General Management

- January 23, 2025
- Article
How to Build a Life: How My Struggle With Wittgenstein Can Make You Happier

By: Arthur C. Brooks
- January 23, 2025
- Article
How to Build a Life: How My Struggle With Wittgenstein Can Make You Happier

By: Arthur C. Brooks
- 2025
- Working Paper
Sale of Private-Equity Owned Physician Practices and Physician Turnover

By: Leemore S. Dafny, Victoria Berquist and Lev Klarnet
- 2025
- Working Paper
Sale of Private-Equity Owned Physician Practices and Physician Turnover

By: Leemore S. Dafny, Victoria Berquist and Lev Klarnet
- January 2025
- Case
Shifting Winds: DEI in Corporate America

By: Clayton S. Rose, Maisie Wiltshire-Gordon and David Lane

In the 2020s, intense and conflicting social and political pressures challenged organizational leaders around the world. Prominent among these were powerful competing views on workplace diversity, equity, and inclusion programs (DEI) in the United States. Public outrage over the deaths of Black people at police and vigilante hands in 2020 had prompted an outpouring of corporate statements, commitments, and stepped-up investments in DEI. Then, in the aftermath of the June 2023 decision by the United States Supreme Court outlawing the use of race as a factor in college admissions, it became clear that efforts aimed at greater diversity and inclusion in business were under intense attack. Business leaders would need to understand the challenges being made, determine what programs really mattered and the reasons why, and then craft a path forward that accounted for the strategic, financial, reputational and moral costs and benefits.
- January 2025
- Case
Shifting Winds: DEI in Corporate America

By: Clayton S. Rose, Maisie Wiltshire-Gordon and David Lane

In the 2020s, intense and conflicting social and political pressures challenged organizational leaders around the world. Prominent among these were powerful competing views on workplace diversity, equity, and inclusion programs (DEI) in the United States. Public outrage over the deaths of Black people at police and vigilante hands in 2020 had...

About the Unit

The General Management Unit is concerned with the leadership and management of the enterprise as a whole. This concern encompasses:

the personal values and qualities of effective general managers and enterprise leaders;
the philosophies, values, and strategies that inform successful enterprises; and
the relation of enterprise to the broader community and other external constituencies.

The Unit's work is conceived and carried out principally in four interest groups, each of which has its own leadership, research agenda, and teaching programs:

Management Policy and Process
Management Information Systems
Society and Enterprise
Leadership, Values, and Corporate Responsibility

Recent Publications

How to Build a Life: How My Struggle With Wittgenstein Can Make You Happier

By: Arthur C. Brooks

January 23, 2025 |
Article |
The Atlantic

Citation

Sale of Private-Equity Owned Physician Practices and Physician Turnover

By: Leemore S. Dafny, Victoria Berquist and Lev Klarnet

2025 |
Working Paper |
Faculty Research

Keywords: Private Equity; Private Equity Exit; Physicians

Citation

How to Build a Life: The Right Way to Look for a New Job

By: Arthur C. Brooks

January 16, 2025 |
Article |
The Atlantic

Citation

Martin Luther King, Jr.: A Young Minister Confronts the Challenges of Montgomery (B)

By: Nien-hê Hsieh and Derek C. M. van Bever

January 2025 |
Supplement |
Faculty Research

Recounts a pivotal moment in Martin Luther King Jr.'s life during the Montgomery Bus Boycott, where a profound prayer amidst threats to his life renewed his faith and resolve to lead the movement. This transformative experience marked the beginning of his lifelong commitment to nonviolent resistance, culminating in the founding of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference and his pursuit of justice, reconciliation, and the creation of a "beloved community."

Keywords: Leadership; Spirituality; Civil Rights; Decision Making; Manging Uncertainty

Citation

Purchase

Get Cool: Air Conditioning Industry Background

By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter and Jacob A. Small

January 2025 |
Technical Note |
Faculty Research

The “air conditioning paradox” is tied to climate change: the more the planet warms, the greater the need for cooling (due to the dangers of extreme heat as well as comfort within buildings), but the use of electricity-powered AC contributes to further warming. There is a need for innovation to break this cycle, but despite increases in efficiency in recent years, the industry has not changed much since its origins at the turn of the 20th century. This note provides an overview of the global industry with a particular emphasis on the United States. It presents data on global market demand, showing that the U.S. and Asia are the biggest users and the leading global manufacturers. It focuses on American market segments and distribution channels, and it outlines the role of electric utilities and incentives. It shows a consolidating industry with entrenched players, although digital tools are in increasing use. Corporate venture capital and stand-alone venture capital are being deployed in the search for new models and disruptive technologies.

Keywords: Appliances; Global Warming; Climate Change; Energy Efficiency; United States

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Educators

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How to Build a Life: You’re Going to Die. That’s a Good Thing.

By: Arthur C. Brooks

January 9, 2025 |
Article |
The Atlantic

Citation

Shifting Winds: DEI in Corporate America

By: Clayton S. Rose, Maisie Wiltshire-Gordon and David Lane

January 2025 |
Case |
Faculty Research

In the 2020s, intense and conflicting social and political pressures challenged organizational leaders around the world. Prominent among these were powerful competing views on workplace diversity, equity, and inclusion programs (DEI) in the United States. Public outrage over the deaths of Black people at police and vigilante hands in 2020 had prompted an outpouring of corporate statements, commitments, and stepped-up investments in DEI. Then, in the aftermath of the June 2023 decision by the United States Supreme Court outlawing the use of race as a factor in college admissions, it became clear that efforts aimed at greater diversity and inclusion in business were under intense attack. Business leaders would need to understand the challenges being made, determine what programs really mattered and the reasons why, and then craft a path forward that accounted for the strategic, financial, reputational and moral costs and benefits.

Citation

Educators

Food for Thought: Exiting Russia? (B)

By: Clayton S. Rose, Hugo Etchegoyhen and Lena Duchene

January 2025 |
Supplement |
Faculty Research

The (B) case examines the actions of Bonduelle and Danone as they responded to ongoing pressure to reevaluate their presence in Russia. While the (A) case explored the ethical and strategic dilemmas both companies faced after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the (B) case highlights Bonduelle’s decision to maintain operations despite public backlash and Danone’s decision to sell its assets in Russia

Keywords: Food and Beverage Industry; Europe; France; Russia

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