Leading Change - Publications - Faculty & Research

20 Nov 2018
First Look

New Research and Ideas, November 20, 2018

organizations is based on value, on average. While three-quarters of their revenue remains fee-for-service, we see a remarkable change to a reimbursement system that was static for decades. In particular, survey respondents’ organizations... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

01 Dec 2011
News

Making the Case for Leadership

microscope by thousands of HBS students, tell it like it was and relate what they’ve learned and what they believe about being a leader. Toby Johnson Putting Her People First Whether leading in military or civilian life (bottom, at... View Details

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

09 May 2000
Research & Ideas

Stock Options Are Not All Created Equal

much larger piece of the company that he appears to be leading toward ruin. It's true that the value of John's existing holding of options and shares will vary considerably with changes in stock price. But... View Details

Keywords: by Brian Hall

01 Mar 2017
News

Ask the Expert: Capital Architect

Skydeck podcast BRUNELL: Human motivation for supporting or catalyzing change only comes from within. We can’t “make” people’s behavior or “mandate” mindset. Citizens must have reason to care, want, and believe in the View Details

20 Sep 2021
Blog Post

Student Spotlight: Summer Internships in Business and Environment

property technology for the Built World. The firm’s Climate Tech fund looks to invest in technologies built to help the real estate industry reduce its carbon footprint to zero and adapt in the face of a changing climate. Mike's role... View Details

September 2019
Case

Shell: A Company of Opportunity?

By: Joseph B. Fuller and Emer Moloney

The Opportunity Hub was a cloud-based platform that enabled managers to market projects they were working on and associated resourcing needs as “Opportunity Owners” and employees, or “Opportunity Seekers,” to browse these statements of need and engage when they had... View Details

Keywords: Business Divisions; Change Management; Competency and Skills; Experience and Expertise; Talent and Talent Management; Energy; Energy Sources; Non-Renewable Energy; Renewable Energy; Human Resources; Employees; Retention; Collaborative Innovation and Invention; Innovation and Management; Innovation Strategy; Technological Innovation; Jobs and Positions; Job Design and Levels; Knowledge Sharing; Knowledge; Knowledge Use and Leverage; Labor; Human Capital; Labor Unions; Leading Change; Resource Allocation; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Performance Evaluation; Performance Productivity; Strategic Planning; Projects; Motivation and Incentives; Business Strategy; Social and Collaborative Networks; Technology Platform; Chemical Industry; Energy Industry; Information Technology Industry; Technology Industry; United Kingdom; Netherlands

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07 Feb 2017
First Look

First Look at New Research: February 7

Mortgage Housing Corporation, a governmental organization focused on the residential housing market, is charged with leading change at the organization. The case follows this process of View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

27 Feb 2007
First Look

First Look: February 27, 2007

http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=207092 Microsoft Xbox: Changing the Game? Harvard Business School Case 707-501 In September 1999, the Microsoft Xbox team was wondering which strategic choices would give it... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

17 Apr 2017
News

Panera-bred Leaders Have Risen Throughout the Restaurant Industry

to lead the operations of such popular chains as Friendly’s Ice Cream, Johnny Rockets, Pizzeria Uno, Smashburger, Wahlburgers (led by CEO Cedric Vanzura, MBA 1990), Pieology, and Upper Crust. Panera was sold earlier this month to Europe’s... View Details

Keywords: Food Services and Drinking Places; Hospitality

27 Feb 2018
First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, February 27, 2018

percent increase in housing prices. Moreover, Yelp measures of local business activity provide leading indicators for housing price changes and help to forecast which neighborhoods are gentrifying. Download... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Mar 2009
News

The Myth of Laissez-Faire

taxes bring us? Improved schools, universal health care, energy and environmental solutions, better jobs and rising incomes, and the flexibility to deal with abrupt changes in the world. In short, the standard of living will once again... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

20 Apr 2020
Book

Why COVID-19 Raises the Stakes for Healthy Buildings

increase air flow and quality can have dramatic effects on workers. Click HereJohn Macomber and Joseph Allen at a recent Books@Baker event. But the economic benefits don’t stop there. Macomber expects that a growing public focus on health measures will drive major... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz; Real Estate; Health

01 Aug 2019
What Do You Think?

Has the Twitter Age Left the Case Method Behind?

Goldshlager suggested a reduction in the use of cases, citing the emphasis in cases on “best practices” and the possibility that they “may not be leading (practices) to begin with, and may not be amenable to transfer to other companies,... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Education

21 May 2024
Blog Post

IFC India: From Trash to Treasure: Inside a Waste Management Site in Mumbai

our optimism in what’s possible, it also unearthed the sheer number of challenges public and private players will need to address to scale the solution. On the consumer side, it was clear from the mountains of discarded sachets that education and behavioral View Details

01 Oct 1999
News

Q & A: Jeanne P. Jackson: A New Regime at Banana Republic

and Fortune ranked her among the 50 most powerful women in American business. Business Week said you had "worked magic" at Banana Republic. What has your strategy been? I would love to take the credit for it, but I can't. The changes at... View Details

25 Feb 2020
News

Alumni and Faculty Books for March 2020

Press In Leading in the Digital World, Amit Mukherjee argues that since digital technologies are changing everything else, how could they not change leadership ideologies and... View Details

01 Mar 2017
News

The Big Ambition Behind Educational Innovation

alumni would look back and say, ‘This education enabled me to lead a fulfilling life that I couldn’t have led otherwise.’ That’s the big ambition here,” says HBS’s Felix Oberholzer-Gee, the Andreas Andresen Professor of Business... View Details

01 Apr 2001
News

Student Conferences Tackle Business Issues

economy business models,” noted Cyberposium cochair David Margalit (MBA 2001). “This year’s conference reflected that change in attitude.” Opening speaker Tim Koogle, then CEO of Yahoo!, shared the presentation spotlight with a dozen... View Details

Keywords: Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

01 Dec 2002
News

Building a Network for Social Enterprise in Latin America

Agricola Aritzia, a leading Chilean poultry producer that formed a partnership with Corporación Municipal de Melipilla, a public health and education nonprofit. “When companies engage in cross-sector partnerships, they reap unsuspected... View Details

01 Feb 1997
News

Merton Discusses Risk Management at Dean's Seminar

areas of capital markets, financial services, and corporate finance. "New financial product and market designs, improved computer and telecommunications technology, and advances in finance theory during the past quarter century have led to dramatic View Details

Keywords: Elizabeth McNair

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