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Why Do Firms Have 'Purpose'? The Firm's Role as a Carrier of Identity and Reputation
By: Rebecca Henderson and Eric Van den Steen
Why do so many firms publicly espouse a "purpose" beyond simple profit maximization? And why do so many managers and employees appear to care deeply about this purpose and to believe that it is critically important? In this paper we argue that the conventional answers...
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Henderson, Rebecca, and Eric Van den Steen. "Why Do Firms Have 'Purpose'? The Firm's Role as a Carrier of Identity and Reputation." American Economic Review: Papers and Proceedings 105, no. 5 (May 2015): 326–330.
- 14 Feb 2023
- HBS Case
Is Sweden Still 'Sweden'? A Liberal Utopia Grapples with an Identity Crisis
country is shifting away from the liberal Social Democratic Party that has been the benchmark of its system. Fewer young Swedes are joining unions, and American-style private schools and medical care have taken root. “Americans, myself...
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by Lane Lambert
- December 2011
- Article
Identity Work in Business Schools: From Don Quixote, to Dons and Divas
By: Rakesh Khurana and Scott A. Snook
Khurana, Rakesh, and Scott A. Snook. "Identity Work in Business Schools: From Don Quixote, to Dons and Divas." Special Anniversary Issue Journal of Management Inquiry 20, no. 4 (December 2011): 358–361. (Commentary on The Scholar's Quest, an essay by James March.)
- 1 Aug 2006
- Conference Presentation
Unmasking Manly Men: How Organizations Can Redefine the Boundaries of Masculine Identity
By: R. Ely
- Research Summary
Overview
In industries characterized by extreme dynamism, complexity, and uncertainty, formal structure often “falls behind” actual work processes. The nature of work in these environments evolves continuously while formal structure can only do so at specific times in discrete...
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- July 1995
- Exercise
Workshop on Understanding and Communicating About Our Group Identities and Our Differences
By: Mary C. Gentile and James I. Cash Jr.
Gentile, Mary C., and James I. Cash Jr. "Workshop on Understanding and Communicating About Our Group Identities and Our Differences." Harvard Business School Exercise 396-009, July 1995.
- 2002
- Chapter
Making Sense of Officership: Developing a Professional Identity for 21st Century Army Officers
By: George B. Forsythe, Scott Snook, Philip Lewis and Paul T. Bartone
- 1995
- Chapter
The Role of Dominant Identity and Experience in Organizational Work on Diversity
By: R. J. Ely
Ely, R. J. "The Role of Dominant Identity and Experience in Organizational Work on Diversity." In Diversity in Work Teams: Research Paradigms for a Changing Workplace, edited by Susan E. Jackson and Marian N. Ruderman, 161–186. Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association, 1995.
- July – August 2005
- Article
Identity Development During the College Years: Findings From the West Point Longitudinal Study
By: Scott Snook, Philip Lewis, Paul Bartone, Forsythe B. Forsythe, Craig Bullis and Patrick Sweeney
Snook, Scott, Philip Lewis, Paul Bartone, Forsythe B. Forsythe, Craig Bullis, and Patrick Sweeney. "Identity Development During the College Years: Findings From the West Point Longitudinal Study." Journal of College Student Development 46, no. 4 (July–August 2005).
- 2018
- Article
Cracking the Organizational Challenge of Pursuing Joint Social and Financial Goals: Social Enterprise as a Laboratory to Understand Hybrid Organizing
By: Julie Battilana
While in recent decades the social and business sectors have evolved on fairly separate tracks, today companies are increasingly expected to generate social value in addition to profit. As a result, they also increasingly face the distinct challenge of pursuing social...
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Keywords:
Hybrid Organizations;
Hybrid Organizing;
Multiple Goals;
Social Enterprise;
Goals and Objectives;
Organizational Design;
Organizational Culture
Battilana, Julie. "Cracking the Organizational Challenge of Pursuing Joint Social and Financial Goals: Social Enterprise as a Laboratory to Understand Hybrid Organizing." M@n@gement 21, no. 4 (2018): 1278–1305.
