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- July 2012 (Revised July 2014)
- Case
Warby Parker: Vision of a 'Good' Fashion Brand
By: Christopher Marquis and Laura Velez Villa
In its third year of existence and poised to double its workforce, Warby Parker attributed its success to an innovative approach in the eyewear industry and to the company culture that supported it. With a mission combining social and business goals, the company had...
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Keywords:
Entrepreneurship;
Innovation;
Business And Society;
Social Responsiblity;
Organizational Behavior;
Social Entrepreneurship;
Growth Management;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Brands and Branding;
Organizational Culture;
Marketing Strategy;
Innovation and Invention;
Apparel and Accessories Industry;
Health Industry;
United States
Marquis, Christopher, and Laura Velez Villa. "Warby Parker: Vision of a 'Good' Fashion Brand." Harvard Business School Case 413-051, July 2012. (Revised July 2014.)
- 06 Jun 2018
- Research & Ideas
Cut Salaries or Cut People? The Best Way to Survive a Downturn
eugeniek Companies looking to shed costs in an economic downturn rarely cut compensation—typically, they slash jobs instead. New research confirms the wisdom of that decision. The study concludes that when a company cuts employee pay the...
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by Rachel Layne
- May–June 2019
- Article
Your Workforce Is More Adaptable Than You Think
By: Joseph B. Fuller, Manjari Raman, Judith K. Wallenstein and Alice de Chalendar
In 2018 the Project on Managing the Future of Work at HBS teamed up with the BCG Henderson Institute to survey 6,500 business leaders and 11,000 workers about the various forces reshaping the nature of work. The responses revealed a surprising gap: While the executives...
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Keywords:
Management;
Employees;
Attitudes;
Organizational Culture;
Organizational Change and Adaptation
Fuller, Joseph B., Manjari Raman, Judith K. Wallenstein, and Alice de Chalendar. "Your Workforce Is More Adaptable Than You Think." Harvard Business Review 97, no. 3 (May–June 2019): 118–126.
- 07 Mar 2022
- Research & Ideas
Effective Leaders Share the Spotlight with Their Teams
Business School. How managers and employees benefit Using transcripts from earnings conference calls held by Standard & Poor’s 1500 companies, the researchers looked for managers who turned to colleagues...
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by Pamela Reynolds
- 17 Jun 2020
- News
The Future of the Office: Remote Work after the Pandemic
- December 2022 (Revised June 2023)
- Case
KKR at CHI Overhead Doors (A)
By: Dennis Campbell and Ethan Rouen
This case examines the decision by private equity firm KKR to grant equity to every employee at portfolio company CHI Overhead Doors upon purchasing the company in 2015. The case explores whether this initiative will create shared value, growing profits through better...
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Keywords:
Performance Improvement;
Profit Sharing;
Compensation and Benefits;
Organizational Culture
Campbell, Dennis, and Ethan Rouen. "KKR at CHI Overhead Doors (A)." Harvard Business School Case 123-018, December 2022. (Revised June 2023.)
- 24 Jan 2023
- Research & Ideas
Passion at Work Is a Good Thing—But Only If Bosses Know How to Manage It
Who wouldn't want to work for a company that values passion? And what employer wouldn't seek an employee who’s deeply passionate about their work? But, here's the rub, according to recent research from Harvard Business School: View Details
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by Sean Silverthorne
- 29 Nov 2022
- Cold Call Podcast
How Will Gamers and Investors Respond to Microsoft’s Acquisition of Activision Blizzard?
- November 1992 (Revised June 1993)
- Case
International Paper (A)
Concerns the decision of International Paper, the world's largest pulp and paper corporation, about when to adopt the provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards 106 (SFAS 106), "Employers' Accounting for Postretirement Benefits Other than Pensions." SFAS...
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Barth, Mary E., and Charles A Nichols, III. "International Paper (A)." Harvard Business School Case 193-060, November 1992. (Revised June 1993.)
- April 2019 (Revised December 2021)
- Case
Sears: The Demise of an American Icon
By: Kristin Mugford and Sarah L. Abbott
In 2019, ESL Investments’ $5.2 billion offer to purchase Sears Holdings out of Chapter 11 bankruptcy, was accepted, despite opposition from the company's unsecured creditors and other parties. ESL, which was led by Eddie Lampert, had acquired a stake in Sears following...
