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Is the Business Roundtable Statement Just Empty Rhetoric?
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How to Reframe What Work Means to You
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleTransform your job from something you endure to something that brings you meaning. -
4 Strategies to Cultivate an Authentic Corporate Purpose
Personal purpose and values Digital ArticleHow to bridge the gap between profit and genuine societal contribution. -
What's Your Family's Mission Statement?
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleHow business tactics can help you set priorities at home. -
3 Reasons Why Every Department Needs Its Own Strategy
Strategy & Execution Digital ArticleDepartments need to be able to define their own approach to achieving the company's collective goals. -
The Eight-Word Mission Statement
Organizational Development Digital ArticleDay one of the PopTech conference in Camden, Maine was a polyglot delight. Presentations covered topics as far afield as the establishment of jaguar preserves... -
Change Management in Government
Organizational Development Magazine ArticleSince the days of John F. Kennedy's New Frontier, the American public's regard for the competence of public agencies and the value of the services they... -
Don’t Let Your Corporate Purpose Get Lost in the Daily Grind
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Why Twitter’s Mission Statement Matters
Entrepreneurs and founders Digital ArticleHow else do you know what has to stay the same, and what needs to change? -
The Value of Corporate Purpose
Finance & Accounting Digital ArticleA unified purpose will engage stakeholders, bind them together, and propel them toward their goals. -
If I Read One More Platitude-Filled Mission Statement, I’ll Scream
Decision making and problem solving Digital ArticleBland mission statements are worse than boring; they confuse your strategy. -
Narrow the Gap Between Company and Employee Purpose
Personal purpose and values Digital ArticleBy personalizing purpose, businesses can boost productivity and job satisfaction. -
Do You Have a Mission Statement, or Are You on a Mission?
Sales & Marketing Digital ArticleThere's a clothing drop box down the street that says, "The American Red Cross of Massachusetts is a humanitarian organization, led by volunteers, that... -
What Does Your Company Really Stand For?
Personal purpose and values SpotlightAlign what matters to you as an organization with what matters to your employees. -
Can You Say What Your Strategy Is?
Strategy & Execution HBR BestsellerCan you summarize your company's strategy in 35 words or less? Would your colleagues express it the same way? Very few executives can honestly say yes... -
What Is the Purpose of Your Purpose?
Business and society SpotlightYour why may not be what you think it is. -
First, Let's Fire All the Managers
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleExecutives don't realize it, but a hierarchy of managers exacts a hefty tax on any organization: Managers are expensive, increase the risk of bad decisions,... -
Defining Your Organization's Values
Organizational Development Digital ArticleWhat are the bedrock principles underlying your company's mission? This issue's Spotlight package examines how understanding and openly recognizing them... -
Defining Your Organization’s Values
Strategy Magazine ArticleWhat are the bedrock principles underlying your company’s mission? This issue’s Spotlight package examines how understanding and openly recognizing them leads to enhanced relationships with stakeholders and stronger business performance. -
Transforming Giants
Strategy & Execution Magazine ArticleLarge corporations have long been seen as lumbering, inflexible, bureaucratic - and clueless about global developments. But recently some multinationals...
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Merck: Managing Vioxx (B)
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Unilever's Response to the Future of Work
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details In February 2020, Nick Dalton, executive vice president HR business transformation at Unilever, reflected on the changing nature of work marked by rapid... -
Corporacion de Desarrollo Social del Sector Rural (Codesser)
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details Provides an overview of the Corporacion de Desarrollo Social del Sector Rural (Codesser), a nonprofit organization that was created in the 1970s to run... -
Backstage at Boston Ballet
Organizational Development Case Study11.95View Details This case asks students to consider how to prioritize goals when placed in a new leadership role. In August 2014, Meredith "Max" Hodges became the youngest... -
James Bryant Conant: Changing the World
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details This case traces the rise of James Conant from a working-class neighborhood in Boston to president of Harvard University. The case describes how Conant,... -
Fabindia Overseas Pvt. Ltd.
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details Fabindia is a for-profit Indian retail company with the stated mission of providing employment to weavers and traditional handicraft artisans in rural... -
Leonard Bernstein: Changing the World
Finance & Accounting Case Study11.95View Details This case traces the rise of Leonard Bernstein from a middle-class family in Boston to the conductor of the New York Philharmonic Orchestra. The case... -
EbonyLife Media (A)
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details Founded by Mosunmola "Mo" Abudu in 2012 with a mission to bring high-quality African stories to the world, EbonyLife was the company behind many of Nigeria's... -
Community Solutions
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details Community Solutions was an anti-homelessness nonprofit founded in 2011 after protagonist Rosanne Haggerty grew frustrated with the limited impact of traditional... -
Obstetrics in Rural, Critical Access Hospitals: Is it Feasible?
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details Bayou Side Hospital (BSH) is a critical access hospital in rural Louisiana that has offered labor and delivery services to its community since its beginning.... -
Merck: Managing Vioxx (G)
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Merck: Managing Vioxx (C)
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Airbnb During the Covid Pandemic: Stakeholder Capitalism Faces a Critical Test
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details As the covid pandemic spread in early 2020, global travel ground to a halt. For Airbnb, the San Francisco-based platform for renting accommodations, the... -
Danone S.A.: Becoming a Mission-Driven Company (B)
Finance & Accounting Case Study8.95View Details Describes the events that took place in the first six months after Danone became France's first "entreprise à mission" (mission-driven company). -
Cancer Treatment Centers of America (B)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study5.00View Details This case, a follow-up to Cancer Treatment Centers of America (A), HBS No. 313-012, begins with the debate over New Hampshire's certificate-of-need (CON)... -
The Role of the Board of Directors in Corporate Transformation
Strategy & Execution Case Study8.95View Details This note discusses the experience of some companies undertaking a corporate transformation process. In particular, it presents some roles that the board... -
The UEFA Academy: Enhancing The Beautiful Game Through Co-Creation
Sales & Marketing Case Study11.95View Details In 2020, the head of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) Academy, faced some tough decisions surrounding co-creation initiatives. The UEFA... -
Intermon Oxfam: The Conflict Between Efficiency and Values
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details Intermon Oxfam is a Spanish nongovernment organization that is almost 50 years old. Explains the tensions that arose during its growth--in a short time... -
Uncle Nearest: Creating a Legacy
Management Case Study11.95View Details Fawn Weaver, as a Black woman and industry outsider in a capital-intensive, highly regulated, competitive and male-dominated spirits industry, successfully...
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Merck: Managing Vioxx (B)
Finance & Accounting Case Study5.00View Details -
Unilever's Response to the Future of Work
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details In February 2020, Nick Dalton, executive vice president HR business transformation at Unilever, reflected on the changing nature of work marked by rapid... -
Is the Business Roundtable Statement Just Empty Rhetoric?
Business and society Digital ArticleCompanies aren’t prepared to live up to it. -
Corporacion de Desarrollo Social del Sector Rural (Codesser)
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details Provides an overview of the Corporacion de Desarrollo Social del Sector Rural (Codesser), a nonprofit organization that was created in the 1970s to run... -
Backstage at Boston Ballet
Organizational Development Case Study11.95View Details This case asks students to consider how to prioritize goals when placed in a new leadership role. In August 2014, Meredith "Max" Hodges became the youngest... -
How to Reframe What Work Means to You
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleTransform your job from something you endure to something that brings you meaning. -
James Bryant Conant: Changing the World
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details This case traces the rise of James Conant from a working-class neighborhood in Boston to president of Harvard University. The case describes how Conant,... -
Fabindia Overseas Pvt. Ltd.
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details Fabindia is a for-profit Indian retail company with the stated mission of providing employment to weavers and traditional handicraft artisans in rural... -
Leonard Bernstein: Changing the World
Finance & Accounting Case Study11.95View Details This case traces the rise of Leonard Bernstein from a middle-class family in Boston to the conductor of the New York Philharmonic Orchestra. The case...