Leadership Change - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Jan 2004
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D. Ronald Daniel, MBA 1954

1976, his partners elected him to the first of four three-year terms as their managing partner. Global expansion became a cornerstone of Daniel's leadership in the seventies and eighties, as he laid the foundation for the firm's... View Details

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Tommaso Ruggeri

protectors of their town’s heritage, tirelessly preserving it over the ages, while generously welcoming new visitors in this journey through time. You are my guests on your next trip to Italy! What has changed about your understanding of... View Details

21 Aug 2017
Lessons from the Classroom

Companies Love Big Data But Lack the Strategy To Use It Effectively

Administration at Harvard Business School. “Used well, it changes the basis of competition in industry after industry.” The problem is that, in many cases, big data is not used well. Companies are better at collecting data–about their... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

04 Dec 2019
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Creating the Experimentation Organization

recounts. “The employees said, that’s great. We’ll check it with an experiment. The experiment determined if the logo could stay.” As that story illustrates, the role of leadership is very different in an experimentation organization,... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

October 2011 (Revised May 2015)
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The American Repertory Theater

By: Rohit Deshpande, Allen S. Grossman and Ryan Johnson

When Diane Paulus, artistic director and CEO of the American Repertory Theater (A.R.T.) first started in 2008, she attracted media coverage around an aesthetic that aimed to give the audience more ownership over the theater experience, excited theatergoers by... View Details

Keywords: Advertising Campaigns; Arts; Business Model; Leading Change; Media; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Nonprofit Organizations; Competitive Strategy; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; North and Central America

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01 Dec 2022
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My First Job

the rest of the employees were safely leaving the building and that the fire was contained. I learned that real leadership means running toward the fire and being concerned about the safety of others before your own. —John Fees (MBA 1999)... View Details

Keywords: Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

01 Dec 2022
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Future Vision

significantly change the trajectory of their lives. I loved being part of that. You’ve talked about the pandemic as the gateway to the School’s future. What opportunities for HBS do you see ahead? I say this in the spirit of finding the... View Details

Keywords: Brian Kenny; Educational Support Services; Educational Services

07 Jun 2021
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The Value of the HBS Case Method – Lessons from an SVMP Participant

leadership positions on campus. I have a non-traditional background for an MBA, and my intellectual curiosity led me to search for opportunities and seek mentors who gave me educational and professional advice. After doing research on top... View Details

06 Sep 2022
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Student Spotlight: Summer Internships in Business & Environment

asset managers with over USD $3 trillion in assets under management. The Asset Stewardship team leverages engagements, proxy voting, and thought leadership to manage material environmental, social, and governance (ESG) risks to their... View Details

March 2000 (Revised November 2000)
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IBM Corporation Turnaround

By: Robert D. Austin and Richard L. Nolan

Describes the details of IBM's dramatic corporate turnaround in the early 1990s led by CEO Louis V. Gerstner. Accounts of events are from interviews with IBM executives. Covers the factors that led to the company's decline and actions taken to recover. View Details

Keywords: Transformation; Restructuring; Management Teams; Management Practices and Processes; Leading Change; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Computer Industry; Information Technology Industry

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Bibliography | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School

Introduction 1840s – 1880s General Merchants to Commodities Brokers 1880s – 1920s Investment Banking & Securities Underwriting 1920s – 1960s Investing in Emerging Industries 1850–1968 Lehman Brothers Family Partners 1960s – 2000s View Details

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A Pathway to Pursue Aspirations | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

A Pathway to Pursue Aspirations While Mizuho Kanai (MBA 2018) was fulfilling her summer internship at NPR, her manager recommended that she read an HBS case study about how the Sesame Workshop CEO, Jeff Dunn (MBA 1981), was changing the... View Details

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Frequently Asked Questions | HBS Online

Entrepreneurship Essentials Entrepreneurial Marketing Financial Accounting Sample Business Lessons Global Business Harvard Online Courses Launching Tech Ventures Leadership, Ethics, and Corporate Accountability Leading Change and... View Details

01 Jun 2023
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Cultivating Prosperity in Afghanistan

entrepreneur, advised them in his role as a Harvard i-lab mentor. “We are in debt to him because he changed the trajectory for us,” says Jung. She adds that working at the i-lab with a network of advisors, faculty, and staff was critical... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie

28 Jan 2016
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Why Get an MBA?

came to conclusion that what defined me was my intellectual curiosity. I decided that my journey would take me down a path toward thought leadership – and driving change to improve products, people, and... View Details

01 Mar 2004
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Derek Ferguson

business program at the age of 16. Initially, Ferguson was against the idea of continuing on to get his MBA. “I thought I was going to be an entrepreneur and didn’t want to spend all that money,” he explains. Seeing the effect of HBS on a friend (“He presented himself... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment

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John H. McArthur | About

on August 20, 2019 outside Boston, Massachusetts. His energy and leadership kept HBS at the forefront of business education and laid a foundation of intellectual growth and development on which the School continues to build today. His... View Details

April 2008
Teaching Note

Engstrom Auto Mirror Plant: Motivating in Good Times and Bad (Brief Case)

By: Michael Beer and Elizabeth Collins

Teaching note for case # 2175 View Details

Keywords: Organizational Behavior; Human Resource Management; Incentives; Motivation; Manufacturing; Motivation and Incentives; Leadership; Change Management; Production; Organizations; Human Resources; Manufacturing Industry

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01 Jun 2022
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In My Humble Opinion: Home Base

Above: Dowling at home in New York City: “There’s no one model for being a working parent.” Daisy Dowling (MBA 2002) had built a successful career in leadership development and executive coaching at Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley in the... View Details

Keywords: April White

June 2014 (Revised September 2014)
Case

Johnson & Johnson: The Promotion of Wellness

By: John A. Quelch and Carin-Isabel Knoop

To create the world's healthiest workforce, diversified health care giant Johnson & Johnson (J&J) mandated participation in its "Culture of Health" program globally, customized by location, culture, and specific health needs to offer prevention-focused education,... View Details