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- 16 Jul 2024
- Op-Ed
Corporate Boards Are Failing in Their No. 1 Duty
over time, perhaps by inviting them to lunches, as the Goldman Sachs board does. Companies often choose a successor who pledges to lead the business in the same direction as the current CEO. All too often, the board is satisfied with the... View Details
Keywords: by Bill George
- 30 Apr 2001
- Research & Ideas
Big Companies, Big Opportunities—Big Questions
began selling one of its beer brands in Argentina five years ago, executives believed success lay in replicating the methods that had led to a strong business in Brazil, said sales officer Carlo Alves de Brito. "In the first year [in... View Details
Keywords: by Julie Jette
- 13 Apr 2010
- First Look
First Look: April 13
Chemical Company (A) Arthur A. DaemmrichHarvard Business School Case 710-027 This case explores company strategy, business-government relations, and collective action challenges associated with international... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 21 Jan 2009
- First Look
First Look: January 21, 2009
Astrachan, Pieper M. Pieper and Peter Jaskiewicz. The International Library of Critical Writings on Business and Management Series. Northampton, Mass.: Edward Elgar Publishing, 2009 Abstract Providing clear... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 26 Jun 2012
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First Look: June 26
PublicationsBanks as Multinationals Author:Geoffrey Jones Publication:New York: Routledge, 2012 Abstract This is a revised edition of a comparative, international study which looks at the history of multinational banks. Researchers from... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 28 Aug 2012
- First Look
First Look: August 28
http://www.oup.com/us/catalog/general/subject/Sociology/EnvironmentTechnology/?view=usa&sf=toc&ci=9780195397840 What Drives Corporate Social Performance? The Role of Nation-level Institutions Authors: Ioannis Ioannou and George Serafeim Publication: Journal of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 08 Nov 2024
- Op-Ed
How Private Investors Can Help Solve Africa's Climate Crisis
African people, businesses, and nations are becoming increasingly stressed by climate-related perils like droughts, river flooding, extreme heat, and rising sea levels. This is leading not only to the destruction of assets but also challenges to lives and... View Details
- 22 Jan 2013
- First Look
First Look: Jan. 22
this case:http://hbr.org/search/513001-PDF-ENG Building a Community at Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation Marquis, Christopher, Zucheng Zhou, Mo Chen, and Heng FanHarvard Business School... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 23 Jun 2015
- First Look
First Look: June 23, 2015
bring their internal and external agency resources together and arrive at a more collaborative operating model for advertising services. Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=49259 Cases & Course... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 08 Mar 2011
- First Look
First Look: March 8
successful part-time MBA programs in English and Japanese. The full-time English program was a necessary step to fulfill Hori's ambition to make GLOBIS the number one business school in Asia; however, it remained to be seen whether the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 07 Dec 2010
- First Look
First Look: Dec. 7
PublicationsSeven Strategy Questions: A Simple Approach for Better Execution Author:Robert L. Simons Publication: Harvard Business Press, 2010 Abstract To stay ahead of the pack, you must translate your organization's competitive... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 17 Sep 2014
- Sharpening Your Skills
Sharpen Your Negotiation Skills
No business skill may be as important to success as negotiation. We negotiate everything: agreements with partners and vendors, in-scope/out-of-scope parameters around important projects, and our own compensation and job responsibilities,... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 25 Jul 2011
- Research & Ideas
How Disruptive Innovation is Remaking the University
both for-profit and traditional not-for-profit institutions to rethink the entire traditional higher education model. For the vast majority of universities change is inevitable. The main questions are when it will occur and what forces will bring it about. It would be... View Details
- 02 Aug 2010
- Research & Ideas
Modern Indian Art: The Birth of a Market
categories assigned value? One of the first studies of value construction as a detailed process in new market categories has been written by Mukti Khaire, an assistant professor at Harvard Business School, and R. Daniel Wadhwani, an... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 17 Mar 2009
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First Look: March 17, 2009
to combat gray markets is to increase internal transfer prices to foreign subsidiaries in order to increase the gray market's cost base. We illustrate that when a gray market competitor is present, the optimal price for View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 03 Mar 2008
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First Look: March 4, 2008
http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=708038 iBasis, Inc. Harvard Business School Case 908-014 No abstract is available at this time. Purchase this case:... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 31 Mar 2009
- First Look
First Look: March 31, 2009
http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=309090 Lan Airlines in 2008: Connecting the World to Latin America Harvard Business School Case 709-410 Lan Airlines operates three distinct models: low-cost for domestic... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Sep 2015
- First Look
First Look -- September 1, 2015
funding, lobbying, committee participation, and other instruments to influence local, national, and international political environments. Also firms that are heavily influenced by politics are more likely to craft Integrated Political... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 24 Oct 2017
- Research & Ideas
Tax Reform is on the Front Burner Again. Here’s Why You Should Care
about tax legislation beyond concern over the amount of the check we write each April 15? Yes, very much so. Our tax policies reflect the values that the country stands for. Do we cut taxes on top earners or redistribute their wealth to help the less fortunate? Should... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 24 Mar 2014
- Research & Ideas
The Surprising Link Between Language and Corporate Responsibility
categorize the world, emphasizing some values or activities over others. In other words, languages shape the way people think. After hearing about one such theory from visiting doctoral student Hao Liang from Tilburg University, Harvard View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding