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- September 2019
- Case
JTC: Stronger Together with Shared Ownership
By: Ethan Bernstein and Daniela Beyersdorfer
Nigel Le Quesne, CEO of Jersey-based financial services firm JTC, firmly believed that "shared ownership" was at the heart of his company’s successful track record. The firm had seen its revenues, profits, and number of clients and staff grow steadily throughout its... View Details
Keywords: Ownership; Employee Ownership; Leadership Style; Compensation and Benefits; Organizational Culture; Employee Stock Ownership Plan; Going Public; Mission and Purpose; Management Practices and Processes; Human Resources; Financial Services Industry; Channel Islands; Europe; United States
Bernstein, Ethan, and Daniela Beyersdorfer. "JTC: Stronger Together with Shared Ownership." Harvard Business School Case 420-008, September 2019.
- 01 Sep 2023
- News
End Game
Illustration by James Steinberg In the 1960s and 1970s, as the environmental movement dawned in the United States, a new generation of activist-minded entrepreneurs appeared. Among them were companies like Body Shop, Aveda, Tom’s of Maine, and Whole Foods—all founded... View Details
- September 2023
- Case
Derek Aguirre
By: Leslie Perlow and Hannah Weisman
Derek Aguirre is the executive director of a nonprofit organization in Detroit, Michigan that uses the sport of squash as a vehicle to support young people in low-income urban areas. The case discusses his path to pursue meaningful work and his reflections on the... View Details
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Courses | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
governance systems leaders can use to promote responsible conduct by companies and their employees, and shows how personal values can play a critical role in effective leadership. Social View Details
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Standards of Conduct - Recruiting
targeted outreach; not to email an entire class of students. Events & Interviews Events, regardless of sponsor (including events for clubs and sections), must be approved by CPD. To maintain focus on the academic View Details
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2023 Reunion Presentations - Alumni
defense while also playing offense. Deep Purpose Podcast Innovation Opportunities Created by COVID: And How to Make Them Happen Professor Regina Herzlinger (DBA 1971) + More Info – Less Info The crush of... View Details
- 01 Dec 2023
- News
Thinking Ahead
children; instead, the pain-free experience offered just the sort of fireworks effect that leaves a lasting afterglow. When Cash Isn’t King Money will always have its place as an employee motivator. But other levers can be equally—if not more—powerful, says Professor... View Details
- 04 Apr 2023
- What Do You Think?
How Does Remote Work Affect Innovation?
‘Deep Purpose’ Matter to the Bottom Line? Respondents to this question largely believe in a relationship between deep purpose and the bottom line. As Maree Forbes Gaughan put it, “Without purpose, you have... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 07 May 2014
- What Do You Think?
How Should Wealth Be Redistributed?
Summing Up Is Wealth Distribution a Problem Cause or Symptom? The passion and thought that went into this month's questions about wealth redistribution suggest that the topic is of more than passing interest. Some cautioned against hasty... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
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Online Business Courses & Certifications | HBS Online
Certificate Earn a Certificate of Specialization by taking three courses in this subject area within 18 months. Business in Society Understand what it takes to combine purpose and profit View Details
- 01 Aug 2012
- News
Face Fears with Courage
- 01 Feb 2001
- News
What Makes a Good Leader
purpose has always been to educate leaders," notes Dean Kim B. Clark. "Our students learn to be managers here, but they also learn that it is important to make a difference in the world — to bring commitment, integrity, View Details
Keywords: Management
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Profiles - MBA
peers, diverse in our interests but united by a shared purpose of social impact through technology entrepreneurship. The training we will receive in innovation, interdisciplinary problem solving, and venture... View Details
- July 2023 (Revised April 2025)
- Case
'Bugs' Burger Bug Killers
By: Ryan W. Buell and William Fulmer
In the height of its success, Bugs Burger Bug Killers (BBBK; Burger has a soft 'g' - it rhymes with merger) was the largest independent extermination company in America, growing at more than 20% per year. BBBK built its business on the promise of pest eradication,... View Details
Buell, Ryan W., and William Fulmer. "'Bugs' Burger Bug Killers." Harvard Business School Case 624-004, July 2023. (Revised April 2025.)
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Topics - HBS Working Knowledge
Education (1) Mining (1) Misleading and Fraudulent Advertising (1) Mission and Purpose (20) Mobile Technology (8) Money (4) Monopoly (6) Moral... View Details
- 09 Jun 2022
- Blog Post
The MBA Class of 2022 Looks Back
future endeavors?Listen to others’ stories and points of view. Listen with purpose and without distraction. Listen first and talk second. Over... View Details
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California - Global
United States California – Silicon Valley Established in 1997, the California Research Center (CRC) enriches the intellectual activities of HBS faculty and fortifies the connection between the Boston campus View Details
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HBS - The year in Review
Business in Global Society (BiGS). The course, which took place over two days and was taught by 12 senior faculty members from across the School, was designed to encourage students to examine the foundations View Details
- 21 Dec 2011
- Research & Ideas
The Most Common Strategy Mistakes
"Michael Porter didn't get to be a giant in the field of competition and strategy by hunting small game." Joan Magretta begins her new book on Harvard Business School's Michael Porter's work by noting that, from the start of his... View Details
Keywords: by Joan Magretta
- 15 Sep 2021
- Research & Ideas
Don't Bring Me Down: Probing Why People Tune Out Bad News
out negative information so they can plead ignorance and continue harmful behavior. Indeed, it may seem like people are purposely avoiding information to create an “excuse” that frees them from the... View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz