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- 05 Mar 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, March 5, 2019
Organizational Challenge of Pursuing Joint Social and Financial Goals: Social Enterprise as a Laboratory to Understand Hybrid Organizing By: Battilana, Julie Abstract— While in recent decades the social and business sectors have evolved...
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Dina Gerdeman
- November 2023
- Case
Tata Group in 2021: Pursuing Profits through Purpose
By: Tarun Khanna, Krishna G. Palepu and Vidhya Muthuram
October 8, 2021: Tata Sons won a bid to acquire India’s national carrier Air India, marking the airline's return to its original owners after 68 long years. The winning bid of $2.4 billion gave Tata Sons full ownership of the airline and its coveted network of 6,200...
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Corporate Strategy;
Mission and Purpose;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Emerging Markets;
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Ownership;
Air Transportation;
Air Transportation Industry;
India
Khanna, Tarun, Krishna G. Palepu, and Vidhya Muthuram. "Tata Group in 2021: Pursuing Profits through Purpose." Harvard Business School Case 124-047, November 2023.
- 07 Nov 2012
- News
A Breed Apart: Why Our Elites Are So Disconnected
- November 2011
- Article
The Role of the Board in Accelerating the Adoption of Integrated Reporting
By: Robert G. Eccles and George Serafeim
This report examines the concept of integrated reporting and its current state of adoption around the globe. It also discusses the benefits to both companies and society and recommends ways boards can help their organizations accelerate the implementation of integrated...
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Cost vs Benefits;
Governing and Advisory Boards;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Integrated Corporate Reporting;
Social Issues;
Global Range;
Adoption
Eccles, Robert G., and George Serafeim. "The Role of the Board in Accelerating the Adoption of Integrated Reporting." Director Notes (The Conference Board) (November 2011).
- June 2022 (Revised August 2022)
- Case
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...
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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
Srinivasan, Suraj, and Li-Kuan Ni. "Sustainability Reporting at Dollar Tree, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 122-044, June 2022. (Revised August 2022.)
- June 2017 (Revised October 2017)
- Case
Uber in 2017: One Bumpy Ride
By: Suraj Srinivasan, Jay W. Lorsch and Quinn Pitcher
Uber Technologies Inc., the popular ride-hailing company, entered 2017 having doubled its bookings in 2016 and achieving a valuation of nearly $70 billion, making it the largest venture capital-backed company in the world. Co-founder and CEO Travis Kalanick embodied...
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Governance;
Information Technology;
Transportation;
Venture Capital;
Organizational Culture;
Technology Industry;
Transportation Industry;
United States
Srinivasan, Suraj, Jay W. Lorsch, and Quinn Pitcher. "Uber in 2017: One Bumpy Ride." Harvard Business School Case 117-070, June 2017. (Revised October 2017.)
- 2022
- Case
Tesla's Battery Supply Chain: A Growing Concern
In October 2021, the fictional vice president of supply chain sustainability at Tesla is working on finding the best way to achieve Tesla's goal of 100% recycling for the batteries in its electric vehicles (EVs) as they reach their end of life. A major challenge in...
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Supply Chain Management;
Environmental Sustainability;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Governance Compliance;
Metals and Minerals;
Auto Industry
Hoffman, Andrew J. "Tesla's Battery Supply Chain: A Growing Concern." William Davidson Institute Case 9-884-554, 2022.
- 02 Feb 2007
- What Do You Think?
Is There Too Little “Know Why” In Business?
that could not transition from a passion-driven enterprise to an execution-oriented enterprise." Paul Kohn pondered whether a sense of purpose wanes as an organization reaches a certain size. He commented: "It would be an...
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by Jim Heskett
- 06 Sep 2016
- First Look
September 6, 2016
a persuasive story to compete with the scandal narrative. Publisher's link: https://pubwww.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=51509 August 2013 Business History National Image as a Competitive Disadvantage: The Case of the New Zealand View Details
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Carmen Nobel
- April 2009 (Revised October 2010)
- Case
Bob Beall at the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
By: Robert Steven Kaplan and Sophie Hood
Bob Beall is the Chief Executive Officer of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (CFF). CFF is an extremely successful organization, but Beall has to determine how to manage the organization through the financial crisis of 2008-2009. In this situation, donations are likely...
