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- 01 Oct 2001
- News
Dean Clark on the New Academic Year
substantial progress. Six years ago, we set out to become a leader in the field of technology in education. We now know how to use technology effectively to deepen the learning experience — using video, workplace simulations, and two-way... View Details
- 01 Oct 1999
- News
The Same the World Over: Focusing on Customers and Innovation Brings Success
climate, customer orientation, and innovation. "Corporate culture was perceived as the prevailing set of shared values held by a firm's managers," Deshpandé explains, "qualities such as loyalty and tradition. We defined climate as the nature of the View Details
Keywords: Peter K. Jacobs
- 01 Jun 2016
- News
Faculty Q&A: That’s Classic
alongside an August 2015 New York Times article on Amazon’s workplace culture. Are you trying to compare Caligula and Jeff Bezos? ED: No, not exactly. Caligula was as mad as you get—he had no block, was very creative, thought he was a... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- Web
BiGS Fellows | Institute for Business in Global Society
Williams Associate Professor of Law, Georgetown As a sociologist and legal scholar, Williams investigates the effectiveness of various legal, policy, and organizational interventions designed to reduce bias and enhance equity and inclusion. While she specializes in... View Details
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
Made in the USA
the integrity of his business and has successfully defended Riverdale against allegations of workplace violations launched by OSHA and the EPA. His epic battle with the EPA, which began with the agency’s armed raid on the factory in 1997,... View Details
- 01 Jun 2023
- News
Just Breathe
Just as you might take ibuprofen to ease a fever, mindfulness can help settle awareness in the midst of challenging situations—whether at home, at work, or in any setting where people of color experience racism. That’s the premise of Black People Breathe: A Mindfulness... View Details
- 23 Apr 2019
- Blog Post
HBS Shares Their Favorite Books for HR Leaders
a culture that provides excellent service, as well as attracts and retains talent that will embody what your company represents. The Fearless Organization: Creating Psychological Safety in the Workplace for Learning, Innovation, and... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- 02 Sep 2014
- First Look
First Look: September 2
Publications September 2014 Organization Science Social Comparisons and Deception Across Workplace Hierarchies: Field and Experimental Evidence By: Edelman, Benjamin, and Ian Larkin Abstract—We examine how unfavorable social comparisons... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 27 Sep 2017
- Research & Ideas
What Happens When Ordinary People Get Creative?
Business School, Emerita, who has studied workplace creativity for more than 40 years. “Those breakthroughs will be made by collaborative groups of ‘ordinary people,’ by open innovation contests and other open innovation processes, by... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 01 Dec 1999
- News
South Africa's Lucille Meyer: Shaping a Practical Presidency
in three two-week modules. The first two modules take place in Johannesburg and the third in Boston. Between sessions, participants return to their workplaces to test out the new theories and practices they've learned. With participants... View Details
Keywords: Morgan Baker
- 22 Mar 2016
- First Look
March 22, 2016
note explains Cuba's past and current agriculture policies and provides insights into its future potential as relations with the U.S. normalize. Purchase this case: https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/516067-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 916-044 Evive... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 13 Jun 2016
- Lessons from the Classroom
That's Classic: Modern-Day Business Lessons from Ancient Rome
thing we’re going to do? As opposed to: They love us, oops, now they don’t; uh-oh, what should we do? So cherishing and being proactive versus reactive. Q: Suetonius’s “The Life of Caligula” is assigned alongside an August 2015 New York Times article on Amazon’s View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- 15 Nov 2018
- Blog Post
Valuing an MBA: Beyond Dollars and “Sense"
perspective, shifting emphasis to broader results. The curriculum pushes us to think beyond asking how to individually contribute more in the workplace and in society, instead focusing on how to design processes that make entire... View Details
- 24 Oct 2018
- News
Exploring the Future of Work for Women
Clubs News Clubs News The HBS Club of India recently hosted its first conference devoted to exploring gender issues in the workplace of the future. The Future of Work: Accelerating Gender Parity Conference, held on September 21 in Mumbai,... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- Web
IT Strategy: Building a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Strategy for HBS IT | Information Technology
2022 with the goal to implement DEI efforts and improve cultural competency and community engagement. The Task Force is comprised of HBS IT staff of various departments, backgrounds, and identities who are dedicated to DEI in and out of the View Details
- 25 Feb 2020
- News
The Past Informs the Future of Work
related to growth and efficiency. In a variety of case studies, students in the MBA elective Managing the Future of Work consider technological trends reshaping today’s workplace and actions business leaders can take. In particular, cases... View Details
- 01 Mar 2006
- News
Drive-In Nation
this workplace erosion of trust could negatively affect America’s business performance generally. But the U.S. auto industry has a historic opportunity to recast itself, to meet the enormous impending demand for the new type of vehicles... View Details
- 06 Sep 2017
- What Do You Think?
Summing Up: What Are the Limits of CEO Activism?
is: “As an employer, we strive to create a workplace environment that inspires trust, inclusion, and respect so we can unleash breakthrough thinking and invention.” A CEO’s activism depends on how strongly (and uniformly) a CEO, his or... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 26 Sep 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, September 26, 2017
company in the world. Co-founder and CEO Travis Kalanick embodied the company, with a hard-charging attitude embedded in the company's workplace culture, which allowed it to successfully take on the entrenched taxi industry. Uber looked... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Jun 2024
- News
Action Plan: Role-Play
When you encounter the phrase private investigator, chances are good the character you conjure up in your mind doesn’t resemble Sarah Carson (MBA 1971). So much the better for Carson, whose work has often required convincing people she was a small-business employee... View Details