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HBS Alumni Conference: Accelerating Climate Solutions - Alumni

Cofounder & Managing Partner, Material Impact Carmichael Roberts Partner, Breakthrough Energy Ventures; Cofounder & Managing Partner, Material Impact Carmichael Roberts co‐leads the investment committee at Breakthrough Energy, a mission‐oriented group View Details

January 2012 (Revised June 2013)
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Dow Chemical: Innovating for Sustainability

Dow Chemical is one of the few major American industrial corporations that was founded in the late 19th century that is still in existence. From its origins producing bromine out of the brine underneath Midland, Michigan, the company has evolved from a diversified... View Details

Keywords: Innovation Strategy; Environmental Sustainability; Chemical Industry

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January 2009 (Revised April 2009)
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The Carlyle Group

By: Robert G. Eccles and Carin-Isabel Knoop

This case describes the investment philosophy, organizational structure, management processes and culture of the largest private equity firm in the world measured in terms of assets under management ($89 billion). The Carlyle Group is distinctive in several ways,... View Details

Keywords: Financial Crisis; Assets; Private Equity; Investment; Global Strategy; Innovation and Invention; Knowledge Use and Leverage; Management Practices and Processes; Organizational Structure; Information Technology; Asia; Washington (state, US)

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RGE Report - Race, Gender & Equity

split in how companies approach the workforce, with some reaffirming a commitment to diversity, while others are removing diversity considerations in their hiring and succession planning. These two aspects of today’s business landscape... View Details

09 Oct 2001
Research & Ideas

Driven: How Human Nature Shapes Organizations

in a mutual caring way and also to help their firm excel. The designer can encourage this by fostering firm-wide symbols, rituals, and norms. However, any such social contract must be a mutual commitment to be effective. The leadership... View Details

Keywords: by Paul Lawrence & Nitin Nohria

01 Dec 2023
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A Continuum of Innovation

innovation, and we’re committed to continuing that tradition. You can see that in how we’ve approached generative artificial intelligence (GAI) in the program this year. From early in 2023, when we began planning our policy on GAI, we... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie

09 Jun 2022
HBS Case

From Truck Driver to Manager: US Foods’ Novel Approach to Staff Shortages

warehouse workers eager to move up in some of its districts. The company then offered to train those workers to obtain a commercial driver’s license. In exchange for training, workers had to commit to driving for US Foods for two years.... View Details

Keywords: by Pamela Reynolds

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Financial Aid - Alumni

Stories Bob Ryan (MBA 1970) Ryan is fostering the next generation of leaders through an MBA fellowship fund he established that honors his parents commitment to education. Jonathan and Jeannie Lavine (both MBA 1992) In addition to... View Details

28 Feb 2023
Research & Ideas

Can Apprenticeships Work in the US? Employers Seeking New Talent Pipelines Take Note

Professor of Management Practice at Harvard Business School, examines an alternative route for American teenagers and companies alike: The apprenticeships popular in many European countries. Looking closely at a successful US apprentice program in which high school... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

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Pre-Class Arrival - Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning

instructor energize the subsequent class discussion and signal strong commitment to learning. Transcript Christensen Center Tip Sheets Characteristics of Effective Case Method Teaching Elements of Effective Class Preparation Guidelines... View Details

22 Oct 2021
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Want Hybrid Work to Succeed? Trust, Don’t Track, Employees

households to their companies,” Neeley says. “The least you can do is care about how they are.” While people may have hesitated to talk about their responsibilities at home prior to the pandemic for fear that they may not appear fully View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

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Leadership - Health Care

commitment to the healthcare sector. Her familiarity with the city's healthcare institutions is a testament to her knowledge and engagement in the industry. Outside of work, Lanika is a devoted volunteer, seizing opportunities to... View Details

15 Jul 2020
Blog Post

From Teacher to Student: The Important Ways HBS Professors Showed Me How to Lead

were deeply committed to our learning and growth. What makes HBS professors so special is the extra effort they make to get to know us, which goes far beyond a professor's investment in our academic development. Before my very first FRC... View Details

01 May 2013
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Raphael Geismar, MBA 2006

his 5th Reunion—a commitment backed with his own lead gift. He designated his gift to the Dean’s Fund because, he says bluntly, “the School knows better than I what to use it for. HBS is well managed and there is no doubt gifts will be... View Details

26 Nov 2019
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The Ritual Effect

enhance feelings of control, which reduces grief; in business negotiations, enacting rituals like handshaking can increase feelings of trust, which enables better working relationships. And the list goes on: rituals can increase belonging over family holidays, and... View Details

Keywords: rituals

21 Mar 2024
Blog Post

SVMP Gave Me the Courage to Fail

discussions. The small teams provided safe spaces to test new ideas and learn about the case topic from a new perspective. In these teams, each of us was encouraged to lead the discussion, which was a new experience for many of us. In a small way, this experience... View Details

05 Jun 2020
Research & Ideas

How Anchor Investors Help Impact Funds Succeed

so-called impact funds, or funds that hope to create positive social or environmental impact. In Anchors Aweigh: Analysis of Anchor Limited Partner Investors in Impact Investment Funds, the authors describe anchors as “generally the first investor to make a substantial... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Financial Services

09 May 2023
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Where to Find Remote Work Now: 250 Million Job Postings Paint a Complex Picture

company location, industry, skill set, and even an individual company’s cultural preference. “The notion that we will go back to a point in which at least some firms will not commit to remote work—we've passed that moment.” From 2019 to... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

11 Jan 2022
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Feeling Seen: What to Say When Your Employees Are Not OK

manager gets the negative emotion wrong, talking about it is still better than ignoring the emotion completely. The team points to research showing an expectations gap between managers and employees. While managers view emotional support as View Details