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- April 2021 (Revised February 2023)
- Case
Mahatma Gandhi: Changing the World
By: Robert Simons and Max Saffer
This case traces the rise of Mohandas Gandhi from his early days in British-controlled India to the inspirational martyr who, through personal deprivation and leadership, inspired millions and became the catalyst for India to break away from Britain. The case describes... View Details
Keywords: Mission And Purpose; Values And Beliefs; Personal Characteristics; Power And Influence; Diversity; Leadership Development; Work-life Balance; History; Leadership Style; Leading Change; India
Simons, Robert, and Max Saffer. "Mahatma Gandhi: Changing the World." Harvard Business School Case 121-069, April 2021. (Revised February 2023.)
- April 2025
- Case
So You Want to Change the World?: A Personal Reflection on Systems Change
By: Brian Trelstad
Trelstad, Brian. "So You Want to Change the World?: A Personal Reflection on Systems Change." Harvard Business School Case 325-030, April 2025.
- 14 Jan 2022
- Blog Post
Embracing Activism for Social Change
In 2020, the city of Detroit logged some 7,000 calls involving mental health emergencies—a critical issue, notes Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan, who says, “When the mentally ill turn to the police for a response, the system is broken.” To fix it, the city rolled out the... View Details
- 15 Mar 2017
- Lessons from the Classroom
More Than 900 Examples of How Climate Change Affects Business
This word cloud is composed of blog posts by more than 900 students describing how individual organizations are likely to be affected by climate change. Image by Patrick Clapp Last fall, first-year MBA students at Harvard Business School received a new assignment in... View Details
- September 2007 (Revised May 2009)
- Supplement
Leading Change at Simmons (D)
By: Amy C. Edmondson, Tiziana E. Casciaro and Kate Roloff
Keywords: Change
Edmondson, Amy C., Tiziana E. Casciaro, and Kate Roloff. "Leading Change at Simmons (D)." Harvard Business School Supplement 408-063, September 2007. (Revised May 2009.)
- January 2006 (Revised May 2007)
- Supplement
Endo Pharmaceuticals (D): Hatch-Waxman Change
By: Richard G. Hamermesh and Brian DeLacey
Hamermesh, Richard G., and Brian DeLacey. "Endo Pharmaceuticals (D): Hatch-Waxman Change." Harvard Business School Supplement 806-067, January 2006. (Revised May 2007.)
- 19 Sep 2019
- News
Tackling Climate Change in the MBA Classroom
- 12 Sep 2019
- Video
Tackling Climate Change in the MBA Classroom
- 2007
- Chapter
Groups as Agents of Change
By: J. Richard Hackman and A. C. Edmondson
Hackman, J. Richard, and A. C. Edmondson. "Groups as Agents of Change." In Handbook of Organization Development, edited by Thomas G. Cummings. Los Angeles: SAGE Publications, 2007.
- December 15, 2003
- Article
Women Leaders and Organizational Change
By: R. Ely and Debra E. Meyerson
Ely, R., and Debra E. Meyerson. "Women Leaders and Organizational Change." Organizations. Harvard Business School Working Knowledge (December 15, 2003).
- 1980
- Chapter
Regulatory Change in Historical Perspective
McCraw, T. K. "Regulatory Change in Historical Perspective." In Government Regulation: Achieving Social and Economic Balance. Special Study on Economic Change. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1980.
- 2017
- Article
Computer Vision Uncovers Predictors of Physical Urban Change
By: Nikhil Naik, Scott Duke Kominers, Ramesh Raskar, Edward L. Glaeser and César A. Hidalgo
Which neighborhoods experience physical improvements? In this paper, we introduce a computer vision method to measure changes in the physical appearances of neighborhoods from time-series street-level imagery. We connect changes in the physical appearance of five U.S.... View Details
Keywords: Urban Economics; Gentrification; Urban Studies; Computer Vision; Nieghborhood Effects; Urban Development; Situation or Environment; Demographics; Economics; Change
Naik, Nikhil, Scott Duke Kominers, Ramesh Raskar, Edward L. Glaeser, and César A. Hidalgo. "Computer Vision Uncovers Predictors of Physical Urban Change." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 114, no. 29 (July 18, 2017).
- 04 May 2023
- News
How Generative AI Changes Productivity
- 11 Sep 2019
- Blog Post
Video: Alumni Changing the World
What difference will you make? Forget the status quo. Push aside doubt. Blaze a new trail to change the world, one small step at a time. This video is a glimpse into how five alumni are harnessing business to make a meaningful mark in... View Details
- March 2022 (Revised March 2024)
- Case
Hometown Foods: Changing Price amid Inflation
During the early part of the 2021 Covid-19 pandemic, Hometown Foods, a large seller of flour-based products, thrived as consumers hoarded baked goods and took up baking to pass the time and find comfort. Then, amid growing shortages in commodities, a vaccine arrived,... View Details
Keywords: COVID-19 Pandemic; Consumer Behavior; Supply Chain; Inflation and Deflation; Spending; Price Bubble; Price; Volatility; Food and Beverage Industry
De Freitas, Julian, Jeremy Yang, and Das Narayandas. "Hometown Foods: Changing Price amid Inflation." Harvard Business School Case 522-087, March 2022. (Revised March 2024.)
- 24 Sep 2014
- News
Take a Trim Tab Approach to Climate Change
- 23 Sep 2019
- News
Leading Schools that Change Lives
Brendan Kennealey (MBA 2006) studied business at Harvard and has a psychology degree from Boston College. But in a career spent leading schools that transform students’ lives, he also draws regularly on his training as an EMT. “It’s all about triage,” says Kennealey,... View Details
- 29 Jun 2009
- Sharpening Your Skills
Sharpening Your Skills: Leading Change
Sharpening Your Skills dives into the HBS Working Knowledge archives to bring together articles on ways to improve your business skills. Questions To Be Answered: How do I build my business in this environment? What should leaders communicate? My organization doesn't... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 14 Feb 2019
- News
Plotting a Path Forward on Climate Change
- January 2025
- Case
GE Appliances 2025: Energizing Change
By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter and Jacob A. Small
At the turn of 2025, Kevin Nolan, CEO of GE Appliances following its acquisition by Chinese appliance giant Haier in 2016, is reviewing progress toward his net zero carbon vision for homes, which would otherwise exacerbate the global warming climate crisis. An... View Details
Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Transformation; Climate Change; Environmental Sustainability; Technological Innovation
Kanter, Rosabeth Moss, and Jacob A. Small. "GE Appliances 2025: Energizing Change." Harvard Business School Case 325-089, January 2025.