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- May 1993 (Revised May 1994)
- Case
Managing for Integrity: Three Vignettes
By: Lynn S. Paine
Three situations are described. A branch manager for a retail brokerage firm must decide whether to change the branch's cash management techniques to increase interest earnings. An auto mechanic must decide whether to oversell parts and repairs to meet sales and... View Details
Keywords: Growth Management; Ethics; Decision Making; Organizational Culture; Financial Management; Sales; Organizational Change and Adaptation
Paine, Lynn S. "Managing for Integrity: Three Vignettes." Harvard Business School Case 393-154, May 1993. (Revised May 1994.)
- 01 Nov 2015
- News
The Payoff of Pay-for-Success
Mastering the 1:1
Whether you’re a CEO or a line manager, your team is just as important as a group as its members are as individuals. Today’s tech companies offer many View Details
- March 2001 (Revised April 2001)
- Case
Sustainable Development & Socially Responsible Investing: ABB in 2000
Several investment firms and mutual funds position themselves as providers or facilitators of opportunities for socially responsible investment. This case addresses the impact of these firms on publicly traded companies. Focuses on managers at ABB, a large... View Details
Keywords: Investment; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Environmental Sustainability; Social Enterprise; Corporate Governance; Business Strategy; Capital Markets; Management Teams; Business and Community Relations; Trade; Electronics Industry; Switzerland
Reinhardt, Forest L. "Sustainable Development & Socially Responsible Investing: ABB in 2000." Harvard Business School Case 701-082, March 2001. (Revised April 2001.)
- Web
Program FAQs - Summer Venture in Management
Harvard Business School Summer Venture in Management Program FAQs Program Frequently Asked Questions Can I apply if I am not a college junior or senior? SVMP applicants must graduating in the classes of 2024, 2025, or 2026. SVMP participants leave with a clearer... View Details
- 31 Jul 2012
- First Look
First Look: July 31
likely would be difficult to finance externally. We argue that a developed financial system can facilitate exports, and we test three implications. First, a more developed financial system is associated with higher exports. Second, the View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- Web
Health Care Initiative - Health Care
within the health care sector. The Health Care Initiative impacts managerial practice and the pace of innovation by educating leaders and innovators who aspire to improve value across the health care industry. The Initiative fosters and... View Details
- Program
Compensation Committees
trends in executive compensation Examine the impact of regulatory issues in different countries Respond to a more vigilant investor community Create successful compensation plans and processes Design better incentive systems and know the... View Details
- August 2023 (Revised January 2024)
- Case
Three Vignettes of Early Careers in the Life Sciences
By: Satish Tadikonda, Jacqueline Grant and William Marks
The case showcases three vignettes of career choice scenarios facing new graduates. How one navigates and handles these situations can have a significant impact on careers overall, with each vignette representing a situation likely to be experienced by most students in... View Details
Tadikonda, Satish, Jacqueline Grant, and William Marks. "Three Vignettes of Early Careers in the Life Sciences." Harvard Business School Case 824-054, August 2023. (Revised January 2024.)
- April 2021 (Revised February 2023)
- Case
Mahatma Gandhi: Changing the World
By: Robert Simons and Max Saffer
This case traces the rise of Mohandas Gandhi from his early days in British-controlled India to the inspirational martyr who, through personal deprivation and leadership, inspired millions and became the catalyst for India to break away from Britain. The case describes... View Details
Keywords: Mission And Purpose; Values And Beliefs; Personal Characteristics; Power And Influence; Diversity; Leadership Development; Work-life Balance; History; Leadership Style; Leading Change; India
Simons, Robert, and Max Saffer. "Mahatma Gandhi: Changing the World." Harvard Business School Case 121-069, April 2021. (Revised February 2023.)
- February 2021 (Revised June 2023)
- Case
Henry Ford: Changing the World
By: Robert Simons and Max Saffer
This case traces the rise of Henry Ford from a small farm in Michigan to the controlling shareholder of the Ford Motor Company. The case describes how Ford, as young man, acquired engineering skills and the risks he took as he built and marketed one of the first... View Details
Keywords: Technology; Entrepreneurship; Personal Characteristics; Business Startups; Management; Success; Values and Beliefs; Technological Innovation; Personal Development and Career; Auto Industry; United States; Michigan
Simons, Robert, and Max Saffer. "Henry Ford: Changing the World." Harvard Business School Case 121-063, February 2021. (Revised June 2023.)
- 2018
- Article
Service Operations: What Have We Learned?
By: Liana Victorino, Joy M. Field, Ryan W. Buell, Michael J. Dixon, Susan M. Goldstein, Larry J. Menor, Madeleine E. Pullman, Aleda V. Roth, Enrico Secchi and Jie J. Zhang
The purpose of this article is to identify research themes in service operations that have great potential for exciting and innovative conceptual and empirical work. To frame these research themes, the article provides a systematic literature review of operations... View Details
Victorino, Liana, Joy M. Field, Ryan W. Buell, Michael J. Dixon, Susan M. Goldstein, Larry J. Menor, Madeleine E. Pullman, Aleda V. Roth, Enrico Secchi, and Jie J. Zhang. "Service Operations: What Have We Learned?" Journal of Service Management 29, no. 1 (2018): 39–54.
- 2014
- Chapter
Ein Jahrzehnt Clusterpolitik und -forschung: Implikationen für eine moderne, clusterorientierte Wirtschaftsförderung
By: Christian H.M. Ketels
Reflecting on the experience of nearly two decades this chapter discusses the nature of cluster-based economic policies. It first looks at the types of programmes and initiatives that have emerged, and the evidence on their impact on economic outcomes. It then tracks... View Details
Ketels, Christian H.M. "Ein Jahrzehnt Clusterpolitik und -forschung: Implikationen für eine moderne, clusterorientierte Wirtschaftsförderung." Chap. 3 in Zukunft der Wirtschaftsförderung, edited by Rasmus C. Beck, Rolf G. Heinze, and Josef Schmid, 45–64. Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft, 2014, German ed.
- Research Summary
New Technologies and the Future of Food and Nutrition
By: Ray A. Goldberg
Ray A. Goldberg has been investigating the impact of new technologies
on, and the functioning of, the global agribusiness system in the
twenty-first century. He is currently developing a seminar to bring
scientists, business leaders, academics, and consumer... View Details
- February 2022 (Revised April 2022)
- Case
BUA Group
By: John D. Macomber, Pippa Tubman Armerding and Wale Lawal
BUA Group must decide between investments in cement, road building, power generation, or sugar. Private businesses are important to economic development in Africa. Students must assess the competitive nature of each of these industries, the magnitude of capital... View Details
Keywords: Investing; Transportation; Strategy; Project Finance; Agribusiness; Construction; Infrastructure; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Nigeria; Africa
Macomber, John D., Pippa Tubman Armerding, and Wale Lawal. "BUA Group." Harvard Business School Case 222-062, February 2022. (Revised April 2022.)
- Article
Automatic Ethics: Implicit Assumptions and Ethical Managerial Conduct
By: Scott J. Reynolds, Keith Leavitt and K. A. DeCelles
We empirically examine the reflexive or automatic aspects of moral decision making. To begin, we develop and validate a measure of an individual’s implicit assumption regarding the inherent morality of business. Then, using an in-basket exercise, we demonstrate that an... View Details
Reynolds, Scott J., Keith Leavitt, and K. A. DeCelles. "Automatic Ethics: Implicit Assumptions and Ethical Managerial Conduct." Journal of Applied Psychology 95, no. 4 (July 2010): 752–760.
- April 1998 (Revised October 1998)
- Background Note
Indonesia's Pharmaceutical Industry in 1998
By: Carin-Isabel Knoop and Anthony St. George
This case describes the Indonesian pharmaceutical market in 1997 and the impact on the market of the Indonesian rupiah's 75% devaluation since July 1997. Major foreign and domestic players are described. It raises the issue of how the Indonesian pharmaceutical market... View Details
Knoop, Carin-Isabel, and Anthony St. George. "Indonesia's Pharmaceutical Industry in 1998." Harvard Business School Background Note 898-220, April 1998. (Revised October 1998.)
- 03 Apr 2013
- News
Judgment as the Essence of Leadership
- 07 Nov 2012
- News
How President Obama Should Choose His Leadership Team
- 2025
- Article
Emotion Regulation Contagion Drives Reduction in Negative Intergroup Emotions
By: Michael Pinus, Yajun Cao, Eran Halperin, Alin Coman, James J. Gross and Amit Goldenberg
When emotions occur in groups, they sometimes impact group behavior in undesired ways. Reducing group’s emotions with emotion regulation interventions can be helpful, but may also be a challenge, because treating every person in the group is often infeasible. One... View Details
Keywords: Emotion Contagion; Emotion; Emotion Regulation; Groups and Teams; Emotions; Conflict and Resolution
Pinus, Michael, Yajun Cao, Eran Halperin, Alin Coman, James J. Gross, and Amit Goldenberg. "Emotion Regulation Contagion Drives Reduction in Negative Intergroup Emotions." Art. 1387. Nature Communications 16 (2025).