Work Environment - Publications - Faculty & Research

29 Aug 2023
News

Helping Consumers Decarbonize their Purchases

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Hi, this is Dan Morrell, host of Skydeck. In this episode, we’re going to be highlighting an episode of another HBS podcast: Climate Rising, which focuses on what businesses are doing, can do, and should do... View Details

01 Feb 2021
What Do You Think?

Has the New Economy Finally Arrived?

worked out. It may have contributed to the thinking behind the “dot-com bubble,” which was characterized by a wave of IPOs for organizations built around the information economy, ballooning stock options, and new attitudes toward company... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

13 May 2014
First Look

First Look: May 13

Publications August 2013 Harvard Business Review From Purpose to Impact: Figure Out Your Passion and Put It to Work By: Craig, Nick, and Scott Snook Abstract—We offer opinions on leadership. A need is seen for executives to have a... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Jun 2022
News

A Sustainable Solution for Fashion

Ferdinand Stockmann (MBA 2021) and James Theuerkauf (MBA 2021) Photo courtesy Syrup Tech Fashion is one of the most polluting industries in the world, says James Theuerkauf (MBA 2021), who worked in McKinsey’s retail sector before... View Details

Keywords: April White

Web

National Markets - The Art of American Advertising

Clubs Faculty & Research Business & Environment Business History Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning Entrepreneurship Faculty & Research Global Healthcare HBS Working Knowledge Institute for Strategy... View Details

21 Aug 2000
Research & Ideas

From Emerging Economies to the Global Market: The Case of Embraer

said of their early meetings, "and about what research and course development efforts in this area—whether by Harvard or by other institutions—really needed to reflect." The basic macro environment in emerging economies, he... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Manufacturing

09 Dec 2013
Research & Ideas

Cultural Disharmony Undermines Workplace Creativity

stronger effect of ambient cultural disharmony. Culture Clashes For those working in culturally diverse business environments, these experiments demonstrate the risk of bringing people from different cultural backgrounds together—and the... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

01 Jun 2001
News

Alejandro Ramirez: A Very Good Time for Mexico

environment drastically. Suddenly, we found ourselves facing international competition.” Although he felt “a little bit torn,” Ramirez returned to Mexico. “My family had always been there for me, so I wanted to help in whatever way I... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; World Bank; United Nations; Administration of Economic Programs; Government

15 Sep 2009
First Look

First Look: September 15

pressures in that environment, can influence creativity by influencing people's passion for their work. Managers can influence the level of creativity in their organizations by establishing work environments... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

06 Nov 2018
Research & Ideas

8 Ways to Make Olympic Stadiums Useful After the Games End

Stadium (with 85,600 seats) was reconfigured into Turner Field, capacity 50,000, over a period of seven months and a cost of $200 million. The retrofit worked well for 20 years, when the site served as home to the Atlanta Braves baseball... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Sports

09 Feb 2016
First Look

February 9, 2016

is escalating, people are getting aggressive, and no one is willing to back down. And, to top it off, you have little power or other resources to work with. This book shows how to defuse even the most potentially explosive situations and... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

07 May 2024
Blog Post

Opportunity to Offset Travel Emissions with Carbon Credits that Meet HBS Criteria

during travel. In fact, tourism accounts for about 8% of the world’s carbon emissions, contributing significantly to climate change. Pollution from travel also has major impacts on human health. One approach to help offset the negative impact of travel on the View Details

02 Nov 2018
Blog Post

When Ideas Become Reality: Entrepreneurship at HBS

across Harvard gather, work, socialize, and create together. My startup, Venuefly, has been lucky enough to be a part of the iLab's incubation program which provides resources, mentorship, and community to Harvard students working on... View Details

2013
Book

Business and the Environment: Critical Perspectives in Business and Management

By: Susse Georg and Andrew J. Hoffman

Over the past four decades, the concept of corporate environmentalism has passed through multiple iterations. Prompted by landmark environmental events such the publication of Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring (1962), the Santa Barbara oil spill, the Cuyahoga River fire,... View Details

Keywords: Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Environmental Management; Natural Environment

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23 Apr 2007
Research & Ideas

Are Great Teams Less Productive?

to recognize and deal with. For example, an organization that has just completed a learning initiative may see a drop in productivity, at least in the short term. Edmondson and doctoral student Sara Singer explore the problematic relationship between learning and... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert

07 Apr 2015
News

Warrior Spirit

still works out with former and current world champions at least five days a week at one of the martial arts academies he owns in Singapore. Sityodtong launched Evolve Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) in 2009 as a response to an unanswered... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment; Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries; Arts, Entertainment; Technical and Trade Schools; Educational Services

25 Jul 2005
Research & Ideas

Fool vs. Jerk: Whom Would You Hire?

ideas, more willing to help, and more trusting than would typically be the case. A similarly positive environment can be created if you work with someone who has an attractive personality—someone who is... View Details

Keywords: by Tiziana Casciaro & Miguel Sousa Lobo

30 May 2023
News

Finding PRIDE

a longstanding policy; the reality was, if you had a boss who was homophobic or uncomfortable, it didn’t matter. One of my goals in going to business school was to start my own business, so that my sexuality wouldn’t be an issue. Once I started View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

October 2022
Case

Volt Lines: Leading a B2B Service Provider through a Crisis (A)

By: Navid Mojir and Gamze Yucaoglu

Volt Lines was a next-generation transportation service in Istanbul, Turkey. The company was trying to disrupt the traditional corporate transportation market by developing software that allowed it to offer subscription-based transportation. Under the subscription... View Details

Keywords: Business To Business Marketing; B2B Marketing; B2B Pricing; Subscription Model; Crisis Marketing; Startup; Service Management; Information Technology; Transportation; COVID-19 Pandemic; Disruptive Innovation; Digital Platforms; Business Model; Price; Crisis Management; Opportunities; Transportation Industry; Technology Industry; Turkey