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- July 2019
- Article
The Gravitational Pull of Expressing Passion: When and How Expressing Passion Elicits Status Conferral and Support from Others
By: Jon M. Jachimowicz, Christopher To, Shira Agasi, Stéphane Côté and Adam D. Galinsky
Prior research attributes the positive effects of passion on professional success to intrapersonal characteristics. We propose that interpersonal processes are also critical because observers confer status on and support those who express passion. These interpersonal...
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Keywords:
Passion;
Admiration;
Support;
Emotions;
Communication;
Perception;
Status and Position;
Success;
Situation or Environment;
Competition
Jachimowicz, Jon M., Christopher To, Shira Agasi, Stéphane Côté, and Adam D. Galinsky. "The Gravitational Pull of Expressing Passion: When and How Expressing Passion Elicits Status Conferral and Support from Others." Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes 153 (July 2019): 41–62.
- Article
Support for Free Speech Is Not Support for More Surveillance, 2015
By: Amar Bhidé
Bhidé, Amar. "Support for Free Speech Is Not Support for More Surveillance, 2015." Washington Monthly (online) (January 22, 2015).
- June 1995 (Revised September 1996)
- Case
Union Carbide's Bhopal Plant (A)
By: Debora L. Spar
In December 1984, a Union Carbide plant in Bhopal, India, sprung a leak, releasing thousands of gallons of highly toxic gas into the atmosphere. By the time the leak was sealed, over 2,000 people had died. In a series of three excerpts from published accounts, the case...
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Keywords:
Ethics;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Chemicals;
Foreign Direct Investment;
Chemical Industry;
United States;
India
Spar, Debora L., Suzanne Hull, and Julia Kou. "Union Carbide's Bhopal Plant (A)." Harvard Business School Case 795-070, June 1995. (Revised September 1996.)
- Article
How to Get the Most Out of Peer Support Groups: A Guide to the Benefits and Best Practices
By: Boris Groysberg and Robert Russman Halperin
For years business leaders have turned to peer forums—groups of four to 10 people with similar interests who meet regularly for confidential conversations—to share their problems, find support and insights, and learn and grow. But because such forums are small and...
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Groysberg, Boris, and Robert Russman Halperin. "How to Get the Most Out of Peer Support Groups: A Guide to the Benefits and Best Practices." Harvard Business Review 100, no. 3 (May–June 2022): 130–141.
- June 2013
- Supplement
Union Corrugating Co. (Video Supplement)
By: Jim Sharpe
This is the Video Supplement for Union Corrugating Company(A) and (B) (HBS Cases 803065 and 804003).
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Keywords:
Family-owned Business;
Entrepreneurial Organizations;
Entrepreneurs;
Sales Force Management;
Salesforce Management;
Operations Management;
COST Control;
Gender;
Careers;
Turnaround;
Turnarounds;
Supply Chain Management;
Restructuring;
Entrepreneurship;
Customer Focus and Relationships;
Supply Chain;
Steel Industry;
Construction Industry;
North Carolina;
United States
Sharpe, Jim. "Union Corrugating Co. (Video Supplement)." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 813-724, June 2013.
- June 1997 (Revised February 2012)
- Case
The Union Carbide Deal (Abridged)
By: Thomas J. DeLong
On November 3, 1986, after a three-hour board of directors meeting, Union Carbide decided to accept First Boston's proposal to embark on a $2.5 billion recapitalization program. Jameson and his associates' efforts had paid off. Jameson had reason to be excited: He had...
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Keywords:
Restructuring;
Capital Structure;
Investment Banking;
Financial Strategy;
Partners and Partnerships;
Competition;
Financial Services Industry
DeLong, Thomas J. "The Union Carbide Deal (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 897-201, June 1997. (Revised February 2012.)
- January 2011 (Revised July 2011)
- Case
Accounting for Catastrophes: BP PLC and Union Carbide Corporation (A)
By: David F. Hawkins
The IASB and FASB propose new contingency loss recognition, measurement, and disclosure rules (A case). The B and C cases apply these proposals to British Petroleum's Mexican Gulf oil spill and Union Carbide's Bhophal gas discharge.
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Keywords:
Financial Reporting;
International Accounting;
Trade;
International Finance;
Standards;
Strength and Weakness;
Natural Disasters;
Crisis Management;
Governance Controls;
Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms;
Energy Industry;
India
Hawkins, David F. "Accounting for Catastrophes: BP PLC and Union Carbide Corporation (A)." Harvard Business School Case 111-062, January 2011. (Revised July 2011.)
- 01 Feb 2012
- What Do You Think?
Is Support for Small Business Misplaced?
and other support for small businesses misguided? Does it suggest a return to an emphasis on big business management by pioneers in MBA training such as Wharton and Harvard? What do you think? To Read More:...
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by James Heskett
- August 2007
- Case
The Battle Of Union Square
Union Square Ventures, a Private Equity firm founded in 2003, filed a trademark infringement suit against Union Square Partners, another private equity firm founded in November 2006. Examines the possible impact that public litigation will have on the two firms. The...
