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- May 2003
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Sun Hydraulics: Leading in Tough Times (A) (Abridged)
By: Linda A. Hill and Jennifer Suesse
Sun Hydraulics, 32-year-old global hydraulics engineering and manufacturing company headquartered in Sarasota, Florida; confronts tough choices due to the economic downturn in 2001. The company leadership debates how to maintain profitability and reduce labor costs... View Details
Keywords: Organizational Culture; Mission and Purpose; Financial Crisis; Crisis Management; Manufacturing Industry; Florida
Hill, Linda A., and Jennifer Suesse. "Sun Hydraulics: Leading in Tough Times (A) (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 403-139, May 2003.
- January 2003 (Revised April 2003)
- Case
Sun Hydraulics: Leading in Tough Times (A)
By: Linda A. Hill and Jennifer Suesse
Sun Hydraulics, 32-year-old global hydraulics engineering and manufacturing company headquartered in Sarasota, Florida, confronts tough choices due to the economic downturn in 2001. The company leadership debates how to maintain profitability and reduce labor costs... View Details
Keywords: Organizational Culture; Mission and Purpose; Financial Crisis; Crisis Management; Manufacturing Industry; Florida
Hill, Linda A., and Jennifer Suesse. "Sun Hydraulics: Leading in Tough Times (A)." Harvard Business School Case 403-069, January 2003. (Revised April 2003.)
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Digital Millennium Copyright Act Harvard University is committed to maintaining the integrity and availability of the Harvard network for the vital educational and research View Details
- 12 May 2020
- Research & Ideas
It’s Time To Relaunch Your Remote Team
start is to revisit the team’s sense of shared purpose. Revisit your shared purpose. A relaunch ensures that every team member understands and buys into the clear and specific goals that the team has been... View Details
Keywords: by Tsedal Neeley
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Considering Retirement - Alumni
fulfill them in the future, such as adequate financial resources. What new things would you like to develop? New missions or ambitions may mean new additions to your life, such as a change in location, membership in like-minded... View Details
- 18 Jun 2024
- Cold Call Podcast
How Natural Winemaker Frank Cornelissen Innovated While Staying True to His Brand
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Engagement - Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning
protagonist Guest as "live case" Preparation is Key Be clear on the pedagogical purpose of the visit – e.g., invite guests and students to wrestle with a set of questions together for shared learning Set... View Details
- 2014
- Article
In Search of the Self at Work: Young Adults' Experiences of a Dual Identity Organization
By: Michel Anteby and Amy Wrzesniewski
Purpose: Multiple forces that shape the identities of adolescents and young adults also influence their subsequent career choices. Early work experiences are key among these forces. Recognizing this, youth service programs have emerged worldwide with the hope of... View Details
Keywords: Organizational Identity; Socialization; Youth; Youth Service Programs; Identity; Mission and Purpose; Age; Personal Development and Career; Service Industry; Europe
Anteby, Michel, and Amy Wrzesniewski. "In Search of the Self at Work: Young Adults' Experiences of a Dual Identity Organization." Research in the Sociology of Work 25 (2014): 13–50.
- 21 Aug 2000
- Research & Ideas
From Emerging Economies to the Global Market: The Case of Embraer
How can a company from an emerging economy manage to make waves in global business? Ask Embraer. The Brazilian firm also known as Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica S.A. is the fourth largest commercial aircraft manufacturer in the world, behind Boeing, Airbus View Details
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General Management Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research
: Winner of Aspen Institute’s 2017 Ideas Worth Teaching Award in the Corporate Purpose & Leadership category for the MBA course Reimagining Capitalism: Business and the Big Problems with George Serafeim.... View Details
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advertisers, promotional partners, and sponsors. To achieve any purpose described elsewhere in this Notice, to respond to inquiries, and in accordance with our legal... View Details
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Finance & Investing - Business & Environment
Change in 2020: Implications for Business BlackRock: Linking Purpose to Profit Governing PG&E Indigo Agriculture: Harnessing Nature Shareholder Activism and Firms' Voluntary Disclosure of Climate Change... View Details
- April 2025 (Revised June 2025)
- Case
Paul Weiss: Fighting or Negotiating with POTUS
By: Eugene Soltes and Anthea Brady
In early 2025, Paul Weiss Chairman Brad Karp weighed how to respond to an Executive Order from President Trump that could threaten the financial livelihood of his law firm. Paul Weiss and Karp had to decide to mount a legal fight or negotiate with the White House. The... View Details
Keywords: Federal Government; Decision Making; Law; Mission and Purpose; Negotiation; Business and Government Relations; Legal Services Industry; United States
Soltes, Eugene, and Anthea Brady. "Paul Weiss: Fighting or Negotiating with POTUS." Harvard Business School Case 125-098, April 2025. (Revised June 2025.)
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called the Division of Research and Faculty Development (DRFD), the 300-person organization includes faculty administration, research administration, and a wide array of faculty research, teaching, View Details
- Portrait Project
Phil Black
compassionate family is no small accomplishment. HBS's mission is to train business leaders who "contribute to society's well-being," but mine will start at home, where Accounting, Negotiations, Leadership, View Details
- April–June 2012
- Article
Hybrid Organizations: The Next Chapter in Sustainable Business
By: Nardia Haigh and Andrew J. Hoffman
In this article, we describe how hybrid organizations are developing business models that are competitive and create positive social and environmental change. We discuss the distinctive characteristics of the hybrid business model, both conceptually and in practice. We... View Details
Haigh, Nardia, and Andrew J. Hoffman. "Hybrid Organizations: The Next Chapter in Sustainable Business." Organizational Dynamics 41, no. 2 (April–June 2012): 126–134.
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resources), free career and academic webinars, a Harvard Gmail account, and education tax credit and loan deferments. Does HBS Online restrict enrollment for citizens/residents... View Details
- February 2022 (Revised October 2022)
- Case
P.T. Barnum: Changing the World
By: Robert Simons and Shirley Sun
This case describes the life of P.T. Barnum, widely considered to the be the father of modern advertising and marketing. Barnum showed his genius for business early, selling lottery tickets and confections from his father’s store. He went on to found a famous museum of... View Details
Keywords: Entertainment; Entrepreneurship; Personal Characteristics; Marketing; Success; Values and Beliefs; Mission and Purpose; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; United States; Europe
Simons, Robert, and Shirley Sun. "P.T. Barnum: Changing the World." Harvard Business School Case 122-076, February 2022. (Revised October 2022.)
- July 2024 (Revised July 2024)
- Case
Gates Ventures: Making Alzheimer's a Forgotten Past
By: Satish Tadikonda, William Marks, Shardule Shah and Calvin Marambo
After a personal journey and interest in Alzheimer's Disease (AD) by Bill Gates, Gates Ventures set out to find the best way to accelerate innovation in the field of AD. In partnership with the Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation, Gates Ventures created the... View Details
Keywords: Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; Entrepreneurial Finance; Health Disorders; Mission and Purpose
Tadikonda, Satish, William Marks, Shardule Shah, and Calvin Marambo. "Gates Ventures: Making Alzheimer's a Forgotten Past." Harvard Business School Case 824-075, July 2024. (Revised July 2024.)
- 21 Feb 2019
- Research & Ideas
Voter ID Laws Don't Work (But They Don't Hurt Anything, Either)
ballot fraud have erupted and intense focus invested in possible measures to ensure election integrity. States have increasingly enacted voter ID laws as one such deterrent. But we also know that laws aimed at securing the voting process,... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne