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Oliver Bladek

of its mission to educate leaders who make a difference in the world," Oliver says. "How do you organize people to do something amazing? HBS' general management emphasis is exactly right for the airline industry, where some of... View Details
  • Web

Judging | New Venture Competition

become the next big idea with significant economic impact. Companies may also have a social mission but are primarily focused on building high-growth profit-oriented businesses. Semifinal & Finals Semifinal and Finals Judges are Managing... View Details
  • 25 Mar 2016
  • News

New Head of MBA Admissions Is 2013 Grad

BYU-I students, faculty members, and administrative leaders. “I am a real believer in Harvard Business School’s mission to educate leaders who make a difference in the world,” said Losee. “I’ve seen firsthand how my classmates, the... View Details
  • August 2009
  • Teaching Note

Procter & Gamble in the 21st Century (B): Welcoming Gillette (TN)

By: Rosabeth M. Kanter and Matthew Bird
Teaching Note for [309031]. View Details
Keywords: Leadership Style; Mergers and Acquisitions; Mission and Purpose; Value; Problems and Challenges; Integration; Success; Governance Controls; Consumer Products Industry
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  • 07 Sep 2021
  • News

Increasing Access and Expanding Opportunity

explore career options, and pursue their passions after graduation. What is the significance of the term “MBAid Journey” as it applies to the assistance provided to many HBS students while they are at the School and beyond? Chad Losee: In fulfilling our View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
  • 22 Aug 2005
  • Research & Ideas

Balancing the Future Against Today’s Needs

pressures. Reframing The Mission The most aggressive form of growth, developing entirely new products for markets you don't yet serve, requires both the longest time horizon and the biggest leap of faith. During George's tenure in the... View Details
Keywords: by Paul Michelman
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Dean Srikant Datar’s 2022 Commencement Remarks | About

fulfillment for everyone in your organization? How might you operate your organization with a shared goal—a mission statement, a set of values, and clearly defined priorities that mobilize and motivate? An example in my life of someone... View Details
  • 14 Jan 2021
  • News

Better Than Cash

financial history. Ruth Goodwin-Groen (MBA 2001) is on a mission to change that. “Our job will not be done until all people—old or young, rich or poor, male or female—are able to make and receive payments in a way that works for them,”... View Details
  • Profile

Juliane Schwetz

Juliane. “I knew HBS was the place for me,” she says. “I’m in the leadership business, and HBS is the icon for leaders overall in America. The mission of HBS was already aligned with what I wanted to do with my life.” Magic, fashion, and... View Details
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Benefits | Information Technology

and ideas—and we’re ready to help you bring your teaching, convening, and community engagement experiences to life. Bringing the HBS classroom to more remote learners Most of all, HBS Live Online Classrooms allow Harvard Business School to further deliver on its View Details
  • 01 Jun 2018
  • News

The Importance of Philanthropy

and Innovation has become an increasingly important component of the School’s economic model. Why Give Annually? “Giving annually to the HBS Fund is THE way for all alumni to directly and immediately support the School in delivering on its View Details
  • 01 Jun 2017
  • News

Research Brief: Profit with Purpose—and Middle Management

George Serafeim (photo by Susan Young) Claudine Madras Gartenberg The idea of corporate purpose—a responsibility that goes beyond dollars and cents—can seem like little more than platitudes tucked into a mission statement. But new... View Details
Keywords: Erin Peterson
  • 01 Dec 2016
  • News

Cast of Characters

The main characters of F.X. Biasi Jr.’s (PMD 41, 1981) first epic, The Brother-in-Law, were too old to star in an ongoing adventure series. So in Biasi’s later thrillers, the mantle is passed on to a son, Navy SEAL Bruce Tanner—“the classic all-American male hero.” In... View Details
Keywords: April White
  • Career Coach

Layla A. Ramirez

leaders get unstuck. Layla takes pride in helping her clients define success on their own terms and then helping them stay accountable to achieving that success. Presently, Layla is a DEIB practitioner at Justworks, a company on a mission... View Details
Keywords: Education; Entrepreneurship; Financial Services (All); Social Enterprise; Technology
  • March 2021 (Revised June 2022)
  • Case

Bill Wilson: Changing the World

By: Robert Simons and Max Saffer
This case describes the life choices of Bill Wilson, the founder of Alcoholics Anonymous. A young man with tremendous potential, Wilson hit rock bottom as a drunk. An epiphany, coupled with his personal drive, led him to build a worldwide organization that has helped... View Details
Keywords: Leadership Development; Nonprofit Organizations; Mission and Purpose; Values and Beliefs; Personal Characteristics; Leadership Style; Work-Life Balance; Personal Development and Career
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  • July 2005
  • Article

Price Improvement in Dealership Markets

By: Matthew Rhodes-Kropf
Price improvement refers to the practice whereby dealers order executions that improve on quoted prices. Why are these improvements given? Standard thinking is that competition causes dealers to give better prices to customers with less information. This paper... View Details
Keywords: Price; Markets; Competition; Information; Customers; Negotiation; Mission and Purpose; Practice; Theory; Performance Improvement; Bids and Bidding; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms
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  • January 2008
  • Article

Putting Leadership Back into Strategy

By: Cynthia A. Montgomery
In recent decades an infusion of economics has lent the study of strategy much needed theory and empirical evidence. Strategy consultants, armed with frameworks and techniques, have stepped forward to help managers analyze their industries and position their companies... View Details
Keywords: Leadership; Growth and Development Strategy; Managerial Roles; Mission and Purpose; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Creativity; Competitive Strategy; Competitive Advantage
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  • September 1987 (Revised October 1987)
  • Background Note

The Job of the General Manager

By: James L. Heskett
Describes elements of the job of the general manager that are addressed in the Management Policy and Practice course at the Harvard Business School. These include: 1) establishing strategic direction, 2) setting goals and managing standards of performance, 3)... View Details
Keywords: Experience and Expertise; Policy; Recruitment; Working Conditions; Managerial Roles; Resource Allocation; Mission and Purpose; Performance Evaluation; Strategy; Value
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5.6 MBA Community Standards Annual Report | MBA

thousands of students, faculty, staff, and alumni across a range of educational programs and activities, and in countries around the world – individuals who embrace and advance the School’s mission and, in so doing, embody the School’s... View Details
  • 06 Sep 2017
  • What Do You Think?

Summing Up: What Are the Limits of CEO Activism?

company’s mission and values. When these values are violated, even by someone as powerful as the president of the United States, they are obliged to take a clear stand. In this era of instant global communications and social media, it is... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett