Leading Change - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Jan 2010
News

Marvin S. Traub, MBA 1949

Former CEO and President, Bloomingdale’s Return to Alumni Achievement Awards main page Earlier Education: A.B., Harvard College, 1947 On Leadership: “Leadership is the ability to face up to change and encourage new ideas and concepts... View Details

25 Feb 2020
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Alumni and Faculty Books for March 2020

Press In Leading in the Digital World, Amit Mukherjee argues that since digital technologies are changing everything else, how could they not change leadership ideologies and... View Details

13 Jun 2017
Research & Ideas

Why Global Investments Are Still a Good Bet

markess. Using stock market data for the largest seven developed countries between 1986 and 2013, they disentangled changes in the prices of securities versus their value. “This is how you can piece out whether a positive return in the... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Financial Services

07 Sep 2016
News

Appreciating the Big Role of Small Business

in the mode of the fabled Joe the Plumber. “The neglect of small businesses stems in part from the sense that they aren’t very dynamic—that in contrast with startups, they don’t really grow or change from year to year,” Nohria writes. At... View Details

09 Mar 2021
Blog Post

New BEI Director: Lynn Schenk

School, and the world as we confront the realities of climate change and its associated responsibilities and opportunities for the business community. BEI faculty chair Mike Toffel looks forward to his continued partnership with Lynn,... View Details

June 2024
Case

SnapTravel: Betting on 'Super.com'

By: Reza Satchu and Tom Quinn

This case explores SnapTravel, a travel startup offering discounted hotel rooms, and its founders’ desire to pivot to a “super app” that saved customers money across many different purchase types. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Hussein Fazal and Henry Shi saw SnapTravel... View Details

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Impact Stories - Business & Environment

Alumni Impact Stories Martin Aares MBA 2001 | Merging the Worlds of Finance, Investing, and Environmental Impact "As leaders who make a difference, the private sector can have huge influence over the future of our planet. We are changing... View Details

22 Aug 2017
First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, August 23

advisors consider the important perspective of the CEO looking across the whole company. An example is Leading Breakthrough Innovation in Established Companies (Harvard Business School Press), which provides a longer reference set for the... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

08 Jan 2001
Research & Ideas

Can Japan Compete? [Part Two]

and shareholders have the ability to put the heat on the company if it is not performing. These represent rather substantial changes in the Japanese organizational model. The leading companies—the Sonys—are... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace & Hilah Geer

01 Dec 2010
News

Making a Difference

Three stories in this issue will introduce you to remarkable individuals who work in strikingly different fields but who share a common passion — the pursuit of ideas that are changing the way others think and act. Gayle Lemmon (MBA ’06),... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; meta

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Leadership Execution and Action Planning (LEAP) - Course Catalog

and how improvements are delivered. This course provides frameworks to guide the process of developing and implementing action. LEAP demonstrates “how” to lead implementation efforts – from diagnosis to design to execution. It presents... View Details

06 Dec 2021
News

Monaco's Digital Transformation

his third year leading Monaco’s digital transformation, Genta is capitalizing on the country’s strengths in pursuit of this vision to further public service and enhance economic prosperity. “What makes Monaco different is that we have an... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie

17 Nov 2022
Blog Post

Creating Emerging Markets Sustainability Series - The Future of Green Building

Creating Emerging Markets Sustainability Series – The Future of Green Building Cover image features Christoph Schiess (left) and Jim Damalas (right). Over the course of the 2022 UN Climate Change Conference (COP27) held in Sharm... View Details

12 Dec 2017
News

Hal (MBA 1968) and Diane Brierley

Hal (MBA 1968) and Diane Brierley Hal (MBA 1968) and Diane Brierley For Hal Brierley (MBA 1968), Harvard Business School changed the direction of his career. He arrived at Soldiers Field assuming he would combine his BS in chemical... View Details

01 Dec 2017
News

Pencils Up: Taking Note of New Courses

Behavior “We’ve thought deeply about creating a course that not only looks at different types of management challenges, but also suggests how to deal with those challenges based on your seniority in an organization,” Raffaelli says. “What does it mean to View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

01 Apr 2001
News

Tatsuyuki Saeki: Putting Stock in New Options at Nasdaq Japan

of the wildly successful American technology stock market. Launched last year as a joint venture between the U.S. Nasdaq, Japan’s Softbank Corporation, and thirteen leading Japanese and foreign brokerages, Nasdaq Japan aims to break the... View Details

Keywords: Alejandro Reyes; Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments; Finance

08 Apr 2008
First Look

First Look: April 8, 2008

describes how they assessed their valuations and probabilistic views, and leaves them with a key decision. The (B) case describes their choice as well as the twists and turns leading to the conclusion. Purchase this case:... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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BiGS Research | Institute for Business in Global Society

challenges and support human values in the 21st century. The Ownership Project Details BiGS Research Topics Climate Change Businesses today are increasingly expected to play a leading role in mitigating the... View Details

January 2018
Supplement

Peak Games: Hiring Priorities in Times of Rapid Growth (B)

By: William R. Kerr and Gamze Yucaoglu

On November 7, 2017, Sidar Şahin, founder and CEO of Peak Games, a Turkey-based global mobile gaming company, had just closed the sale of Peak Games’ card games studio. This sale included three of the company’s top grossing games and half of its team. Sahin was happy... View Details