Rebecca Henderson - Publications - Faculty & Research

Why does one company succeed, while another fails? The research of Rebecca M. Henderson (MBA 1985, AM 1988, PhD 1988), University Professor, indicates that a fundamental difference concerns informal... View Details

01 Dec 2018
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Sustaining Business And Society For The Long Term

Professor Rebecca Henderson “Doing well by doing good” has rapidly gained momentum in recent years as business leaders, investors, and stakeholders have deepened their understanding of the double bottom... View Details

05 May 2020
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Fighting Climate Change Requires a New Capitalism

Rebecca Henderson spent her young adult years living two lives. At work, she preached the risks of resisting change to MBA students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, drawing on lessons she... View Details

14 Mar 2018
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Do the Things You Love

Rebecca Henderson (MBA 1985, PhD BE 1988) is the John and Natty McArthur University Professor at Harvard University. In this interview, she discusses the value of money versus personal satisfaction. “Money... View Details

01 Sep 2020
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Building a Strong and Prosperous Society

Professor Rebecca Henderson, Photo credit: Susan Young Rebecca Henderson is worried about the current state of capitalism in America. The noted economist says that increasing... View Details

20 Mar 2019
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Reimagining Capitalism in a World on Fire

political community has failed.” These comments were echoed in remarks by guest speaker Roland Hwang, managing director of NRDC’s Climate and Clean Energy Program. Drawing on 10 years of research and her hugely successful MBA course, Professor View Details

Keywords: Allison Webster; Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation; Transportation

01 Dec 2009
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Broad Range of Interests Among Nine New Faculty

HENDERSON: After two decades at MIT, she brings her interest in “green business” to HBS. Major technological shifts always pose a challenge to organizations, and Rebecca Henderson (MBA ’85, PhDBE ’88) has... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

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Debating stakeholder capitalism

Students help groups to pursue climate action

New committee to advise Bacow on sustainability goals

Harvard Business School's Business and Environment Initiative to Host Conference in 2013

Six Experts on How Capitalism Will Emerge after COVID-19

CEOs Increasingly See Sustainability as Path to Profitability

Sizing up climate change

Companies must include environmental and social performance measures

Investors line up for the post-pandemic green recovery

Taking the Plunge

How Can Business Schools and MBAs Contribute Toward Climate Action?

The business of saving the world

The Moral Enterprise: How Two Companies Profit with Purpose

Understanding how trust impacts delivering superior performance