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The Ordinary Heroes of the Taj
Organizational Development Magazine ArticleWhen terrorists attacked the Indian city of Mumbai in 2008, employees of the Taj Mumbai hotel displayed uncommon valor. They placed the safety of guests... -
How Companies Can Improve Employee Engagement Right Now
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Make Your Values Mean Something
Organizational Development Magazine ArticleTake a look at this list of corporate values: Communication. Respect. Integrity. Excellence. They sound pretty good, don't they? Maybe they even resemble... -
Why Diversity Programs Fail
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Strategies for Learning from Failure
Organizational Development Magazine ArticleMany executives believe that all failure is bad (although it usually provides lessons)-and that learning from it is pretty straightforward. The author,... -
How Netflix Reinvented HR
Talent management Magazine ArticleTrust people, not policies. Reward candor. And throw away the standard playbook. -
Number One in Formula One
Leadership Magazine ArticleLeadership lessons from Toto Wolff and Mercedes, the team behind one of the greatest winning streaks in all of sports -
The Key to Inclusive Leadership
Organizational Development Digital ArticleOvercome unconscious bias using humility and empathy. -
Beware a Culture of Busyness
Time management Magazine ArticleOrganizations must stop conflating activity with achievement. -
Company Culture Is Everyone’s Responsibility
Organizational culture Digital ArticleA top-down approach doesn’t work anymore. -
The Secrets of Great Teamwork
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleOver the years, as teams have grown more diverse, dispersed, digital, and dynamic, collaboration has become more complex. But though teams face new challenges,... -
What Is Organizational Culture? And Why Should We Care?
Leadership Digital ArticleWhat leaders need to know to change orgs for the better. -
Ten Reasons People Resist Change
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The Leader’s Guide to Corporate Culture
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Power and Politics in Organizational Life
Politics Magazine ArticleThere are few business activities more prone to a credibility gap than the way in which executives approach organizational life. A sense of disbelief occurs when managers purport to make decisions in rationalistic terms while most observers and participants know that personalities and politics play a significant if not an overriding role. Where does the […] -
Productivity Is About Your Systems, Not Your People
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleFour ways to improve efficiency at the organizational level. -
Getting Serious About Diversity: Enough Already with the Business Case
Diversity and inclusion Magazine ArticleIt’s time for a new way of thinking. -
The Costs of Code-Switching
Race Big IdeaThe behavior is necessary for advancement — but it takes a great psychological toll. -
Proof That Positive Work Cultures Are More Productive
Organizational culture Digital ArticleFour ways bosses can create them. -
It's a New Era for Mental Health at Work
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleResearch on how the past 18 months have affected U.S. employees - and how companies should respond.
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Banc One--1993
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details From a small local bank, Banc One has grown to one of the largest and most profitable banks in the United States under the leadership of its CEO, John... -
Francisco de Narvaez at Tia: Selling the Family Business
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details In January 1999, Francisco de Narvaez sold Tia, his family's retail business in Argentina. De Narvaez reflects on the decision to sell and the selling... -
Tradition and Transformation at the Spanish Riding School of Vienna
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details The Spanish Riding School (SRS) was an icon of Austrian national identity, the oldest riding school in the world and the primary exponent of the art of... -
ConAgra Foods
Strategy & Execution Case Study8.95View Details In 2002, ConAgra Foods CEO Bruce Rohde was deliberating the next steps in the process of transforming the company from an agribusiness giant to a value-added... -
Thierry Porté
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Rob Waldron at SCORE! Educational Centers (Abridged)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details Describes Rob Waldron's actions upon assuming leadership of SCORE! Educational Centers, an after-school tutoring enterprise. Examines the issue of acquiring... -
Mabuchi Motor Co. Ltd.
