Leader Development - Publications - Faculty & Research

15 Sep 2020
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How To Make Diversity a Reality

results and goals, just like you would do any other business matter. Chitra: And when leaders may say to you, "Hey, you know Willie, but I've got this chief diversity officer—we've been trying to do this for 20, 30, 40 years through HR or... View Details

09 Sep 2024
HBS Case

McDonald’s and the Post #MeToo Rules of Sex in the Workplace

scandal offers important lessons for all companies, the first being: It’s not OK to look the other way when a leader crosses ethical lines. In the wake of #MeToo, a global campaign against sexual abuse and harassment that started in 2017,... View Details

Keywords: by Avery Forman; Food & Beverage

02 Aug 2016
First Look

August 2, 2016

became so precarious at one point that many of DaVita's senior leaders wanted to shut it down entirely. Rx made it through those challenging early years though, and was expected to exceed $600 million in revenues for 2013. However, Golomb... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

23 Nov 2010
First Look

First Look: November 23

School Case 811-014 The Ze-gen case covers the first five years in the life of a clean-tech start-up. Ze-gen had developed an innovative technology that converted solid waste into synthesis gas (called syngas). This technology was in... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

26 May 2016
News

2016 Alumni Achievement Awards

photographed by Susan Young; edited by Julia Hanna See full profiles and more photographs here. From a distance, the 2016 recipients of the HBS Alumni Achievement Award give the appearance of unmitigated success, and with good reason. Highly accomplished, they are all... View Details

01 Jun 2013
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Lesson Plans

groups such as the Global Business Coalition for Education have been pushing governments to meet the UN's Millennium Development Goals around education." —Ashish Dhawan TAKING BUSINESS BACK TO SCHOOL "I do not see charter schools becoming... View Details

Keywords: Educational Support Services; Educational Services; Elementary and Secondary Schools; Educational Services

01 Jul 2014
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First Look: July 1

https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/download.aspx?name=Marketplace_Reseller_HBS%20WP%2001312014.pdf August 2013 Corporations and Citizenship Can For-Profit Corporations Be Good Citizens? Perspectives from Four Business Leaders By: Hsieh,... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

01 Dec 2018
News

Hard Choices

over what time frame, is an expression of those values. The commitment to reconsider, evaluate, question, and modify your decisions in light of your values is an expression of character. With an overly narrow focus on the near-term maximization of corporate profits and... View Details

Keywords: Seth Klarman (MBA 1982)

27 May 2009
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First Look: May 27, 2009

sovereign wealth fund—indeed the world's largest institutional investor. But Abu Dhabi is not yet a "developed" economy. So, in 2002, the Mubadala Development Company was established as a government-owned investment vehicle.... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

01 Mar 2010
Op-Ed

A Golden Opportunity for Ford and GM

board chair. Since that time, he has acted decisively, removing Fritz Henderson as CEO and assuming the mantle himself. Whitacre quickly reorganized the company from top to bottom, cut out layers of middle management, initiated new product View Details

Keywords: by Bill George; Auto

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Jewish American Heritage Month | Baker Library

today and into the future. Collection activities focus on the career and professional development needs of our MBA students and alumni, as well as on access to business content to the Harvard University community at large. The Harvard... View Details

01 Dec 2019
News

What’s Behind the Explosive Growth of Sustainable Investing?

developed a new second-year course: Investing—Risk, Return, and Impact. Here, they talk about preparing the next generation of investors for maximum impact. This movement is a decade old. Where does it stand? Shawn Cole: Investing for... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint

01 Oct 1996
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The Drive for Excellence: An Interview with Jim Henderson

changed my mind about that. We now seek 50-50 joint ventures with strong partners from whom we can learn -- leaders in their respective countries or regions who know the customers, governments, and cultures. We've found that when neither... View Details

06 Sep 2011
Research & Ideas

How Small Wins Unleash Creativity

at all until we cure cancer.'" (Shifting goals constantly, on the other hand, would be an inhibitor. Imagine a meeting at which the leader says something to the effect of, "Do this because I said so, and never mind that I said... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

23 Jul 2013
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First Look: July 23

century American, European, Japanese, Indian, and other business leaders discussed the responsibilities of business beyond making profits, although until recently such views have not been mainstream. There was also a wide variation... View Details

Keywords: Anna Secino

01 Dec 1997
News

A Piece of the Action

able to greatly increase our knowledge of the region and develop a deep understanding of business practices that cut across functional boundaries, from finance to human resource management to strategy," says Sahlman. Plugging HBS In... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

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IFC: Cape Town; Africa Rising - Course Catalog

meeting with and learning from leaders in politics and business from across Africa. In South Africa there will also be opportunities to discover the social and cultural landscape of Africa, including the changing role of women in the... View Details

18 Nov 2021
News

Strength in Numbers

Mark Verdi Jan Swartz Rob Swartz Mark Verdi Jan Swartz Rob Swartz In 2018, long-time friends Mark Verdi and Jan Swartz (both MBA 1996) were part of the first cohort of MBA alumni to attend The Reflective Leader, a program designed for successful business View Details

Keywords: April White

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Commencement 2018 Address | About

satisfaction of being together when the newspapers announced that all of India’s villages were finally electrified. My father showed me the difference that enterprising leaders can make and helped me find my calling in educating business... View Details

03 Feb 2009
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First Look: February 3, 2009

Deborah L. Soule and Lynda M. Applegate Abstract This paper examines virtual team learning in new product development situations. New product development activities manifest novelty, uncertainty and... View Details