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11 Apr 2018
Research & Ideas

Sexual Harassment: What Employers Should Do Now

building a culture based on collaboration, teamwork, and respect—and not tolerating employees who dominate or treat other employees as if they are there to serve them. Leaders sometimes inadvertently send the wrong message by excusing—or... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

30 Jun 2009
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http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1162226 Restoring American Competitiveness Authors:Gary P. Pisano and Willy C. Shih Publication:Harvard Business Review 87, nos. 7-8 (July-August 2009) Abstract For decades, U.S. companies have been outsourcing... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

05 Feb 2001
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The Ten Deadly Mistakes of Wanna-Dots

incentives to cooperate in cyberspace. (Maintain your belief that conflict is a healthy spur to higher performance; let the victor get the spoils.) Keep reminding divisions that they are separate businesses because they are different, and... View Details

Keywords: by Rosabeth Moss Kanter

September 2020 (Revised September 2021)
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Student Success at Georgia State University (B)

By: Michael W. Toffel, Robin Mendelson and Julia Kelley

This is a supplement to the Student Success at Georgia State University (A) case. The (B) case includes the results of a randomized control trial that Georgia State conducted to test education technology start-up AdmitHub’s chatbot solution as a strategy for improving... View Details

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September 2023
Teaching Note

Patagonia: 'Earth Is Now Our Only Shareholder'

By: Brian Trelstad, Nien-hê Hsieh, Michael Norris and Susan Pinckney

Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 323-057. Patagonia’s change of ownership from a privately held company to a perpetual purpose trust and 501(c)(4) nonprofit in order to use the company’s profit to fight the environmental crisis and be a model for future businesses. View Details

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04 Jan 2012
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Colorblindness: Emergence, Practice, and Implications Authors:Evan P. Apfelbaum, Michael I. Norton, and Samuel R. Sommers Publication:Current Directions in Psychological Science (forthcoming) Abstract We examine the pervasive endorsement of racial colorblindness-the... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

02 Sep 2002
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Foreign Multinationals in the U.S.: A Rocky Road

extension to their worldwide businesses. These fears were exaggerated, but reflected alarm about the unpredictable ways in which the U.S.'s unique legislation was enforced. Secondly, there was a widespread belief that the U.S. market was... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Johnston & Martha Lagace

12 Feb 2008
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First Look: February 12, 2007

but all share a belief in the importance of understanding change over time. Publisher's site: http://www.oup.com/us/catalog/general/subject/Business/History/ The Effect of Macro Information Environment Change on the Quality of Management... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

June 2024
Case

Building Innovation at VINCI

By: Dennis Campbell, Aluna Wang and Carlota Moniz

This case study explores how the VINCI Group, a French multinational operating in concessions, energy, and construction, bolstered awareness and adoption rates of new technologies within the organization. Through its separate innovation hub, Leonard, VINCI aimed to... View Details

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23 Aug 2016
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August 23, 2016

the legitimacy of taking account of “non-financial” considerations when investing in companies. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=51511 forthcoming Management Science Maintaining Beliefs in the Face of... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

15 Dec 2015
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December 15, 2015

monetary rewards are at stake (Study 3). The tendency to infer dislike from dissimilarity is driven by a belief that others have a narrow and homogeneous range of preferences (Study 5). Publisher's link:... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

29 Jun 2007
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First Look: June 29, 2007

central role by shaping her beliefs off the equilibrium path (and thus, enables separation between the types). This result also illustrates the uniqueness of the signaling model presented here. Unlike other signaling models, the suggested... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

27 Sep 2004
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IBM Finds Profit in Diversity

which executive leadership is often ineffectual. Executives' espoused beliefs are frequently inconsistent with their behavior, and they typically underestimate how much the corporation really needs to change to achieve its diversity... View Details

Keywords: by David A. Thomas

January 2017 (Revised March 2017)
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Royal DSM: From Continuous Transformation to Organic Growth

By: William W. George, Carin-Isabel Knoop and Amram Migdal

Royal DSM CEO Feike Sijbesma was pondering the challenges of shifting DSM’s global organization from the constant transformations of the past 100 years to creating organic growth. When Sijbesma took the helm as CEO in 2007, he further pushed and completed the company’s... View Details

Keywords: Organic Growth; Organizational Change; M＆A; Mergers And Acquisitions; Divestment; Business Ventures; Business Divisions; Business Growth and Maturation; Restructuring; Change; Change Management; Transformation; Transition; Engineering; Chemicals; Mining; Ethics; Values and Beliefs; Finance; Capital Markets; Financial Markets; Food; Globalization; Global Strategy; Globalized Firms and Management; Globalized Markets and Industries; Health; Nutrition; History; Leadership; Leadership Development; Leadership Style; Leading Change; Management; Business or Company Management; Growth and Development Strategy; Growth Management; Management Practices and Processes; Management Style; Organizations; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Mission and Purpose; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Culture; Organizational Design; Ownership; Public Ownership; Performance; Strategy; Adaptation; Consolidation; Corporate Strategy; Value; Value Creation; Biotechnology Industry; Chemical Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; Mining Industry; Pharmaceutical Industry; Europe; Netherlands

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October 2014
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Teckentrup: A Door to Managing Difference

By: Clayton Rose, Jerome Lenhardt and Daniela Beyersdorfer

For Kai Teckentrup, the owner and co-CEO of the German "Mittelstand" door manufacturer Teckentrup, balancing competitive pressures, demographic realities and values were at the heart of the diversity program that he had started and championed at the company. Beyond... View Details

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15 Nov 2011
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First Look: November 15

with whom we can examine our beliefs and share our lives. For the past thirty-five years, Bill George and Doug Baker have found the answer in True North Groups—small groups that gather regularly to explore members' greatest challenges.... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

09 Nov 2006
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Andy Grove: A Biographer’s Tale

able to see it, illustrate it, through his life. His experience in Hungary became a how-not-to-do at university. You can look at Intel and Intel culture under Andy Grove as the opposite of a great deal of what he experienced in Hungary. I... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Computer

21 Feb 2012
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strategy serves to reduce entry by affecting the entrant's beliefs about the market potential of the innovation. Finally, we extend the model to investigate the entrant's decision to communicate its innovation intentions. We find that the... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

26 Jan 2016
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January 26, 2016

2007 as the first non-profit art center in China, Ullens Center for Contemporary Art (UCCA) had been operating with the mission to "promote the continued development of the Chinese art scene, foster international exchange, and showcase the latest in art and View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

January 2023
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Natura: Weathering the Pandemic at Brazil's Cosmetic Giant

By: Brian Trelstad, Pedro Levindo and Carla Larangeira

Brazil's Natura, a multi-brand cosmetics group, has taken several measures to safeguard the livelihoods of its thousands of employees and millions of sales representatives during the COVID-19 health and economic crisis. The company has also made strides in its efforts... View Details

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Sexual Harassment: What Employers Should Do Now

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The Ten Deadly Mistakes of Wanna-Dots

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Patagonia: 'Earth Is Now Our Only Shareholder'

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Foreign Multinationals in the U.S.: A Rocky Road

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Building Innovation at VINCI

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IBM Finds Profit in Diversity

Royal DSM: From Continuous Transformation to Organic Growth

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Andy Grove: A Biographer’s Tale

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