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Andrea is interested in understanding business strategy in today's complex institutional environment. As such, her research interests range from policy to social movement influences. Work so far has focused on the specific topics of corporate governance, private...
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- 07 Feb 2018
- News
Effort to Reform Two-Party Duopoly Gains Steam
- 11 Jul 2018
- Video
Unite, Serve, Lead: African Americans at Harvard Business School
- March 1991
- Supplement
Black Caucus Groups at Xerox Corp., January 1991, Video (Abridged)
Eight of the founding members of the black caucus movement at Xerox speak about their experiences. The film vividly shows the individuals who made the caucus system happen, how they interact together, and their commitment to performance, mutual support, and the black...
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Friedman, Raymond A. "Black Caucus Groups at Xerox Corp., January 1991, Video (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 891-514, March 1991.
- March 2017 (Revised March 2017)
- Case
OpenNotes
By: Jeffrey Rayport and Annelena Lobb
In 2017, executives at OpenNotes, a national movement to improve the relationship between doctors and patients by sharing doctors’ visit notes about patients with patients, were considering options in efforts to achieve scale. The movement hoped to reach 50 million...
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Keywords:
Health Care and Treatment;
Technology Adoption;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Technology Industry;
Health Industry;
United States
Rayport, Jeffrey, and Annelena Lobb. "OpenNotes." Harvard Business School Case 817-080, March 2017. (Revised March 2017.)
- March 2009 (Revised June 2012)
- Case
Denmark: Globalization and the Welfare State
By: Arthur A. Daemmrich and Benjamin Kramarz
This case describes how Denmark has balanced the impacts of globalization, including outsourcing and movement of labor, with its social welfare offerings. Reforms implemented during the past two decades drove down unemployment, promoted new company formation, and put...
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Keywords:
Macroeconomics;
Trade;
Globalized Economies and Regions;
Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms;
Job Cuts and Outsourcing;
Employment;
Welfare or Wellbeing;
Denmark
Daemmrich, Arthur A., and Benjamin Kramarz. "Denmark: Globalization and the Welfare State." Harvard Business School Case 709-015, March 2009. (Revised June 2012.)
- February 2008 (Revised April 2008)
- Case
The Offshoring of America
By: Richard H.K. Vietor, Jan W. Rivkin and Juliana Seminerio
The movement from jobs in the United States to developing countries, in a process known as offshoring, has become quite a controversial topic. Managers not only need to decide which activities, if any, to move offshore, but where to move them. This case describes the...
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Keywords:
Developing Countries and Economies;
Job Cuts and Outsourcing;
Operations;
Business Processes;
United States
Vietor, Richard H.K., Jan W. Rivkin, and Juliana Seminerio. "The Offshoring of America." Harvard Business School Case 708-030, February 2008. (Revised April 2008.)
- 11 Jun 2018
- News
How science can bring about a eureka moment for Indian startups
- 26 Jun 2013
- News
A New Movement, as Whites Resist Oppression
- 25 Feb 2020
- Working Paper Summaries
Reinventing Retail: The Novel Resurgence of Independent Bookstores
- November 2003
- Article
The Macroeconomics of Happiness
By: Rafael Di Tella, Robert MacCulloch and Andrew J. Oswald
We show that macroeconomic movements have strong effects on the happiness of nations. First, we find that there are clear microeconomic patterns in the psychological well-being levels of a quarter of a million randomly sampled Europeans and Americans from the 1970s to...
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Di Tella, Rafael, Robert MacCulloch, and Andrew J. Oswald. "The Macroeconomics of Happiness." Review of Economics and Statistics 85, no. 4 (November 2003): 793–809.
- November 1999 (Revised March 2002)
- Case
Red Hat and the Linux Revolution
By: Alan D. MacCormack and Kerry Herman
The case describes the history of the Linux operating system and the open-source movement in general. Focuses on a critical decision being made by Red Hat, the largest distributor of Linux, about its future development efforts. The decision allows students to explore...
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Keywords:
Open Source Distribution;
Applications and Software;
Product Development;
Change Management;
Research and Development;
Business Processes;
Disruptive Innovation;
Information Technology Industry;
North Carolina
MacCormack, Alan D., and Kerry Herman. "Red Hat and the Linux Revolution." Harvard Business School Case 600-009, November 1999. (Revised March 2002.)
- March 2018
- Supplement
Sandra Brown Goes Digital (B): The Commitment Decision
By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter and Jonathan Cohen
Sandra Brown, a middle manager at a biotech company who has led internal and external movements for change over the last few years, faces a decision. Whether to continue to work for change at the company or move on to pursue new opportunities elsewhere, where her new...
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Keywords:
Digital;
Stakeholder Engagement;
Managing Change;
Career Path;
Health Care Industry;
Quality;
Leading Change;
Management;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Personal Development and Career;
Decision Choices and Conditions
Kanter, Rosabeth Moss, and Jonathan Cohen. "Sandra Brown Goes Digital (B): The Commitment Decision." Harvard Business School Supplement 318-083, March 2018.
- 11 Aug 2012
- News
Down With Shareholder Value
- May 2019
- Background Note
Developing Yourself as a Leader: A Framework for Millennial High Potentials & Emerging Leaders: How to PACE Your Self-Development
By: Ethan Bernstein and Kirstin Lynde
Millennials are redefining what it means to develop future leaders. In business organizations, leadership development—defined as “the expansion of a person's capacity to be effective in leadership roles and processes“—has traditionally been the work of corporate...
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Keywords:
Talent and Talent Management;
Human Resources;
Leadership Development;
Leadership Style;
Leadership;
Goals and Objectives;
Management Skills;
Management Style
Bernstein, Ethan, and Kirstin Lynde. "Developing Yourself as a Leader: A Framework for Millennial High Potentials & Emerging Leaders: How to PACE Your Self-Development." Harvard Business School Background Note 419-045, May 2019.
- 2012
- Report
Better Outcomes, Lower Costs: A Conversation with Dr. Atul Gawande
By: Mark R. Kramer
In the face of increasing health care costs and uncertainty about health care quality in the United States, community-based collective impact initiatives driven by regional funders offers a new way to improve patient outcomes at the local level. Collectively,...
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Keywords:
Community Foundations;
Health Outcomes;
Health Care and Treatment;
Quality;
Cost Management;
United States
Kramer, Mark R. "Better Outcomes, Lower Costs: A Conversation with Dr. Atul Gawande." Report, FSG, 2012.
- February 1999 (Revised October 2009)
- Case
Royal Dutch/Shell in Nigeria (A)
By: Lynn S. Paine and Mihnea C. Moldoveanu
Working with Shell's country manager for Nigeria, the company's Committee of Managing Directors must decide how to respond to the Nigerian government's decision to impose the death sentence on Ken Saro-Wiwa and eight other leaders of a movement for the rights of the...
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Keywords:
Ethics;
Multinational Firms and Management;
Courts and Trials;
Rights;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Business and Government Relations;
Environmental Sustainability;
Social Issues;
Nigeria
Paine, Lynn S., and Mihnea C. Moldoveanu. "Royal Dutch/Shell in Nigeria (A)." Harvard Business School Case 399-126, February 1999. (Revised October 2009.)