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- 2000
- Book
Competitive Environmental Strategy: A Guide to the Changing Business Landscape
By: Andrew J. Hoffman
Environmental concerns can greatly affect business success, regardless of whether a business person or corporation shares those concerns. Today's corporate managers must understand the power of environmental issues, and shift their mindset from one focused on... View Details
Keywords: Competitive Strategy; Environmental Management; Social Issues; Organizational Change and Adaptation
Hoffman, Andrew J. Competitive Environmental Strategy: A Guide to the Changing Business Landscape. Island Press, 2000.
- 01 Sep 2021
- What Do You Think?
Can We Train for Trust?
experience. A new book by Sandra Sucher and Shalene Gupta examines trust at the institutional level. That is, it looks at relationships between a business organization and its stakeholders, including employees. As they put it, “to... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 01 Jun 2023
- News
An Engine of Innovation
community. In terms of funding, we provide Spark Grants and Social Impact Fellowships. Another source is the Allston Venture Fund, which is a syndicate of venture capital firms that invest in some of the companies. Additionally, there is... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
- 19 May 2021
- Op-Ed
Why America Needs a Better Bridge Between School and Career
change among training organizations, our research team at Harvard’s interdisciplinary Project on Workforce analyzed 316 applications to the Postsecondary Innovation for Equity initiative. The grant competition, launched by venture philanthropy New Profit, awarded... View Details
Keywords: by Joseph B. Fuller and Rachel Lipson
- April 2012
- Article
Bouncing Out of the Banking System: An Empirical Analysis of Involuntary Bank Account Closures
By: Dennis Campbell, F. Asis Martinez-Jerez and Peter Tufano
Using a new database, we document the factors that relate to the extent of involuntary consumer bank account closure resulting from excessive overdraft activity. Consumers who have accounts involuntarily closed for overdraft activity may have limited or no access to... View Details
Keywords: Mathematical Methods; Customers; Social Issues; Outcome or Result; Budgets and Budgeting; Forecasting and Prediction; Competition; Banks and Banking; Policy; Personal Characteristics; Credit; Employment; United States
Campbell, Dennis, F. Asis Martinez-Jerez, and Peter Tufano. "Bouncing Out of the Banking System: An Empirical Analysis of Involuntary Bank Account Closures." Journal of Banking & Finance 36, no. 4 (April 2012): 1224–1235.
- 09 Jun 2024
- Blog Post
The EC Formula: MBA Class of 2024 Looks Back
During their Elective Curriculum (EC)—or second—year, MBA students register for courses based on their interests. With more than 100 offerings in 10 subject areas, these classes provide an opportunity for depth and breadth while helping students gain more concentrated... View Details
- 04 Jul 2005
- What Do You Think?
How Can Business Schools Be Made More Relevant?
"professional" models? Or will it increasingly be achieved in the institutions created and run by large business enterprises to train not only their own employees but those of other organizations... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 15 Sep 2015
- First Look
September 15, 2015
2015 Research Handbook on Shareholder Power Thirty Years of Evolution in the Roles of Institutional Investors in Corporate Governance By: Coates, John C. Abstract—No abstract available. Publisher's link:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Web
Frequently Asked Questions | HBS Online
said, there are certain deadlines that must be met with the goal of keeping the majority of the group focused on the same topics to maximize social interactions. Details on individual course or program requirements are communicated to... View Details
- Web
Commercialization of the Polarizer - Edwin H. Land & Polaroid | Harvard Business School
Clubs Faculty & Research Business & Environment Business History Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning Entrepreneurship Faculty & Research Global Healthcare HBS Working Knowledge Institute for Strategy & Competitiveness Leadership... View Details
- November 2023 (Revised October 2024)
- Supplement
Accounting Outages at Plug Power? (C)
By: Jonas Heese, Joseph Pacelli and James Barnett
Set in June 2023, the C case explores Plug Power’s recovery from its financial restatements, how it benefited from government subsidies, and new strategic alliances. View Details
Keywords: Environmental Accounting; Financial Reporting; Ethics; Finance; Management; Social Enterprise; Energy Industry; Green Technology Industry; United States; Europe
Heese, Jonas, Joseph Pacelli, and James Barnett. "Accounting Outages at Plug Power? (C)." Harvard Business School Supplement 124-019, November 2023. (Revised October 2024.)
- July 2013 (Revised May 2024)
- Case
BMVSS: Changing Lives, One Jaipur Limb at a Time
By: Srikant Datar and Saloni Chaturvedi
Bhagwan Mahaveer Viklang Sahayata Samiti (BMVSS) is an Indian not-for-profit organization engaged in assisting differently-abled persons by providing them with the legendary low-cost prosthesis, the Jaipur Foot, and other mobility-assisting devices, free of cost. Known... View Details
Keywords: Nonprofit Organizations; Financial Condition; Health Care and Treatment; Diversity; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; Growth and Development Strategy; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry; Health Industry; India; Asia
Datar, Srikant, and Saloni Chaturvedi. "BMVSS: Changing Lives, One Jaipur Limb at a Time." Harvard Business School Case 114-007, July 2013. (Revised May 2024.)
- 01 Oct 1999
- News
Banking on Success
probably as busy and involved today as he was when he ran the firm. He's made philanthropy and involvement in social enterprise a full-time job. What was your first job? When I was about ten, I started... View Details
Keywords: Deborah E. Blagg
- 21 Feb 2023
- Research & Ideas
Are Your Employees Passing Up Incentives? Try Promoting the Programs More
Motivating employees takes more than carrots and sticks—it hangs on making them aware of those incentives and deterrents, according to new research. Companies, governments, and institutions across the globe spend countless billions on... View Details
Keywords: by Scott Van Voorhis
- 23 Feb 2010
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 23
Authors:Kathleen L. McGinn and Katherine L Milkman Abstract We develop an integrated theory of the social identity mechanisms linking workgroup sex and race composition across levels with individual turnover. Building on View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 09 Sep 2009
- Working Paper Summaries
Perspectives from the Boardroom--2009
- 11 Jun 2013
- First Look
First Look: June 11
on location choices. However, industries with a significant presence of multinational enterprises (MNEs) are oligopolistic in nature, which suggests that rivalry among firms plays an important role in firms' dynamic decision-making... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 23 Jun 2008
- Research & Ideas
Innovative Ways to Encourage Personal Savings
have much money to begin with can make savings more feasible or more fun, or both. Given the diversity of financial conditions, social settings, and personal circumstances of families, and against the backdrop of consumerism in the United... View Details
- 08 Nov 2013
- HBS Seminar
Laura Diaz Anadon, Harvard Kennedy School
- 26 Mar 2024
- Blog Post
IFC India: Financing the Climate Transition in India
potential for higher social returns in developing countries, 80% of climate finance still flows to developed nations. The pivotal moment for India lies in the current decisions shaping whether it follows a high or low carbon pathway. 4)... View Details