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Keywords:
Private Equity;
Investment;
Trademarks;
Lawsuits and Litigation;
Conflict Management;
Reputation;
Financial Services Industry
El-Hage, Nabil N., and Stephen Parks. "The Battle Of Union Square." Harvard Business School Case 208-036, August 2007.
- November 2011 (Revised May 2013)
- Case
The Freelancers Union (A)
By: Michel Anteby and Erin McFee
Sara Horowitz faces a major strategic decision. Founder and CEO of the Freelancers Union, Horowitz has worked tirelessly to operationalize her new mutualist ideals, which comprise collective strength, independence, and shared protections. In 2008, she plans to move the...
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Keywords:
Labor Unions
Anteby, Michel, and Erin McFee. "The Freelancers Union (A)." Harvard Business School Case 412-056, November 2011. (Revised May 2013.)
- March 1993 (Revised September 1995)
- Case
Chemical Bank: Technology Support for Cooperative Work
By: Lynda M. Applegate and Donna B. Stoddard
Describes the organization and IT environment that Bruce Hasenyager found when he arrived at Chemical Bank. Goes on to explain his decision for implementing Lotus Notes as an "indispensable" management tool. Software is available: Order No. 9-196-701 (Windows version)...
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Keywords:
Organizations;
Decision Making;
Decisions;
Management Style;
Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques;
Applications and Software;
Information Technology;
Information;
Information Management;
Technology Industry
Applegate, Lynda M., and Donna B. Stoddard. "Chemical Bank: Technology Support for Cooperative Work." Harvard Business School Case 193-131, March 1993. (Revised September 1995.)
- 1986
- Article
Model Management Systems: Designs for Decision Support
By: L. M. Applegate, B. Konsynski and J. Nunamaker
Applegate, L. M., B. Konsynski, and J. Nunamaker. "Model Management Systems: Designs for Decision Support." Decision Support Systems 2 (1986): 81–92.
- January 1989 (Revised October 1991)
- Case
Center for Machine Intelligence: Computer Support for Cooperative Work
Applegate, Lynda M. "Center for Machine Intelligence: Computer Support for Cooperative Work." Harvard Business School Case 189-135, January 1989. (Revised October 1991.)
- 01 Jan 1987
- Conference Presentation
Executive Support Systems for Hospital Strategic Planning
By: L. M. Applegate and R. O. Mason
- July 1998
- Supplement
Bell Atlantic in Union City
In this pioneering project to wire a school for the Internet and put computers in students' homes, Bell Atlantic combined its need for a beta site for a technology trial with the school reform efforts of the Union City, New Jersey public schools, under the leadership...
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Keywords:
Business Model;
Social Enterprise;
Internet and the Web;
Education;
Business and Community Relations;
Education Industry;
New Jersey
Kanter, Rosabeth M. "Bell Atlantic in Union City." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 399-501, July 1998.
- December 1995
- Teaching Note
Chemical Bank: Technology Support for Cooperative Work TN
Teaching Note for (9-193-131).
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Keywords:
Technology Industry
- July–September 2020
- Article
Innovation Contest: Effect of Perceived Support for Learning on Participation
By: Olivia Jung, Andrea Blasco and Karim R. Lakhani
Background: Frontline staff are well positioned to conceive improvement opportunities based on first-hand knowledge of what works and does not work. The innovation contest may be a relevant and useful vehicle to elicit staff ideas. However, the success of the...
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Keywords:
Contest;
Innovation;
Employee Engagement;
Organizational Learning;
Health Care;
Health Care Delivery;
Innovation and Invention;
Organizations;
Learning;
Employees;
Perception;
Health Care and Treatment
Jung, Olivia, Andrea Blasco, and Karim R. Lakhani. "Innovation Contest: Effect of Perceived Support for Learning on Participation." Health Care Management Review 45, no. 3 (July–September 2020): 255–266.
- 29 Jan 2024
- Research & Ideas
Do Disasters Rally Support for Climate Action? It's Complicated.
Environmental disasters like wildfires can ignite awareness of climate change and boost eco-friendly politicians’ careers. But do voters perceive a tradeoff between environmental policies and local economic growth? In Brazil, home to a majority of the Amazon tropical...
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by Rachel Layne
- June 1999 (Revised July 2003)
- Teaching Note
European Monetary Union TN
Teaching Note for (9-799-131).
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Keywords:
European Union
- February 2011 (Revised September 2011)
- Supplement
Accounting for Catastrophes: BP PLC and Union Carbide Corporation (C)
By: David F. Hawkins and Namrata Arora
An analyst in 2010 is using the Bhopal catastrophe to illustrate proposed new accounting for contingency losses.
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Hawkins, David F., and Namrata Arora. "Accounting for Catastrophes: BP PLC and Union Carbide Corporation (C)." Harvard Business School Supplement 111-075, February 2011. (Revised September 2011.)