Situation or Environment - Publications - Faculty & Research

18 Jun 2024
Research & Ideas

Industrial Decarbonization: Confronting the Hard Challenges of Cement

Cities like Cairo; Chongqing, China; Delhi; and Kinshasa, Congo are experiencing population explosions accompanied by unprecedented demand for homes, offices, factories, and infrastructure. In the United States, the Biden Administration’s policy-driven infrastructure... View Details

Keywords: by by Janelle Conaway; Green Technology; Energy; Industrial Products; Manufacturing

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Online Entrepreneurship & Innovation Courses | HBS Online

and early- or mid-career professionals looking to develop innovative opportunities, grow new offerings effectively with limited budgets and resources, and relate to the landscape of digital platforms. You can take the courses in any... View Details

31 Aug 2021
Book

Feeling Powerless at Work? Time to Agitate, Innovate, and Orchestrate

pernicious effects that power has." Sharing some of their power with their employees, for example by giving them more autonomy or allowing them to contribute to the decision-making process, can actually lead to better results: higher... View Details

Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald

19 Mar 2014
Research & Ideas

A Brand Manager’s Guide to Losing Control

Thanks (or no thanks) to social media, brand managers have lost the power to control the perception of their products through carefully orchestrated advertising campaigns. These days, consumers are in command. With an angry tweet, a happy Facebook post, View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Advertising

23 Sep 2022
Research & Ideas

8 Strategies to Sustain Business Innovation

environments are ripe with some of these tensions,” says McDonald. “If left unaddressed or mishandled, they will hurt you. The key is to harness them, so they will not be a negative, but a positive.”... View Details

Keywords: by Lane Lambert

20 Oct 2015
Blog Post

What to Expect Your First Year at HBS

either my character or perspective. I am writing this blogpost from the office of a venture capital firm in Palo Alto. I have never been an investor and I have never lived in California. I would have never had the privilege to work in... View Details

June 2022 (Revised August 2022)
Case

Sustainability Reporting at Dollar Tree, Inc.

By: Suraj Srinivasan and Li-Kuan Ni

The cases discusses the ESG strategy of Dollar Tree Inc., a U.S. Fortune 500 company in the deep discount retail industry and the and shareholder pressure faced by the company. In 2022, the company faced a shareholder resolution from a renowned shareholder advocacy... View Details

Keywords: ESG; Sustainability; Shareholder Activism; Dollar Tree; Sustainability Reporting; ESG Reporting; Board Of Directors; Shareholder Engagement; GHG; Environmental Accounting; Integrated Corporate Reporting; Trends; Communication; Announcements; Voting; Environmental Management; Climate Change; Environmental Sustainability; Values and Beliefs; Corporate Accountability; Corporate Disclosure; Corporate Governance; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Policy; Reports; Business or Company Management; Risk Management; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Outcome or Result; Strategic Planning; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Situation or Environment; Opportunities; Civil Society or Community; Social Issues; Public Opinion; Strategy; Adaptation; Alignment; Business Strategy; Corporate Strategy; Value Creation; Retail Industry; United States; Virginia

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18 Aug 2017
News

Managing Climate Change: Lessons from the U.S. Navy

24 Feb 2020
News

Companies must include environmental and social performance measures

05 Feb 2007
Research & Ideas

Business and the Global Poor

who the customer is. Traditionally, leading companies—both in the West and in developing countries—have operated under the assumption that the world's poor majority—those four billion people on the planet with a disposable income of $5 a day View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

19 Aug 2008
First Look

First Look: August 19, 2008

in our professional lives encounter situations involving what we believe to be wrongful or injurious activities that may cause harm to innocent parties, our company, or the... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

31 May 2004
Research & Ideas

How Team Leaders Show Support–or Not

behavior: (1) monitoring the work effectively (giving timely feedback and reacting to problems in the work with understanding and help); (2) providing socioemotional support (showing support for a team member's actions or decisions;... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

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Philanthropy - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

relations or advertising, promoting a company's image through high-profile sponsorships. But there is a more truly strategic way to think about philanthropy. Corporations can use their charitable efforts to improve their competitive... View Details

08 Aug 2005
Research & Ideas

Decision Rights: Who Gives the Green Light?

these hurdles begins with the following steps: 1. Routinely Review And Update How Decision Authority Is Distributed Because organizations, what they do, and the environment in which they operate continually change, decision-rights updates... View Details

Keywords: by Peter Jacobs

14 Oct 2021
In Practice

Reunited and It Feels (Not) So Good: Tips for Managing a Rocky Return

this period of renaissance, and the fiercest labor market in recent memory, companies should take steps to redefine the purpose of the office as a tool rather than a destination. For example, the office can become a tool to enhance specific collaborative efforts,... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz

04 Jan 2022
What Do You Think?

Firing McDonald’s Easterbrook: What Could the Board Have Done Differently?

cause or not. Each situation is different. It may depend on the nature of the CEO’s shortcomings and the terms of their contract. Was the problem merely poor company performance (rarely regarded as “cause”),... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

01 Feb 2022
Book

Innovation Isn’t Just for Startups: How Big Companies Can Succeed

runs), and scaling (the development of a full-fledged new product or service). "Becoming a corporate explorer is not a route to a safe or easy career." The authors share the stories of influential explorers,... View Details

Keywords: by Lane Lambert

27 Sep 2021
Blog Post

Working to Change the Food System

to get more people excited (and empowered!) to solve climate challenges, whether as a career or in their personal lives. We’re broadening our reach this year by partnering with the Energy & Environment... View Details

February 1985
Article

Motivation and Creativity: Effects of Motivational Orientation on Creative Writers

By: T. M. Amabile

72 members of the college community who identified themselves as actively involved in creative writing participated in individual laboratory sessions, in which they were asked to write 2 brief poems, to investigate the hypothesis that intrinsic motivation is conducive... View Details

Keywords: Social Psychology; Creativity; Motivation and Incentives; Performance; Personal Characteristics; Situation or Environment