Publications

2008
Article

Meeting the Challenges of the 21st Century

By: Joseph L. Bower

Keywords: Problems and Challenges

25 Apr 2014
News

Pooling resources to tackle India's social challenges

citizens who will tackle some of the challenging governance problems in India. "Your time on earth is limited. Isn't it time to reclaim your life and start living? Isn't it time to embark on your heroic journey?" says Venkatesan about... View Details

spring 2003
Article

The Six Challenges of Equity-Based Pay Design

By: Brian J. Hall

Keywords: Problems and Challenges; Equity; Compensation and Benefits; Design

August 1995 (Revised September 1995)
Background Note

Managing in an Information Age: Organizational Challenges and Opportunities

By: Lynda M. Applegate

Managers and management theorists spent the majority of this century building and perfecting the hierarchy; however, if we believe the press, they now appear to be engaged in destroying it. While many proclaim the dawning of the "Information Age" organization and the... View Details

Keywords: Management; Information Technology; Problems and Challenges; Opportunities

Passion for work is highly coveted, but many employees report struggling to maintain their passion over time. In the current research, we explain the challenge of pursuing passion by conceptualizing passion as an attribute with temporal variation. Viewed through... View Details

June 2000
Article

Information Technology Security: A Challenge for Directors

By: Robert B. Stobaugh, Rosina B. Dixon, Thomas R. Horton and Roger W. Raber

Keywords: Information Technology; Problems and Challenges; Management

12 Oct 1999
Research & Ideas

Confronting the Challenges that Face Bricks-and-Mortar Stores

What does cyberspace mean for physical retail space? Has online shopping changed the fundamentals of retailing? How should managers evaluate new in-store technologies? Harvard Business Review posed these questions to three retail executives and two distinguished... View Details

Keywords: by Raymond Burke; Retail

February 2013 (Revised March 2013)
Supplement

CalSTRS and Relational Challenge Occidental's Governance (C)

By: George Serafeim

February 2013 (Revised March 2013)
Supplement

CalSTRS and Relational Challenge Occidental's Governance (B)

By: George Serafeim

February 2013 (Revised March 2013)
Case

CalSTRS and Relational Challenge Occidental's Governance (A)

By: George Serafeim

Educators

18 May 2015
News

Changing the conversation on US infrastructure challenges

Rosabeth Moss Kanter’s interest in US transportation and infrastructure began well before Boston’s record-setting 2015 snowstorms focused national attention on the downside of deferred maintenance for aging public transit systems. In February 2014, following 20 months... View Details

17 Jun 2020
News

Five Ethical Challenges Employers Will Face as They Reopen

December 2015
Case

Negotiating the Path of Abraham, 2015 Progress and Challenges

By: James K. Sebenius

The Abraham Path board reviews the last five years and seeks to frame and act on its major strategic, negotiating, and operational challenges going forward. The Abraham Path Initiative seeks to revitalize a route of Middle East cultural tourism following Abraham's path... View Details

Educators

February 2007 (Revised March 2007)
Module Note

Antigone: The Challenge of Right Versus Right

By: Sandra J. Sucher

A summary of the major themes discussed in the second class of The Moral Leader (EC curriculum). View Details

Keywords: Values and Beliefs; Decision Choices and Conditions; Problems and Challenges

November 2016 (Revised July 2019)
Case

Lenovo to Buy IBM PC: Integration Challenges

By: David G. Fubini and Christine Snively

In December 2004, Chinese computer manufacturer Lenovo announced its purchase of IBM’s PC division. At the time, few industry observers were optimistic about the merger of these entities with seemingly opposite company cultures. How should the two entities plan to... View Details

Keywords: Integration; Strategy; Organizational Culture; Computer Industry; Technology Industry; United States; China

Educators