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Kristin Brennan
Kristin (Duke ’03) applies her background as a management consultant, nonprofit Chief Talent Officer and negotiation strategist to her work helping students and alumni chart a course for their career and take the practical steps to... View Details
Keywords: Social Enterprise
- 2017
- Working Paper
Business History, the Great Divergence and the Great Convergence
By: Geoffrey Jones
This working paper provides a business history perspective on debates about the Great Divergence, the rise of the income gap between the West and the Rest, and the more recent Great Convergence, which has seen a narrowing of that gap. The literature on the timing and... View Details
Keywords: Business History; Economics; History; Wealth and Poverty; Developing Countries and Economies; Economic Growth
Jones, Geoffrey. "Business History, the Great Divergence and the Great Convergence." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 18-004, July 2017.
- 25 Feb 2019
- Research & Ideas
How Gender Stereotypes Kill a Woman’s Self-Confidence
make sense for me to pursue?’” Coffman has recently co-written an article in the American Economic Review as well as two working papers, all aimed at studying men’s and women’s beliefs about their own abilities. “Women are more likely... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 03 Oct 2023
- What Do You Think?
Do Leaders Learn More From Success or Failure?
do you think? Share your thoughts in the comments below. References: Amy Edmondson, Right Kind of Wrong: The Science of Failing Well (Atria Books, 2023) Amy C. Edmondson, “Psychological Safety and Learning Behavior in Work Teams,”... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 2013
- Working Paper
Historical Origins of Environmental Sustainability in the German Chemical Industry, 1950s-1980s
By: Geoffrey Jones and Christina Lubinski
This working paper examines the growth of corporate environmentalism in the West German chemical industry between the 1950s and the 1980s. German business has been regarded as pioneering corporate environmentalism after World War II. In contrast, this study reveals... View Details
Keywords: Sustainability; Green Business; Pollution; Environmental Sustainability; Business History; Chemical Industry; Germany; United States
Jones, Geoffrey, and Christina Lubinski. "Historical Origins of Environmental Sustainability in the German Chemical Industry, 1950s-1980s." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 14-018, August 2013.
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: asset management; insurance industry; automobiles; industrial goods; fashion; food; green technology
- 11 Jul 2005
- Research & Ideas
The New International Style of Management
they can work together. "In a truly multicultural corporate environment, people strive to strike a balance between their own cultural core and being open to other value systems, communication styles,... View Details
Keywords: by Garry Emmons
- 05 Jul 2023
- HBS Case
What Kind of Leader Are You? How Three Action Orientations Can Help You Meet the Moment
others experience us as a leader.” You Might Also Like: The Vinyl Renaissance: Take Those Old Records Off the Shelf The Hard Truth About Being a CEO What It Takes to Build an Organizational Culture That Wins Feedback or ideas to share?... View Details
Keywords: by Ben Rand
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Doug Lester
a career. Coaching sessions with Doug can range from broadly conceptual, touching on issues related to meaning in work and life, to highly focused and tactical, including formulating effective networking strategies and following through... View Details
- 11 Oct 2023
- Blog Post
A Journey of Discovery, Teamwork, and Impact with FIELD Global Immersion
government provides tons of support for its elderly population and has the most efficient, clean, and orderly public transit system I’ve ever witnessed. Care, community, and culture are deeply engrained into the fabric of South Korea.... View Details
- Teaching Interest
Short Intensive Program (SIP): Effective Strategic Philanthropy
Non-profit organizations and social enterprises play an important role in every country in the world: as laboratories for social innovation, as the delivery system for critical goods and services at scale, as the stewards of our cultural heritage, and as advocates for... View Details
- 05 Dec 2024
- HBS Seminar
Amanda Sharkey, Mendoza College of Business
- 2020
- Book
Unleashed: The Unapologetic Leader's Guide to Empowering Everyone Around You
By: Frances X. Frei and Anne Morriss
When leaders and aspiring leaders seek out advice, they're often told to try harder. Dig deeper. Look in the mirror and own your natural-born strengths and fix any real or perceived career-limiting deficiencies.
We offer a different worldview. We argue... View Details
We offer a different worldview. We argue... View Details
Keywords: Leadership Skills; Belonging; Leadership; Management Skills; Trust; Organizational Culture
Frei, Frances X., and Anne Morriss. Unleashed: The Unapologetic Leader's Guide to Empowering Everyone Around You. Boston: Harvard Business Review Press, 2020.
- December 2017 (Revised January 2018)
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NatureSweet
By: Jose Alvarez, Forest Reinhardt and Natalie Kindred
This case describes the business model and workplace philosophy of NatureSweet, a privately owned, vertically integrated greenhouse grower and marketer of fresh tomatoes with sales across the United States and $329 million in 2016 revenues. CEO Bryant Ambelang treated... View Details
Keywords: NatureSweet; Tomatoes; Agriculture; Greenhouse; Ambelang; Cherry Tomatoes; Incentives; Worker Empowerment; Empowerment; Toyota Production System; Leadership; Branding; Produce; Manufacturing; Organizational Change; Agribusiness; Business Model; Employee Relationship Management; Working Conditions; Organizational Culture; Success; Problems and Challenges; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Manufacturing Industry; United States; Mexico; North America
Alvarez, Jose, Forest Reinhardt, and Natalie Kindred. "NatureSweet." Harvard Business School Case 518-002, December 2017. (Revised January 2018.)
- 06 Oct 2023
- Book
Yes, You Can Radically Change Your Organization in One Week
The biggest, thorniest organizational problems can be solved in just one week, say Frances Frei and Anne Morriss, coauthors of the new book Move Fast and Fix Things. Armed with decision-making power and the right change-management toolkit, leaders don’t need to View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz
- September 2012
- Teaching Note
Stryker Corporation: Capital Budgeting (TN)
By: Timothy A. Luehrman
This case examines some parts of Stryker Corporation's systems and procedures for approving and authorizing capital spending of many different types, including buildings, machinery, and working capital for existing businesses, as well as transactions with third parties... View Details
- 12 Oct 2022
- Video
Lumumba Seegars: Inequality & Agency in ERGs
William C. Kirby
William C. Kirby is T. M. Chang Professor of China Studies at Harvard University and Spangler Family Professor of Business Administration at the Harvard Business School. He is a Harvard University Distinguished Service Professor. He serves as Chairman of the Harvard... View Details
- 27 Sep 2019
- Blog Post
Learning the Language of Product at Duolingo
priorities. Perhaps the coolest thing about this summer, however, is knowing that the work I did helped more people across the world learn to communicate. Maybe in a new country, maybe with their neighbor next door. All for free. In 2019,... View Details
Keywords: Technology