Black Lives Matter - Publications - Faculty & Research

04 Sep 2001
Research & Ideas

Governing the Family-Run Business

Scout troop, effective governance: Generates a sense of direction, values to live by or work by, and well-understood and accepted policies that tell organization members how they should behave or what they should do in certain... View Details

12 Apr 2022
Book

Racism, Colonialism, and Britain's Legacy of Violence

History of the British Empire. Elkins, who has conducted extensive research in Africa and the former British Empire, marshals a decade of research across four continents to illustrate how Britain grew a Victorian-era idea about punishing recalcitrant “natives”—the... View Details

Keywords: by Avery Forman

26 Sep 2023
Book

Digital Strategy: A Handbook for Managing a Moving Target

characterized the industrial age (Birkinshaw, 2018). Second, we define what digital strategy is and explain how it matters to competition. Third, we highlight a few themes from this book’s chapters that illustrate how digital strategy is... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Information Technology; Technology

07 Jul 2008
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Innovation Corrupted: How Managers Can Avoid Another Enron

"In the end, Enron was at the center of a truly delinquent society. Once Enron's ethical drift took hold, its collapse was only a matter of time," says HBS professor emeritus Malcolm S. Salter. As he explains in this Q&A and... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Energy; Utilities

27 Jun 2005
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Asian and American Leadership Styles: How Are They Unique?

Cultural differences are important, but primarily as a matter of emphasis. For example, family leadership of business enterprises, including large companies, occurs in very similar ways in both [regions], but is more common in Asia. Li... View Details

Keywords: by D. Quinn Mills

01 Mar 2021
Research & Ideas

How Systemic Racism Can Threaten National Security

no closer to addressing the underlying causes of systemic racism. Two months ago, a mob of supporters of former President Donald J. Trump stormed the US Capitol, which had a far smaller law enforcement presence than it did during protests led by the View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

03 May 2023
Research & Ideas

Why Confronting Racism in AI 'Creates a Better Future for All of Us'

his research, race and racism in the marketplace, and more. Turner founded and runs the Technology Race and Prejudice Lab, also known as the T.R.A.P. Lab. Barbara DeLollis: Why do you research race and technology? Broderick Turner: As a View Details

Keywords: by Barbara DeLollis

04 May 2021
Book

Best Buy: How Human Connection Saved a Failing Retailer

purpose as “enriching people’s lives through technology by addressing key human needs.” Best Buy’s competitive advantage had always been the unique customer service provided by its sales associates, but that only View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Retail

12 May 2021
Book

The Hard Truth About Being a CEO

people come in and get told: We can’t do this. Let me tell you why this didn’t work. Because they are stuck in a status quo mindset. “But you don’t have time for that—change is often a matter of speed. There’s also sometimes a belief that... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

02 Jun 2022
Research & Ideas

Blissful Thinking: When It Comes to Finding Happiness, 'Your Dreams Are Liars'

2008 book, Gross National Happiness: Why Happiness Matters for America—and How We Can Get More of It. And while his next move was to run the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) think tank, he couldn’t shake the topic. It wasn’t just a... View Details

Keywords: by Dan Morrell

01 Nov 2020
Research & Ideas

Good Leadership Is an Act of Kindness

Executive Education programs. With the COVID-19 pandemic transforming our lives at every level, a growing number of students and former students have sought my advice about how to lead in a time of great uncertainty and unprecedented... View Details

Keywords: by Boris Groysberg and Susan Seligson

20 Sep 2017
Research & Ideas

The Three Types of Leaders Who Create Radical Change

What determines whether a social movement will be a flash in the pan or a real catalyst for longterm change? Why did Occupy Wall Street subside in a matter of months, for instance, while the American Civil Rights Movement thrived,... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

07 May 2013
First Look

First Look: May 7

http://hbr.org/search/313110-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 313-104 Note on Charter Schools No abstract available. Purchase this case: http://hbr.org/search/313104-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 813-030 Elasto Therm: The Next Step Julia and Nate Burstein... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

22 Feb 2018
Book

The New History of American Capitalism

seemed to neatly divide politics and markets, states and economies. "The new history of American capitalism targets the lived experience of people and groups as they assimilate—and reshape—the political economy they engage" The... View Details

Keywords: Manufacturing

10 Feb 2021
Research & Ideas

Has #MeToo Changed How Hollywood Hires?

producers to identify and attract female writers, the researchers explain. The study results have wider implications in that they reinforce what many business leaders already suspect—social movements like #MeToo and Black View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Media & Broadcasting

18 May 2022
Research & Ideas

Are Banks the ‘Bad Guys’? Overdraft Fees Are Crushing Low-Income Customers

Payday lenders have long been cast as villains for charging consumers sky-high interest rates, leaving borrowers who live paycheck to paycheck struggling to repay loans. But conventional banks are just as guilty of using fees to penalize... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Financial Services

16 Jul 2012
Research & Ideas

Are You a Strategist?

matter? Is something about it scarce and difficult to imitate? Are we doing today what we need to do in order to matter tomorrow? Being a strategist means living these questions, she says. For a leader,... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

25 Jun 2007
Research & Ideas

HBS Cases: Beauty Entrepreneur Madam Walker

steeped in their church communities. As a black woman, no matter how wealthy she was, she would not have been welcome or even allowed in any respectable hotel. Her church connections also formed the basis of... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Beauty & Cosmetics

08 Sep 2022
Book

Gen Xers and Millennials, It’s Time To Lead. Are You Ready?

online-security software firm OneTrust into an industry leader, so he changed how he lives. Now, he meditates daily and practices self-forgiveness. He says living a more grounded, balanced, and integrated life has made him a better... View Details

Keywords: by Lane Lambert

21 Sep 2022
Research & Ideas

You Don’t Have to Quit Your Job to Find More Meaning in Life

US, people really want to live their best lives—right now. “I believe that the pandemic caused people to re-evaluate whether their work is meaningful,” says Harvard Business School Assistant Professor Julian De Freitas. “Some compared... View Details

Keywords: by Shalene Gupta

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