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Maria Brewer

career? My background has been operationally and execution oriented. While I believe operational rigor and execution is a vital element to any organization, I am also excited to work on the strategic elements of a business and gain direct View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Technology

July 2004 (Revised May 2009)
Case

Getting Participant-centered Learning to Work

By: Thomas R. Piper, James L. Heskett and Gustavo Herrero

The newly appointed dean of a South American business school is eager to transform the learning process from the traditional lecture method to one that actively engages students and contributes to the development of critical managerial skills, attitudes, and world... View Details

Keywords: Change Management; Transformation; Business Education; Leading Change; Business Processes; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Alliances; Education Industry; South America

01 Dec 2008
News

Leadership: Getting Down to Fundamentals

Organized in conjunction with the Centennial, the event drew nearly ninety faculty and practitioners from around the world. A conversation with Khurana follows. What was your goal in organizing this event? We wanted to lay a foundation, to take stock of what we know... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

Blog

Emerging from the Pandemic: Insights from South Asia and ASEAN

with about 65% of the population under the age of 35. Like other places in the world, the pandemic caused a big churn in the job market, with people changing jobs and taking on new roles. That generates a significant need for View Details

01 Mar 2004
News

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Commanding Heights to the Market: The Changing Face of Business” Shanghai, China June 15–17, 2004 2005 HBS Global Leadership Forum London, England June 21–24, 2005 For more information on the above events,... View Details

14 Nov 2007
Research & Ideas

Growing CEOs from the Inside

industry. Promoting from within is no promise of success, of course. Former Merrill Lynch CEO Stan O'Neal was with the company 21 years before his forced resignation on October 30. But strong leadership and effective succession programs... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Employment

02 Dec 2015
What Do You Think?

What Will It Take to Achieve Gender Equality in Leadership?

are totally different. They control access to leadership positions, yet those positions are often filled by those most familiar—that is, those who most resemble men.” She went on to suggest that as male leaders observe their daughters... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

July 1998 (Revised April 2001)
Case

Bank of Ireland (BOI): Internet Strategy

Conor O'Toole, Internet business executive, must consider how to take the Bank of Ireland on-line. The bank, and Ireland, and most of continental Europe, lagedlagged behind the United States in adopting Internet techologytechnology. O'Toole wondered how he should... View Details

Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Leading Change; Internet; Banks and Banking; Banking Industry; Republic of Ireland

October 2002 (Revised February 2006)
Case

Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., 2002

By: Michael Y. Yoshino and Masako Egawa

Carlos Ghosn, a former executive vice president of Renault, became the COO of Nissan Motor Co., a troubled auto company in Japan when Renault bought 38% of the company in 1999. This case deals with how Ghosn turned the company around. Examines in considerable detail... View Details

Keywords: Acquisition; Transformation; Globalization; Leadership Development; Problems and Challenges; Auto Industry; Japan

26 May 2016
News

Sunil B. Mittal, OPM 27, 1999

around his vision, Sunil Mittal easily could have followed in his father’s footsteps and earned a name for himself as a politician. Instead, he chose to focus his talents on changing the world as an entrepreneur. Growing up in Ludhiana, a... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

Article

Why Sexual Harassment Persists and What Organizations Can Do to Stop It

By: Colleen Ammerman and Boris Groysberg

Long before the #MeToo movement, the insidious effects of harassment were well known to organizational researchers. Women who are harassed often leave their jobs, taking valuable relationships, and potential out the door with them and creating the costly need to hire... View Details

Keywords: Work Environment; Sexual Harassment; Harassment; Organizational Culture; Gender; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Leading Change

Keywords: Professor Amy C. Edmonson; Professor Boris Groysberg; Professor Josh Lerner; Teaching Fellow Ann Leamon; Professor Leslie A. Perlow; Professor of Management Practice Felda Hardymon;; social media; Finance

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02 Oct 2019
What Do You Think?

What Grade Would You Give Walmart CEO Doug McMillon?

Andrei Stanescu SUMMING UP Was Walmart’s Leadership Sufficiently Proactive in Meeting Broader Corporate Responsibilities? Several times as many respondents to this month’s column gave CEO Doug McMillon high marks as opposed to low marks... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Retail

17 Feb 2021
Research & Ideas

Pandemic Self-Care for CEOs: Rituals, Running, and Cognitive Restructuring

less.” LEADING IN TIMES OF UNCERTAINTY More Stories in This Series How Remote Work Changes What We Think About Onboarding What Leaders Can Do to Fight the COVID Fog It’s Time to Reset Decision-Making in Your Organization What the... View Details

Keywords: by Gamze D. Yucaoglu, Robin Abrahams, and Boris Groysberg

01 Jun 2012
News

Faculty Books

Teaming: How Organizations Learn, Innovate, and Compete in the Knowledge Economy by Amy C. Edmondson (Jossey-Bass) The Novartis Professor of Leadership and Management, Edmondson says that organizations thrive, or fail to thrive, based on... View Details

30 Sep 2024
News

The Making of a Streaming Sensation

curious to understand how the industry, from your perspective, changed over the period of time you've been thinking about Geek Girl and how that hurt you or benefited you in terms of putting this production together. JN: When I first... View Details

May 2005
Supplement

Otis Elevator: An Interview with Ari Bousbib (video)

By: F. Warren McFarlan and Brian DeLacey

CEO Ari Bousbib talks about how IT is transforming Otis and the practical challenges they are overcoming. Visibly demonstrates what appropriate CEO involvement is in an IT-enabled business transformation. View Details

Keywords: Management Teams; Information Technology; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Leading Change; Construction Industry; Manufacturing Industry; Consumer Products Industry