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How American Companies Can Retain Trust Overseas
Business and society Agenda NewsletterHarvard Business School professor Sandra Sucher tells HBR: “This is the time to take action to move the needle.” -
Treat Nonprofits as Strategic Partners, Not Just Philanthropic Recipients
Nonprofit organizations Digital ArticleThey can help you gather intelligence, build coalitions, and shape the larger business environment. -
Recalculating the Iran War’s Impact on the Global Economy
Government Agenda NewsletterEditor at large Adi Ignatius talks to analysts at ING Bank about how they’re revising their forecasts. -
The Map of U.S. Prosperity Is Changing. Here’s Where Companies Should Invest.
Strategy Digital ArticleA new research-backed index of American cities can help companies navigate issues such as demographic decline, climate shock, and AI disruption. -
What Authentic Leadership Looks Like Under Pressure
Business ethics Digital ArticleLeaders thriving in this moment can name uncertainty, stay grounded in principle, and demonstrate care. -
Why CEOs Dive Into Political Controversies
Society and business relations Digital ArticleA new survey of business leaders shows that it’s usually not investors or customers pushing leaders to speak out. -
“People Need Unifying Messages”
Business and society Agenda NewsletterHow leaders can act with clarity amid rising social and political uncertainty. -
The HBR Charts that Help Explain 2025
Business and society Digital ArticleWorkslop, economic indicators, finding joy, and more. -
How Business Can Be a Force for Good
Environmental sustainability Executive LiveA Q&A with Mars CEO Poul Weihrauch from HBR’s Future of Business 2025 live event. -
What Happens When AI Sets Wages
Generative AI Digital ArticleResearchers fed 60,000 freelancer profiles into eight widely used LLMs. Here’s what they found. -
Running Your Business in a Fractured World
Government Executive LiveA wide-ranging HBR Executive Live conversation with Foreign Affairs editor Daniel Kurtz-Phelan. -
The CEO of Save the Children U.S. on Navigating a Sudden Funding Crisis
Crisis management Magazine ArticleThe organization quickly moved from response to rebound to reform. -
Research: How School Shootings Are Felt in Local Economies
Business and society Digital ArticleAnd what businesses can do to help restore psychological safety in their communities. -
New Research on How Layoffs Affect the Labor Market
Labor Digital ArticleThe collective impacts of job-cutting amid economic downturns can cause lasting damage to workers and labor markets. -
Corporate Sustainability Is in Crisis. What Should Companies Do Now?
Environmental sustainability Digital ArticleHow to navigate this regression—and prepare for a resurgence down the line. -
Strategic Impact Initiatives Can Make Your Business Stronger
Corporate social responsibility Digital ArticleWhat leaders can learn from successful efforts at Flexport and Twilio. -
The Economic Data You Need to Make Decisions Through Volatility
Business management Digital ArticlePay attention to these U.S. government readouts. -
Research: How Gig Platforms Can Mitigate Racial Bias in Ratings
Labor Digital ArticleThe case for thumbs up/thumbs down instead of five stars. -
Research: Whistleblowing Is More Common When CEOs Are Overpaid
Executive compensation Digital ArticleWhen workers feel like they’re getting the short end of the stick, they’re more likely to report misconduct to external authorities. -
“I’m Afraid We Are Automating This Work Without Really Understanding It”
Automation Digital ArticleAn interview with sociologist Allison J. Pugh on what we lose when we automate work that connects people.
