Leadership - Publications - Faculty & Research

08 Dec 2015
First Look

December 8, 2015

bank leadership knew it needed to innovate to maintain that reputation in the digital era. The bank's chairman, CEO, and EVP of digital banking unit were evaluating their options. Should they have a separate P&L for the digital... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

21 Dec 2010
First Look

First Look: December 21

American corporations manage the racial composition of their elite leadership groups in response to these norms. What Can We Learn from 'Great Negotiations'? Author:James K. Sebenius Publication:Negotiation Journal (forthcoming) Abstract... View Details

09 Apr 2019
First Look

New Research and Ideas, April 9, 2019

attraction, retention, and motivation of talent in organizations. Purchase this case:https://hbsp.harvard.edu/product/119007-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 518-097 Flipkart (B): The Ongoing Battle for India's E-Commerce Market In 2017, both Flipkart and Amazon... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

19 Feb 2019
First Look

New Research and Ideas, February 19, 2019

on the CEO and the company’s leadership team and discuss the business units’ risk profiles and risks that cut across the units, such as safety, weather, and regulatory changes. New and emerging risks are discussed at Extraordinary Risk... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

30 Jan 2018
First Look

January 30, 2018

has advised him to cease his leadership of this effort because it could be detrimental to Ariel Investments. Is the board member right? Is John being reckless? Is there a model that can be created to determine if and when John and other... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

13 Oct 2015
First Look

October 13, 2015

Shadow Cold War delves deeper into the era to examine the competition between the Soviet Union and the People's Republic of China for the leadership of the world revolution. When a world of newly independent states emerged from... View Details

12 Feb 2019
First Look

New Research and Ideas, February 12, 2019

and CEO of a multi-billion dollar division of Otsuka, a Japan-based pharmaceutical company. His ascension to this leadership position followed a thriving career in academic medicine as a professor. After a decade in the academy, he began... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

March 2023
Teaching Note

Sustainability Reporting at Dollar Tree, Inc.

By: Suraj Srinivasan and Li-Kuan Ni

Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 122-044. The case discusses the ESG strategy of Dollar Tree Inc., a U.S. Fortune 500 company in the deep discount retail industry and the shareholder pressure faced by the company. In 2022, the company faced a shareholder resolution from... View Details

Keywords: ESG; Sustainability; Shareholder Activism; Dollar Tree; Sustainability Reporting; ESG Reporting; Board Of Directors; Shareholder Engagement; GHG; Environmental Accounting; Integrated Corporate Reporting; Trends; Communication; Announcements; Voting; Environmental Management; Climate Change; Environmental Sustainability; Values and Beliefs; Corporate Accountability; Corporate Disclosure; Corporate Governance; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Policy; Reports; Business or Company Management; Risk Management; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Outcome or Result; Strategic Planning; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Situation or Environment; Opportunities; Civil Society or Community; Social Issues; Public Opinion; Strategy; Adaptation; Alignment; Business Strategy; Corporate Strategy; Value Creation; Retail Industry; United States; Virginia

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15 Oct 2008
First Look

First Look: October 15, 2008

built her career on increasingly large line leadership positions, such as the president of ABC Network, and has no experience in getting things done without line authority. The case lays out the steps she takes to build authority and... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

26 Feb 2008
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First Look: February 26, 2008

organizational structure, we suggest that interdivisional innovations are driven primarily by social networks. Putting Leadership Back into Strategy Author:Cynthia A. Montgomery Publication:HBS Centennial Issue. Harvard Business Review... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

September 2021 (Revised November 2022)
Case

Community Solutions

By: Brian Trelstad and Tom Quinn

Community Solutions was an anti-homelessness nonprofit founded in 2011 after protagonist Rosanne Haggerty grew frustrated with the limited impact of traditional housing and outreach strategies. It set an ambitious goal, reached in some partner communities, of ending... View Details