World Health Organization - Publications - Faculty & Research

13 Sep 2011
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First Look: September 13

investigates the design of incentives in firms, yet less is known about incentives in organizations that hire individuals to perform tasks with positive social spillovers. We conduct a field experiment in which agents hired by a public... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

18 Nov 2014
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First Look: November 18

enterprise in the new state of the Republic of Turkey from the 1920s. After World War II it diversified rapidly, forming part of a cluster of business groups that dominated the Turkish economy alongside state-owned firms. This study shows... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Entrepreneurial Management Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research

Heller. Lauren H. Cohen : Winner of an Institute for Quantitative Investment Research (INQUIRE) Grant in 2022 for “Hidden Alpha” with Manuel Amman, Alexander Cochardt, and Stephan Heller. Lauren H. Cohen : Winner of the 2022 International Powerlifting Federation (IPF)... View Details

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Sustainable Business Strategy Course | HBS Online

committed to learning and engaging with fellow participants throughout the course. Learn about bringing this course to your organization . Learner Stories 80% say HBS Online offers a better overall experience than competitive online... View Details

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Connell House | About

Partners. The Connells’ legacy of support for HBS has had a profound impact at the School and in the world at large. Work supported by the gift has led to the Leadership Initiative’s cutting-edge research and course development, including... View Details

21 Apr 2021
Research & Ideas

The Pandemic Conversations That Leaders Need to Have Now

of local leadership: An individual manager can be an authentic communicator even if their organization is not. Jennifer Petriglieri’s colleague and husband, Gianpiero Petriglieri, recommends that leaders “tell your people what will happen... View Details

Keywords: by Boris Groysberg, Robin Abrahams, and Katherine Connolly Baden

2021
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Management as a Calling: Leading Business, Serving Society

By: Andrew J. Hoffman

Business leaders have tremendous power to influence our society, how it operates, whether it is fair, and the extent to which it impacts the environment. And yet, we do not recognize or call out the responsibility that comes with that power. This book is meant to... View Details

Keywords: Business Education; Power and Influence; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Social Issues; Leadership

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03 Jan 2011
Research & Ideas

Most Popular Articles of 2010

doctoral student Julia Adler-Milstein, Harvard School of Public Health professor Sara Singer, and HBS professor Michael W. Toffel examine this question in a hospital setting. Conceptual Foundations of the Balanced Scorecard This article... View Details

Keywords: by Staff

17 Dec 2008
Lessons from the Classroom

‘Ted Levitt Changed My Life’

world with two pieces in particular, both published in Harvard Business Review: "Marketing Myopia" (1960) and "The Globalization of Markets" (1983). With nearly 900,000 reprints sold to date, "Marketing... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Education; Retail

09 Jun 2008
Lessons from the Classroom

Monetizing IP: The Executive’s Challenge

terms. One example is MPEG-2, a digital video compression standard used in products including DVD and high-definition television. The standard was developed by the International Organization for Standardization, but during the completion... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Video Game; Web Services

13 Oct 2009
Research & Ideas

7 Lessons for Navigating the Storm

“Crises offer rare opportunities to make major changes in an organization because they lessen the resistance that exists in good times.” "Leaders must be willing to ask for help," he continues. "They should rely on a... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

04 Jul 2005
What Do You Think?

How Can Business Schools Be Made More Relevant?

disconnect between the world of management practice, for which most business school students are being prepared, and the world of the "academy" in which faculty members who teach and research... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

04 Apr 2016
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Meet the Middle East & North Africa Club

representing those diverse cultures and promoting them on campus. We aim to foster a better understanding of an often misunderstood part of the world through social, educational, and cultural events, and to provide a voice for MENA... View Details

12 Oct 2017
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Fighting Poverty One Neighborhood at a Time

multigenerational cycles of poverty. “You can’t expect schools to consistently outperform the health of their neighborhoods,” says Majors, a vice president at Purpose Built Communities, an Atlanta-based, nonprofit consulting group. “The... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg

20 May 2022
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Nucleate Eco: Connecting Aspiring MBA Entrepreneurs with Cutting Edge Climate Research

closely with Nucleate Bio, who seeks to do the same thing, only they are focused on human health rather than sustainability. As an HBS MBA student, you’re free to apply, whether an RC or EC. You don’t need to have an idea in mind, one of... View Details

13 Sep 2021
Research & Ideas

Science: The Unlikely Frontier for New Business Ideas

operations after a year of uncertainty due to COVID-19, Krieger points to the science labs that never stopped—and some that worked overtime, such as companies like Moderna that produced vaccines in record time. He sees lots more View Details

Keywords: by Avery Forman

24 Nov 2015
Research & Ideas

Developing Your Next CEO for the Family Business

also respected the strengths and culture of the company; not all Non-Family Outsiders do. In fact, some have disdain for the values and fundamental orientations of family companies—and these leaders usually fail, rather spectacularly. Hermès got the best of both View Details

Keywords: Retail; Auto

05 Jul 2006
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The Accidental Innovator

neighbor in a tattoo parlor in a country on the other side of the world (assuming you hadn't planned to meet there). We propose a way of defining the "intensity" of an accident, by which we mean, roughly, how far outside... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert

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Sebastian Velasco

pursuing capital, debt management. She took me on business trips to New York City; I got to know what the business world was like." The combination of his mother's influence and their business trips together led to Sebastian's first... View Details

Keywords: Financial Services

10 Oct 2011
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Retailing Revolution: Category Killers on the Brink

near 20 percent online market share. Apparel, greeting cards, party supplies, and office products have reached double-digit penetration as well while sporting goods and cosmetics will likely reach double-digit share in 2011. Pet products and View Details

Keywords: by Rajiv Lal & Jose B. Alvarez; Retail

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