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Do Voters Demand Responsive Governments?
Using rainfall, public relief, and election data from India, we examine how governments respond to adverse shocks and how voters react to these responses. The data show that voters punish the incumbent party for weather events beyond its control. However, fewer... View Details
- 2024
- Working Paper
Catalysts for Climate Solutions: Corporate Responses to Venture Capital Financing of Climate-tech Startups
By: Shirley Lu, George Serafeim and Simon Xu
We study whether incumbent firms increase their product focus on climate solutions in response to venture capital (VC) financing of climate-tech startups. Using large language models to measure a firm's focus on climate solutions, we find that incumbents in similar... View Details
Keywords: Climate Finance; Climate Change; Technological Innovation; Entrepreneurship; Venture Capital; Private Equity; Environmental Sustainability; Business Startups
Lu, Shirley, George Serafeim, and Simon Xu. "Catalysts for Climate Solutions: Corporate Responses to Venture Capital Financing of Climate-tech Startups." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 25-025, November 2024.
- July 2022
- Article
When Alterations Are Violations: Moral Outrage and Punishment in Response to (Even Minor) Alterations to Rituals
By: Daniel H. Stein, Juliana Schroeder, Nicholas M. Hobson, Francesca Gino and Michael I. Norton
From Catholics performing the sign of the cross since the 4th century to Americans reciting the Pledge of Allegiance since the 1890s, group rituals (i.e., predefined sequences of symbolic actions) have strikingly consistent features over time. Seven studies (N = 4,213)... View Details
Keywords: Ritual; Morality; Groups; Norms; Commitment; Groups and Teams; Values and Beliefs; Change; Moral Sensibility; Behavior
Stein, Daniel H., Juliana Schroeder, Nicholas M. Hobson, Francesca Gino, and Michael I. Norton. "When Alterations Are Violations: Moral Outrage and Punishment in Response to (Even Minor) Alterations to Rituals." Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 123, no. 1 (July 2022): 123–153.
- January 2004 (Revised April 2005)
- Background Note
Personal Values and Professional Responsibilities
Describes some of the classic conflicts managers face in trying to live and work by their personal values and uses Hirschman's "exit, loyalty, and voice" framework to suggest ways for resolving these conflicts. View Details
Keywords: Values and Beliefs; Personal Development and Career; Conflict of Interests; Conflict and Resolution
Badaracco, Joseph L., Jr. "Personal Values and Professional Responsibilities." Harvard Business School Background Note 304-070, January 2004. (Revised April 2005.)
- 24 Mar 2014
- News
The Surprising Link Between Language and Corporate Responsibility
- 01 Apr 2015
- News
Sustainability Reporting: The Lawyer’s Response
- 16 Oct 2013
- Op-Ed
Response to Readers: Combating Climate Change with Nuclear Power and Fracking
With more than 7,500 views and 180-plus tweets, I want to thank everyone for taking the time to read the original HBS Working Knowledge piece, The Case for Combating Climate Change with Nuclear Power and Fracking, and, in particular, for sharing your thoughts with one... View Details
- 17 Apr 2020
- Video
COVID-19, Global Markets, and Global Macroeconomic Policy Responses
- October 2023
- Article
Clinician Response to Patient Medication Prices Displayed in the Electronic Health Record
By: Anna D Sinaiko, Caroline E Sloan, Mark J Soto, Olivia Zhao, Chen-Tan Lin and Foster R Goss
Keywords: Prescription Drugs; Electronic Health Records; Physicians; Prescription Drug Costs; Health Care and Treatment; Price; Health Industry
Sinaiko, Anna D., Caroline E Sloan, Mark J Soto, Olivia Zhao, Chen-Tan Lin, and Foster R Goss. "Clinician Response to Patient Medication Prices Displayed in the Electronic Health Record." JAMA Internal Medicine 183, no. 10 (October 2023): 1172–1175.
- 2 Mar 2023 - 4 Mar 2023
- Conference Presentation
Speedy Activists: Firm Response Time to Sociopolitical Events Influences Consumer Behavior
By: Maya Balakrishnan, Julian De Freitas and Alison Wood Brooks
Balakrishnan, Maya, Julian De Freitas, and Alison Wood Brooks. "Speedy Activists: Firm Response Time to Sociopolitical Events Influences Consumer Behavior." Paper presented at the Society for Consumer Psychology Annual Conference, San Juan, PR, March 2–4, 2023.