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Hope, Money, Love: Growing Impact at LIFT
Change management Case Study11.95View Details As Michelle Rhone-Collins took the helm as CEO of LIFT, a nonprofit social enterprise that aimed to break the cycle of generational poverty in the United... -
Nanjing Hongshan Forest Zoo: Rewriting the "Zoo-niverse" with a Heart
Corporate social responsibility Case Study11.95View Details This case explores the journey of Nanjing Hongshan Forest Zoo, tracing its transformation from a RMB 30 million annual loss to becoming a social media... -
Mass Culture: A Participatory Governance Model in Canadian Arts Research
Boards Case Study11.95View Details The case retraces the individual and collective decisions, as well as the community-engaged processes, that led to the formalization of the national network... -
BCarbon and the Creation of a Self-sustaining Small Landowner Carbon Cooperative in East Texas
Climate change Case Study11.95View Details This case examines how BCarbon, a nonprofit in East Texas, is working with Prairie View A&M University and the U.S. Business Council for Sustainable Development... -
Legacy, Leadership, and Localization: The Agah Khan Foundation in Post-Asad Syria
Nonprofit organizations Case Study11.95View Details In December 2024, the sudden collapse of the Assad regime plunged Syria into a moment of historic uncertainty. As long-standing political structures disintegrated,... -
Whoz: Building an Agentic Operating Model (B)
AI and machine learning Case Study5.00View Details This case follows Jean-Philippe Couturier, co-founder and CEO of Whoz, as he reflects on the company's rapid growth and an unexpected strategic dilemma.... -
Whoz: Building an Agentic Operating Model (A)
AI and machine learning Case Study11.95View Details This case follows Jean-Philippe Couturier, co-founder and CEO of Whoz, as he reflects on the company's rapid growth and an unexpected strategic dilemma.... -
Cultivating the Future: The Wicked Problem of Agricultural Innovation
Automation Case Study11.95View Details As climate change and resource constraints challenge the resilience of global food systems, new technologies are transforming the agricultural value chain... -
Optimax: Ownership, Management, and Culture in Precision Optics Manufacturing
Business ethics Case Study11.95View Details Following the retirement of the company's long-time owners, Pete Kupinski became the president of Optimax, an innovative precision optics manufacturer... -
Changing Diabetes in Children: A public-private partnership delivering diabetes care to children in low- and middle-income countries
Business and society Case Study11.95View Details Addressing the consequences of type 1 diabetes (T1D) in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) is a formidable challenge. Many children do not receive... -
Signal: Privacy Is Not For Sale
Business models Case Study11.95View Details Signal is a mission-driven messaging service built on an uncompromising promise - private communication with end-to-end encryption and minimal data collection.... -
Carbon Robotics: Weeding Out the Competition
AI and machine learning Case Study11.95View Details Carbon Robotics, founded by technologist Paul Mikesell, rapidly grew from a backyard experiment into a global agricultural robotics company by 2025, driven... -
Juan Valdez: Taking Colombian Coffee Global
Emerging markets Case Study11.95View Details In early 2023, Camila Escobar, CEO of Procafecol, the Colombian company managing the Juan Valdez brand, faced critical strategic choices following a board... -
Too Good To Go: Fighting Food Waste with a Platform Model
Environmental sustainability Case Study11.95View Details In 2015, a group of young entrepreneurs in Denmark founded Too Good To Go (TGTG) after observing the large quantities of surplus food left behind at all-you-can-eat... -
Too Good To Go: Fighting Food Waste with a Platform Model (Abridged)
Environmental sustainability Case Study5.00View Details In 2015, a group of young entrepreneurs in Denmark founded Too Good To Go (TGTG) after observing the large quantities of surplus food left behind at all-you-can-eat... -
Thermax: Four paths to succession in a family business
Corporate governance Case Study11.95View Details From its origins as a manufacturer of hospital equipment for the Indian market, Thermax has grown into a multinational corporation operating in 90 countries,... -
Karya: Elevating Ethical Data for AI & Data Workers to the Middle Class
AI and machine learning Case Study11.95View Details Karya is a social enterprise bringing dignified, digital work, and upskilling to economically disadvantaged workers in the Global South, offering a pathway... -
OpenAI and Microsoft (A): Partnership or Alliance?
AI and machine learning Case Study11.95View Details Leading artificial intelligence company OpenAI and tech giant Microsoft had forged a highly lucrative and mutually beneficial partnership: Microsoft supplied... -
OpenAI and Microsoft (B): Partnerships Heat Up
AI and machine learning Case Study5.00View Details This case follows OpenAI and Microsoft (A): Partnership or Alliance? (726-372) and provides a brief update since July 2025 on the state of negotiations... -
Red Rebel Armour: From Recidivism to Resilience
Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details Sean Rayland-Boubar, the founder of Red Rebel Armour, a Canadian streetwear company, was considering a growth plan for his company in August 2024. Red...
