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- 09 Jun 2023
- Blog Post
Actions Organizations Can Take to Communicate Their Commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging
For organizations seeking to understand the actions needed to achieve their diversity and inclusion recruiting goals and to communicate their commitment to diversity and inclusion in the recruiting process, there are a lot of questions on...
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Keywords:
All Industries
- May 24, 2016
- Article
Build a Culture of Health
By: John A. Quelch
Every company, large and small, has an impact on health. It does so in four ways: first, through the healthfulness and safety of the products and services it sells; second, through its attention to employee health and well-being in its work practices and benefits;...
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Keywords:
Public Health;
Four Pillars;
Public Health Footprint;
Culture Of Health Plan Of Action;
Change;
Education;
Health;
Human Resources;
Knowledge;
Labor;
Leadership;
Management;
Operations;
Outcome or Result;
Personal Development and Career;
Programs;
Risk and Uncertainty;
Strategy;
Value;
Consumer Products Industry;
Chemical Industry;
Health Industry;
United States;
Europe
Quelch, John A. "Build a Culture of Health." Huffington Post: What's Working: Purpose + Profit (May 24, 2016).
- 2013
- Article
The Strategic Fitness Process: A Collaborative Action Research Method for Developing Organizational Prototypes and Dynamic Capabilities
By: Michael Beer
Organizations underperform and sometimes fail because their leaders are unable to learn the unvarnished truth from relevant stakeholders about how the design and behavior of the organization is misaligned with its goals and strategy. The Strategic Fitness Process (SFP)...
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Keywords:
Organization Alignment;
Dynamic Capabilities;
Organization Design;
Organizational Prototyping;
Organizational Silence;
Organizational Learning;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Strategic Planning;
Organizational Design
Beer, Michael. "The Strategic Fitness Process: A Collaborative Action Research Method for Developing Organizational Prototypes and Dynamic Capabilities." Journal of Organization Design 2, no. 1 (2013).
- Web
Actions Organizations Can Take to Communicate Their Commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging - Recruiting
Insights & Advice 09 Jun 2023 Actions Organizations Can Take to Communicate Their Commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging Becca Carnahan Author HBS Team tag All Industries All Locations Diversity, Inclusion, & Belonging...
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- December 2012 (Revised November 2014)
- Case
W.R. Grace & Co.: Dealing with Asbestos Torts
By: Stuart C. Gilson and Sarah L. Abbott
A manufacturer of building products and specialty chemicals, W. R. Grace & Co. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2001 in response to a flood of lawsuits alleging that its products contained asbestos, and had caused hundreds of thousands of people to contract...
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Keywords:
Bankruptcy Reorganization;
Business Failures;
Environmental Regulations;
Class Action Lawsuits;
Natural Environment;
Valuation;
Health Disorders;
Capital Structure;
Restructuring;
Lawsuits and Litigation;
Chemicals;
Crisis Management;
Insolvency and Bankruptcy;
Legal Liability;
Construction Industry;
Chemical Industry;
United States
Gilson, Stuart C., and Sarah L. Abbott. "W.R. Grace & Co.: Dealing with Asbestos Torts." Harvard Business School Case 213-046, December 2012. (Revised November 2014.)
- 20 Oct 2021
- Blog Post
Mobilizing Private Sector Action For Racial Equity in Milwaukee: SE Summer Fellow Zach Komes (MBA 2022)
solutions underway, and did my best to develop an ambitious, actionable strategy plan for MMAC and partners’ consideration. The skills that I am learning at HBS were very helpful in helping me make an...
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- 2013
- Book
What You're Really Meant To Do: A Road Map for Reaching Your Unique Potential
By: Robert Steven Kaplan
How do you create your own definition of success—and reach your unique potential? Building a fulfilling life and career can be a daunting challenge. It takes courage and hard work. Too often, we charge down a path leading to "success" as defined by those around us—and...
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Keywords:
Career Planning;
Vocational Guidance;
Job Satisfaction;
Satisfaction;
Personal Development and Career;
Customization and Personalization
Kaplan, Robert Steven. What You're Really Meant To Do: A Road Map for Reaching Your Unique Potential. Boston, MA, USA: Harvard Business Review Press, 2013.
- November 2020
- Case
Wilderness Safaris: Responses to the COVID-19 Crisis
By: James E. Austin, Megan Epler Wood and Herman B. "Dutch" Leonard
This case is an epilogue to “Wilderness Safaris: Impact Investing and Ecotourism Conservation in Africa” (2-321-020), which ends with the emergence of the pandemic in March 2020. The final discussion area for that case can be “What should Wilderness Safari CEO Keith...
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Keywords:
Communities;
COVID-19;
Ecotourism;
Travel;
Travel Industry;
Conservation Planning;
Reopening;
Investor Relations;
Project Strategy;
Governance;
Decision Making;
Cash;
Health Pandemics;
Business and Shareholder Relations;
Tourism Industry;
Africa
Austin, James E., Megan Epler Wood, and Herman B. "Dutch" Leonard. "Wilderness Safaris: Responses to the COVID-19 Crisis." Harvard Business School Case 321-077, November 2020.
