Publications

17 Oct 2017
First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, October 17, 2017

Negative Impressions By: Hofstetter, Reto, Roland Rueppell, and Leslie John Abstract—With the advent of social media, the impressions people make on others are based increasingly on their digital disclosures. Yet digital disclosures can... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

06 May 2014
First Look

First Look: May 6

authority, substituting their economic and political sovereignty for the people's. This has been accomplished by creating an enormous public service sector operating in the material interest of politicians themselves and View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

23 Oct 2012
First Look

First Look: October 23

decisions and structure. Was this typical of an investment in China or did Bain Capital just find itself in a unique situation? What can future managers learn from this situation about corporate governance... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

05 Dec 2005
Research & Ideas

VCs Survey Post-Bubble Opportunities

annual Cyberposium conference held at Harvard Business School on November 19. As an industry, he suggested, venture capital has little to recommend it. "In the future, I see a median rate of return... View Details

Keywords: by Julie Hanna; Financial Services

2014
Chapter

Corporate Social Responsibility and Multinational Corporations

By: Nien-he Hsieh and Florian Wettstein

A central question that arises from the perspective of global ethics is what standards ought to apply to the activities of multinational corporations (MNCs). This chapter surveys the contemporary theoretical literature on this question. The first section provides... View Details

Keywords: Multinational Corporation; Multinational Firms and Management; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Standards

13 Feb 2022
News

With Job Vacancies High, Employers Seek Out Workers They Might Have Previously Passed Over

August 2002 (Revised February 2005)
Case

Gillette Company (D): Implementing Change

By: Rosabeth M. Kanter

How a strategic change agenda is implemented depends on leaders below the top in every function and geographic region translating the agenda into actions. But those actions do not always unfold as planned. This case examines the first 16 months of a turnaround from the... View Details

Keywords: Business History; Competitive Strategy; Strategic Planning; Change Management; Organizational Design; Organizational Culture; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Behavior; Leading Change; Retail Industry

March 2024 (Revised April 2024)
Supplement

From "BIG" Ideas to Sustainable Impact at ICL Group (B)

By: Linda A. Hill and Lydia Begag

In August 2023, Raviv Zoller, CEO of ICL Group, discussed his upcoming business trip to St. Louis with Eduard Croitoru, VP of ICL Corporate Initiatives, to commemorate the construction of ICL's new $400 million advanced manufacturing facility. In preparation for the... View Details

01 May 2017
Research & Ideas

Bad At Your Job? Maybe It's the Job’s Fault

executive education students in his management and strategy execution courses. It dawns on a good third of the business executives in his courses that either their own roles or... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

24 Jan 2012
First Look

First Look: Jan. 24

Gardner, N. Anand, and Tim Morris Publication:In The International Library of Critical Writings on Business and Management: Management Consultancy. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

May 2007 (Revised December 2009)
Case

Cradle-to-Cradle Design at Herman Miller: Moving Toward Environmental Sustainability

By: Deishin Lee and Lionel Bony

Herman Miller decided to implement the cradle-to-cradle (C2C) design protocol during the design of its mid-level office chair, Mirra. The C2C protocol was a set of environmentally friendly product development guidelines. View Details

Keywords: Product Design; Production; Supply Chain Management; Business Processes; Environmental Sustainability

Profile

Ahmed Alimi

accountant" for the small business his mother ran in his home country, Nigeria. He continued to study accounting in high school, then pivoted to the actuarial sciences when he attended the University of... View Details

Keywords: Consulting; Financial Services

28 Apr 2011
Op-Ed

While Waiting for Japan’s Recovery, Let’s Enhance Supplier Competitiveness at Home

capabilities or prepare for growth. Provide opportunities for selected small business partners to participate in in-house training programs or have access to online management tools. Serve as test sites for... View Details

Keywords: by Rosabeth Moss Kanter

July 2006 (Revised October 2006)
Case

Lenovo: Building A Global Brand

By: John A. Quelch and Carin-Isabel Knoop

Announced in December 2004, the $1.75 billion acquisition of IBM's PC division by Lenovo, China's largest PC maker, made headlines around the world. A relative upstart in the business, Lenovo acquired the division of IBM that invented the PC in 1981. While Lenovo was... View Details

Keywords: Marketing Strategy; Multinational Firms and Management; Information Infrastructure; Global Strategy; Acquisition; Brands and Branding; Manufacturing Industry; Computer Industry; China