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  • 01 Oct 2002
  • News

Faculty Research Symposium

thus far, said Amabile, is that the research suggests that workers are incorrect in their frequent belief that they are more creative when they are working under deadline pressure. A dearth of time pressure, however, does not inspire... View Details
  • 03 Sep 2024
  • Blog Post

Energy & Environment Club

focused clubs to learn about the history of the club, the impact and mission, and the types of programming that members can participate in. Having been in Energy sector for the last eight years, I developed a deeply rooted belief in the... View Details
  • 01 Sep 2013
  • News

The New Rules of E-Commerce

Mikitani (MBA 1993) is not shy about pursuing the big idea, in this case a belief that English is the lingua franca of business and learning it would give his organization a competitive edge. Rakuten, founded in 1997, operates an online... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne; e-commerce; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information; Miscellaneous Store Retailers; Retail Trade
  • 01 Jun 2010
  • News

Three Profs Win McKinsey Award

Hal Gregersen of INSEAD, for “The Innovator’s DNA” in the December 2009 issue. In their article, Pisano and Shih argue against U.S. companies’ decision to outsource manufacturing in the mistaken belief that American manufacturing holds no... View Details
Keywords: Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing; Manufacturing
  • Profile

Max Reichel

and potentially expand my own beliefs of what is possible." The case method creates a meaningful forum for these multiple perspectives. "After completing my master's, I didn't want to be lectured to for another two years,"... View Details
  • 24 Feb 2011
  • News

Show Time

the first MBA student to give birth while at HBS and then go on to complete her degree. At the Entertainment & Media Club’s annual conference a couple of weeks ago, keynoter Gerry Lopez (MBA ’84), CEO and president of AMC Theatres, stated his View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
  • 08 Feb 2018
  • Op-Ed

What’s Missing From the Debate About Trump’s Tax Plan

Republicans can make their case that this tax plan represents progress based not on unrealistic optimism but on sincere beliefs about the proper role of government. Democrats can challenge them not by issuing doomsday projections or... View Details
Keywords: by Matthew Weinzierl
  • 01 Jun 2018
  • News

The Evolution of Modern Pricing Models

brick-and-mortar stores, you can’t change shelf prices that frequently. With e-commerce, that cost disappears, and nowadays with better algorithms, it becomes even easier to change prices as often as possible. Another constraint has been how consumers react. The... View Details
  • January 2006 (Revised May 2006)
  • Case

Akin Ongor's Journey

By: Rosabeth M. Kanter
A retired bank CEO, one of Turkey's most admired leaders, wants to start a leadership institute to develop emerging leaders in the eastern Mediterranean region. Describes his biography and values, the models he established for excellent financial performance and... View Details
Keywords: Leadership Development; Values and Beliefs; Partners and Partnerships; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Business Startups; Environmental Sustainability; Retirement; Education Industry; Turkey; United States
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  • 05 May 2015
  • First Look

First Look: May 5

socially driven purpose because of how it affects-through the visibility of firm membership and through the visibility of the firm's actions-employee identity and reputation, where we define "identity" as our own beliefs about... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 17 Feb 2021
  • Research & Ideas

Pandemic Self-Care for CEOs: Rituals, Running, and Cognitive Restructuring

which a successful vaccine was developed; and the inherent sense of rebirth and freedom that comes with spring blend into a potent psychological cocktail. All of these things are, of course, legitimate cause for celebration and much-needed hope. But people whose hope... View Details
Keywords: by Gamze D. Yucaoglu, Robin Abrahams, and Boris Groysberg
  • 05 Nov 2019
  • Blog Post

Environmental Change and Ground-level Impact

well, doing so is actually easier than a lot of students think. There can sometimes be this belief that you have to choose between working on something that really matters to you and doing something that is good for your career. As an HBS... View Details
  • October 1999
  • Case

Royal Dutch/Shell in Transition (A)

By: Lynn S. Paine
After the Brent Spar episode and the 1995 events in Nigeria, Shell undertakes an intensive review of its values and business principles. At the same time, it conducts the largest multi-stakeholder consultation in its history in an effort to better understand society's... View Details
Keywords: Corporate Governance; Corporate Accountability; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Social Issues; Public Opinion; Moral Sensibility; Values and Beliefs; Transformation; Environmental Accounting; Energy Industry
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  • 25 Nov 2008
  • First Look

First Look: November 25, 2008

Working Papers Reality versus Propaganda in the Formation of Beliefs about Privatization Authors: Rafael Di Tella, Sebastian Galiani, and Ernesto Schargrodsky Abstract Argentina privatized most public utilities during the 1990s but... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • December 2021
  • Case

Whistleblowing at Veolia: A Technology Solution

By: Aiyesha Dey, Jonas Heese, Christian Godwin and James Weber
In 2019, Bruno Masson, the vice chairman of Veolia’s Ethics Committee, was preparing for a meeting on a rollout plan for a new whistleblowing system to more countries. Veolia, a global supplier of water, waste, and energy services, had recently gone through several... View Details
Keywords: Whistleblowing; Corporate Misconduct; Corporate Governance; Ethics; Crime and Corruption; Values and Beliefs; Trust; Employee Relationship Management; Utilities Industry
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  • September 2020 (Revised December 2020)
  • Supplement

Hitachi Rail Limited (B)

By: David J. Collis, Akiko Kanno and Nobuo Sato
This supplement describes the strategy and organisation changes made by British executive, Alistair Dormer, after he is made head of Hitachi Rail's global business. The company acquires an Italian company, continues to win contracts in the UK, but struggles to bring... View Details
Keywords: Organization Structure; Leader Selection; Mergers ＆ Acquisitions; Strategy; Global Strategy; Organizational Structure; Leadership; Mergers and Acquisitions; Integration; Values and Beliefs; Rail Industry; Japan
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  • February 2017
  • Supplement

Truly Human Leadership at Barry-Wehmiller: Video Supplement

By: Jan Rivkin and Dylan Minor
Keywords: Job Cuts and Outsourcing; Values and Beliefs; Organizational Culture; Employees; Business Strategy; Manufacturing Industry
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  • 01 Sep 2017
  • News

Turning Point: Getting to Giving

Illustration by Chris Gash I grew up in a mostly single-parent household outside Chicago with my dad and sister; my relationship with money as a child was that it felt scarce, for sure, but we didn’t talk about it. Maybe that’s why I’ve gone so much in the other... View Details
Keywords: Amalya “Ami” Campbell (MBA 1997); Social Assistance; Health, Social Assistance
  • 06 Mar 2019
  • Sharpening Your Skills

Has the Glass Ceiling Been Broken (or at Least Cracked)?

because of social defenses at the organizational level, along with wider cultural beliefs that are resistant to change. Gender Stereotypes in Deliberation and Team DecisionsWomen are recognized less often for their contributions in... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
  • Profile

Joe Stenger

would often reflect on my childhood, and I realized how fortunate I was, not only to have had a dream but also the belief that I could obtain it. Few Afghans are afforded such assurances. Circumstances are especially dire for widows who... View Details