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15 Dec 2003
Research & Ideas

The New Global Business Manager

roll it out in Asia, then Europe. Functional managers with worldwide responsibilities really have to know their specialty—whether it's technology, R&D, or people. They must know where best practice is and how to leverage it.... View Details

Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell

01 Jun 2007
What Do You Think?

How Should Pay Be Linked to Performance?

practice in need of further examination. Taken to an extreme, it leads to a conclusion such as that of Renat Nadyukov: "Sometimes we forget why we pay people." Sivaram Parameswaran concurs, saying, "in the compulsion to... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

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Introducing One-Step Photography - Edwin H. Land & Polaroid | Harvard Business School

A RESEARCH & MANUFACTURING COMPANY Commercialization of the Polarizer Innovation and the War Effort A Rewarding Working Life INSTANT PHOTOGRAPHY The Idea of Instant Photography Research and Development, View Details

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Contemporary African Art | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School

Skip to Main Content Contemporary African Art Search Baker Library Search Search Search Overview Contemporary African Art at Harvard Business School Opens February 2024 Online Exhibition Celebrating the vibrant African contemporary art scene, this online exhibition... View Details

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News - Research Computing Services

Effective February 11, all necessary compliance documentation, including Institutional Review Board (IRB) documentation, Data Use Agreements (DUA) and Data Safety (DAT) documentation, must be complete and approved before submitting a View Details

13 Aug 2021
Research & Ideas

Managers, Here’s How to Bond with New Hires Remotely

managers; interns sending written questions that senior managers would later answer; and intern group research project meetings in which interns would gather online for 30 minutes to work together without... View Details

Keywords: by Lane Lambert

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Business, Government & the International Economy Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research

2020 Excellence in Refereeing Award from the Review of Economic Studies . Marco E. Tabellini : Recipient of the 2020 Russell Sage Foundation Presidential Authority Grant in the Future of Work program for “The Labor Market and Political... View Details

02 Apr 2007
Lessons from the Classroom

Making the Move to General Manager

Manager Program (TGMP), which together have more than 11,000 alumni. As a modular program—with on-campus learning interspersed with work back at the organization—GMP's target market is executives with fifteen to twenty years of... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

01 Jan 2004
News

D. Ronald Daniel, MBA 1954

Ron Daniel told graduating students how to tell if they were in the right job. "You have to want to run to work at least four days out of five," he advised. As a consultant at McKinsey for almost fifty years, twelve of them as managing... View Details

13 May 2022
Research & Ideas

Company Reviews on Glassdoor: Petty Complaints or Signs of Potential Misconduct?

widespread culture of bad behavior—or at least, a lot of people looking the other way as misconduct is taking place, he says. “You think about Wells Fargo, and there were thousands of employees engaging in these practices over many, many... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Technology

08 Jan 2008
First Look

First Look: January 8, 2008

Working PapersThe Political Economy of 'Natural' Disasters Authors:Charles Cohen and Eric D. Werker Abstract Natural disasters occur in a political space. Although events beyond our control may trigger a disaster, the level of... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

01 Jun 2001
News

Monsignor Frederick Dolan Finds a New Calling at HBS Club of Montreal

“Discovering different cultures is a way of life for me,” says Monsignor Frederick M. Dolan (MBA 1978), the Vicar for Canada of the Prelature of Opus Dei. After several years working abroad, Dolan settled in Montreal in 1998 and recently... View Details

Keywords: Elena N. Berg; Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations; Personal Services

03 Dec 2014
What Do You Think?

Can the Brilliant Jerk Be Managed Effectively?

"make sure he is upsetting things for the wrong reason rather than for the right reason." Joseph Seiler recalled that in growing companies where he worked, "I came across a few of these Type 4 people. What seemed to help was to load them up with big... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

25 Feb 2014
First Look

First Look: February 25

changes in IR, supporting a causal effect of IR on investor base. Finally, I find that investor activism on environmental and social issues leads to firms practicing more IR, but this investor-induced IR does not affect the composition of... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

06 Jul 2016
What Do You Think?

How Do We Pay for the Costs of Globalization?

political process.(including Marco’s comment that “political campaign financing is a related issue”). Those proposing remedies implicitly seemed to agree with RCW’s comment that, “Historic thinking seems to be: ‘It will all work itself... View Details

Keywords: by James L. Heskett; Manufacturing

June 2013 (Revised September 2016)
Supplement

Governance and Sustainability at Nike (B)

By: Lynn S. Paine, Nien-he Hsieh and Lara Adamsons

Two members of Nike's executive team must decide what sustainability targets to propose to Nike's CEO and to the corporate responsibility committee of Nike's board of directors. Set in 2012, the case traces the evolution of Nike's approach to environmental and social... View Details

Keywords: Nike; Hannah Jones; Mark Parker; Phil Knight; Philip Knight; Eric Sprunk; Jill Ker Conway; Phyllis Wise; Don Blair; Sustainable Business And Innovation; SB＆I; Flyknit; DyeCoo; Footwear; Athletic Footwear; Apparel; Athletic Apparel; Sustainability; Greenpeace; Detox Campaign; Dirty Laundry; Water; Water Use; Water Pollution; Water Resources; Corporate Responsibility Committee; Judgment; Board Of Directors; Board Committees; Environmental And Social Sustainability; Footwear Industry; Decision Choices and Conditions; Decisions; Ethics; Fairness; Globalized Firms and Management; Multinational Firms and Management; Globalized Markets and Industries; Governance; Corporate Accountability; Corporate Governance; Innovation and Invention; Innovation and Management; Innovation Leadership; Innovation Strategy; Goals and Objectives; Management Practices and Processes; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Performance; Alignment; Supply Chain; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Judgments; Apparel and Accessories Industry; Asia; China; United States; Oregon; Portland

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Purchase

26 Mar 2018
Research & Ideas

To Motivate Employees, Give an Unexpected Bonus (or Penalty)

we try and find other reasons to explain it,” Gallani says. Which rewards motivate workers? In a new working paper written with doctoral student Wei Cai, Subjectivity in Tournaments: Implicit Rewards and Penalties in Subsequent... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Manufacturing

16 Nov 2015
Research & Ideas

Does Competition Make Us More Creative?

Competition can bring out the best in salespeople, athletes, and participants in hot dog eating contests—but can it make employees more creative? A recent working paper by Daniel P. Gross finds that competition can motivate creative types... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Advertising

20 Apr 2023
News

On the Move: Anand Kini (MBA 1997)

Photo courtesy Anand Kini Our “On the Move” series highlights HBS alumni who are taking on new roles and responsibilities. In this inaugural post, we speak with Anand Kini (MBA 1997), who in March was named executive vice president of corporate strategy at Comcast in... View Details

21 Oct 2014
First Look

First Look: October 21

and economic sustainability. The purpose of this chapter is to highlight the roles of multiplier firms and megaprojects in leading change for sustainability around the world, particularly in the context of the built environment. Multiplier firms are organizations that... View Details