Public And Private Organizations - Publications - Faculty & Research

02 Aug 2004
What Do You Think?

For Greater Transparency, Is Section 404 an Effective Response?

who own stock) placed their faith in leaders of their organizations in the past? And isn't this what they are asked to do under Section 404, which says little about the nature of information provided to the... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

31 Oct 2017
Op-Ed

Op-Ed: In Tackling #MeToo, Don’t Ignore Micro-Insults That Harm Women’s Careers

effect on productivity and innovation. As I showed in my book Confidence, organizations on “winning streaks” thrive on a culture of respect, which underlies speed and... View Details

Keywords: by Rosabeth Moss Kanter

20 Sep 2004
Research & Ideas

How Consumers Value Global Brands

conduct business. In fact, consumers vote with their checkbooks if they feel that transnational companies aren't acting as stewards of public health, worker rights, and the environment. As infamous cases... View Details

Keywords: by Douglas B. Holt, John A. Quelch & Earl L. Taylor

07 Feb 2005
Research & Ideas

How “Career Imprinting” Shapes Leaders

capabilities, connections, confidence, and cognition that might be associated with having worked at GE during a particular point in time—this would be a "GE career imprint." And, we can compare the career imprints of different... View Details

Keywords: by Mallory Stark

16 May 2016
HBS Case

Food Safety Economics: The Cost of a Sick Customer

when more than 50 people in 11 states were sickened by an initial E. coli outbreak. “Do those smaller local organic growers have the experience, resources, and commitment to test their products for various... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Food & Beverage

01 Jun 2010
Sharpening Your Skills

Sharpening Your Skills: Social Reporting

accountability demands. HBS professor Alnoor Ebrahim examines the tradeoffs inherent in a range of accountability mechanisms. Key concepts include: Accountability is not simply about compliance with laws or industry standards, but is more deeply connected to... View Details

Keywords: by Staff

12 Nov 2008
Research & Ideas

The Marketing of a President

record to defeat the heir apparent in his own party and then go on to hold off the much-vaunted Republican machine is a truly remarkable achievement. Much of it has to do with Obama's instinct for marketing. First, Obama's personal... View Details

Keywords: by John Quelch

07 Sep 2016
What Do You Think?

How Can the Threat of Networks Be Reduced?

without funding the enforcement of existing laws is pointless.” Greg chose to explore the affect of networks on organization design and function. He challenged us with a comment that networks are a threat to... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

06 May 2015
Research & Ideas

A Flood of Picassos Threatens to Water Down the Art Market

children and eight grandchildren, Marina Picasso ended up with some 10,000 of her grandfather's productions, and sent waves across the art world in February by announcing her intention to make many of them... View Details

11 Jul 2012
Research & Ideas

Book Excerpt: ’The Future of Boards’

organization has the controls and procedures that will red-light or highlight risks when they need to be highlighted?" Other directors disagreed, believing that the board should devote less time to... View Details

Keywords: by Jay Lorsch

12 Jan 2004
Research & Ideas

Does Your HQ Operation Fit With Corporate Strategy?

in lean and mean headquarters will be difficult for managers to let go of? A: Lean and mean will be hard to let go of, and to some extent that is appropriate. We found that... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

02 Jul 2001
Research & Ideas

Ray A. Goldberg

discussions. Known as the Private and Public, Scientific, Academic, and Consumer Food Policy Group (PAPSAC), the organization is dedicated to... View Details

Keywords: by Staff; Agriculture & Agribusiness

30 Jun 2009
Research Event

Business Summit: The Role of Business Leaders in Sustaining Market Capitalism

for entrepreneurial businesses to market products/services to low-income people, providing a new source of profits and benefitting society. Greater emphasis is needed on employees and the human systems... View Details

Keywords: Re: Multiple Faculty

23 Jul 2024
Research & Ideas

Forgiving Medical Debt Won't Make Everyone Happier

donations to relieve medical debt. Because so little medical debt sent to collections is ever repaid, it can be purchased for pennies on the dollar. The organization has relieved more than $11 billion of debt to date. Kluender says he... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Health

12 Jan 2015
Research & Ideas

Regulators Ease Up on Companies Generating Political Benefits

residents per hospital bed were 17 percent less likely to be sanctioned than those in the bottom quartile. "I don't say that these organizations won't be sanctioned if they provide charity care, but the likelihood is less," says... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

20 Aug 2001
Research & Ideas

Making an Ally of Uncle Sam

may not involve government. Value-net games have to do with cooperation and competition among businesses. 7 Public interest games pit coalitions of businesses, and even entire... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Watkins, Mickey Edwards & Usha Thakrar

17 Dec 2001
Research & Ideas

Enterprising Women

is developing stem cell products to treat cancer, genetic disorders, and immune deficiencies. Keep Business Model Fluid "Know your timing," advised Susan Willet Bird, founder and president of... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna

04 Sep 2001
Research & Ideas

Five Questions for Max Bazerman

inefficiencies and waste we document in our book could be eliminated by the adoption of meaningful campaign-finance reform. Unfortunately, the majority of the public does not press its leaders on this issue.... View Details

Keywords: Re: Max H. Bazerman

12 Sep 2016
Research & Ideas

What Brands Can Do to Monitor Factory Conditions of Suppliers

poor conditions exposed. In other words, the more concerned they are, the more likely they have more incentives to maintain better conditions. “Press freedom empowers journalists and labor activists to investigate View Details