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- 01 Mar 2017
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for March 2017
do not have the time or money to travel physically, do it on your iPad. Don’t rely on any pension: it’s invested in Italian government bonds. Resign yourselves to working to age 70 and more. Look in Italian history for models to follow,... View Details
- December 1999
- Article
Changes in the Work Environment for Creativity during Downsizing
By: T. M. Amabile and Regina Conti
This study examined the work environment for creativity at a large high-technology firm before, during, and after a major downsizing. Creativity and most creativity-supporting aspects of the perceived work environment declined significantly during the downsizing but... View Details
Keywords: Organizational Culture; Situation or Environment; Creativity; Resignation and Termination; Employees; Business or Company Management; Motivation and Incentives; Management Practices and Processes; Crisis Management; Groups and Teams; Communication; Announcements; Interpersonal Communication
Amabile, T. M., and Regina Conti. "Changes in the Work Environment for Creativity during Downsizing." Academy of Management Journal 42, no. 6 (December 1999): 630–640.
- April 2023 (Revised April 2024)
- Teaching Note
Netflix's Culture: Binge or Cringe?
By: Hubert Joly, Leonard A. Schlesinger, James Barnett and Stacy Straaberg
Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 522-096. View Details
Keywords: Compensation and Benefits; Employees; Recruitment; Resignation and Termination; Retention; Selection and Staffing; Innovation and Management; Innovation Strategy; Leadership Style; Business or Company Management; Management Style; Media; Business Processes; Organizational Culture; Organizational Structure; Performance Expectations; Performance Productivity; Creativity; Business Strategy; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Media and Broadcasting Industry; Motion Pictures and Video Industry; Video Game Industry; North America; California; Canada; Europe; Middle East; Africa; Asia; Latin America
- 25 Mar 2014
- First Look
First Look: March 25
2000, the first nonfamily CEO, Fabian Mansson, resigned after only two years at the helm and the company issued a profits warning. In September 2000, H&M's share price closed at $18.68, a fall of nearly 50% from the prior year.... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 02 Sep 2008
- First Look
First Look: September 3, 2008
from a family perspective, his business runs into challenges when he merges it into a Canadian company and winds up with 30% ownership. McCrea eventually resigns and has to deal with his role in the failure of the company and the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Jun 2025
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books
Edited by Margie Kelley Unlocking Innovation: A Leader's Guide to Turning Bold Ideas Into Tangible Results By Robyn Bolton (MBA 2005) Page Two Press Only 1 in every 50,000 incubated ideas reaches $1 million in sales. If you ask most corporate executives why their... View Details
- 01 Dec 1998
- News
Managing the Business of Life
home life. "Most of the time I end up sacrificing a fair bit on the family side," admits Weber, who in August resigned as president of Vickers Inc., a manufacturer of hydraulic pumps and motors in Toledo, Ohio, and moved his family to... View Details
- 01 Jun 2007
- News
Mission Possible
excites me. I love emerging markets.” Tom Tierney (MBA ’80) The Bridgespan Group www.bridgespangroup.org “The idea may have seemed irrational at the time, but I couldn't imagine not doing it,” recalls Tom Tierney (MBA ’80) of his decision to View Details
- 01 Jun 2010
- News
$how Me the Money
because corruption had destroyed her hopes for her country and her son’s future. “People in poor countries are not resigned to corruption, they actively despise it,” Baker says. “It is rooted in the weak rule of law, not poverty. Good... View Details
- 13 Jan 2009
- First Look
First Look: January 13, 2009
governance misconceptions translate into four basic barriers to effecting change: 1) Many leaders who are dissatisfied with the state of their organizations' affairs are nevertheless resigned to it because they do not think it can be... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- Teaching Interest
Overview
Professor Bernstein currently teaches a second-year MBA course in Managing Human Capital (MHC). He is also the faculty chair for the Harvard Business School Online Developing Yourself as a Leader course and teaches in a variety of executive education... View Details
Keywords: Leadership; Leadership Development; Leadership Style; Innovation Leadership; Management Practices and Processes; Management Succession; Management Style; Management Systems; Management Teams; Managerial Roles; Organizations; Organizational Culture; Organizational Design; Organizational Structure; Mission and Purpose; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Performance; Information Technology; Strategy; Human Resources; Compensation and Benefits; Employees; Recruitment; Resignation and Termination; Retention; Selection and Staffing
- 12 Aug 2008
- First Look
First Look: August 12, 2008
Business School Case 808-137 In late November 2000, Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd., the once-monopolized telecom operator owned by the Taiwanese government, was on its way to privatization. Mr. C.K. Mao, Chairman of the company, who headed the job only three months... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Jun 2022
- News
Blissful Thinking
bring along more successful people, and you’ll have more career endurance. Thirty-three million Americans have quit their jobs since the spring of 2021. What can good leaders do to make sure that workers are engaged and happy? The Great View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell; illustration by Dan Winters
- 15 Feb 2011
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 15
School Case 411-056 Mark Hurd resigned as the CEO of Hewlett-Packard in 2010 after the board discovered that he had misfiled expense reports and paid an HP contractor for unsubstantiated work. After Hurd left HP, he joined Oracle, an HP... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Dec 2019
- News
John McArthur
professor. We became friends for life and HBS gave me a chance to leave US State Department while in South Vietnam and join the class of 1972 in January 1971 while on a sabbatical. I never looked back and resigned from Government during... View Details
Keywords: Dean
- April 2025
- Case
Giving Up on a Passion: Elizabeth Rowe at the Boston Symphony Orchestra
By: Jon M. Jachimowicz, Maisie Wiltshire-Gordon and Alexis Lefort
For 20 years, Elizabeth Rowe was a world-renowned principal flutist with the Boston Symphony Orchestra. But in 2024, Rowe decided to leave her position to pursue a new full-time career as a leadership coach. At 50, Rowe was well under the typical retirement age, and,... View Details
Keywords: Arts; Small Business; Social Media; Cost vs Benefits; Decision Choices and Conditions; Decisions; Learning; Music Entertainment; Values and Beliefs; Creativity; Happiness; Identity; Interests; Satisfaction; Motivation and Incentives; Prejudice and Bias; Reputation; Culture; Resignation and Termination; Personal Development and Career; Consulting Industry; Fine Arts Industry; Music Industry; United States
Jachimowicz, Jon M., Maisie Wiltshire-Gordon, and Alexis Lefort. "Giving Up on a Passion: Elizabeth Rowe at the Boston Symphony Orchestra." Harvard Business School Case 425-037, April 2025.
- 11 Sep 2012
- First Look
First Look: September 11
many devices were sold by telephone service providers, creating increased retail competition. To add to Best Buy's problems, on April 10, 2012, CEO Brian Dunn resigned after an investigation into his personal conduct. On June 7, 2012,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 26 Nov 2013
- First Look
First Look: November 26
fraud and other violations by both the U.S. Attorney's office and the SEC. The Board was faced with the resignation of the founder and chairman, management succession issues, the failed merger with Cerberus, and the lawsuit in Delaware.... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Sep 2006
- First Look
First Look: September 12, 2006
organizational culture, alignment, leadership style/fit, and change management. Purchase this case: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=406111 The Board of Directors at Morgan Stanley Dean Witter (A) Harvard Business School Case 405-105... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 07 Sep 2021
- News
Immelt in the Hot Seat: Episode 2
almost resigned as CEO of GE. READ MORE Dan Morrell: I want to talk about an episode in 2009. This is in the wake of the financial crisis and you guys had just made a dramatic cut to the dividend. You were in a cab with your... View Details