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    BUSINESS ETHICS: WHAT EVERYONE NEEDS TO KNOW

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      Experimentation Works: The Surprising Power of Business Experiments

      * Top 10 Technology Books of 2020 (Forbes)
      * 10 Best Business Books of 2020 (Inc. Magazine)
      * Top Shelf Pick of Best Business Books 2020: Technology & Innovation (Strategy + Business)
      * 9 Best Business Books for 2020... View Details

      • 2008
      • Book

      Greater Good: How Good Marketing Makes for Better Democracy

      By: John A. Quelch and Katherine E. Jocz
      Marketing has a greater purpose, and marketers, a higher calling, than simply selling more widgets, according to John Quelch and Katherine Jocz. In "Greater Good", the authors contend that marketing performs an essential societal function—and does so democratically.... View Details
      Keywords: Economic Systems; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Government and Politics; Marketing; Practice; Welfare
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      • 2014
      • Working Paper

      What Courses Should Law Students Take?: Harvard's Largest Employers Weigh In

      By: John C. Coates, Jesse M. Fried and Kathryn E. Spier
      We report the results of an online survey, conducted on behalf of Harvard Law School, of 124 practicing attorneys at major law firms. The survey had two main objectives: (1) to assist students in selecting courses by providing them with data about the relative... View Details
      Keywords: Curriculum and Courses; Law; Higher Education
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      • March 2000 (Revised January 2001)
      • Case

      Microsoft's Vega Project: Developing People and Products

      By: Christopher A. Bartlett and Meg Wozny
      With a focus on Matt MacLellan and his careful development as a project manager under his boss and mentor, Jim Kaplan, the case describes the evolution of Microsoft's human-resource philosophies and policies and illustrates how they work in practice to provide the... View Details
      Keywords: Human Resources; Competitive Advantage; Retention; Personal Development and Career; Organizational Design; Information Technology; Motivation and Incentives; Leadership Development
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      • 2017
      • Case

      Uncommon Schools (A): A Network of Networks

      By: John J-H Kim and Sarah McAra
      In 2013, Brett Peiser, CEO of the charter school management organization (CMO) Uncommon Schools, is reassessing the nonprofit’s strategy. For nearly 10 years, Uncommon had fulfilled its mission to bring high-quality education to students in low-income, urban areas... View Details
      Keywords: Charter Schools; Nonprofit Organizations; Teaching; Talent Management; Innovation; Organization Structure; Education; Early Childhood Education; Middle School Education; Organizational Structure; Performance Consistency; Strategy; Collaborative Innovation and Invention; Education Industry
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        Tsedal Neeley

        Tsedal Neeley is the Naylor Fitzhugh Professor of Business Administration, Senior Associate Dean of Faculty Development and Research, and Faculty Chair of the Christensen Center for Teaching... View Details

        • October 26, 2023
        • Article

        How to Connect Employees to Your Company’s Purpose

        By: Hubert Joly
        We know making a noble corporate purpose — that is, one aimed at doing something good in the world — come to life is both important and hard. Emerging practices from leading companies show that the journey is not about top-down messaging. If anything, it’s about... View Details
        Keywords: Mission and Purpose; Employee Relationship Management
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        • July–August 2013
        • Article

        Connect, Then Lead

        By: Amy J.C. Cuddy, Matthew Kohut and John Neffinger
        In puzzling over whether it's better to be feared or loved as a leader, Machiavelli famously said that, because it's nigh impossible to do both, leaders should opt for fear. Research from Harvard Business School's Amy Cuddy and consultants Matthew Kohut and John... View Details
        Keywords: Influence; Leadership; Trust; Power and Influence
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        • 2016
        • Working Paper

        Alternative Paths of Green Entrepreneurship: The Environmental Legacies of The North Face's Doug Tompkins and Patagonia's Yvon Chouinard

