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- 28 May 2012
- Research & Ideas
A Pragmatic Alternative for Creating a Corporate Social Responsibility Strategy
dangerous working conditions in overseas factories. So the company launched an initiative to reduce the negative environmental impact of its entire supply chain and established a code of conduct focused on compensating employees fairly... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 23 Jun 2009
- Research Event
Business Summit: Global Environment-Transformed Organization
opportunities—though the process of globalizing is often more driven by need, circumstance, and opportunity than by carefully made strategic plans. The panelists view globalization as an unending path. However, they see bumps along the road, including the View Details
- 07 Oct 2013
- Research & Ideas
The Case for Combating Climate Change with Nuclear Power and Fracking
just said will actually happen is vanishingly small. But I'm an old man, so I should keep on emphasizing completely obvious solutions." Like many people, Lassiter is concerned that the massive carbon emissions from today's coal plants and transportation sector pose a... View Details
- 24 Sep 2014
- Research & Ideas
The Business of Climate Change
On Sunday, 300,000 activists took to the streets of New York for the People's Climate March, the biggest climate protest in history, and the United Nations on Tuesday held the Climate Summit. In the spirit of Climate Week, we present insights from members of the... View Details
- 19 Aug 2002
- Research & Ideas
Here Comes Internet2—Time to Shed Dot Vertigo
that dizziness accompanying claims about all the wonderful ways the Internet is going to transform their lives. What they don't realize is that their fears make them discount the impact of the Internet in what Nolan called a very View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 11 Sep 2019
- Research & Ideas
Germany May Have the Answer for Reducing Drug Prices
market—they must demonstrate to an independent panel from the Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care (IQWiG) that a new product works better than existing options for an identifiable group of patients. The rule doesn’t apply to rare diseases, for which... View Details
- 28 Feb 2007
- Research & Ideas
Capital Rules: The Tensions of Global Finance
agencies have been congratulated, occasionally by one another and themselves, for having "learned" valuable lessons from the emerging market financial crises and their apparent contagious spread; the dangers of embracing hot money instead... View Details
Keywords: by Rawi Abdelal
- 26 Jun 2000
- Research & Ideas
A New Ecosystem for Business and Society
decidedly mixed reviews. In those days, he said, people were warned of "the immense dangers of prolonged silent reading. Most of all, it was feared that excessive reading would make people socially disfunctional…and could well... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 21 Jul 2010
- Research & Ideas
HBS Faculty Debate Financial Reform Legislation
legislation deserves to be recognized as a large and impressive accomplishment nonetheless. The most important part of the statute, Title I, authorizes regulators to tighten regulatory standards for the largest and most systemically View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 10 Jul 2017
- Op-Ed
Op-Ed: It’s a Bad Idea to Ban Customers From Recording Videos
stakes and provides that much more basis for others to be interested. Banning recordings portends a dangerous tension with customers. If a customer thinks there’s something wrong, and feels strongly enough to make a recording and perhaps... View Details
- 04 Mar 2016
- Research & Ideas
Is E-commerce at Risk in Apple's Security Dispute with the FBI?
have to comply. On one hand, this will certainly play in favor of Apple because Apple is taking a stand. As a consumer, I feel good that my data is protected, and that will help the company’s reputation, whether that was the intended effect or not. On the other hand,... View Details
- 03 Feb 2020
- What Do You Think?
Can an Organization Have Too Much 'Rebel Talent'?
danger of reaching that threshold But you can’t successfully leverage this kind of talent with the old style of management Compliance-oriented approaches just won’t cut it. Leaders need to invoke shared purpose to pull their rebel talent... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 14 Sep 2017
- Op-Ed
Op-Ed: Google Engineer Deserved to be Fired by the CEO
The real danger from stereotyping In my classes at Harvard Business School (HBS) many executives express concerns about experiencing these biases in their workplaces. However, we have learned through our executive leadership classes,... View Details
Keywords: by Bill George
- 05 Dec 2013
- What Do You Think?
Is Walmart Defying Economic Gravity?
very large organizations. Several respondents commented on dangers to the Walmart business model. Benn Manning commented that "The real dangers for Walmart aren't competitors or new business models but... View Details
- 23 Jan 2015
- Research & Ideas
Oil Price Fallout: What Happens Next?
The last six years have proved just how fluid the international oil market is. And if recent support of the Keystone Pipeline by the U.S. House of Representatives and the Nebraska Supreme Court (which approved the pipeline's path through that state) are any indication,... View Details
- 07 Apr 2014
- Research & Ideas
Excerpt: ‘The Art of Negotiation’
inoculates you against complacence and heightens your senses so that you're alert for both danger and opportunities . You will get stuck sometimes. You may lose your train of thought or not have the perfect answer to a tough question.... View Details
Keywords: Re: Michael A. Wheeler
- 14 Apr 2014
- Research & Ideas
Difficulties for Women Bridging Racial, Generational, and Global Divides
female relationship stereotypes in the public lexicon. Indeed, when two men argue, nobody refers to the discussion as a catfight. "Some of these stereotypes could be dangerous and could create self-fulfilling prophecies," she said. View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 20 Dec 2004
- Research & Ideas
The U.S. Patent Game: How to Change It
this system do you suggest? A: Why is reform of the patent system so hard? An extensive body of work, often described as "political economy," provides an answer to this question, at least at a broad-brush level. These writings have emphasized the View Details
Keywords: by Ann Cullen
- 06 Jan 2012
- Op-Ed
Where Green Corporate Ratings Fail
News Corporation—a multinational media conglomerate that includes BSKYB, Dow Jones, Fox News, 20th Century Fox and Star, among other units—announced earlier this year that it has become climate neutral, meaning that its operations have no net impact on global climate... View Details
- 29 Jun 2009
- Sharpening Your Skills
Sharpening Your Skills: Leading Change
there is a danger that commitment to an organization can undermine work-life balance. Successful CEOs are good role models. In addition to open and honest communication and continued investment in HCHP management practices, corporations... View Details
Keywords: by Staff