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    Ethan S. Bernstein

    Ethan Bernstein (@ethanbernstein) is an associate professor in the Organizational Behavior unit at Harvard Business School. He has spent his career researching novel talent management practices and their effect on employee behavior, collaboration, and performance.... View Details

    • October 2016 (Revised February 2020)
    • Case

    Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson

    By: Anita Elberse
    In June 2016, Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson is planning for the upcoming launch of an endeavor that is a first for a Hollywood actor with superstar status—a digital channel. The channel (named “Seven Bucks Digital Studios”) will be a new part of film and television... View Details
    Keywords: Entertainment; Film; Motion Picutres; Superstar; Innovation; Creative Industries; Talent; General Management; Celebrities; Management; Information Technology; Strategy; Talent and Talent Management; Creativity; Marketing; Personal Development and Career; Film Entertainment; Innovation and Invention; Digital Strategy; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Entertainment and Recreation Industry
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    • May 2008 (Revised May 2008)
    • Case

    Symyx Technologies, Inc.

    By: H. Kent Bowen, Courtney Purrington and Thomas D. Perry
    Symyx is a science-based company spun out of Berkeley. Its unique materials technology has been exploited for 10 years, but the company needs a new business model. The company concept required the invention of hardware and software to do high throughput materials... View Details
    Keywords: Business Model; Transition; Engineering; Technological Innovation; Resource Allocation; Product Development; Partners and Partnerships; Science-Based Business; Information Infrastructure; Applications and Software
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    • July 2008 (Revised April 2009)
    • Supplement

    Philip McCrea: Once an Entrepreneur... (B)

    By: William W. George
    Philip McCrea is dealing with the aftermath of the move of his company and family from San Francisco to New Jersey (from the (A) case). Although the move goes well from a family perspective, his business runs into challenges when he merges it into a Canadian company... View Details
    Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Leadership; Failure; Ownership Stake; Work-Life Balance; Canada; New Jersey
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    • 20 Aug 2008
    • Op-Ed

    The Time is Right for Creative Capitalism

    resources—people, innovation, traction, money, and execution—business is the most powerful force for change on the global stage right now. No other set of institutions—not religious organizations, not the... View Details
    Keywords: by Nancy Koehn
    • 08 Feb 2021
    • Book

    How to Make the World Better, Not Perfect

    think like a social scientist about what would actually lead another person, one I didn’t know well, to change his behavior. I am confident that my effort flopped and that Doug understood the psychology of... View Details
    Keywords: by Michael Blanding

      Retire without Regrets

      This article explores the significant transition of retirement and offers insights into creating a satisfying postcareer life. It highlights the contrasting experiences of Irene and Lawrence, two retirees who navigated this change differently. Irene embraced... View Details

      • December 2021
      • Case

      Danish Crown: Feeding the Future

      By: David E. Bell, Damien P. McLoughlin, Daniela Beyersdorfer and Mette Fuglsang Hjortshoej
      Danish Crown, one of the world’s largest exporters of pork meat and one of Europe’s top five producers of beef, faced increasing headwinds in 2021, making CEO Jais Valeur feel like the core of the meat business was under attack. As a cooperative and prominent player in... View Details
      Keywords: Agribusiness; Animal-Based Agribusiness; Food; Environmental Management; Climate Change; Environmental Sustainability; Nutrition; Cooperative Ownership; Change Management; Transition; Leadership; Leading Change; Marketing; Product Marketing; Corporate Strategy; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; Europe; Denmark
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        James L. Heskett

        James L. Heskett is UPS Foundation Professor Emeritus at the Harvard Business School and author of his latest book, With From Within: Build Organizational Culture for Competitive... View Details

        • 28 Apr 2021
        • Blog Post

        Alumni Spotlight: Cissy Chen (MBA 2019)

        Cissy Chen (MBA 2019) reflects on her how experience at HBS shaped her career and inspired her to make a difference in her home region of Asia through impact investing. How has your education at HBS helped... View Details
        • October 2023
        • Case

        Making Progress at Progress Software (A)

