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Flourishing: A Frank Conversation About Sustainability
By: John Ehrenfeld and Andrew J. Hoffman
Flourishing: A Frank Conversation about Sustainability invites you into a conversation between a teacher, John R. Ehrenfeld, and his former student now professor, Andrew J. Hoffman, as they discuss how to create a sustainable world. Unlike virtually all other... View Details
Ehrenfeld, John, and Andrew J. Hoffman. Flourishing: A Frank Conversation About Sustainability. Stanford University Press, 2013. (Finalist for the 2014 Best Book Award, Social Issues in Management Division, Academy of Management.)
- October 2014
- Case
McKinsey & Company, 2012
By: John R. Wells and Galen Danskin
In 2012, McKinsey & Company (McKinsey) was the world's premier management consultancy, providing advice to CEO's and top executives of leading companies around the globe. Many consulting firms were bigger but few could match the reputation McKinsey had built over more... View Details
- Web
Negotiation, Organizations & Markets - Faculty & Research
Harvard Business Review (website) (June 4, 2025). Dungeons & Dragons: Repairing Ecosystem Trust (B) By: Gabriel Rossman, Oliver Schilke and Julian Zlatev May 2025 | Supplement | Faculty Research Supplements the (A) case, 924-008. Citation... View Details
- 30 Apr 2024
- Book
When Managers Set Unrealistic Expectations, Employees Cut Ethical Corners
in place by management – can corrupt the behaviour of both individuals and the organisation as a whole. At Sears, for example, management implemented a new goal-setting and compensation system to spur sales at the company’s auto repair... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 01 Dec 2023
- News
The Imposter Among Us
Edited by Jen McFarland Flint; Illustrations by Peter Arkle It was their rst day at Harvard and like the rest of his cohort, Edgar Wallner (PMD 22, 1971) will never forget meeting Robert Gaines-Cooper. Frankly, it would have been difficult to miss the Englishman, who... View Details
- 01 Dec 2023
- News
Joint Venture
Galene-based devices made to repair other parts of the knee, as well as the shoulder, hip, elbow, and ankle. Sufferers “are dealing with a condition that is so debilitating and causes so many other comorbidities. We want them to feel like... View Details
Keywords: Shoshi Parks
- 08 Mar 2021
- In Practice
COVID Killed the Traditional Workplace. What Should Companies Do Now?
A year ago, COVID-19 forced many companies to send employees home—often with a laptop and a prayer. Now, with COVID cases subsiding and vaccinations rising, the prospect of returning to old office routines appears more possible. But will employees want to flock back to... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 01 Mar 2024
- News
Game On
It’s raining in Sarasota. And not a light sprinkle but a proper, Florida drenching, so the outdoor courts at the Pickleball Club’s Lakewood Ranch location are deserted. Inside is a different story. Most of the 12 courts are in play. With four people to a court, all... View Details
- Web
Technology & Innovation - Faculty & Research
multimedia case study focuses on CEO Lisa Su’s turnaround and subsequent transformation of the technology company Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD). When Su accepted the top position in 2014, AMD was on the verge of collapse. Su focused on the company’s culture,... View Details
- 07 Jul 2021
- Book
Good News for Disgraced Companies: You Can Regain Trust
vaccinations, but, Sucher says, “there is such an overhang of bad conduct. It’s going to take an amazing amount of work to fully regain trust.” "The challenge is that it takes a sustained history of right to wipe out one wrong." Wells Fargo is also still View Details
Keywords: by Lane Lambert
- 01 Sep 2023
- News
Case Study: The Home Team
Illustration by Jon Krause Illustration by Jon Krause Brendan Kennealey (MBA 2006) wasn’t even searching for a business idea. A couple of years ago, the Wilmington, Delaware, native met up with an old friend who’d bought a new house. Over dinner this friend enumerated... View Details
- 05 Jun 2023
- What Do You Think?
Is the Anxious Achiever a Post-Pandemic Relic?
appreciated Jenny Odell’s thesis that “doing nothing” offers us several useful “tools,” including those of repair (personal reflection and recovery), “a sharpened ability to listen”—a critical resource in a world dominated by telling and... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- Web
Doing Business in a Divided World - Alumni
play in repairing a divided America and world? This question lies at the heart of Harvard Business School’s new Institute for the Study of Business in Global Society (BiGS), which seeks to frame and examine a critical management... View Details
- 11 Oct 2023
- News
Soldier On
Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes In November of 2022, 33-year-old Phillip Jones (MPA/MBA 2021) was elected mayor of Newport News, Virginia, where he had spent part of his childhood. The son of two Air Force veterans, he served six years in... View Details
- 30 Jun 2014
- Lessons from the Classroom
The Role of Emotions in Effective Negotiations
shares that his uncle died of cancer. Before long, the two are sitting at the table discussing whether Peter can split up his crew to handle the most pressing repairs for each of his clients. "In that second version, she is being... View Details
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Globalization - Faculty & Research
transformation of the technology company Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD). When Su accepted the top position in 2014, AMD was on the verge of collapse. Su focused on the company’s culture, simplified its product roadmap, repaired... View Details
- 20 Dec 2010
- Research & Ideas
Panama Canal: Troubled History, Astounding Turnaround
Cristobal, across Limon Bay. About the only substantial savings that the Americans received from their purchase of the French assets were some old dredges that could be repaired or reconstructed for $500,000 less than it would have cost... View Details
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Loeb House | About
The building’s facade was restored and repairs were made to the exterior stucco, bricks, and wood trim. A new granite landing was added to the front entry, with steps and a historical iron railing, to allow safer access to the building.... View Details
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HBS Alumni Conference: Accelerating Climate Solutions - Alumni
maintenance, and repair of electric vehicle charging equipment. Ellis’s previous experience with the US Department of Labor’s Job Corps, where she served as a career transition and outreach specialist, has given her both an internal and... View Details
- 09 Jan 2023
- Blog Post
How I Spent My HBS 2+2 Deferral: Sam Perez Diarte
and repair in the factories to ensure the team could meet demand. I enjoyed this role because I was solving new, complex problems and learning every day. Did 2+2 change your path or alter your post-undergraduate plans? Definitely. To be... View Details