LEDs - Publications - Faculty & Research

13 Nov 2013
Research & Ideas

Should Men’s Products Fear a Woman’s Touch?

change the identity meanings associated with their brands in general, especially for a brand that has a long history of narrative and storytelling and suddenly wants to shift that narrative in a way that may not be comfortable to current users." Porsche's Historic... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Consumer Products; Food & Beverage; Auto

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Our Team - Social Impact Collaboratory

Project on Impact Investments and the Social Impact Collaboratory Jonah Zahnd is the Manager for the Project on Impact Investments and the Social Impact Collaboratory at Harvard Business School. Previously, Jonah was a Team Lead at Goldman Sachs where he View Details

17 Jan 2023
Book

Good Companies Commit Crimes, But Great Leaders Can Prevent Them

No one defines the word “effective,” and I think it's led to a lot of different views and opinions about what that means. Over time, companies are becoming more sophisticated, and prosecutors are also becoming more sophisticated in... View Details

Keywords: by Lane Lambert

June 2014 (Revised February 2017)
Case

Kathy Giusti and the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation

By: Richard G. Hamermesh, Joshua D. Margolis and Matthew G. Preble

What do you do when your rising professional career is cut short by an unexpected cancer diagnosis? Kathy Giusti shifted careers, built a new organization that transformed how cancer research is done, and now faces the challenge of sustaining the organization and its... View Details

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26 Mar 2014
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Brian Kahin, MIT

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Cluster Studies - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

foundational work on cluster mapping that Prof. Michael E. Porter has led at the Institute for Strategy and Competitiveness (ISC), Harvard Business School over the last two decades. He launched the U.S. Cluster Mapping Initiative in the... View Details

10 Feb 2023
Research & Ideas

COVID-19 Lessons: Social Media Can Nudge More People to Get Vaccinated

vaccination rates, the campaigns led to an estimated 7 million additional people getting vaccinated. These results also point to the potential for broader use of social media platforms to promote other public health goals. Tech platforms... View Details

Keywords: by Scott Van Voorhis; Health; Technology

24 May 2018
Research & Ideas

Distance Still Matters in Business, Despite the Internet

allowed all areas to gain access to the riches provided by electronic commerce and data-enabled media. Technically led growth enabled rich areas to gain more than other areas, even when everyone was growing–largely in part because they... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Transportation; Telecommunications; Shipping; Publishing; Technology

22 Apr 2002
Research & Ideas

Does Spirituality Drive Success?

with each manager and learned the root of the problem. Workers were waiting for the company to make a large donation, a show of corporate support. But Rasul knew that, since Ballard is a publicly traded company, shareholders may not be willing to be so generous. So, he... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace, Sean Silverthorne & Wendy Guild

22 Apr 2022
Research & Ideas

Companies Can Expand Their Talent Pool by Giving Ex-Convicts a Second Chance

employers ultimately benefits society and business simultaneously, says Cullen. “It’s helping to close the racial gap in hiring in the US,” she says. Meanwhile, businesses gain by filling critical job vacancies, particularly during labor shortages. In all, the field... View Details

Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald

Profile

Peter Gumulia

management is only one piece of the puzzle. I wanted to get closer to the decision making – which ultimately led me to business.” After college, Peter turned to management consulting with a two-year stint at Bain & Co in the US and... View Details

26 Jun 2013
News

How a Trivial Pursuit Became a Significant Case

that led to a $3 million profit venture in eight months"—he proposed a trivia game about television's shows, history, and personalities to the publisher of TV Guide magazine. TV Guide liked Reiss's idea, and with the magazine providing... View Details

Keywords: Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries; Arts, Entertainment; Miscellaneous Store Retailers; Retail Trade

04 Jan 2022
What Do You Think?

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

disappointing to board members who witnessed the turnaround Easterbrook had led at the company since his promotion to CEO four years earlier. The board’s investigation found that Easterbrook’s “consensual relationship” wasn’t physical but... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

01 Mar 2021
Research & Ideas

How Systemic Racism Can Threaten National Security

no closer to addressing the underlying causes of systemic racism. Two months ago, a mob of supporters of former President Donald J. Trump stormed the US Capitol, which had a far smaller law enforcement presence than it did during protests View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

23 May 2018
News

Abigail P. Johnson, MBA 1988

attention to detail,” says Will Danoff, portfolio manager of Fidelity’s Contrafund. After nine years managing money, she was ready to try a new challenge: managing people. Her success there led her to become president of the Asset... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

01 Jun 1998
News

Simmons Family Endows Professorship

and two colleagues purchased controlling stock in Zions First National Bank from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Three years later Zions and Lockhart merged to form Zions Bancorporation, and Roy was soon elected chairman of the board and CEO. For the... View Details

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Dean Nitin Nohria | About

2014 January 2013 January 2012 January 2011 2020 Commencement 2019 Commencement 2018 Commencement 2017 Commencement 2016 Commencement 2015 Commencement 2014 Commencement 2013 Commencement 2012 Commencement 2011 Commencement Highlights From 2010 through the pandemic... View Details

Portrait Project

Sneha Biswas

once told me that I must study well because men want educated wives. So, I did. But somewhere along the journey, my goal shifted. I wasn’t doing it for a husband, but for the respect that women, like my mother, deserve. I worked on ships in the deep seas of Gulf of... View Details

05 Feb 2019
News

The First Five Years: Karan Shah (MBA 2016)

our growth strategy to diversify the business portfolio. One of my key responsibilities is to ensure that everything we do has a well-documented system and process. A day at work could involve any or all of the activities I mentioned above! “In the last 12 months, I... View Details

23 May 2018
News

Carla A. Harris, MBA 1987

struck a chord with Harris, who has spent much of her life exemplifying his advice. During her three decades at Morgan Stanley, for example, she has led numerous initiatives focused on women and minorities and mentored hundreds of... View Details