Empoylee Wellness Programs - Publications - Faculty & Research

26 Apr 2022
Book

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

glasses and sends every three-year veteran of the company to a developing country to see its glasses donation programs in action. The company also broadened its social contributions, running programs that... View Details

Keywords: by Ranjay Gulati

18 Feb 2015
First Look

First Look: February 18

believed that the company's products needed to not only make money but also have a positive impact on society. Using its Vitality Wellness program as its strategic lynchpin, Discovery expanded into other... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

26 Jan 2024
Blog Post

HBS Alumna Fighting Cancer with a Novel Cell Therapy

and will call myself an engineer forever. But I recognized that my strengths and experiences are well suited for the business side of drug development.” Guardian Bio’s cell therapy uses dendritic cells, an essential component in the human... View Details

23 Oct 2000
Research & Ideas

The Strategy-Focused Organization

movements, energy prices, and economic cycles. But what determines how the organization does in the long run is how well it is positioned relative to its competitors. If organizations can continue to invest, even during economic... View Details

Keywords: by Robert S. Kaplan & David P. Norton

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Women at HBS - Alumni

change in business and society. This site has been designed to provide you with information and access to programs, resources, recent articles, and relevant links related to women in business and society, as well as links to the W50... View Details

05 Jul 2023
News

GCC Alumni Celebrate Grand Opening of New Club Center

officials and regional business leaders, in addition to HBS alumni. The program featured inaugural remarks by His Excellency Abdullah Bin Touq Al Marri, UAE Minister of Economy. Other speakers included: Lootah; Zaher Al Munajjed (MBA... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

01 Mar 2023
What Do You Think?

How Much Does 'Deep Purpose' Matter to the Bottom Line?

Account of a Research Program Conducted by the Western Electric Company, Hawthorne Works, Chicago (Harvard University Press, 1939) Edgar Schein, Organizational Culture and Leadership(Jossey-Bass, 1985) Your feedback to last month’s column... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

11 Oct 2023
News

Soldier On

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes In November of 2022, 33-year-old Phillip Jones (MPA/MBA 2021) was elected mayor of Newport News, Virginia, where he had spent part of his childhood. The son of two Air Force veterans, he served six years in... View Details

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Advisory Board - Entrepreneurship

served on the board of the Newton Schools Foundation and the Newton high school task force. Todd is married and has three children. Joseph Lassiter, Harvard Business School Joe teaches Entrepreneurial Finance and Innovation in Business, Energy and Environment in the... View Details

01 Jun 2001
News

Alejandro Ramirez: A Very Good Time for Mexico

of his greatest influences. “Professor Sen has changed the way governments and international organizations define and measure development. People who are intellectually courageous really move the frontiers of knowledge,” says Ramirez, who seems View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; World Bank; United Nations; Administration of Economic Programs; Administration of Economic Programs

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Esteves Hall | About

century in which we live, the need for well-trained business leaders who can make a difference in the world has never been greater. For several years, Esteves and his colleagues have worked with Harvard Business School faculty on an executive training View Details

19 Feb 2019
First Look

New Research and Ideas, February 19, 2019

than prescriptions picked up at a pharmacy. Nevertheless, when home delivery is offered on an opt-in basis, the take-up rate is only 6%. We study a program that makes active choice of either home delivery or pharmacy pick-up a requirement... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

14 Jun 2021
Op-Ed

When Your Nerves Get the Best of You, Change the Narrative

When I first started teaching executive education classes at Harvard Business School, I was part of a team of five professors who conducted one-week programs for leaders of businesses from all across the globe. Most of my colleagues had... View Details

Keywords: by Francesca Gino

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Social Enterprise - Faculty & Research

Supply addressing DEI programs and climate targets after an activist launched a social media campaign; McDonald’s navigating a high-stakes lawsuit over its long-standing Hispanic scholarship program; Costco confronting a shareholder... View Details

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Shad Hall | About

when it opened in 1990, the Shad Hall fitness center was designed by Kallmann McKinnell & Wood. Despite its massive size, the 118,000-square-foot facility includes architectural details that allow the building to blend harmoniously with the Georgian Revival style of... View Details

10 Oct 2023
Blog Post

Policy Drivers for Environmental Justice: What Businesses Need to Know

brownfield sites, as well as addressing lead in drinking water.[50] Similarly, the program directs $725 million to reclaiming old mine lands and another $775 million to plugging orphaned oil and gas... View Details

14 Aug 2006
HBS Case

On Managing with Bobby Knight and “Coach K”

a folding chair across the court to protest a referee's call. Mike Krzyzewski, also known as Coach K, leads the men's basketball program at Duke University. Instead of fear, Krzyzewski relies heavily on positive reinforcement, open and... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Sports

17 Dec 2018
Research & Ideas

Women Receive Harsher Punishment at Work Than Men

The evidence has long shown that women are discriminated against in the workplace. Now it appears that they are even punished more harshly than men when they are in the wrong. A new research paper reveals that when women at Wells Fargo... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Financial Services

01 Sep 2023
Blog Post

Harvard Business School Announces 2023 Goldsmith Fellows

nonprofit and public sector organizations and demonstrate a strong commitment to continued career paths in these areas. New recipients are invited to participate in events with current and former recipients as well as local social... View Details

01 Feb 2021
Blog Post

Choosing the Right Student Loan

you. For instance, the Harvard University Employee Credit Union offers a program called GreenPath Financial Wellness which provides one-on-one student loan counseling. And, of course, the Financial Aid... View Details

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