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Strategy for Entrepreneurs - Course Catalog
create. The benefits of learning are twofold. First, you generate signals about your idea’s potential that can convince others—from investors to employees—to join you. Second, if you learn your idea stinks, you can iterate and pivot to a... View Details
- 20 Aug 2018
- Blog Post
Summer Snapshot: Interning for the City of Philadelphia
in city government in my hometown of Philadelphia. After decades of economic decline there are signs of a resurgence. My work this summer has been to help create a government strategy that supports and accelerates this resurgence while ensuring its View Details
Keywords: Nonprofit / Government
- 24 Aug 2021
- News
Having a Moment
offering products that use ingredients such as Ashwagandha and Tulsi that Chottani saw her mother use in Ayurvedic recipes. “It’s so interesting to see people returning to their roots,” she says. “As the world gets more globalized, we’re starting to see the View Details
- Forthcoming
- Article
Overcoming Barriers to Employee Ownership: Insights From Small and Medium-Sized Businesses
By: John Guzek and Ashley Whillans
This research investigates the limited adoption of employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs) among small-to-medium sized businesses (SMBs) in the U.S. Through interviews with 30 SMB owners across various industries, we identify the key barriers to ESOP adoption as lack of... View Details
Keywords: Profit Sharing; Employee Ownership; Management Practices and Processes; Compensation and Benefits; Small Business; Adoption; Employees
Guzek, John, and Ashley Whillans. "Overcoming Barriers to Employee Ownership: Insights From Small and Medium-Sized Businesses." Compensation & Benefits Review (forthcoming). (Pre-published online October 10, 2024.)
- September 2023
- Article
Corporate Purpose in Public and Private Firms
By: Claudine Gartenberg and George Serafeim
Analyzing data from approximately 1.5 million employees across 1,108 established public and private US companies, we find that the strength of employee beliefs related to purpose is weaker in public companies. Among public companies, those beliefs are stronger for... View Details
Keywords: Purpose; Corporate Purpose; Culture; Corporate Culture; Public And Private Organizations; Hedge Fund; Executive Pay; Corporate Governance; Corporate Strategy; Organizational Culture; Mission and Purpose; Employees; Attitudes; Executive Compensation; Ownership
Gartenberg, Claudine, and George Serafeim. "Corporate Purpose in Public and Private Firms." Management Science 69, no. 9 (September 2023): 5087–5111.
- May 2013
- Article
Hybrid Innovation in Meiji Japan
By: Tom Nicholas
Japan's hybrid innovation system during the Meiji era of technological modernization provides a useful laboratory for examining the effectiveness of complementary mechanisms to patents. Patents were introduced in 1885, and by 1911, 1.2 million mostly non-pecuniary... View Details
Keywords: Prizes; Technological Innovation; System; Patents; Knowledge; Value; Cost vs Benefits; Factories, Labs, and Plants; Performance Effectiveness; Japan
Nicholas, Tom. "Hybrid Innovation in Meiji Japan." International Economic Review 54, no. 2 (May 2013): 575–600.
- 01 Sep 2020
- News
Making Democracy Work
A democratically elected government is essential to free-market capitalism—a strong democracy provides the foundation necessary for capitalism to benefit all, rather than only a few. Today, democracy is in decline around the world, and... View Details
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HBS Online Economics for Managers
Gain the knowledge and skills to craft successful business strategy, whether you are an aspiring marketing professional, strategy consultant, or entrepreneur, preparing for an MBA, or just looking to contribute more to business decision making. Program Dates: January... View Details
- 01 Jun 2004
- News
Alumni Clubs Click with New Web Services
chair for the HBS Association of Oregon, has also seen a positive impact since the club became the first to go online with a new, Harris-enabled Web site last October. “One of the greatest benefits is the ability for members to register... View Details
- 2022
- White Paper
The Options Multiplier: Decoding the CareerWise Youth Apprentice Journey
By: Joseph B. Fuller, Rachel Lipson, Farah Mallah, Girish Pendse and Rachel Snyder
As more Americans question the appeal of costly
higher education programs, earn-and-learn models,
like apprenticeship, are attracting increasing
attention from policymakers and employers alike. While apprenticeship is widespread in many
parts of Europe,... View Details
Keywords: Apprenticeship; Higher Education; Training; Personal Development and Career; Cost vs Benefits; Success; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms
Fuller, Joseph B., Rachel Lipson, Farah Mallah, Girish Pendse, and Rachel Snyder. "The Options Multiplier: Decoding the CareerWise Youth Apprentice Journey." White Paper, Project on Workforce at Harvard, November 2022.
- December 1982 (Revised December 1984)
- Case
Hi-Tech Corp.
By: Fred K. Foulkes and William E. Fruhan Jr.
Hi-Tech examines the financial implications of a reduction in the work force via a voluntary severance program which offers up to two and a half times annual pay if an employee voluntarily terminates employment. View Details
Keywords: Job Cuts and Outsourcing; Financial Management; Retirement; Employees; Compensation and Benefits; Corporate Finance; Technology Industry; Europe
Foulkes, Fred K., and William E. Fruhan Jr. "Hi-Tech Corp." Harvard Business School Case 283-045, December 1982. (Revised December 1984.)
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Alumni Forums - Alumni
LGBTQ New York N. California Singapore S. California Social Enterprise Initiative South Florida Toronto Washington DC Why choose Forums? “We believe that most people–and certainly many leaders–can benefit from being in a confidential... View Details
- 01 Dec 2018
- News
Ask the Expert: Gimme Shelter
buyers to take on the risks and responsibilities of owning a home without any financial upside. The covenants that limit an owner’s resale price allow them to benefit from a modest rate of appreciation when they sell. But rather than... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
- 23 Jan 2020
- Research & Ideas
Businesses Need a 'Catalyst' to Make CSR Practices Stick
Many companies follow a tried-and-true approach to pursuing corporate social responsibility practices. They set aside a certain amount per year to fund a CSR office, which then tries to help clean up the environment or improve the quality of life of people in the areas... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 01 Mar 2012
- News
Social Investing Pioneers
simple enough. Investors fund nonprofit social ventures whose interventions result in a measurable social benefit as well as a financial savings to the government. (Government saves money, for example, when fewer people are homeless or... View Details
- 01 Mar 2006
- News
The Real Conflict
pro-consumerism a good thing? The answer, at least in relation to Wal-Mart, depends on the identity of these “consumers” — the ones getting most of the benefits from the company’s low prices. Wal-Mart operates two-and-a-half times as much... View Details
- 02 Mar 2011
- Research & Ideas
Managing the Open Source vs. Proprietary Decision
the particular task for which software is needed, so the same user could make different choices about which software to use. The appropriate mixture between open and proprietary software will vary with the company's circumstances. When considering the costs and View Details
- 06 Dec 2010
- Sharpening Your Skills
Sharpening Your Skills: Doing Business in Emerging Markets
entrepreneurs are innovating products to attract the emerging middle class. Such innovations could potentially benefit consumers living in mature markets. How Important Are Relations With The Host Country? HBS Cases: Looking Behind... View Details
- 02 Dec 2021
- News
Learning Curve
and take on consulting work while she dedicated herself to finding the right learning situation for Katie. Eventually, she came to the conclusion that homeschooling would be the best choice. But several of the experts she consulted disagreed. Katie would View Details
- 01 Dec 2007
- News
Where Are the Innovators in Health Care?
that hospital visits and usage plummeted, the perverse nature of the payment system meant Duke couldn’t benefit from saving its patients’ money — nearly $8,000 per person. In only one year, the program had reduced costs by 40 percent,... View Details