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- 11 Mar 2014
- First Look
First Look: March 11
evolution of multinational enterprises (MNEs) in host countries over time. We argue that a change in the policy environment in a host country presents an MNE with two sets of interrelated decisions. First, the MNE has to decide whether to... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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Courtney Fairbrother
Courtney (Washington and Lee ’11) is the Associate Director for HBS’s Business and Environment Initiative as well as the Sustainability Sector Lead for the Career and Professional Development office. In these roles, she manages student... View Details
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My research aims to understand how prosperity is created in poor countries. My first “chapter” in this larger quest has focused on how rich-country actors have managed to be a force for change in poor-country economies. I have investigated the various attempts of... View Details
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Faculty & Research
sustain Barbie’s positive momentum, and whether the strategy can be replicated across other brands in Mattel’s portfolio. HBS Working Paper Voting Rules, Turnout, and Economic Policies By: Enrico Cantoni, Vincent Pons and Jérôme Schäfer... View Details
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Innovation and Productivity
In this stream of research, Professor Steinwender examines how firms adjust their innovative behavior and productivity in response to changes in the external environment. Analyzing Spanish firm-level data, she finds that two mechanisms proposed in the economic... View Details
- 04 Aug 2008
- Research & Ideas
How Female Stars Succeed in New Jobs
research department of Lehman Brothers took steps to create a comfortable environment for women, and to evaluate all their analysts fairly and mentor them intensively. This paid off: The bank developed a lot of stars and benefited from... View Details
- February 2017 (Revised May 2018)
- Case
The Flint, Michigan Sit-Down Strike
By: Tom Nicholas, Christopher T. Stanton and Matthew Preble
For roughly six weeks between late December 1936 and February 1937, a major strike at several critical General Motors (GM) plants in Flint, Michigan, essentially halted the corporation’s U.S. production and resulted in significant gains for the nascent United... View Details
Keywords: Industrial Unionism; Craft Unionism; Welfare Capitalism; General Motors; Labor; Labor Unions; Labor and Management Relations; Wages; Working Conditions; Government Legislation; Business History; Business and Government Relations; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Business and Community Relations; Auto Industry; Manufacturing Industry; Mining Industry; Steel Industry; United States; Michigan
Nicholas, Tom, Christopher T. Stanton, and Matthew Preble. "The Flint, Michigan Sit-Down Strike." Harvard Business School Case 817-005, February 2017. (Revised May 2018.)
Who Guarantees Your Workplace is Safe for Return?
As we start to think about returning to work, shopping, and recreation, there is much talk about transformed... View Details
- 26 Apr 2021
- News
The Future of Women in the Workplace
- May 2012
- Case
BoldFlash: Cross-Functional Challenges in the Mobile Division
By: Michael Beer and Rachel Shelton
Roger Cahill has spent less than a year as head of the Mobile Division of BoldFlash, a flash memory component maker. On the corporate level, BoldFlash has adapted to an evolving and difficult marketplace, but the Mobile Division is struggling. The four groups within... View Details
Keywords: United States; Massachusetts; Morale; Human Resource Management; Technology; Leadership; Opportunities; Organizational Design; Conflict and Resolution; Product Development; Change Management; Information Infrastructure; Business Processes; Manufacturing Industry; Electronics Industry; Massachusetts
Beer, Michael, and Rachel Shelton. "BoldFlash: Cross-Functional Challenges in the Mobile Division." Harvard Business School Brief Case 124-438, May 2012.
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Technology & Operations Management - Doctoral
including operations research, operations management, economics, engineering, and organizational behavior. Doctoral students' research addresses managerially-relevant problems, integrating discipline-based theory with rigorous research methods. Many faculty and... View Details
- 12 Nov 2013
- News
Cities, startups tap the wisdom of crowds for sustainability
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Business Economics - Doctoral
complete one academic term of teaching. Research Dissertation HBS doctoral students are insatiably curious, and they use the tools and knowledge developed in the classroom to ask—and answer—pressing questions about the field of economics. After passing your field... View Details
- April 2009
- Case
Invest Early: Early Childhood Development in a Rural Community
By: Stacey M. Childress and Geoff Eckman Marietta
Invest Early was an early childhood development partnership in rural northern Minnesota between 14 different organizations, which worked together through an advisory board, governing board, and leadership team in order to deliver coordinated early childhood services to... View Details
Keywords: Early Childhood Education; Rural Scope; Management Teams; Managerial Roles; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Business and Community Relations; Partners and Partnerships; Social and Collaborative Networks
Childress, Stacey M., and Geoff Eckman Marietta. "Invest Early: Early Childhood Development in a Rural Community." Harvard Business School Case 309-089, April 2009.
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Senior Executive Leadership Program—Middle East
Summary Change is everywhere in the Middle East today, as many countries seek to diversify their economies and encourage new industries. The region's complex business environment includes distinct political and economic conditions in each... View Details
- 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... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
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Live from Klarman Hall - Alumni
will also provide updates on evolving the curriculum through new programs in areas such as AI, Business in Global Society (BiGS), Purpose of the Firm, and the School’s ongoing work in open inquiry and constructive dialogue. Video... View Details
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Answers to Your Top Questions about Financial Aid at HBS - MBA
Business & Environment Career Change Career and Professional Development Case Method Clubs Curriculum Digital Entrepreneurship FIELD Financial Aid Health Care Instagram Takeover JD/MBA Leadership Letters to Classmates MBA/MPP & MBA/MPA-ID... View Details
- 2010
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A Contingency Theory of Leadership
By: Jay W. Lorsch
The idea of a contingency theory of leadership is not novel. In the 1960s several scholars conducted research and proposed such an approach arguing that the style of leadership that would be most effective depended upon the situation (Fiedler, Tannenbaum and Schmidt,... View Details
Lorsch, Jay W. "A Contingency Theory of Leadership." Chap. 15 in Handbook of Leadership Theory and Practice, edited by Nitin Nohria and Rakesh Khurana. Harvard Business Press, 2010.
- 01 Sep 2023
- News
Bless this Stress
sudden or severe threat—whether that’s a natural predator or a work presentation that you can’t afford to blow—the brain takes over and grabs the wheel. It sends the nervous system into overdrive, and cortisol floods the bloodstream. The... View Details