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April 2007 (Revised March 2008)
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Dr. Iqbal Survé at Sekunjalo Investment Group (A)

By: Linda A. Hill and Emily Stecker

Dr. Iqbal Surve, a self-described "medical doctor, philanthropist, and social entrepreneur," was born in 1963 and grew up in poverty, like virtually all non-white South Africans during apartheid. During the 1970s and 1980s, he served in leadership positions in the ANC,... View Details

Keywords: Crime and Corruption; Social Entrepreneurship; Investment; Leadership; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Partners and Partnerships; South Africa

June 1992 (Revised March 2006)
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Concordia Casting Company

By: F. Warren McFarlan

Describes five years of development in a centralized data processing activity serving a highly decentralized corporation. Data processing manager discovers that a major software system conversion is a full year behind schedule, and subsequently makes several managerial... View Details

Keywords: Analytics and Data Science; Applications and Software; System; Information Technology; Change Management; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Leadership Style; Leading Change; Human Resources; Conflict and Resolution; Supply Chain Management; Accounting; Auto Industry

November–December 2023
Article

Storytelling That Drives Bold Change

By: Frances X. Frei and Anne Morriss

When tackling urgent organizational problems, leaders usually work hard to identify underlying causes, tap a wide range of knowledge, and experiment with solutions. But once they’ve mapped out a plan, there’s one more crucial step they must take: crafting a story so... View Details

Keywords: Organizational Culture; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Problems and Challenges; Emotions; Communication Strategy

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14 Aug 2024
Video

Wired for change: Southwire's vision for sustainable infrastructure

31 Mar 2023
Video

Dorivac: Satchu-Burgstone Runner-Up Prize Winner, Student Business Track, 2023 New Venture Competition

28 Oct 2021
Video

How My LDP Prepared Me For HBS

8:30 AM – 7 PM EDT, 24 Jun 2020
Virtual Programming

Unleashing Greatness in Others

With the COVID crisis extending into the second half of 2020, workforces and their leaders are both feeling a sense of burnout. In a new virtual program, Professor Frances Frei explains how conventional leadership advice glosses over the most important thing you can do... View Details

July 1990 (Revised September 1995)
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Singapore TradeNet: A Tale of One City

Describes the development of a new information technology-based trade document administration environment for the city-state of Singapore. A considerable effort, involving many governmental and private sector organizations, results in a new set of practices and... View Details

Keywords: Leadership; Information Technology; Emerging Markets; Policy; Public Administration Industry; Singapore

02 May 2007
Research & Ideas

The Authentic Leader

Podcast with: Bill George Interviewer: James Aisner Running Time: 11 min., 37 sec. View Details

Keywords: by Jim Aisner

William A. Sahlman

William Sahlman is a Baker Foundation Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School.

Mr. Sahlman received an A.B. degree in Economics from Princeton University (1972), an M.B.A. from Harvard University (1975), and a Ph.D. in Business... View Details

Michael S. Kaufman

A Senior Lecturer at the Harvard Business School, Michael co-developed and teaches a second year MBA course, “Challenges and Opportunities in the Restaurant Industry.”

A founder and partner of Positive Strategy LLC, a management/strategy consulting... View Details

December 2018 (Revised December 2019)
Case

Commonwealth Joe Coffee Roasters

By: Alexander MacKay and Ramon Casadesus-Masanell

At the end of 2016, the leadership team of Commonwealth Joe Coffee Roasters—Robert Peck, Chase Damiano, and Jeremy Martin—had begun an ambitious retail expansion strategy in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area for their specialty coffee business. That October, they... View Details

Keywords: Cold Brew Coffee; Specialty Coffee; On-premise Coffee Market; Retail Expansion Strategy; Entrepreneurship; Business Model; Brands and Branding; Expansion; Strategy; Decision Making; Food and Beverage Industry; Retail Industry

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Business School Financial Reporting and Control Harvard Business School Leadership & Organizational Behavior Harvard Business School Marketing Harvard Business School Technology & Operations Management Harvard Business School More on the... View Details

28 Jul 2020
News

Big tech CEOs face 'high stakes' as they head to Capitol Hill

11 Nov 2016
News

The career afterlife

23 May 2013
Keynote Speech

The State of the Shared Value Field

By: Michael E. Porter

Michael E. Porter of Harvard Business School presents on the importance of shared value as business strategy. This keynote presentation was filmed on May 23rd, 2013 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, at the Global Shared Value Leadership Summit. Learn more at fsg.org. Join... View Details

Keywords: Creating Shared Value