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- 09 Sep 2016
- News
Marla Malcolm Beck’s Path to CEO
In a New York Times piece that asks “How to Become a C.E.O.?”, Marla Malcolm Beck (MBA 1998) is highlighted as an example of the entrepreneurial path one can take to the chief executive position. Malcolm Beck, the founder and View Details
- 20 Dec 2018
- Blog Post
A Time For Opportunity In Food and Agriculture
In the words of David Eisen (MBA 2001), CEO of the rapidly growing vegan food-maker Plant Snacks, “there’s probably nothing more important for your everyday behavior—as a person, and as a steward for your household—than what you consume.... View Details
- April 2012 (Revised February 2013)
- Case
H-E-B: Creating a Movement to Reduce Obesity in Texas
By: Jose B. Alvarez, Jason Riis and Walter J. Salmon
In January 2012, H-E-B Grocery Co., a private retail chain with stores located in Texas and Mexico, was introducing its Healthy at H-E-B program to its customers. The program, which started with the company's employees a few years earlier, was an effort to educate and... View Details
Keywords: Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Profit; Leading Change; Customer Focus and Relationships; Food and Beverage Industry; Retail Industry; Texas
Alvarez, Jose B., Jason Riis, and Walter J. Salmon. "H-E-B: Creating a Movement to Reduce Obesity in Texas." Harvard Business School Case 512-034, April 2012. (Revised February 2013.)
- 08 Oct 2010
- What Do You Think?
Will Transparency in CEO Compensation Have Unintended Consequences?
Often the CEO is portrayed as 'the only person in the world who could do this job' You can thank the financial press for this mystique." In pointing out the futility of the effort, Rebecca West commented that "the current... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 06 Feb 2006
- What Do You Think?
Should CEOs of Public Companies Offer Earnings Guidance?
Summing Up Based on some of the most thoughtful comments to any of these columns, one might conclude that acceptable earnings guidance by CEOs should take on new forms. Let's first consider the pros and cons, then some research, then some... View Details
- 11 Oct 2004
- Research & Ideas
Four Ways to Create Lasting Change
work of creating new processes, systems, and behaviors. You've learned, however, that it is important to lay the groundwork much earlier on. What attracted you to the "Alpha Corporation" in order to learn how to change a firm's... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- Web
In the News - Creating Emerging Markets
Harvard's Creating Emerging Markets Project HBS Professor Geoffrey Jones provides insights on the evolution of business leadership as part of Columbia University's Center for Sustainable Investment's Emerging Markets Global Players blog.... View Details
- 14 Jun 2022
- Cold Call Podcast
What Does It Take to Close the Opportunity Gap in America’s Labor Market?
Keywords: Re: V. Kasturi Rangan
- 29 Mar 2019
- Blog Post
SEI25 Series: Misan Rewane, MBA 2013, CEO WAVE
2013, NVC 2013 Winner) shares her insights on founding and leading a social enterprise. Misan is the cofounder and CEO of WAVE (West Africa Vocational Education), an organization dedicated to tackling youth unemployment in West Africa.... View Details
- 01 Dec 2019
- News
A united Tufts-Harvard Pilgrim is better for consumers, CEOs say
- 12 Mar 2018
- Op-Ed
Op-Ed: Why BlackRock CEO Larry Fink Is Not a Socialist
come. Related Reading: A Pragmatic Alternative for Creating a Corporate Social Responsibility Strategy How to Heed BlackRock's Call for Corporate Social Responsibility When CEOs Become Activists What do you... View Details
- 15 Feb 2008
- Working Paper Summaries
Embracing Commitment and Performance: CEOs and Practices Used to Manage Paradox
- 05 Jun 2014
- News
Harvard Business School to Create New Convening Center
- 18 Jul 2012
- Research & Ideas
Penn State Lesson: Today’s Cover-Up was Yesterday’s Opportunity
acknowledged its pedophilia scandals, it would have protected victims and its moral authority. Had President Bill Clinton admitted his relationship with Monica Lewinsky, the scandal would have subsided, enabling him to focus on his pro-growth policies to balance the... View Details
- 06 Jan 2014
- Research & Ideas
Technology Re-Emergence: Creating New Value for Old Innovations
Behavior unit at Harvard Business School. "Successful companies may be able to reposition a 'dying' technology by redefining its identity and value for the customer." Raffaelli details his research in the paper Technology Re-Emergence: View Details
- 14 Sep 2017
- Op-Ed
Op-Ed: Google Engineer Deserved to be Fired by the CEO
the authentic leaders in my research —both male and female—strive to achieve. It is regrettable that such important issues as workplace culture, creating environments that do not discriminate or stereotype groups of people, or ensuring... View Details
Keywords: by Bill George
- August 15, 2014
- Article
Can an Outside CEO Run a Family-Owned Business?
By: Josh Baron and Rob Lachenauer
This article explores the intricate dynamics that often characterize family-owned businesses, shedding light on key archetypes that play prominent roles within these organizations. Using a narrative approach, the article illustrates the challenges faced by leaders... View Details
Keywords: Family Ownership; Personal Characteristics; Family and Family Relationships; Management Practices and Processes
Baron, Josh, and Rob Lachenauer. "Can an Outside CEO Run a Family-Owned Business?" Harvard Business Review (website) (August 15, 2014).
- 15 Feb 2022
- Blog Post
Health Is Wealth | The Path To Creating A Venture
opportunities to leverage technology to help people experience their healthcare in a better way. Driven by her own personal health experiences in where she constantly used a guess and check methodology to improve her health, she sought to... View Details
- 22 Nov 2022
- News
Merlin Entertainments Taps Scott O’Neil as CEO
Photo credit: Philadelphia 76ers; Merlin Entertainments Scott O’Neil (MBA 1998), former CEO of Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment, was recently named CEO of the UK-based theme park company Merlin... View Details
- 15 Feb 2022
- Blog Post
Health is Wealth | The Path to Creating a Venture
spend her time from a career perspective and an opportunities perspective, and then assisted in creating the frameworks needed to make those decisions. “When you’re in the ideation phase, it is really about... View Details