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Paul H. O'Neill
Not only did O'Neill lead Alcoa to become the world's largest aluminum conglomerate, he gave the company a solid image of integrity, emphasizing life-long learning by all employees, and making occupational safety and environmental... View Details
Keywords: Metals
William A. Patterson
Patterson consolidated four smaller airlines to form United Airlines, and subsequently used United to propel forward many safety initiatives in the airline industry, such as lights for night flying and two-way air-ground telephones. The... View Details
Keywords: Transportation
- 11 Jun 2019
- Working Paper Summaries
Throwing the Baby Out with the Drinking Water: Unintended Consequences of Arsenic Mitigation Efforts in Bangladesh
- 2022
- Working Paper
The Lifesaving Benefits of Convenient Infrastructure: Quantifying the Mortality Impact of Abandoning Shallow Tubewells Contaminated by Arsenic in Bangladesh
By: Nina Buchmann, Erica Field, Rachel Glennerster and Reshmaan Hussam
We document the consequences of a public health campaign which led to the sudden abandonment of local water infrastructure by one-fifth of Bangladesh’s population. Households who experienced quasi-randomly distributed arsenic contamination, and thus were likely to... View Details
Keywords: Child Mortality; Arsenic; Unintended Consequences; Health Disorders; Safety; Outcome or Result; Bangladesh
Buchmann, Nina, Erica Field, Rachel Glennerster, and Reshmaan Hussam. "The Lifesaving Benefits of Convenient Infrastructure: Quantifying the Mortality Impact of Abandoning Shallow Tubewells Contaminated by Arsenic in Bangladesh." Working Paper, September 2022.
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The Rise of Synthetic Colors in the American Food Industry, 1870–1940
By: Ai Hisano
This article examines how, starting in the 1870s, food manufacturers in the United States began to use standardized color, achieved by synthetic dyes, as part of their marketing strategies. The emergence of the synthetic dye industry paralleled the growth of mass... View Details
Keywords: Safety; Food; Health; Brands and Branding; Manufacturing Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; United States
Hisano, Ai. "The Rise of Synthetic Colors in the American Food Industry, 1870–1940." Special Issue on Food and Agriculture. Business History Review 90, no. 3 (October 2016): 483–504.
- October 2010
- Supplement
Toyota Recalls (C): Bumpy Road Ahead
By: John A. Quelch, Carin-Isabel Knoop and Ryan Johnson
Between February and July 2010, Toyota sales recover thanks to the use of extensive PR and sales incentives. Yet recalls continue. Can Toyota stem the tide and correct its organizational flaws to address the underlying issues? View Details
Quelch, John A., Carin-Isabel Knoop, and Ryan Johnson. "Toyota Recalls (C): Bumpy Road Ahead." Harvard Business School Supplement 511-042, October 2010.
- February 1992 (Revised September 2003)
- Supplement
Beech-Nut Nutrition Corporation (A-2)
By: Lynn S. Paine, Bronwyn Halliday and Michael Santoro
Beech-Nut's CEO must decide what to do. Asks students to consider how much evidence of impurity should be enough to trigger management's acknowledgment of a problem. What are the cognitive and attitudinal factors and pressures that lead people to persist in beliefs... View Details
Keywords: Safety; Risk Management; Attitudes; Nutrition; Cognition and Thinking; Food and Beverage Industry
Paine, Lynn S., Bronwyn Halliday, and Michael Santoro. "Beech-Nut Nutrition Corporation (A-2)." Harvard Business School Supplement 392-085, February 1992. (Revised September 2003.)
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2.3.7 Physical Violence | MBA
2.3.7 Physical Violence HBS strives to maintain a safe and secure environment for all members of the community and thus does not tolerate physical violence or threats of physical violence. Students are expected to avoid all physical conflicts, confrontations and... View Details
- 01 Sep 2010
- News
Head Games
Sports Marketing Lifetime Award from the American Marketing Association. I recently asked Greyser what he thinks of the concussion issue. “I believe current concerns are less likely to lead to a massive refusal to play and are more likely to escalate pressure for... View Details
- 02 Jun 2019
- News
A Data-Driven Approach to Gun Policy
Illustration by Decue Wu HBS professor Deepak Malhotra recalls the moment he learned about the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, a tragedy that took the lives of 20 first-graders and six staff members on December 14, 2012. “I had... View Details
- March 1980 (Revised July 1985)
- Case
Parker Brothers (A)
Focuses on the decision required of Parker Brothers regarding the necessity and advisability of recalling a new product that may have been related to the death of two children. View Details
Cady, John F. "Parker Brothers (A)." Harvard Business School Case 580-085, March 1980. (Revised July 1985.)
