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- January 2022 (Revised July 2022)
- Case
Leonard Bernstein: Changing the World
By: Robert Simons and Shirley Sun
This case traces the rise of Leonard Bernstein from a middle-class family in Boston to the conductor of the New York Philharmonic Orchestra. The case describes how he studied music intensely as a young man and developed mentors to open doors for him. As his fame grew,... View Details
Keywords: Impact; Personal Development and Career; Music Industry; Entertainment and Recreation Industry
Simons, Robert, and Shirley Sun. "Leonard Bernstein: Changing the World." Harvard Business School Case 122-056, January 2022. (Revised July 2022.)
- March 2021 (Revised January 2024)
- Case
Ayn Rand: Changing the World
By: Robert Simons and Max Saffer
This case traces the life of Ayn Rand from Russia to Hollywood to New York City. The case describes how Rand fled communist Russia and, in reaction to the deprivations she experienced under communism, developed a philosophy idealizing free will and personal... View Details
Keywords: Writing; Values and Beliefs; Economic Systems; Society; Mission and Purpose; Success; Work-Life Balance; Ethics; Personal Development and Career; Publishing Industry
Simons, Robert, and Max Saffer. "Ayn Rand: Changing the World." Harvard Business School Case 121-070, March 2021. (Revised January 2024.)
- 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.)
- February 2021 (Revised July 2022)
- Case
Sarah Breedlove: Changing the World
By: Robert Simons and Max Saffer
This case describes the rise of Sarah Breedlove, who later called herself Madam C.J. Walker, from the cotton fields of Louisiana to the head of a successful, nationwide beauty company providing opportunity and hair care products to Black women. The case describes how... View Details
Keywords: Brands; African-american Entrepreneurs; Entrepreneurship; Values and Beliefs; Personal Characteristics; Success; Work-Life Balance; Business Startups; Brands and Branding; Marketing; Personal Development and Career; Beauty and Cosmetics Industry; United States
Simons, Robert, and Max Saffer. "Sarah Breedlove: Changing the World." Harvard Business School Case 121-060, February 2021. (Revised July 2022.)
- November 2005 (Revised May 2007)
- Supplement
Leading Change at Simmons (B)
By: Tiziana E. Casciaro, Amy C. Edmondson, Stacy McManus and Kate Roloff
Casciaro, Tiziana E., Amy C. Edmondson, Stacy McManus, and Kate Roloff. "Leading Change at Simmons (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 406-047, November 2005. (Revised May 2007.)
- April 1985 (Revised September 1985)
- Case
Honeywell Information Systems: Culture Change
Schlesinger, Leonard A. "Honeywell Information Systems: Culture Change." Harvard Business School Case 485-166, April 1985. (Revised September 1985.)
- October 2000
- Case
Sumisho Metalex: Implementing Strategic Change
By: Srikant M. Datar and Ratna G. Sarkar
Datar, Srikant M., and Ratna G. Sarkar. "Sumisho Metalex: Implementing Strategic Change." Harvard Business School Case 101-037, October 2000.
- April 2005 (Revised March 2006)
- Supplement
Change at Whirlpool Corporation (B)
By: Jan W. Rivkin, Dorothy A. Leonard and Gary Hamel
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Rivkin, Jan W., Dorothy A. Leonard, and Gary Hamel. "Change at Whirlpool Corporation (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 705-463, April 2005. (Revised March 2006.)
- December 2006
- Article
Disruptive Innovation for Social Change
By: Clayton M. Christensen, Heiner Baumann, Rudy Ruggles and Thomas M. Sadtler
Christensen, Clayton M., Heiner Baumann, Rudy Ruggles, and Thomas M. Sadtler. "Disruptive Innovation for Social Change." Harvard Business Review 84, no. 12 (December 2006).
- winter 1986
- Article
Changing Patterns of International Competition
By: M. E. Porter
Porter, M. E. "Changing Patterns of International Competition." California Management Review 28, no. 2 (winter 1986).
- Article
Five Ways to Bungle a Job Change
By: Boris Groysberg and Robin Abrahams
The article focuses on career development and job change. The challenges, transaction costs, and risks associated with job moves are discussed. The authors' research with executives is noted. The mistakes in career development that job hunters make are not doing enough... View Details
Keywords: Change; Resignation and Termination; Job Search; Managerial Roles; Personal Development and Career; Strategic Planning
Groysberg, Boris, and Robin Abrahams. "Five Ways to Bungle a Job Change." Harvard Business Review 88, nos. 1/2 (January–February 2010): 137–140.
- Article
Tracking the Changing Feature of a Moving Object
By: Julian De Freitas, Nicholas E. Myers and Anna C. Nobre
The mind can track not only the changing locations of moving objects, but also their changing features, which are often meaningful for guiding action. How does the mind track such features? Using a task in which observers tracked the changing orientation of a rolling... View Details
De Freitas, Julian, Nicholas E. Myers, and Anna C. Nobre. "Tracking the Changing Feature of a Moving Object." Journal of Vision 16, no. 3 (February 2016): 1–21.
- 1974
- Chapter
Organizational Adaptation to Environmental Change
By: John J. Gabarro
Gabarro, John J. "Organizational Adaptation to Environmental Change." In Organizational Systems: General Systems Approaches to Complex Organizations, edited by Frank Baker. Homewood, IL: Richard D. Irwin, 1974.
- March 1994
- Article
Change in the Global Economy
By: R. M. Kanter
Kanter, R. M. "Change in the Global Economy." European Management Journal 12 (March 1994): 1–9.
- October 2023 (Revised June 2024)
- Case
Revvity: A Symbol of Change
By: Satish Tadikonda and William Marks
After selling the PerkinElmer name and several ancillary business units, Prahlad Singh (CEO) and his team at the newly christened Revvity faced a challenge on how best to capitalize on the opportunities ahead for the business and emerge as winners within the Life... View Details
Tadikonda, Satish, and William Marks. "Revvity: A Symbol of Change." Harvard Business School Case 824-071, October 2023. (Revised June 2024.)
- April 2025
- Case
So You Want to Change the World?: A Personal Reflection on Systems Change
By: Brian Trelstad
Trelstad, Brian. "So You Want to Change the World?: A Personal Reflection on Systems Change." Harvard Business School Case 325-030, April 2025.
- 2017
- Article
Computer Vision Uncovers Predictors of Physical Urban Change
By: Nikhil Naik, Scott Duke Kominers, Ramesh Raskar, Edward L. Glaeser and César A. Hidalgo
Which neighborhoods experience physical improvements? In this paper, we introduce a computer vision method to measure changes in the physical appearances of neighborhoods from time-series street-level imagery. We connect changes in the physical appearance of five U.S.... View Details
Keywords: Urban Economics; Gentrification; Urban Studies; Computer Vision; Nieghborhood Effects; Urban Development; Situation or Environment; Demographics; Economics; Change
Naik, Nikhil, Scott Duke Kominers, Ramesh Raskar, Edward L. Glaeser, and César A. Hidalgo. "Computer Vision Uncovers Predictors of Physical Urban Change." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 114, no. 29 (July 18, 2017).
- April 1985
- Article
Managing the Human Side of Change
By: R. M. Kanter
Kanter, R. M. "Managing the Human Side of Change." Management Review (April 1985): 52–56. (Reprinted in Readings in Management, edited by P. DuBose. Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice-Hall, 1989. Other reprintings on request.)