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- April 2017
- Article
The Responsibilities and Role of Business in Relation to Society: Back to Basics?
By: Nien-he Hsieh
In this address, I outline a back-to-basics approach to specifying the responsibilities and role of business in relation to society. Three “basics” comprise the approach. The first is arguing that basic principles of ordinary morality, such as a duty not to harm,... View Details
Keywords: Business And Society; Corporate Responsibility; Harm; Human Rights; Institutions; Pareto Efficiency; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Moral Sensibility; Society; Rights
Hsieh, Nien-he. "The Responsibilities and Role of Business in Relation to Society: Back to Basics?" Business Ethics Quarterly 27, no. 2 (April 2017): 293–314.
- 2014
- Working Paper
Agenda Setting at the FASB: Evidence from the Role of the FASAC
By: Abigail Allen
I examine the extent to which the FASB's agenda determination is a function of the contemporaneous preferences of its primary constituents: auditors, preparers, and financial statement users. Using the FASB's consultation with the FASAC as a lens through which to view... View Details
Allen, Abigail. "Agenda Setting at the FASB: Evidence from the Role of the FASAC." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 15-042, December 2014.
- 2016
- Article
Academia's Emerging Crisis of Relevance and the Consequent Role of the Engaged Scholar
By: Andrew J. Hoffman
Universities are facing a crisis of relevance. While there are multiple reasons for this to be happening, one that deserves particular attention is the extent to which academic scholars do not see it as their role to engage in public and political discourse. However,... View Details
Hoffman, Andrew J. "Academia's Emerging Crisis of Relevance and the Consequent Role of the Engaged Scholar." Journal of Change Management 16, no. 2 (2016): 77–96.
- 2024
- Working Paper
Bounded Solidarity: The Role of Migrants in Shaping Entrepreneurial Ventures
By: Astrid Marinoni and Prithwiraj Choudhury
We explore a previously unexamined aspect of migrants’ contributions to local entrepreneurial
ecosystems: the value created by cooperative interactions between migrants and locals in entrepreneurial
ventures. Specifically, we analyze whether mixed teams composed of... View Details
Marinoni, Astrid, and Prithwiraj Choudhury. "Bounded Solidarity: The Role of Migrants in Shaping Entrepreneurial Ventures." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 25-019, September 2024.
- 2021
- Working Paper
Getting Schooled: The Role of Universities in Attracting Immigrant Entrepreneurs
By: Natee Amornsiripanitch, Paul A. Gompers, George Hu and Kaushik Vasudevan
Immigrant founders of venture capital-backed companies have been critical to the entrepreneurial ecosystem. We document the channels through which immigrant founders find their way to the United States and how those channels have changed over time. Immigrants have been... View Details
Amornsiripanitch, Natee, Paul A. Gompers, George Hu, and Kaushik Vasudevan. "Getting Schooled: The Role of Universities in Attracting Immigrant Entrepreneurs." NBER Working Paper Series, No. 28773, May 2021.
- Mar 2017
- Conference Presentation
The Role of Singapore in the Southeast Asian Plantation Cluster
By: Valeria Giacomin
- Article
Where Do Resources Come from? The Role of Idiosyncratic Situations
By: Gautam Ahuja and Riitta Katila
In this paper, we examine the emergence of resources. Our analysis of technological capability acquisition by global U.S.-based chemical firms shows that the emergence of resources is inherently evolutionary. We find that path-creating search that generates resource... View Details
Ahuja, Gautam, and Riitta Katila. "Where Do Resources Come from? The Role of Idiosyncratic Situations." Special Issue on The Global Acquisition, Leverage, and Protection of Technological Competencies. Strategic Management Journal 25, nos. 8-9 (August–September 2004): 887–907.
- March 2014
- Article
Delivering High-quality Cancer Care: The Critical Role of Quality Measurement
By: Tracy Spinks, Patricia Ganz, George Sledge, Laura Levit, James Hayman, Timothy Eberlein and Thomas W. Feeley
In 1999, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) published Ensuring Quality Cancer Care, an influential report that described an ideal cancer care system and issued ten recommendations to address pervasive gaps in the understanding and delivery of quality cancer... View Details
Keywords: Health Care Quality; Health Care and Treatment; Quality; Measurement and Metrics; Health Industry; North America
Spinks, Tracy, Patricia Ganz, George Sledge, Laura Levit, James Hayman, Timothy Eberlein, and Thomas W. Feeley. "Delivering High-quality Cancer Care: The Critical Role of Quality Measurement." Healthcare: The Journal of Delivery Science and Innovation 2, no. 1 (March 2014): 53–62. (PMCID: PMC4021589.)
