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  • 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
  • 09 May 2017
  • First Look

New Research and Ideas, May 9

American Economic Review The Costs of Sovereign Default: Evidence from Argentina By: Hébert, Benjamin, and Jesse Schreger Abstract—We estimate the causal effect of sovereign default on the equity returns of Argentine firms. We identify this effect by exploiting View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 04 Jun 2020
  • Blog Post

What MBAs can do in Defense of Black Lives

management consulting for nonprofits. Sometimes the ways in which we can help advance social change are more humble and mundane, less glamorous and “sophisticated.” This might be a moment to follow more than we lead, listen more than we... View Details
  • November 15, 2021
  • Article

Putting Your Corporate Purpose to Work

By: Hubert Joly
Making a company purpose come to life is an arduous journey that requires a multi-pronged and sustained approach. Yet as hard as it is, the journey is well worth it and will yield positive transformation not only for the company, but also for the people who work there.... View Details
Keywords: Organizations; Mission and Purpose; Corporate Strategy; Management Practices and Processes; Organizational Culture; Business and Stakeholder Relations
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Curriculum - Business & Environment

for-profit, nonprofit, or hybrid organizations. The course also looks at how systems change requires entrepreneurs to think beyond their own organizations to collaborate within their field and to motivate collective action, and to combine... View Details
  • September 2013
  • Article

Great Leaders Who Make the Mix Work

By: Boris Groysberg and Katherine Connolly
Business leaders send a powerful message when they make a commitment to diversity that goes beyond rhetoric. But what motivates them to do so, and how do they actually create inclusive cultures? To find out, the authors interviewed 24 CEOs whose firms were known for... View Details
Keywords: Leadership Development; Working Conditions; Leading Change; Management Practices and Processes; Organizational Culture; Diversity; Gender
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  • 07 Dec 2021
  • Op-Ed

Want to Build Better Leaders? Focus on Mindset, Skills, Knowledge

Unfortunately, many organizations lack a strong development culture. They view leader development as a tactical issue instead of a strategic imperative. In contrast, companies with strong development cultures invest in their middle... View Details
Keywords: by Hise Gibson and Shawnette Rochelle
  • 22 Jun 2022
  • Book

Four Elements for Finding the Right Career Path

When people contemplate a career change, astute thinking alone won’t necessarily take them in the right direction. Instead, when career changes and other huge life-changing experiences are at stake, people should tap into their “full... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
  • 5 Sep 2013
  • Conference Presentation

The Color of Taste: Selling Food in Clear Packages in the Early-Twentieth-Century United States

By: Ai Hisano
This paper examines the role of color in the marketing and retailing of food products by focusing on the increasingly popular presentation of food in clear packages in the early-twentieth-century United States. In the 1910s, a candy company began using cellophane to... View Details
Keywords: Food; Product Marketing; Food and Beverage Industry
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HBR Classics - Alumni

Last Name, HBS email address, and create a password. Click Validate If you have completed the registration, then you may access the HBR directly: http://hbr.org/ . Managing Others Managing the Business Managing the Environment Managing Yourself View Details
  • August 2012
  • Case

Growing Pains at Stroz Friedberg (Abridged)

By: David A. Garvin and Michael Norris
In late spring 2009, Stroz Friedberg co-presidents Edward Stroz and Eric Friedberg had to set growth targets for 2010. The leading global consulting firm they had built specialized in managing digital risk and uncovering digital evidence and had grown very rapidly.... View Details
Keywords: Business Growth and Maturation; Change Management; Transition; Growth and Development Strategy; Growth Management; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Culture; Organizational Structure; Consulting Industry
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    Yoonjae Shin

    Yoonjae Shin is a PhD student in the Organizational Behavior Unit at the Harvard Business School. His primary interests are labor market, corporate governance, and social inequality. Prior to beginning his PhD, Yoonjae worked in the project team at Seoul National... View Details
    • 20 Sep 2013
    • Working Paper Summaries

    Historical Origins of Environmental Sustainability in the German Chemical Industry, 1950s-1980s

    Keywords: by Geoffrey Jones & Christina Lubinski; Chemical
    • February 2003 (Revised July 2005)
    • Case

    British Broadcasting Corporation (A): One BBC

    By: Rosabeth M. Kanter and Douglas A Raymond
    Greg Dyke, the new director general of the British Broadcasting Corp. (BBC) must decide whether to extend an already ambitious change effort at the world's largest public service broadcaster. The initial results of the effort are very positive: audience numbers are up,... View Details
    Keywords: Change Management; Media; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Culture; Leadership Development; Competition; Creativity; Relationships; Media and Broadcasting Industry; United Kingdom
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    • 12 Dec 2006
    • First Look

    First Look: December 12, 2006

    http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=207041 Clinical Change at Intermountain Healthcare Harvard Business School Case 607-023 Purchase this case:... View Details
    Keywords: Martha Lagace
    • 31 Mar 2022
    • Op-Ed

    Navigating the ‘Bermuda Triangle’ in Professional Services

    in large firms. However, the transition from informal to formal management is difficult and changes the culture of the firm. Several firms find it difficult to navigate this transition. [div... View Details
    Keywords: by Ashish Nanda
    • 28 Feb 2018
    • Sharpening Your Skills

    Master the Team Meeting

    of the tougher topics (budget, staffing, etc.). This fortifies the culture of your team both inside and outside of the meeting. Tactical Stuff The time of the meeting and who attends is just as important as the agenda and the content. Pro... View Details
    Keywords: by Julia Austin
    • 14 Apr 2022
    • Op-Ed

    Let’s Move Forward from COVID—Without Forgetting What We’ve Learned

    reevaluate. Maintaining culture change requires measurement. Leaders should constantly reassess their progress by collecting feedback from a random representative sample at random intervals. The View Details
    Keywords: by Hise O. Gibson and MaShon Wilson
    • March 2024 (Revised September 2024)
    • Case

    Supercell 2.0: Clash of Plans

    By: Jeffrey F. Rayport and George Gonzalez
    Founded in 2010, Supercell was a Helsinki, Finland-based mobile gaming company that had developed and launched five global hit mobile games: Clash of Clans, Clash Royale, Hay Day, Brawl Stars, and Boom Beach. The company’s early philosophy was that it could produce... View Details
    Keywords: Business Growth and Maturation; Restructuring; Games, Gaming, and Gambling; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Culture; Organizational Structure; Corporate Strategy; Video Game Industry; Finland
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    • 23 Oct 2000
    • Research & Ideas

    The Strategy-Focused Organization

    for how these changes would be achieved. The Balanced Scorecard played an instrumental role in this process. While the pieces of the strategy existed, they were fragmented; some observers referred to it as "strategy du jour."... View Details
    Keywords: by Robert S. Kaplan & David P. Norton