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- 07 Nov 2011
- Research & Ideas
The Forgotten Book that Helped Shape the Modern Economy
affairs, could create national wealth based on manufacturing. This production would be fueled by an imperialistic British Empire, which through its expansion would provide the needed raw materials. The book proved extremely persuasive at... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 03 Dec 2015
- Op-Ed
How "New Nuclear" Power Could Save the Planet—If Regulators Would Allow It
Leaders from some 150 nations have convened in Paris this week for the COP21 conference with a singular goal: to fight the global threat of climate change. Each of them have brought to Paris their own View Details
- 15 Nov 2017
- Research & Ideas
How Does a Social Startup Decide to Commercialize? It May Depend on the Founder's Gender
how does the founder of a social venture decide to create a hybrid rather than a traditional charity? New research suggests the decision has a lot to do with the founder’s gender. "in communities where female leadership of conventional businesses is more of a... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 18 Nov 2002
- Research & Ideas
Enterprising Women—a History
Museum of our National Heritage in Lexington, Massachusetts and to explore the question of how this exhibit changes our understanding of women's roles in American economic history. Virginia G. Drachman, a professor of history at Tufts... View Details
Keywords: by Laura Linard
- 10 Feb 2014
- HBS Case
Stressing Safety in South Africa’s Platinum Mines
mining." The culture problem was partly linguistic. South Africa has 11 official languages: Xitsonga, Tshivenda, siSwati, Setswana, Sesotho, Sesotho sa Leboa, IsiZulu, IsiXhosa, IsiNdebele, English, and Afrikaans. (The View Details
- 24 Mar 2014
- Research & Ideas
The Surprising Link Between Language and Corporate Responsibility
Researchers have long shown that there are differences in how socially responsible companies depend on the culture of their country of origin. Companies located in countries including Germany, Japan, and most Nordic View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 21 Feb 2007
- Op-Ed
What a U.N. Partnership with Big Business Could Accomplish
access to local partners and opportunities in developing nations that could benefit their future activities. There is growing evidence that companies that have innovated to ensure effective environmental safeguards, greater... View Details
Keywords: by George C. Lodge & Craig Wilson
- March 2004 (Revised June 2004)
- Case
Massport (A): The Aftermath of 9/11
This case looks at the turnaround at the Massachusetts Port Authority after the 9/11 terrorist attacks. It begins with the situation during the immediate aftermath of 9/11 and then describes how the new CEO restructures the public agency to operate much more like a... View Details
Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Change Management; Corporate Accountability; National Security; Governance Controls; Organizational Culture; Public Administration Industry; Massachusetts
Roberto, Michael, and Erika Ferlins. "Massport (A): The Aftermath of 9/11." Harvard Business School Case 304-081, March 2004. (Revised June 2004.)
- 03 Oct 2012
- What Do You Think?
Can We Bring Back the “Industrial Commons” for Manufacturing?
nations are now suffering." There was little agreement over how these barriers might be addressed. While suggesting "less and not more help from government," Doug Elliott nevertheless reminded us that many of those workers... View Details
- 01 May 2006
- What Do You Think?
Who Will Cast a Longer Shadow on the 21st Century: Friedman or Galbraith?
the twenty-first century as the epoch-making era of playing fields becoming more level and opening markets, reducing government control, and spreading lifestyles and products of different cultures from all over the world. In this context,... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 22 Sep 2003
- Research & Ideas
How Businesses Can Respond to AIDS
2002, according to UNAIDS, the Joint United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS Recognizing The Threat What should responsible organizations do to counter the epidemic for their employees and their business? For a start, they must pool knowledge... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 03 Feb 2003
- Research & Ideas
Homeland Security: A Ready-made Market
and reducing complexity. "We're talking about gathering information about people," Mazer continued, "which raises a whole new host of issues regarding privacy guidelines and accountability." "After 9-11, there was talk of a View Details
- 03 Mar 2003
- Research & Ideas
The Ingredients of a Deal Disaster
challenging conditions, such as the following, are present: When cultures clash. Negotiators from diverse organizational, professional, or national cultures often bring... View Details
- 06 May 2013
- Research & Ideas
How Local Events Shake Up Corporate Philanthropy
Toronto. "But more recent research shows how culture endures in spite of globalization. Networks and local regulations also significantly influence how companies react to their local environments." “For philanthropic leaders,... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 03 Oct 2005
- What Do You Think?
What’s the Future of Globally Organized Labor?
and continues to be a lack of good leadership! . . . The politics of international labor interaction are extremely complex and will require tremendous leadership ability to negotiate win-win deals across countries so that employees of corporations in diverse View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 12 Aug 2014
- First Look
First Look: August 12
http://hbr.org/product/salauno-eliminating-needless-blindness-in-mexico/an/814041-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 114-077 Building a High Performance Culture at IDFC IDFC was set up in 1997 to direct private finance to infrastructure... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 02 Feb 2016
- First Look
February 2, 2016
for rigorous accounting research. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=50473 forthcoming Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America Hiding Personal Information Reveals the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 06 Jul 2009
- What Do You Think?
Are You Ready to Manage in an Irrational World?
Science (New York: Portfolio, 2009). Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner, Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything (New York: HarperCollins, 2005) James Surowiecki, The Wisdom of Crowds: Why the Many Are Smarter than the Few and How... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 24 Mar 2002
- Research & Ideas
The Trick of Balancing Business and Government
adviser to the International Finance Corporation, institutions directly intersect with issues of culture and national identity and, therefore, ownership. When Africans walk on a path that they themselves... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 16 Apr 2001
- Research & Ideas
Making the Most of Government Upheaval
catch up. Often such change involved significant modifications in the structure, size, scope, and culture of the organization. Stage II: Expansion. Realizing that growth was imperative for survival against larger rivals, the companies... View Details
Keywords: by Nancy O. Perry