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  • 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
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Green Technology
  • 05 Jul 2012
  • What Do You Think?

Why Is Trust So Hard to Achieve in Management?

(Hugh Quick); and (8) management that does "not observe sanctions when trust is violated" (Tony Smale). Charles Green added that "We don't have it because we haven't taught it, learned it, practiced it." In fairness,... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
  • 01 Jan 2020
  • What Do You Think?

Why Not Open America's Doors to All the World’s Talent?

Laurence Dutton SUMMING UP How Should America Admit Talented Workers of the World? The notion of attracting talented workers to the United States deserves support, especially at times when the unemployment rate is low. But the H-1B... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett; Technology
  • 01 Apr 2019
  • What Do You Think?

Does Our Bias Against Federal Deficits Need Rethinking?

accompanied by lower inflation and interest rates—that justify deficit spending to produce both economic growth and social programs designed to improve our quality of life and reduce social inequality” (JohnfrmClevelnd). Or, it prompts... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
  • September 2017 (Revised March 2019)
  • Case

Henry Kissinger: Negotiating Black Majority Rule in Rhodesia (A)

By: James K. Sebenius and Laurence A. Green
In 1976, a growing crisis in Southern Africa drew the attention of United States Secretary of State Henry A. Kissinger. White Rhodesian leader Ian Smith's refusal to accede to black majority rule threatened to widen into a regional conflict involving apartheid South... View Details
Keywords: Equality and Inequality; Race; Negotiation Process; Negotiation Participants; Government and Politics; Africa; United States
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  • 11 Jun 2019
  • Book

These Aren't Beach Books, but Managers Should Read Them Anyway

Discover what type of rebel you really are. Food CitizenshipThe public is losing trust in many institutions involved in putting food on our table, says Ray A. Goldberg. Being the Boss: The Three Imperatives for Becoming a Great Leader... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
  • 30 Sep 2015
  • Research & Ideas

Political Polarization: Why We All Just Can't Get Along

a fundamental question is, are these being driven by what economists would call taste—‘I like red people and don’t like green people’—or is it driven by beliefs—‘it’s not that... View Details
Keywords: by Roberta Holland; Banking; Financial Services
  • 07 Jan 2015
  • What Do You Think?

SUMMING UP: What Are the Limits On Workplace Transparency?

system promoted a high level of collaboration—"(It was) brilliant!" P. A. Chacko said that "pay bands and the roles/designation levels which are mapped to each may start facilitating aspirational endeavours." Kristin... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
  • 22 May 2020
  • In Practice

Post-COVID Health Care: More Screens, Less Red Tape?

techniques, the changes in reimbursement for free-standing ambulatory surgery centers, the rise of telemedicine, and consumers’ preferences for surgery outside of the hospitals, will be accelerated by the closing of hospitals for... View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost
  • 01 Jun 2023
  • News

Curb Appeal

Corporation, the multibillion-dollar conglomerate founded by her grandfather, Laurence Tisch. The company’s holdings extend from hotels to oil and gas, and the Tisch name graces hospitals, museums, and art... View Details
Keywords: Alexander Gelfand; photography by Vance Jacobs; Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities; Government
  • September 2017 (Revised March 2019)
  • Supplement

Henry Kissinger: Negotiating Black Majority Rule in Rhodesia (B)

By: James K. Sebenius and Laurence A. Green
In 1976, United States Secretary of State Henry A. Kissinger conducted a series of intricate, multiparty negotiations in Southern Africa to persuade white Rhodesian leader Ian Smith to accede to black majority rule. Conducted near the end of President Gerald Ford’s... View Details
Keywords: Equality and Inequality; Race; Negotiation Process; Negotiation Participants; Negotiation Deal; Government and Politics; Africa; United States
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  • 22 Aug 2005
  • Research & Ideas

Balancing the Future Against Today’s Needs

Urquhart, GE Commercial Finance Stanford Graduate School of Business professor Charles A. O'Reilly III and Harvard Business School professor Michael L. Tushman outline one approach in their Harvard Business Review article, "The... View Details
Keywords: by Paul Michelman

    George Serafeim

    George Serafeim is the Charles M. Williams Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School. He co-leads a Lab, within Harvard's Digital, Data, Design Institute, and serves on the faculty steering commitee of Harvard University's Salata Institute. He... View Details

    Keywords: green technology; green technology; green technology; green technology; green technology; green technology; green technology
    • March 2012
    • Article

    New Project? Don't Analyze—Act

    By: Leonard A. Schlesinger, Charles F. Kiefer and Paul B. Brown
    In a predictable world, getting a new initiative off the ground typically involves analyzing the market, creating a forecast, and writing a business plan. But what about in an unpredictable environment? The authors recommend looking to those who are experts in... View Details
    Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Managing Yourself; Project Management; Project Strategy; Risk Management
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    • March 2024 (Revised September 2024)
    • Case

    Vineyard Wind Starts Spinning: Overcoming Onshore Challenges to Offshore Wind

    By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter and Jacob A. Small
    To activate the first wind turbines in the ocean off Martha’s Vineyard eventually supplying clean energy to 400,000 households, Vineyard Wind’s leaders had to navigate the permitting process, numerous delays, and objections from stakeholders in three communities:... View Details
    Keywords: Climate Change; Renewable Energy; Joint Ventures; Green Technology; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Massachusetts; Martha's Vineyard; New Bedford; New England
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    • 19 Jan 2011
    • First Look

    First Look: Jan. 18

    eight early "ecocity" projects to begin to identify success factors in this emerging industry. Ecocities, for the most part, are viewed as a means of mitigating threats to the natural environment while creating urban living capacity View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
    • Web

    Business Economics - Doctoral

    Esty C. Fritz Foley Paul A. Gompers Jerry R. Green Shane M. Greenstein Robin Greenwood Brian J. Hall Samuel G. Hanson Victoria Ivashina Ebehi Iyoha William R. Kerr Tarun Khanna Olivia S. Kim Ray Kluender... View Details
    • Web

    Organizational Behavior - Doctoral

    McFowland III Kathleen L. McGinn Tsedal Neeley Michael I. Norton Leslie A. Perlow Jeffrey T. Polzer Ryan L. Raffaelli Lakshmi Ramarajan James W. Riley Raffaella Sadun Emily Truelove Michael L. Tushman Ashley V. Whillans Ting Zhang Julian... View Details
    • 18 May 2010
    • First Look

    First Look: May 18

    Roasters, which has dropped in value by more than 40% in recent months. Tremblant is a hedge fund that specializes in forecasting consumer behavioral change and capitalizes on the disconnect between stock prices and consumer behavior. In... View Details
    Keywords: Martha Lagace
    • May 2024
    • Teaching Note

    Vineyard Wind Starts Spinning: Overcoming Onshore Challenges to Offshore Wind

    By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter and Jacob A. Small
    Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 324-113. To activate the first wind turbines in the ocean off Martha’s Vineyard eventually supplying clean energy to 400,000 households, Vineyard Wind’s leaders had to navigate the permitting process, numerous delays, and objections from... View Details
    Keywords: Joint Ventures; Renewable Energy; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Environmental Sustainability; Energy Industry; Massachusetts; Martha's Vineyard; New Bedford
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