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The Problem with Saying “My Door Is Always Open”
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It's Absurd That Health Care Costs Are So Confusing
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Coming Next Week: The New HBR.org
Innovation Digital ArticleLate next week, you’re going to notice some changes around here. We’re about to unveil a new design and structure for Harvard Business Publishing’s Web properties. You’re probably familiar with two of our Web sites- one (HBR.org) focused primarily on content from the print Harvard Business Review, and the second (HarvardBusiness.org) showcasing mostly Web-native content […] -
Heed the Calls for Transparency
Organizational Development Magazine ArticleExecutives in the financial services industry, which faces intense scrutiny, should learn from the experiences of the oil, gas, and mining industry. -
The Secrets to Successful Strategy Execution
Strategy execution Magazine ArticleResearch shows that enterprises fail at execution because they go straight to structural reorganization and neglect the most powerful drivers of effectiveness—decision rights and information flow. -
Research: The Upsides of Disclosing Your Religion, Sexual Orientation, or Parental Status at Work
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How to Strengthen Your Reputation as an Employer
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How to Identify - and Fix - Pay Inequality at Your Company
Organizational Development Digital ArticleWomen and people of color still earn less than white men for the same work - and this disparity compounds over time. -
How a Culture of Silence Eats Away at Your Company
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Can Transparency Laws Fix the Gender Wage Gap?
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Campaign Spending Now Open for Business
Transparency Digital ArticleAs American companies and unions mobilize to organize Political Action Committees (PACs) with an eye to the upcoming mid-term elections, it is worth taking a step back to ask: Does it pay to donate to political candidates? Such a question might seem touchingly naïve, but in reality, the empirical evidence on this issue is much […] -
How Greenwashing Affects the Bottom Line
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Health Care Providers Should Publish Physician Ratings
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What Makes Doctors Value Patient Feedback
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What Supply Chain Transparency Really Means
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Private Equity Should Take the Lead in Sustainability
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Understanding "New Power"
Strategy & Execution Magazine ArticlePower clearly isn't what it used to be. We see Goliaths being toppled by Davids all around us, from the networked drivers of Uber to the crowdfunded creatives... -
Should Your Best Customers Be Stupid?
Sales & Marketing Digital ArticleTake a hard look at your most profitable customers. Not the biggest, not the best, not the most satisfied: the most profitable. Then ask your colleagues:... -
CC'ing the Boss on Email Makes Employees Feel Less Trusted
Communication Digital ArticleResearch on how digital transparency can backfire.
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Reforming Prague City Hall: The Efforts of Mayor Jan Kasl to Increase Transparency and Fight Corruption (B)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study5.00View Details In November 1998, Jan Kasl, a successful architect and erstwhile city councilor, was his party's surprise choice for mayor of Prague, the capital city... -
Abiomed and the AbioCor Clinical Trials (A)
Technology & Operations Case Study11.95View Details To protect patient confidentiality, Abiomed, makers of the AbioCor artificial heart, adopt a 30-day "quiet period" surrounding implantations, which is... -
You Can't Tell Anyone (A)
Organizational Development Case Study11.95View Details This case set is part of the Giving Voice to Values (GVV) curriculum. To see other material in the GVV curriculum, please visit http://store.darden.virginia.edu/giving-voice-to-values.... -
Buffer.com
Organizational Development Case Study11.95View Details Social media company Buffer wanted to establish clear company values early in its growth. One of these values was a commitment to transparency in its... -
Reforming Prague City Hall: The Efforts of Mayor Jan Kasl to Increase Transparency and Fight Corruption (A)
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Landau Media
Organizational Development Case Study11.95View Details Landau Media provides media monitoring on a subscription basis to measure the impact of corporate communication. CEO and Founder Lothar Landau wonders... -
Authenticity, Identity, and Being Yourself at Work (HBR Work Smart Series)
Management Book22.00View Details Just be yourself, right? We're complex people. Professionally, we're recent graduates, employees, star performers, and first-time managers. But we're... -
