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28 May 2008
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First Look: May 28, 2008

improvements will be exhibited by those shamed firms that face lower-cost opportunities to improve—-and thus are particularly able to respond. We take advantage of a natural experiment, when a major social rating agency expanded the scope... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

03 Apr 2006
What Do You Think?

Has Globalization Reached Its Peak?

in waves. We are just seeing the aftereffects of one peak . . . this wave will be different from the one before . . . natural resources will play a strong role, and immigration will be an issue." The... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

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Content & Community for Students | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

know they want to pursue social enterprise careers the support and resources they need to do so. Second, encouraging students who have an interest in social enterprise but aren't sure of their career path to seriously consider this space,... View Details

01 Oct 1998
News

A Community Investment

afraid that most managers still see environmentalists as adversaries. This is a fundamental problem. Too few managers appreciate the integral relationship between the economy and the natural environment. I believe the time is coming soon... View Details

01 Sep 2015
News

Opening Minds Through Expanded Learning Opportunities

programs, graduate business study has not been a natural leap. PRIMO is one way to change that." Tami Kim was a rising senior concentrating in government at Harvard College in 2011 when she participated in the inaugural session of the... View Details

02 Mar 2016
News

The New Space Race

weather. Platzer agrees with Nagaraj: Satellite loss is expected. “Don’t update—replace. It’s cheaper,” he says, referring to the two-year average lifespan of CubeSats. Joseph Landon VP and CFO, Planetary Resources “Everything we consider... View Details

Keywords: Robert S. Benchley

22 Mar 2011
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First Look: March 22

depleted of their self-regulatory resources are more likely to "impulsively cheat" than individuals whose self-regulatory resources are intact. We report results from four experiments that describe... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

26 Mar 2014
Research & Ideas

How Electronic Patient Records Can Slow Doctor Productivity

error. With hand-written prescriptions, the error could easily make it all the way to the pharmacist, who would check on it with the physician. "That requires more time and resources to get to the right answer," Huckman says. Though... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Health

26 Jan 2009
Research & Ideas

Where is Home for the Global Firm?

costs," he continues, "while readily identifiable and daunting, must be compared with the potentially large benefits created by managerial specialization and the ability to access differentiated resources easily." In the following... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

12 Apr 2004
Research & Ideas

Operations and the Competitive Edge

supply chains, installing ERP (enterprise resource planning systems, as exemplified by SAP), and worrying about Y2K. The threat posed to our economy by Japan and Germany had eased, the stock market was going crazy, and everybody was... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

12 Mar 2014
Research & Ideas

Entrepreneurship and Multinationals Drive Globalization

for growth. During the nineteenth century, most multinational investment in developing countries went into natural resources and related services. These were often enclave investments, like mining towns,... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Beauty & Cosmetics; Manufacturing; Consumer Products; Pharmaceutical

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Wartime Innovation - Georges F. Doriot : Educating Leaders, Building Companies, Baker Library, Harvard Business School

Competitiveness Recruit Alumni Recruiting MBA Recruiting Recruiting Resources Alumni Bulletin Baker Library | Bloomberg Center Business History Review Harvard Business Publishing Harvard Business Review HBS Working Knowledge Close Harvard... View Details

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Supplemental Financial Information - Annual Report 2020

wholly owned subsidiary of the University. HMC has managed the Harvard endowment portfolio since 1974. Its mission is to help ensure the University has the financial resources to confidently maintain and expand its leadership in education... View Details

10 Apr 2012
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First Look: April 10

and Sarah E. FarrellHarvard Business School Note 412-050 This note provides background on the complex issues regarding the supply and consumption of water and how this natural resource is at increasing risk,... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

March 2024 (Revised April 2024)
Supplement

From "BIG" Ideas to Sustainable Impact at ICL Group (B)

By: Linda A. Hill and Lydia Begag

In August 2023, Raviv Zoller, CEO of ICL Group, discussed his upcoming business trip to St. Louis with Eduard Croitoru, VP of ICL Corporate Initiatives, to commemorate the construction of ICL's new $400 million advanced manufacturing facility. In preparation for the... View Details

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15 Nov 2010
Lessons from the Classroom

Connecting Goals and Go-To-Market Initiatives

the industry you compete in, the market segments where you do (and do not) choose to play, and the nature of the customers that you sell and service. These factors help to determine required sales tasks—that is, what your go-to-market... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Retail

15 Nov 2024
News

Driving Change

and other pressing issues. The diverse audience emphasized the universal nature of the challenges and opportunities facing women in business today, while fostering rich discussions across cultural and generational lines. Dean Srikant... View Details

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Creating Inclusive Recruiting Events in a Time of Innovation - Recruiting

conversation around innovative recruiting is ensuring that recruiting events support diversity, inclusion, and belonging. When moving an event online, organizations need to evaluate their marketing efforts and the unique nature of remote... View Details

09 Apr 2019
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New Research and Ideas, April 9, 2019

business owners to understand their own cash flow and prospects. Now the fintech innovation cycle is at an inflection point—new streams of data have the power to illuminate the opaque nature of a small business’s finances. The playing... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

17 Aug 2021
Blog Post

New Associate Director: Courtney Fairbrother

Massachusetts Water Resource Authority, installing and maintaining renewable energy systems across the state. I also worked for a non-profit think tank, the Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI), on renewable energy policy and convening of... View Details

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