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- October 2017 (Revised October 2022)
- Case
JetBlue: Relevant Sustainability Leadership
By: George Serafeim and David Freiberg
In 2017, JetBlue, the airline founded on the mission to “bring humanity back to air travel,” was considering becoming one of the first companies to report its sustainability performance according to the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) standards. SASB...
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Keywords:
Sustainability;
Metrics;
Leadership And Change Management;
Airlines;
Innovation;
Purpose;
ESG;
ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) Performance;
Sustainability Reporting;
Change Management;
Leadership;
Financial Reporting;
Environmental Sustainability;
Mission and Purpose;
Reports;
Competitive Strategy;
Measurement and Metrics;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Air Transportation Industry;
United States
Serafeim, George, and David Freiberg. "JetBlue: Relevant Sustainability Leadership (A)." Harvard Business School Case 118-030, October 2017. (Revised October 2022.)
- 2001
- Article
Managing Superiors in Leadership for New Managers
By: John J. Gabarro and John P. Kotter
Gabarro, John J., and John P. Kotter. "Managing Superiors in Leadership for New Managers." Special Issue on Business Fundamentals. Harvard Business Review (2001).
- December 2017
- Course Overview Note
Managing Change and Transformation: Adapting Leadership for 21st Century Organizations
Syllabus for Managing Change 2018 EC Course
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- December 2016
- Course Overview Note
Managing Change and Transformation: Adaptive Leadership for 21st Century Organizations
Syllabus for Managing Change 2017 EC Course
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- August 2012
- Case
William Jeffrey at Bay Colony: On-Boarding (A)
By: Lena G. Goldberg
The decision-making process, policies and procedures, and legal obligations of the Board, the company's inside counsel and the company's outside counsel are explored in connection with on-boarding, investigating alleged misconduct of, and terminating a company's CEO,...
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- March 1990 (Revised September 1993)
- Case
People Express Airlines: Rise and Decline
By: Michael Beer
Describes the innovative approach to organizing and managing employees by People Express and describes the company's eventual demise. This material can be used to inform about leading edge human resource management practices and to raise questions about what went...
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Beer, Michael. "People Express Airlines: Rise and Decline." Harvard Business School Case 490-012, March 1990. (Revised September 1993.)
- September 2013
- Case
Advanced Leadership Pathways: Laurent Adamowicz and Bon'App
By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter, Juliane Calingo Schwetz and Patricia Bissett Higgins
After a successful career as Chairman and CEO of Paris-based luxury food company Fauchon, Laurent Adamowicz sought to reduce obesity and improve health outcomes. Adamowicz created a mobile application to provide consumers with more accessible and interpretable...
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Keywords:
Management;
Startup;
Leadership;
Leadership Style;
Leadership Skills;
Nutrition Database;
Nutritionist In Your Pocket;
Nutritional Educational Platform;
Shazam Of Food;
Weight Loss;
Iphone;
Android;
Applications;
App Development;
Nutrition Labeling;
Nutritional Information;
Obesity;
Epidemic;
Applications and Software;
Nutrition;
Business Startups;
Health;
Health Care and Treatment;
Information Technology Industry;
Health Industry;
Boston;
Massachusetts
- TeachingInterests
Managing Human Capital
The Managing Human Capital course has been specifically designed to teach practical skills for the future general manager (not just the human resource practitioner) who seeks to manage both other people and her or his own career with optimal... View Details
- 2008
- Article
Linking Crisis Management and Leadership Competencies: The Role of Human Resources Development
The problem and the solution. Most executives are aware of the negative consequences associated with an organizational crisis and focus on communications and public relations as a reactive strategy. However, many neglect the other leadership responsibilities...
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- 02 Aug 2013
- News
People must take responsibility for managing their careers
- January 2010 (Revised August 2010)
- Background Note
Advanced Leadership Note: An Institutional Perspective and Framework for Managing and Leading
By: Rosabeth M. Kanter and Rakesh Khurana
Large-scale societal issues increasingly appear on the agenda of business leaders, including poverty, health, education, business-government relations, and the degradation of the environment. These problems are not entirely new, but the forces of globalization and the...
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Keywords:
Change Management;
Framework;
Global Range;
Leadership;
Business and Stakeholder Relations;
Social Enterprise;
Social Issues;
Complexity
Kanter, Rosabeth M., and Rakesh Khurana. "Advanced Leadership Note: An Institutional Perspective and Framework for Managing and Leading." Harvard Business School Background Note 410-076, January 2010. (Revised August 2010.)
- 2014
- Case
Meizhou Dongpo Restaurant: Entrepreneurship, Leadership and Culture
By: F. Warren McFarlan, Weiku Wu and Jia Guo
Meizhou Dongpo is a large catering group in China. On June 6, 1996, the first Meizhou Dongpo Restaurant was opened in Beijing. The enterprise entered the stage of rapid development in 2000, and set up Beijing Meizhou Restaurant Management Co., Ltd. In June 2003 the...
