Philadelphia - Publications - Faculty & Research

09 Aug 2023
News

New Commanders Owner Josh Harris Takes the Field

New Jersey Devils and the NBA's Philadelphia 76ers. At an introductory press conference, he discussed how those experiences have shaped his approach. "[Y]ou win championships with the best people in the front office, the best coaching... View Details

24 Apr 2018
Op-Ed

Op-Ed: What Mark Zuckerberg Can Learn About Crisis Leadership from Starbucks

crisis. Now, we have a new exemplar: Starbucks CEO Kevin Johnson. His response to the eviction of two African American men from a Starbucks store in Philadelphia will define for today’s leaders how to respond to crisis. Facebook founder... View Details

Keywords: by Bill George; Technology; Food & Beverage

Web

Systems Integration - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

highly effective value oriented expansion is the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia system. They expanded outside of Philadelphia beginning at the turn of the 21st century with the aim to improve the care... View Details

Web

Skydeck - Alumni

the NBA’s Philadelphia 76ers and several other sports properties, on why his office thrives even in the face of losing The Best Business Advice I’ve Ever Received HBS alumni share the words of wisdom that helped shape their lives and... View Details

30 Sep 2019
Book

6 Steps to Building a Better Workplace for Black Employees

2018 arrest of two black men at a Philadelphia Starbucks after employees called the police to complain they were trespassing, even though they were just waiting for a business acquaintance. “Given the racist rhetoric and vitriol in the... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

Web

Video - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

at the Harvard Business School, about a groundbreaking new Social Progress Index – and how the United States is lagging on many indicators. 11 Mar 2014 Presentation The Looming Challenges of US Competitiveness: Implications for View Details

Web

Partners - Case Method Project

Warren Area High School Warren, PA Subjects: Civics, Government, History PA 6 of 40 Bowen Borgeson Hill School Pottstown, PA PA 7 of 40 Candy Boyer Conestoga Valley High School Lancaster, PA Subjects: U.S. History PA 8 of 40 Rose Bruce View Details

Web

Cases & Teaching Notes - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

2017 (Revised Apr 2018) HBS Case Collection The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia: Network Strategy 2016 by Michael E. Porter, Thomas W. Feeley and Toyin J. Okanlawon Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) began as a stand-alone... View Details

26 Apr 2022
Book

What Does Your Business Stand For? Why Building Trust Starts with Purpose

he also took action, closing all Starbucks stores to provide training to employees on racial bias and inclusion. Looking back, Johnson says that moment in Philadelphia gave him the opportunity to reaffirm the company’s sense of purpose.... View Details

Keywords: by Ranjay Gulati

Web

Alumnae Circles - Alumni

applications during the annual enrollment cycle in the following regions*: Austin Boston Chicago Houston London Los Angeles Paris Philadelphia New York City Raleigh San Francisco Seattle Washington, D.C. * Most regions encompass the city... View Details

Web

Teacher Profiles - Case Method Project

School Tonasket, WA MA Sabra Brown Boston Latin Academy Boston, MA Subjects: U.S. History 2 (1877-Present); AP US History MA Sonya Brown Boston Arts Academy Boston, MA NC Will Brown Millbrook High School Raleigh, NC Subjects: American History I PA Rose Bruce View Details

26 Feb 2019
News

Building a New Real Estate Investment Model

don’t want people who have been committed to and living in the community for generations to be displaced,” Davis says. “We can prevent that by creating rental opportunities for people who want to stay in their community.” MORE Watch a short video following Davis at... View Details

07 Jan 2019
Research & Ideas

The Better Way to Forecast the Future

to are probability forecasts, outlining the likelihood of the storm going in one direction versus another. In economics, the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia coordinates probability and point forecasts for predicted growth in gross... View Details

Keywords: by Roberta Holland; Air Transportation; Transportation

Profile

Melcolm Ruffin

with the Philadelphia 76ers, supporting front office scouting and draft preparation. Continuing a tradition of strong Black leadership After graduation, Melcolm began a five-year tenure with the NBA League Headquarters in New York City,... View Details

Keywords: Entertainment/Media

June 2022 (Revised November 2022)
Case

Larry Miller

By: Francesca Gino, Frances X. Frei, Hise Gibson and Alicia Dadlani

Under the leadership of Larry Miller, chairman and former president of Nike’s Air Jordan brand, annual revenues for the Jordan brand soared from $150 million to over $4 billion. But for over 40 years, Miller guarded a secret. When he was younger, he spent nearly a... View Details

Keywords: Race; Ethnicity; Fairness; Values and Beliefs; Job Offer; Employment; Social Issues; Perspective; Personal Development and Career; Apparel and Accessories Industry; United States; Pennsylvania; Philadelphia; Portland; Oregon

Citation

Educators

Purchase

Web

The Intersection of Public Relations and Photography | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School

Russell Aikins. 21 Aikins, who had worked for the Philadelphia Inquirer and the New York Times , opened a studio in New York City and took on assignments with Time and Life . Corporations valued press in magazines like Fortune , known for... View Details

09 Aug 2021
Research & Ideas

OneTen: Creating a New Pathway for Black Talent

learned first-hand about this inequity as a child in Philadelphia’s public schools. During a recent interview with Manny Maceda, Bain & Company’s worldwide managing partner, Frazier reflected on his experience: “My younger sister and I came along at a time when the... View Details

Keywords: by Rawi E. Abdelal, Katherine Connolly Baden, and Boris Groysberg

01 Dec 2022
News

Full Court Press

national icons like Hakeem Olajuwon, Dikembe Mutombo, or current Philadelphia 76er Joel Embiid, all of whom have galvanized generations of Africans with their All-Star careers in the NBA. But also from BAL stars like Yasser, who inspires... View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell

Web

Harvard Business School

and held multiple leadership positions. As CEO, he was instrumental in growing the company from a 500,000 member organization serving Medicaid recipients in the Philadelphia region into a 5 million member organization serving people in 15... View Details

05 Dec 2016
News

Scaling Up at Five Below

(photo by Jane M. Von Bergen / Philadelphia Inquirer) (photo by Jane M. Von Bergen / Philadelphia Inquirer) It’s the holiday season and emoji merchandise is flying off the shelves—especially poop emoji... View Details

Keywords: Miscellaneous Store Retailers; Retail Trade

Publications