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- 07 Jul 2011
- What Do You Think?
So We Adapt. What’s the Downside?
world." Santhanam Krishnan commented on the ultimate complementarity between the two concepts this way: "Commitment to remain adaptable to changing situations is the formula for survival " Lynne Levesque argued that organizations have to commit to a... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 11 Dec 2023
- Blog Post
Building Iconic Brands and Brighter Futures: Interview with Glossier CEO, Kyle Leahy
Emily Weiss provided Leahy the opportunity to explore how she could combine her excitement for iconic consumer brands with a passion for purpose driven work. As conversations continued between the two business leaders, it was clear that... View Details
- 17 Jun 2010
- Working Paper Summaries
When Do Analysts Add Value? Evidence from Corporate Spinoffs
- 2014
- Working Paper
The Nobel Prize: A 'Heritage-based' Brand-oriented Network
By: Mats Urde and Stephen A. Greyser
Purpose — Understanding the Nobel Prize as a 'true' heritage brand in a networked situation and its management challenges, especially regarding identity and reputation.
Methodology — The Nobel Prize serves as an in-depth case study and is analysed within... View Details
Methodology — The Nobel Prize serves as an in-depth case study and is analysed within... View Details
Keywords: Nobel Prize; Heritage Brand; Brand Network; Networked Brand; Brand Within A Network; Brand Orientation; Brand Stewardship; Corporate Brand Identity; Reputation; Networks; Organizations; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; Brands and Branding
Urde, Mats, and Stephen A. Greyser. "The Nobel Prize: A 'Heritage-based' Brand-oriented Network." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 15-010, August 2014.
- 2014
- Working Paper
Better Deals Through Level II Strategies: Advance Your Interests by Helping to Solve Their Internal Problems
Many negotiators have constituencies that must formally or informally approve an agreement. Traditionally, it is the responsibility of each negotiator to manage the internal conflicts and constituencies on his or her own side. Far less familiar are the many valuable... View Details
Sebenius, James K. "Better Deals Through Level II Strategies: Advance Your Interests by Helping to Solve Their Internal Problems." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 14-091, March 2014.
- 01 Aug 2012
- News
Face Fears with Courage
- Teaching Interest
Design of Field Research Methods (DFRM)
Field research involves collecting original data (qualitative and/or quantitative) in field sites. This course combines informal lecture and discussion with practical exercises to build specific skills for conducting field research in organizations. Readings include... View Details
- 23 Sep 2022
- Research & Ideas
8 Strategies to Sustain Business Innovation
caution that it’s a mistake to dwell on the familiar for too long, because the real audience is looking for “what is new, fresh, and unique.” 7. Focus on the job to be done One of the most challenging tensions is between product and View Details
Keywords: by Lane Lambert
- 16 May 2023
- Blog Post
Celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month at HBS (part 2)
grandfather to cancer, a man who embodied the very essence of what it meant to live a purposeful life. He had advanced the lives of millions in Asia by bringing systematic and industrial practice in textile to developing Asian countries.... View Details
- 01 Sep 2023
- News
End Game
year of business, the company announced that the family was giving away all of their equity (worth somewhere in the billions) to a new entity called the Patagonia Purpose Trust and a new nonprofit, the Holdfast Collective. The 501(c)(4)... View Details
- Web
For Organizations | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
completed together in any order to earn a comprehensive certificate. Business in Society Courses at HBS Online Discover how to align purpose with profit and develop the skills to help your business address today’s global challenges... View Details
- 25 Apr 2023
- Blog Post
How Short Intensive Programs (SIPs) Transform Your MBA Learning Journey
higher education about how they struggle with maintaining spirituality in the real world, and how they continue to persevere was eye-opening. There aren’t many times in our lives when we can have these important conversations or where these leaders are asked about... View Details
- October 2013 (Revised August 2016)
- Case
NOWaccount
By: Ramana Nanda, William A. Sahlman and Lauren Barley
It was September 2013, and NOWaccount Network Corporation (NOW®) co-founders John Hayes and Lara Hodgson were putting the final touches on the presentation deck for their annual shareholders' meeting. Along with co-founder Stacey Abrams, the pair had designed NOW's... View Details
Nanda, Ramana, William A. Sahlman, and Lauren Barley. "NOWaccount." Harvard Business School Case 814-048, October 2013. (Revised August 2016.)
- Web
Research - Behavioral Finance & Financial Stability
fintech platform, the authors find that, compared to actual outcomes of the fintech platform’s model, the counterfactual outcomes based on a “traditional model” used for regulatory reporting purposes would result in a 60% higher... View Details
- 28 Jan 2020
- Book
Advanced Leadership Requires More Than Outside-The-Box Thinking
and by definition it’s a failure. This is where the sense of purpose and the power of the narrative makes a difference, and where allies can help bolster the determination of the leader and the working team. I think of truly innovative... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 21 Dec 2011
- Research & Ideas
The Most Common Strategy Mistakes
strengths. There's an inward-looking bias in many organizations. You might perceive customer service as a strong area. So that becomes the "strength" on which you attempt to build a strategy. But a real strength for strategy View Details
Keywords: by Joan Magretta
- Portrait Project
Brooke Biederman
Pablo Picasso once said that the purpose of art is washing the dust of daily life off our souls. Well, I’ve had the dust permanently washed off mine. A year after college, I was in a terrible accident. My sweet family was first told to... View Details
- 22 Dec 2008
- Research & Ideas
10 Reasons to Design a Better Corporate Culture
Why is it that many of the same companies appear repeatedly on lists of the best places to work, the best providers of customer service, and the most profitable in their industries? In their new book, The Ownership Quotient, HBS professors Jim Heskett and Earl Sasser... View Details
- 07 May 2014
- What Do You Think?
How Should Wealth Be Redistributed?
globally to discourage the kinds of moves contemplated by our French friend with the priceless painting, prompting comments about Piketty's naivete. Rather, the purpose here is to discuss remedies, assuming for the moment that the... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 09 Nov 2022
- In Practice
COP27: What Can Business Leaders Do to Fight Climate Change Now?
The US government’s newly passed Inflation Reduction Act will direct $370 billion toward advancing renewal energy and reducing greenhouse gas emissions—the country's largest investment in fighting climate change so far. As business and government leaders around the... View Details
Keywords: by Lynn Schenk and Danielle Kost