Leadership Development - Publications - Faculty & Research

02 Aug 2017
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Summing Up: Why Can’t Organizations Engage Their Employees?

leadership talent with the attitude, training, and willingness to devote the time to this difficult task of engagement, which can have a significant impact on performance. Too much emphasis on “making the numbers” to the exclusion of... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

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Online Business Courses for Organizations | HBS Online

learning and development needs. We offer volume based discounts and special pricing for nonprofit organizations and universities. Contact us to learn more. Develop Your Workforce Through our Flexible, Online... View Details

04 Jun 2012
Research & Ideas

The Business of Life

have steered huge strategy shifts at Intel Corp. and the Pentagon, for example. In 2011, Thinkers50 named him the world's most influential business thinker. At the same time, he has held major leadership positions in his church, and he's... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

03 Nov 2021
Blog Post

Recent Grad Reflections: From Being Cold Called to Becoming a Case Protagonist

Janelle Teng is from the Harvard Business School Class of 2020 and a proud member of Section C. While at HBS, Janelle was on the leadership team for the Venture Capital and Private Equity Club and the Women in Investing Club. She is... View Details

01 Mar 2014
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Generation Next

generated an operational loss. "My feedback was, 'You're in trouble,'" recalls Kahn. By the spring, Kahn was in Mumbai, part of a team tasked with turning Agrovet around—the first foreigner the Godrej Group had ever hired in a leadership... View Details

Keywords: Mark Bergen; Godrej Group; Management

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HBS OnBoard | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

to develop leadership skills critical for modern governance. The program is designed to build on the HBS commitment to lifelong learning while contributing to the impact of the nonprofit sector through... View Details

01 Aug 1998
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High Honors

Baker Scholar. After spending a year at HBS as assistant to the legendary Professor Georges F. Doriot, Barford moved on to work as a financial analyst at Doriot's American Research & Development Corporation, one of the first U.S. venture... View Details

11 Apr 2023
Blog Post

BTG Bioliquids: Creating Fast Pyrolysis Bio-Oil from Biomass Residue Streams

the leadership team of BTG Bioliquids in Enschede, the Netherlands, to learn about their fast pyrolysis technology, which converts second-generation biomass residues into bio-oils and other useful renewable bio-chemicals. The authors:... View Details

May 2014 (Revised March 2017)
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Unilever's Lifebuoy in India: Implementing the Sustainability Plan

By: Christopher A. Bartlett

Unilever's new Global Brand VP must not only revitalize Lifebuoy soap's sagging market performance, but simultaneously impact the health of one billion people worldwide. The latter challenge comes from Unilever's new CEO who has introduced the Unilever Sustainable... View Details

Keywords: Multinational Management; Corporate Social Responsibility; Strategy Implementation; Marketing Strategy; Mission And Purpose; Change Management; International Business; Global; Fast-moving Consumer Goods; Soap; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Health Care and Treatment; Environmental Sustainability; Global Strategy; Developing Countries and Economies; Beauty and Cosmetics Industry; Health Industry; India

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Research - Race, Gender & Equity

Racial Inequality in Organizations: A Systems Psychodynamic Perspective By: Sanaz Mobasseri, William A. Kahn and Robin J. Ely This paper uses systems psychodynamic concepts to develop theory about the persistence of racial inequality in... View Details

2015
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Leading Socially Responsible, Value-Creating Corporations

By: Daniel A Brown, Rakesh Khurana and James O'Toole

We explore the role of the corporate leader in creating value for stakeholders throughout three eras: one of naïve idealism, one of naïve cynicism, and an emerging era of rugged idealism. We explain how the role of the corporate leader and society's perceptions of this... View Details

Keywords: Stakeholder Management; Value; Shared Value; Institution; Business School; Stakeholder Engagement; Value Creation; Leadership; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Alignment; Business Education; Business and Stakeholder Relations

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02 Oct 2017
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Do Bitcoin and Digital Currency Have a Future?

not prone to attack.” He goes on to suggest that it is likely that a nation that is recovering from terrible leadership will decide to adopt a cryptocurrency instead of relying on a central banking system.” This might appeal to... View Details

Keywords: by James L. Heskett; Financial Services

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Diversity and Equity - Alumni

Giving Diversity and Equity Giving Diversity and Equity Foster Inclusion Differences—in identities, experiences, and interests—enrich dialog, develop understanding, and deepen learning Creating an environment where every member of the... View Details

09 Jun 2024
Blog Post

The EC Formula: MBA Class of 2024 Looks Back

factoring in long-term economic sustainability should be standard in developing any corporate strategy—something I learned through the course and have already been able to apply. After taking this course, I firmly believe that what’s good... View Details

01 Jan 2011
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Karen Gordon Mills, MBA 1977

to work developing new jobs to soften the economic impact of a local Navy base closure. While she had no idea that entree would lead to working for the president and representing small business on Capitol Hill, saying yes to the challenge... View Details

24 May 2017
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Ilene H. Lang, MBA 1973

Picture 1982 Joins Symbolics 1993 Joins Lotus Development Corp. 1995 Joins Digital Equipment Corp. 1996 Named President and CEO, AltaVista 2003 Joins Catalyst as President 2008 Named CEO, Catalyst 2015 Retires from Catalyst Retired... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

03 Jan 2011
Research & Ideas

Most Popular Articles of 2010

Judging by the most-read articles and faculty working papers over the last year, our readers continue to be fascinated by the emergence of social networks and their potential impacts on business and management. Another developing area of... View Details

Keywords: by Staff

2011
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Wrapitup

By: W. Earl Sasser

A restaurant chain based in California offers made-to-order sandwich wraps using fresh, healthy ingredients. The founders of the company take a very active role in day-to-day business and tightly control every aspect of the restaurant operation from hiring store... View Details

Keywords: Service Operations; Governance Controls; Revenue; Employee Relationship Management; Planning; Customer Satisfaction; Problems and Challenges; Profit; Change Management; Compensation and Benefits; Leadership Style; Service Industry; California

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Judges - Alumni

Start-up culture and operations · Business model development · Team building and coaching · New business development Industry Consumer Products and Services (B2C), Technology Verticals Beauty, E-Commerce,... View Details

March 2008 (Revised December 2011)
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IBM Values and Corporate Citizenship

By: Rosabeth M. Kanter

IBM's transformation into a globally integrated enterprise (GIE) began with a conviction about what should never change. Since its founding in 1911, the company operated under a set of principles articulated by founder Thomas Watson and became known for a strong... View Details

Keywords: Values and Beliefs; Globalized Firms and Management; Technological Innovation; Leading Change; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Culture; Integration

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