Dignity - Publications - Faculty & Research

06 Nov 2000
What Do You Think?

Succession at GE: What’s Next?

nature" and "an intensely human soul that champions dignity and freedom of spirit," Arjun Balakrishnan also pointed out the need for someone with "a solid grasp of big-picture forces ... the ability to understand... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

03 Nov 2011
What Do You Think?

The Ultimate Question in Management

on their choice of "How likely is it you would recommend us to a friend?" as the ultimate question. Fred Reichheld put it this way in describing the question behind the question: "our candidate for the ultimate question in business (and in life) is: Have... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

06 May 2002
Research & Ideas

Profits for Nonprofits: Earning Your Own Way

dignity and earnings. This may be the first money they've earned in quite a while or the first money they've earned ever. The bakery is an added facet to the services we offer." For Haley House as a whole, he said, the bakery offers... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

06 Jul 2009
Research & Ideas

Conducting Layoffs: ’Necessary Evils’ at Work

respected for the effort they have devoted to the company, and they want to leave with their dignity intact.” But other managers felt just the opposite. Precisely because layoff victims did nothing to warrant their fate, that news was... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

20 Apr 2016
Research & Ideas

When CEOs Become Activists

and CEO Dan Schulman was especially vocal: “This decision reflects PayPal’s deepest values and our strong belief that every person has the right to be treated equally, and with dignity and respect,” he wrote in a statement. As the outcry... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Technology; Publishing

03 Mar 2011
Research & Ideas

HBS Faculty on Revolution in the Middle East and North Africa

these revolutions should be welcomed for increasing freedom and dignity for millions—but there are also hard-headed reasons to support them. Although they bring uncertainty and higher oil prices in the short term, we should cheer for the... View Details

Keywords: Re: Deepak Malhotra; Energy; Utilities

16 Aug 2024
In Practice

Election 2024: What's at Stake for Business and the Workplace?

the culture you want to promote and protect. Your values statement likely includes respect for the rights and dignity of others, belief in the value of difference, and a need to constructively engage in the face of disagreement. Living up... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

31 Jul 2015
Research & Ideas

The Faculty Reader: Who is Reading What This Summer?

perspective, and helps stimulate ideas and connections that I wouldn’t have otherwise encountered. Three books on the meaning of dignity and loss and sacrifice that I return to often are When the Legends Die: The Timeless Coming-of-Age... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Information; Publishing

25 Mar 2014
First Look

First Look: March 25

http://hbr.org/product/Transforming-Tommy-Hilfig/an/714451-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 613-092 Dignity Health: A Portfolio of Improvement Projects No abstract available. Purchase this case:... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

12 Jul 2020
Book

The Harvard Business School Faculty Summer Reader 2020

the first time read versus books that I’ve re-read dozens of times. I feel like this helps me think in broader strokes, with more perspective, and helps stimulate ideas and connections that I wouldn’t have otherwise encountered. Three books on the meaning of View Details

Keywords: by Staff

29 Apr 2020
Book

The Key to Powerful Social Change: Small Villages

Who will solve the great problems facing humanity, a list of critical issues that only begins with the current pandemic? In the interview below, Rosabeth Moss Kanter discusses her recent book, Think Outside the Building, and her view that solutions are most likely to... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

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