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Senior Executive Leadership Program - Middle East (SELPME)

By: Stefan H. Thomke

Change is everywhere in the Middle East today, as many countries seek to diversify their economies and encourage new industries. While the region's complexity includes distinct political and economic conditions in each country in addition to an uncertain global... View Details

December 1992
Article

New Information Systems Leaders: A Changing Role in a Changing World

By: L. M. Applegate and Joyce J. Elam

Keywords: Information Technology; System; Leadership; Change

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28 May 2014
News

Beyond Command and Control

Keywords: leadership; change management; authenticity; adaptability

November 2006 (Revised February 2007)
Case

Microsoft Xbox: Changing the Game?

By: Andrei Hagiu

In September 1999, the Microsoft Xbox team was wondering which strategic choices would give it the best chance against the upcoming Sony PlayStation 2. Initially called "Project Midway" within Microsoft, the console project was intended to counter the perceived threat... View Details

Keywords: Customers; Recruitment; Leadership; Management Teams; Multi-Sided Platforms; Two-Sided Platforms; Production; Strategy; Competition; Expansion; Video Game Industry; Texas

09 Nov 2009
Research & Ideas

Come Fly with Me: A History of Airline Leadership

regulation Low consumer power High barriers to entry A dominant business model that is tightly integrated Leadership dominance—usually the impact of founders Conversely, the following characteristics can shorten an industry life-cycle... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert; Air Transportation

24 Sep 2014
Op-Ed

Take a Trim Tab Approach to Climate Change

pick. Either way, it's time for business leaders to get off the sidelines and make a difference. Other Articles In This Series Tackling Climate Change Will Cost Less Than We Think We Need a Miracle. New Nuclear Might Provide it. Take a... View Details

Keywords: by Amy C. Edmondson; Energy; Utilities

01 Apr 2005
News

Seven Transformations of Personal Leadership

Keywords: David Rooke, William R. Torbet

April 2007
Case

ABN AMRO Bank N.V.: Global Change Agents

By: Rosabeth M. Kanter, Lance P. Pierce and Ryan Leo Raffaelli

ABN AMRO Global Banking Group developed its risk management function in response to expansion, and increasingly focused on environmental and social risks. The head of the function needed to influence policies and business decisions in a highly decentralized context in... View Details

Keywords: Risk Management; Banks and Banking; Expansion; Change; Governing and Advisory Boards; Social Enterprise; Leadership Development; History; Banking Industry; Service Industry; Brazil; India; United States

29 Jun 2009
Sharpening Your Skills

Sharpening Your Skills: Leading Change

What Should Leaders Communicate? Uncompromising Leadership in Tough Times As companies batten down the hatches, we need leaders who do not compromise on standards and values that are essential in flush times. Fortunately, such leaders do... View Details

Keywords: by Staff

10 Mar 2016
News

HBS Club: Women in Leadership

24 Sep 2014
Research & Ideas

The Business of Climate Change

members of the School's Business and Environment Initiative. The common theme: Why business leaders need to address the stubbornly touchy topic of climate change. Take A Trim Tab Approach To Climate Change Often depicted as greedy and... View Details

Keywords: Re: Multiple Faculty; Energy; Utilities

March 2022 (Revised October 2022)
Case

John F. Kennedy: Changing the World

By: Robert Simons and Max Saffer

This case traces the rise of John F. Kennedy from a wealthy family in Boston to president of the United States. The case describes how Kennedy, as a young man, lived a privileged life in the shadow of his older brother, Joe. When Joe was killed in World War II, Jack... View Details

Keywords: Politics; Business And Government; Legacy; Leadership Development; Personal Characteristics; Business and Government Relations; Success; Power and Influence; Decision Making; Personal Development and Career; United States

Keywords: Garry Emmons;Julia Hanna;Roger Thompson; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment; National Security and International Affairs; Government; Health, Social Assistance; Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services; Information; Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Food Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

01 Dec 2011
News

Making the Case for Leadership

Issue Focus: Leadership Issue Focus Li & Fung's Global Footprint Reimagining the MBA Leaders come in all colors, ages, shapes, and sizes, with all manner of skills and temperaments, a variety and diversity seemingly matched only by the... View Details

01 Jun 2012
News

A Decade of Change

who now serves as a deputy director at the organization. “Over the past 10 years, the Leadership Fellows program has enabled social-sector organizations to strategically integrate MBA talent, collectively advancing our respective missions... View Details

November 2008 (Revised March 2018)
Case

Transformation of COFCO in a Changing Environment

By: Ray A. Goldberg and Kefei Yang

China's COFCO, the country's leading edible oil and food importer and exporter and its largest food manufacturer, had in its 50-plus years of operation undergone four stages of transformation and was about to embark on a fifth. The global agriculture system was... View Details

Keywords: Food; Leadership; Change Management; Transformation; Globalization; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Food and Beverage Industry; China

March 2016
Teaching Note

Advanced Leadership Pathways: Richard Fahey and Robert Saudek – Lighting Liberia

By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter, Tessa Natanay Hamilton and Ai-Ling Jamila Malone

After successful careers as lawyers and Fellows in Harvard's Advanced Leadership Initiative, Richard Fahey and Robert Saudek set out to tackle a large-scale infrastructure challenge in a complex environment by ultimately using advanced leadership skills to increase... View Details

Keywords: Energy

24 Sep 2014
News

Take a Trim Tab Approach to Climate Change

31 Oct 2007
HBS Case

Climate Change Puts Heat on GMs

What is the responsibility of business regarding social issues? And how does that jibe with maximizing profits? In "UBS and Climate Change—Warming Up to Global Action?" Associate Professor Felix Oberholzer-Gee and Professor Forest Reinhardt present the... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Energy; Utilities

April 2025 (Revised April 2025)
Case

JPMorganChase: Leadership in the Age of GenAI

By: Iavor I. Bojinov, Karim R. Lakhani and David Lane

This case study examines JPMorgan Chase's (JPMC) journey in adopting and implementing Generative AI (GenAI) following the release of ChatGPT. It outlines JPMC's initial cautious approach focused on data security, followed by strategic investments in internal platforms... View Details