Organizational Development Case Study8.95View Details A year had elapsed since Mabuchi Motor Co. Ltd. of Japan, the world's most successful producer of small electric motors, had implemented a new management... -
Amanda and Kristen: Mented Cosmetics
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study8.95View Details The co-founders (Black HBS alumnae) of an e-commerce beauty startup explore the unmet needs within the beauty industry. This case study examines the entrepreneurial... -
International Steel Group
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study8.95View Details Profiles veteran investor Wilbur L. Ross, Jr.'s plan to turn around the aging steel assets of LTV, formerly America's second largest integrated steel... -
Handelsbanken: May 2002
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Strategic Planning on a Military Air Station: Calm Skies or Turbulence Up Ahead?
Organizational Development Case Study8.95View Details This disguised case provides a strategic plan devised and used on a military base. Senior officers clarified their strategy, outlined capabilities needed,... -
Allergan South Africa's Merger: Contextual Leadership Sustaining Culture
Organizational Development Case Study8.95View Details In early 2016, the chief executive officer (CEO) of Allergan South Africa had been leading his team through changes resulting from a number of mergers... -
HBR Guide to Beating Burnout
19.95View Details Burnout is rampant. Recognize the signs and make the right changes. The always-on workplace and increasing pressures are leading to a high rate of burnout.... -
General Electric--Thermocouple Manufacturing (A)
Technology & Operations Case Study8.95View Details GE is considering introducing a "just-in-time" production system to reduce inventory in its thermocouple manufacturing area. The case presents students... -
Dabur India: Growing Professional Management from Family Roots
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details The case opens in December of 2018, with Sunil Duggal, the CEO of Dabur India (a multinational consumer goods conglomerate with a focus in Ayurvedic products)... -
NanoGene Technologies, Inc.
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study8.95View Details Describes a company during the start-up phase and focuses on the founders' decisions regarding splitting the equity and compensation. Also considers establishing... -
HBR's 10 Must Reads 2019: The Definitive Management Ideas of the Year from Harvard Business Review (Paperback + Ebook)
Leadership & Managing People Special Offer34.95View Details A year's worth of management wisdom, all in one place. We've reviewed the ideas, insights, and best practices from the past year of Harvard Business Review... -
CNOOC: Building a World-Class Energy Company
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details Fu Chengyu is the fifth CEO to lead China National Offshore Oil Company - an SOE founded in 1982 to exploit Chinese offshore deposits. In 2010 he is trying... -
HBR Women at Work Boxed Set (6 Books)
125.00View Details Inspiring conversations, advancing together. The HBR Women at Work series spotlights the real challenges and opportunities women experience throughout... -
Board of Directors at Morgan Stanley Dean Witter (A)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details Examines the resignation of Philip Purcell as chairman and CEO of Morgan Stanley as a result of poor performance and cultural problems, as well as his...
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The Ordinary Heroes of the Taj
Organizational Development Magazine ArticleWhen terrorists attacked the Indian city of Mumbai in 2008, employees of the Taj Mumbai hotel displayed uncommon valor. They placed the safety of guests... -
How Companies Can Improve Employee Engagement Right Now
Employee retention Digital ArticleStart by connecting what people do to what they care about. -
Make Your Values Mean Something
Organizational Development Magazine ArticleTake a look at this list of corporate values: Communication. Respect. Integrity. Excellence. They sound pretty good, don't they? Maybe they even resemble... -
Why Diversity Programs Fail
Behavioral science Magazine ArticleAnd what works better -
Strategies for Learning from Failure
Organizational Development Magazine ArticleMany executives believe that all failure is bad (although it usually provides lessons)-and that learning from it is pretty straightforward. The author,... -
How Netflix Reinvented HR
Talent management Magazine ArticleTrust people, not policies. Reward candor. And throw away the standard playbook. -
Number One in Formula One
Leadership Magazine ArticleLeadership lessons from Toto Wolff and Mercedes, the team behind one of the greatest winning streaks in all of sports -
The Key to Inclusive Leadership
Organizational Development Digital ArticleOvercome unconscious bias using humility and empathy. -
Beware a Culture of Busyness
Time management Magazine ArticleOrganizations must stop conflating activity with achievement. -
Company Culture Is Everyone’s Responsibility
Organizational culture Digital ArticleA top-down approach doesn’t work anymore.