Materiality - Publications - Faculty & Research

04 Sep 2013
What Do You Think?

How Relevant is Long-Range Strategic Planning?

employee and customer mind sets, and innovations, evolve at a rapid rate. The conversation was stimulated (can it be 16 years ago?) by Clayton Christensen's work leading to his book, The Innovator's Dilemma. In one sense, the book was mistitled. Some of its most... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

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Case Services - Faculty & Research

course material for copyright compliance, reaching out to copyright holders for permission to use their material. They also verify that course material is accompanied by appropriate releases. Case Services... View Details

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Business & Environment - Faculty & Research

same time, IKEA Group had adopted in 2012 a new sustainability strategy that focused the company's efforts on its entire value chain from its raw materials sourcing to the lifestyle of its end consumers. The plan especially centered on... View Details

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Mid-US - Global

Now Parker’s new CEO must determine how to bring Parker’s purpose fully to life, using it to inspire team members, connect with customers, and guide the company as it navigates clean energy technologies and other challenges. June 2024 Teaching View Details

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Cold Calling - Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning

Teaching by the Case Method Cold Calling Preparing to Teach Leading in the Classroom Pre-Class Arrival Diversity and Inclusion Openings Cold Calling Questioning, Listening & Responding Transitions Closings Timing Participation Engagement Board Use Teaching Quantitative... View Details

18 Mar 2013
HBS Case

HBS Cases: LEGO

play" and "quality in every detail" that was distributed to everyone in the company. Like his father, Godtfred paid careful attention to every aspect of the business, applying, for example, his knowledge of material science... View Details

Keywords: by Maggie Starvish; Entertainment & Recreation

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Loan Assistance | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

Selection Committee on an annual basis. The next application deadline is October 1, 2024, at 9:00 am EST for the 2025 award. The only application deadline is October 1, at 9:00 am. Applicants who have questions or concerns regarding the View Details

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HBS - Key Metrics

3% 3% 4% 3% Hispanic / Latino / Latinx 3% 2% 2% 2% 2% Multi-Race / Non-Hispanic 4% 4% 4% 4% 4% Native Hawaiian / Other Pacific Islander 0% — — — — White 69% 72% 71% 71% 72% Did Not Report / Unknown 0% — — — — Teaching Materials 601 637... View Details

12 Sep 2023
What Do You Think?

Who Gets the Loudest Voice in DEI Decisions?

seemed small, but you’ve seen your counterparts in other organizations brought to task over DEI issues. Do you approve making the proposed orientation program mandatory for new employees? Or, alternatively, would you alter the material to... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

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Guides to Archival Collections – The Human Relations Movement – Baker Library | Bloomberg Center, Historical Collections

Donham, and materials regarding his interest in sociology, philosophy, anthropology, and psychology. Also included are interviews and reports on industrial relations and efficiency studies conducted at various locations as well as... View Details

14 Aug 2009
Working Paper Summaries

Insider Trading Preceding Goodwill Impairments

Keywords: by Karl A. Muller III, Monica Neamtiu & Edward J. Riedl

Article

Models of Best Practice in Integrated Reporting 2015

By: Robert G. Eccles, Michael P. Krzus and Sydney Ribot

In March of 2015, the authors reviewed the integrated reports of 25 multinational companies that participated in the International Integrated Reporting Council's (IIRC's) Pilot Programme Business Network. Because it was not until December 2013 that companies had any... View Details

Keywords: Integrated Reporting; Integrated Corporate Reporting

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07 Mar 2023
Blog Post

Deconstructing LEGO’s Decarbonization

sustainability campaign Instead of a central sustainability team, LEGO Group’s emissions, water use, and landfill reduction strategies are woven into the organization’s operations, packaging, materials, and molding groups. On the View Details

13 Jan 2023
Research & Ideas

Are Companies Actually Greener—or Are They All Talk?

Most companies now account for social good in their financial reports in some way, but with regulation scattershot and evolving, it’s complicated for investors to assess so-called ESG reports. The disclosures, known as Environmental, Social, and Governance reports,... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

30 Nov 2021
In Practice

What's the Role of Business in Confronting Climate Change?

The 26th annual United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties, also known as COP26, ended with a hard-fought pact that called on businesses and governments to meet their climate change goals faster. The event followed an August report by the Intergovernmental... View Details

Keywords: by Lynn Schenk and Dina Gerdeman

2010
Working Paper

CREATING LEADERS WORKSHOP: Mastering the Principles and Effective Delivery of 'The Ontological Leadership Course' (PDF File of PowerPoint Slides)

By: Werner Erhard, Michael C. Jensen, Kari L. Granger and Joseph J. DiMaggio M.D.

This workshop is designed to support participants in gaining mastery in the delivery of our new course: "Being A Leader and the Effective Exercise of Leadership: An Ontological Model." The Workshop was delivered at the United States Air Force Academy (July 13 - 16,... View Details

Keywords: Curriculum and Courses; Values and Beliefs; Globalization; Policy; Leadership Development; Goals and Objectives; Performance Capacity; Social and Collaborative Networks

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Leadership - Faculty & Research

such a strong stance on defending artistic freedom, censoring or removing content based on local norms or laws. In 2019, for example, the company removed an episode of The Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj in Saudi Arabia after Saudi regulators outlawed View Details

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Board Use - Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning

Teaching by the Case Method Board Use Preparing to Teach Leading in the Classroom Pre-Class Arrival Diversity and Inclusion Openings Cold Calling Questioning, Listening & Responding Transitions Closings Timing Participation Engagement Board Use Teaching Quantitative... View Details

28 Feb 2018
Sharpening Your Skills

Master the Team Meeting

take less than 15 minutes. Solicit agenda items, prepare agenda, communicate agenda. Long slide decks and spreadsheets created just for the meeting is a total waste of time. If those materials already exist and can add value to the... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Austin

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About the Center - Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning

Drawing from its research and the knowledge and skills of the School's most experienced faculty, the Center develops materials and video products that showcase strategies, best practices, and innovations in the area of case method... View Details

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