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02 Jan 2019
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Not Waiting for Progress

up in Atlanta, Georgia,where he was student body president in his high school. He comes by his passion for community engagement and activism honestly; his grandfather View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg

19 May 2015
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Getting Ready for Success

readied 19 students for pre-college programs and 14 seniors for college. Minds Matter starts working with low-income high school students in their sophomore year. The students... View Details

Keywords: Jill Radsken; Educational Services

September 2013 (Revised August 2015)
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Small differences in the leadership of teams can have large consequences for the success of their efforts. Many initiatives fail not because of a fatal error in judgment or insufficient ideas, knowledge, motivation, or capabilities to deliver a solution. They fail... View Details

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28 Jul 2006
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Meeting China’s Need for Management Education

capabilities to adapt, making them ideal partners for HBS and Harvard Business School Publishing (HBSP). Furthermore, for institutions like HBS View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Education

13 Oct 2009
Research & Ideas

7 Lessons for Navigating the Storm

“Crises offer rare opportunities to make major changes in an organization because they lessen the resistance that exists in good times.” "Leaders must be willing to ask for help," he continues. "They should rely on a... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

June 2022 (Revised August 2022)
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Sustainability Reporting at Dollar Tree, Inc.

By: Suraj Srinivasan and Li-Kuan Ni

The cases discusses the ESG strategy of Dollar Tree Inc., a U.S. Fortune 500 company in the deep discount retail industry and the and shareholder pressure faced by the company. In 2022, the company faced a shareholder resolution from a renowned shareholder advocacy... View Details

Keywords: ESG; Sustainability; Shareholder Activism; Dollar Tree; Sustainability Reporting; ESG Reporting; Board Of Directors; Shareholder Engagement; GHG; Environmental Accounting; Integrated Corporate Reporting; Trends; Communication; Announcements; Voting; Environmental Management; Climate Change; Environmental Sustainability; Values and Beliefs; Corporate Accountability; Corporate Disclosure; Corporate Governance; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Policy; Reports; Business or Company Management; Risk Management; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Outcome or Result; Strategic Planning; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Situation or Environment; Opportunities; Civil Society or Community; Social Issues; Public Opinion; Strategy; Adaptation; Alignment; Business Strategy; Corporate Strategy; Value Creation; Retail Industry; United States; Virginia

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23 Feb 2004
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It’s Back to Business-Basics for Nonprofits

understand and identify cause-and-effect relationships in the sector they serve, and decide which relationships they will support. For example, many organizations aspire to end... View Details

Keywords: by Manda Salls

01 Dec 2013
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Joining Together for HBS

Judy (MBA 1983) and Steve (MBA 1982) Pagliuca Harvard Business School has an extraordinary legacy of educating and empowering leaders who make a positive impact on business practices View Details

Keywords: alumni giving; innovation; business education

01 Mar 2004
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New Horizons for Iraq

specialist who is in charge of the privatization process for nearly two hundred Iraqi state-owned businesses, excluding the country’s oil industry and large utilities. HBS Students with Military Service in... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; James E. Aisner; Julia Hanna; National Security and International Affairs; National Security and International Affairs

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Arthur Rock Center for Entrepreneurship | About

office branch, and a barbershop, was repurposed several times as faculty and administrative office space before its extensive renovation and rededication as the hub of the... View Details

12 PM – 1 PM EST, 12 Dec 2022
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HLS Book Talk - Complicit: How We Enable the Unethical and How to Stop

Whether were aware of it or not, almost all of us have been complicit in the unethical behavior of others. In Complicit, Professor Max Bazerman confronts our complicity head-on and offers strategies for recognizing and avoiding the psychological and other traps that... View Details

29 Mar 2022
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5 Qualities That Help Companies Thrive for Decades—Even Centuries

successful women. Zia Mody, a founding and senior partner of law firm AZB & Partners, suggests it’s not enough to just bring women into the organization; mentors must actively guide their growth. View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

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IT Strategy: Building a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Strategy for HBS IT | Information Technology

within the organization. Throughout 2023, the JEDI Task Force worked together to build an action plan that would guide how we introduce and continue to drive forward various DEI activities View Details

12 Feb 2001
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John Irving’s Lessons for Business

extremely talented people who never do anything, really. Find out where your skills and talents lie, and then look for your "creativity intersection" — View Details

Keywords: by Mallory Stark & Martha Lagace

13 Oct 2003
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Negotiating Challenges for Women Leaders

companies should use company policy to actively make allowances for different negotiation styles of men and women? McGinn: Giving women more on their first offer is presuming a... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

26 Apr 2024
HBS Case

Deion Sanders' Prime Lessons for Leading a Team to Victory

leaders should support and publicly tout their employees’ achievements, Gibson says. 5. Honesty is the best policy. Even when feedback might be tough for players to hear,... View Details

Keywords: by Avery Forman; Sports

17 May 2018
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Creating Opportunity for Indian Entrepreneurs

support his family. He heard about the I Create program and signed up. Having noticed a growth in agriculture in the region, Samad was intent on finding his niche in the... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Myers

July 2016
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'Golden Leash' Pay for Directors at The Dow Chemical Company

By: Ian Gow, Suraj Srinivasan and Neeraj Goyal

In November 2014, The Dow Chemical Company was faced with the prospect of a proxy battle with prominent hedge fund and activist investor Third Point Management. The activist had criticized Dow’s recent performance and advocated that the company split itself to maximize... View Details

Keywords: Motivation and Incentives; Governing and Advisory Boards; Executive Compensation; Investment Activism; Chemical Industry

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October 2007
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Psychosocial Development and Leader Performance of Military Officer Cadets

By: Scott Snook and Paul T. Bartone

Efforts to educate and develop future military officers aim to produce highly competent, ethical and effective leaders to serve the nation. But while there is general agreement about desired outcomes, the underlying developmental processes associated with these... View Details

Keywords: Forecasting and Prediction; Leadership Development; Performance Evaluation; Personal Development and Career; Social Psychology

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12 Apr 2004
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Operations and the Competitive Edge

School—Gary Pisano, David Upton, and Steven Wheelwright—show how a well-designed operations function can become a strategic competitive weapon. Their book is titled Operations, Strategy, and Technology:... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

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Not Waiting for Progress

Getting Ready for Success

Leadership and Teaming

Meeting China’s Need for Management Education

7 Lessons for Navigating the Storm

Sustainability Reporting at Dollar Tree, Inc.

It’s Back to Business-Basics for Nonprofits

Joining Together for HBS

New Horizons for Iraq

Arthur Rock Center for Entrepreneurship | About

HLS Book Talk - Complicit: How We Enable the Unethical and How to Stop

5 Qualities That Help Companies Thrive for Decades—Even Centuries

IT Strategy: Building a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Strategy for HBS IT | Information Technology

John Irving’s Lessons for Business

Negotiating Challenges for Women Leaders

Deion Sanders' Prime Lessons for Leading a Team to Victory

Creating Opportunity for Indian Entrepreneurs

'Golden Leash' Pay for Directors at The Dow Chemical Company

Psychosocial Development and Leader Performance of Military Officer Cadets

Operations and the Competitive Edge