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- 20 Jun 2011
- Lessons from the Classroom
Fame, Faith, and Social Activism: Business Lessons from Bono
To Nancy F. Koehn, the history of the Irish rock band U2 has it all as a business case study: teamwork, leadership, creative destruction, branding, and strategy. Koehn's case "Bono and U2", co-written with Katherine Miller and Rachel K....
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- 17 Apr 2007
- First Look
First Look: April 17, 2007
http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=507006 Edelnor (A) Harvard Business School Case 707-473 Fernando del Sol, president of F. S. Inversiones in Chile, had just bought himself a headache as a New Year's present....
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Martha Lagace
- 07 Sep 2010
- Research & Ideas
Mindful Leadership: When East Meets West
that a Buddhist Rinpoche and a leadership professor have joined forces to explore this subject and see how Eastern teaching can inform our Western thinking about leadership and vice versa," George says. You can read George's summary...
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by Sean Silverthorne
- 16 Nov 2009
- Research & Ideas
The Times Captures History of American Business
From the dawn of the U.S. transcontinental railroad in 1869 to the widespread embrace of consumer products like cell phones and iPods in our time, the story of American business is in constant motion, never at rest—or at ease. A new volume edited and narrated by HBS...
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- 02 Jan 2024
- Research & Ideas
10 Trends to Watch in 2024
The lightning-fast ascent of generative AI isn’t the only sea change on the horizon for businesses in the new year. The global economy is in flux as war, climate change, trade issues, and infrastructure problems demand attention. Many companies continue to struggle to...
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by Rachel Layne
- 24 Feb 2009
- First Look
First Look: February 24, 2009
and how much, to use fiscal stimulus to resuscitate the economy. To help students understand Obama's options, the case reviews both the recent tax cuts under President George W. Bush, including the supply-side and demand-management...
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Martha Lagace
- 12 Apr 2011
- First Look
First Look: April 12
monitoring efforts as well as the syndication process. Working Papers The Consequences of Mandatory Corporate Sustainability Reporting Authors: Ioannis Ioannou and George Serafeim Abstract : We examine the effect of mandatory...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 21 Oct 2014
- First Look
First Look: October 21
abstract available. Publisher's link: http://ukcatalogue.oup.com/product/9780198704072.do October 2014 Leading Sustainable Change: An Organizational Perspective Chief Sustainability Officers: Who Are They and What Do They Do? By: Miller, Kathy, and View Details
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Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Jul 2011
- First Look
First Look: July 12
Analysis David F. HawkinsHarvard Business School Note 111-055 Technical note covering various aspects of accounting for stockholders' equity. Purchase this case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/111055-PDF-ENG Wealth Management Crisis...
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Carmen Nobel
- 23 Jun 2015
- First Look
First Look: June 23, 2015
link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=49266 Forthcoming Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes The Highest Form of Intelligence: Sarcasm Increases Creativity Through Abstract Thinking for Both Expressers and Recipients By: Huang, L., View Details
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Sean Silverthorne
- 18 Mar 2014
- First Look
First Look: March 18
https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=46779 Working Papers An Analysis of Firms' Self-Reported Anticorruption Efforts By: Healy, Paul M., and George Serafeim Abstract—We use Transparency International's ratings of self-reported...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 29 Jun 2010
- First Look
First Look: June 29
superior economic performance. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/10-110.pdf Trade Policy and Firm Boundaries Authors:Laura Alfaro, Paola Conconi, Harald Fadinger, and Andrew F. Newman Abstract We study how trade policy...
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Martha Lagace
- 12 Mar 2013
- First Look
First Look: March 12
case:http://hbr.org/search/813077-PDF-ENG Developing the Materiality Matrix at Telefónica Eccles, Robert G., George Serafeim, and Asun Cano EscoriazaHarvard Business School Case 413-088 Telefónica, one of the largest telecommunication...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 05 Dec 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, December 5, 2017
forthcoming New York: Dey Street Books Rebel Talent: Why It Pays to Break the Rules at Work and Life By: Gino, F. Abstract—The world’s best chef. An airline captain who brought his flight to safety in a daring water landing. A magician...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 23 Aug 2016
- First Look
August 23, 2016
Kotsantonis, Sakis, Christopher Pinney, and George Serafeim Abstract—The authors’ aim in this article is to set the record straight on the financial performance of sustainable investing while also correcting a number of other widespread...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 28 Feb 2012
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 28
http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/12-071.pdf Short-Termism, Investor Clientele, and Firm Risk Authors:Francois Brochet, Maria Loumioti, and George Serafeim Abstract Using conference call transcripts, we measure the time horizon that senior...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 16 Jan 2013
- Research & Ideas
The Messy Link Between Slave Owners and Modern Management
Mississippi planter priced his 48-year-old foreman, Hercules, at $500; recorded the worth of Middleton, a 26-year-old top-producing field hand, at $1,500; and gave 9-month-old George Washington a value of $150. At the end of the year, he...
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by Katie Johnston
- 18 Oct 2011
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First Look: October 18
giving a subsidy as a lump sum to offset capital costs is more effective. This has different regulatory implications for urban and rural settings where the environmental objectives may differ. Bouncing Out of the Banking System: An Empirical Analysis of Bank Account...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Oct 2007
- Research & Ideas
Encouraging Dissent in Decision-Making
cannot surface: Abjuring rigorous debate about its merits, a youthful president John F. Kennedy essentially rubber-stamped a 1961 plan to invade Cuba at the Bay of Pigs, resulting in one of the biggest U.S. foreign policy fiascoes in...
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by Garry Emmons
- 27 Aug 2013
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First Look: August 27
paper: http://www.people.hbs.edu/rgreenwood/bgjs9.pdf The Dynamics of Firm Lobbying By: Kerr, William R., William F. Lincoln, and Prachi Mishra Abstract—We study the determinants of the dynamics of firm lobbying behavior using a panel...
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Sean Silverthorne