        By: Geoffrey Jones and Ben Gettinger
        This working paper examines the impact of two entrepreneurs who offered alternative paths to reach their shared goal of a more sustainable world. Yvon Chouinard and Doug Tompkins were respective founders of the prominent outdoor apparel brands Patagonia and The North... View Details
        Keywords: Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Entrepreneurship; Environmental Sustainability; Apparel and Accessories Industry
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        • Feb 2014
        • Report

        Lasting Impact: A Business Leader’s Playbook for Supporting America’s Schools

        This booklet provides a practical approach for business leaders seeking to understand the complex issues involved in transforming PK-12 education. It lists actions that businesses can take, as well as best... View Details

          Our Work-from-Anywhere Future

          The pandemic has hastened a rise in remote working for knowledge-based organizations. This has notable benefits: Companies can save on real estate costs, hire and utilize talent globally, mitigate immigration issues, and experience productivity gains, while... View Details
          • 14 Feb 2012
          • Working Paper Summaries

          Relational Contracts and Organizational Capabilities

          Keywords: by R. Gibbons & R. Henderson
          • 25 Nov 2014
          • First Look

          First Look: November 25

          Raffaella Sadun, and John Van Reenen Abstract—We collect data on operations, targets, and human resources management practices in over 1,800 schools educating 15-year-olds in eight countries. Overall, we show that higher management... View Details
          Keywords: Carmen Nobel
          • May 2002 (Revised January 2006)
          • Case

          SG Cowen: New Recruits

          By: Thomas J. DeLong and Vineeta Vijayaraghavan
          Chip Rae, director of recruiting at SG Cowen, must decide which recruits to keep after the final interview process for new outside associate hires. Along with team captains assigned to each school, he reviews the criteria used to make hiring decisions. Their new... View Details
          Keywords: Recruitment; Selection and Staffing; Decision Making; Management Practices and Processes; Service Industry
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            John P. Kotter

            John P. Kotter is internationally known and widely regarded as the foremost speaker on the topics of Leadership and Change.  His is the premier voice on how the best organizations actually achieve successful transformations. The Konosuke... View Details

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            Four Things No One Will Tell You About ESG Data

            By: Sakis Kotsantonis and George Serafeim
            As the ESG finance field and the use of ESG data in investment decision-making continue to grow, the authors seek to shed light on several important aspects of ESG measurement and data. This article is intended to provide a useful guide for the rapidly rising number of... View Details
            Keywords: ESG; ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) Performance; ESG Reporting; Data Analytics; Sustainability; Sustainability Reporting; CSR; Transparency; Investment Management; Socially Responsible Investing; Sustainable Finance; Sustainable Development; Inclusion; Inclusive Growth; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Corporate Accountability; Investment; Management; Climate Change; Corporate Governance; Diversity; Integrated Corporate Reporting
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            • 2022
            • Book

            Purpose + Profit: How Business Can Lift Up the World

            By: George Serafeim
            The roadmap and best practices to reap the enormous value that can emerge when your business prioritizes social and environmental goals—such as climate change, diversity and inclusion, and sustainability—right alongside the pursuit of profit.

            We not only... View Details
            Keywords: ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) Performance; Profitability; Business And Society; Organizations; Mission and Purpose; Goals and Objectives; Social Issues; Environmental Sustainability; Value Creation; Organizational Change and Adaptation
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            • 03 Oct 2007
            • Research & Ideas

            Dealing with the ‘Irrational’ Negotiator

            What do you do when the people with whom you are negotiating act in ways that can best be called counterproductive? Before throwing up your hands, take a deep breath and ask yourself 3 questions. Do these people lack good information? Are... View Details
            Keywords: by Deepak Malhotra & Max H. Bazerman
            • May–June 2015
            • Other Article

            HRM at a Crossroads: Comments on 'Evolution of Strategic HRM Through Two Founding Books: A 30th Anniversary Perspective on Development of the Field'

            By: Michael Beer
            I agree with Bruce Kaufman's evaluation of the HRM field and the danger to its relevance if change does not take place in the field's almost exclusive use of normal science, lack of focus on organizational change and development and indifference to the development of... View Details
            Keywords: Management; Performance; Human Resources
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