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• Case | HBS Case Collection | September 2019

  Gun Safety in America: Three Leaders Propose Innovative Solutions

  Rosabeth M. Kanter and Joseph Paul

  Gun violence was a significant problem in America. Three Harvard Advanced Leadership Initiative Fellows Christy Wood, Russell Sternlicht, and Gareth Glaser each decided to do something about gun safety. They each used their professional and leadership experience to identify their own solutions to the issue. Wood created a set of principles for investments funds to pressure gun manufacturers and gun sellers within their portfolios to adopt safety standards. Sternlicht designed a membership-based lobbying and advocacy group in order to harness the power of mass movements to create positive change. And Glaser founded a smart-gun company whose product could help reduce certain types of deaths and injuries. Would any of these three innovations move beyond the historical gridlock on gun safety?

  Keywords: gun violence; guns; advanced leadership; Advanced Leadership Initiative; innovation; innovation ＆ entrepreneurship; social change; social responsibility; Leadership; Change Management; Experience and Expertise; Social Entrepreneurship; Values and Beliefs; Policy; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Leading Change; Non-Governmental Organizations; Social Issues; Innovation and Invention; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; United States;

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  Kanter, Rosabeth M., and Joseph Paul. "Gun Safety in America: Three Leaders Propose Innovative Solutions." Harvard Business School Case 320-004, September 2019.  View Details

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• Teaching Note | HBS Case Collection | September 2019

  Gun Safety in America: Three Leaders Propose Innovative Solutions

  Rosabeth Moss Kanter and Joseph Paul

  This is a teaching note to the original case: Gun violence was a significant problem in America. Three Harvard Advanced Leadership Initiative Fellows Christy Wood, Russell Sternlicht, and Gareth Glaser each decided to do something about gun safety. They each used their professional and leadership experience to identify their own solutions to the issue. Wood created a set of principles for investments funds to pressure gun manufacturers and gun sellers within their portfolios to adopt safety standards. Sternlicht designed a membership-based lobbying and advocacy group in order to harness the power of mass movements to create positive change. And Glaser founded a smart-gun company whose product could help reduce certain types of deaths and injuries. Would any of these three innovations move beyond the historical gridlock on gun safety?

  Keywords: gun violence; guns; advanced leadership; Advanced Leadership Initiative; innovation; innovation ＆ entrepreneurship; social change; social responsibility; Leadership; Change Management; Experience and Expertise; Social Entrepreneurship; Values and Beliefs; Policy; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Leading Change; Non-Governmental Organizations; Social Issues; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; United States;

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  Kanter, Rosabeth Moss, and Joseph Paul. "Gun Safety in America: Three Leaders Propose Innovative Solutions." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 320-005, September 2019.  View Details

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• Supplement | HBS Case Collection | July 2019

  Piramal e-Swasthya (B): Considering Change

  Rosabeth M. Kanter and Joyce J. Kim

  From 2008-2010 Anand Piramal ran a series of pilots for his digital healthcare startup, Piramal e-Swasthya (PeS) to “democratize healthcare” in rural areas of India. PeS ran into difficulties so Anand Piramal had to decide whether to continue the organization and if so how. In 2010, an unexpected opportunity emerged that could have significant implications for PeS’s organizational structure and future prospects. Anand Piramal now faced several options for PeS. He needed to weigh the pros and cons of each option to make the best decision to fulfill his vision of providing quality healthcare services to “bottom-of-the-pyramid” populations. This case exemplifies the strategic decisions an entrepreneur must make to ensure that a social impact venture can be sustainable and scalable.

  Keywords: entrepreneur; healthcare; innovation; emerging economies; Social Entrepreneurship; Health Care and Treatment; Innovation Leadership; Emerging Markets; Decision Choices and Conditions; India;

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  Kanter, Rosabeth M., and Joyce J. Kim. "Piramal e-Swasthya (B): Considering Change." Harvard Business School Supplement 320-011, July 2019.  View Details

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