Corporate Values - Publications - Faculty & Research

20 Jun 2011
Lessons from the Classroom

Fame, Faith, and Social Activism: Business Lessons from Bono

escalating, high-profile campaign against Third World debt, poverty, war and disease. “Any CEO who thinks his or her job is about maximizing shareholder value is living in the past.” Koehn, a Harvard Business School historian who has... View Details

Keywords: by Kim Girard; Entertainment & Recreation

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What to Consider as You Seek Your First Board Director Role - Blog: RGE Report

engagement. Choose companies that value diversity and understand how to leverage it Nisha Kumar and Kris Pederson agree that most corporate boards aren’t slowing down their diversity efforts. Scholar... View Details

01 Oct 1997
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Short Takes

Green Stuff: Value, Risk, and Environmental Management Environmental issues increasingly influence companies in their approach to fundamental business concerns. How these matters play out in terms of corporate behavior is the subject of a... View Details

01 Oct 1999
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The Same the World Over: Focusing on Customers and Innovation Brings Success

In a previous study of companies in Great Britain, France, Germany, Japan, and the United States, Deshpandé and colleagues from Tuck found that the most successful firms in these diverse countries had remarkably similar corporate... View Details

Keywords: Peter K. Jacobs

01 Dec 1996
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Intellectual Debate: The Business of Business

impartially among a range of views, faculty members debated the ramifications of this approach to course content and HBS pedagogy. Then, O&M Professor Michael C. Jensen's summary of the unit's views on the corporate objective function and... View Details

03 May 2021
What Do You Think?

Where Does CEO Activism Go From Here?

(Image credit: iStockphoto/adamkaz) CEO activism entered a new chapter with the decision by more than 200 leaders of large corporations last month to publicly declare their support for voting rights for Americans and, by extension, their... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

08 Oct 2014
Research & Ideas

Who Is the Chief Sustainability Officer?

possible to the corporate areas where sustainability can produce value for the company. Initially, CSOs need to work with company officials who oversee compliance and issues. As sustainability goals become... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Manufacturing

October 1991 (Revised August 2000)
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Becton Dickinson & Company: VACUTAINER Systems Division (Condensed)

By: V. Kasturi Rangan and Frank V. Cespedes

Becton Dickinson, a phenomenally successful company with an 80% market share in the blood collection needles and syringes market faces a change in the customer buying environment (cost containment pressures at hospitals). This forces a reevaluation of the company's... View Details

Keywords: Business Divisions; Customer Satisfaction; Demand and Consumers; Market Participation; Distribution Channels; Success; Corporate Strategy; Value Creation; Health Industry

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Board Diversity Network: 2024 Fall Events Recap - Blog: RGE Report

Events Recap Lex Schroeder Author tag Board Diversity HBS Alums on the Future of the Board Room (and How to Get There) Joining a corporate board can mean making a lasting impact on companies of the future. Getting your first board seat,... View Details

14 Aug 2019
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Leading from Within

first Love, Power, Justice retreat in 2018. The program, says Lim and Overwater, is an effort to help executives battle the disorientation and disenchantment they often saw among leaders in both the corporate and nonprofit worlds. “It... View Details

Keywords: Maureen Harmon

03 Mar 2010
What Do You Think?

To What Degree Does “Identity” Affect Economic Performance?

is) a disconnect between the identity (employees) experience in their workplace and the identity valued in their organizations' business models." Dr. Kervokian asks, "What exactly is the new American dream ?" Mark Clark... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

29 Dec 2019
Research & Ideas

Read Our Most Popular Research Stories of 2019

them—and all soon-to-be managers—make the shift. These 4 CEOs Created a New Standard of Leadership At the height of the 2008 financial crisis, these four corporate leaders stepped forward—and changed how we think of leadership forever.... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

28 Nov 2007
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B2B Branding: Does it Work?

company's stakeholders. Efforts are focused on a single, global corporate brand rather than individual product brands. The payback on marketing expenditures is measured rigorously to the satisfaction of the hard-nosed engineers and... View Details

Keywords: by John Quelch; Consumer Products

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Activating a Legion of People | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

fundraising activities, corporate outreach, and an emerging area, conservation finance, which includes growing sustainable revenue streams through mechanisms such as carbon offsets. Impact Much of my work at the United Way focused on... View Details

01 Sep 2005
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WATER Ltd.

new water systems or repair deteriorating ones, there is money in water. Already a big business attracting major corporate players such as General Electric, Siemens, ITT, Suez, and Tyco, water is a $400 billion global industry. While just... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Corporate Services; Corporate Services; Corporate Services; Corporate Services

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Courses by Faculty Unit - Course Catalog

Behavior) Ranjay Gulati Spring 2026 Q3Q4 3.0 Venture Capital and Private Equity Jo Tango Archie L. Jones Fall 2025 Q1Q2 3.0 Finance Course Title Faculty Name Term Quarter Credits Corporate Finance: Corporate... View Details

16 Jan 2018
First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, January 16, 2018

Guide to Corporate Culture: How to Manage the Eight Critical Elements of Organizational Life By: Groysberg, Boris, Jeremiah Lee, Jesse Price, and J. Yo-Jud Cheng Abstract—Executives are often confounded by culture because much of it is... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

June 2010 (Revised August 2011)
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Tennant Company: Innovating Within and Beyond the Core

By: Lynda M. Applegate, Toby E. Stuart and James Weber

Tennant, a leading producer of floor cleaning equipment, must determine the business model to use for its new chemical-free cleaning technology. In 2005, Tennant Company had developed an innovative, environmentally friendly cleaning technology that could potentially... View Details

Keywords: Business Model; Business Startups; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Disruptive Innovation; Organizational Structure; Business Strategy; Value Creation; Consumer Products Industry; Industrial Products Industry