Publications

July 2005 (Revised June 2006)
Case

Narayana Murthy and Compassionate Capitalism

By: William W. George, Shailendra Jit Singh and Andrew N. McLean

Narayana Murthy's roles at Infosys Technologies--as a co-founder, longtime CEO, and nonexecutive chairman and chief mentor--has been marked by explosive growth, demanding management challenges, and widely lauded company leadership. His personal leadership philosophy... View Details

Keywords: Business Ventures; Economic Systems; Ethics; Values and Beliefs; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; Biography; Leadership; Business or Company Management; Information Technology Industry; India

November 1984 (Revised October 1989)
Case

Dow Corning Corp.: Business Conduct and Global Values (A)

Describes the development and ongoing operation of the Business Conduct Committee of Dow Corning Corp. as an example of managing corporate values in a multinational enterprise. View Details

Keywords: Business or Company Management; Values and Beliefs; Multinational Firms and Management; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact

02 Mar 2015
News

To Market, To Market

recalls. “We have a thousand employees, dispersed around the world. It’s a very different set of challenges. But because of my HBS experience, and the belief that with analytical skill and commitment you can actually get stuff done, I... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley; Agriculture; Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations; Personal Services

01 Jan 2008
News

John Doerr, MBA 1976

Microsystems, Intuit, and Netscape. His belief in Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon.com, led to a $7 million investment that launched the largest online retailer in the world. And then there’s Kleiner’s investment in Google, a firm whose... View Details

30 Dec 2013
HBS Case

HBS Cases: What Warren Buffett Saw in Newspapers

industry," he explains, "you have to make a bet on the future: Do you have a viable business strategy, and if so, is it one of growth, of maintenance, or of decline? Given your beliefs about the future, you then need to design a... View Details

Keywords: by Deborah Blagg; Journalism & News; Publishing

22 Feb 2021
Blog Post

I Found My Future at HBS and You Can Too

While flying combat missions in Afghanistan, I reflected on my childhood and how lucky I was not only to have a dream but also the belief that I could obtain it. Few children in Appalachia were afforded such assurances. Still, when I... View Details

04 Sep 2019
News

Accelerating Scientific Discovery

will also strengthen collaboration by helping managers and scientists understand each other’s perspectives—especially regarding language, goals, expectations, and timelines—so that they can reconcile the needs of commerce and science. Chandra’s View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie

01 Feb 2001
News

The Road Taken: One Family's Worldly Adventure

chanting at a nearby monastery. Following their love of travel, their desire to spend meaningful family time together, and the belief that a trip around the world would offer their kids an education they couldn't possibly get in a... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

Web

Harvard Business School

recruitment of Black students possible, "not something that most deans would have done in that environment in 1968," Lillian Lincoln Lambert (MBA '69), remembered. 20 He also established a fellowship program providing financial support for African Americans while they... View Details

01 Dec 2020
News

Steady as She Goes

foods, and, of course, for toilet paper. As for Weckert, she’s back to building things from scratch. This time, it’s cupcakes with her daughter. How to: Diversify your leadership team Believe. “You have to have a resolute belief that... View Details

Keywords: April White; COVID-19; change management; leadership; women; grocery stores; Food and Beverage Stores; Retail Trade

01 Jun 2002
News

Faculty Debates Lessons from Enron's Collapse

and an espoused belief system that stressed respect, integrity, and communication end up in such a situation? How could an innovative business model that showed so much promise have gone wrong so suddenly? Why did Wall Street and... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg; Enron; faculty; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

07 Sep 2010
Research & Ideas

Mindful Leadership: When East Meets West

Asian beliefs, philosophies, and practices are influencing everything from the way we treat the ill to how we make cars. Now, a Harvard Business School professor is looking to the East as a model for developing strong business leaders. William George, an expert on... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

February 2007 (Revised February 2009)
Case

A Differentiation Strategy at ASDA

By: David E. Bell and Nitin Sanghavi

The Wal-Mart CEO has challenged his company to do more to help mankind. The British subsidiary, ASDA, is reviewing its activities in the environment/social arena. View Details

Keywords: Business Subsidiaries; Trends; Values and Beliefs; Leadership Style; Growth and Development Strategy; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Food and Beverage Industry; Retail Industry

March 2001 (Revised December 2007)
Case

Katharine Graham

By: Kathleen L. McGinn, Lisa M. Gunther and Dina R. Pradel

Details the career of Katharine Graham of the Washington Post Co., a pioneer in her field and one of the first high-profile women to lead a major public company. Her story is a unique example of how power and expertise are built over time, and differs from those of... View Details

Keywords: Decision Choices and Conditions; Values and Beliefs; Leadership; Personal Development and Career; Power and Influence; Social and Collaborative Networks; Journalism and News Industry

October 2000 (Revised January 2002)
Case

Individual and the Corporation, The: Kathy Levinson and E*TRADE (A)

By: Joseph L. Badaracco Jr. and Susan Harmeling

Kathy Levinson, the president and COO of ETRADE and a lesbian mother of two children, must decide whether and how to participate in the "No on Knight" campaign. The campaign opposes California ballot proposition 22, which requires California to recognize only marriages... View Details

Keywords: Conflict of Interests; Leadership; Managerial Roles; Values and Beliefs; Decision Choices and Conditions; Gender; Diversity; Financial Services Industry