HBR's 10 Must Reads on Trust (with bonus article "Begin with Trust" by Frances X. Frei and Anne Morriss)
24.95View Details Business success begins with trust. Trust is the basis for all that we do as leaders and as organizations. Employees who trust their employers are more... -
AT&T and Corporate Political Donations after the Capitol Insurrection
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details A year of political turmoil, capped by the violent insurrection at the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021, presented new challenges to many corporations,... -
Supply Chain: Tools for Preparing Your Team for the Future
Management Book99.95View Details Disruptions in the global supply chain bring companies to a standstill. Supply and demand shocks. Labor shortages. International trade wars. As businesses... -
Note on Hackathons
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details Organizations have often sought to meet the pressures of rapid change through novel ways of managing human capital to boost innovation and productivity.... -
The Vespa "Special" 50 cc (B): Seller
Management Case Study5.00View Details A person wants to sell a motorbike, a Vespa 50 cc produced in 1967. It is a very rare and beautiful scooter, but it has an engine that is not original... -
HBR's 10 Must Reads on Trust (Paperback + Ebook)
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Supply Chain: The Insights You Need from Harvard Business Review
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The TaxPayers' Alliance
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First Quantum Minerals vs. Eurasian Natural Resources
Finance & Accounting Case Study11.95View Details The case describes the battle between First Quantum Mineral and Eurasian Resources over mines in Democratic Republic of Congo. After FQM's license to... -
The Vespa "Special" 50 cc (A): Buyer
Management Case Study11.95View Details A person wants to sell a motorbike, a Vespa 50 cc produced in 1967. It is a very rare and beautiful scooter, but it has an engine that is not original... -
Walmart's Blockchain Quest: Integrating New Technology into a Complex Supply Chain
Technology & Operations Case Study11.95View Details Blockchain is a digital, distributed, immutable ledger designed to build trust among parties without requiring an independent, third-party arbitrator... -
H&M, Rana Plaza, and Beyond: Fast Fashion Under the Microscope
Management Case Study11.95View Details "This case is set in August 2021, eight years after the Rana Plaza collapse in Bangladesh, which remains the deadliest fashion-garment incident to date.... -
Madame Lemy: When Life Gives You Lemons, Make Organic Deodorant
Management Case Study11.95View Details Madame Lemy, founded by makeup artist-turned-entrepreneur Holly Eve, launched an organic powder deodorant within the luxury consumer goods sector. The...
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Get Ready for the Next Supply Disruption
Management Digital ArticleMany companies were unprepared for the supply chain disruptions triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic, even though the threat of a global pandemic had been... -
The Problem with Saying “My Door Is Always Open”
Leadership Digital ArticleLeaders need to do more to encourage candor. -
It's Absurd That Health Care Costs Are So Confusing
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleIn 2014, we still don't know how much an MRI should cost. -
Let the Revolution Begin!
Strategy & Execution Digital ArticleFollowing initial foot-dragging, many Fortune 500 companies are now actively embracing Web 2.0 tools. Among the major benefits, they cite increased collaboration,... -
Coming Next Week: The New HBR.org
Innovation Digital ArticleLate next week, you’re going to notice some changes around here. We’re about to unveil a new design and structure for Harvard Business Publishing’s Web properties. You’re probably familiar with two of our Web sites- one (HBR.org) focused primarily on content from the print Harvard Business Review, and the second (HarvardBusiness.org) showcasing mostly Web-native content […] -
Heed the Calls for Transparency
Organizational Development Magazine ArticleExecutives in the financial services industry, which faces intense scrutiny, should learn from the experiences of the oil, gas, and mining industry. -
Reforming Prague City Hall: The Efforts of Mayor Jan Kasl to Increase Transparency and Fight Corruption (B)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study5.00View Details In November 1998, Jan Kasl, a successful architect and erstwhile city councilor, was his party's surprise choice for mayor of Prague, the capital city... -
The Secrets to Successful Strategy Execution
Strategy execution Magazine ArticleResearch shows that enterprises fail at execution because they go straight to structural reorganization and neglect the most powerful drivers of effectiveness—decision rights and information flow. -
Abiomed and the AbioCor Clinical Trials (A)
Technology & Operations Case Study11.95View Details To protect patient confidentiality, Abiomed, makers of the AbioCor artificial heart, adopt a 30-day "quiet period" surrounding implantations, which is...