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- 01 Mar 2006
- News
Drive-In Nation
and Ford customers rejected upgrades in the rear suspensions of Camaros and Mustangs because aficionados liked the feel of their “ride” just the way it was. The moral of the story? “It can take generations for a customer base to change,”... View Details
- 15 May 2018
- News
Spreading the Safety Net
Photo via LinkedIn Photo via LinkedIn In a May 6, 2018, op-ed in the New York Times, Rent the Runway co-founder and CEO Jennifer Hyman (MBA 2009) discussed the reasoning behind her recent decision to equalize benefits for all employees—a move that fulfills both a View Details
- 01 Sep 2006
- News
Paulson Sees World of Opportunity
“groupthink,” and maintain a moral compass, he counseled. And perhaps most importantly, Paulson said, establish work-life balance. He concluded that the challenges of his new government job would offer him ample opportunity to take that... View Details
- 01 Sep 2008
- News
Alumni Books
demonstrates the benefits of affiliating a business with charities and nonprofits. They include an increase in the bottom line and employee morale as well as a boost to the company’s brand and reputation. Plugged In: The Generation Y... View Details
- 01 Sep 2010
- News
A CEO Goes Undercover
about John Briggs as he adapted to his new, unfamiliar job. In fact, I was eager for the undercover experience because I’d never worked the frontline jobs in the theme-park industry and didn’t want any CEO-type special treatment. Plus, I thought it would be good for... View Details
- 01 Dec 2002
- News
Books
create wealth and produce superior products and services. They must also conduct themselves as “moral actors” — responsible agents that bring moral judgment to bear on their activities. This development defies centuries of corporate... View Details
- 04 Sep 2013
- News
From HBO to HBS
including Sandra Sucher and Joe Badaracco, who each teach The Moral Leader, an EC course that uses fiction, plays, essays, and film to explore moral and ethical issues. Based on those discussions, McGee... View Details
- 01 Jun 1998
- News
Diversity and Community
diversity issues, notes, "Even companies that once were mostly interested in hiring women and minorities either out of a sense of moral obligation or merely to comply with the law now see the value that comes from broadening the... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 01 Dec 2012
- News
Rival Visions
Rousseau's notions about the moral virtues of nature might be realized in the United States—a new country where they could become rich landowners, doing well by doing good. That they had no experience as farmers and might well fail does... View Details
- 01 Jun 2018
- News
The Long Run
analyzing why his drive and commitment are so strong. When pressed, however, Langford will point to his family tree. “I inherited from my father and grandfather a quiet but deep sense of the old codes around honesty, integrity, service to others, and upholding View Details
- 25 Feb 2020
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for March 2020
ethical dilemma without fear of being mired in the consequences? How would you answer an inconvenient question? Courage and Conviction deals with the subject of ethical dilemmas in personal and work life. Opening with a discussion on the nature of ethical dilemmas, the... View Details
- 01 Mar 2019
- News
The One That Got Away
Madison Dearborn sold Fieldglass to SAP for four times what they had paid us—$1 billion. What a miss! In retrospect, the company had just begun its growth trajectory and market dominance. Moral of the story: If you have the opportunity to... View Details
- 01 Oct 2001
- News
Ethics Fellowship Announced
outstanding teachers and scholars who wish to develop their ability to address questions of moral choice in areas such as business, education, government, law, medicine, and public policy. Fellows participate in the program's weekly... View Details
- 28 Jun 2024
- News
Honoring Leadership in New York; PRIDE Alumni Share HBS Stories
New York Leadership Dinner Honors Leaders Challenging the Status Quo At its 55th Annual Leadership Dinner in May, the HBS Club of New York (HBSCNY) honored four leaders whose careers and contributions to the world embody this year’s theme, “Challenging the Status Quo.”... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 16 Dec 2016
- News
An Environmental Epiphany
that decision? So when I became convinced that climate change is this moral challenge of our generation, I figured that the best way to address this issue at scale is to change the rules of the game. To work on the policies and... View Details
- 23 Mar 2023
- News
SVB Crash Analysis
Global Banking Turmoil Harvard professor and economist Kenneth Rogoff says it's far better to sell a bank than to bail it out. Bailouts for Everyone? Harvard Law School professor Daniel Tarullo, who served as Fed regulator, talks about the View Details
- 01 Jun 2007
- News
Faculty Books
create their own personal leadership development plan centered on five key areas: knowing your authentic self, orienting your moral compass, understanding your motivations, building your support team, and staying grounded by integrating... View Details
- 01 Dec 2006
- News
Inside Intel
problematic. Far larger than Intel, it was a proud company with a rich history. Worst of all, the microprocessor it had positioned against the 8086, its 16-bit 68000, was believed by many to be a technically superior product. The 8086 sales team at Intel was stricken,... View Details
- 01 Dec 2016
- News
Vive la Madeleine!
were made with oil and industrial egg product “so pale you could hardly tell the yolk from the white,” says Viana. The factory manufactured madeleines for generic store brands—the product could end up anywhere, under any label. Morale and... View Details
- 01 Dec 2008
- News
Faculty Books
Moral Gray Zones: Side Productions, Identity, and Regulation in an Aeronautic Plant by Michel Anteby (Princeton University Press) Employees know that not every workplace regulation must be followed. When management consistently overlooks... View Details