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- March–April 2016
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Scrutiny, Norms, and Selective Disclosure: A Global Study of Greenwashing
By: Christopher Marquis, Michael W. Toffel and Yanhua Zhou
Under increased pressure to report environmental impacts, some firms selectively disclose relatively benign impacts, creating an impression of transparency while masking their true performance. We identify key company- and country-level factors that limit firms' use of... View Details
Keywords: Disclosure Strategy; Disclosure; Environmental Performance; Environmental Strategy; Environment; Symbolic; Reporting; Corporate Disclosure; Integrated Corporate Reporting; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact
Marquis, Christopher, Michael W. Toffel, and Yanhua Zhou. "Scrutiny, Norms, and Selective Disclosure: A Global Study of Greenwashing." Organization Science 27, no. 2 (March–April 2016): 483–504. (Formerly titled "When Do Firms Greenwash? Corporate Visibility, Civil Society Scrutiny, and Environmental Disclosure.")
- 2011
- Article
Regulatory Uncertainty and Corporate Responses to Environmental Protection in China
By: Christopher Marquis, Jianjun Zhang and Yanhua Zhou
We develop a framework to analyze the closing gap between regulation and enforcement of environmental protection in China and present a number of resulting implications for doing business there. We identify three major dimensions that characterize change in regulatory... View Details
Keywords: Framework; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Law Enforcement; Growth and Development Strategy; Emerging Markets; Business Ventures; Alignment; Risk and Uncertainty; Natural Environment; Motivation and Incentives; Management Practices and Processes; Competitive Strategy; China
Marquis, Christopher, Jianjun Zhang, and Yanhua Zhou. "Regulatory Uncertainty and Corporate Responses to Environmental Protection in China." California Management Review 54, no. 1 (Fall 2011): 39–63.
What To Ask The Person In The Mirror: Critical Questions For Becoming A More Effective Leader And Reaching Your Potential
Great leadership is not about having all the answers – it is, more often, about having the courage to ask the critical questions.
- 01 Feb 1997
- News
Made, Not Born: HBS Courses and Entrepreneurial Management
unit. They include: Professor Louis B. Barnes, who teaches in the Owner/President Management Program (OPM); Professor Norman A. Berg, chairman of OPM; Assistant Professor M. Diane Burton, who teaches the first-year course Leadership View Details
- 06 Nov 2017
- News
Smart Leaders Focus on Execution First and Strategy Second
- Web
VBHCD Initiative - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
Involved Videos Books Value-Based Health Care Delivery – Measuring and Managing Costs The Value-Based Health Care Delivery (VBHCD) initiative, led by Harvard Business School professors Michael Porter and... View Details
- 26 Jun 2014
- News
Q. and A.: William C. Kirby on ‘Can China Lead?’
- 23 May 2014
- News
A Crossroads for Indian and Its Business Landscape
- August 2006 (Revised October 2020)
- Case
Jamnalal Bajaj, Mahatma Gandhi, and the Struggle for Indian Independence
By: Geoffrey Jones, Prabakar 'PK' Kothandaraman and Kerry Herman
Describes the role of a leading Indian business leader in the campaign for independence before 1947 and his close relationship with the legendary Mahatma Gandhi. Provides the opportunity to consider the impact of colonialism on shaping Indian entrepreneurship and the... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Government and Politics; Business History; Leadership; Business and Government Relations; Power and Influence; India
Jones, Geoffrey, Prabakar 'PK' Kothandaraman, and Kerry Herman. "Jamnalal Bajaj, Mahatma Gandhi, and the Struggle for Indian Independence." Harvard Business School Case 807-028, August 2006. (Revised October 2020.)
- February 2024
- Article
Archetypes of Product Launch by Insiders, Outsiders, and Visionaries
By: Shane Greenstein
What archetypes emerge from prominent episodes of product launches? This essay examines a set of episodes in information technology history that led to significant changes in industry leadership. It highlights that, in all of these instances, there is an example of a... View Details
Greenstein, Shane. "Archetypes of Product Launch by Insiders, Outsiders, and Visionaries." Special Issue on Knowledge Resources and Heterogeneity of Entrants within and across Industries. Industrial and Corporate Change 33, no. 1 (February 2024): 216–237.
- 01 Dec 2019
- News
Bridging the Gap
together people from the same city, some of whom may not have met before, YALP is designed to accelerate the sort of relationship-building that will make it easier to pick up the phone back home, ask for help, and bring about change more... View Details
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Making a Difference: Developing Actionable Knowledge for Practice and Theory
By: Michael Beer
There is a widely acknowledged gap between academic research and practice. While the field of organizational studies and development has had an impact on management practice in some organizations, it has had only a modest impact on widely accepted management practice... View Details
Keywords: Actionable Knowledge; Actionable Practice; Normal Science; Scholar-consultant; Management Practices and Processes; Theory; Innovation Leadership; Organizations; Performance Effectiveness
Beer, Michael. "Making a Difference: Developing Actionable Knowledge for Practice and Theory." Journal of Applied Behavioral Science 56, no. 4 (December 2020): 506–520.
- Aug 21 2017
- Testimonial
Learn with Peers Who Are Smart and Experienced
- September 2002
- Case
Seattle Public Schools, 1995-2002 (C2): Race, Class, and School Choice
Presents the decision by the Federal Court of Appeals for the ninth Circuit in the spring of 2002 to invalidate Seattle's use of race as a factor in allocating space in Seattle's oversubscribed schools. Summarizes the posture and content of the litigation, including... View Details
Keywords: Management; Leadership; Income; Social Entrepreneurship; Race; Lawsuits and Litigation; Education; Education Industry; Seattle
Leschly, Stig. "Seattle Public Schools, 1995-2002 (C2): Race, Class, and School Choice." Harvard Business School Case 803-040, September 2002.
- 28 Sep 2023
- News
Meet the New HBS Team Helping Alumni Clubs and Associations to Thrive
supporting roles for Alumni Relations leadership team and special projects. Her primary focus will be supporting and managing club operations, club communications, the annual... View Details
- 11 Oct 2024
- Blog Post
Committing to Work and Family: Allison Boxer (MBA 2012)
an identity crisis to find myself, for the first time, not chasing leadership positions or partner status. To say, “for right now, this is what works best for me.” I worked with the Sorenson Impact Institute View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- 11 Oct 2024
- Blog Post
Committing to Work and Family: Allison Boxer (MBA 2012)
personally and professionally. This wasn't about my son’s needs, it’s about my own needs. But it was still an identity crisis to find myself, for the first time, not chasing leadership positions or partner... View Details
- 04 May 2021
- News
Radio: Hubert Joly, Former CEO and Chair, Best Buy
- 20 Mar 2015
- News