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27 Dec 2015
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actually hinder the most important part of problem-solving: actually solving the problem. Research by Ethan Bernstein and colleagues. The 5 Strategy Rules of Bill Gates, Andy Grove, and Steve Jobs (34,436)... View Details

13 Dec 2018
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Working at the Intersection of Business and Environment

highlighting David’s leadership in the context of climate change. In 2018, BEI has been convening alumni events on climate change across US cities, each tailored to regional interests, which will culminate... View Details

12 Apr 2017
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Is Sears Going The Way Of The Wooly Mammoth?

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Historical Origins of Environmental Sustainability in the German Chemical Industry, 1950s-1980s

By: Geoffrey Jones and Christina Lubinski

This working paper examines the growth of corporate environmentalism in the West German chemical industry between the 1950s and the 1980s. German business has been regarded as pioneering corporate environmentalism after World War II. In contrast, this study reveals... View Details

Keywords: Sustainability; Green Business; Pollution; Environmental Sustainability; Business History; Chemical Industry; Germany; United States

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29 Jul 2021
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Exploring the Intersection of Business & Health Care: Summer Fellow Derek Soled (MD/MBA 2022)

economics, and organizational management. All of these skills are important in working for a government agency. Second, the MBA offers leadership and teamwork training. This summer encourages many... View Details

May 2011
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Race at the Top: How Companies Shape the Inclusion of African Americans on Their Boards in Response to Institutional Pressures

By: Clayton S. Rose and William T. Bielby

Drawing on institutionalist theory, we conceptualize the racial composition of the boards of directors of large American companies as shaped in response to social and political norms. We use new longitudinal and cross-sectional data to test hypotheses about factors... View Details

Keywords: Leadership; Governing and Advisory Boards; Race; Mathematical Methods; Government and Politics; Public Ownership; United States

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31 Oct 2004
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Should the Wisdom of Crowds Influence Our Thinking About Leadership?

the nature of leadership affirmed by the "wisdom of crowds" is clearly circumscribed, according to others. Jack Hughes, for example, says, "The Wisdom View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

04 Nov 2021
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Make Learning a Part of Your Daily Routine

30 Nov 2019
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Elon Musk and the Dying Art of the Big Bet

30 Apr 2020
News

Leading Your Team Past the Peak of a Crisis

04 Mar 2011
Working Paper Summaries

From Social Control to Financial Economics: The Linked Ecologies of Economics and Business in Twentieth Century America

Keywords: by Marion Fourcade & Rakesh Khurana; Education

March 2024 (Revised January 2025)
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Hippo: Weathering the Storm of the Home Insurance Crisis

By: Lauren Cohen, Grace Headinger and Sophia Pan

Rick McCathron, CEO of Hippo, considered how the firm’s underwriting model could account for the effects of climate change. Along with providing smart home packages, targeting risk-friendly customers, and using data-driven pricing, the Insurtech used technologically... View Details

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February 2007 (Revised March 2007)
Module Note

Things Fall Apart Summary: The Challenge of New Principles

By: Sandra J. Sucher

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

Keywords: Ethics; Leadership; Decision Making; Moral Sensibility

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17 Mar 2017
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Schwarzman on Blackstone and the Value of an MBA

market leader with $330 billion dollars in assets under management. Along the way, he has emerged as a patron of education, best known for launching the Schwarzman Scholars, an academic and cultural immersion program designed to foster... View Details

Keywords: Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management of Companies and Enterprises

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Harvard and the Legacy of Slavery | About

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion we established in Fall 2021. We will tap the expertise of our faculty and the scholarship and seminars of the Business History Review . We will... View Details

05 May 2016
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The Real Cost of Ignoring Mental Health in the Workplace

28 Feb 2011
Research & Ideas

The Importance of ‘Don’t’ in Inducing Ethical Employee Behavior

In trying to encourage good moral conduct, it's common for a company to come up with a list of don'ts—wording policies such that they focus on unethical behavior employees should avoid rather than on ethical acts they should strive to... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel