Growing Organization - Publications - Faculty & Research

28 Oct 2013
Research & Ideas

Responsible Leadership in an Unforgiving World

the results of his inquiry in a new book The Good Struggle: Responsible Leadership in an Unforgiving World, which deals head on with the growing management complexities in the new economy. “What's going on now is a return to an earlier... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

31 Oct 2023
Blog Post

Climate Change Pioneers in the Class of 1978

HBS Reunions offer Alumni a chance to come together and learn from faculty and fellow alumni and find inspiration in the ways HBS and fellow alumni make a difference in the world. Below is information on the session "Climate Pioneers" View Details

06 Mar 2017
News

Leading in the Community and the Boardroom

for you,” says Wiley, who served for 15 years as president and CEO of the Partnership, a nonprofit talent management organization for minority professionals in greater Boston. “I want to grow and contribute... View Details

25 Jan 2018
News

Investing in India’s Nonprofits to Overcome Poverty Sustainably

right. If you see the kind of jobs they've been trained for, though the income level will almost remain the same, the inflation will grow faster than that. So as the time progresses, within a year or two or three, they will fall back into... View Details

Richard W. Sears

After having much success selling a small order of watches he had come across while working as a telegrapher, Sears entered the merchandising business full time and devoted his business to rural, relatively poor farmers. Though Sears was known for his lack of View Details

Keywords: Retail

12 Feb 2001
Research & Ideas

John Irving’s Lessons for Business

Growing Up Creative: Nurturing a Lifetime of Creativity. More recently, Amabile drew on that interview and subsequent correspondence with Irving for an article she wrote for a special section on creativity in American Psychologist.... View Details

Keywords: by Mallory Stark & Martha Lagace

01 Dec 2018
News

Ask the Expert: Gimme Shelter

housing crisis is steadily moving up the income stream, and we have a growing “missing middle” with very few housing options and the virtual disappearance of the twoto five-unit density that historically made neighborhoods affordable to a... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint

04 Jun 2024
Blog Post

Finding Alignment to Make Impact: Layla Ramirez (MBA 2017)

and Finding Alignment Currently, as Director of DEIB at Justworks, Ramirez has taken on her latest challenge of leading impactful initiatives at the growing human resource software company. Most recently, she has been focused on building... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

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Product Management - Course Catalog

designed for three types of students: Those who aspire to be Product Managers, or are broadly interested in Product Management. Those who will join larger established technology companies. Aspiring founders that are interested in learning how to View Details

15 Dec 2008
Research & Ideas

The Surprisingly Successful Marriages of Multinationals and Social Brands

entrepreneurs developing new for-profit organizations with a social component is growing and is likely to continue to grow. Once their concept is worked out and proven, these View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert; Consumer Products; Food & Beverage

01 Jun 2013
News

Lab Work

After 16 years at the Australian technology-transfer organization UniQuest, managing director David Henderson (MBA 1989) is moving on to new challenges. Looking back on the experience of shepherding technologies from the university to the... View Details

Keywords: immunology; Ambulatory Health Care Services; Health, Social Assistance

9 AM – 9 AM EDT, 26 Sep 2018
HBS Online

HBX Sustainable Business Strategy

Learn how to become a purpose-centered business leader while examining the critical role that businesses play in solving the world's big problems, including climate change, income inequality, and social injustice. Program Dates: September 26, 2018 - October 17, 2018. View Details

04 Jun 2020
Blog Post

What MBAs can do in Defense of Black Lives

Here are a few ways MBAs can support the movement for Black lives: Donate to and fundraise for racial justice nonprofits. Support local Black-led organizing groups and/or invest in national organizations... View Details

15 Oct 2015
Blog Post

Why We Recruit: Medallia

Organization:Ursela Knezevic, University Programs, MBA Talent Outreach, Medallia Describe your organization in three to five sentences. Medallia is the fastest growing Customer Experience Management Company... View Details

Keywords: Technology

01 Sep 2011
News

Extraordinary People

role that is most important to Harf is being the cofounder and chariman of DKMS, the blood cancer cure bank. Now the most successful organization of its kind in the world, he launched it in 1991 after losing his first wife to blood... View Details

20 May 2019
Research & Ideas

Activist CEOs Are Rising Up—and Their Customers Are Listening

When former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz announced earlier this year he was thinking about running for president of the United States, it wasn’t a new idea. Past CEOs seeking the White House have included Carly Fiorina, Ross Perot, Herman Cain, Steve Forbes, Mitt... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

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Kraft Precision Medicine Accelerator - Health Care

models, and innovate funding methods. The Four Workstreams The KPMA identified four key areas that needed to be addressed: engaging patients, using data and analytics effectively, designing successful clinical trials, and developing sound investment models. 1. Patient... View Details

06 Dec 2004
What Do You Think?

Why Do Managers Fail to Act on Their Predictions?

Summing Up Respondents to the December column produced such a lengthy list of reasons why managers fail to act on their predictions that it is a wonder that organizations are ever able to respond with the foresight needed to avert... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

30 Mar 2003
Research & Ideas

How Your Employees and Customers Drive a New Value Profit Chain

and happy customers produce value for investors, makes sense. Why do so many employers fail to follow this logic? Sasser: I'm not sure I would use the word 'happy' unless 'happy' is a synonym for highly satisfied. The key is that View Details

Keywords: by Manda Mahoney

28 May 2019
News

Action Plan: Border Crossing

Rawdon: Fostering a global spirit of cultural connection (photo by Stella Kalinina) Growing up, Leigh Rawdon (MBA 2001) didn’t travel internationally with her family. But she loved to listen to the stories her globe-trotting aunt told of... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

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