Company Culture - Publications - Faculty & Research

03 Mar 2010
What Do You Think?

To What Degree Does “Identity” Affect Economic Performance?

are ignoring the engine that drives it." Gerald Nanninga laments that instead of going to economic war with committed volunteers, " unfortunately, we are building a mercenary culture in the US workplace." As Dennis Hopwood... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

Profile

Abhay Saboo

number of high-impact roles including monitoring the quality of 6,000 suppliers and overseeing the transfer of CT scanner production from Japan to China. "It wasn't just about technical issues," Abhay notes, "but how View Details

01 Dec 2014
News

Innovation: Frozen Assets

As one of Howard Schultz’s first hires at Starbucks, she spent 20 years revolutionizing the coffee marketplace, eventually running its Asia-Pacific division. At Lululemon, she helped the yoga brand become a $10 billion–plus business by orchestrating its global... View Details

Keywords: Janelle Nanos

21 Oct 2008
First Look

First Look: October 21, 2008

only for IS researchers, but also for colleagues in allied disciplines who are already contributing to shaping the sciences of design. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/09-056.pdf PublicationsSocial Structure Shapes View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

04 May 2023
Blog Post

Sustainability: Career Advice from HBS Career Coach Hillary Mann

to help solve? What type of company culture will enable you to thrive? These questions might help inform the type of organization you might be interested in. You can see more of the resources available to... View Details

31 Mar 2022
Blog Post

Setting Interns Up for Success at a Startup

feel overwhelming. How will we integrate interns into the team? What project would drive the most value for our company and help the intern learn? Where do we start with this process? If these questions sound familiar to you and your... View Details

Profile

Shawn Tuli

hands-on role with Hersha Hospitality Management. “I loved that it had humble beginnings,” he says. Starting with one motel in central Pennsylvania, Hersha evolved into a public company with numerous hotels in gateway cities across the... View Details

Profile

Ann Chao

Challenge for Cultural Entrepreneurship—which was just one week ahead. They made the deadline, and although they didn't win, they were among the finalists rewarded with cash and a one-year i-lab residency. "Our year at the i-lab was... View Details

17 Feb 2011
News

Field Report: Rwanda

middle ground of companies that employ 50 to 100 people — somewhere between the nonprofit that would get help from USAID and bigger, for-profit firms served by traditional consulting companies.” For his project, Barry teamed up with... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations; Personal Services

07 Sep 2021
News

Growing Home

broadcasting station. Ibaraki prefecture had only one broadcasting station, including TV and radio, so that studio had a monopoly on the airwaves. So we bought a station from Asahi Shimbun newspaper company and turned it around, making it... View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell

05 Nov 2013
News

Start-Ups Get a Start in New Orleans

executives like Wilkins and also by inviting graduate students from HBS and other top business schools to spend spring break helping a company solve a major strategic problem. "It's really impressive to see all the people from HBS come... View Details

Keywords: New Orleans; Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services; Professional Services

06 Jan 2017
News

Mental Illness and the Workplace

again, psychotic. This time, thinking I was the pope. Hanna: I wondered, that might have been a different experience, given that you were at a big Fortune 500 company. Before you were in a pretty high pressure place-- Harvard Business School-- but it was a school. And... View Details

28 May 2019
News

Leading Questions

Synthesis, a leadership assessment and development company. She’s seen a new generation of leaders who have grown up in a culture comfortable with personal therapy turn the C-suite stigma into a strength. “Getting help for the things you... View Details

Keywords: April White

01 Jun 2010
News

Michael Depatie

A caring company culture is directly related to how an employee is going to show up for the customer. Our employees are our brand, so we try to create an environment where they can be who they really are and... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries; Arts, Entertainment; Accommodation; Hospitality

10 Jul 2024
News

Next Level

exposed to, so it’s important to have many perspectives to be able to make better decisions. Professor Linda Hill emphasized how company culture directly impacts how productive you are as an organization,... View Details

Keywords: Catherine O’Neill Grace

01 Mar 2005
News

A Well-Tuned Life

founded Carry-a-Tune Technologies, a company that sells software products that use the fun of karaoke to help people improve their singing — and, no doubt, their self-image. It happens that self-worth is an important theme in the... View Details

Keywords: karaoke; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment

30 Apr 2001
Research & Ideas

Big Companies, Big Opportunities—Big Questions

Opportunities abound for large companies looking to expand into Latin America. But risks remain, and the development of better capital markets is needed to attract more investment, according to panelists at the "Growth Opportunities... View Details

Keywords: by Julie Jette

22 Jan 2019
First Look

New Research and Ideas, January 22, 2019

advantages of scale for innovation, companies need the right combination of strategy, systems, and culture. Based on more than three decades of the Pisano's research, teaching, and experience, Creative Construction offers a set of... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

07 Aug 2007
First Look

First Look: August 7, 2007

the auction of Cable & Wireless America (CWA), a bankrupt subsidiary of the British telecommunications company Cable & Wireless. While an initial "stalking-horse" bid valued the assets at $125 million, after a long day... View Details