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- 01 Sep 2009
- News
Over the Top
legislation along. But we need much more than a good scolding and limits on sky-high paydays. We need to rethink how American business ought to be run, including changes to fiduciary duties, legal liability, takeover rules, and business... View Details
- 24 Sep 2012
- News
Wells, Mathews elected to Harvard Corporation
- 21 Sep 2009
- Research & Ideas
Excessive Executive Pay: What’s the Solution?
American business ought to be run, including changes to fiduciary duties, legal liability, takeover rules, and business education, among many other areas." Lorsch and Khurana will air their views in more detail to an academic... View Details
Keywords: by Roger Thompson
- 01 Oct 2000
- News
The Entrepreneurial Venture
surprising that the venture capital industry was essentially dormant at the time. But with the growth of the microprocessor and of biotechnology in the late 1970s, as well as the deregulation of the airline and financial services... View Details
- 01 Dec 2009
- News
Letters to the Editor
Justifying Executive Pay In response to “Over the Top” in the September issue, it’s not a question of whether executive pay can be justified on legal or economic grounds (I believe it can). It’s a question of what is right and what is... View Details
- 12 Jun 2006
- Research & Ideas
The Promise of Channel Stewardship
the chain best positioned to create a process that benefits all. In this excerpt, Rangan discusses the promise of channel stewardship. (Look for an HBS Working Knowledge interview with Rangan next month.)Senior managers of most of the companies involved in moving goods... View Details
- 25 Apr 2018
- Blog Post
Policy, Practice, Leadership & Impact: Making a Difference with the HBS/HKS Joint Degree
internal sources of revenue that can then finance their public goods and services – which means a strong local private sector that creates jobs and generates tax revenue. This interest in private sector development in Africa is what... View Details
Keywords: Nonprofit / Government
- 31 Jul 2007
- First Look
First Look: July 31, 2007
customer orientation. The study also suggests that the relationship between market orientation and innovation consequences is stronger in highly competitive environments but weaker in technology turbulent ones. Finally, findings suggest that the relationship is... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 23 Feb 2004
- Research & Ideas
How Corporate Responsibility is Changing in Asia
the state. "This is not to say that the services provided by MNCs are not beneficial, but they are not the foundation for sustainable development if what remains behind is inefficient, and possibly corrupt, government." Abrami's... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- 06 Oct 2003
- Research & Ideas
The Growth of the Social Enterprise
growth. Why? HBS's Jane Wei-Skillern and Duke-based colleague Beth Battle Anderson discuss their analysis of some 300 social enterprises. Tishler: How do you distinguish between branches and affiliates? Wei-Skillern and Anderson: Branches are organizational units that... View Details
Keywords: by Carla Tishler
- 21 Dec 2010
- First Look
First Look: December 21
http://www.isc.hbs.edu/pdf/Vietnam_Competitiveness_Report_2010_Eng.pdf Working PapersInside the Learning Curve: Customer-, Domain-, and Technology-Specific Learning in Outsourced Radiological Services Authors:Jonathan R. Clark, Robert... View Details
- 25 Apr 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research, April 25
as a separate marketplace, because each has its own legal requirements, cultural traditions, and business methods, and most have their own currencies. The dramatic changes in strategic thinking and organizational relationships have made... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 02 Aug 2024
- HBS Case
How a Mission to Cut Food Waste Launched a Multimillion-Dollar Venture
could gain profit from food they otherwise would have tossed. Domingues would charge stores a 5 percent service fee. After a string of rejections, he persuaded the owner of Farm Boy, a high-end Canadian grocery chain, to let him sell... View Details
- 15 Nov 2004
- Research & Ideas
Solving the Health Care Conundrum
services as well as information that assesses the relative value delivered by providers. Because the United States has competition in health care, we would expect to see improving value, but we see just the opposite. Value-based... View Details
- 12 Jul 2004
- Research & Ideas
Michael Porter’s Prescription For the High Cost of Health Care
Under positive-sum competition, providers would not attempt to match competitors' every move. Instead, they would develop clear strategies around unique expertise and tailored facilities in those areas where they can become distinctive. Most hospitals would retain a... View Details
- 04 Jul 2016
- Research & Ideas
Is Your Org Chart Stuck in a Rut? Try a Scientific Experiment
continued to grow globally. Another, a seasoned lawyer, set out to evolve the organizational structure of his firm. “The emergence of new technologies and the trend toward unbundling legal services into... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 01 Mar 2005
- News
A Primer on Patents
they found legally uninteresting. The supposed solution was the creation of a new, centralized appellate court to hear all patent cases — the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC). But it didn’t solve anything in terms of... View Details
- 14 May 2013
- First Look
First Look: May 14
Venture Capital By: Lerner, Josh, and Joacim Tåg Abstract—We survey the literature on venture capital and institutions and present a case study comparing the development of the venture capital market in the United States and Sweden. Our literature survey underscores... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 19 Feb 2008
- News
The Scoop Behind the Silver Screen
A bit of Hollywood came to HBS recently when Steven Samuels spoke at the invitation of the School’s Entertainment and Media Club. A former real estate developer, Samuels is an independent movie producer with a solid body of work under his belt, including the George... View Details
- 22 Jun 2010
- First Look
First Look: June 22
issues concerning 363 sales and the appropriate role of government entities in restructurings. Purchase this case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/210022-PDF-ENG TeamLease: Putting India to Work (Il) Legally Tarun Khanna and Anjali... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace