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- 2021
- Book
Management as a Calling: Leading Business, Serving Society
By: Andrew J. Hoffman
Business leaders have tremendous power to influence our society, how it operates, whether it is fair, and the extent to which it impacts the environment. And yet, we do not recognize or call out the responsibility that comes with that power. This book is meant to... View Details
Keywords: Business Education; Power and Influence; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Social Issues; Leadership
Hoffman, Andrew J. Management as a Calling: Leading Business, Serving Society. Stanford University Press, 2021. (Winner of the 2022 PROSE Book Award, Association of American Publishers;
Winner of the 2022 Best Book Award, Social Issues in Management Division, Academy of Management;
Finalist for the 2022 George R. Terry Book Award, Academy of Management.
Chinese Edition: 使命管理, China Science and Technology Press, 2022.)
- 20 Sep 2017
- Research & Ideas
The Three Types of Leaders Who Create Radical Change
the solution created by the innovator, continually strategizing how best to reach and work with people both within and outside the movement, as the movement for change grows in size and complexity. “Orchestrators often need to tailor their View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 01 Dec 2023
- News
Thinking Ahead
As we wind down 2023, there’s talk everywhere of generative AI and how it will fundamentally alter the world as we know it; but how does that translate for your corner of the business world? Is TikTok something you need to take seriously? (Is it time to dance?) We... View Details
- 07 Mar 2023
- HBS Case
ChatGPT: Did Big Tech Set Up the World for an AI Bias Disaster?
"The biggest message I want to convey is that AI can scale bias in ways that we can barely understand today," Neeley says. "It takes millions and billions of data points for them to operate. If we don’t have the right strategies in place... View Details
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without notice to users any user content that does not meet the standards set by the Alumni Website Full Terms of Use (pdf) . Email My Class or Section/Alumni Messaging Service The Alumni Messaging Service... View Details
- 13 Jul 2021
- Research & Ideas
Outrage Spreads Faster on Twitter: Evidence from 44 News Outlets
data-id=_/No4R3URLErpQiTPPu8Le][/div] These findings have implications for marketers and others who want to spread their messages online. “Emotions lead to engagement, regardless of whether they're positive or negative,” explains... View Details
- 30 Sep 2019
- Book
6 Steps to Building a Better Workplace for Black Employees
hiring Companies should train managers to root out racial bias from their hiring and recruitment processes. They should also invest in retaining black professionals, in part by reinforcing the message that race will not be a barrier to... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- Web
The General Shoe Company, 1921 | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School
Resources Credits HBS & the Case Method - Message From the Director HBS & the Case Method Site Credits Special Collections Search Exhibition Business Education & The Case Method The General Shoe Company, 1921 Case Writing & Industry... View Details
- 01 Sep 2023
- News
Returning to the Roots
partners, and importers. “A key message is that the company will go on as it is—independent, family-owned, family-run, and with the same values and attention to quality,” he says. Finding balance between tradition and new ways of doing... View Details
- 08 Dec 2023
- News
New Leadership Role and Structure
MESSAGE FROM ANGELA CRISPI AND DEAN SRIKANT DATAR To: HBS Faculty and Staff From: Angela Crispi and Srikant Datar Re: New Leadership Role and Structure We are delighted to announce that effective January 1, 2024, Jana Kierstead will... View Details
- 18 Apr 2011
- Research & Ideas
It’s Not Nagging: Why Persistent, Redundant Communication Works
communication. "We started to notice very quickly that some project managers were sending the same message three or four times using different media," she says, citing an example of a manager speaking to an employee... View Details
Keywords: by Kim Girard
- 13 Mar 2023
- Research & Ideas
What Would It Take to Unlock Microfinance's Full Potential?
for solutions to make the next generation of microfinance tools even more transformative. The HBS Alumni Bulletin recently talked to them about their research. “Around 2005 and 2010, some large-scale, randomized control studies started to emerge that all showed the... View Details
- 07 Apr 2021
- Research & Ideas
How Teams Work: Lessons from the Pandemic
similar messaging apps—helped compensate for the lack of spontaneity. Moreover, the researchers suggest that this change could permanently improve team collaboration, even when teams reunite in person, by giving individual members more... View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz
- Web
FAQs for Alumni Virtual Programs - Alumni
chosen to deliver content and allow interaction Why am I receiving an error message (error code 3038/Zoom link invalid)? Error messages occur when the live event has concluded and the link is no longer... View Details
- 24 Apr 2018
- Op-Ed
Op-Ed: What Mark Zuckerberg Can Learn About Crisis Leadership from Starbucks
after four days, sending the message that he thought this was a legal problem rather than an issue of consumer trust. “Johnson’s actions will become the new model for how a crisis should be handled” #3: Dig deep for the root cause.... View Details
- 26 Jun 2020
- Research & Ideas
Why Japanese Businesses Are So Good at Surviving Crises
to do what must be done for the common good, including those on the front lines.” Yamato donates to rebuilding devastated areas Makoto Kigawa, CEO of Yamato—a home delivery service of everything from fresh food to skis and golf clubs—sent out a View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- January 2024
- Case
Sprouts Farmers Market
By: Rajiv Lal, Forest L. Reinhardt and Natalie Kindred
Sprouts Farmers Markets (Sprouts) is a Phoenix, Arizona-based chain of 400-plus natural foods stores in 23 U.S. states and $6.4 billion in sales as of 2022. In its product assortment, brand image, and store environment, Sprouts emphasizes freshness, health, innovation,... View Details
Keywords: Business Model; Growth and Development Strategy; Brands and Branding; Strategic Planning; Sales; Business Strategy; Expansion; Product Positioning; Marketing Strategy; Competition; Retail Industry; United States; Arizona
Lal, Rajiv, Forest L. Reinhardt, and Natalie Kindred. "Sprouts Farmers Market." Harvard Business School Case 524-059, January 2024.
- 06 Oct 2008
- Research & Ideas
Updating a Classic: Writing a Great Business Plan
written as Web pages. Should entrepreneurs avail themselves of these tools for business plans, or do they clutter the message too much? A: On the first floor of the Rock Center at HBS there is a copy of the original business plan that... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 09 Nov 2023
- News
From the Brink
an exchange of homophobic and racist messages between top government officials that sent a million protesters to the streets and forced the resignation of then-governor Ricardo Rosselló. The oversight board, known colloquially as “La... View Details
Keywords: Ralph Ranalli
- 28 Nov 2023
- Book
Economic Growth Draws Companies to Asia. Can They Handle Its Authoritarian Regimes?
Many around the world admired China’s strong response to the pandemic in 2020 and 2021, but Chinese citizens and global and domestic businesses then came to realize that a strong state with no accountability mechanisms and few limits on power can be incredibly... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne