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- 10 Jan 2005
- Research & Ideas
Motivation and the Cross-Sector Alliance
simply a question of "doing the right thing" from an ethical standpoint. In the opinion of Manuel Ariztia, renowned Chilean businessman and owner of Empresas Ariztía, his company's responsibility to collaborate in solving... View Details
- January 2006 (Revised May 2006)
- Case
Akin Ongor's Journey
A retired bank CEO, one of Turkey's most admired leaders, wants to start a leadership institute to develop emerging leaders in the eastern Mediterranean region. Describes his biography and values, the models he established for excellent financial performance and... View Details
Keywords: Leadership Development; Values and Beliefs; Partners and Partnerships; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Business Startups; Environmental Sustainability; Retirement; Education Industry; Turkey; United States
Kanter, Rosabeth M. "Akin Ongor's Journey." Harvard Business School Case 306-072, January 2006. (Revised May 2006.)
- 07 Aug 2000
- Research & Ideas
The Business of Biotech
that?' I have found that many people who come into this industry do so for a combination of professional and personal factors," Williams says, adding that he left his job at a technology consulting firm and joined a biotech start-up soon after that conversation.... View Details
- 21 Jan 2009
- First Look
First Look: January 21, 2009
Unethical Behavior.") Four laboratory studies show that people are more likely to overlook others' unethical behavior when ethical degradation occurs slowly rather than in one abrupt shift. Participants served in the role of... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 23 May 2019
- Book
These Entrepreneurs Take a Pragmatic Approach to Solving Social Problems
that business schools weren’t doing their job in terms of graduating ethical business leaders? Stevenson: What I would say was there was a sense that ethics were forgotten as investor capitalism became the... View Details
- 11 Feb 2015
- Research & Ideas
Politicians Benefited From Using Toxic Loans
education will be able to understand the risks," he says. The Role Of Financial Sophistication That said, the researchers did assess the role of financial sophistication on the use of structured loans. They considered the size of each... View Details
- 02 Aug 2004
- Research & Ideas
Health Care Research and Prospects
that. The fourth piece was executive education. Two years ago we launched an executive education program specifically for future leaders in pharma and biotech. And we've run it for the second year in a row this year. It's a very... View Details
- 28 Jul 2014
- Research & Ideas
Eyes Shut: The Consequences of Not Noticing
enough to cover costs of safety improvements. Sridevi Kalavakolanu, a Wal-Mart director of ethical sourcing, told attendees the company wouldn't share the cost, according to Ineke Zeldenrust, international coordinator for the Clean... View Details
- 13 Nov 2007
- Research & Ideas
Six Steps for Reinvigorating America
restrictions included the ability to get visas for highly talented foreign workers and graduate students. One of the great strengths of America is our phenomenal system of higher education; we have educated the world's engineers and... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- May 2004 (Revised June 2004)
- Case
Brief Biographical Note on P. Roy Vagelos
By: Nitin Nohria and Bridget Gurtler
Provides background biographical information on P. Roy Vagelos, chief executive officer of Merck Pharmaceuticals. Teaching Purpose: To chart the development of a leader in the pharmaceutical industry. View Details
Keywords: Biography; Teaching; Leadership Development; Mission and Purpose; Personal Development and Career; Ethics; Pharmaceutical Industry
Nohria, Nitin, and Bridget Gurtler. "Brief Biographical Note on P. Roy Vagelos." Harvard Business School Case 404-132, May 2004. (Revised June 2004.)
- 31 Jan 2017
- Research & Ideas
Why These Business School Professors Oppose Trump's Executive Order on Immigration
professor in the Finance Unit: As an academic, my main reaction to the executive order is that this decision is absolutely not grounded in the facts. I spend a lot of energy teaching my students to look at the facts to educate their... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 28 Oct 2014
- First Look
First Look: October 28
school tend to have higher academic achievement and experience greater acceptance by their peers in adolescence. Despite this positive influence on educational outcomes, it is still unclear why some children are more prosocial than others... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 07 Sep 2010
- Research & Ideas
Mindful Leadership: When East Meets West
the Authentic Leadership Development (ALD) course at Harvard Business School, which will soon to be offered to leaders as part of the School's Executive Education offerings. Q: If HBS Working Knowledge readers want to learn more about... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- Article
On the Origin of Shared Beliefs (and Corporate Culture)
This article shows how corporate culture, in the sense of shared beliefs and values, originates (often unintentionally) through screening, self-sorting, and manager-directed joint learning. It shows that such culture will be stronger among more important employees and... View Details
Keywords: Organizational Culture; Learning; Values and Beliefs; Employees; Decisions; Power and Influence; Performance; Perspective
Van den Steen, Eric J. "On the Origin of Shared Beliefs (and Corporate Culture)." RAND Journal of Economics 41, no. 4 (Winter 2010): 617–648.
- 06 Jul 2009
- Research & Ideas
Conducting Layoffs: ’Necessary Evils’ at Work
did you focus on those people who carry out "necessary evils" in the workplace? Joshua Margolis and Andrew Molinsky: We became interested in necessary evils because students in our undergraduate, MBA, and executive education... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- August 2011
- Supplement
Interview with Raj Datta, Former Chief Knowledge Officer of MindTree
By: David A. Garvin
MindTree is a mid-sized Indian IT services company known for its knowledge management practices, its collborative communities, and its strong culture and values. The CEO has a set a goal of becoming a $1 billion company by 2014; to reach that goal, employees must... View Details
Keywords: Knowledge Management; Social and Collaborative Networks; Innovation and Invention; Organizational Culture; Learning; Values and Beliefs; Information Technology Industry; Service Industry; India
Garvin, David A. "Interview with Raj Datta, Former Chief Knowledge Officer of MindTree." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 312-704, August 2011.
- 08 Jul 2008
- First Look
First Look: July 8, 2008
Working PapersNo Harm, No Foul: The Outcome Bias in Ethical Judgments (revised) Authors:Francesca Gino, Don A. Moore, and Max H. Bazerman Abstract We present three studies demonstrating that outcome information biases View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 07 Apr 2003
- Research & Ideas
How the U.S. Army Develops Leaders
tasks, conditions, and standards, we take thousands of young recruits every month and train them to operate some of the most sophisticated equipment in the world under some of the most challenging conditions imaginable. We also have a long history of View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 26 Sep 2006
- First Look
First Look: September 26, 2006
spent significant time self-reflecting about ethical matters. In using case studies that demonstrate how well-intentioned people can all too easily slide down the slippery slope of unethical behavior, View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 15 Feb 2012
- Op-Ed
Occupy Wall Street Protestors Have a Point
failures of education and public health, state capitalism, radical movements and terrorism, and pandemics. The Eleventh Disruptor The business leaders also identified an eleventh disruptor: the inadequacy of existing government and... View Details