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Reimagining Capitalism: Business and Big Problems
By: George Serafeim
Professor Serafeim teaches with Professor Rebecca Henderson the course "Reimagining Capitalism: Business and Big Problems" in the second year of the MBA. Cases taught in this course include among others:
Fighting corruption and turning around an organization... View Details
Keywords:
Capitalism;
Corporate Accountability;
Leadership;
Sustainability;
Climate Change;
Inequality;
ESG;
"ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) Performance;
Corporate Social Responsibility;
Culture;
Corporate Purpose;
Change;
Performance;
Strategy;
Measurement And Metrics;
Competitive Advantage
- 2022
- Working Paper
Communicating Corporate Culture in Labor Markets: Evidence from Job Postings
A company’s culture represents one of the most important factors that job seekers consider. In this study, we examine how firms craft their job postings to convey their cultures and whether doing so helps attract employees. We utilize state-of-the art machine learning...
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Keywords:
Corporate Culture Significance;
Labor Markets;
Disclosure;
Organizational Culture;
Recruitment;
Talent and Talent Management
Pacelli, Joseph, Tianshuo Shi, and Yuan Zou. "Communicating Corporate Culture in Labor Markets: Evidence from Job Postings." Working Paper, October 2022.
- 17 Apr 2015
- HBS Seminar
Leemore Dafny, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University
- Web
The Founding of U.S. Steel and the Power of Public Opinion | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School
shaping values that they break the force of popular antagonism, that they keep outside competition within bounds and that yet they earn an adequate return on the securities in the hands of investors.”5 Elbert H. Gary, president and...
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- 16 Feb 2024
- News
Remembering Angela Chao (MBA 2001)
Chao Family Statement on Passing of Angela Chao Chao Family Statement on Passing of Angela Chao We are deeply saddened by the news of Angela Chao’s tragic and untimely death. Angela has been a valued friend to Harvard Business School for many years, serving not only on...
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- Web
Organizational Behavior - Faculty & Research
Energy; Chemicals; Machinery and Machining; Metals and Minerals; Mining; Social Entrepreneurship; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Values and Beliefs; Environmental Sustainability; Natural Resources; Globalization; Information Technology;...
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- March 2017
- Case
SKS Microfinance (Abridged)
By: Shawn Cole and Theresa Chen
Vikram Akula, CEO of SKS Microfinance, seeks a venture capital investment to fund his firm. SKS, one of the largest and fastest growing microfinance institutions in India, is a profitable, for-profit institution with a social mission. In what is one of the first...
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Keywords:
For-Profit Firms;
Venture Capital;
Microfinance;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Valuation;
Financial Services Industry;
India
Cole, Shawn, and Theresa Chen. "SKS Microfinance (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 217-069, March 2017.
- Article
Prosocial Spending and Buying Time: Money as a Tool for Increasing Subjective Well-Being
By: Elizabeth Dunn, A.V. Whillans, Michael I. Norton and Lara B. Aknin
Researchers have long been interested in the relationship between income and happiness, but a newer wave of work suggests that how people use their money also matters. We discuss the three primary areas in which psychologists have explored the relationship...
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Dunn, Elizabeth, A.V. Whillans, Michael I. Norton, and Lara B. Aknin. "Prosocial Spending and Buying Time: Money as a Tool for Increasing Subjective Well-Being." Advances in Experimental Social Psychology 61 (2020): 67–126.
- March 2018 (Revised November 2018)
- Case
Managing Religion in the Workplace: Abercrombie & Fitch and Masterpiece Cakeshop
By: Derek van Bever
Challenges related to managing religion in the workplace are on the rise, as are religious discrimination claims and monetary settlements, in the United States and around the world. This case examines two incidents of alleged religious discrimination that made their...
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Keywords:
Religious Discrimination;
First Amendment;
Religious Freedom Restoration Act;
Business Ethics;
Religion And Business;
Management;
EEOC;
Ethics;
Religion;
Conflict Management;
Retail Industry;
United States
van Bever, Derek. "Managing Religion in the Workplace: Abercrombie & Fitch and Masterpiece Cakeshop." Harvard Business School Case 318-127, March 2018. (Revised November 2018.)
- June 2008
- Article
Minimally Acceptable Altruism and the Ultimatum Game
By: Julio J. Rotemberg
I suppose that people react with anger when others show themselves not to be minimally altruistic. With heterogeneous agents, this can account for the experimental results of ultimatum and dictator games. Moreover, it can account for the surprisingly large fraction of...
