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  • 01 Dec 2018
  • News

From Das’s Desk

Reflective Leader. Led by HBS professors Tom DeLong and Scott Snook, participants delved into case discussions about authentic leadership, explored their personal strengths and weaknesses, and began to put perspective on their true View Details
Keywords: Das Narayandas
  • 17 Mar 2011
  • News

Make or Break for the USA?

As the global economy grows ever more competitive, American manufacturing is at a critical juncture. The country has been surrendering jobs, production capacity, and know-how to other countries at an alarming rate. The answers to this dilemma aren’t as obvious as they... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons; Manufacturing
  • Web

EMIS (Emerging Markets Information System) | Baker Library

resources responsibly. We license resources for the purposes of research, teaching, and private study. Commercial use is prohibited. Read our full e-resource policy View Details
  • Portrait Project

Asaf Gilboa

girls are proving me wrong. Every time I pick them up and hear them giggle I know that my priorities have changed. I realize that my purpose in life is no longer to achieve wealth, power, or influence, but rather to be the best role model... View Details
  • August 2024
  • Case

Lucky Ones Coffee: Employing People with Disabilities

By: Richard S. Ruback, Robin Greenwood, Joe Higgins, Matthew Preble and Dave Habeeb
Katie Holyfield and Taylor Matkins founded The Lucky Ones Coffee in 2017 with a mission to create jobs in Park City, Utah for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The company quickly earned strong support from the local community, and by early 2023... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Selection and Staffing; Growth and Development Strategy; Mission and Purpose; Service Industry; Tourism Industry; Retail Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; Utah; United States
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  • August 2020
  • Teaching Note

Sesame Workshop (C): Mission Critical Responses to Global and National Crises

By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter and Joyce J. Kim
Teaching Note for Case No. 321-016. Beginning in March 2020, Sesame Workshop navigated a global pandemic, which caused unemployment, businesses shutdowns, school closures, and remote work environments along with a racial justice crisis, with a renewed mission that led... View Details
Keywords: Pandemic; Children; Health Pandemics; Social Issues; Crisis Management; Mission and Purpose; Education; Leadership; Education Industry; Media and Broadcasting Industry
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  • 03 Oct 2005
  • What Do You Think?

What’s the Future of Globally Organized Labor?

is doubtful that globally organized labor will be able to achieve the same purposes that have motivated unions on a national basis because "the purpose of most unions is 'the greater good' and generally... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
  • 12 Mar 2018
  • Op-Ed

Op-Ed: Why BlackRock CEO Larry Fink Is Not a Socialist

their returns. They believe that companies must select among binary options of serving shareholders or serving society. This is a wrong-headed idea because companies with clarity about their purpose actually perform better in the long... View Details
Keywords: by Bill George; Banking
  • Web

ABI/ProQuest | Baker Library

& Fellows Remote access available HBS Alumni In person access only Harvard Faculty, Students, and Staff Remote access available Visitors In person access only Please use our resources responsibly. We license resources for the purposes of... View Details
  • February 2023 (Revised March 2023)
  • Case

The LPGA’s Long Drive Toward Gender Equity

By: Boris Groysberg and Alexis Lefort
This case provides a history of the Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) and examines the reasons for the gender pay gap in professional sports. The case protagonist, the commissioner of the LPGA, wrestles with the opportunities and challenges the LPGA currently... View Details
Keywords: Decision Making; Gender; Growth and Development Strategy; Mission and Purpose; Sports Industry; United States
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  • 2009
  • Book

Supercorp: How Vanguard Companies Create Opportunity, Profits, Growth, and Social Good

By: Rosabeth M. Kanter
Supercorp is based on a 3-year study involving more than 350 interviews in 20 countries to identify the leadership practices and operating methods of major companies seeking profitable growth through innovation that benefits society. For example, when the tsunami and... View Details
Keywords: Profit; Leadership; Mission and Purpose; Opportunities; Welfare
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  • January 2003 (Revised April 2003)
  • Case

Sun Hydraulics: Leading in Tough Times (A)

By: Linda A. Hill and Jennifer Suesse
Sun Hydraulics, 32-year-old global hydraulics engineering and manufacturing company headquartered in Sarasota, Florida, confronts tough choices due to the economic downturn in 2001. The company leadership debates how to maintain profitability and reduce labor costs... View Details
Keywords: Organizational Culture; Mission and Purpose; Financial Crisis; Crisis Management; Manufacturing Industry; Florida
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  • Web

Health Business Fulltext Elite | Baker Library

and Staff Remote access available Visitors In person access only Learn More HBS Alumni Research Tips: Create a Target List of Companies Please use our resources responsibly. We license resources for the purposes of research, teaching, and... View Details
  • Web

Economist Intelligence Unit | Baker Library

available HBS Alumni In person access only Harvard Faculty, Students, and Staff Remote access available Visitors In person access only Additional Information Harvard's subscription does not include Excel add-in. Please use our resources responsibly. We license... View Details
  • 17 May 2004
  • Research & Ideas

Why We Don’t Study Corporate Responsibility

sometimes, employees. A second concern is misallocation or inefficiency. Engaging in activities deemed "socially responsible," critics argue, entails diverting resources best used for economic purposes to advance View Details
Keywords: by Manda Salls
  • Web

Crunchbase | Baker Library

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  • Web

Impact Investing Interest Group | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

information about next year's gathering. Faculty & Research We are critically examining questions such as: What is the purpose of impact investing? What return profiles are realistic? Does impact investing actually create social value?... View Details
  • 2007
  • Report

Compounding Impact: Mission Investing by U.S. Foundations

By: Mark R. Kramer and Sarah E. Cooch
If foundations are to achieve their lofty ambitions for social impact, they must find creative ways to use every resource they possess. Enter mission investing (now more popularly called impact investing), a practice of using financial investments as tools to achieve a... View Details
Keywords: Foundations; Mission Investing; Impact Investing; Organizations; Mission and Purpose; Investment
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  • 2013
  • Conference Presentation

Searching for Sustainability: Identity and Structure in Rapidly Developing Industries

By: Luciana Silvestri
Keywords: Identity; Mission and Purpose; Organizational Structure
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  • Portrait Project

Umaimah Mendhro

storms, I led my way to Harvard to be amongst you. You who helped me build a school in my home-village... a place for children to craft and realize purposeful dreams. Where they can learn to reason and judge for themselves. And do not... View Details