        By: Katherine Coffman, Hannah Riley Bowles and Alexis Lefort
        In this case, the Human Capital team at Progress Software has identified that some employees have a hard time understanding how to advance within Progress. This realization leads the team to develop several major people-process innovations: the introduction of... View Details
        Keywords: Leading Change; Organizational Culture; Performance Evaluation; Prejudice and Bias; Personal Development and Career; Human Capital; Employee Relationship Management; Technology Industry; Bulgaria
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        • Profile

        Debora Lehrer

        education there was and for someone with a non-business background, the case method's practical approach to problem-solving greatly appealed to me. How has your overall HBS experience shaped your goals & View Details
        Keywords: Entertainment / Media
        • Web

        IFC India 2025: Sustainability in Action: Inside Hindustan Unilever’s Public Sanitation and Plastic Recycling Facilities - Blog - Business & Environment

        resilience at both sites. As MBA students, we saw the immense potential of businesses as a force for good and the power of partnerships. Both facilities employ a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) mechanism, with Hindustan Unilever playing... View Details
        • 19 Jul 2023
        • Blog Post

        A Pathway to Pursue Aspirations

        While Mizuho Kanai (MBA 2018) was fulfilling her summer internship at NPR, her manager recommended that she read an HBS case study about how the Sesame Workshop CEO, Jeff Dunn (MBA 1981), was changing the institution. “I was blown away,”... View Details
        • 29 May 2001
        • Research & Ideas

        Race Does Matter in Mentoring

        and design assignments. The education facilitated his transition into management when he was finally promoted two years later. Once in middle management, Williams's career took... View Details
        Keywords: by David A. Thomas
        • 2008
        • Article

        Learning (Not) to Talk About Race: When Older Children Underperform in Social Categorization

        By: Evan P. Apfelbaum, Kristin Pauker, Nalini Ambady, Samuel R. Sommers and Michael I. Norton
        The present research identifies an anomaly in sociocognitive development, whereby younger children (8 and 9 years) outperform their older counterparts (10 and 11 years) in a basic categorization task in which the acknowledgment of racial difference facilitates... View Details
        Keywords: Transition; Age; Race; Society; Cognition and Thinking
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        • August 2021 (Revised October 2024)
        • Case

        Allbirds: Decarbonizing Fashion

        By: Michael W. Toffel, Kenneth P. Pucker and Eren Kuzucu
        The Allbirds: Decarbonizing Fashion (A) case introduces Allbirds as a footwear startup not only focused on simple design, comfort, and sustainable natural materials but on decarbonizing the wider fashion industry. Background material highlights the growing... View Details
        Keywords: Decarbonization; Climate Impact; Environmental Strategy; Innovation; Product Design; Supply Chain Management; Innovation Strategy; Innovation and Management; Product Development; Climate Change; Environmental Management; Environmental Sustainability; Apparel and Accessories Industry; Fashion Industry; United States; California
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        • 13 May 2019
        • Blog Post

        The Many Facets of Becoming a Mother at HBS

        professional moms sharing their advice with me on how to manage career and family.  I cannot imagine a more supportive environment during pregnancy and I’m incredibly grateful... View Details
        • November 2009 (Revised April 2010)
        • Case

        Rose Smart Growth Investment Fund

        By: Arthur I Segel and Justin Seth Ginsburgh
        The Jonathan Rose Companies must decide how to design and launch an innovative new real estate fund focused on green and transit oriented properties. JRC seeks to show through the fund that smart growth and green buildings provide superior economic returns to sprawl... View Details
        Keywords: Property; Buildings and Facilities; Transition; Financing and Loans; Investment Funds; Investment; Marketing; Energy Conservation; Business Strategy; Growth and Development Strategy; Environmental Sustainability; Finance; Real Estate Industry
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        • 01 Aug 2006
        • First Look

        First Look: August 1, 2006

        lectures of Robert Merton and Myron Scholes as a backdrop to this literature. Publisher's link: http://www.nowpublishers.com/product.aspx?product=FIN&doi=0500000005 The Changing Structure of the Legal... View Details
        Keywords: Sean Silverthorne