Publications

4 Nov 2007 - 7 Nov 2007
Conference Presentation

From Demon Rum to Dr. Pepper: Social Movements, Entrepreneurial Opportunity, and the Emergence of the American Soft Drink Industry

By: Shon R. Hiatt and Wesley Sine

Keywords: Business Ventures; Society; Entrepreneurship; Food and Beverage Industry; United States

October 1996
Article

The Changing Social Contract in American Business

By: D. Q. Mills

Keywords: Change; Business Ventures; Society; United States

Book Review

Review of From the Ground Up: Grassroots Organizations Making Social Change by Carol Chetkovich and Frances Kunreuther

By: Wesley Sine and Shon R. Hiatt

Keywords: Information; Organizations; Society; Change

May 2009
Article

Private Risk is the Public's Business

By: David Moss

Keywords: Risk and Uncertainty; Society

December 2008
Article

Fundamental Dimensions of Social Judgment

By: A. Abele, A.J.C. Cuddy, C. Judd and V. Yzerbyt

Keywords: Judgments; Society

November 2007
Article

Building Bridges: The Social Structure of Interdependent Innovation

By: Adam M. Kleinbaum and Michael Tushman

Keywords: Society; Innovation and Invention

December 2005
Article

Capitalism and Freedom: Slavery and Manumission in Louisiana, 1725-1820

By: Shawn A. Cole

Keywords: Economic Systems; Society; Louisiana

1995
Other Unpublished Work

State Poverty Rates Adjusted by Variations in Costs of Living Across States

By: Dutch Leonard and Monica E. Friar

Keywords: Wealth and Poverty

December 2003
Article

Social Issues in Management: Our Lost Cause Found

By: James P. Walsh, Klaus Weber and Joshua D. Margolis

Keywords: Social Issues; Management

2003
Other Teaching and Training Material

Leadership, Culture, and Change: Lou Gerstner, IBM

By: M. Tushman

Keywords: Leadership; Change; Culture

1989
Chapter

Careers and the Wealth of Nations: A Macro-Perspective on the Structure and Implications of Careers

By: R. M. Kanter

Keywords: Welfare; Macroeconomics

06 Oct 2015
Blog Post

Henry McGee: From HBO to HBS

Why did you decide to come back to HBS as a professor? During my career at HBO, I became deeply involved in the film business and eventually joined the board of the Sundance Institute and served as president of the Film Society of... View Details

08 Mar 2018
News

HBSAAA Leads the Way in Celebrating African American Alumni Impact

Americans have had on the School, the business world, and society at large. The HBS African-American Alumni Association (HBSAAA) has partnered with the AASU and the HBS Leadership Initiative to produce five core initiatives for AASU50: a... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

01 Jun 2006
News

The Baby Business

for which we don’t have reliable numbers. You say that this market is driven by such deep-seated human feelings that banning it outright would be futile. Yet obviously some rules are needed. We need to look at this area as objectively as possible and then decide where... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Government; Health, Social Assistance

29 Aug 2017
First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, August 29

defining societal issue of the 21st century. The debate over “who gets what’ underlies policy debates ranging from taxation to health care to wages and permeates society at all levels, attracting increasing interest from policymakers,... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

08 Nov 2024
Op-Ed

How Private Investors Can Help Solve Africa's Climate Crisis

African people, businesses, and nations are becoming increasingly stressed by climate-related perils like droughts, river flooding, extreme heat, and rising sea levels. This is leading not only to the destruction of assets but also challenges to lives and... View Details

Keywords: by John Macomber; Green Technology; Energy

01 Mar 2014
News

Faculty and Alumni Books for March 2014

and interviews with 91 American media members, this book discusses journalistic values in the digital age, taking a hard look at the ethical challenges of the job while offering hope for the ways journalism can make a difference in View Details

July 2022 (Revised November 2022)
Case

Building a Mishap-Free U.S. Navy

By: Amy C. Edmondson, Herman B. Leonard, Michael W. Toffel and Michael Norris

In 2021, Kevin “Bud” Couch, a retired Navy captain who was now working as a civilian employee of the Navy Safety Center, was trying to determine how best to reduce the risk of Navy mishaps. The Navy had experienced a series of major mishaps in 2017 that had led to a... View Details

Keywords: National Security; Safety; War; Ship Transportation; Risk Management; Operations; Singapore; Tokyo; San Diego

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Creating High-Impact Coalitions: CEOs Can Lead the Charge on Society’s Biggest Problems

By: Rosabeth M. Kanter and Tuna Cem Hayirli

Traditionally, responses to crises and societal problems—the COVID-19 pandemic, natural disasters, racial inequities—are considered the responsibility of the public sector and NGOs. But addressing the world’s most critical problems requires leadership, resources, and... View Details

Keywords: Coalition; Change; Problem Solving; Organization; Boundaries; Evolution; Mission; Moral Leadership; Balance; ＂Solutions Approach; Society; Problems and Challenges; Organizations; Mission and Purpose; Leading Change; Trust