Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchWhy CalSTRS Chooses to Engage with the Gun Industry
Episode 108
Should large institutional investors divest or engage if they have an issue with a company? Harvard Business School professor Vikram Gandhi discusses…
6 years, 10 months ago
Lessons from IBM in Nazi Germany
Episode 107
Harvard Business School professor Geoff Jones discusses his case, “Thomas J. Watson, IBM and Nazi Germany,” which explores the options and responsibi…
6 years, 10 months ago
Can the Robin Hood Army Grow with Zero Financial Resources?
Episode 106
In 2014, Neel Ghose (MBA 2019) created The Robin Hood Army, an organization entirely based on volunteer work that used food redistribution as a mediu…
6 years, 11 months ago
Goldman Sachs’ $500 Million Bet on Small Businesses
Episode 105
Launched in the midst of the financial crisis in 2009, Goldman Sachs’ “10,000 Small Businesses” program provided free business education, a network o…
6 years, 11 months ago
Can Gimlet Turn a Podcast Network Into a Disruptive Platform?
Episode 104
Harvard Business School professors John Deighton and Jeffrey Rayport discuss their case, “Gimlet Media: A Podcasting Startup,” and how two former pub…
7 years ago
How a New Leader Broke Through a Culture of Accuse, Blame, and Criticize
Episode 103
Children’s Hospital & Clinics COO Julie Morath sets out to change the culture there by instituting “Blameless Reporting,” a policy which mandates tha…
7 years ago
At Booking.com, Innovation Means Constant Failure
Episode 102
Harvard Business School professor Stefan Thomke discusses how past experience and intuition can be misleading when attempting to launch an innovative…
7 years, 1 month ago
Should a Pension Fund Try to Change the World?
Episode 101
Harvard Business School professors Rebecca Henderson and George Serafeim discuss the efforts of Hiro Mizuno, CIO of GPIF, the Japanese Government Pen…
7 years, 1 month ago
Super Bowl Ads Sell Products, but Do They Sell Brands?
Episode 100
Much of the advertising purchased during the Super Bowl is about selling corporate brands rather than products. Harvard Business School professor She…
7 years, 2 months ago
JUUL: Leading the Vaping Revolution
Episode 99
In his case, “JUUL and the Vaping Revolution” (co-authors: John Masko and Sarah Mehta), Harvard Business School professor Mike Toffel discusses the c…
7 years, 2 months ago