Publications

2015
Chapter

Staying the Same While Changing: Organizational Identity in the Face of Environmental Challenges

By: Mary Ann Glynn, Christi Lockwood and Ryan Raffaelli

We explore the role of organizational identity in the adoption of new sustainability practices, focusing on how identity functions as a driver of (or sometimes a drag on) adoption. Drawing on illustrations from the U.S. hotel industry, we examine how sustainability... View Details

Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Mission and Purpose; Organizational Culture; Environmental Sustainability; Adoption; Accommodations Industry; United States

March 2007 (Revised April 2007)
Case

The University of Utah and the Computer Graphics Revolution

By: H. Kent Bowen and Courtney Purrington

Computer science departments were new to universities in the 1960s, and the one created at the University of Utah by David Evans and Ivan Sutherland had a research mission to invent the field of computer graphics. Details the research process that led to many of the... View Details

Keywords: Engineering; Entrepreneurship; Management Practices and Processes; Mission and Purpose; Research and Development; Technology Adoption; Computer Industry; Education Industry; Utah

Web

EconLit | Baker Library

In person access only Harvard Faculty, Students, and Staff Remote access available Visitors In person access only Please use our resources responsibly. We license resources for the purposes of research, teaching, and private study.... View Details

29 Aug 2017
Blog Post

3 Insights from My First Year at HBS

business in emerging markets based during my Tanzania consulting engagement (and broader personal experiences). It was well received by both my classmates and professors. 2. I Learned about Purpose Driven Leadership During our leadership,... View Details

25 Apr 2016
Blog Post

Attending HBS to Grow the Family Business

business plan(s). Did you think you’d end up working in the family business? I went into business school with the sole purpose of helping to grow the family business. But within my first few months, I was swept up in the chaos of applying... View Details

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Corporate Governance and Boards of Directors - Course Catalog

structures such as the public benefit corporation and the hybrid structure adopted by OpenAI. How is the course structured? The course has five main modules: (1) the purpose of governance, including the role of shareholders, management,... View Details

01 Oct 1999
News

Finance Conference Explores Research Methodologies

field-based research. Its purpose was not to resolve issues on appropriate methodologies for research but rather to begin a discussion to stimulate thinking and debate. The conference, titled "Complementary Research Methodologies: The... View Details

01 Apr 2002
News

University Elections

Media. Los Angeles, CA. Richard N. Zare, AB ’61, Ph.D. ’64. Marguerite Blake Wilbur Professor in Natural Science, Stanford University. Stanford, CA. Candidates for HAA Director The purpose of the Harvard Alumni Association is to promote... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Government

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

09 Apr 2008
Research & Ideas

The Matchmaker of the Modern Economy

Federal Reserve Bank, succinctly explained the purpose of ARD in an address he gave in November 1945 before the National Association of Securities Commissioners in Chicago. "We have the [greatest] number of possibilities for new... View Details

Keywords: by Spencer E. Ante

13 May 2022
Blog Post

Climate Stories Episode #5: Phyllis Newhouse, CEO, Entrepreneur, Leader

to pioneering businesswoman Phyllis Newhouse, whose SPAC (special purpose acquisition company) had just bought Heliogen. The company is developing a solar solution, aligning an array of mirrors to reflect sunlight, with potential to... View Details

August 2024
Case

Pioneering Pain Management: CWC Alliance Combats the Opioid Epidemic

By: Susanna Gallani, Karen L. Sedatole and Sarah Mehta

Set in March 2024, this case is about CWC Alliance (CWC), a nonprofit working to prevent opioid addiction in the U.S. Founder Cammie Wolf Rice launched CWC in 2018 after her son, Christopher Wolf, died of a heroin overdose. Wolf’s dependence on opioids stemmed from a... View Details

Keywords: Health Care and Treatment; Innovation and Invention; Jobs and Positions; Nonprofit Organizations; Expansion; Growth and Development Strategy; Service Delivery; Mission and Purpose; Health Industry; United States; Georgia (state, US); Atlanta

June 2008 (Revised July 2008)
Case

The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis

By: Robert Steven Kaplan, Christopher Marquis and Brent Kazan

Marc Buoniconti is the co-founder of the Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, a nonprofit medical research organization. The project was founded in 1985 by Marc and his father Nick, a former Hall of Fame football player, when Marc suffered a spinal cord injury. In 2007,... View Details

Keywords: Investment; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; Health Testing and Trials; Leadership; Growth and Development Strategy; Mission and Purpose; Research and Development; Nonprofit Organizations; Health Industry; Miami

June 2023 (Revised November 2024)
Case

Albert Einstein: Changing the World

By: Robert Simons and Shirley Sun

This case traces the rise of Albert Einstein from a small town in Germany to a towering intellectual leader who revolutionized the field of physics. The case describes his early education and his penchant for individual thinking and non-conformity. A committed... View Details

Keywords: Science; Research; Personal Characteristics; Mission and Purpose; Success; Work-Life Balance; Higher Education; Power and Influence