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- 01 Sep 2010
- News
School’s 100th MBA Class Graduates
Photos by Stuart Cahill On a hot, steamy afternoon in late May that saw most of the audience forsake the folding chairs on Baker Lawn for the shade of its tree-lined margins, some 900 HBS students celebrated Class Day with a special distinction: Theirs was the 100th... View Details
Keywords: Graduation
- March 2024 (Revised September 2024)
- Case
Norway: An Embarrassment of Riches
By: Sophus A. Reinert, Forest Reinhardt and Jens-Henrik Munthe-Kaas
- September 2004 (Revised November 2012)
- Module Note
Module I: Moral Challenge Class Summaries
By: Sandra J. Sucher
What is a moral challenge? Explores four main types of moral challenge: the challenge of survival, the conflict between "two rights," a moral dilemma—or situation in which it is impossible to satisfy conflicting moral obligations and commitments—and the challenge of... View Details
Keywords: Decision Choices and Conditions; Moral Sensibility; Values and Beliefs; Leadership; Problems and Challenges; Conflict of Interests
Sucher, Sandra J. "Module I: Moral Challenge Class Summaries." Harvard Business School Module Note 605-036, September 2004. (Revised November 2012.)
- 03 Aug 2009
- Research & Ideas
Corporate Social Responsibility in a Downturn
Is the economic downturn affecting the willingness and readiness of companies to look at the economic, social, and environmental impact of their business practices? Or is this a perfect time to reassess current programs and adapt them to changing—and in many cases... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- April 2002
- Supplement
Grey Warner, Merck Latin America
By: Michael Beer
Grey Warner, the vice president of Merck's Latin America region, discusses the challenges raised in the case and the lessons learned. View Details
Keywords: Strategic Planning; Values and Beliefs; Change Management; Problems and Challenges; Management Teams; Pharmaceutical Industry; Latin America
Beer, Michael. "Grey Warner, Merck Latin America." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 402-801, April 2002.
- 06 Mar 2021
- News
Elevated Economics
- October 1984 (Revised March 1999)
- Case
NIKE (B)
Describes Nike's corporate culture and looks closely at individual key senior and middle managers, outlining the processes by which the management group conducts its business and noting the values which bind the management group together. The teaching objective is to... View Details
Keywords: Values and Beliefs; Management Practices and Processes; Organizational Culture; Management Teams; Apparel and Accessories Industry; Sports Industry
Christensen, C. Roland, and David C Rikert. "NIKE (B)." Harvard Business School Case 385-027, October 1984. (Revised March 1999.)
- 13 Nov 2023
- News
4 Strategies to Cultivate an Authentic Corporate Purpose
- Profile
Jonathan Evans
fellow students and alums support one another. Students practice interviewing for the same company, share recruiting and offer tips, and make introductions, underscoring a belief that each of us succeeds when all of us succeed. How has... View Details
- 09 Aug 2024
- Blog Post
Addressing Inequities in Education: Social Enterprise Summer Fellow Amal Tariq (MBA 2025)
the summer influenced your thinking on future involvement in social enterprise? My work this summer has reinforced my belief in the foundational power of education to break the cycle of poverty. Working with diverse stakeholders has... View Details
- 01 Jun 2024
- News
The Bookshelf: Try As One Might
talks about investigative doubt, which is when we doubt in a more positive way. This kind of doubt helps us to see whether the assumptions we’re making are true or false. It allows us to hold on to a positive view of the future and a View Details
- August 2009
- Article
The Reality and Myth of Sacred Issues in Negotiations
By: A. E. Tenbrunsel, K A. Wade-Benzoni, V. H. Medvec, L. Thompson and M. H. Bazerman
This paper investigates the role of sacred issues in a dyadic negotiation set in an environmental context. As predicted, when negotiators focus on sacred issues, this negatively impacts the negotiation, producing more impasses, lower joint outcomes, and more negative... View Details
Keywords: Decision Choices and Conditions; Values and Beliefs; Negotiation Process; Negotiation Tactics; Conflict of Interests; Perception; Cooperation
Tenbrunsel, A. E., K A. Wade-Benzoni, V. H. Medvec, L. Thompson, and M. H. Bazerman. "The Reality and Myth of Sacred Issues in Negotiations." Negotiation and Conflict Management Research 2, no. 3 (August 2009): 263–284.
- 30 Jan 2019
- What Do You Think?
Who Will Measure up to These Two Remarkable Leaders?
Jack Bogle was preppy, Princeton to the core, feisty in defending his beliefs. But he was always a gentleman, modest in his needs, and generous with his wealth so that his estate will not be found on any list of the wealthiest, and completely comfortable in the View Details
- 22 Jul 2014
- First Look
First Look: July 22
root cause of the behaviors in question. Finally, reevaluation-change in the alter's beliefs about the focal actor-is determined by the gap between the alter's prior beliefs and new information.... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- February 2015
- Case
CLP: Powering Asia
By: George Serafeim, Rebecca Henderson and Dawn Lau
Richard Lancaster, taking over from Andrew Brandler, was the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of CLP Holdings Ltd., one of the leading power companies in Asia, with operations in China, Southeast Asia, Taiwan, Australia, and India, and an energy portfolio spanning coal,... View Details
Keywords: Energy Generation; Environmental Sustainability; Goals and Objectives; Values and Beliefs; Growth and Development Strategy; Strategic Planning; Energy Industry; Asia; India
Serafeim, George, Rebecca Henderson, and Dawn Lau. "CLP: Powering Asia." Harvard Business School Case 115-038, February 2015.
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GDPR & Other Data Privacy Laws | Information Technology
Information a French applicant for admissions shares confidentially in their admissions essay about their religion should be treated as Level 3 data. Information about an individual’s political beliefs the individual shares widely in a... View Details
- 01 Oct 2024
- Research & Ideas
How Politics Drives Business Decisions in a Polarized Nation
Political polarization has seeped so deeply into US society that it shapes who Americans befriend, date, and marry, where they live, raise their families, and retire—and how they run their businesses. A recent paper illustrates how the partisan divide permeates... View Details
Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald
- 23 May 2019
- News
Michael R. Bloomberg, MBA 1966
belief that something can’t be done. In 2001, then with two daughters in college, Bloomberg decided—against very long odds—to take his no-nonsense, data-centric approach and his lifelong dedication to public service and apply himself to... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 30 Jun 2015
- Blog Post
Unexpected Conversations at HBS
the next day. The conversation started with the contents of the talk but quickly grew to encompass thoughts on family, legacy, and obligations to varying communities in our life. The conversation referenced personal beliefs and values... View Details