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- 13 Apr 2021
- Book
How Inclusive Managers Create Glass-Shattering Organizations
from them. Discourage exclusionary social activities, and make sure that teams don’t treat women as outliers or extraneous. Development. Assess how managers assign training and development opportunities, and ensure they use objective... View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz
- 29 Mar 2016
- First Look
March 29, 2016
that innovation comes from the edges"). Thus, the program is not viewed as a subsidized Corporate Social Responsibility activity but as a positive net benefit activity, as well as a way of addressing skills shortages by tapping into... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Jan 2002
- News
Egon P.S. Zehnder (MBA '56)
performances of daughter, Heidi, a professional opera singer Recommended Reading Emotional Intelligence, by Daniel Goleman "Goleman shows that integrity, the ability to communicate and influence, self-motivation, empathy, and social... View Details
- January 2021 (Revised April 2022)
- Case
Best Buy's Corie Barry: Confronting the COVID-19 Pandemic
By: William W. George and Amram Migdal
This case examines the leadership of Corie Barry, the new CEO of Best Buy, with a focus on actions the company took in 2020 to adapt to the COVID-19 pandemic. The case includes a history of Best Buy’s strategy and leadership, including the transitions between the... View Details
Keywords: COVID-19 Pandemic; Change; Disruption; Volatility; Communication; Competency and Skills; Customers; Decision Making; Ethics; Fairness; Moral Sensibility; Values and Beliefs; Finance; Cash Flow; Financial Condition; Financial Liquidity; Goods and Commodities; Corporate Governance; Health Pandemics; Human Resources; Executive Compensation; Employees; Employee Relationship Management; Resignation and Termination; Retention; Selection and Staffing; Innovation and Invention; Jobs and Positions; Job Cuts and Outsourcing; Job Design and Levels; Job Interviews; Job Offer; Labor; Employment; Human Capital; Working Conditions; Law; Leadership; Leadership Development; Leadership Style; Management; Business or Company Management; Crisis Management; Growth and Development Strategy; Management Practices and Processes; Management Style; Management Succession; Management Systems; Management Teams; Risk Management; Operations; Distribution; Order Taking and Fulfillment; Logistics; Service Delivery; Service Operations; Supply Chain; Organizations; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Outcome or Result; Personal Development and Career; Retirement; Work-Life Balance; Planning; Strategic Planning; Problems and Challenges; Relationships; Business and Community Relations; Labor and Management Relations; Risk and Uncertainty; Safety; Science; Strategy; Retail Industry; North and Central America; United States; Minnesota
George, William W., and Amram Migdal. "Best Buy's Corie Barry: Confronting the COVID-19 Pandemic." Harvard Business School Case 321-073, January 2021. (Revised April 2022.)
- 22 Feb 2024
- News
GCC Crossroads Aims for a Bright Future; Seattle Alumni Talk Leadership in Tech; Italy Preps for European Alumni Summit
Dave Cotter, founder and CEO of Stealth Startup; Matt Oppenheimer, cofounder and CEO of Remitly; and Anthony Diamond, PhD, New Ventures Lead for Pioneer Square Labs. HBSAAA Board Member Beverly Anderson (MBA 1997), president and CEO of the event’s co-sponsor, BECU... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- Web
2024 Reunion Presentations - Alumni
– Less Info This article explores the impact of social media and smartphones on youth, highlighting parental concerns about increasing anxiety and depression. Data shows high engagement rates among children and adolescents: 90% of infants... View Details
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Harvard Business School
corporate philanthropy, and social marketing. His books include: Developing the Afro-American Economy ; Moving Ahead: Black Managers in American Business ; The Wealth of Races (Editor); and Soul in Management: How African-American... View Details
- Web
Entrepreneurial Management Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research
Nicholas Otis, Rowan Clarke, Solène Delecourt, and David Holtz. 2023 Zoe B. Cullen : Recipient of a 2023 National Science Foundation Research Grant ($368,490) for "What's My Employee Worth? Information Frictions, Pay, and Pay Equity" with... View Details
- 01 Dec 2009
- News
One Man Crime Wave
languages. To many writers, critics, and fans, “JDM” lives on as an underappreciated master, a born storyteller who served up riveting, best-selling adventure tales that feature penetrating social commentary and sharp insights into human... View Details
- 10 Sep 2020
- Research & Ideas
The COVID Two-Step for Leaders: Protect and Pivot
their employees working. Some are big, like General Motors, a car company that's making ventilators. Others are small, mom-and-pop restaurants that are making up fruit-and-vegetable boxes for people and delivering them door-to-door.”... View Details
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Managing the Advantages and Tradeoffs of Collaborative Structures
To solve complex problems, organizations must both collect facts and use them to solve problems. In one study, my coauthors and I show that increased connectivity—measured as network... View Details
- 16 Jul 2013
- First Look
First Look: July 16
that may be to do. In this article, the authors look at research from behavioral economics, social psychology, and other disciplines and offer practical tactics for leaders hoping to project a healthy amount of both qualities. Publisher's... View Details
Keywords: Anna Secino
- 25 Nov 2013
- Research & Ideas
Hiding From Managers Can Increase Your Productivity
Companies all over the world have striven for transparency in the workplace, literally tearing down walls in an effort to let managers and employees observe each other. Take, for example, one of the 14 key principles of The Toyota Way,... View Details
- 01 Dec 2011
- News
Faculty Research Online
employees they hire and the way they socialize those employees. See http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/6795.html. Making the Case for Consumer-Driven Health Care Even as “Obamacare” becomes an issue in the 2012... View Details
- 01 Jun 2007
- News
Mission Possible
opportunity to create and spread innovative solutions to some of society’s most pressing problems. In doing so, they joined a groundswell of interest in social entrepreneurship. Just as entrepreneurs spot missed opportunities in business... View Details
- 06 Dec 2021
- News
Rescue & Recovery
Tuesday tumbled into Wednesday, CEO Neal Keny-Guyer hosted a town hall meeting; apologies were issued. Jacobs remembers the week as “unlike anything I’ve experienced,” he says. “On Thursday, what felt like all of the employees at our... View Details
- 06 Nov 2009
- News
Health Reform Paths Not Taken
health benefits, Herzlinger favors tax breaks. She proposes that Congress simply extend to all employees the current tax-exemption employers have for the purchase of employee health plans. Writing in the... View Details
- 01 Oct 1998
- News
A Community Investment
businesspeople must see each other as allies in the process of pursuing the common good. Have you observed ways in which social enterprise activity has positively affected company operations and employee... View Details
- 07 Jan 2015
- Research & Ideas
The Quest for Better Layoffs
3,100 employees were displaced. Company president Aaron Feuerstein immediately announced plans to rebuild the company—and to keep all the displaced employees on the payroll in the meantime. The media hailed... View Details
- 01 Nov 2024
- In Practice
Layoffs Surging in a Strong Economy? Advice for Navigating Uncertain Times
strikes dampened hiring, employers still created fewer jobs than economists expected, according to reports. Losing one's job can be a shock, raising questions like: “Should I start my own business?” and “What about my benefits?” For managers and View Details