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24 May 2013
News

'What You're Really Meant To Do'

19 Dec 2014
Research & Ideas

China’s Complicated Relationship With Mother Nature

Despite its name, the Great Wall of China began as a series of smaller, isolated defensive fortifications. Those structures grew and were later unified into the imposing structure that exists today. The Great Wall is a great metaphor for the Chinese economy. By... View Details

Keywords: Re: William C. Kirby; Manufacturing

Video

María Michelena

María Michelena, Executive Director of InGenia Uruguay and Chairwoman of OMEU, discusses how she first encountered OMEU’s initiatives to support women entrepreneurs in Uruguay, noting the importance of instilling self-confidence in younger generations. View Details

04 Apr 2019
Cold Call Podcast

Can Mark Zuckerberg Rebuild Trust in Facebook?

the insights and observations that you have from discussing it with students, but maybe you could start just by telling us what led you to write this case. George: Well, the Guardian last year broke the story on Facebook being invaded by... View Details

Keywords: Re: Andi Wang

12 May 2015
News

Dupont vs. the activists

Career Coach

Ellen Harris

Ellen (HGSE ’86) is the Senior Director of Outward Bound Professional/Facilitator at Cathleen Stone Island Outward Bound Professional where she is responsible for business development and corporate team and leadership development. Ellen... View Details

Keywords: Consulting; Consumer Products; Education; Hospitality; Manufacturing; Retail; Social Enterprise

24 Jun 2021
News

Study Shows CEO and Worker Pay Gap Is Widening

27 Aug 2021
News

Vanguard Companies Tap Their Firm’s Collective Intelligence to Achieve Social Impact and Financial Success: Rosabeth Moss Kanter

August 1993
Case

Ford: Petersen's Turnaround

By: Nitin Nohria and Sandy Green

Discusses the changes that Donald Petersen made to turnaround Ford during his tenure, first as president then as CEO. Describes his major initiatives, including the new emphasis on quality. View Details

Keywords: Change Management; Transformation; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Leadership Style; Management Teams; Auto Industry; Manufacturing Industry

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04 Sep 2012
Research & Ideas

Why Most Leaders (Even Thomas Jefferson) Are Replaceable

impact." It's likely that another candidate chosen by GE management would have performed nearly or as well as he did. On the other end from low impact leaders are those whom Mukunda terms "extremes." These people, who slip through the cracks of conventional View Details

Keywords: by Kim Girard

16 Sep 2020
Blog Post

Turning a Moment into a Movement: How the Anti-Racism Fund Co-Founders are Fighting Racism and Encouraging Other Companies to Do Their Part

this moment in time, companies finding opportunities to collaborate within their industry is a powerful way forward. In addition, Kevin and Kenneth agree that diversity and inclusion needs to be discussed and implemented at every level of... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

07 Nov 2005
Research & Ideas

Exit Interview: HBS Dean Kim Clark

management; in global research and scholarship; and in its commitment to values and leadership as core elements of its curriculum and mission. Clark also oversaw a significant expansion of the faculty, an extensive refurbishing of the... View Details

Keywords: by HBS Alumni Bulletin Staff

04 Sep 2012
News

Why Most Leaders (Even Thomas Jefferson) are Replaceable

04 Mar 2014
News

Andreessen Fires Back at Icahn Over Skype Claims

23 Jun 2003
Research & Ideas

Historically Speaking: A Roundtable at HBS

their work. Joining the discussion was Professor Debora Spar, a political scientist who recently traced the historical development of several pioneering technologies. Leading Research: Let's begin by talking about what led to the writing... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Aisner

06 Dec 2017
News

Future Thinking

10 Jan 2017
Blog Post

From Product Development to Business School

I sat there silently screaming. Eyes flitting across the room at the faces sitting around the table gathered for a Brita leadership team meeting. They couldn’t possibly do it, I thought to myself, clutching my 3D-printed prototype like a... View Details

Keywords: Technology; Manufacturing; Consumer Products / Retail

18 Feb 2013
Research & Ideas

Breaking Through a Growth Stall

Skinner III, head of the Atlanta-based consultancy LCS Partners. The article discusses the importance of understanding your ideal customers; the implications for selling, cost management, growth strategy, and organizational relationships;... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

30 Jan 2018
News

IKEA Founder Leaves Behind A Furniture Empire And A Troubling Past

14 Feb 2012
First Look

First Look: February 14

characterized by some boundary conditions (Study 6). We discuss the theoretical contribution of this work to research on moral regulation and ethical behavior. "CEO Relational Leadership and Strategic... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

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