Publications

09 Jan 2018
First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, January 9, 2018

separate studies by the type of entrepreneurial behavior considered: entry into entrepreneurship, performance outcomes, and exit from entrepreneurship. This literature shows common results and many points of disagreement, reflective of... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

14 Dec 2010
First Look

First Look: Dec. 14

Working PapersThe Influence of Prior Industry Affiliation on Framing in Nascent Industries: The Evolution of Digital Cameras Authors:Mary J. Benner and Mary Tripsas Abstract New industries sparked by technological change are... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

24 Jul 2007
First Look

First Look: July 24, 2007

investor who would pay a higher price but will need significantly more time to complete due diligence. Purchase this case: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=807139 Publications The Moral Leader: Challenges, Insights, and Tools Author: View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

01 Mar 2011
First Look

First Look: March 1

that will have a significant continuing interest in it. Purchase this case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/211057-PDF-ENG An Intern's Dilemma Sandra J. Sucher and Matthew PrebleHarvard Business School... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

June 2021 (Revised December 2021)
Case

Suzhou Good-Ark Electronics: Creating and Implementing a Sage Culture

By: Sandra J. Sucher, Nien-he Hsieh, Susan J. Winterberg, Nancy Hua Dai and Shalene Gupta

Suzhou Good-Ark, a Chinese semiconductor implemented "Sage Culture" management based on traditional Chinese philosophy. Productivity doubled, turnover decreased, and employee satisfaction shot up. By 2015, more than 2,000 companies had toured Wu’s factories, and Wu had... View Details

Keywords: Leadership Philosophy; Leadership; Management Style; Organizational Culture; Transformation; Performance; Semiconductor Industry; China; Singapore

June 25, 2022
Guest Column

CEOs Didn't Make the Roe Decision. It's Still Their Problem to Solve

By: Sandra Sucher

Keywords: Health Care and Treatment; Trust; Rights; Government Legislation; Social Issues; Employee Relationship Management; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; United States

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March 2012
Background Note

Managing the Layoff Process: India

This note is an overview of the context for managing layoffs in India. It describes the legal responsibilities of managers in conducting layoffs, recent unemployment trends, and the financial, health, training, job placement, and other benefits that laid-off employees... View Details

Keywords: Job Cuts and Outsourcing; Resignation and Termination; Compensation and Benefits; Ethics; Management; Employees; Governance Compliance; India

March 2012
Background Note

Managing the Layoff Process: The United States

This note is an overview of the context for managing layoffs in the United States. It describes the legal responsibilities of managers in conducting layoffs, recent unemployment trends, and the financial, health, training, job placement, and other benefits that... View Details

Keywords: Job Cuts and Outsourcing; Resignation and Termination; Compensation and Benefits; Ethics; Management; Employees; Governance Compliance; United States

August 2010 (Revised June 2020)
Teaching Note

Generation Investment Management (TN)

Teaching Note for 613-002. The case and/or its teaching note includes references to case supplement videos that are intended for students to view, along with the written case, before class. As a reminder, the (A) video supplement is intended for students to view... View Details

Keywords: Investment; Development Economics; Environmental Sustainability; Energy Generation; Rural Scope; Non-Renewable Energy; Pollutants; Financial Services Industry; India

February 2007
Module Note

The Secret Sharer Summary: Earning Legitimacy

A summary of the major themes discussed in the tenth class of The Moral Leader (EC curriculum). View Details

Keywords: Ethics; Power and Influence; Moral Sensibility

February 2007
Module Note

A Man for All Seasons Summary: Reasoning from Multiple Moralities

A summary of the major themes discussed in the eight class of The Moral Leader (EC curriculum). View Details

Keywords: Ethics; Leadership; Decision Choices and Conditions

October 2003 (Revised April 2006)
Background Note

Moral Reasoning: A Practical Guide for Leaders

We encounter moral or ethical challenges in our professional lives, in our close relationships, and as members of the broader communities that we are part of. This methodology demonstrates how moral reasoning works and how it can be integrated into a problem-solving... View Details

Keywords: Decision Making; Moral Sensibility; Management Systems; Problems and Challenges; Civil Society or Community

September 2023 (Revised December 2023)
Case

Twiddy & Company: Trust in a Chaotic Environment

By: Sandra J. Sucher, Shalene Gupta and Tom Quinn

Twiddy & Company, known for Southern hospitality rooted in personal interactions, needed to adjust to contactless remote customer service as fear of the contagious virus prevented person-to-person contact. Local elected officials, in a bid to stop tourists from... View Details

Keywords: Trust; Health Pandemics; Organizational Culture; Disruption; Government Legislation; Transportation; Tourism Industry; North Carolina; United States