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The Purpose of Change, A Commentary on Jensen and Senge
By: Joseph L. Bower
Keywords: Change
Bower, Joseph L. "The Purpose of Change, A Commentary on Jensen and Senge." Chap. 3 in Breaking the Code of Change, edited by Michael Beer and Nitin Nohria. Boston: Harvard Business School Press, 2000.
- March 1989
- Supplement
Sematech (IBM Corp.: The Purpose and Accomplishments of Sematech), Video
By: George C. Lodge
Lodge, George C. "Sematech (IBM Corp.: The Purpose and Accomplishments of Sematech), Video." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 889-514, March 1989.
- August 6, 2009
- Article
The Shifting Mission of Health Care Delivery Organizations
By: Richard Bohmer and Thomas Lee
Bohmer, Richard, and Thomas Lee. "The Shifting Mission of Health Care Delivery Organizations." New England Journal of Medicine 361, no. 6 (August 6, 2009).
- 28 Apr 2023
- Cold Call Podcast
Sweden’s Northvolt Electric Battery Maker: A Startup with a Mission
- 08 Mar 2017
- News
Energy Efficiency as a Common Purpose
about this electrical phenomenon. I’ve been engrossed with it ever since. “As president and CEO for Arkansas Electric Cooperative, one of the greatest learnings for me from AMP was to focus on our purpose... View Details
- 12 Feb 2015
- Video
Philanthropy 2.0: Investing with a Purpose
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
A lifelong mission to save the oceans
Andreas Merkl (MBA 1989) is on a mission to protect the world’s oceans. The president and CEO of the Ocean Conservancy is devoted to supporting delicate ocean ecosystems—guarding against overfishing View Details
- July 2008 (Revised September 2008)
- Case
Work is Good: Branding the Employ+Ability Mission
By: Lynda M. Applegate, Monica Higgins and Susan Saltrick
Employ+Ability, a small company employing developmentally disabled adults, finds itself competing with low-cost producers of its core products-therapeutic hot and cold packs. How might an innovative branding campaign, centered on the company's core value of "Work Is... View Details
Applegate, Lynda M., Monica Higgins, and Susan Saltrick. "Work is Good: Branding the Employ+Ability Mission." Harvard Business School Case 809-028, July 2008. (Revised September 2008.)
- April 2013 (Revised August 2016)
- Case
'Argo': The CIA's Mission Impossible in Iran
By: Amy C. Edmondson and Jeremy Tachau
- August 2020 (Revised December 2020)
- Case
General Dennis L. Via: People First, Mission Always
By: Boris Groysberg, Susan Seligson, Katherine Connolly Baden and Robin Abrahams
Dennis L. Via, was a retired four-star U.S. Army general and one of the world’s foremost experts on logistics, crisis management, supply chains, and maintaining a state of readiness at all times. As he reflected back on his career and leadership experience during the... View Details
Groysberg, Boris, Susan Seligson, Katherine Connolly Baden, and Robin Abrahams. "General Dennis L. Via: People First, Mission Always." Harvard Business School Case 421-025, August 2020. (Revised December 2020.)
- 21 Nov 2019
- Blog Post
Finding My North Star at the Crossroads of Profit and Purpose
how the company has been able to execute both profit and purpose at the same time for 112 years now. I will also be the third generation in my family to have worked with the Tatas. View Details
- 20 Jul 2022
- News
3 Ways Companies Make Work Purposeful
- 17 Mar 2022
- Research & Ideas
Navigating Tradeoffs: How Purpose Becomes a Company's ‘Lighthouse in the Storm’
Every business leader faces difficult tradeoffs when working to make a company both profitable and purposeful. But leaders who articulate a company’s deep purpose can tap into that broader vision to help... View Details
Keywords: by Ranjay Gulati
- 19 Aug 2019
- News
A New Purpose for the Corporation
Offering an update of their statement on “the purpose of a corporation”, the Business Roundtable, an influential group of some of America’s top chief executives, noted that “we share a fundamental commitment to all of our... View Details
- December 2008 (Revised October 2012)
- Case
Special Economic Zones in India: Public Purpose and Private Property (A)
By: Laura Alfaro and Lakshmi Iyer
In 2005, the government of India enacted the Special Economic Zones (SEZ) Act in order to attract investment, generate export revenues, and create manufacturing jobs. However, several planned projects faced difficulties in acquiring land for setting up the SEZ. In... View Details
Keywords: Acquisition; Development Economics; Economic Growth; Policy; Government Legislation; Property; Business and Community Relations; Business and Government Relations; India
Alfaro, Laura, and Lakshmi Iyer. "Special Economic Zones in India: Public Purpose and Private Property (A)." Harvard Business School Case 709-027, December 2008. (Revised October 2012.)
- 13 Apr 2022
- News
Ranjay Gulati (Harvard Business School) - Finding a Deeper Purpose
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Find your passion through purposeful action
Roseann Hassey (MBA 1987) talks about providing service to communities in need in New Orleans, Mexico, South Africa, and Haiti. (Published April 2014) View Details