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- 2022
- Case
Charting a Course for Boston: Organizing for Change
By: Lisa C. Cox, Mitchell B. Weiss and Jorrit De Jong
Michelle Wu had been elected on the promise of systemic change, but four days after her November 2021 election and just eleven days before taking office as mayor of Boston, she was still considering how best to staff and manage a range of over-arching priorities.... View Details
Cox, Lisa C., Mitchell B. Weiss, and Jorrit De Jong. "Charting a Course for Boston: Organizing for Change." Cambridge, MA, United States: Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative Case, 2022.
- September 2003 (Revised October 2003)
- Teaching Note
Work Patterns at Ditto (TN) (A), (B), (C), and (D)
By: Leslie A. Perlow
Teaching Note to (9-404-055), (9-404-056), (9-404-057), and (9-404-058). View Details
- 10 Dec 2015
- Blog Post
Working with Professors at HBS
Prior to joining the HBS Class of 2014, I worked in strategy and planning at HBO and spent a summer at Univision in the office of the CEO. Media has been my industry of choice... View Details
- 13 Aug 2019
- News
How hobbies can improve your happiness and productivity at work
- November 2014 (Revised March 2016)
- Background Note
Mental Health and the American Workplace
By: John A. Quelch and Carin-Isabel Knoop
Mental illness has been described as an epidemic affecting nearly a quarter of all Americans in their lifetimes, often during their most productive working years. Managers who can design organizations that maximize mental health can minimize these risks and boost... View Details
Keywords: Public Health; Productivity; Competitiveness; Stress Management; Depression; Absenteeism; Presenteeism; Work Culture; Business or Company Management; Work-Life Balance; Performance Productivity; Organizational Culture; Medical Specialties; Health Care and Treatment; Health Industry; United States
Quelch, John A., and Carin-Isabel Knoop. "Mental Health and the American Workplace." Harvard Business School Background Note 515-062, November 2014. (Revised March 2016.)
- June 1991 (Revised December 1998)
- Teaching Note
Corning Glass Works International (A), (B1), and (B2), Teaching Note
By: David J. Collis
Teaching Note for (9-381-160), (9-381-161), and (9-381-162). View Details
- 10 Jul 2021
- News
Four Biases and Barriers Women Have to Overcome At Work
- July 1989 (Revised July 1990)
- Case
Prudential: Organizing for Technology Innovation (A)
Applegate, Lynda M. "Prudential: Organizing for Technology Innovation (A)." Harvard Business School Case 190-010, July 1989. (Revised July 1990.)
- March–April 2019
- Article
The Dual-Purpose Playbook
By: Julie Battilana, Anne-Claire Pache, Metin Sengul and Marissa Kimsey
Corporations are being pushed to dial down their single-minded pursuit of financial gain and pay closer attention to their impact on employees, customers, communities, and the environment. But changing an organization’s DNA may require upending the existing business... View Details
Keywords: Hybrid Organizing; Business And Society; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Business Model; Goals and Objectives; Organizational Structure; Leadership
Battilana, Julie, Anne-Claire Pache, Metin Sengul, and Marissa Kimsey. "The Dual-Purpose Playbook." Harvard Business Review 97, no. 4 (March–April 2019): 124–133.
- 28 Jul 2011
- Working Paper Summaries
The Three Foundations of a Great Life, Great Leadership, and a Great Organization
Keywords: by Michael C. Jensen
- 2000
- Chapter
When a Thousand Flowers Bloom: Structural, Collective, and Social Conditions for Innovation in Organizations
By: R. M. Kanter
Kanter, R. M. "When a Thousand Flowers Bloom: Structural, Collective, and Social Conditions for Innovation in Organizations." In Research in Organizational Behavior. Vol. 22, edited by B. Staw and R. Sutton. Elsevier Science, 2000. (Reprintings include: The Evolution and Adaptation of Organizations, edited by B. Staw and L.L. Cummings. Greenwich, Conn: JAI Press, 1990; Knowledge Management and Organizational Design, edited by P.S. Myers. Boston: Butterworth-Heinemann, 1996, pp. 93-132; Entrepreneurship: The Social Science View, edited by R. Swedberg. Oxford University Press, 2000.)
- 16 Apr 2019
- News
Why Your Pitch Isn't Working and How to Fix It
- 2011
- Working Paper
The Three Foundations of a Great Life, Great Leadership, and a Great Organization
By: Michael C. Jensen
I argue here that the three factors my co-authors and I identify as constituting the foundation for being a leader and the effective exercise of leadership can also be seen as the foundations not only for great leadership, but also for a high quality personal life and... View Details
Jensen, Michael C. "The Three Foundations of a Great Life, Great Leadership, and a Great Organization." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 11-122, May 2011.
- February 1980 (Revised November 1981)
- Case
Work of a Regulatory Agency: The EPA and Toxic Substances
By: J. Ronald Fox and Lynne O. Cabot
Keywords: Government Administration; Environmental Sustainability; Policy; Public Administration Industry; United States
Fox, J. Ronald, and Lynne O. Cabot. "Work of a Regulatory Agency: The EPA and Toxic Substances." Harvard Business School Case 380-081, February 1980. (Revised November 1981.)
- 28 Apr 2023
- Blog Post
Creating a Workplace That Supports Employees in Work and Life
real results. Equity Audits The first step is to understand where your organization needs to improve so that time and money can be put behind the right efforts. Elizabeth Zwart (MBA 2023) recommended... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- 23 Apr 2012
- News
It Doesn't Pay to Be Yourself at Work
- August 1992
- Article
Relationships between Providers and Users of Market Research: The Dynamics of Trust within and between Organizations
By: C Moorman, G. Zaltman and Rohit Deshpandé
Moorman, C., G. Zaltman, and Rohit Deshpandé. "Relationships between Providers and Users of Market Research: The Dynamics of Trust within and between Organizations." Journal of Marketing Research (JMR) 29, no. 3 (August 1992): 314–28.
- 10 Mar 2022
- News
How to Kick Your Success Addiction and Love Your Work
- September 2002 (Revised October 2002)
- Case
Corporate Inversions: Stanley Works and the Lure of Tax Havens
By: Mihir A. Desai, James R. Hines, Jr and Mark Veblen
In response to Stanley Work's announcement that it is moving to Bermuda--and the associated jump in market value--a major competitor sets out to determine how the market is valuing the consequences of moving to a tax haven and whether his company should invert to a tax... View Details
Keywords: Financial Management; Taxation; Financial Strategy; Credit Derivatives and Swaps; International Finance; Valuation; Financial Markets; Financial Statements; United States
Desai, Mihir A., James R. Hines, Jr, and Mark Veblen. "Corporate Inversions: Stanley Works and the Lure of Tax Havens." Harvard Business School Case 203-008, September 2002. (Revised October 2002.)