- 2019
- Presentation
Courageous Self Awareness for Social Change
- 17 Feb 2012
- Working Paper Summaries
Breaking Them In or Revealing Their Best? Reframing Socialization around Newcomer Self-Expression
- 1995
- Chapter
Diversity, Social Indentity, and Performance: Emergent Social Dynamics in Cross-functional Teams
By: G. Northcraft, J. Polzer, M. Neale and R. Kramer
Northcraft, G., J. Polzer, M. Neale, and R. Kramer. "Diversity, Social Indentity, and Performance: Emergent Social Dynamics in Cross-functional Teams." In Diversity in Work Teams: Research Paradigms for a Changing Workplace, edited by Susan E. Jackson and Marian N. Ruderman. Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association, 1995.
- August 2000
- Article
Should We Create a Niche or Fall in Line? Identity Negotiation and Small Group Effectiveness
By: W. Swann, L. Milton and J. Polzer
Swann, W., L. Milton, and J. Polzer. "Should We Create a Niche or Fall in Line? Identity Negotiation and Small Group Effectiveness." Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 79, no. 2 (August 2000): 238–250.
- 12 Feb 2009
- Working Paper Summaries
Platform Competition, Compatibility, and Social Efficiency
- Article
The Future of Economic, Business, and Social History
By: G. Jones, Marco H.D. van Leeuwen and Stephen Broadberry
Three leading scholars in the fields of business, economic, and social history review the current state of these disciplines and reflect on their future trajectory. Geoffrey Jones reviews the development of business history since its birth at the Harvard Business...
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Keywords:
Economic History;
Business History;
History;
Asia;
Africa;
Europe;
Latin America;
North and Central America
Jones, G., Marco H.D. van Leeuwen, and Stephen Broadberry. "The Future of Economic, Business, and Social History." Scandinavian Economic History Review 60, no. 3 (2012): 225–253.
- June 2003
- Article
Waning of Stereotypic Perceptions in Small Groups: Identity Negotiation and Erosion of Gender Expectations of Women.
By: William B. Swann Jr., Virginia S.Y. Kwan, Jeffrey T. Polzer and Laurie P. Milton
Swann, William B., Jr., Virginia S.Y. Kwan, Jeffrey T. Polzer, and Laurie P. Milton. "Waning of Stereotypic Perceptions in Small Groups: Identity Negotiation and Erosion of Gender Expectations of Women." Social Cognition 21, no. 3 (June 2003): 194–212.
- December 2018
- Supplement
The Global-Local Tension: Vodafone CEO Vittorio Colao Leading with 'International Values and Local Roots' (B)
By: Tsedal Neeley
Vittorio Colao, CEO of telecommunication giant Vodafone, must respond to reports of disturbing accounting practices at two of Vodafone’s operating companies. In one case, €60 million have been misreported due to a series of failures to check manual accounting...
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Keywords:
GLOBAL-LOCAL;
Global Identity;
Local Identity;
Accounting Discrepency;
Globalization;
Leadership;
Trust;
Organizational Culture;
Organizational Design;
Organizations;
Identity;
Local Range;
Global Range;
Values and Beliefs;
Accounting Audits
Neeley, Tsedal. "The Global-Local Tension: Vodafone CEO Vittorio Colao Leading with 'International Values and Local Roots' (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 419-032, December 2018.
- September–October 2013
- Article
Changes in Work, Changes in Self? Managing Our Work and Non-Work Identities in an Integrated World
By: Lakshmi Ramarajan and Erin M. Reid
Diverse workplaces are challenging the boundaries between workers' personal and professional lives, as workers today navigate employer pressures regarding who they are and who they can be outside of work. Lakshmi Ramarajan and Erin M. Reid consider how the attunement...
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Keywords:
Diversity;
Identity;
Boundaries;
Power and Influence;
Performance Effectiveness;
Organizational Change and Adaptation
Ramarajan, Lakshmi, and Erin M. Reid. "Changes in Work, Changes in Self? Managing Our Work and Non-Work Identities in an Integrated World." European Business Review (September–October 2013): 61–64.