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  • 29 May 2020
  • Op-Ed

How Leaders Are Fighting Food Insecurity on Three Continents

offices working remotely and field teams continuing to support Sahel Consulting’s five-year Advancing Local Dairy Development in Nigeria program. Sahel Consulting is conducting COVID-related research and developing policy recommendations... View Details
Keywords: by Howard Stevenson and Shirley Spence; Agriculture & Agribusiness
  • 03 Apr 2013
  • What Do You Think?

Will Women Leaders Influence the Way We Work?

regarding the quantity of work as well as the quality of work they are able to do. If a family is in the picture, it may require a devoted and supporting spouse willing to share household responsibilities. Mayer's action similarly... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
  • 08 May 2013
  • Research & Ideas

A Company’s Evolving View of Gender Equity

stuck—because the solution can't be mandated solely by an organization," says McGinn, the Cahners-Rabb Professor of Business Administration at HBS. "There is an interaction," she continues. "The organization can be helpful, the View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Accounting
  • 30 Apr 2001
  • Research & Ideas

Entering the Age of Alliances

volunteers trained by Time to Read. Instead of financial grants, Time Warner supplies reading materials (especially magazines published by the company), classroom space, and tutors at its various offices around the country. Even when a... View Details
Keywords: by James Austin
  • 21 Aug 2000
  • Research & Ideas

Faculty Research Looks to Latin America

you: more police equals less crime. But there has been no evidence to support that [in previous studies]. "In 1994 there was a terrible terrorist attack on the Jewish community in Buenos Aires. Afterwards, the government placed one police View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
  • 15 Jan 2013
  • First Look

First Look: January 15

study that married their shared interests in healthcare, technology, and entrepreneurship. Rock Health supported health-tech entrepreneurs with a startup grant of $20,000, office space, and a wide variety of professional support services.... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 14 Oct 2014
  • First Look

First Look: October 14

its competition and into financial trouble. The case ends with a pivotal vote by shareholders on whether to sell this family company. Clarks (B) summarizes the results of the shareholders vote described in the (A) case. And, Clarks (C)... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 22 Mar 2016
  • First Look

March 22, 2016

climate change, alternative uses for farmland, and a transition to the next generation of family ownership of the business. Purchase this case: https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/516053-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 516-067... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 07 Aug 2012
  • Research & Ideas

Off and Running: Professors Comment on Olympics

commercial buildings in the asset mix. Cities don't claim that office buildings, retail malls, or factories were built for the Games. Even Olympic housing is seldom successfully transformed into apartments or public housing once the... View Details
Keywords: Re: Multiple Faculty; Sports
  • 26 Jun 2012
  • First Look

First Look: June 26

change he may need to continue into a second year. Yet the physical separation from his family had begun to take a toll. Had the executive done enough to institutionalize change or was it still too dependent on his personal relationships... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 08 Aug 2017
  • First Look

First Look at Research and Ideas, August 8, 2017

case:https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/415049-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 717-437 Oak Street Health: A New Model of Primary Care No abstract available. Purchase this case:https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/717437-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 26 May 2015
  • First Look

First Look: May 26

expertise in personalization developed during his time as a serial entrepreneur and a founding team member of Google+; he sets about recruiting engineers, educators, VC investors, and families to set in motion his mission to provide... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 24 Feb 2014
  • Research & Ideas

Busting Six Myths About Customer Loyalty Programs

extremely competitive market conditions. That doesn't stop many retailers from trying. Indeed, grocers like Tesco, Sainsbury's, Kroger, Safeway, and Stop & Shop give back 1-2 percent of the total spent to their card-carrying shoppers. Stores in other... View Details
Keywords: by Marcel Corstjens & Rajiv Lal; Retail; Consumer Products
  • 23 Jun 2015
  • First Look

First Look: June 23, 2015

to the U.S. offices of the firm and immediately sparked controversy, as some female associates claimed that the gender-specific advice in the memo was condescending and sexist. This controversy came close on the heels of a memo released... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 16 Nov 2010
  • First Look

First Look: November 16, 2010

reassignments (transfers) across posts of varying importance to control bureaucrats. High-skilled bureaucrats face less frequent political transfers and lower variability in the importance of their posts. We find evidence of two alternative paths to career success:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 26 Sep 2017
  • First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, September 26, 2017

forthcoming Review of Financial Studies Managing the Family Firm: Evidence from CEOs at Work By: Bandiera, Oriana, Andrea Prat, Renata Lemos, and Raffaella Sadun Abstract—We present evidence on the labor supply of CEOs and on whether... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 19 Apr 2011
  • First Look

First Look: April 19

211-044 Magna International, Inc., a Canadian-based automotive parts manufacturer, is considering whether and how to unwind its dual-class ownership structure. A family trust controlled by the founder owns a 0.65% economic interest in the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 19 Jan 2011
  • First Look

First Look: Jan. 18

evidence and had grown very rapidly. With the firm's CFO, they believed that the firm could grow from $58 million to $72 million, a growth rate of 27% over the preceding year. However, the firm's 11 offices had submitted first draft FY... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 01 Aug 2017
  • First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, August 1

offering returnees benefits such as tax breaks and permanent residency for family members. In 2011, TalentCorp took over administration of the REP, and through adjustments to incentives and application requirements was able to... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 06 Apr 2015
  • Research & Ideas

After Germanwings, More Attention Needed on Employee Mental Health

culture change starts at the top. "As always, an expression of support from leadership is very important," says Quelch. "Leaders can set good examples by not sending emails at 3 a.m. or showing up in the office on Saturday mornings, and... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Health; Air Transportation

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