Publications

14 Mar 2019
News

The Merchant of Osaka

Setagaya ward. Just as importantly, the clinic succeeded as an experimental lab, a place to pilot new ideas incubated within Mediva. From that one neighborhood clinic a much bigger business took shape, all focused on the organizing... View Details

Keywords: Health, Social Assistance

February 2, 2012
Article

Is There an Optimal Degree of Sustainability?

By: Robert G. Eccles, Ioannis Ioannou and George Serafeim

Corporate sustainability is not a one size fits all concept. A successful strategy balances all business pressures. View Details

Keywords: Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Strategy

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01 Mar 2010
News

The Meaning of Ramadi

lessons I’d learned earlier in combat and proved that they applied not only in war but also in business and life. Here are a few of those lessons; maybe some will ring true. First, I’ve learned that time is... View Details

Keywords: Donovan Campbell; National Security and International Affairs; Government

01 Jun 2012
News

Straight to the Heart

People don’t spend a lot of time corresponding on Craigslist. They set up a mutually agreeable time to see the merchandise! I also do a lot of coaching on social media. You... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; marriage; social media; matchmaking; Personal Services

09 Jul 2015
News

How to Get the Most Out of a Conference

30 Jan 2012
Research & Ideas

Measuring the Efficacy of the World’s Managers

organizational management practices all over the world. The project was borne of a widely perceived gap in economic research. In business academia, there is an optimistic tendency to assume that managers... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

29 Dec 2014
Research & Ideas

Most Popular Articles and Research Papers of 2014

have ears, but do they use them? Jim Heskett's readers offer opinions on why listening might be a lost art. The Surprising Link Between Language and Corporate Responsibility Research by Christopher Marquis shows that a company's degree... View Details

September 1997 (Revised May 1998)
Case

Mitsubishi Motor Manufacturing of America: The Quest for a Model Workplace

By: Lynn S. Paine and Dale Coxe

This case details the sexual harassment case brought against Mitsubishi Motor Manufacturing of America by nearly 300 female employees in April 1996. The recommendations developed for the company by former U.S. Labor Secretary Lynn Marten are presented. In response to... View Details

Keywords: Ethics; Moral Sensibility; Groups and Teams; Organizational Culture; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Behavior; Attitudes; Problems and Challenges; Working Conditions; Crime and Corruption; Auto Industry; United States

19 Nov 2014
News

The Power of Yes

money to good use: Dichter would simply open his wallet. At the time, Dichter was director of business development at Acumen Fund, a nonprofit global venture fund that invests in early-stage companies to... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

01 Sep 2009
News

Of Value and Values

On the Horns of an Investment Dilemma Financial management firms that focus on sustainable investing have been gaining ground for twenty years now. As an example, Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI),... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Finance; Corporate, Subsidiary, and Regional Managing Offices; Management

November 2011
Article

The Role of the Board in Accelerating the Adoption of Integrated Reporting

By: Robert G. Eccles and George Serafeim

This report examines the concept of integrated reporting and its current state of adoption around the globe. It also discusses the benefits to both companies and society and recommends ways boards can help their organizations accelerate the implementation of integrated... View Details

Keywords: Cost vs Benefits; Governing and Advisory Boards; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Integrated Corporate Reporting; Social Issues; Global Range; Adoption

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01 Nov 2020
Research & Ideas

Good Leadership Is an Act of Kindness

people's anxiety, confusion, and despair are topics of near-daily reports in the news and on social media. Even if gestures of kindness and compassion were not woven into View Details

Keywords: by Boris Groysberg and Susan Seligson

27 Jan 2011
News

The Joys of Cooking

THE JOYS OF COOKING: Bibi Kasrai (MBA '96) has hit an entrepreneurial sweet spot as the Harvard Cookie Girl. After years in high-tech marketing and non-profit fundraising, Bibi Kasrai (MBA ’96) found a way to blend her talent for View Details

Keywords: Educational Support Services; Educational Services

July 2023 (Revised October 2024)
Case

Revenue Recognition at Stride Funding: Making Sense of Revenues for a Fintech Startup

By: Paul M. Healy and Jung Koo Kang

The case explores the challenges of revenue recognition and financial reporting for Stride Funding (Stride), a fintech startup that has disrupted the student loan market. Stride leveraged proprietary machine learning and financial models to underwrite alternative... View Details

Keywords: Revenue Recognition; Financial Reporting; Entrepreneurial Finance; Business Startups; Growth and Development Strategy; Governance Compliance; Accrual Accounting; Financial Services Industry; United States

03 Oct 2005
Research & Ideas

The Box Office Power of Stars

We all understand at some level that stars in the worlds of film, sports, and even business create results. If you want big box office for Pirates of the Caribbean, it probably... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert; Entertainment & Recreation; Motion Pictures & Video

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Innovation and Entrepreneurship - Edwin H. Land & Polaroid | Harvard Business School

Clubs Faculty & Research Business & Environment Business History Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning Entrepreneurship Faculty & Research Global Healthcare HBS Working Knowledge Institute for Strategy... View Details

June 2009 (Revised February 2010)
Case

Cirque du Soleil -- The High-Wire Act of Building Sustainable Partnerships

By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and Maxime Aucoin

The case describes the history and business model of Cirque du Soleil (CdS). The case allows for a rich discussion and analysis of Cirque du Soleil's business model with an emphasis on how it interacts with that of MGM Mirage. Le Cirque and MGM's business models... View Details

Keywords: Business Model; Investment; Profit; Globalized Markets and Industries; Growth and Development Strategy; Market Entry and Exit; Partners and Partnerships; Trust; Entertainment and Recreation Industry