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Student Handbook | MBA
extraordinary circumstances to protect the health and safety of the Harvard community. For these purposes “extraordinary circumstances” include, but are not limited to, public health emergencies, extreme weather events, and other... View Details
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Disabilities Career and Professional Development Drug and Alcohol Prevention Retention and Graduation Rates Campus Security Fire Safety Student Records Policy (FERPA) University Wide Consumer Information View Details
- 01 Mar 2015
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Faculty Q&A: Less Risk, More Reward
Your research explores entrepreneurship and the social safety net. What is the connection between those two things? I look at whether stronger social safety net benefits make it more likely for people to... View Details
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Mental Health Awareness Month | Baker Library
University community at large. The Fearless Organization: Creating Psychological Safety in the Workplace for Learning, Innovation, and Growth The Fearless Organization , published by HBS Professor Amy C. Edmondson , helps companies tackle... View Details
- 2012
- Chapter
An Assessment of How Urban Crime and Victimization Affects Life Satisfaction
By: Carlos Medina and Jorge Tamayo
We use data for Medellín, Colombia, to assess the effect of the homicide rate, individual’s perception of security in their neighborhood of residence, and of the effect of their having been victimized, on life satisfaction. We find a negative effect of the homicide... View Details
Medina, Carlos, and Jorge Tamayo. "An Assessment of How Urban Crime and Victimization Affects Life Satisfaction." In Subjective Well-Being and Security. No. 46, edited by Dave Webb and Eduardo Wills-Herrera, 91–147. Social Indicators Research Series. Dordrecht ; New York: Springer, 2012.
- March 2015
- Teaching Note
Cynthia Carroll at Anglo American (A), (B), and (C)
By: Gautam Mukunda
This is a teaching note for the Cynthia Carroll at Anglo American case. It describes how to teach the case to demonstrate theories of leading change and Leader Filtration Theory. The case is a dramatic story of organizational transformation as Carroll attempts to... View Details
- 2020
- Discussion Paper
Acting Now While Preparing for Tomorrow: Competitiveness Upgrading Under the Shadow of COVID-19
By: Christian H.M. Ketels and Peter Clinch
This paper aims to provide policy makers, especially those focused on the longer-term growth potential
of their countries, with an initial framework to think about their action priorities in the context of the
overall COVID-19 response. Our focus is on the... View Details
Keywords: Competitiveness; COVID-19 Pandemic; Competition; Government Administration; Health Pandemics; Economy; Supply Chain; Safety
Ketels, Christian H.M., and Peter Clinch. "Acting Now While Preparing for Tomorrow: Competitiveness Upgrading Under the Shadow of COVID-19." Discussion Paper, Institute for Strategy and Competitiveness, Boston, MA, US, 2020.
- April 1, 2020
- Article
A Detailed Plan for Getting Americans Back to Work
By: Amitabh Chandra, Mark Fishman and Douglas Melton
Given the different impact that the pandemic is having on individual communities across the country, the notion that all workers should be allowed to return to work on one date is unrealistic. Instead, individual states should make that determination. This article lays... View Details
Chandra, Amitabh, Mark Fishman, and Douglas Melton. "A Detailed Plan for Getting Americans Back to Work." Harvard Business Review Digital Articles (April 1, 2020).
- 02 Dec 2019
- What Do You Think?
How Does a Company like Boeing Respond to Intense Competitive Pressure?
possibly was another example unfolded. As reader Anna Johnson put it, “When the pressure to meet quarterly performance expectations against best-guess sales targets and a flesh pounding schedule take precedence, it’s not surprising that psychological View Details