- February 2022 (Revised August 2022)
- Case
Amazon, Expedia, and Antitrust: Meeting Legal and Ethical Responsibilities to Customers
By: Robert J. Dolan
Dolan, Robert J. "Amazon, Expedia, and Antitrust: Meeting Legal and Ethical Responsibilities to Customers." Harvard Business School Case 522-085, February 2022. (Revised August 2022.)
- 14 Nov 2011
- Other Presentation
New York City’s Anchor Institutions: From Social Responsibility to Shared Value
Professor Michael E. Porter: Initiative for a Competitive Inner City View Details
Porter, Michael E. "New York City’s Anchor Institutions: From Social Responsibility to Shared Value." Initiative for a Competitive Inner City, New York City, NY, November 14, 2011.
- 27 Jan 2011
- News
Response by Taj employees to 26/11 a case study at Harvard
- January–February 2014
- Other Article
Barriers to Health Care Innovation: Regina Herzlinger Warns That Innovators Need to Know What Obstacles They Face and How to Overcome Them
Health care in the United States and in most other developed countries is ailing, says Regina E. Herzlinger. A chaired professor of business administration specializing in health care at Harvard Business School, Herzlinger says that although the world has witnessed... View Details
Keywords: Healthcare; Healthcare IT; Innovation; Health Care and Treatment; Health; Information Technology; Innovation and Invention; Health Industry; Technology Industry; United States
Herzlinger, Regina E. "Barriers to Health Care Innovation: Regina Herzlinger Warns That Innovators Need to Know What Obstacles They Face and How to Overcome Them." IEEE Pulse 5, no. 1 (January–February 2014): 43–45.
- 26 Oct 2015
- Working Paper Summaries
Applications of Fractional Response Model to the Study of Bounded Dependent Variables in Accounting Research
- April 2019
- Response
Response to Comments on Toward a Prescriptive Theory of Dynamic Capabilities
By: Gary P. Pisano
Pisano, Gary P. "Response to Comments on Toward a Prescriptive Theory of Dynamic Capabilities." Industrial and Corporate Change 28, no. 2 (April 2019): 419–421.
- May 1992 (Revised July 1995)
- Case
Capital Holding Corp.: Reengineering the Direct Response Group
By: Donna B. Stoddard
Describes a major change initiative--reengineering--that is underway at Capital Holding Corp.'s Direct Response Group. The reengineering initiative involved changes to the organization's structure, control systems, and information systems. View Details
Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation
Stoddard, Donna B. "Capital Holding Corp.: Reengineering the Direct Response Group." Harvard Business School Case 192-001, May 1992. (Revised July 1995.)
- 2009
- Working Paper
Innovation Communication in Multicultural Networks: Deficits in Inter-cultural Capability and Affect-based Trust as Barriers to New Idea Sharing in Inter-cultural Relationships
By: Roy Y.J. Chua and Michael W. Morris
Innovative solutions to pressing global problems require effective inter-cultural communication. We propose that a barrier to the sharing of ideas pertinent to innovation in inter-cultural relationships is low affect-based trust, which arise from individuals' deficits... View Details
Keywords: Interpersonal Communication; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Innovation and Invention; Knowledge Sharing; Trust
Chua, Roy Y.J., and Michael W. Morris. "Innovation Communication in Multicultural Networks: Deficits in Inter-cultural Capability and Affect-based Trust as Barriers to New Idea Sharing in Inter-cultural Relationships." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 09-130, May 2009.
- September 2025
- Article
Organizational Emplacement as a Response to Digital Threat: The Novel Resurgence of Independent Bookstores
By: Ryan Raffaelli and Ryann Noe
This study reveals how incumbent actors leverage physical place as source of differentiation in response to the threat of digital commoditization. Through a longitudinal, qualitative analysis of the U.S. independent bookselling industry from 1995 to 2019, we outline... View Details
Keywords: Retail; Place Making; Bookstores; Industry Evolution; Digital; Commoditization; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Adaptation; Business Strategy; Digital Transformation; E-commerce; Distribution Channels; Civil Society or Community; Value Creation; Retail Industry
Raffaelli, Ryan, and Ryann Noe. "Organizational Emplacement as a Response to Digital Threat: The Novel Resurgence of Independent Bookstores." Administrative Science Quarterly 70, no. 3 (September 2025): 772–820.