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- 2022
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From Strength to Strength: Finding Meaning, Success, and Deep Purpose in the Second Half of Life
By: Arthur C. Brooks
Many of us assume that the more successful we are, the less susceptible we become to the sense of professional and social irrelevance that often accompanies aging. But the truth is, the greater our achievements and our attachment to them, the more we notice our... View Details
Keywords: Aging; Meaning In Life; Purpose; Personal Development and Career; Success; Happiness; Satisfaction
Brooks, Arthur C. From Strength to Strength: Finding Meaning, Success, and Deep Purpose in the Second Half of Life. New York, NY: Portfolio/Penguin, 2022.
- 23 Jan 2012
- Research & Ideas
Break Your Addiction to Service Heroes
In their new book, Uncommon Service: How to Win by Putting Customers at the Core of Your Business, coauthors Frances Frei and Anne Morriss maintain that it is possible for organizations to reduce costs while dramatically enhancing customer service. That win-win... View Details
- 07 Oct 2002
- Research & Ideas
What Leaders Need to Do To Restore Investor Confidence
At the beginning of the year, corporate skullduggery seemed limited to one or two egregious examples. A couple of bad apples won't spoil the whole bunch, we said to ourselves. But in the past several months, rottenness may have achieved a critical mass. After such a... View Details
Keywords: by Harvard Management Update
- September 2007 (Revised March 2009)
- Exercise
Pitch Yourself!
By: Thomas J. Steenburgh and Michael I. Norton
Helps students develop an elevator pitch for their most important asset—themselves. Before class students are asked to interview a potential employer and to develop preliminary elevator pitches. Once in class, students work through an exercise that helps them refine... View Details
Keywords: Spoken Communication; Selection and Staffing; Job Interviews; Marketing; Personal Development and Career
Steenburgh, Thomas J., and Michael I. Norton. "Pitch Yourself!" Harvard Business School Exercise 508-039, September 2007. (Revised March 2009.)
- May 2000
- Supplement
GE Compilation: Jack Welch 1981-1999
Excerpts of videotaped presentations and interviews with Jack Welch in five different time periods from 1981 to 1999. Welch comments on progress on GE's strategic, organizational, and managerial transformation, and his own role in leading that change. View Details
Keywords: Transformation; Leading Change; Managerial Roles; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Strategy
Bartlett, Christopher A. "GE Compilation: Jack Welch 1981-1999." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 300-511, May 2000.
- Research Summary
Life Planning for Executives
In this relatively new field of research and course development, Davis is researching through in depth interviews how executives create successful and fulfilling lives. He is leading a faculty team in designing an executive program for individuals wanting to transition... View Details
- July 2014
- Article
Making Boston Stronger
By: Dutch Leonard, Arnold M. Howitt, Christine M. Cole and Philip B. Heymann
In the wake of the Boston Marathon bombing in 2013, a team from Harvard University carried out extensive interviews with participants to identify strengths and weaknesses in the incident response to the terror attack. This abridged version of their final report focuses... View Details
Keywords: Boston Marathon Bombing; Disaster Response; Emergency Preparedness; Crisis Management; Cooperation; Boston
Leonard, Dutch, Arnold M. Howitt, Christine M. Cole, and Philip B. Heymann. "Making Boston Stronger." ICSS Journal 2, no. 2 (July–August 2014): 15–23.
- August 2011
- Supplement
Better World Books Video
By: Michael I. Norton, Fiona Wilson, Jill Avery and Thomas Steenburgh
This video contains an interview with David Murphy, CEO of Better World Books. Topics discussed include: the opportunities and constraints offered by having a social mission, an update on the company, and the future of Better World Books. View Details
Keywords: Growth and Development; Management Teams; Business Model; Social Enterprise; Publishing Industry
Norton, Michael I., Fiona Wilson, Jill Avery, and Thomas Steenburgh. "Better World Books Video." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 512-701, August 2011.
- February 2003
- Supplement
Silvio Napoli Cross Cultural Management
Presents an interview with Silvio Napoli regarding cultural aspects of an Italian manager in a Swiss company opening an Indian subsidiary. Issues range from personal and family adjustment to management style, corporate culture, and differences in national... View Details
Keywords: Management Style; Business Subsidiaries; Nationality; Organizational Culture; Personal Characteristics; Business Startups; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Italy; Switzerland; India
Bartlett, Christopher A. "Silvio Napoli Cross Cultural Management." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 303-806, February 2003.
- August 1995 (Revised January 1997)
- Exercise
Consumer Behavior Exercise (C)
By: John A. Deighton and Susan M. Fournier
Students are instructed to interview a recent purchaser of a high-involvement/ego-expressive product or service in depth about his/her buying decision. The exercise provides students with first-hand understanding of important concepts in consumer choice domain (e.g.,... View Details
Keywords: Consumer Behavior
Deighton, John A., and Susan M. Fournier. "Consumer Behavior Exercise (C)." Harvard Business School Exercise 596-041, August 1995. (Revised January 1997.)
- October 2018
- Case
Corruption and Business in Emerging Markets
By: Geoffrey Jones, Tarun Khanna and Nataliya Langburd Wright
The case is built around video clips from top business leaders in emerging markets who were interviewed for Harvard Business School’s innovative Creating Emerging Markets oral history project. Corruption is a widespread problem in emerging markets, and this case is... View Details
Jones, Geoffrey, Tarun Khanna, and Nataliya Langburd Wright. "Corruption and Business in Emerging Markets." Harvard Business School Case 319-054, October 2018.
- April 2009 (Revised May 2009)
- Case
Oprah Winfrey
By: Nancy F. Koehn, Erica Helms, Katherine Miller and Rachel Wilcox
The case explores the entrepreneurial journey of Oprah Winfrey, examining how she built an audience for one of the most successful television shows in history; how she created the company, Harpo Productions, that produces that show as well as other media offerings; how... View Details
Keywords: Business Model; Entrepreneurship; Leadership; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Mission and Purpose; Personal Development and Career; Strategy; Media and Broadcasting Industry; United States
Koehn, Nancy F., Erica Helms, Katherine Miller, and Rachel Wilcox. "Oprah Winfrey." Harvard Business School Case 809-068, April 2009. (Revised May 2009.)
- March 2011
- Exercise
Customer Intelligence Advantage: Module 2 Assignment
By: F. Asis Martinez Jerez
This exercise directs students to analyze a customer-centric firm by first understanding the elements that characterize a customer-centric organization, then by capturing and comparing this firm's approach to customer-centricity. Students interview three levels in the... View Details
Keywords: Business Units; Customer Focus and Relationships; Customer Satisfaction; Employees; Knowledge Sharing; Knowledge Use and Leverage; Leadership; Competitive Advantage
Martinez Jerez, F. Asis. "Customer Intelligence Advantage: Module 2 Assignment." Harvard Business School Exercise 111-118, March 2011.
- August 1995 (Revised January 1997)
- Exercise
Consumer Behavior Exercise (B)
By: John A. Deighton and Susan M. Fournier
Students are instructed to interview a recent purchaser of a high-involvement/utilitarian product or service in depth about his/her buying decision. The exercise provides students with first-hand understanding of important concepts in consumer choice domain (e.g.,... View Details
Keywords: Consumer Behavior
Deighton, John A., and Susan M. Fournier. "Consumer Behavior Exercise (B)." Harvard Business School Exercise 596-040, August 1995. (Revised January 1997.)
- March 1986 (Revised November 1990)
- Case
Valerie Morgan
Presents interviews and conversations with a woman who recently started a publishing house. Primarily concerns her immediate future regarding harvesting options: IPO, sell out, step up to chairman, venture capital, etc. Also deals with the excitement and thrill of... View Details
Keywords: Interactive Communication; Decision Choices and Conditions; Entrepreneurship; Cash; Initial Public Offering; Business or Company Management; Strategic Planning; Publishing Industry
Stevenson, Howard H. "Valerie Morgan." Harvard Business School Case 386-164, March 1986. (Revised November 1990.)
- 2015
- Book
Presence: Bringing Your Boldest Self to Your Biggest Challenges
By: Amy Cuddy
We often meet life's challenges with fear and anxiety. We fail to be our best and end up feeling regretful and powerless. In Presence, Amy Cuddy presents a scientifically grounded way to align our speech and nonverbal behavior with our beliefs, abilities, and... View Details
Cuddy, Amy. Presence: Bringing Your Boldest Self to Your Biggest Challenges. New York: Little, Brown and Company, 2015.
- March 1994
- Supplement
Kevin Simpson at Haemonetics, Video
By: Linda A. Hill
Contains excerpts from an interview with Kevin Simpson (HBS 1990) about his decision to join Haemonetics, a medical equipment company, after receiving his MBA. Simpson discusses his experiences on the job during the first three months while he was the assistant to the... View Details
Keywords: Interpersonal Communication; Experience and Expertise; Decisions; Recruitment; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry
Hill, Linda A. "Kevin Simpson at Haemonetics, Video." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 494-516, March 1994.
- 07 Nov 2011
- Research & Ideas
The Forgotten Book that Helped Shape the Modern Economy
A British merchant's long-forgotten seventeenth-century book may not only fuel a radical rethinking about how modern economies developed in Europe and America, but also add historical perspective on today's hot-button issue of the proper relationship between government... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 14 Oct 2002
- Research & Ideas
The Widening Rift Between Corporations and Society
Society is evolving and it is leaving business behind, say HBS professor Shoshana Zuboff and James Maxmin. In their new book, The Support Economy: Why Corporations are Failing Individuals and the Next Episode of Capitalism, they address this very issue and offer some... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- August 1995 (Revised January 1997)
- Exercise
Consumer Behavior Exercise (E)
By: John A. Deighton and Susan M. Fournier
Students are instructed to interview a recent purchaser of a high-involvement product or service in depth about his/her ownership and usage experiences. The exercise provides students with first-hand understanding of important concepts in consumption domain (e.g.,... View Details
Keywords: Consumer Behavior
Deighton, John A., and Susan M. Fournier. "Consumer Behavior Exercise (E)." Harvard Business School Exercise 596-043, August 1995. (Revised January 1997.)