Social Engagement - Publications - Faculty & Research

17 Feb 2022
Book

When Employees Feel a Sense of Purpose, Companies Succeed

book, Deep Purpose: The Heart and Soul of High-Performance Companies, I explore how some leaders embrace “deep purpose” as a generative force that can be a catalyst to achieve both impressive economic results and positive social impact.... View Details

Keywords: by Ranjay Gulati

2010
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CREATING LEADERS WORKSHOP: Mastering the Principles and Effective Delivery of 'The Ontological Leadership Course' (PDF File of PowerPoint Slides)

By: Werner Erhard, Michael C. Jensen, Kari L. Granger and Joseph J. DiMaggio M.D.

This workshop is designed to support participants in gaining mastery in the delivery of our new course: "Being A Leader and the Effective Exercise of Leadership: An Ontological Model." The Workshop was delivered at the United States Air Force Academy (July 13 - 16,... View Details

Keywords: Curriculum and Courses; Values and Beliefs; Globalization; Policy; Leadership Development; Goals and Objectives; Performance Capacity; Social and Collaborative Networks

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The Harvard Business School Faculty Summer Reader 2023

generally refers to spiritual dryness, or profound loneliness and doubt. The best social science indicates that across the globe, our communities are becoming lonelier and less fulfilled. John of the Cross teaches how to find deep meaning... View Details

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Hiring at HBS: How Summer Interns Make an Impact at Emerson Collective - Recruiting

connects with prospective candidates by posting internship opportunities in 12twenty, hosting an informational session in January, and networking with relevant student groups like the social impact clubs and the Venture Capital and... View Details

01 Dec 2023
News

Happier-ness at Work

Professor Arthur Brooks and Oprah Winfrey get the good news/bad news out of the way on page 5 of their new book, Build the Life You Want: The Art and Science of Getting Happier. “If the secret to total happiness existed, we would have all found it by now,” they write.... View Details

Keywords: Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

14 Oct 2021
In Practice

Reunited and It Feels (Not) So Good: Tips for Managing a Rocky Return

Offices may look just as they did in March 2020, but many companies attempting to welcome workers back are finding that the rules of engagement have changed. For many employees, the sweet freedom of remote work has turned into bitterness... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz

09 Dec 2013
Research & Ideas

Cultural Disharmony Undermines Workplace Creativity

Conflicts in Social Environment Undermine Creativity, a paper published this month in the Academy of Management Journal. Multicultural teams may need managerial nurturing to overcome frictions. Photo: iStockPhoto "A lot of times when we... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

August 2002
Article

Creativity Under the Gun

By: Teresa Amabile, Constance N. Hadley and Steven J. Kramer

If you're like most managers, you've worked with people who swear they do their most creative work under tight deadlines. You may use pressure as a management technique, believing it will spur people on to great leaps of insight. You may even manage yourself this way.... View Details

Keywords: Creativity; Innovation and Invention; Time Management; Working Conditions; Performance Evaluation

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20 Jul 2010
First Look

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Piskorski and David ChenHarvard Business School Case 710-408 Meetup, an online company providing means of arranging face-to-face meetings, is deciding between two options of increasing its revenue by investing to (i) increase new sign ups and (ii) improve the View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

17 Jan 2023
Book

Good Companies Commit Crimes, But Great Leaders Can Prevent Them

reduces sanctions and penalties, to report. However, even if the company is not charged, they may still be forced to engage in internal investigations that can cost many millions of dollars; civil regulators like the SEC may choose to... View Details

Keywords: by Lane Lambert

05 May 2008
Research & Ideas

Connecting with Consumers Using Deep Metaphors

mind. One is Coca-Cola's "I'd like to teach the world to sing," which invokes the deep metaphor of connection and the ability of the brand to bring diverse people together. It also engaged the deep metaphor of View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Consumer Products

01 Jun 2024
News

Again and Again

Edited by Jen McFarland Flint; Illustrations by Jason Holley Whenever he’s presenting to a large audience, Professor Michael Norton likes to pose this question to the crowd: After you get up in the morning, do you brush your teeth first and then shower, or vice versa?... View Details

Keywords: Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

07 Jul 2023
Blog Post

Harvard Innovation Labs: Where Passion and Purpose Meet

conversation, Segneri highlights the broadening of the initial i-lab model as an educational collaborative just for students into a three-lab ecosystem that also engages alumni and life sciences entrepreneurs; encourages the exploration... View Details

05 Feb 2008
First Look

First Look: February 5, 2008

which can be large in some cases. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/08-054.pdf The Small World of Investing: Board Connections and Mutual Fund Returns Authors:Lauren Cohen, Andrea Frazzini, and Christopher Malloy Abstract This paper uses View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

07 May 2014
What Do You Think?

How Should Wealth Be Redistributed?

left But an agenda that increases the rewards of work, encourages stable, engaged families and promotes healthy community institutions could be a shared political enterprise." Is wealth distribution a problem cause or symptom? What... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

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A Letter from Michael Porter - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

changing society for the better. The goal of my work has always been to develop theory and concepts that inform and guide practice. What actually happens on the ground—for business leaders, health care practitioners and patients, governments and citizens, and for View Details

20 Oct 2015
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October 20, 2015

on the home country remains unclear. We know very little about return migration of workers engaged in innovation and entrepreneurship, except that it is rapidly growing in importance. Publisher's link:... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Apr 2013
Research & Ideas

First Minutes are Critical in New-Employee Orientation

Please fit in accordingly. But research suggests that employee orientation ought to be less about the company and more about the employee. In their paper "Breaking Them In or Revealing Their Best? Reframing Socialization around Newcomers'... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Web Services; Service; Telecommunications

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Business Finance Course Online | HBS Online

equip you with an intuitive knowledge of financial principles and enable you to understand the market in which your organization operates, create and assess value, and communicate business decisions to stakeholders. Stay active by View Details

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Published CSV Cases - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

by Michael E. Porter, Mark R. Kramer, and Pamela Sud This case provides a sample of Walmart's social engagement activities and asks students to categorize each as philanthropy, corporate View Details

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