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16 Nov 2009
Research & Ideas

The Times Captures History of American Business

creative destruction move so fast and forcefully across the landscape as that ushered in by the financial crisis of 2008. Beginning in the United States, this crisis took the capital markets and the larger global banking system to the... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Journalism & News

13 Mar 2007
First Look

First Look: March 13, 2007

can achieve. Should he accept the offer provided by a private equity firm that is buying up other small competitors in his industry? Purchase this case: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=807125 The... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

11 Jan 2016
Research & Ideas

Is Group Loyalty a Force for Good or Evil?

Hildreth had one day in Berkeley. “We went to lunch and started arguing about moral philosophy,” says Hildreth, who had previously worked as a manager at a global accounting firm for eight years. “When you... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

January 2024
Supplement

Frank Cornelissen: The Great Sulfite Debate (B)

By: Tiona Zuzul and Susan Pinckney

In 2018, artisanal Italian vineyard Frank Cornelissen was one of the world’s leading natural wine vineyards. Its founder, Frank Cornelissen, faced weather related conditions that forced him to have to decide between staying true to the tenets of the natural wine... View Details

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06 Aug 2024
Op-Ed

What the World Could Learn from America's Immigration Backlash—100 Years Ago

Immigration will be a central issue in the upcoming US presidential election, just as it motivated the recent snap elections in France. After all, the number of migrants rose 27 percent to 281 million globally in 2020, compared with 2010,... View Details

Keywords: by Marco Tabellini

16 Apr 2008
Lessons from the Classroom

Chris Christensen: Legend of the Classroom

the Quartermaster General, earning the rank of captain. World War II had a significant impact on Christensen's career. The organizational challenges of warfare on a global scale encouraged the use of strategic thinking to accomplish... View Details

Keywords: by Deborah Blagg; Education

18 Nov 2021
Op-Ed

5 Principles for Scaling Change from IBM’s High School Innovation

students are graduates of Pathways in Technology Early College High School (P-TECH), an innovative six-year public high school program spearheaded by IBM that has improved college completion rates among disadvantaged youth and created a hiring pipeline for technology... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz

16 Mar 2003
Research & Ideas

At the Center of Corporate Scandal Where Do We Go From Here?

year deeply disturbing. I am appalled at the instances of greed and corporate wrongdoing uncovered at firms and organizations once held up as paragons of success, and I am dismayed to see the destructive effect these instances of... View Details

Keywords: by Kim B. Clark

09 Sep 2024
HBS Case

McDonald’s and the Post #MeToo Rules of Sex in the Workplace

scandal offers important lessons for all companies, the first being: It’s not OK to look the other way when a leader crosses ethical lines. In the wake of #MeToo, a global campaign against sexual abuse and harassment that started in 2017,... View Details

Keywords: by Avery Forman; Food & Beverage

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