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- 31 Jan 2024
- Blog Post
Career Advice from the Guests of the HBS Climate Rising Podcast
episodes with the question: What advice do you have for people considering a career in business and climate change? Below is a distillation of the responses from some of the podcast guests over the past two years: Find your passion and... View Details
- 28 Nov 2012
- What Do You Think?
Should Pay-for-Performance Compensation be Replaced?
agrees, of course. Comparing the simplicity of (especially short-term) responses to the complexity of the pay-for-performance challenge, Ravindra Edirisoorlya went so far as to say that "Current P4P model(s) may lead to another... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 09 May 2011
- Research & Ideas
Moving From Bean Counter to Game Changer
that can be applied to both corporate strategy and disaster planning. "I would advocate that risk managers should, and in some cases do, take responsibility for those kinds of questions," she says. "It's... View Details
- 24 May 2011
- First Look
First Look: May 24
The prizes encouraged competition and medals were particularly effective. The boost to innovation we observe can only be partly explained by the re-direction of existing inventive activity. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/11-118.pdf The... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Mar 2006
- News
Drive-In Nation
events seems inconceivable. For decades, General Motors, Ford, and Chrysler were American icons, Detroit’s fabled Big 3. Responsible for a significant percentage of all American jobs, they lifted countless blue-collar families into the... View Details
- January 2010 (Revised November 2012)
- Teaching Note
Genzyme's CSR Dilemma: How to Play its HAND (TN)
Teaching Note for [910407]. View Details
- 04 Aug 2009
- First Look
First Look: August 4
Working PapersThe Impact of Private Equity Ownership on Corporate Tax Avoidance Authors:Brad Badertscher, Sharon P. Katz, and Sonja Olhoft Rego Abstract This study investigates how private equity ownership affects View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- Profile
Lindsay Steinmetz
Conversations with them reinforced my desire to be in social enterprise, where the complexities of social impact are tackled and debated. It was the energy they brought to public health, international development, education and corporate... View Details
Keywords: Nonprofit / Government
- 01 Mar 2007
- News
Avon CEO Jung on Leadership
the courage to reinvent yourself, not hold on to the past, and to act swiftly.” Proudly noting that corporate responsibility has always been integral to Avon’s identity, Jung stated that the company has... View Details
- 22 Apr 2013
- Research & Ideas
Earth Day: Recent Research on Sustainability
government-mandated requirements to a 3-inch endangered bait fish. When Good Deeds Invite Bad PublicityMany executives assume that investments in corporate social responsibility create public goodwill. But... View Details
- 26 Mar 2012
- Research & Ideas
What Neuroscience Tells Us About Consumer Desire
feel good, especially when it comes to our purchasing decisions. To that end, many major corporations have begun to take special interest in how understanding the human brain can help them better understand consumers. Enter a nascent but... View Details
- 26 Jul 2011
- First Look
First Look: July 26
material in one annual report. This case outlines the history and trends of corporate social responsibility reporting to encourage a discussion around the decision points and implications of reporting... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 16 Mar 2010
- First Look
First Look: March 16
Managing such a firm in the era of globalization posed enormous challenges. The book covers the company's strategies and provides compelling evidence of its decision making, marketing, brand management, innovation, acquisition strategies, View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 05 Dec 2007
- Sharpening Your Skills
Sharpening Your Skills: Managing Marketing
Sharpening Your Skills dives into the HBS Working Knowledge archives to bring together articles on ways to improve your business skills. Questions to be answered: How can marketing better align with corporate strategy? Can you place a... View Details
- 29 May 2001
- Research & Ideas
Howard Stevenson on the Lessons of the Internet Era
partnerships—because no company can do it all in-house anymore. In addition to developing new competencies, Stevenson said companies internally must emphasize responsibility, not authority. Responsibility-based corporate cultures are very... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Jun 2002
- News
Up to the Challenge: Lori Schock - Listen and Learn
with an open mind.” A Cincinnati native, Schock's lilting Midwestern voice is peppered with moments of laughter as she recounts the work experiences that helped shape her communications skills. Before she enrolled at HBS, Henkel/Cognis Chemical View Details
Keywords: Kathleen Brill
- 01 Jun 2001
- News
Eric C. Feagler: Against the Odds
Feagler’s interest. His favorite assignment was supervising 75 enlisted men responsible for maintaining the electronics and weapons systems. “Most aviators are unhappy unless they’re flying,” he says. “But for me, the pinnacle of my... View Details
- 30 Nov 2011
- Research & Ideas
Only Capitalists Can Save Capitalism
separating corporate leaders from their rank-and-file workers has become a hot-button issue in the upcoming presidential election. And in public opinion polls, business moguls are cushioned from the bottom of the reputation scale only by... View Details
Keywords: by Maggie Starvish
- 17 Jul 2012
- First Look
First Look: July 17
and civil aviation authorities might undertake over time horizons of months to years as well as tactical measures that may be adopted on a daily basis in response to dynamic, "real time" developments like poor weather or... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 04 Apr 2005
- What Do You Think?
Can an Organization’s “Deep Smarts” Be Preserved?
organizational knowledge." Joe Violette raises a more practical issue: "Knowledge coaching ... cannot be effectively accomplished on a one-on-one basis. Too few people will benefit ...." Respondents provided possible View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett