Publications

January 2004 (Revised April 2005)
Background Note

Personal Values and Professional Responsibilities

By: Joseph L. Badaracco Jr.

Describes some of the classic conflicts managers face in trying to live and work by their personal values and uses Hirschman's "exit, loyalty, and voice" framework to suggest ways for resolving these conflicts. View Details

Keywords: Values and Beliefs; Personal Development and Career; Conflict of Interests; Conflict and Resolution

April 2002
Case

The Cardon Family

By: William J. Poorvu and Melissa Yin-Yin Lam

Wil Cardon is the third-generation steward of his family's real estate land development business. He grapples with issues of business structure, intergenerational business, compensation, and family values. This case includes in-depth discussion of the land development... View Details

Keywords: Business Ventures; Family Business; Entrepreneurship; Values and Beliefs; Compensation and Benefits; Family and Family Relationships; Real Estate Industry

01 Dec 2008
News

The CEO and the Functions of Leadership

In a working paper presented at the June colloquium, HBS professors Michael Porter and Nitin Nohria consider the CEO’s role in the large, complex organization that is typical in today’s global economy. An excerpt follows: “CEOs must ensure that the functions involved... View Details

25 Oct 2016
News

Dimon on the Federal Reserve, Taxes, and his Optimistic Outlook

(Yahoo Finance) (Yahoo Finance) JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon’s (MBA 1982) recent interview at the Economic Club of Washington D.C. earned rave reviews from at least one savvy investor, Yahoo Finance reports. “It was off the charts—one of the best I’ve ever heard,”... View Details

10 Jun 2002
Research & Ideas

How to Look at Globalization Now

evidence related to globalization, which is surprisingly scanty on many important issues. While many traditional forms of arbitrage may look dated, new ones with more contemporary accents have emerged.— Pankaj Ghemawat Consider, for instance, the basic View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

Profile

Damali Brown

seize the initiative." Putting her beliefs into action, Damali recognized a need for the African American Student Union (AASU) to engage with black students in other business schools and other Harvard graduate schools. "So I... View Details

25 Nov 2009
Working Paper Summaries

The Devil Wears Prada? Effects of Exposure to Luxury Goods on Cognition and Decision Making

Keywords: by Roy Y.J. Chua & Xi Zou; Consumer Products; Retail

September 2021 (Revised June 2023)
Case

Mission edX: Balancing Social Good and Financial Sustainability

By: John J-H Kim, David J. Collis and James Barnett

In March 2021, online education platform edX considers how to achieve financial sustainability without compromising its mission to provide universal access to high-quality education. View Details

Keywords: Business Model; Education; Values and Beliefs; Internet and the Web; Financial Strategy; Mission and Purpose; Education Industry; United States

December 2017
Supplement

Globalization Past, 1850–1914 (B)

By: Sophus A. Reinert and Federica Gabrieli

Supplements the (A) case. View Details

Keywords: The Rise And Fall Of Globalization; World War; The World; Business Cycles; Economic Growth; Economic Slowdown and Stagnation; Macroeconomics; Trade; Values and Beliefs; Globalization; War

September 1994
Case

Leadership Problems at Salomon (A)

By: Lynn S. Paine and Michael Santoro

Deryck Maughan, a vice chairman and co-head of investment banking at Salomon Brothers, learns that his superiors have been less than candid about their knowledge of bidding improprieties by the firm's government trading desk. He must decide what, if anything, he should... View Details

Keywords: Leadership; Decision Choices and Conditions; Ethics; Moral Sensibility; Values and Beliefs; Crime and Corruption; Rank and Position; Financial Services Industry

11 Dec 2020
Research & Ideas

Economic Jitters Push Pandemic Job Seekers to Big Companies, Not Startups

change,” he says. “So changes in behavior were driven mostly by changing beliefs or changing expectations of the job seekers.” Using cash to weather a talent drought So, what’s a job seeker with dreams of working for a startup to do?... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

12 Oct 1999
Research & Ideas

Value Judgments: Business Ethics Across Borders

terms of not only financial performance but management practices and reputation in the community. The result of her efforts is the MBA elective course Globalization, Culture, and Management. According to Paine, as students examine the values and View Details

Keywords: by Judith A. Ross

27 Apr 2021
Blog Post

There Are No HBS People, Just People Who Happen to Go to HBS

and exposed me to more people who were wildly passionate about their careers. Like HBS Professor Youngme Moon who shared with us that she became an Uber driver to better understand the Uber driver experience when writing the Uber case. Or HBS Professor Frances Frei’s... View Details

March 2011
Article

Talking Past Each Other?: Cultural Framing of Skeptical and Convinced Logics in the Climate Change Debate

By: Andrew J. Hoffman

This article analyzes the extent to which two institutional logics around climate change—the climate change “convinced” and the climate change “skeptical” logics—are truly competing or talking past each other in a way that can be described as a logic schism. Drawing on... View Details

Keywords: Climate Change; Values and Beliefs; Cognition and Thinking; News; Conflict and Resolution

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January 2022 (Revised April 2025)
Case

Steem Versus Hive: Testing Blockchain Governance

By: Shikhar Ghosh and Shweta Bagai

This case examines a pivotal governance conflict that occurred in 2020 when Justin Sun, founder of the TRON blockchain, acquired Steemit Inc., the company behind a popular social media platform operating on the Steem blockchain. Steem, launched in 2016 by Daniel... View Details

Keywords: Blockchain; Mergers and Acquisitions; Values and Beliefs; Corporate Governance; Organizational Culture; Social and Collaborative Networks; Technology Industry