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- 06 Oct 2022
- News
The History of the Beauty Industry
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- 2017
- Book
Profits and Sustainability: A History of Green Entrepreneurship
By: Geoffrey Jones
This book explores whether profits and environmental sustainability are compatible through the lens of a global history of green entrepreneurship between the nineteenth century and today. It tells the story of the extraordinary and often eccentric men and women who... View Details
Keywords: Environmental Entrepreneurship; Green Business; Sustainability; Entrepreneurship; Ethics; Business History; Religion; Environmental Sustainability; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Banking Industry; Beauty and Cosmetics Industry; Consumer Products Industry; Alternative Energy Industry; Financial Services Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; Green Technology Industry; Tourism Industry; Africa; Asia; Europe; Latin America; North and Central America; Oceania
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Trust: The Foundation of Leadership
By: Frances Frei and Anne Morriss
The authors contend that if leadership is about empowering others, in your presence and your absence, then trust is the emotional framework that allows that service to be freely exchanged. Based on their experiences advising individuals and organizations, their basic... View Details
Keywords: Trustworthiness; Authenticity; Empathy; Trust; Leadership; Competency and Skills; Behavior
- 29 Oct 2006
- Research & Ideas
The History and Influence of Andy Grove
biographer Richard S. Tedlow puts it, Grove was "one of the master managers in the history of American business." A new biography, Andy Grove: The Life and Times... View Details
- November 2007 (Revised February 2009)
- Background Note
Myths and Lessons of Modern Chinese History
By: William C. Kirby and Brittany Crow
China is an ancient civilization, but it is really a very young country. How we understand modern China is rooted in our understanding of history. Thus, the authors examine several myths surrounding important historical themes, including unity, economic and political... View Details
- 28 Aug 2008
- Sharpening Your Skills
Sharpening Your Skills: History Matters
global world will be at an advantage in gaining leadership positions. What Is The Legacy Of Alfred Chandler? Remembering Alfred Chandler Alfred D. Chandler Jr., who died in May 2007, defined the field View Details
Keywords: Re: Geoffrey G. Jones & Anthony Mayo
- 2024
- Working Paper
Cephalosporins—Fighting Hospital Infections: Case Histories of Transformational Advances
By: Amar Bhidé, Srikant Datar and Katherine Stebbins
This case history describes the development of three generations of cephalosporins – antibiotics that have significantly reduced hospital infections. Specifically, we chronicle how: 1) Early (pre-cephalosporin) antibiotics were developed in the first half of the 20th... View Details
- 12 Aug 2019
- Working Paper Summaries
Case Histories of Significant Medical Advances
- 01 Jun 2002
- News
History Matters
History shows us that when economic times are tough, customer relations are more important than ever, according to HBS professor Nancy Koehn. In “Chasing Dreams during Troubled Times: Lessons from the Past” (Boston Globe, January 22,... View Details
- Research Summary
The Exercise and Development of Leadership
My research in this stream contributes to three recent trends in leadership scholarship. The first is the resurgence of a perspective less preoccupied with leaders' impact on organizational performance and more with their function as sources and symbols of the... View Details
- April 2006 (Revised April 2020)
- Case
"The Case of Leadership Inertia"
The CEO of an international bank has raised the bank's performance by emphasizing a new culture of leadership that empowers people at all levels. Managers are rated both on their business results and their leadership—how they model new behaviors—but 12 senior managers... View Details
- Jul 25 2019
- Testimonial
Exploring the Leadership Potential of Women
- 21 Mar 2016
- HBS Seminar
Jacob Feygin, University of Pennsylvania, Department of History
- 01 Nov 2020
- News
Good Leadership Is an Act of Kindness
- September 2012 (Revised August 2013)
- Background Note
A Brief History of the U.S. Tobacco Industry Controversy
By: Sandra J. Sucher and Henry McGee
This history of the U.S. tobacco controversy is a reading for a class on "The Insider," a film about whistleblowing in the U.S. tobacco industry, taught in the course, The Moral Leader. View Details
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History - Entrepreneurship
About Rock History The Arthur Rock Center for Entrepreneurship opened in its headquarters building on the HBS campus in 2003 with the generous donation of $25 million by famed venture capitalist Arthur Rock... View Details
- 27 Mar 2019
- HBS Seminar
Caitlin Rosenthal, UC Berkeley, Department of History
- 2022
- Book
Legacy of Violence: A History of the British Empire
Sprawling across a quarter of the world’s land mass and claiming nearly seven hundred million people, Britain’s twentieth-century empire was the largest empire in human history. For many Britons, it epitomized their nation’s cultural superiority, but what legacy did... View Details
Keywords: Imperialism; Violence; Colonialism; History; Government and Politics; Power and Influence; Race; Policy; United Kingdom