Women And Leadership - Publications - Faculty & Research

April 2008
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Campbell and Bailyn's Boston Office: Managing the Reorganization

By: Anne Donnellon and Dun Gifford Jr

Ken Winston, the regional sales manager at a securities brokerage firm, has reorganized his generalist salespeople into Key Account Teams (KAT) to increase sales of specialized, higher-margin fixed income products. Winston is also implementing a new corporate... View Details

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11 Oct 2023
Blog Post

A Journey of Discovery, Teamwork, and Impact with FIELD Global Immersion

our proposed solution. Most importantly, we offered a fresh perspective for the startup and challenged leadership to think outside of the box. Our impact was felt throughout the entire organization, View Details

December 2017 (Revised January 2019)
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In the Eye of a Geopolitical Storm: South Korea's Lotte Group, China and the U.S. THAAD Missile Defense System (A)

By: Andy Zelleke and Brian Tilley

By late 2016 and early 2017, Lotte Group, a South Korean chaebol (large family-controlled business group) had become embroiled not only in the domestic political turmoil surrounding President Park Geun-hye, but also—uncomfortably—in a four-country geopolitical storm. ... View Details

Keywords: Corporate Social Responsibility; Politics; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; National Security; International Relations; Decision Making; Government and Politics; Leadership; South Korea; China; Japan

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29 Jan 2015
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The Intracorporate Conspiracy Doctrine and D&O Litigation Incentives

01 Mar 2017
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Alumni and Faculty Books for March 2017

combination of beliefs and preferences that drives his or her motivation, decision making, and leadership style. The authors discuss four types of highly successful “business... View Details

01 Jun 2002
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Fellowship Dinner Brings Students and Donors Together

Robert K. Kraft (MBA '65), himself a former HBS fellowship recipient as well as a featured speaker at the event. Dean Kim B. Clark underscored the importance of fellowships at HBS, calling them “the lifeblood of Harvard Business School.” “They ensure our commitment to... View Details

Keywords: Management

01 Mar 2019
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Alumni and Faculty Books for March 2019

7 Laws of Enough is about a radical kind of change at the personal, organizational, and societal level: a shift from scarcity to sustainable abundance. LaRoche offers seven principles to guide readers on a transformational journey of... View Details

01 Jun 2016
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Alumni and Faculty Books for June 2016

the Box: 40 Stories of Leading CEOs by Aparna Piramal (MBA 2002) (Random Business) The author explores the connections between work spaces and work styles of 40 progressive leaders, capturing their quirks, individual styles of working,... View Details

August 2010 (Revised March 2012)
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The Dow Acquisition of Rohm and Haas (A)

By: Jay W. Lorsch and Melissa Barton

The Rohm and Haas Board decided how to move forward after its largest shareholder chose to sell all of its shares in the company. View Details

Keywords: Governing and Advisory Boards; Leadership; Management Teams; Ownership Stake; Business and Shareholder Relations; Chemical Industry

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Faculty - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

Thermo Fisher Scientific, and a supervisor of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company. Read More about Michael Porter William W. George, Professor of Management Practice William W. George, Professor of Management Practice, teaches... View Details

25 Feb 2015
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Scholars and Students Unpack the Digital Business Revolution

12 Jun 2018
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Delta, Qantas and the rise of CEO activism

20 May 2020
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Democratizing work for the people and the planet

Nov 14 2022
Testimonial

An Inclusive Space To Learn And Grow

November 1998 (Revised October 1999)
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E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company (A)

Du Pont's chief executive must decide what steps to take as his company expands from commodity and specialized chemicals into biotechnology. View Details

Keywords: Technology; Leading Change; Expansion; Biotechnology Industry; Chemical Industry

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16 Feb 2021
Cold Call Podcast

Fostering Authenticity and Employee Engagement at John Deere

Keywords: Re: Anthony Mayo; Manufacturing

May 2024
Teaching Note

Making Progress at Progress Software (A) and (B)

By: Katherine Baldiga Coffman, Hannah Riley Bowles, Emma Ronzetti and Alexis Lefort

Teaching Note for HBS Case Nos. 924-010 and 924-011. View Details

Keywords: Leading Change; Organizational Culture; Performance Evaluation; Prejudice and Bias; Employee Relationship Management; Personal Development and Career; Technology Industry

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September 2016 (Revised May 2018)
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Zurich Insurance: Global Job Structure and Data Analysis

By: Boris Groysberg and Katherine Connolly

Zurich Insurance was undergoing organizational change after implementing five new people practices focused on manager development, diversity and inclusion, job model and data analytics, recruitment, and talent pipeline. The case “Zurich Insurance: Fostering Key People... View Details