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Keywords:
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Financial Crisis;
Philanthropy and Charitable Giving;
Governing and Advisory Boards;
Leadership;
Crisis Management;
Nonprofit Organizations
Kaplan, Robert Steven, and Sophie Hood. "Bob Beall at the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation." Harvard Business School Case 409-107, April 2009. (Revised October 2010.)
- June 2012
- Article
Managing Risks: A New Framework
By: Robert S. Kaplan and Anette Mikes
Risk management is too often treated as a compliance issue that can be solved by drawing up lots of rules and making sure that all employees follow them. Many such rules, of course, are sensible and do reduce some risks that could severely damage a company. But...
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Risk Management;
Governance Controls;
Corporate Strategy;
Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques;
Framework
Kaplan, Robert S., and Anette Mikes. "Managing Risks: A New Framework." Harvard Business Review 90, no. 6 (June 2012).
- 2022
- Working Paper
Turning Away From the State: Trade Shocks and Informal Insurance in Brazil
By: Paula Rettl
How does economic globalization affect vote choices? Conventional wisdom holds that voters who lose from economic integration support parties that propose to expand the welfare state. I argue that a key scope condition of this causal relationship is expectations about...
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Keywords:
Economic Globalization;
Globalized Economies;
Government Administration;
Economics;
Globalization;
Globalized Economies and Regions;
Voting;
Brazil;
Latin America
Rettl, Paula. "Turning Away From the State: Trade Shocks and Informal Insurance in Brazil." Working Paper, August 2022.
Rosabeth M. Kanter
Rosabeth Moss Kanter holds the Ernest L. Arbuckle Professorship at Harvard Business School, specializing in strategy, innovation, and leadership for change. Her strategic and practical insights guide leaders worldwide through teaching, writing, and direct... View Details
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- March 2016 (Revised April 2019)
- Technical Note
ESG Metrics: Reshaping Capitalism?
By: George Serafeim
In the past twenty-five years, the world had seen an exponential growth in the number of companies reporting environmental, social and governance (ESG) data. Investor interest in ESG data also grew rapidly. A growing belief that increasing levels of social inequality...
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Capitalism;
Sustainability;
Accountability;
Corporate Social Responsibility;
Responsibilities To Society;
Environment;
Social Impact Investment;
ESG;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Environmental Sustainability;
Measurement and Metrics;
Integrated Corporate Reporting;
Corporate Accountability;
Accounting;
Economic Systems
Serafeim, George, and Jody Grewal. "ESG Metrics: Reshaping Capitalism?" Harvard Business School Technical Note 116-037, March 2016. (Revised April 2019.)
- 08 Jul 2008
- First Look
First Look: July 8, 2008
the quality of research. Does Familiarity Breed Trust? Revisiting the Antecedents of Trust Authors:Ranjay Gulati and Maxim Sytch Periodical:Managerial and Decision Economics 29 (March - April 2008): 165-190 Abstract This paper investigates how the history of...
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Martha Lagace
- Web
About the Program - Summer Venture in Management
church, or soccer team. Examples of leadership and impact in or outside of the college campus environment include, but are not limited to: Serving in student government positions Leading a student association or club Volunteering in...
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- June 2013 (Revised June 2016)
- Case
Ensina!
By: John J-H Kim, Alejandra Meraz Velasco and Christine An
In 2011, a group of passionate social entrepreneurs in Rio de Janeiro, with the support and encouragement of several prominent philanthropists and members of government, launch Ensina!, seizing Brazil's unprecedented economic growth and national commitment to...
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- Program
Strategic Marketing for Driving Growth
responsible for business growth, including related leaders such as heads of sales CEOs and other senior leaders who oversee large marketing budgets Leaders in government and nonprofit organizations who seek...
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