- July 2012 (Revised May 2024)
- Supplement
Lyric Dinner Theater (B)
By: Richard G. Hamermesh and Jim Sharpe
Supplements the (A) Case. Deborah Denenberg reflects on the results and actions taken during the 12 months following her first 6 months on the job.
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Keywords:
Entrepreneurs;
Entrepreneurial Management;
Crisis;
Turn;
Family Business;
Financial Crisis;
Boards Of Directors;
Operations Management;
Strategy Implementation;
Career Planning;
Entrepreneurship;
Entertainment and Recreation Industry;
United States
Hamermesh, Richard G., and Jim Sharpe. "Lyric Dinner Theater (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 813-044, July 2012. (Revised May 2024.)
- June 1988 (Revised August 1988)
- Case
Alpha and Omega
Students will read the case and prepare an action plan for class. In class the students will discuss their action plan for the formation of a new company.
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Jick, Todd D. "Alpha and Omega." Harvard Business School Case 488-003, June 1988. (Revised August 1988.)
- 20 Nov 2012
- News
The cost of a stronger economy
- April 1992 (Revised October 1996)
- Supplement
Reconstruction of Zambia, Supplement--1992
Outlines new government economic plans and first actions after election. To be handed out in class after discussion of main case.
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Vietor, Richard H.K. "Reconstruction of Zambia, Supplement--1992." Harvard Business School Supplement 792-092, April 1992. (Revised October 1996.)
- March–April 1979
- Article
How Competitive Forces Shape Strategy
By: M. E. Porter
Many factors determine the nature of competition, including not only rivals, but also the economics of particular industries, new entrants, the bargaining power of customers and suppliers, and the threat of substitute services or products. A strategic plan of action...
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Porter, M. E. "How Competitive Forces Shape Strategy." Harvard Business Review 57, no. 2 (March–April 1979): 137–145.
- December 2003 (Revised July 2012)
- Case
Jamie Dimon and Bank One (A)
By: Paul W. Marshall and Todd H Thedinga
On March 27, 2000, Jamie Dimon was hired as CEO to turn around Bank One. Describes the issues he faces, as he prepares to present an action plan to the board.
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Keywords:
Change Management;
Management Teams;
Governing and Advisory Boards;
Planning;
Banking Industry;
United States
Marshall, Paul W., and Todd H Thedinga. "Jamie Dimon and Bank One (A)." Harvard Business School Case 804-107, December 2003. (Revised July 2012.)
- October 2011 (Revised July 2013)
- Case
Delta/Signal Corp.
By: V.G. Narayanan, Lisa Brem and Matthew Packard
This auto parts company has just ousted its longtime CEO and founder, and the new, professional CEO is badly in need of a coherent strategy, clear objectives and metrics, and initiatives that are aligned with the strategy and objectives. Will the balanced scorecard...
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Keywords:
Balanced Scorecard;
Business Strategy;
Financial Reporting;
Leading Change;
Performance Evaluation;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Web Services Industry;
Auto Industry
Narayanan, V.G., Lisa Brem, and Matthew Packard. "Delta/Signal Corp." Harvard Business School Case 112-048, October 2011. (Revised July 2013.)
- December 1995 (Revised October 1996)
- Case
Maureen Frye at Quaker Steel and Alloy Corporation
By: John J. Gabarro
Maureen Frye, assistant product manager at Quaker Steel and Alloy Corp., is asked to implement an action plan for changing the call pattern of the salesforce. Currently the salesforce is spending too much time on small accounts. Earlier Frye attempted to change their...
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Keywords:
Management Teams;
Managerial Roles;
Organizational Culture;
Planning;
Salesforce Management;
Strategy;
Steel Industry
Gabarro, John J. "Maureen Frye at Quaker Steel and Alloy Corporation." Harvard Business School Case 496-024, December 1995. (Revised October 1996.)
- 04 Feb 2022
- News
2021 RISE Fellows Profiles
- June 1981 (Revised February 1983)
- Case
West Point: The Cheating Incident (A)
Presents a review of published data on the 1976 cheating scandal at West Point. Written from the perspective of the Academy Superintendent, it raises issues of ethics, organizational change and action planning in the face of conflicting stakeholder interests.
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Keywords:
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Higher Education;
Ethics;
Government Administration;
Conflict and Resolution;
Planning;
Public Administration Industry;
Education Industry
Schlesinger, Leonard A. "West Point: The Cheating Incident (A)." Harvard Business School Case 481-117, June 1981. (Revised February 1983.)
- 12 Feb 2018
- Video
Why Harvard is Committing to Fossil Fuel-Free
- March 2014 (Revised February 2016)
- Supplement
China Vanke (A-2)
By: Lynn S. Paine, John D. Macomber and Keith Chi-ho Wong
China Vanke's president and his team must decide on a plan of action after reviewing the quality issues the company faced in early 2012 after a series of highly publicized incidents concerning the quality of the homes they built.
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Keywords:
Real Estate;
China;
Green Building;
Sustainable Development;
Asset Management;
Leadership;
Urban Development;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Assets;
Safety;
Real Estate Industry;
China
Paine, Lynn S., John D. Macomber, and Keith Chi-ho Wong. "China Vanke (A-2)." Harvard Business School Supplement 314-105, March 2014. (Revised February 2016.)