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Rotemberg, Julio J. "Minimally Acceptable Altruism and the Ultimatum Game." Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization 66, nos. 3-4 (June 2008).
- March 1990 (Revised October 1990)
- Case
Liz Claiborne, Inc. and Ruentex Industries Ltd.
Describes Liz Claiborne, Inc.'s manufacturing and marketing strategy and details the significance of its supplier selection strategy. It begins to describe the company's relationship with Ruentex Industries Ltd., its largest supplier of piece goods. When used with...
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Keywords:
Marketing Strategy;
Supply Chain Management;
Relationships;
Cooperation;
Apparel and Accessories Industry
Flaherty, Marie-Therese M., and Jill S. Dalby. "Liz Claiborne, Inc. and Ruentex Industries Ltd." Harvard Business School Case 690-048, March 1990. (Revised October 1990.)
- 29 Oct 2014
- News
Pool of grey talent could transform the world
- 29 Jul 2013
- News
Monarchs versus managers
- 2020
- Working Paper
Building the Professional Firm: McKinsey & Co.: 1939-1968
By: Amar Bhidé
This case history analyzes how the founders of McKinsey & Co. built one of the world's leading management consulting firms by developing a “system” of professional norms, approach to serving clients, personnel policies, organization, governance, and ownership. The...
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Keywords:
McKinsey & Co.;
Company History;
Professional Norms;
Vision;
Organizations;
Business History;
Business Model;
Strategy;
Consulting Industry
Bhidé, Amar. "Building the Professional Firm: McKinsey & Co.: 1939-1968." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 95-010, January 1995. (Revised July 2020.)
- August 2018 (Revised February 2022)
- Case
Lexoo: Building a Long-Lasting Platform
By: Chiara Farronato and Elena Corsi
Daniel van Binsbergen, Lexoo’s CEO, and web developer Chris O’Sullivan, CTO, had set up Lexoo, a UK legal marketplace, to help small and medium enterprises (SME) find legal advice at low prices. Lexoo had recently invested in a new vertical focused on larger companies....
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Keywords:
Marketplaces;
Legal Services;
Growth Strategy;
Technology Ventures;
Service Operations;
Digital Platforms;
Marketplace Matching;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Legal Services Industry;
United Kingdom
Farronato, Chiara, and Elena Corsi. "Lexoo: Building a Long-Lasting Platform." Harvard Business School Case 619-019, August 2018. (Revised February 2022.)
- October 2015
- Case
Facebook: The First Ten Years
By: Shane Greenstein, Marco Iansiti and Christine Snively
Facebook celebrated its ten year anniversary in February 2014. Over the past decade it has grown into the largest social network in the world with one billion users. After filing an IPO in 2012 at a $104 billion valuation (the third largest IPO in U.S. history), the...
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- February 2013 (Revised April 2013)
- Case
Monique Leroux: Leading Change at Desjardins
By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter and Ai-Ling Jamila Malone
Monique Leroux led a major transformation, overcoming resistance, at a large Canadian financial cooperative based in Quebec that competed with top Canadian banks. Leroux was elected in 2008 as Chairman, President, and CEO of Desjardins Group. In order to compete...
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Keywords:
Change Barriers;
Leadership;
Women And Leadership;
Cooperatives;
Social Enterprise;
Financial Firms;
Communication Strategy;
Change Management;
Transformation;
Communication;
Financial Services Industry;
Canada
Kanter, Rosabeth Moss, and Ai-Ling Jamila Malone. "Monique Leroux: Leading Change at Desjardins." Harvard Business School Case 313-107, February 2013. (Revised April 2013.)
- May 2010
- Supplement
Tremblant Capital Group Exhibits (CW)
By: Robin Greenwood
Brett Barakett, CEO and founder of Tremblant Capital Group, a New York-based hedge fund, must decide what to do with his fund's position in Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, which has dropped in value by more than 40 percent in recent months. Tremblant is a hedge fund...
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- March 1995
- Background Note
Gender Differences in Managerial Behavior: The Ongoing Debate
Do men and women have distinct leadership styles? Do they approach management differently? This note summarizes the two perspectives that have dominated the ongoing debate on gender differences in organizational leadership and management behavior. Psychological...
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Ibarra, Herminia M., and Kristin Daly. "Gender Differences in Managerial Behavior: The Ongoing Debate." Harvard Business School Background Note 495-038, March 1995.
- 23 Oct 2015
- News