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  • March 2012 (Revised October 2012)
  • Case

Gary Hirshberg and Stonyfield Farm

By: Nancy F. Koehn, Nora N. Khan and Elizabeth W. Legris
Gary Hirshberg and Stonyfield Farm is the story of one entrepreneur's vision and journey to create a market-leading, environmentally responsible business founded on the principles of product quality, organizational alignment, and sustainability. A former environmental... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurs; Values; Development Stage Enterprises; Innovation; Management By Objective; Experimentation; Emerging Technologies; Mission and Purpose; Management Style; Values and Beliefs; Social Issues; Organizational Culture; Environmental Sustainability; Business Growth and Maturation; Entrepreneurship; Business Startups; Innovation and Invention; Food and Beverage Industry; New Hampshire
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  • Web

Leadership - Faculty & Research

Leadership Leadership 2015 Chapter Leave No Slice of Genius Behind: Selecting and Developing Tomorrow's Leaders of Innovation By: Linda A. Hill More than ever, leaders of nearly every kind of organization view their human resources teams as essential to institutional... View Details
  • January 2025
  • Case

Davivienda Bank's Upskilling and Reskilling Strategy in Colombia (Abridged)

By: Jorge Tamayo, Raffaella Sadun and Jenyfeer Martinez Buitrago
Set in 2022, this abridged case examines the digital transformation strategy of Davivienda—a leading player in Colombia’s commercial banking sector and one of the companies belonging to Grupo Bolívar, a major Colombian conglomerate—and the bank’s upskilling and... View Details
Keywords: Change Management; Transformation; Decision Choices and Conditions; Digital Strategy; Digital Transformation; Internet and the Web; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Innovation and Management; Innovation Strategy; Growth and Development Strategy; Business Strategy; Corporate Strategy; Talent and Talent Management; Training; Organizational Culture; Banking Industry; Latin America; Central America; South America; Colombia
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  • 01 Jan 2007
  • News

Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala, MBA 1987

of companies today is involved in almost every sector of the Philippine economy, with major holdings that include Ayala Land, the Bank of the Philippine Islands, Globe Telecom, and Manila Water. Zobel says that future challenges include View Details
  • 23 Oct 2000
  • Research & Ideas

The Strategy-Focused Organization

bureaucratic, and ineffecient into the leader in its industry."   Perhaps the most puzzling and problematic aspect of creating Strategy-Focused Organizations is how to sustain the effort. Many companies have managers who have read... View Details
Keywords: by Robert S. Kaplan & David P. Norton
  • 12 Oct 2006
  • First Look

First Look: October 12, 2006

nongaming business sectors became increasingly profitable both at the MGM Grand and in Las Vegas generally, understanding the nongaming customers appeared to be of critical importance to the continuing growth of the resort. Purchase this... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • Web

Finance - Faculty & Research

Break Down Hiring (and Funding) Barriers Re: Paul A. Gompers 08 Nov 2024 How Private Investors Can Help Solve Africa's Climate Crisis Re: John D. Macomber 15 Oct 2024 What Sequoia Capital Can Teach Leaders About Sustaining Long-Term View Details
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Topics - HBS Working Knowledge

(93) Budgets and Budgeting (4) Buildings and Facilities (4) Business Conglomerates (1) Business Cycles (6) Business Divisions (7) Business Earnings (5) Business Education (24) Business Exit or Shutdown (1) Business Growth and Maturation... View Details
  • 22 Jan 2019
  • First Look

New Research and Ideas, January 22, 2019

2019 New York: PublicAffairs Creative Construction: The DNA of Sustained Innovation By: Pisano, Gary P. Abstract— Creative Construction tackles the myth that larger enterprises are inherently incapable of transformative innovation and are... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • Web

Human Behavior & Decision-Making - Faculty & Research

Kasturi Rangan See All HBS Working Knowlege 28 Oct 2024 Latino Voters Have Grown More Politically Divided. That’s Not Surprising. Re: Vincent Pons & Jesse M. Shapiro 15 Oct 2024 What Sequoia Capital Can Teach Leaders About Sustaining... View Details
  • 17 May 2016
  • First Look

May 17, 2016

2016 New York: Oxford University Press Consumers, Corporations, and Public Health: A Case-Based Approach to Sustainable Business By: John A. Quelch. Abstract—The public health footprint associated with corporate behavior has come under... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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Social Enterprise - Faculty & Research

lives of people and their societies. Rather, some organizations would be better off measuring shorter-term outputs or individual outcomes. Funders such as foundations and impact investors are better positioned to measure systemic impacts. July–August 2014 Article View Details
  • 31 Oct 2017
  • First Look

New Research and Ideas, October 31, 2017

nineteenth century, showed it gained momentum from the 1960s, and resulted in a mainstreaming of sustainability rhetoric, and sometimes practice, in large corporations from the 1980s, primarily in Western developed countries. A more... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
  • Web

Skydeck - Alumni

podcast Climate Rising , Sanchali Pal (MBA 2018) discusses the business plan behind her sustainable spending app Striving for Imperfection In a new book, Charles Conn (MBA 1990) offers problem-solving mindsets for uncertain times Lessons... View Details
  • 23 Mar 2023
  • Research & Ideas

As Climate Fears Mount, More Investors Turn to 'ESG' Funds Despite Few Rules

Investor interest in social responsibility has skyrocketed in the past three years, even as US regulations to hold companies accountable remain in flux and the environmental, social, and governance (ESG) label itself draws backlash. Investors are willing to pay a... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Financial Services

    Best-selling and New Cases by Ben Esty

    Best-Selling Cases:  

      1) Eaton: Portfolio Transformation & Cost of... View Details

    • 25 Aug 2014
    • HBS Case

    Starbucks Reinvented

    sourcing and environmental impact; Creative innovation growth platforms worthy of our coffee; Deliver a sustainable economic model. The case provides a behind-the-scenes look at how the coffee company moved... View Details
    Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Food & Beverage
    • July 2022 (Revised February 2025)
    • Case

    A Soul and a Service: North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance

    By: Tom Nicholas and John Masko
    The North Carolina Mutual and Provident Association (the Mutual) was founded in 1898 as a for-profit entity selling life insurance catering to the Black community. The Mutual was entering a field crowded with established White-owned competitors that largely refused to... View Details
    Keywords: Black Entrepreneurs; Insurance; History; Race; Prejudice and Bias; Entrepreneurship; Decision Choices and Conditions; Growth and Development Strategy; Insurance Industry; United States
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    • 01 Jun 2023
    • News

    Bridging the ESG Data Gap

    sector though, and she planned to pursue a post-HBS career at a Midwest company to test her thesis that tech-led growth could revitalize the region’s battered economy. Her pivot to entrepreneurship began while looking for companies with... View Details
    Keywords: Deborah Blagg
    • 04 May 2021
    • Book

    Best Buy: How Human Connection Saved a Failing Retailer

    rather than scripting what to do; Instituting one-on-one coaching to give employees individual training and feedback; and Creating a growth mindset to continue to improve. “That’s the recipe,” says Joly, who reinforces it throughout the... View Details
    Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Retail