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- October 2021
- Supplement
Engine No. 1: An Activist Hedge Fund Pursues Stakeholder Capitalism (B)
By: Mark Kramer
Engine Number 1's proxy fight succeeded in part because Exxon shareholders had lost money in the preceding years and because climate change was a high-profile issue. The B case raises the question of whether Engine No. 1's next target should be Facebook, where social... View Details
Keywords: Proxy Fight; Hedge Fund Activism; Social Impact; Business and Shareholder Relations; Climate Change; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Goals and Objectives
Kramer, Mark. "Engine No. 1: An Activist Hedge Fund Pursues Stakeholder Capitalism (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 222-038, October 2021.
- 05 Aug 2015
- News
Pentagon Sends an Engineer and a Navy SEAL to Woo Silicon Valley
Keywords: Government
- 02 Feb 2023
- News
Can We Really Engineer a Climate Fix?
quickly. This series will take you inside the world of carbon capture, guided by innovators and experts at the forefront of the movement who will help you understand what is possible. Can we really engineer... View Details
- 25 Feb 2019
- Blog Post
An Inside Look at the MS/MBA: Engineering Sciences Program - Facebook Live
A live conversation on the MS/MBA: Engineering Sciences joint degree program at Harvard Business School and the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering View Details
- October 2020
- Case
Israelis, Palestinians and the Technology Bridge Between Them: A Work in Progress
By: Elie Ofek and Lia Weiner
In Israel of 2020 the demand for software engineers was endless. Meanwhile just miles away, Palestinian universities were graduating 3,000 engineers a year, and many of them could not find jobs in the still nascent Palestinian tech sector. Could these dots be... View Details
Keywords: Geopolitics; Technology Ecosystem; Software Engineers; Information Technology; Applications and Software; Business Startups; International Relations; Cooperation; Opportunities; Problems and Challenges; Technology Industry; Israel; Palestinian state
Ofek, Elie, and Lia Weiner. "Israelis, Palestinians and the Technology Bridge Between Them: A Work in Progress." Harvard Business School Case 521-046, October 2020.
- 18 Oct 2017
- Blog Post
4 Advantages of the MS/MBA: Engineering Sciences Program
engineering at the University of Texas at Austin (UT) was a no-brainer. I immersed myself in tech not only through my studies but through internships at Apple and Sandia National Laboratories. However,... View Details
- May 2005 (Revised April 2011)
- Case
Arctic Timber AB: Engineered Woods Division (A)
By: Michael L. Tushman, David Kiron and Wendy Smith
Describes the leadership challenges involved in managing strategic innovation and change in a highly mature business unit. Allows systematic exploration of organizational structures, incentives, competencies, and culture that impede innovation. Pivots on a new leader's... View Details
Keywords: Change Management; Innovation and Management; Innovation Strategy; Leadership; Management Teams; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Culture; Organizational Structure
Tushman, Michael L., David Kiron, and Wendy Smith. "Arctic Timber AB: Engineered Woods Division (A)." Harvard Business School Case 405-067, May 2005. (Revised April 2011.)
- May 2019
- Supplement
Engineering Company Culture at Zaimella Ecuador (B)
By: Gary P. Pisano and Francesca Gino
Pisano, Gary P., and Francesca Gino. "Engineering Company Culture at Zaimella Ecuador (B)." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Supplement 919-706, May 2019.
- 30 Nov 2011
- Keynote Speech
Democracy in America: Constructive Competition or Politics as War?
By: Lynn S. Paine
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
An engine of innovation in public education
Drawing upon his background as an entrepreneur and educator, Stig Leschly (MBA 1997/JD 1998) leads Match Education, a reform group that seeks to redefine effective teaching and improve the educational... View Details
- Oct 2018
- Conference Presentation
Multiple Team Membership, Turnover, & On-Time Delivery: Evidence from Construction Services
By: Hise O. Gibson, B. Staats and Ananth Raman
Gibson, Hise O., B. Staats, and Ananth Raman. "Multiple Team Membership, Turnover, & On-Time Delivery: Evidence from Construction Services." Paper presented at the International Annual Conference of the American Society for Engineering Management (ASEM), Coeur d'Alene, ID, October 2018.
How Google Sold Its Engineers on Management
High-performing knowledge workers often question whether managers actually contribute much, especially in a technical environment. Until recently, that was the case at Google, a company filled with self-starters who viewed management as more destructive than beneficial... View Details
- 30 Nov 2010
- Working Paper Summaries
Sponsored Links’ or ’Advertisements’?: Measuring Labeling Alternatives in Internet Search Engines
- 28 Jun 2023
Female and Focused on STEM - Inside the MS/MBA Engineering Sciences Program at Harvard
Get ready to be inspired as we bring together a remarkable panel of female current students and alumni from the Harvard MS/MBA Engineering Sciences Program for a virtual Q&A. Whether you are a current STEM... View Details
- November 1989 (Revised December 1990)
- Case
Worldwide Motor Co.: Budgeting and Cost Control at the Chicago Engine Plant
Dearden, John. "Worldwide Motor Co.: Budgeting and Cost Control at the Chicago Engine Plant." Harvard Business School Case 190-069, November 1989. (Revised December 1990.)
- 27 Jul 2021
Future Leadership MBA + Engineering Multi-School Webinar
Join Cornell University, Harvard's MS/MBA: Engineering Sciences Program, Kellogg School of Management, UC Berkeley Haas, University of Michigan's Tauber Institute for Global Operations, and MIT Leaders for... View Details
- 05 Oct 2017
- Blog Post
Working as a Software Engineer in Industrial Technology
stagnant US productivity growth. It was from these experiences (plus being based in San Francisco where coding is in the tap water) that I made the switch into software engineering with the goal of working on the toughest industrial... View Details
Keywords: Technology
- 01 Jan 2009
- Conference Presentation
Changing Landscapes: The Construction of Meaning and Value in a New Market Category: Modern Indian Art
By: Mukti Khaire and R. Daniel Wadhwani