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- 07 May 2013
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First Look: May 7
certification strategy, in which they apply to a demanding but non-transparent certifier and lower their ambitions when rejected. We derive the comparative statics with respect to the sellers' initial reputation, the probability of... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 01 Jun 2013
- News
Building a Better Brazil
in Norway but settled in Brazil as a young man, made a gift in his honor to establish the Erling Lorentzen Business and Environment Initiative Fund. A pioneer in the field of sustainable development, Lorentzen founded his pulp-making... View Details
- 12 Nov 2021
- News
Alumni Business Leaders on Confronting the Climate Change Challenge
critical role in global society. In the lead-up to COP26, the Business & Environment Initiative asked HBS alumni business leaders from a wide range of sectors and disciplines what they see as the role of business and business leaders in... View Details
- 28 Oct 2014
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First Look: October 28
examines the operations strategy of Whole Foods, one of the largest natural grocery chains in the United States. In late 2013, Whole Foods was expanding rapidly, with a publicly stated goal of growing from 351 to 1,000 domestic stores by 2022. It was also engaged in a... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 03 May 2010
- Research & Ideas
What Is the Future of MBA Education?
with team projects and experiential learning. Training might come initially through the collective work of multiple business schools, with cohorts of alumni who receive a short dose of either functional knowledge or View Details
- 08 Sep 2008
- HBS Case
The Value of Environmental Activists
There are many methods, most financial, to measure the success of companies in meeting goals. But the question becomes a lot harder at Harvard Business School when MBAs are challenged to measure the efforts of environmental organizations like Greenpeace and the World... View Details
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Entrepreneurial Support - Business & Environment
Learn more here . Advising Resources Rock Entrepreneurs-in-Residence EiRs come to campus 6-7 times per year to meet with students 1:1, help facilitate Rock Center programs, and work with faculty on research and course development.... View Details
- 15 Feb 2011
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First Look: Feb. 15
Practices of Trade: Jurisdictional Disputes in the U.S. Commerce in Cadavers Author:Michel Anteby Publication:Administrative Science Quarterly 55, no. 4 (2010) Abstract This study examines the U.S. commerce in human cadavers for medical education and View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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Power and Influence for Positive Impact | HBS Online
Featured Exercises Analyze your environment and assess its readiness for change Perform a stakeholder analysis for a potential change initiative 4-6 hrs Module 6 Managing Your Relationship to Power Understand the personal consequences of... View Details
- 28 Apr 2009
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First Look: April 28, 2009
behaviors led to undesirable consequences, even if they saw those behaviors as acceptable before they knew the consequences. Furthermore, our results demonstrate that a rational, analytic mindset can override the effects of one's intuitions in ethical judgments.... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 16 Jul 2013
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First Look: July 16
influence when the vast majority can't? The authors tracked 68 change initiatives in the UK's National Health Service, an organization whose size, complexity, and tradition can make reform difficult. They discovered several predictors of... View Details
Keywords: Anna Secino
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Sexual Harassment - Race, Gender & Equity
to HR to help improve the workplace for everyone.” AGE 38, SOUTH ASIAN, TECHNOLOGY, UNITED STATES 2 ORGANIZATIONAL FACTORS Prior research has found that a set of organizational norms known as “masculinity contest culture” are associated... View Details
- 22 May 2012
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First Look: May 22
firms-triggered a global initiative that eventually spanned more than 900 BCG teams in 30 countries across five continents. These teams confronted their nonstop workweeks and changed the way they worked, becoming more efficient and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 05 Jan 2010
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First Look: January 5
Involvement in Process Improvement Author:Anita L. Tucker Abstract Managers play a critical role in process improvement. However, research has found that many improvement efforts fail due to insufficient management involvement. Less is... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 06 May 2021
- HBS Case
How Four Women Made Miami More Equitable for Startups
BlackTech Week have demonstrated the force of Black entrepreneurship and catalyzed success for many, Kanter says. Hatcher and Pearson have rebranded their initiatives under one umbrella, the Center for Black Innovation, which includes a... View Details
Keywords: by Carolyn DiPaolo
- 27 Nov 2000
- Research & Ideas
The Dynamics of Standing Still: Firestone Tire & Rubber and the Radial Revolution
Goodyear introduced its first belted-bias tire in 1967, Firestone's Research and Development group responded with a matching product in a matter of months and provided a second generation belted bias tire within a year.8 Belted bias tires... View Details
- 19 Sep 2005
- Research & Ideas
Rethinking Company Loyalty
ways with their employer when they discover that they won't be able to achieve their career goals. But if the process is handled skillfully, all parties profit in the long run. The best kind of loyalty is when both parties are benefiting.— Scott Brooks, Gantz Wiley... View Details
Keywords: by Lauren Keller Johnson
- 14 Feb 2012
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First Look: February 14
characterized by some boundary conditions (Study 6). We discuss the theoretical contribution of this work to research on moral regulation and ethical behavior. "CEO Relational Leadership and Strategic Decision Quality in Top... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 18 Mar 2014
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First Look: March 18
Publications August 2013 Social Science & Medicine Who Donates Their Bodies to Science? The Combined Role of Gender and Migration Status Among California Whole-body Donors By: Asad, Asad L., Michel Anteby, and Filiz Garip Abstract—The number of human cadavers... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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Building on the Legacy Thought Leadership Andrew F. Brimmer James I. Cash Jr. Linda A. Hill David A. Thomas HBS Faculty Members HBS Doctoral Students Alumni Profiles Research Links Essay on HBS Thought Leadership Early AASU documents... View Details