Levels - Publications - Faculty & Research

02 Jul 2014
What Do You Think?

Are Today’s Business Heroes Challenging Our Ideas About Leadership?

Waterman), Level 5 Leadership (described by Jim Collins as centered around personal humility and professional will), servant leadership (defined by Robert Greenleaf in terms of service to others as a leader's most important role), and... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

16 Sep 2013
Research & Ideas

Earnings Calls That Get Lost in Translation

complicated: the use of many words per sentence that featured a high percentage of complex, multisyllabic words, requiring a higher level of education to understand. These communications were then compared to capital market reaction... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

20 Mar 2007
First Look

First Look: March 20, 2007

Firm Dynamics Authors:Laura Alfaro and Andrew Charlton Abstract We explore the relation between international financial integration and the level of entrepreneurial activity in a country. We use a unique firm View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

21 May 2019
News

Confronting the Future of Climate Change in the Midwest

businesses in the region, including meat processor OSI Group are finally rethinking their approach to sustainability by starting at the farming level and are no longer “agnostic” when it comes to climate change, said Nicole... View Details

Keywords: Agriculture

Portrait Project

Mark Plunkett

high level in my chosen field, giving back to and working hard to improve my community, and having a loving family all matter a great deal to me. The challenge is to hold onto the balance that is so difficult to find when so many... View Details

01 Mar 2008
News

Rags to Riches

difficult.” Ozyegin sees education as Turkey’s major challenge. In addition to his support for public schools, he plans to spend $1 billion over the next 15 years to establish a private university. “My vision is that we can train and export people like India does. I... View Details

Keywords: Management

25 Aug 2016
News

Having an Impact on Development and Poverty Issues

financing any other project—sourcing deals, doing all the same types of due diligence. However, unlike other microlending efforts, there is one other value that must be assessed: whether a loan has an impact that will aid people at the lowest income View Details

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Text Mining Resources

article-level Chicago Tribune 1849-1935 all years article-level The Christian Science Monitor 1908-1995 all years article-level The Cincinnati Enquirer 1841-2009 1841-1922 article-level; 1923-2009 page-level Dayton Daily News TBD TBD Detroit Free Press 1831-1999... View Details

03 Nov 2008
HBS Case

Economics of the Ethanol Business

production levels and the potential sale of the ethanol plant in an increasingly competitive, complex environment. "For the first time in history, the food and energy markets are converging," says Reinhardt. "It's hard to... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Agriculture & Agribusiness; Energy

19 Feb 2020
News

Running a Decathlon

Patton, who was definitely not an A student in his high school class in Normandy, Mo., a level of accomplishment he attributed to his focus on the golf team rather than schoolwork, would have loved such an opportunity. Within a year,... View Details

Keywords: Lisa Scanlon Mogolov

01 Sep 2008
News

Farming for Fuel

with senior researchers James Weber and Mary Louise Shelman, examines the complex political and economic underpinnings of the ethanol industry and the dilemma facing the farmers of Mid-Missouri Energy (MME). The farmers must make major decisions about production View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Animal Production and Aquaculture; Agriculture; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

01 Dec 2006
News

Enron’s Legacy

directors. Second, public companies need a different level of director compensation. The average annual compensation for S&P 1,500 company directors is about $125,000, corresponding to a per diem fee of slightly over $4,500. This is... View Details

Keywords: Malcolm S. Salter; Enron; Finance

10 Jun 2014
First Look

First Look: June 10

effect: the growth rate of an industry within a region may be declining in the level of economic activity of that industry. At the same time, positive spillovers across complementary economic activities can provide an impetus for... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

07 Jan 2015
What Do You Think?

SUMMING UP: What Are the Limits On Workplace Transparency?

perspective to interpret/appreciate the information can (produce) negative energy that is avoidable ." Peter Lee echoed the thought this way: Management must "work to improve trust before emphasizing transparency; transparency without concurrent View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

02 Apr 2010
What Do You Think?

Why Are Fewer and Fewer U.S. Employees Satisfied With Their Jobs?

wondering whether they have anything to do with one another. The first is a news release from The Conference Board reporting that its most recent periodic poll showed that only 45 percent of workers in the U.S. were satisfied with their jobs, the lowest View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

01 Mar 2023
News

Enabling Students to Pursue Their Passions

David Velasquez (MBA/MPP 2023, MD 2024), right, at the GOTVax mobile clinic in greater Boston he helped to cofound. Photos courtesy David Valesquez David Velasquez (MBA/MPP 2023, MD 2024), right, at the GOTVax mobile clinic in greater Boston he helped to cofound.... View Details

Keywords: April White

16 Sep 2020
Blog Post

Turning a Moment into a Movement: How the Anti-Racism Fund Co-Founders are Fighting Racism and Encouraging Other Companies to Do Their Part

placed on inclusion. “Diverse hires are often junior hires and the people rising through the firm and reaching management levels are not the diverse candidates. Representation and mentorship therefore matter so that someone can look... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

01 Oct 2001
Research & Ideas

Five Questions for James Austin

transactional, and integrative—although these stages are not necessarily linear, nor does every company move through each stage. What are the key factors that force (or encourage) companies to move from one stage to another? Austin: Moving from traditional philanthropy... View Details

Keywords: by Carla Tishler

01 Jun 2011
News

America the Unequal

recent nationwide survey, my colleague Dan Ariely and I found that Americans drastically underestimated the level of wealth inequality in the United States, currently at levels not seen since the 1920s —... View Details

Keywords: income disparity; class mobility

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Managing & Investing in a Fast-Growing Emerging Market: India

href="https://id.lib.harvard.edu/alma/990149981700203941/catalog">States of India (CMIE): India state level statistics (users must registers at the site for full access). View Details

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