Publications

23 Aug 2019
Sharpening Your Skills

Has the Corporate Mission Just Been Disrupted?

prioritize social benefits over shareholder reward. CEOs adding their signature to the pledge included Apple's Tim Cook, JPMorgan Chase's Jamie Dimon, Amazon's Jeff Bezos, IBM's Ginni Rometty, and GM's Mary Barra. Moving corporate View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Green Technology

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Systems for Scaling Ventures (SSV) - Course Catalog

will help you learn how to build a growth-stage venture while keeping your employees empowered and your organization nimble. You will learn to build a solid foundation that will allow your organization to amplify its impact in today's... View Details

01 Jun 2011
News

Latin Flair

Daniel Kafie (MBA '07): social networking games for Latin America. Photo courtesy Vostu.com It may have taken them two years to finally find their entrepreneurial feet in the online world of social media,... View Details

05 Apr 2021
Blog Post

The MBA Response: A Calling to Leadership & Service

and talent. Your Opportunity In joining The MBA Response, you can help small businesses that are truly in need. You have the potential to impact not only the businesses themselves, but also the owners, employees and their families,... View Details

January 2008 (Revised October 2010)
Case

Sara Campbell Ltd. (A)

By: Romana Autrey, V.G. Narayanan and Julia Rozovsky

Describes a situation in which Sara Campbell, the CEO of a women's apparel company, must decide how to resolve the tense relationship with her Financial Controller and ex-brother-in-law, Stephen Holt. Holt was employed by Campbell for 10 years, took on the majority of... View Details

Keywords: Accounting; Judgments; Governance Controls; Employee Relationship Management; Behavior; Apparel and Accessories Industry

June 2010 (Revised October 2011)
Case

ProPublica

By: Michel Anteby, Philippe Bertreau and Charlotte Newman

Stephen Engelberg, ProPublica's managing editor, entered the organization's newsroom located in lower Manhattan on September 16, 2008. He knew a historical financial debacle was happening at his doorstep, yet none of his journalists were covering that beat. It would... View Details

Keywords: Employee Relationship Management; Leadership; Leading Change; Resource Allocation; Organizational Culture; Motivation and Incentives; Journalism and News Industry; Publishing Industry; New York (city, NY)

25 Feb 2020
Research & Ideas

For Migrant Workers, Homesickness Can Reduce Productivity

workplace friendships, firms can minimize the psychological costs of homesickness, which increase depending on how far the employee is from home, according to Choudhury’s study, Social Attachment to Place... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz

25 Aug 2022
News

On Purpose

Illustration by Nhung Lê Illustration by Nhung Lê When Jenny Cohen (MBA 1997), a longtime Disney exec, made the leap to executive VP of corporate social responsibility in early 2021, her first task was an especially existential one: “I... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment

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How One Coffee Shop Is Brewing Change for Business and Society | Working Knowledge

Coffee . The company’s 17 employees have intellectual and developmental disabilities, and the business has a waiting list of about 40 prospective applicants who are eager to step in when a position becomes available. “People who hire... View Details

11 Jun 2015
News

Leading the way in sustainable style

Marjorie Yang (MBA 1976), the chairman and CEO of garment-manufacturing giant The Esquel Group, doesn’t spend much time talking about apparel anymore. Instead, she’s focused on improving the livelihood of the company’s 47,000 employees... View Details

01 Sep 2012
News

A Silent Workplace Crisis

resources or employee assistance programs. One simple change, to have information and referral requests managed by experienced geriatric-care managers, would dramatically improve utilization of services. Corporate wellness programs and... View Details

Keywords: Janet Simpson Benvenuti; caregiving; aging; Health, Social Assistance; Health, Social Assistance

March 1995 (Revised August 1995)
Supplement

Datavision (C)

By: Michael Beer and Gregory C. Rogers

Describes the events to follow Datavision (A) and (B). Covers the aftermath of two previous team-building meetings and leaves off with the protagonist struggling with how to proceed. View Details

Keywords: Employees; Problems and Challenges; Groups and Teams; Social and Collaborative Networks; Computer Industry

November 1990 (Revised November 1991)
Case

Apple Computer (A): Industry, Strategy, and Organization

Explores how the human resource (HR) function at Apple Computer can best support the company's strategy. Provides an overview of the company's history, industry, competitive position, strategy, and organization. Written at a time when the company faces a very... View Details

Keywords: Attitudes; Organizational Culture; Employees; Business Strategy; Computer Industry; United States

August 1995 (Revised May 2008)
Teaching Note

Jensen Shoes (TN)

By: James I. Cash Jr. and Mary C. Gentile

Teaching Note for (9-395-120) and (9-395-121). View Details

Keywords: Perception; Race; Groups and Teams; Employees; Apparel and Accessories Industry

April 1991 (Revised November 1997)
Case

Levi Strauss & Co. and the AIDS Crisis

By: Richard S. Tedlow

Keywords: Health Disorders; Employee Relationship Management; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Apparel and Accessories Industry