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17 Dec 2017
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How Music Forged a Fighter for Free Expression

watched, and if anything happened to them, if they showed up that day with bruises, the world would know about it. So there was an aspect of helping with the legal defense as much as we could, providing support and care View Details

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Beefing IT Up for Your Investor? Engagement with Open Source Communities, Innovation, and Startup Funding: Evidence from GitHub

By: Annamaria Conti, Christian Peukert and Maria P. Roche

We study the engagement of nascent firms with open source communities and its implications for innovation and attracting funding. To do so, we link data on 160,065 U.S. startups from Crunchbase to their activities on the open source software development platform... View Details

Keywords: Startups; Knowledge; Open Source Communities; GitHub; Machine Learning; Innovation; Business Startups; Venture Capital; Information Technology; Strategy

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06 May 2021
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How Four Women Made Miami More Equitable for Startups

and incubators at local universities, which themselves enjoyed explosive growth. By 2017, Miami was ranked the number one city in America for startup activity by the Kauffman Foundation. "Each one is... View Details

Keywords: by Carolyn DiPaolo

05 Aug 2002
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Are Consumers the Cure for Broken Health Insurance?

patient-protection legislation promising to set off a round of expensive lawsuits, and costly genomic technologies on the horizon, the price of insurance is almost certain to continue its upward spiral in the years ahead. And what do companies get View Details

Keywords: by Regina E. Herzlinger

March 2023 (Revised May 2023)
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OneTen At Delta Air Lines: Catalyzing Family-Sustaining Careers for Black Talent (B)

By: Linda A. Hill and Lydia Begag

In January 2023, Delta Air Lines (Delta) Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Ed Bastian and his team had just launched the third iteration of an internal skills-first apprenticeship program, designed to move frontline employees into "merit" positions in four job categories.... View Details

Keywords: Change Management; Growth and Development Strategy; Diversity; Race; Talent and Talent Management; Training; Human Resources; Air Transportation Industry; United States

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22 Mar 2024
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Open Source Software: The $9 Trillion Resource Companies Take for Granted

little fraction of that on allowing our people to contribute back to open source, especially the projects that we rely on heavily.’” For executives, consider that there’s often just one or two people in IT who understand open source View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Computer; Information Technology; Technology

25 Feb 2020
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Alumni and Faculty Books for March 2020

system of support services for Navy families, from her perspective as the first director of the Family Support Program. A portion of the proceeds Launching the Navy Family... View Details

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Adding a Social Dimension to Strategy - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

supporting community development Purpose-Based Strategic Positioning A clear social purpose opens up new opportunities for growth and profitability, while motivating and attracting employees, consumers,... View Details

14 Dec 2011
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The New Measures for Improving Nonprofit Performance

[MCC], a US government agency that supports economic development in various countries. Its measures are typically very long-term outcomes and impacts: for example, increases in farmer incomes. This is a... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna

23 Mar 2015
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It’s Called ‘Price Coherence,’ and It’s Surprisingly Bad for Consumers

restaurant versus on Grubhub.com, or paying cash versus using a credit card. In many cases, consumers pay the same price for a given product or service, whether buying it directly from its source or through an intermediary. Economists... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Air Transportation; Air Transportation; Air Transportation; Air Transportation

23 Sep 2021
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Confronting Sustainability in Business; Pro-Bono Consulting for Black-Owned Companies

professor in Executive Education at the Kellogg School at Northwestern University. “The OPN is a way to provide support to Black-owned businesses that are ready for growth but lack a few tools,” she says.... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

03 Oct 2012
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Can We Bring Back the “Industrial Commons” for Manufacturing?

"Where was (the) support for manufacturing when it really counted, before much of it escaped offshore? Why should we believe this 'new thinking' now?" Citing " high labor costs and... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Manufacturing

17 Nov 2022
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Alumni Leaders on Decarbonization Strategies for Combating Climate Change

decarbonization will pay climate dividends for decades to come. Matthew Arnold (MBA 1995) CEO, Unimacts Global I have been involved in renewables since I went to work for Kenetch Windpower during my time at... View Details

10 May 2020
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Let’s Hear it For the Moms – The Incredible Balancing Act of Student Mothers

relocate. She has been able to come over every day to help us with Theo, chores around the house, and emotional support for me. Finally, I am part of several moms groups including the HBS MOMba’s and I can’t... View Details

17 Feb 2021
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Pandemic Self-Care for CEOs: Rituals, Running, and Cognitive Restructuring

by: Adopting new routines and rituals. The foundation of CEOs’ self-care was to replace the “lost structure” of the workday. One shared that “a daily routine for myself and supporting the family took longer... View Details

Keywords: by Gamze D. Yucaoglu, Robin Abrahams, and Boris Groysberg

04 Oct 2024
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Research-Based Advice for the Seasonally Overwhelmed and Schedule Challenged

Amanda Nerenberg; and Rachel Drapper, founder of Fairshare. You Might Also Like: How to Keep Employees Productive: Support Caregivers You’re More Than Your Job: 3 Tips for a Healthier Work-Life Balance... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

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Guiding Principles for Conscious and Inclusive Description | Baker Library

descriptive practices. Within Harvard University, we support and are committed to following the Guiding Principles for Conscious and Inclusive Description at Harvard . We acknowledge that: Our role as... View Details

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Join the MOC Affiliate Network - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

from Professor Porter, as well as a wide variety of video content to support preparation for and teaching of the MOC course. An annual MOC Faculty Workshop is held at Harvard Business School every December... View Details

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The Ownership Project | Institute for Business in Global Society

The Ownership Project More Research Projects The Ownership Project explores how structuring ownership of key elements in the economy can help businesses and communities address pressing societal challenges and support human values in the... View Details

20 Sep 2021
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How Much Is Freedom Worth? For Gig Workers, a Lot.

worked 27 million delivery shifts between Feb. 1, 2019 and Aug. 1, 2020. The typical driver worked 3.4 days per week, for a total of 9.1 hours spent actively making deliveries. Drivers made an average of... View Details

Keywords: by Lane Lambert; Technology

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