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  • 08 Sep 2022
  • Book

Gen Xers and Millennials, It’s Time To Lead. Are You Ready?

stories from his own work experiences and the careers of CEOs and nonprofit leaders who navigated challenges. His advice for emerging leaders: Discover yourself. Test your “crucibles” to find your moral compass and calling. For instance,... View Details
Keywords: by Lane Lambert
  • Web

Faculty - Creating Emerging Markets

corporate values/value systems , ethics , moral leadership Interviews Ian Fuhr Robert Brozin Victoria Ivashina Lovett-Learned Professor of Business Administration Anne and James F. Rothenberg Faculty Fellow Unit Head, Finance Research... View Details
  • Web

Spreading the Word – The Human Relations Movement – Baker Library | Bloomberg Center, Historical Collections

1933, Mayo published The Human Problems of an Industrial Civilization . Modern society, he wrote, had destroyed “the belief of the individual in his social function and solidarity with the group.” 11 It would be up to an administrative elite to develop methods for... View Details
  • Research Summary

Land in China's Political Economy

By: Meg Rithmire

Land Bargains and Chinese Capitalism: The Politics of Property Rights under Reform

Published October 2015

China since the 1980s has been the scene of unprecedented efforts at urban construction and growth, even in the absence of privatization... View Details

  • 26 Mar 2014
  • HBS Seminar

Brian Kahin, MIT

  • 08 Oct 2020
  • Research & Ideas

Keep Your Weary Workers Engaged and Motivated

around them. The circumstances of work have become more difficult. Their responses included: “Keeping morale and motivation up amongst employees while they are dealing with the stress of COVID-19 as well as parenting/schooling children... View Details
Keywords: by Boris Groysberg and Robin Abrahams
  • 21 Sep 2020
  • Research & Ideas

Are You Sabotaging Your Own Company?

contemplated lies within the jurisdiction of the group or whether it might conflict with the policy of some higher echelon.” “To lower morale and with it, production, be pleasant to inefficient workers; give them undeserved promotions.... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
  • 04 Apr 2023
  • Book

Two Centuries of Business Leaders Who Took a Stand on Social Issues

While shareholders still reign supreme at many companies, a widespread shift toward more responsible business practices is driving more leaders to take a stand on social and environmental issues today, says Harvard Business School Professor Geoffrey Jones. Jones... View Details
Keywords: by Lane Lambert; Consumer Products; Fashion; Retail; Green Technology
  • 26 Jun 2020
  • Research & Ideas

Why Japanese Businesses Are So Good at Surviving Crises

says Harvard Business School professor Hirotaka Takeuchi, was their dedication to responding to the needs of employees and the community first, all with the moral purpose of serving the common good. Less important for these companies, he... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
  • 22 Apr 2002
  • Research & Ideas

Does Spirituality Drive Success?

with the whole person? In a service industry, where most jobs can be described as "menial" and entry-level, he retains employees and maintains morale by embodying his belief that "every person is created in God's image and... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace, Sean Silverthorne & Wendy Guild
  • 13 Feb 2020
  • Book

Open Your Organization to Honest Conversations

success depends on the leader’s willingness to embrace both the practice and spirit of the process, Beer says. Years ago, for example, Beer was approached by HR executive Jody Edwards of Hewlett-Packard, who confessed that a division of the company was suffering from... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
  • 30 Jul 2018
  • Research & Ideas

Why Ethical People Become Unethical Negotiators

PeopleImages Convicted stockbroker Bernie Madoff knew exactly what he was doing when he stole billions from clients, yet the financial advisor didn’t pull off the biggest Ponzi scheme in the United States by himself. He had the help of unwitting accomplices—hundreds of... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
  • January 2008 (Revised January 2008)
  • Case

Two Brattle Center: A Mental-Health Clinic in Search of a Viable Operating Model

By: Robert G. Eccles
Two Brattle Center (TBC) is a struggling for-profit private mental health clinic based in Harvard Square. Its founder, Dr. Joan Wheelis, is a nationally recognized practicing psychiatrist who has developed outpatient treatment programs based on Dialectical Behavior... View Details
Keywords: Business Model; For-Profit Firms; Decision Choices and Conditions; Financial Strategy; Health Care and Treatment; Health Disorders; Medical Specialties; Nonprofit Organizations; Emotions; Health Industry; United States
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  • 19 Apr 2010
  • Research & Ideas

The History of Beauty

there was the ever-feuding Helena Rubinstein and Elizabeth Arden, who transformed beauty salons from places considered the moral equivalent of brothels to palaces of opulence and style. And in our own time, Luiz Seabra stands out as the... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Beauty & Cosmetics
  • Web

Curriculum - Business & Environment

number of contexts. They are unconstrained by moral boundaries. Are these technologies different from other ground-breaking technologies such as electricity, nuclear power and computing? What commercial opportunities and risks will they... View Details
  • 09 Jul 2020
  • Research & Ideas

It’s Time to Reset Decision-Making in Your Organization

Communication: Lessons from 9/11, Paul Argenti writes, “What I discovered is that, in a time of extreme crisis, internal communications take precedence. Before any other constructive action can take place—whether it's serving customers or reassuring investors—the View Details
Keywords: by Boris Groysberg and Sarah Abbott
  • 29 Mar 2022
  • Book

5 Qualities That Help Companies Thrive for Decades—Even Centuries

use business to improve society comes from “some moral compass and a calling of, ‘I really have to do this,’” says Khanna. “This translates into leaving money on the table in the short term. But that money on the table turns out to buy an... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
  • 26 Apr 2022
  • Book

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

“A lot of team members have really similar experiences,” Sneath said. “They feel connected, engaged, and proud of what we’re building.” They come to trust the company, its leadership, and the moral community of which they are a part, for... View Details
Keywords: by Ranjay Gulati
  • 05 Mar 2009
  • What Do You Think?

How Frank or Deceptive Should Leaders Be?

how candid can they be in expressing those doubts? The ability of a naturally pessimistic (or perhaps more realistic) CEO to adversely affect everything from market reactions to employee morale and motivation may be substantial, thereby... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
  • 24 Feb 2021
  • Lessons from the Classroom

What History's Biggest Wars Teach Us About Leading in Peace

and who exhibit moral courage, than to ensure that our alumni are competent businesspeople.” About the Author Lane Lambert is a writer based in the Boston area. [Image: Shutterstock/Evgeny Freyer] Which historical events do you think... View Details
Keywords: by Lane Lambert