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- 08 Jan 2001
- Research & Ideas
Can Japan Compete? [Part Two]
inefficient local industries, including construction and food processing, they will not become competitive. The traditional Japanese government approach has been to believe that if, say, the chemical industry was ailing, it should step in... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace & Hilah Geer
- 01 Jun 2014
- News
Book Review: Hooray for the Huddled Masses
ignore. Immigration policies rooted in common sense, he says, will—in the long run—benefit the United States as well as the 42 million immigrants who call this country home. Quoted "New York City—I don't miss it. Not one bit. The streets... View Details
Keywords: Maureen Harmon
- 17 Feb 2022
- Blog Post
The Fifth Year of Short Intensive Programs (SIPs) at HBS
being neither for many students. His opening class asked three framing questions for the week ahead: What problems beset US colleges? What root cause led to those problems? What intervention in practice and policy will improve the sector?... View Details
- Web
Shad Membership Eligibility | About
partnership as defined below. For this policy guideline, a domestic partner is defined as someone with whom you are involved in a committed relationship for mutual support and benefit, interact with as a spouse, and share expenses of... View Details
- 20 Jun 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, June 20
techniques for changing individual behavior in pursuit of policy objectives. The types of “nudge” interventions that governments are now adopting alter people’s decisions without coercion or significant changes to economic incentives. We... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 20 Nov 2019
- News
From the Ground Up
Paul Phillips (MBA 2003) is cofounder of Kai-Viti Water, which bottles and sells artesian water from the Fiji Islands. In this interview he talks about the company’s policy of dedicating profits from the company to support basic education... View Details
Ben Cohen
Cohen with his partner, Jerry Greenfield, created a business that was known as much for its socially conscious employment and philanthropy policies as for its high quality, unique ice cream flavors. During his tenure as CEO, Cohen ensured... View Details
Keywords: Food & Tobacco
- 01 Sep 2014
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for September 2014
CarterCovington Entrepreneurial Spirits: Through the Seventeen Principles of Napoleon Hill by Polycarp Emenike (OPM 38, 2009) The Napoleon Hill Foundation The Missing Something Club by Bill Haylon (MBA 1988) Terwilliger Press The Spice Whisperer: My Memoirs in View Details
- 01 Nov 2019
- Blog Post
Confronting Climate Change in the Classroom and Beyond
Harvard. “The sense of urgency can be overwhelming, but it’s also empowering,” says Nash. “We need policy and government to bring innovations to scale, but business is where innovation begins.” We sat down with Jennifer Nash to ask her... View Details
- 10 Jul 2017
- Op-Ed
Op-Ed: It’s a Bad Idea to Ban Customers From Recording Videos
Now, the evidence is quickly posted to social media for the world to critique—potentially blown out of proportion. “If a customer feels strongly enough to make a recording and perhaps tell friends, that’s a problem a smart retailer would want to fix” Indeed, many... View Details
- 03 Oct 2006
- First Look
First Look: October 3, 2006
consistently net importers of food products that are heavily supported by OECD governments. Using a cross-country regression framework we measure the overall impact of agricultural support policies in rich... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 05 Dec 2022
- Blog Post
2022 Climate Symposium: Tackling Climate Together
The theme of the 2022 Annual Climate Symposium was “Tackling Climate Together”, with a focus on the intersectionality of climate change and the critical need for businesses, individuals, policy makers, and consumers to come together to... View Details
- 20 May 2008
- First Look
First Look: May 20, 2008
raises topics of fund selection and investing in country-specific funds such as Mexico. Purchase this case: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=208097 Patel Food and Chemicals Private Limited (A) Harvard... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 17 Apr 2007
- First Look
First Look: April 17, 2007
policies that promote localism. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/07-062.pdf The Speed of New Ideas: Trust, Institutions and the Diffusion of New Products Authors:Felix Oberholzer-Gee and Victor Calanog Abstract Trust in... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 18 Dec 2023
- Blog Post
Climate Symposium 2023: Adopting Climate Solutions at Scale
The overarching theme of the 2023 Annual Climate Symposium was “Adopting Climate Solutions at Scale”, exploring not only the existing climate solutions but also the crucial aspects of capital and policy deployment required to accelerate... View Details
- 01 Mar 2006
- News
The Real Conflict
intermediaries such as Wal-Mart against a combination of old-line retailers and labor, community, and development activists. Particularly in retailing, policies in the United States favor consumers and offer fewer protections to other... View Details
- 01 Oct 2000
- News
Three Promoted to Full Professor
Reinhardt is currently studying the relationships between business behavior and environmental quality, particularly in the energy industry and the food and agribusiness sector. His research focuses on the relationship between... View Details
- June 1995
- Teaching Note
Ben & Jerry's Homemade Ice Cream Inc.: Keeping the Mission(s) Alive TN
By: Richard E. Walton
Teaching Note for (9-392-025). View Details
- 15 May 2019
- Research Event
The Unconventional Capitalism That Shapes Business History
Lalocracio In thinking about the current contested state of global capitalism, and what to do about it, much can be learned from the debates I heard at the recent Harvard Business School conference, Seeking the Unconventional in Forging Histories of Capitalism, which... View Details
- 12 Sep 2011
- Research & Ideas
The Untold Story of ‘Green’ Entrepreneurs
entrepreneurs. Another surprisingly small factor in the industry's development was concern about the environment and sustainable energy. Although government subsidies and other public policies helped jump start large-scale R&D in wind... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne