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  • 30 May 2005
  • Research & Ideas

Germany’s Pioneering Corporate Managers

1933-1945; the Federal Republic (West Germany) or German Democratic Republic (East Germany) 1945-1989. In terms of political or economic history, these divisions make a lot of sense, but in terms of individuals' experiences or business... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
  • May 2017
  • Case

Vicki Fuller: Chief Investment Officer of New York State's $150+ Billion Employee Pension Fund

By: Steven Rogers and Valerie Mosley
Vicki Fuller traveled from a four-room tenement bordering Chicago’s infamous Cabrini-Green housing projects to speaking at conferences around the world and typically holding court wherever she went. As a teenager, she helped raise her siblings. As a Wall Street... View Details
Keywords: Change Management; Transformation; Public Sector; Investment Return; Investment Portfolio; Governance; Government Administration; Employee Relationship Management; Compensation and Benefits; Selection and Staffing; Leading Change; Mission and Purpose; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Experience and Expertise; Asset Management; Financial Strategy; Financial Management; Investment Funds; Recruitment; Organizational Culture; Performance Improvement; Attitudes; Trust; Financial Services Industry; Public Administration Industry; United States; New York (state, US); New York (city, NY)
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  • 08 Apr 2014
  • First Look

First Look: April 8

one of the largest and most important conglomerates in the Philippines and has been controlled by the Zobel de Ayala family for seven generations. Company leadership must decide whether to alter their strategy in the wake of an election... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 03 May 2011
  • First Look

First Look: May 3

The Wise Leader Authors:Ikujiro Nonaka and Hirotaka Takeuchi Publication:Harvard Business Review 89, no. 5 (May 2011) Abstract In an era of increasing discontinuity, wise leadership has nearly vanished. Many leaders find it difficult to... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 01 Dec 2010
  • News

This Is What I Do

March, about a Kabul student whose business created jobs and hope for women in her neighborhood during the Taliban years. Growing up in Maryland, Lemmon was exposed to news and politics by her mother, who was active in local politics.... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons; time travel; Health, Social Assistance; Accommodation; Hospitality; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information; Apparel Manufacturing; Manufacturing
  • 28 Aug 2012
  • First Look

First Look: August 28

higher crop yields and reduced carbon emissions, the company's return on this investment has been estimated at $5 billion. The company was even more ambitious when setting its next set of 10‐year goals in 2006. In this statement, Dow's View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 18 Feb 2014
  • First Look

First Look: February 18

(CHF). CHF's mission was to eradicate lead poisoning in children in the United States. The case provides an overview of lead poisoning in the U.S., including how it is measured, its causes, and legislation enacted to prevent it. The case asks students to reflect on... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 11 Jan 2011
  • First Look

First Look: Jan. 11

complex political environment; and 3) Manage a team: Forge a high-performing "we" out of all the "I"s who report to you. Packed with compelling stories and practical guidance, Being the Boss is an indispensable guide... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 23 Dec 2008
  • First Look

First Look: December 23, 2008

number of Americans eligible for cancer prevention and treatment. The new strategy brings with it considerable political risk. Leveraging an organization with three million volunteers, this case describes how he skillfully transforms the... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 15 Sep 2003
  • Lessons from the Classroom

HBS Cases: Developing the Courage to Act

long-time faculty members, the late Walmsley University Professor C. Roland Christensen and Abraham Zalesnik, now Matsushita professor of leadership emeritus, "is his willingness to take risks, to decide upon and implement action... View Details
Keywords: by David A. Garvin
  • Web

Commencement 2012 Address | About

invite friends over to play an Indian card game much like poker, and he always felt that since he was the host, the polite thing to do would be to lose. I’d watch him making deliberately bad bluffs, losing game after game, and I’d watch... View Details
  • 01 Dec 1999
  • News

From the Editors

range of ideas and voices assembled by a succession of talented editors. From ardent speeches on leadership by the School's founders, to impassioned editorials about the causes of the Great Depression, to insightful commentary on the dawn... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
  • 01 Dec 2012
  • News

The Accidental Pioneers

and interviewed with several firms. But she encountered a politely impenetrable wall that was common at the time: "They all said that they had no women partners and didn't anticipate ever having any," she reports. "We'd see that change... View Details
Keywords: Hanna, Julia
  • 01 Sep 2003
  • News

These Are the Good Old Days

to her corner office and its view of midtown Manhattan. “Take your time. You lose control of your life as you move up the ladder. Most people think it’s the opposite.” That said, Moore worries that the leadership positions in society... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services
  • 01 Jun 2010
  • News

M.I.A. Boards

companies. With developments such as the recent Supreme Court decision allowing companies to spend more freely on political campaigns, the importance of corporate governance is likely to grow. Many boards are effective, and even on flawed... View Details
Keywords: John Gillespie;David Zweig; Finance
  • 13 Sep 2016
  • First Look

September 13, 2016

behavior should be considered a critical leadership skill. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=50320 Summer 2016 California Management Review Dynamic Capabilities at Samsung: Optimizing Internal Co-opetition... View Details
  • 06 Mar 2018
  • First Look

First Look at Research and Ideas, March 6, 2018

to investment performance. Future practices of ESG styles are driven by relevance to investment performance, bringing change in companies and concerns about data reliability. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=54146 February 2018 Journal... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 12 Feb 2008
  • First Look

First Look: February 12, 2007

with their political, economic, and social environment. They address issues of central concern to researchers in management studies and business administration, as well as economics, sociology and political science, and to historians.... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 21 Nov 2005
  • Research & Ideas

The Geography of Corporate Giving

researchers credit to the early actions of local political leadership and governmental agencies that encouraged public-private housing partnerships. Different locales do seem to have developed different... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
  • 02 Jan 2024
  • Cold Call Podcast

Should Businesses Take a Stand on Societal Issues?

Keywords: Re: Hubert Joly