Publications

August 2016 (Revised July 2018)
Case

Accenture Human Capital Strategy

By: Paula A. Price, V.G. Narayanan and James Weber

Accenture is a leading global consulting, technology, and outsourcing company. It has clients and its own operations throughout the world. This case describes the human resources and related activities necessary to deliver its services to clients. It allows students to... View Details

Keywords: Management Consulting; Technology Consulting; Outsourcing; Human Resources; Activity Based Costing and Management; Management Practices and Processes

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Article

The Impact of the 'Open' Workspace on Human Collaboration

By: Ethan Bernstein and Stephen Turban

Organizations’ pursuit of increased workplace collaboration has led managers to transform traditional office spaces into “open,” transparency-enhancing architectures with fewer walls, doors, and other spatial boundaries, yet there is scant direct empirical research on... View Details

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11 Apr 2023
News

The First 90 Hours: What New CEOs Should—and Shouldn't—Do to Set the Right Tone

31 Jan 2019
News

A Global Mission

invest in Mexico, where his company now has several factories, a decision that has served Palliser well. “I can’t say that you are going to be more successful in business if you take human rights into... View Details

Keywords: April White; human rights

December 1989
Background Note

Action Planning in Human Resource Management

Lays out a framework for action planning in human resource management. Prepared for use in the first year MBA HRM course. View Details

Keywords: Management; Human Resources; Planning

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October 2016 (Revised August 2020)
Teaching Note

Putting the Guiding Principles into Action: Human Rights at Barrick Gold (A), (B), and (C)

By: Nien-hê Hsieh

Teaching Note for HBS Nos. 315-108, 316-139, and 321-033. View Details

July 2017
Article

Business Responsibilities for Human Rights: A Commentary on Arnold

By: Nien-hê Hsieh

Human rights have come to play a prominent role in debates about the responsibilities of business. In the business ethics literature, there are two approaches to the question of whether businesses have human rights obligations. The “moral” approach conceives of human... View Details

Keywords: Rights; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Moral Sensibility; Society

18 Feb 2015
First Look

First Look: February 18

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com.ezp-prod1.hul.harvard.edu/doi/10.1002/smj.2211/pdf February 2015 Journal of Human Rights Should Business Have Human View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

16 Nov 2011
News

Are Humans Cost-Effective?

to unscramble “Scrambled State Capitals,” a presumably brute-force analytical exercise that should play to Watson’s strengths. Indeed, in a similar category, “The Northernmost Capital City,” Watson ran the table, answering all five questions View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons

September 2013 (Revised June 2014)
Case

Rana Plaza: Workplace Safety In Bangladesh (A)

By: John A. Quelch and Margaret L. Rodriguez

On April 24, 2013 the Rana Plaza factory building collapsed in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. Over 1,100 people were killed in the worst industrial accident since the Union Carbide plant gas leak in Bhopal, India. Most of the victims worked for garment factories,... View Details

Keywords: Marketing; Public Health; Safety; Workplace; Human Rights; Apparel and Accessories Industry; Bangladesh

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2023
Article

Towards Bridging the Gaps between the Right to Explanation and the Right to Be Forgotten

By: Himabindu Lakkaraju, Satyapriya Krishna and Jiaqi Ma

The Right to Explanation and the Right to be Forgotten are two important principles outlined to regulate algorithmic decision making and data usage in real-world applications. While the right to explanation allows individuals to request an actionable explanation for an... View Details

Keywords: Analytics and Data Science; AI and Machine Learning; Decision Making; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms

01 Sep 2020
News

Righting the Ship

Illustration by David Plunkert Illustration by David Plunkert Edited by Dan Morrell You wrote recently that the story of British explorer Ernest Shackleton, who led an expedition to Antarctica in 1914, is highly relevant for leaders during this pandemic era. What makes... View Details

03 Apr 2017
What Do You Think?

How About Investing in Human Infrastructure?

SUMMING UP: Investment in Human Infrastructure: Not Whether But How? Few dispute the notion that a significant US investment in human infrastructure is warranted and timely, although there were significant... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Construction

17 Feb 2020
News

How Entrepreneurs Can Find the Right Problem to Solve

14 Oct 2009
First Look

First Look: October 14

capitalize on its innovation: strengthening antitrust and intellectual property rights enforcement; improving the legal infrastructure (e.g., producing more corporate lawyers); lowering barriers to entry for foreign investment; and... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

11 Oct 2022
News

Righting the Ship

Rather than have talented engineers and scientists tracking down buckets for leaks, he wanted their focus to be where it should be: on advancing the important work of the NAVSEA Warfare Centers. Right off the bat, Stuckey identified two... View Details

Keywords: Maureen Harmon

02 Dec 2010
What Do You Think?

Making Right Choices: Art or Science?

at its heart, involves a series of choices. Neuropsychologists tell us that the human brain can comfortably deal with only a limited number of alternatives (seven plus or minus two, according to a number of studies). Fields like decision... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

March 2025
Case

Metaphysic AI: Rethinking the Value of Human Expertise

By: Zoë B. Cullen, Shikhar Ghosh and Shweta Bagai

In early 2025, Thomas Graham, CEO of Metaphysic, a leading AI generative video company confronted fundamental questions about who should control digital identity in a world where AI could perfectly recreate human likeness. Founded in 2021, Metaphysic first rose to fame... View Details

Keywords: Business Model; Ethics; AI and Machine Learning; Intellectual Property; Rights; Negotiation; Value; Motion Pictures and Video Industry; Technology Industry

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