- December 2012
- Article
What Drives Corporate Social Performance? The Role of Nation-level Institutions
By: Ioannis Ioannou and George Serafeim
Based on Whitley's "National Business Systems" (NBS) institutional framework (Whitley 1997, 1999), we theorize about and empirically investigate the impact of nation-level institutions on firms' corporate social performance (CSP). Using a sample of firms from 42... View Details
Keywords: Environment; Environmental Performance; Corporate Social Responsibility; Sustainability; Institutions; Institutional Theory; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Environmental Sustainability; Corporate Governance
Ioannou, Ioannis, and George Serafeim. "What Drives Corporate Social Performance? The Role of Nation-level Institutions." Journal of International Business Studies 43, no. 9 (December 2012): 834–864.
- March 2010
- Article
The Role of Independent Invention in U.S. Technological Development, 1880-1930
By: Tom Nicholas
Why did independent inventors account for over half of US patents by 1930 and more than three times the number granted to R&D firms? Using new data on patents and historical patent citations, I show that independents supplied high quality innovations to a... View Details
Keywords: History; Technological Innovation; Patents; Urban Scope; Independent Innovation and Invention; Research and Development; United States
Nicholas, Tom. "The Role of Independent Invention in U.S. Technological Development, 1880-1930." Journal of Economic History 70, no. 1 (March 2010): 57–82.
- 2008
- Working Paper
The Effect of Labor on Profitability: The Role of Quality
By: Zeynep Ton
Determining staffing levels is an important decision in retail operations. While the costs of increasing labor are obvious and easy to measure, the benefits are often indirect and not immediately felt. One benefit of increased labor is improved quality. The objective... View Details
Keywords: Profit; Selection and Staffing; Service Delivery; Business Processes; Quality; Retail Industry
Ton, Zeynep. "The Effect of Labor on Profitability: The Role of Quality." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 09-040, September 2008. (Revised July 2009.)
- June 1990
- Article
The Role of Bargaining Zones and Agents: A Negotiation Simulation
By: Y. M. Kim, M. H. Bazerman and M. A. Neale
Keywords: Negotiation
Kim, Y. M., M. H. Bazerman, and M. A. Neale. "The Role of Bargaining Zones and Agents: A Negotiation Simulation." Organizational Behavior Teaching Review 14, no. 3 (June 1990): 53–63.
- November 2005
- Background Note
Financial Reporting, Tax Reporting and the Role of Deferred Taxes
Explains how differences in the calculation of tax and financial income result in the need for a deferred tax account. Also provides a high-level overview of deferred tax accounting under U.S. and international GAAPs. Allows students to understand the major differences... View Details
Miller, Gregory S. "Financial Reporting, Tax Reporting and the Role of Deferred Taxes." Harvard Business School Background Note 106-026, November 2005.
- 2005
- Report
Enterprise Formality and the Role of Local Government in Vietnam
By: Markus David Taussig and Pham Thi Thu Hang
Taussig, Markus David, and Pham Thi Thu Hang. "Enterprise Formality and the Role of Local Government in Vietnam." Report, Hanoi, Vietnam, 2005.
- 1979
- Chapter
Builders as Consumers: Their Role in Residential Sector Energy Conservation
By: J. Quelch and P. Thirkell
Quelch, J., and P. Thirkell. "Builders as Consumers: Their Role in Residential Sector Energy Conservation." In Changing Energy Use Futures, edited by R. Fazzolare and C. Smith, 1412–1419. New York: Pergamon Press, 1979.
- December 1994
- Supplement
Anne Livingston and Power Max Systems (C-2): Building Role Credibility
Supplements Anne Livingston and Power Max Systems (A): Interviewing with the PowerPlayer Software Engineering Team. View Details
Gentile, Mary C., and Pamela J. Maus. "Anne Livingston and Power Max Systems (C-2): Building Role Credibility." Harvard Business School Supplement 395-071, December 1994.
- 22 Sep 2014
- News
Jack Ma on Alibaba, Entrepreneurs and the Role of Handstands
- 29 Sep 2008
- News
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- 2008
- Article
Linking Crisis Management and Leadership Competencies: The Role of Human Resources Development
The problem and the solution. Most executives are aware of the negative consequences associated with an organizational crisis and focus on communications and public relations as a reactive strategy. However, many neglect the other leadership responsibilities... View Details