and Career;
Manufacturing Industry;
Auto Industry
Spear, Steven J. "Jack Smith (C): Becoming a Toyota Manager (II)." Harvard Business School Case 604-060, March 2004. (Revised May 2004.)
- March 2004 (Revised May 2004)
- Case
Jack Smith (B): Becoming a Toyota Manager (I)
Jack Smith had a stellar career at Chrysler managing major design teams and manufacturing plants before deciding to join industry leader and benchmark Toyota. It is his first day on the job; what will his orientation entail? Cursory walkthroughs and introductions...
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Keywords:
Transition;
Organizational Structure;
Organizational Culture;
Personal Development and Career;
Manufacturing Industry;
Auto Industry
Spear, Steven J. "Jack Smith (B): Becoming a Toyota Manager (I)." Harvard Business School Case 604-059, March 2004. (Revised May 2004.)
- February 2009 (Revised September 2011)
- Case
Big Spaceship: Ready to Go Big?
By: Boris Groysberg and Michael Slind
Big Spaceship, a digital marketing agency, faced a rather big challenge: How to scale the distinctive culture that was essential to its competitive strategy? Renowned for the cutting-edge websites that it developed to market major Hollywood movies and leading consumer...
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Keywords:
Entrepreneurship;
Innovation and Management;
Human Capital;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Marketing;
Organizational Culture;
Organizational Design;
Groups and Teams;
Competitive Strategy;
Value Creation
Groysberg, Boris, and Michael Slind. "Big Spaceship: Ready to Go Big?" Harvard Business School Case 409-047, February 2009. (Revised September 2011.)
- October 1991 (Revised April 1992)
- Case
Honda Today
By: Marco Iansiti
Describes a situation in which the manager in charge of a major development project at Honda needs to make a decision about the technical specification of the product. The decision has profound implications for the product concept and strategy, as well as for the...
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Keywords:
Decisions;
Product Design;
Organizational Design;
Performance Consistency;
Projects;
Auto Industry
Iansiti, Marco. "Honda Today." Harvard Business School Case 692-044, October 1991. (Revised April 1992.)