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Keywords:
Bankruptcy;
Reorganization;
Bonds;
Restructuring;
Business Divisions;
Transformation;
Fairness;
Borrowing and Debt;
Credit;
Insolvency and Bankruptcy;
Corporate Governance;
Motivation and Incentives;
Retail Industry;
United States
Mugford, Kristin, and Sarah L. Abbott. "Sears: The Demise of an American Icon." Harvard Business School Case 219-106, April 2019. (Revised December 2021.)
- March 2014
- Case
LGBT Issues at Exxon Mobil Corporation
By: Joseph L. Badaracco and Matthew Preble
In late September 2013, Exxon Mobil Corporation announced that it would begin offering benefits to the spouses of its employees in same-sex marriages. This short supplement touches upon what led Exxon Mobil to this decision, some insights into its previous relationship...
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Badaracco, Joseph L., and Matthew Preble. "LGBT Issues at Exxon Mobil Corporation." Harvard Business School Case 314-116, March 2014.
- 12 Oct 2022
- Video
Lumumba Seegars: Inequality & Agency in ERGs
- 06 Jul 2016
- What Do You Think?
How Do We Pay for the Costs of Globalization?
important information. It turned out that the information was largely an explanation of the benefits for the company in moving. Then employees were asked to maintain their commitment to quality over the...
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- October 2000
- Case
Framework Technologies Corp.
By: G. Felda Hardymon, Ann Leamon, Ashesh Shah and David Waller
Dan Slavin, CEO of Framework Technologies, is contemplating a complete restart for his company to erase the impact of its shift in product and business strategy since inception. This case describes the issues he must consider, which include the impact of such a change...
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Keywords:
Restructuring;
Innovation and Invention;
Cost vs Benefits;
Venture Capital;
Technology Industry
Hardymon, G. Felda, Ann Leamon, Ashesh Shah, and David Waller. "Framework Technologies Corp." Harvard Business School Case 801-227, October 2000.
- 2008
- Chapter
Life-Cycle Funds
By: Luis M. Viceira
The U.S. retirement system has experienced a substantial transformation in recent years. It has evolved from a system in which employees relied mainly on Social Security and professionally managed defined benefit (DB) pension plans sponsored by their employers to...
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Viceira, Luis M. "Life-Cycle Funds." Chap. 5 in Overcoming the Saving Slump: How to Increase the Effectiveness of Financial Education and Saving Programs, edited by Annamaria Lusardi. University of Chicago Press, 2008.
- 2022
- Book
Deep Purpose: The Heart and Soul of High-Performance Companies
By: Ranjay Gulati
This book offers a compelling reassessment and defense of purpose as a management ethos, documenting the vast performance gains and social benefits that become possible when firms manage to get purpose right. Few business topics have aroused more skepticism in recent...
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Keywords:
Purpose;
Business And Society;
Organizations;
Mission and Purpose;
Performance Effectiveness;
Organizational Culture
Gulati, Ranjay. Deep Purpose: The Heart and Soul of High-Performance Companies. New York: Harper Business, 2022.
- 06 Jan 2020
- Research & Ideas
Motivate Your High Performers to Share Their Knowledge
School. A number of issues, however, can block employees from benefitting from their more successful peers. For example, an employee might not recognize themselves as...
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by Michael Blanding
- January 1989 (Revised June 1993)
- Case
General Electric: Compliance Systems
By: Robert L. Simons
After General Electric (GE) is indicted in 1985 for defrauding the Department of Defense, Chairman John F. Welch takes dramatic steps to prevent a recurrence. This case documents the new systems and procedures that are put in place to ensure that all GE employees are...
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Policy;
Contracts;
Business or Company Management;
Communication;
Business History;
Behavior;
Boundaries;
Management Style;
Cost Management;
Electronics Industry
Simons, Robert L. "General Electric: Compliance Systems." Harvard Business School Case 189-081, January 1989. (Revised June 1993.)
- 05 Jul 2012
- What Do You Think?
Why Is Trust So Hard to Achieve in Management?
"transparency, honesty, communication, consistency and predictability are present" in everything we do as managers. Jill Machol noted the importance of keeping employees "informed as information (regarding change) becomes...
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by James Heskett