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25 Jun 2018
Research & Ideas

In America, Immigrants Really Do Get the Job Done

is especially important when looking at higher-skilled workers, says Kerr, whose new book, The Gift of Global Talent: How Migration Shapes Business, Economy & Society, will be released by Stanford Business Books in October. “Today’s View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Agriculture & Agribusiness; Technology; Service

10 May 2010
Research & Ideas

What Top Scholars Say About Leadership

judge [them] and these judgments are likely to vary widely and depend on the stakeholders' independent values and goals." [ ] It is with some frustration that we have not had much to say about how effective leaders of innovation do what they do. As many leaders... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Education

23 Sep 2022
Research & Ideas

8 Strategies to Sustain Business Innovation

talking about enlisting product users, critics, and experts for a fresh view. He says the question for this tension is: “How do you best sequence the knowledge of others inside and outside the organization to solve the right problem with... View Details

Keywords: by Lane Lambert

08 Mar 2011
First Look

First Look: March 8

lending. Purchase this case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/211018-PDF-ENG Boston Properties (B) Ryan D. Taliaferro and Aldo Sesia Jr.Harvard Business School Supplement 211-041 The (B) case briefly recounts the action that... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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18 Jun 2024
Research & Ideas

Industrial Decarbonization: Confronting the Hard Challenges of Cement

Cities like Cairo; Chongqing, China; Delhi; and Kinshasa, Congo are experiencing population explosions accompanied by unprecedented demand for homes, offices, factories, and infrastructure. In the United States, the Biden Administration’s policy-driven infrastructure... View Details

Keywords: by by Janelle Conaway; Green Technology; Energy; Industrial Products; Manufacturing

09 Apr 2007
Research & Ideas

Industry Self-Regulation: What’s Working (and What’s Not)?

adoption, participants are no better than others. Little evidence suggests that adopting such programs leads participants to improve faster, says Toffel. Government-initiated programs, however, show more mixed results. Toffel met with HBS Working View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

28 Nov 2005
Research & Ideas

Unilever: Transformation and Tradition

were not strong enough to prevent the growth of private labels in Europe, but they were sufficient to maintain Unilever's strong position in higher margin products. It was able to leverage knowledge of brands and products between... View Details

Keywords: by Geoffrey Jones; Consumer Products

31 Aug 2021
Book

Feeling Powerless at Work? Time to Agitate, Innovate, and Orchestrate

not,” the authors write. “This is true for organizations as much as it is for every one of us. Even those who are so powerful that we view them as power personified do not own power.” Collective action is key The authors warn that too... View Details

Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald

12 Dec 2005
Research & Ideas

Using the Law to Strategic Advantage

affects each of Porter's Five Forces as well as the resources and capabilities of the firm. The availability of patents may be key to deciding what barriers to entry exist. The enforceability of covenants not to compete and assignments of inventions may determine who... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Legal Services

01 Mar 2024
News

Alumni and Faculty Books and Podcasts

actionable strategies, this guide is tailor-made for the ambitious young professional who is eager not just to navigate but to conquer today’s workplace. Guide to Foods of México: Discover the Delights of Mexican Food By Erich Almasy (MBA... View Details

Keywords: Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

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The Harvard Business School Faculty Summer Reader 2023

Bill Gates' How to Avoid a Climate Disaster to Electrify: An Optimist's Playbook for Our Clean Energy Future by Saul Griffith. But even grounded books such as The Disposable City by Mario Alejandro Ariza make the challenges seem overwhelming. Analysis is not enough; at... View Details

13 Sep 2011
First Look

First Look: September 13

http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/12-011.pdf Cases & Course MaterialsLady Gaga (A) Anita Elberse and Michael ChristensenHarvard Business School Case 512-016 In September 2009, Troy Carter, manager of up-and-coming pop star Lady Gaga, has to decide on a new course... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

08 Feb 2023
Op-Ed

Building an Inclusive Workplace? Prepare to Shield It from Economic Fears

from direct reports can help leaders. Reviewing team interactions, listening to team member exchanges, and examining follow-on actions help leaders assess whether the team effectively engages all members despite biases. Keeping bias in... View Details

Keywords: by Hise O. Gibson and Nicole Gilmore

06 Oct 2020
Sharpening Your Skills

18 Tips Managers Can Use to Lead Through COVID's Rising Waters

Since March, Harvard Business School Working Knowledge has posted more than 80 stories and research papers on the topic of COVID-19, most targeted at managers and the new challenges they face. That's a lot of information to digest. To... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

02 Aug 2022
Research & Ideas

6 Strategies for Building Socially Responsible—and Profitable—Companies

A dozen years ago, Harvard Business School Professor George Serafeim wondered why some companies operated with an eye toward the greater good, while most did not. Back then, he always got the same response: Corporate leaders thought social and environmental practices... View Details

Keywords: by Lane Lambert

06 Jul 2016
What Do You Think?

How Do We Pay for the Costs of Globalization?

and limit ‘globalization’ to commercial terms To me, ‘globalization’ means increasing knowledge of how other people in the world live and think.” Doug Kinsey set forth a view shared more or less by many discussants when he said, “Sure,... View Details

Keywords: by James L. Heskett; Manufacturing

31 Jan 2023
Op-Ed

Can Insurance Technology Solve the Uninsured Driver Problem?

due to insufficient funds, and this was the last insurance action I saw for a number of the uninsured drivers in the study. Changing the contract terms alone is not enough to solve the economic hardship faced by most uninsured drivers,... View Details

Keywords: by Ray Kluender; Insurance

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Dean Nitin Nohria | About

September 2020 Plan for Racial Equity Announced Dean Nohria’s Anti-Racism Task Force of faculty, staff, students, and alumni resolved to take action to promote racial equity on campus and in the world. June 2019 Dialogue The DIALOGUE... View Details

11 Aug 2008
Research & Ideas

Strategy Execution and the Balanced Scorecard

meeting to ensure that the actions decided upon are carried out. The chief-of-staff leverages the general's time by making sure that all the information, people, and follow-up are in place for the general's strategy and tactics to be... View Details