Actionable Knowledge - Publications - Faculty & Research

26 Apr 2022
Book

What Does Your Business Stand For? Why Building Trust Starts with Purpose

leaders must clearly articulate what it is they stand for and then take decisive actions around those beliefs. Not just when it’s easy or convenient, but even when it’s difficult. In my new book, Deep Purpose: The Heart and Soul of... View Details

Keywords: by Ranjay Gulati

09 Nov 2022
In Practice

COP27: What Can Business Leaders Do to Fight Climate Change Now?

The US government’s newly passed Inflation Reduction Act will direct $370 billion toward advancing renewal energy and reducing greenhouse gas emissions—the country's largest investment in fighting climate change so far. As business and government leaders around the... View Details

Keywords: by Lynn Schenk and Danielle Kost

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Health Care - Faculty & Research

Affordable Care Act. The (A) case in this series discusses the legislative strategy in the House of Representatives, where three different committees each had jurisdiction over health care legislation. Blog Post Innovation in Health Care Education: A Call to View Details

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The Gift of Global Talent

continues to grow, the three core approaches taken by corporations so far offer a playbook for companies that find themselves outside the action in today’s concentrated innovation geography. How can companies most effectively harness the... View Details

08 Mar 2011
First Look

First Look: March 8

lending. Purchase this case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/211018-PDF-ENG Boston Properties (B) Ryan D. Taliaferro and Aldo Sesia Jr.Harvard Business School Supplement 211-041 The (B) case briefly recounts the action that... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

04 Jun 2020
Book

It’s Not About You: Why Leaders Need to Look Outward

serial entrepreneur and leadership coach. Unleashed, their second book, reflects the married couple’s passion for sharing the knowledge and experience they have gained through years as “accelerators of action.” Kristen Senz: How did you... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz

10 May 2010
Research & Ideas

What Top Scholars Say About Leadership

judge [them] and these judgments are likely to vary widely and depend on the stakeholders' independent values and goals." [ ] It is with some frustration that we have not had much to say about how effective leaders of innovation do what they do. As many leaders... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Education

18 Jun 2024
Research & Ideas

Industrial Decarbonization: Confronting the Hard Challenges of Cement

Cities like Cairo; Chongqing, China; Delhi; and Kinshasa, Congo are experiencing population explosions accompanied by unprecedented demand for homes, offices, factories, and infrastructure. In the United States, the Biden Administration’s policy-driven infrastructure... View Details

Keywords: by by Janelle Conaway; Green Technology; Energy; Industrial Products; Manufacturing

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Alternative Investments Course | HBS Online

This course is part of the Finance & Accounting track. Introduction to Alternative Investments ENROLL NOW No application needed for our certificate programs. Start your journey today! Alternative Investments $1,850 Next 5-week session starts April 9th Enroll Now Take... View Details

23 Sep 2022
Research & Ideas

8 Strategies to Sustain Business Innovation

talking about enlisting product users, critics, and experts for a fresh view. He says the question for this tension is: “How do you best sequence the knowledge of others inside and outside the organization to solve the right problem with... View Details

Keywords: by Lane Lambert

28 Nov 2005
Research & Ideas

Unilever: Transformation and Tradition

were not strong enough to prevent the growth of private labels in Europe, but they were sufficient to maintain Unilever's strong position in higher margin products. It was able to leverage knowledge of brands and products between... View Details

Keywords: by Geoffrey Jones; Consumer Products

13 Sep 2011
First Look

First Look: September 13

http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/12-011.pdf Cases & Course MaterialsLady Gaga (A) Anita Elberse and Michael ChristensenHarvard Business School Case 512-016 In September 2009, Troy Carter, manager of up-and-coming pop star Lady Gaga, has to decide on a new course... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

25 Jun 2018
Research & Ideas

In America, Immigrants Really Do Get the Job Done

is especially important when looking at higher-skilled workers, says Kerr, whose new book, The Gift of Global Talent: How Migration Shapes Business, Economy & Society, will be released by Stanford Business Books in October. “Today’s View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Agriculture & Agribusiness; Technology; Service

09 Apr 2007
Research & Ideas

Industry Self-Regulation: What’s Working (and What’s Not)?

adoption, participants are no better than others. Little evidence suggests that adopting such programs leads participants to improve faster, says Toffel. Government-initiated programs, however, show more mixed results. Toffel met with HBS Working View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

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Online Business Analytics Course | HBS Online

Introduction to Business Analytics ENROLL NOW No application needed for our certificate programs. Start your journey today! Business Analytics $1,850 Next 8-week session starts April 23rd Enroll Now Unlock actionable insights by mastering... View Details

31 Aug 2021
Book

Feeling Powerless at Work? Time to Agitate, Innovate, and Orchestrate

not,” the authors write. “This is true for organizations as much as it is for every one of us. Even those who are so powerful that we view them as power personified do not own power.” Collective action is key The authors warn that too... View Details

Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald

12 Dec 2005
Research & Ideas

Using the Law to Strategic Advantage

affects each of Porter's Five Forces as well as the resources and capabilities of the firm. The availability of patents may be key to deciding what barriers to entry exist. The enforceability of covenants not to compete and assignments of inventions may determine who... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Legal Services

01 Mar 2024
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Alumni and Faculty Books and Podcasts

actionable strategies, this guide is tailor-made for the ambitious young professional who is eager not just to navigate but to conquer today’s workplace. Guide to Foods of México: Discover the Delights of Mexican Food By Erich Almasy (MBA... View Details

Keywords: Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

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The Harvard Business School Faculty Summer Reader 2023

Bill Gates' How to Avoid a Climate Disaster to Electrify: An Optimist's Playbook for Our Clean Energy Future by Saul Griffith. But even grounded books such as The Disposable City by Mario Alejandro Ariza make the challenges seem overwhelming. Analysis is not enough; at... View Details

02 Aug 2022
Research & Ideas

6 Strategies for Building Socially Responsible—and Profitable—Companies

A dozen years ago, Harvard Business School Professor George Serafeim wondered why some companies operated with an eye toward the greater good, while most did not. Back then, he always got the same response: Corporate leaders thought social and environmental practices... View Details