Normative Social Influence - Publications - Faculty & Research

19 Jul 2011
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First Look: July 19

Read the paper: http://www.people.hbs.edu/lcohen/pdffiles/pomalco.pdf Achieving Sustainability Through Integrated Reporting Authors:Robert G. Eccles and Daniela Saltzman Publication:Stanford Social Innovation Review (summer 2011) An... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

02 Oct 2017
News

Radical Generosity for the Real World

have been and what was still possible for someone like Nasaru. Hanna: You also got to witness that process in your church, when your church received a significant windfall from the sale of some real estate. And I wondered if you could talk a little bit about that and... View Details

24 May 2011
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First Look: May 24

heterogeneity, we identify key country- and organization-level determinants of corporate environmental disclosure. We focus on institutional factors related to firms' global embeddedness to describe how external environmental pressures emanating from governments and... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

23 Feb 2010
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First Look: Feb. 23

likely to involve collaboration across locations, particularly with inventors from the firm's primary R&D site. Our results suggest that R&D dynamics in clusters are heavily influenced by multi-location firms with innovative links... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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course complements RC BGIE, offering students a social and cultural macro-lens for understanding society. Indeed, careful attention will be paid to larger social, cultural, and political trends, examining how the business of ideas has... View Details

15 Apr 2008
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First Look: April 15, 2008

research on the origins of economic institutions and their influence on economic performance. We show how similar institutions vary in their impact and are influenced by local contexts. After providing a... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

22 Jul 2014
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First Look: July 22

collateral and liquidate it at the first sign of trouble. Thus traditional banks have a stable source of funding, while shadow banks are subject to runs and fire-sale losses. These different funding models in turn influence the kinds of... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

27 Jan 2003
Research & Ideas

New Cluster Mapping Project Helps Companies Locate Facilities

influenced not just by the decisions it makes and the assets inside the company, but also by the surrounding business environment in the locations at which the company operates. The business environment shapes the skills, knowledge, and... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

15 Jul 2002
Research & Ideas

Going Green Makes Good Business Sense

Also, people are more attuned to the knowledge that geopolitical strife is influenced by environmental issues, such as how American dependence on Persian Gulf oil colors its behavior in that volatile region. It is only in recent years... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

05 Apr 2018
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A Philanthropic Eye Reframes African American Abstract Art

many of the artists that Joyner and her husband, private equity investor Alfred Giuffrida, collect are enjoying increased visibility. Major museums in the United States (and beyond) are reevaluating the artists’ careers and influence... View Details

Keywords: Jill Radsken

01 Sep 2010
News

Letters to the Editor

graduating MBAs to engage in and influence the key strategic priorities of leading social sector organizations. Although the article cited the generous financial support that HBS and its donor base provides... View Details

Keywords: Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments; Finance

01 Jun 2020
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Unleashed

Starbucks—or felt cooler when they chose that indie coffee shop instead—knows that culture can influence anyone who interacts with it. If your ambition as a leader is maximum impact, then learn to become a culture warrior. Among the most... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint

19 Sep 2012
News

On a Sound Track

music shop. They’re trendsetters. If we stay relevant to them, we can appeal to the broader demographic that’s influenced by trendsetters. SWEAT EQUITY: “The consumer sees a cool product and an awesome brand, but there’s a huge amount of... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg; audio equipment; fashion; Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing; Manufacturing

28 Aug 2007
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First Look: August 28, 2007

or even employing the long arm of the government; and the influence of informal and formal institutions on opportunities for success in international finance and trade. Identity as a Variable Authors: Rawi Abdelal, ed., Yoshiko M.... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

04 Mar 2014
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First Look: March 4

desires of sports fans, alumni, and athletes themselves are at the crossroads of these realignment decisions. Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=46476 Cases & Course Materials Harvard Business School Case 514-096 Building a... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

20 Aug 2013
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First Look: August 20

challenge to centuries-long traditions in design and construction that green building represents. The contributors consider the changes associated with green building through a sociological and organizational lens. They discuss shifts in professional expertise created... View Details

Keywords: Anna Secino

01 Sep 2012
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On a Sound Track

music shop. They’re trendsetters. If we stay relevant to them, we can appeal to the broader demographic that’s influenced by trendsetters. SWEAT EQUITY: “The consumer sees a cool product and an awesome brand, but there’s a huge amount of... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg; audio accessories; Sporting Goods, Hobby, Musical Instrument, and Book Stores; Retail Trade

12 Sep 2016
Research & Ideas

What Brands Can Do to Monitor Factory Conditions of Suppliers

Uncovering Bad Factories All three studies were made possible by a social auditing company providing Toffel with data on more than 40,000 inspections in 66 countries that its auditors had conducted over several years. The first study,... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

13 Nov 2012
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First Look: November 13

framework highlights three broad and interrelated drivers of foundational competitiveness: social infrastructure and political institutions, monetary and fiscal policy, and the microeconomic environment. We estimate this framework using... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

March 2021 (Revised August 2021)
Case

Nayana Mawilmada: Transforming Urban Development in Sri Lanka

By: Joshua D. Margolis and Mahima Rao-Kachroo

In February 2018, Nayana Mawilmada (Nayana), investment head for the Sri Lankan government’s ambitious $40 billion Megapolis project, must weigh an attractive job offer to move from the public sector to the private sector. A massive government project aimed at... View Details