Publications

18 Feb 2022
Blog Post

Short Intensive Program (SIP): Climate Adaptation

facilities at the sites). I thought this example perfectly demonstrated the choice individuals, businesses, and governments have on hand: do you choose to mitigate and adapt to climate change and grow in the face of this challenge, or do... View Details

January 2023
Case

Natura: Weathering the Pandemic at Brazil's Cosmetic Giant

By: Brian Trelstad, Pedro Levindo and Carla Larangeira

Brazil's Natura, a multi-brand cosmetics group, has taken several measures to safeguard the livelihoods of its thousands of employees and millions of sales representatives during the COVID-19 health and economic crisis. The company has also made strides in its efforts... View Details

January 2002 (Revised March 2011)
Case

Finland and Nokia: Creating the World's Most Competitive Economy

By: Michael E. Porter and Orjan Solvell

Finland, with a special language and culture, has developed as a country in between the west (the Nordic region and Europe) and the east (especially its neighbor Russia). In the 1980s, a process started of moving out of an investment-driven economy into an... View Details

Keywords: Development Economics; Economic Growth; Growth and Development Strategy; Industry Clusters; Business and Government Relations; Competitive Strategy; Telecommunications Industry; Finland

2022
Chapter

Capitalism and the Environment

By: Geoffrey Jones

Capitalism drove the environmental decimation of the planet. The environment was seen as a free good, while the consequences of dirty industrial and agricultural processes were seen as external to the firm. Public policies largely allowed this to happen, as politicians... View Details

Keywords: History; Environment; Sustainability; Capitalism; Ethics; Business History; Environmental Sustainability; Green Technology; Pollution; Climate Change

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Managing and Innovating in Financial Services - Course Catalog

through the lens of these firms with government policy and regulation as an important factor that often shapes their decisions. The course is divided into four modules. Module 1: Banking . In this module, we will study the business of... View Details

01 Oct 2001
News

Dean Clark on the New Academic Year

when it opens early next year. Plans are also on the drawing board for new facilities to house lifelong learning activities and academic activities related to faculty development and for an academic center and a major renovation of Baker... View Details

Keywords: Kim B. Clark; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

29 Jun 2017
Research & Ideas

Why Uber Is Worth Saving and How To Do It

Repairing the damage With Uber’s daily management now in the hands of 10 executives—and Kalanick remaining on the board of directors—the company faces immediate challenges: It must fill several high-level vacancies, smooth over relations... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Transportation

March 1999 (Revised June 2005)
Case

Saevig Corporation

By: Henry B. Reiling and Mark Pollard

The taxpayer purchased land and later transferred it to a family controlled corporation in return for an earn out. When funds were eventually received, the IRS treated them as dividends, whereas the individual and corporate taxpayers contended they were sums paid on... View Details

Keywords: Investment Return; Debt Securities; Taxation; Outcome or Result; Financial Reporting; Family Business; Assets; Business and Stakeholder Relations

19 May 2020
Research & Ideas

Why Privacy Protection Notices Turn Off Shoppers

it super-salient,” says John. “People who are already thinking about privacy will know where to look for it. For those who aren’t, it’s best not putting it at the top of their mind.” About the Author Michael Blanding is a writer based in Boston. [Image: stockcam] View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Retail

16 May 2011
Research & Ideas

What Loyalty? High-End Customers are First to Flee

industry's rich array of data made it a prime subject for such a study. "Banks maintain customer data at a very fine grade level, and the government captures competitive data, so we have a very good picture of when competitors enter... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna

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Event Guidelines | About

All relevant policies, rules, and guidelines governing events should be reviewed in advance, and must be observed while using HBS facilities. This is for the benefit of all community members, to maintain security and safety, and to ensure... View Details

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Business and Climate Change Course | HBS Online

related to your industry and role Who Will Benefit Business Professionals and Managers CSR, Strategy, and Operations Professionals Entrepreneurs and Investors Explore how companies in various industries are adapting to and preparing for... View Details

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2022 Symposium - Race, Gender & Equity

Business Administration and faculty chair of the HBS Race, Gender & Equity Initiative. She conducts research on race and gender relations in organizations with a focus on organizational change, group dynamics, learning, conflict, power,... View Details

17 Dec 2017
News

How Music Forged a Fighter for Free Expression

resources, we do it with a very small budget, not necessarily out of choice, but getting funding for human rights work internationally right now, with so much domestic focus, is difficult. And just in general, nonprofits are obviously difficult to fund, especially for... View Details

March 2022
Case

The Future of Start-Up Chile

By: Prithwiraj Choudhury, Ruth Costas and Pedro Levindo

In 2021, public accelerator program Start-Up Chile, which ten years earlier had created a global buzz, might be losing its competitive edge to similar programs or one-year visas for digital nomads offered by other countries. The case follows SUP’s CEO, Angeles Romo, as... View Details