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- 27 Sep 2016
- First Look
September 27, 2016
selecting investments, VCs see the management team as more important than business-related characteristics such as product or technology. They also attribute more of the likelihood of ultimate investment success or failure to the team... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 23 Feb 2021
- Research & Ideas
COVID-19 Shines New Light on Working Conditions in Supply Chains
Tightly packed workers and other weak protections allowed COVID-19 to sweep through American slaughterhouses during the past year, infecting at least 45,000 employees and killing an estimated 240 people. To Harvard Business School... View Details
- 28 Jan 2014
- First Look
First Look: January 28
exercise a huge impact on management studies more generally, especially strategy and the study of entrepreneurship. Publisher's link: View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 24 Jul 2013
- Op-Ed
Detroit Files for Bankruptcy: HBS Faculty Weigh In
city employees are legally protected by many state constitutions. The key constraint in changing health care obligations, however, is usually political, especially pressure from public employee unions. If... View Details
- January 2025
- Case
Shifting Winds: DEI in Corporate America
By: Clayton S. Rose, Maisie Wiltshire-Gordon and David Lane
In the 2020s, intense and conflicting social and political pressures challenged organizational leaders around the world. Prominent among these were powerful competing views on workplace diversity, equity, and inclusion programs (DEI) in the United States. Public... View Details
Keywords: Disruption; Leadership; Crisis Management; Risk Management; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Mission and Purpose; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Culture; Civil Society or Community; Social Issues; Talent and Talent Management; Customer Satisfaction; Diversity; Ethics; Corporate Accountability; Employees; Retention; Recruitment; Adaptation; Programs; Consulting Industry; Auto Industry; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Consumer Products Industry; Motorcycle Industry; Technology Industry; Education Industry; United States; Massachusetts; Maryland; Tennessee; District of Columbia
Rose, Clayton S., Maisie Wiltshire-Gordon, and David Lane. "Shifting Winds: DEI in Corporate America." Harvard Business School Case 325-017, January 2025.
- 15 Nov 2004
- Research & Ideas
Solving the Health Care Conundrum
failed role of health plans that involved powerful networks, restrictive choice, and management of physicians, in a value-based model patients will be given wide latitude to select the providers that offer the greatest value. Plans will... View Details
- 17 Apr 2013
- Research Event
Conference Challenges Gender Conventions
commemorate the HBS milestone. Beyond moving the overarching topic of women and leadership, speakers examined the role academic research plays and how that research can be used for what Ely termed "a lever for change." “Better lives come through a redesign of... View Details
Keywords: by Maggie Starvish
- 12 Jan 2015
- Research & Ideas
Regulators Ease Up on Companies Generating Political Benefits
because of what they did, but because of what they are? That's the question that intrigued Jonas Heese, who recently joined Harvard Business School as an assistant professor in the Accounting and Management unit. While earning his PhD in... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 03 Mar 2003
- What Do You Think?
Are Conditions Right for the Next Accounting Scandal?
on the books of a company, Zulu Inc., being considered for acquisition. It comes to the attention of the acquirer that for some years Zulu has employed the same accounting firm. Directors at Acme, concerned about having their accountant review the working papers... View Details
- 16 Nov 2009
- Research & Ideas
The Times Captures History of American Business
with us and explained more about the drivers of The Story of American Business and the book's implications for managers and leaders. Martha Lagace: Please give us a bit of backstory to this project. Nancy F. Koehn: The New York Times... View Details
- 15 Apr 2008
- First Look
First Look: April 15, 2008
managers observed frontline staff work with particular attention to patient safety issues and facilitated open discussion meetings with employees about their safety-related concerns. Data Collection:... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 15 Sep 2003
- Lessons from the Classroom
HBS Cases: Developing the Courage to Act
Mr. Smith do?" Today, as management has become more sophisticated, with a wider array of technical theories and tools, detailed analytical questions are the norm. Students still come to class with a recommended decision and... View Details
Keywords: by David A. Garvin
- 01 Oct 2001
- Research & Ideas
Five Questions for James Austin
In an email interview, Harvard Business School professor James Austin spoke with HBS Working Knowledge managing editor Carla Tishler about his work on collaboration and his ongoing research.Tishler: You talk about companies transitioning... View Details
Keywords: by Carla Tishler
- 01 Jul 2002
- Research & Ideas
What it Takes to Lead Through Turmoil
When managers need help leading through turbulent times, Harvard Business School professor Rosabeth Moss Kanter suggests taking wisdom from the sayings of that expert on confusion, Yogi Berra. "When you come to a fork in the... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 15 Apr 2014
- First Look
First Look: April 15
Firm Competitiveness and Detection of Bribery By: Serafeim, George Abstract—Using survey data from firms around the world I analyze how detection of bribery has impacted a firm's competitiveness over the past year. Managers report that... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 25 Feb 2014
- First Look
First Look: February 25
employee morale. Internally initiated bribery from senior management is more likely to be associated with a significant impact on firm competitiveness. Bribery detected by the control systems of the firm is... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 17 Mar 2022
- Research & Ideas
Navigating Tradeoffs: How Purpose Becomes a Company's ‘Lighthouse in the Storm’
CEO Corie Barry, who says that making money is the company’s business imperative, not its purpose. Barry explains how the company manages to balance pursuing its mission of enriching people’s lives through technology while also focusing... View Details
Keywords: by Ranjay Gulati
- 17 Mar 2011
- Research & Ideas
Harvard Business School Faculty Comment on Crisis in Japan
companies tend to look out for the welfare of their employees in such an effective fashion. The impact of this at the national level can be seen from the Japanese people's response to previous crises, including the earthquake in Kobe in... View Details
Keywords: Re: Multiple Faculty
- 20 Dec 2018
- Research & Ideas
Most Popular Stories and Research Papers of 2018
disruption, well, disrupted. At Harvard Business School Working Knowledge, our most popular stories about HBS faculty research have always been those that help readers become better managers and outstanding leaders, and it was no... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 24 Sep 2024
- Research & Ideas
Why Small Businesses Deserve More Credit
could lead to substantial growth.” But new research suggests that small businesses are far more fiscally conservative than banks realize. In fact, firms with up to 10 employees hold back spending on their revolving credit lines to create... View Details