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  • 1998
  • Chapter

Changing the Role of Top Management: Beyond Strategy to Purpose

By: Christopher A. Bartlett and Sumantra Ghoshal
Keywords: Management Teams; Strategy; Mission and Purpose
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  • January 1983 (Revised May 1984)
  • Case

Beliefs of Borg-Warner

Shows how the Borg-Warner Corporation developed a statement of values and beliefs under the leadership of its chief executive officer, James F. Bere. The "Beliefs," a set of general principles intended to guide business behavior, now must be given operational meaning... View Details
Keywords: Mission and Purpose; Values and Beliefs; Business Processes
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  • October 2023
  • Supplement

Rheaply: Circularity For Every Business Supplement 2

By: Rembrand Koning and Alicia Dadlani
Pitch deck explaining the later vision of the company that was presented by the CEO to potential investors. View Details
Keywords: Business Startups; Social Entrepreneurship; Entrepreneurial Finance; Mission and Purpose; Technology Industry; Green Technology Industry; United States; Illinois; Chicago
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  • 2023
  • Chapter

Business, Climate Change and the Anthropocene

By: Andrew J. Hoffman and Sukanya Roy
This chapter will assess climate change as a concern for business, both as a stand-alone issue and as part of the broader shift that scientists are calling the Anthropocene. It will begin by examining the extent to which the market – comprised of corporations, the... View Details
Keywords: Climate Change; Problems and Challenges; Mission and Purpose
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  • November–December 2022
  • Article

To See the Way Forward, Look Back

By: Ranjay Gulati
Most business leaders focus on the future much more than on the past, believing that their job is to embrace disruption and innovation, transform their organizations, and explore new frontiers. But decades of research on companies worldwide shows that most successful... View Details
Keywords: Values and Beliefs; Transformation; Mission and Purpose; Leadership
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  • October 2024
  • Module Note

Purpose of the Firm

By: Debora L. Spar and Julia M. Comeau
Purpose of the Firm (PoF) is a short module designed to explore how, and under what circumstances, business leaders can harness the power of capitalism and markets to “make a difference in the world”—that is, to address a significant societal problem as a commercial... View Details
Keywords: Social Accounting; Purpose; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Social Enterprise; Mission and Purpose; Leadership
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  • 2022
  • Book

L'entreprise, une affaire de cœur

By: Hubert Joly and Caroline Lambert
A remarkable turnaround by a leader with a remarkable philosophy: Find your noble purpose. Put people at the center. Unleash human magic.
"It was fall in Minnesota. It was getting cold and we were supposed to die." This is how Hubert Joly describes the early,... View Details
Keywords: Capitalism; Leadership; Mission and Purpose; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Leading Change
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  • 2007
  • Chapter

The Rationales and Performance of Public Venturing: Survey Evidence from Belgium and Finland

By: Ant Bozkaya and William R. Kerr
Keywords: Public Sector; Public Ownership; Mission and Purpose; Performance; Belgium; Finland
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  • Web

1.1 HBS Community Values | MBA

have open discussion, reflect on their thinking, and learn from one another. Together with HBS’s Honor Code, our Community Values are intended to create an environment of trust, respect, free expression, and inquiry. The HBS Community Values Statement The View Details
  • 22 Mar 2018
  • Blog Post

“Mission + Profit: What’s the Balance?” asks SECON 2018

is helping small-holder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa thrive, it was clear that OAF is living up to its mission of putting Farmers First. Over the past 10 years, OAF has grown from operating in one country alone, into now working in six... View Details
Keywords: Manufacturing; Nonprofit / Government; Technology; Entrepreneurship; Health Care
  • 12 Nov 2024
  • HBS Case

Inside One Startup's Journey to Break Down Hiring (and Funding) Barriers

have had,’ instead of: ‘Look at my Ferrari in my four-car garage.’” Incentives matter in inspiring employees to embrace the mission and work hard. “We want to make sure the incentives are aligned. Private markets do a much better job than... View Details
Keywords: by Avery Forman; Employment
  • 03 Jul 2018
  • What Do You Think?

Should CEO Satya Nadella Cancel Microsoft’s Contract with ICE?

Enforcement agency (ICE) over questions about how ICE conducts its business in handling immigrant families. Many assumed a legalistic stance, reminding us that ICE, as a duly created agency of the government was only carrying out the View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett; Computer; Technology
  • 01 Jun 2009
  • News

HBS Art Collection Now Online

As a student at HBS, Gerald Schwartz (MBA ’70) says the only thing missing was an artistic presence. For the past decade, Schwartz, founder and CEO of Onex Corporation, a private-equity firm in Toronto, has been on a mission to bring... View Details
Keywords: Arts, Entertainment
  • August 2023 (Revised August 2023)
  • Case

Sky Therapeutics: Innovating in Digital Therapeutics

By: Satish Tadikonda, Olivia Reszczynski and William Marks
Shad Faraz and Alex Youssef were intrigued by the opportunities in the relatively new area of Digital Therapeutics. Despite initial successes, early entrants had struggled with reimbursement and revenue-predictability challenges. However, venture investors still... View Details
Keywords: Business Startups; Entrepreneurship; Mission and Purpose; Health Industry; Technology Industry
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  • 2016
  • Book

Finding Purpose: Environmental Stewardship as a Personal Calling

By: Andrew J. Hoffman
Both thoughtful and thought-provoking, Finding Purpose aims to challenge our understanding of how humanity interacts with planet Earth, and our role within this. This book is an invitation: would you like to participate in one of the most important projects of... View Details
Keywords: Environmental Sustainability; Ethics; Society; Mission and Purpose; Natural Environment
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  • April 1984
  • Supplement

Johnson & Johnson (A): Philosophy & Culture, James Burke, Video

By: Francis Aguilar
James Burke, chairman and CEO of Johnson & Johnson, discusses the company's philosophy and culture, with particular emphasis on the significance of the Credo. View Details
Keywords: Organizational Culture; Values and Beliefs; Mission and Purpose; Management Teams; Pharmaceutical Industry; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry; Consumer Products Industry
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    Louis W. Hill

    Hill continued his father’s mission as a railroad builder. While an officer for the company, he expanded the railroad’s mileage from 6,489 to 8,387 miles and made many improvements in operations. View Details
    Keywords: Transportation
    • 01 Sep 2024
    • News

    3-Minute Briefing: Kruti Patel Goyal (MBA 2004)

    Depop, it’s our mission to make fashion circular with a platform that allows anyone to sell what’s in their closet. It’s really amazing to work at a company where the social mission and the business impact... View Details
    Keywords: Sarah Wyman
    • 05 May 2025
    • Blog Post

    Meet the Tech Club

    What We Do The mission of the Tech Club is to educate the HBS community on the latest technology trends and essential industry skills. Each year, we provide robust recruiting opportunities and foster meaningful social and professional... View Details
    Keywords: Technology; General High Technology; Other Technology
    • Web

    Structuring the Organizational Response

    View Dutch Leonard's Slide Presentation        View Amy Edmondson's Slide Presentation You do not need to read the case study to benefit from the recording. If you want the case, Harvard Business Publishing offers Columbia's... View Details