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McFarlan, F. Warren, Weiku Wu, and Jia Guo. "Meizhou Dongpo Restaurant: Entrepreneurship, Leadership and Culture." Tsinghua University Case, 2014.
- February 2014
- Teaching Note
Leadership in Law: Amy Schulman at DLA Piper
By: Boris Groysberg and Robin Abrahams
This teaching note provides a discussion plan and rich conceptual background for the "Leadership in Law: Amy Schulman at DLA Piper" case. Topics covered include definitions of success, lifespan career development, team leadership, managing professional service firms,...
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- 2014
- Teaching Note
Meizhou Dongpo Restaurant: Entrepreneurship, Leadership and Culture (TN)
By: F. Warren McFarlan, Weiku Wu and Jia Guo
Meizhou Dongpo is a large catering group in China. On June 6, 1996, the first Meizhou Dongpo Restaurant was opened in Beijing. The enterprise entered the stage of rapid development in 2000, and set up Beijing Meizhou Restaurant Management Co., Ltd. In June 2003 the...
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McFarlan, F. Warren, Weiku Wu, and Jia Guo. "Meizhou Dongpo Restaurant: Entrepreneurship, Leadership and Culture (TN)." Tsinghua University Teaching Note, 2014.
- October 2018 (Revised October 2019)
- Case
Arlan Hamilton and Backstage Capital
By: Laura Huang and Sarah Mehta
Frustrated by an inability to convince existing venture capital firms to invest in companies led by women, people of color, and LGBT founders, Arlan Hamilton started her own firm, Backstage Capital, in 2015. Hamilton understood the untapped potential of companies run...
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Keywords:
Black Leadership;
LGBTQ;
Women;
People Of Color;
Entrepreneurship;
Mission and Purpose;
Venture Capital;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Identity;
Personal Characteristics;
Prejudice and Bias;
Social Issues;
Diversity;
Gender;
Race
Huang, Laura, and Sarah Mehta. "Arlan Hamilton and Backstage Capital." Harvard Business School Case 419-029, October 2018. (Revised October 2019.)
- 2015
- Case
Advanced Leadership Pathways: Issa Baluch and the African Agribusiness Knowledge and Innovation Leadership Initiative (AKILI)
By: Rosabeth M. Kanter and Renee Vuillaume
A veteran of the freight forwarding industry, Issa Baluch wanted to transform the education space in Africa by introducing hands-on practical teaching in agriculture and agribusiness. In the summer of 2015 his vision of a practical learning institute for African...
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Keywords:
Agriculture;
Institutions For Collaboration;
Innovation;
Innovation And Strategy;
Farming;
International Development;
Stakeholder Engagement;
Youth;
Environmental And Social Sustainability;
Environment;
Social Impact Investment;
Agribusiness;
Education;
Training;
Leadership;
Knowledge;
Environmental Sustainability;
Innovation Strategy;
Knowledge Management;
Finance;
Africa
Kanter, Rosabeth M., and Renee Vuillaume. "Advanced Leadership Pathways: Issa Baluch and the African Agribusiness Knowledge and Innovation Leadership Initiative (AKILI)." Harvard Business Publishing Case 316-056, 2015. (Harvard Advanced Leadership Initiative.)
- Article
Why Do People Give?: New Evidence and Strategies for Nonprofit Managers
By: David M. Van Slyke and Arthur C. Brooks
Van Slyke, David M., and Arthur C. Brooks. "Why Do People Give? New Evidence and Strategies for Nonprofit Managers." American Review of Public Administration 35, no. 3 (September 2005): 199–222.
- 2023
- Working Paper
Leadership and the Value of Persistence
By: James J. Anton, Alan Jaske and Dennis Yao
Consider a leader’s decision whether to persist with an unsuccessful R&D project
or to terminate the project in favor of a new project with an uncertain value. How
does that decision affect the effort exerted by the manager assigned to the project? To
study this...
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- July–August 2020
- Article
Sarcasm, Self-Deprecation, and Inside Jokes: A User's Guide to Humor at Work
By: Brad Bitterly and Alison Wood Brooks
Humor is widely considered essential in personal relationships, but in leaders, it’s seen as an ancillary behavior. Though some leaders use humor instinctively, many more could wield it purposefully.
Humor helps build interpersonal trust and high-quality work...
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Bitterly, Brad, and Alison Wood Brooks. "Sarcasm, Self-Deprecation, and Inside Jokes: A User's Guide to Humor at Work." Harvard Business Review 98, no. 4 (July–August 2020): 96–103.