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- January 2025
- Case
A Tiger in The Tank: Exxon Sues Investors
By: Clayton S. Rose, Sarah Sasso and James Weber
In June 2024, investors were trying to make sense of ExxonMobil’s (Exxon) lawsuit against two impact investors, Arjuna Capital (Arjuna) and Follow This, that had just been dismissed by the U.S. District Court of Northern Texas. Exxon’s suit challenged the rights of two... View Details
Keywords: Change; Disruption; Competency and Skills; Talent and Talent Management; Customers; Customer Satisfaction; Decision Making; Demographics; Ethics; Governance; Corporate Accountability; Human Resources; Employees; Recruitment; Retention; Leadership; Management; Crisis Management; Risk Management; Organizations; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Mission and Purpose; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Society; Civil Society or Community; Social Issues; Strategy; Adaptation; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry; Health Industry; United States; Netherlands; Norway
Rose, Clayton S., Sarah Sasso, and James Weber. "A Tiger in The Tank: Exxon Sues Investors." Harvard Business School Case 325-015, January 2025.
- 01 Sep 2004
- News
Lisa Churchville (MBA 1979)
A native of Aliceville, Alabama, Lisa Churchville attended HBS while on educational leave from IBM. Upon graduation, she changed paths and pursued her interest in broadcasting, working as an account executive for ABC before joining NBC in... View Details
- 19 Jun 2017
- News
Can Neuroscience Find You the Perfect Job?
so maybe that's why. They're always on to the next thing. There are things that we have verified with our data, such as accountants and consultants tend to be very detail oriented. OK, well, we didn't need pymetrics to tell us that. But... View Details
- 06 Nov 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, November 6, 2018
focused on a single industry or country and has not accounted for possible variation across social contexts. This paper advances an institutional framework and predicts that gender diversity’s effect on... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 19 May 2015
- First Look
First Look: May 19
owned. This book explores the political logic of reforms to land ownership and control, accounting for how land development and real estate have become synonymous with economic growth and prosperity in China. Drawing on extensive... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 16 Dec 2020
- Blog Post
Alumni on the Black Lives Matter Movement
HBS alumni have been actively engaged in responding to the racial and social injustice in their communities and around the world. Read their various efforts below: OCTOBER 20 In their new book A Blessing: Women of Color Teaming Up to... View Details
- 19 Mar 2013
- First Look
First Look: March 19
pre-paid vouchers to an online subscriber base-has by all accounts been spectacular. Our evaluation of daily deals is a cautionary tale for merchants: a substantial percentage are unlikely to benefit, and might well lose money, by using... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 08 Jul 2015
- What Do You Think?
Do Americans Work Too Much and Think About Work Too Little?
it is not only possible, but more productive and leads to happier employees (which in turn leads to happier customers)." Peter K. P. Lee teed up the title's question, when he commented: "Ultimately the issue is overall productivity. And as this is... View Details
- 02 Jan 2018
- Op-Ed
'Dear Working Knowledge'--Our Favorite Reader Comments of the Year
This is even true for high positions. Social identity seems to be stronger than gender in this case. Having No Life is the New Aspirational Lifestyle Dren comments: As a millennial with friends who always want to travel, who take all of... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 08 Feb 2000
- Research & Ideas
Women Negotiating in the New Millenium
apparent fact that women want less? "We're only measuring part of the equation," Riley pointed out. "Maybe women were optimizing for more than what they achieved in the pie. We're maybe setting our reference points differently than men do, and maybe... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 28 Oct 2014
- First Look
First Look: October 28
to plan and follow through on a goal and not related to impulsivity, suggesting that some children are poorer at holding the norm in mind and following through on enacting it. We discuss the implications of these results for education and programs that promote View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 29 Aug 2018
- News
The Value of Valleys
company and spend every dollar I had and the few dollars that I didn't have. While a wonderful experience searching for a company, it certainly was a financial hardship. I spent a couple of years working actually in the social sector. I... View Details
- March 2024 (Revised April 2024)
- Supplement
From "BIG" Ideas to Sustainable Impact at ICL Group (B)
By: Linda A. Hill and Lydia Begag
In August 2023, Raviv Zoller, CEO of ICL Group, discussed his upcoming business trip to St. Louis with Eduard Croitoru, VP of ICL Corporate Initiatives, to commemorate the construction of ICL's new $400 million advanced manufacturing facility. In preparation for the... View Details
Keywords: Change Management; Agribusiness; Accounting; Communication; Renewable Energy; Chemicals; Machinery and Machining; Metals and Minerals; Mining; Social Entrepreneurship; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Values and Beliefs; Environmental Sustainability; Natural Resources; Globalization; Information Technology; Collaborative Innovation and Invention; Leadership; Organizational Culture; Personal Development and Career; Partners and Partnerships; Manufacturing Industry; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Chemical Industry; Battery Industry; Israel; United States; China
Hill, Linda A., and Lydia Begag. "From 'BIG' Ideas to Sustainable Impact at ICL Group (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 424-043, March 2024. (Revised April 2024.)
- 04 Apr 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research, April 4
Social Change By: Eesley, Charles, K.A. DeCelles, and Michael Lenox Abstract—We examine the variety of activist groups and their tactics in demanding firms’ social change. While extant work does not usually... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Nov 2011
- First Look
First Look: Nov. 1
look at the "softer" components of risk management, including a comparison of two different, equally effective risk officer styles and roles. Social Strategies That Work Author:Mikołaj Jan Piskorski Publication:Harvard Business... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 26 Nov 2013
- First Look
First Look: November 26
increase the impact of a mailed communication on conversion rates to lower-cost, therapeutically equivalent medications, even when the testimonial is presented as coming from a more socially proximate peer. Publisher's link: View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- June 1992 (Revised March 2006)
- Case
Concordia Casting Company
Describes five years of development in a centralized data processing activity serving a highly decentralized corporation. Data processing manager discovers that a major software system conversion is a full year behind schedule, and subsequently makes several managerial... View Details
Keywords: Analytics and Data Science; Applications and Software; System; Information Technology; Change Management; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Leadership Style; Leading Change; Human Resources; Conflict and Resolution; Supply Chain Management; Accounting; Auto Industry
McFarlan, F. Warren. "Concordia Casting Company." Harvard Business School Case 192-151, June 1992. (Revised March 2006.)
- 17 Nov 2020
- In Practice
How Retailers Can Thrive in a Shopping Season Like No Other
promotions to control the flow of shoppers inside stores to meet social distancing requirements. Many started offering Black Friday deals in early November. Discounts appear to be larger than ever this year, likely reflecting soft... View Details
- 01 Jun 2016
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for June 2016
has two parts. The first discusses the geological and social history of the site, focusing mainly on the park’s construction in the late 1850s and 1860s. The second part has essays on the 200-plus tree species and varieties. This is... View Details
- May 1998 (Revised May 2001)
- Case
Merchandising at Nine West Retail Stores
By: Ananth Raman and Colin S Welch
Describes the merchandising decision process (organization, structure, and incentives) at Nine West retail stores, a large footwear retailer in the United States. Also describes changes currently occurring at Nine West and thus provides a context in which students can... View Details
Keywords: Organizational Structure; Situation or Environment; Motivation and Incentives; Decision Making; Change; Budgets and Budgeting; Forecasting and Prediction; Brands and Branding; Marketing Strategy; Product Marketing; Retail Industry; Apparel and Accessories Industry; United States
Raman, Ananth, and Colin S Welch. "Merchandising at Nine West Retail Stores." Harvard Business School Case 698-098, May 1998. (Revised May 2001.)