Change Leadership - Publications - Faculty & Research

15 Jul 2020
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Making Corporate Boards More Effective - Virtual

19 Oct 2017
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Rena Clark: Making A Difference

01 Dec 2022
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Business as a Force for Good in Society

Illustration by Dana Smith In a world facing myriad complex challenges, Harvard Business School is actively exploring how capitalism is working, what leadership role business can and should play in making it work better, and how business... View Details

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Dan Lennox-Choate

had not had a failure like this before—it was tough to deal with," says Daniel. But as a consequence of this failure, Daniel changed his leadership style. "I realized we were never going to... View Details

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Akshay Ghulati

U.S." Seeking the skills he would need as an entrepreneur, Akshay decided to get an MBA. "You can get finance and accounting skills just about anywhere," he says. "But I wanted to acquire a more holistic, global viewpoint and to develop new... View Details

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Blog | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

Impact Measurement Inclusive Finance International Development K-12 Education Leadership Fellows Leadership in Challenging Times MBA Programs Microfinance Non Profit Management Nonprofit Supportive Services... View Details

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Gary Shi

brands in the world, Proctor & Gamble and PepsiCo, assuming an escalating series of responsibilities. “The biggest thing I learned,” says Gary, “is never say no to yourself. There’s always need for a challenge.” Changing ideas of... View Details

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Marlene Ngoyi

I once dreamt of becoming a film-maker. When asked why, I often justified my aspiration with elaborate arguments in order to convince the skeptics. In reality, I did not want to be a film-maker, I simply wanted to depict stories that would awake emotions, View Details

March 2023 (Revised May 2023)
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Akamai Technologies: Expanding the Talent Pipeline

By: Christopher Stanton, Lynda M. Applegate, Allison Ciechanover, Emily Grandjean and Sophie Beck

In 2022, senior executives of Cambridge, MA-based Akamai Technologies met to consider whether and how to scale a successful technical training program. The program, Akamai Technical Academy (ATA), was launched in 2016 to address a key challenge at Akamai and in the... View Details

Keywords: Leading Change; Growth and Development Strategy; Diversity; Talent and Talent Management; Technology Industry; United States; Boston

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April 2003 (Revised February 2004)
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Kodak (A)

By: Giovanni M. Gavetti, Rebecca Henderson and Simona Giorgi

The introduction of digital imaging in the late 1980s had a disruptive effect on Kodak's traditional business model. Examines Kodak's strategic efforts and challenges as the photography industry evolves. After discussing Kodak's history and its past strategic moves in... View Details

Keywords: History; Business Model; Leadership; Disruption; Industry Growth; Business Strategy; Consumer Products Industry

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April 1996 (Revised June 1996)
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Cleveland Turnaround (C), The: Facts and Figures

By: James E. Austin and Jaan Elias

Traces the Cleveland community's efforts to move the city from economic, social, and political crisis in the late 1970s into revitalization and progress in the 1980s and 1990s. Special attention is given to the role of business leaders and the public-private... View Details

Keywords: Leading Change; Analytics and Data Science; Economic Growth; Business and Community Relations; Cleveland

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08 Aug 2022
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Decisions Don’t Have to Be Either-Or

01 Dec 2012
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Reimagining Capitalism In a World of Limited Resources

leadership of Henderson and Professor Forest Reinhardt, the BEI coordinates the activities of a large group of Harvard faculty members from multiple disciplines in an effort, Henderson says, "to create new business models that encourage... View Details

Keywords: Dalai Lama

15 Dec 2020
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MBA Voices Blog: A Year in Review

camouflage, and, though I never felt ashamed of my story—in fact, I would never change it because it has taught the most valuable lessons of life—I had shared it only with a few intimate colleagues and friends.” Read More My HBS Financial... View Details

31 Oct 2006
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Governing Sumida Corporation

course Leadership and Corporate Accountability, Paine notes that she often looks for opportunities to bring a global perspective to the classroom. "Masako found this particular situation," she says of Sumida. "The case was... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Electronics

01 Jun 2023
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Alumni and Faculty Books

Edited by Margie Kelley Alumni Books The Boxer of Quirinal By John Barr (MBA 1972) Red Hen Press All animals struggle to survive. In John Barr’s poems, the success of the heron hunting, the albatross breeding, the inchworm spinning give proof of life. But for us that... View Details

Keywords: Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

08 Jan 2016
Research & Ideas

Is it Worth a Pay Cut to Work for a Great Manager (Like Bill Belichick)?

baseball as well as football. In fact, Kahn finds that changing managers may affect a team positively when a newcomer is superior to his predecessor. In addition to winning, great managers increase teams’ revenues over their compensation... View Details

Keywords: by Boris Groysberg & Abhijit Naik; Sports