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01 Sep 2014
News

Alumni and Faculty Books for September 2014

generous welfare state. It emerged instead from evolving coalitions between fledgling consumer lenders seeking to make their business socially acceptable and a range of nongovernmental groups working to... View Details

Keywords: faculty research; Alumni Research

17 Jul 2017
Op-Ed

Op-Ed: As America Recedes from Global Leadership, Its CEOs are Stepping Up

action by any president, Democrat or Republican. CEOs speaking out against Trump’s climate decision ranged from energy executives like Exxon’s Darren Woods, Dow’s Andrew Liveris, and Tesla’s Elon Musk to Disney’s Bob Iger and JP Morgan’s Jamie Dimon. Iger and Musk... View Details

Keywords: by Bill George

21 Sep 2016
Blog Post

Meet the Global Business Club

refined geo-political context. We believe these traits will contribute to the success of students as savvy multinational business executives. Our activities are professional, educational and social in nature and are open to all members of... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

01 Apr 2000
News

HBS Global Conference Set for Berlin in June

exchange of ideas about the evolution of the European Union." Held at the Estrel Residence and Congress Hotel -- Germany's largest hotel -- the conference will also feature social events and tours, as well as an opportunity for small... View Details

04 Jan 2016
Blog Post

Motherhood and the MBA

now that we have a child to care for. The logistics aren’t always easy, but most of the time they are worth it. Some students have FOMO ("fear of missing out") and worry about missing out on the plethora of social activities... View Details

September 1997 (Revised May 1998)
Case

Mitsubishi Motor Manufacturing of America: The Quest for a Model Workplace

By: Lynn S. Paine and Dale Coxe

This case details the sexual harassment case brought against Mitsubishi Motor Manufacturing of America by nearly 300 female employees in April 1996. The recommendations developed for the company by former U.S. Labor Secretary Lynn Marten are presented. In response to... View Details

Keywords: Ethics; Moral Sensibility; Groups and Teams; Organizational Culture; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Behavior; Attitudes; Problems and Challenges; Working Conditions; Crime and Corruption; Auto Industry; United States

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13 Oct 2015
Research & Ideas

Does Business Get Done the Same Way in Emerging and Developed Countries?

men led during terrific growth phases are similar in some ways, but very different in others. With $30 billion in revenue, The Koç Group is the largest conglomerate in Turkey, with more than 100 companies and 73,000 employees operating in... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

28 Oct 2008
First Look

First Look: October 28, 2008

instruments (including price-setting) to implement desired outcomes. Non-price instruments were very much at the core of MSP strategies. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/09-061.pdf Platform Competition, Compatibility, and View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

01 Dec 2005
News

MBAs by the Numbers

A snapshot of the MBA Program’s newest students reveals that this year’s incoming class — chosen from a pool of 6,552 applicants — represents a select, diverse group of individuals hailing from 68 countries around the world. “We’re... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

24 Jun 2022
Blog Post

On Pride and Community

incredibly grateful for the people I got to know across all of the groups I engaged in last year: my section, PRIDE, and SECON (the Social Enterprise conference). I prioritized building community within... View Details

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Diversity on Boards - Alumni

and Anu Atluru BlackRock: Linking Purpose to Profit Harvard Business School Case 120-042, January 2020. (Revised July 2020.) By: Rohit Deshpandé, Aiyesha Dey and George Serafeim Diversity Thresholds: How Social Norms, Visibility, and... View Details

09 Jun 2023
Blog Post

How to Communicate your Organizations’ People-Centered Values

First, it is critical that employers committed to diversity and inclusion assess their progress to date. What does the staff compositional data look like when broken out by race, ethnicity, gender, and other personal and cultural identifiers? “Think about the View Details

Keywords: All Industries

July 1997 (Revised October 2003)
Case

Chattanooga Ice Cream Division,The

By: Carl S. Sloane

Senior functional officers (marketing, manufacturing, research & development, control, and human resources) clash over alternative ideas for turning around a business in decline. The general manager is faced not only with choosing between competing ideas, but also... View Details

Keywords: Management Style; Management Teams; Groups and Teams; Managerial Roles; Conflict Management; Decisions; Performance

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19 Oct 2023
Blog Post

New Venture Competition 2023: Business and Environment Ventures

The New Venture Competition is an annual competition sponsored by the Rock Center for Entrepreneurship and Social Enterprise Initiative open to all students and alumni who are launching new business and View Details

13 Aug 2008
Research & Ideas

The Inner Life of Leaders

research work, writing, and reading it became even clearer to me that I was on the edge of understanding and adopting two principles: Leaders need a healthy dose of narcissism to lead, and they also need a healthy dose of paranoia to avoid the trap of View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

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Leading Race Work in Business Schools - Race, Gender & Equity

faculty member of the Wharton IDEAS lab (Identity, Diversity, Engagement, Affect, and Social Relationships), an affiliated faculty member of Wharton People Analytics, a Senior Fellow of the Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics... View Details

01 Feb 1999
News

Short Takes

groups that fear the social consequences of making errors. "There are real differences in the levels of 'psychological safety' that exist across teams - even those within the same company - and those... View Details

Keywords: Judith A. Ross

01 Jan 2007
News

Sir Martin S. Sorrell, MBA 1968

Group Chief Executive, WPP Group PLC Return to Alumni Achievement Awards main page EARLIER EUDUCATION Cambridge University, 1966 B.A., Economics Cambridge University, 1970 M.A. LIFELONG LESSON FROM HBS "The... View Details

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Diversity on Teams: Our Own Harvest - Race, Gender & Equity

cannot be overstated. When we question assumptions, we disturb the unchecked premises that sabotage our goals. If most people gain employment via social connections and the vast majority of social circles... View Details

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Ari Medoff

to "spread awareness, mentor Seeds alumni, and raise money." The group successfully raises several-hundred-thousand dollars a year, helping Seeds of Peace expand its impact in the Middle East to South Asian youth in Afghanistan,... View Details

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