Situation or Environment - Publications - Faculty & Research

08 May 2019
Blog Post

In the Business of Flexibility

addressing today’s evolving workplace flexibility trend—offering high-caliber talent solutions that benefit employees, businesses, and the environment. “The fact is, flexibility is there whether or not your company is actively embracing... View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Nonprofit / Government

Web

Online Harassment | About

environment “that a reasonable person would consider intimidating, hostile, or abusive and denies the [targeted] individual an equal opportunity” to work or to educational... View Details

01 Feb 1998
News

Short Takes

how to work with a diverse group of people in a situation where you are not the boss. You have to lead with your ability, passion, and conviction," says Austin. His findings also indicate that corporate involvement in the community not... View Details

Keywords: Judith A. Ross

15 Aug 2007
Op-Ed

3 Steps to Reduce Financial System Risk

derivative-related losses. In a recent Financial Times interview, Lloyd Blankfein, chief executive of Goldman Sachs, sounded a cautionary note based on something that he picked up at Harvard Law School. He remarked that politically inspired changes triggered by a... View Details

Keywords: by Mohamed El-Erian; Financial Services; Banking

18 Sep 2017
Blog Post

Applying HBS Lessons in an African Context

career. It is true that many cases we study take place in developed economies. But what I remember about those cases are lessons for how to make business decisions that apply anywhere. There were many moments where I felt “this is definitely a View Details

01 Dec 2003
News

Books

world. Lorsch and Carter found that even when best practices are followed, implementing them is difficult or often carries deleterious side effects. The authors therefore propose that boards must be designed individually to be attuned to... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

08 Aug 2011
Research & Ideas

The Death of the Global Manager

while confirming and further exploring some basic challenges that have, more or less, remained the same. "There are three core strategies that any MNC has to pursue to build layers of competitive advantage," Bartlett says.... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna

02 Jun 2003
Research & Ideas

Stuck in Gear: Why Managers Don’t Act

threats, Sull reminds the readers. Change also comes in the form of shifts in regulation, consumer preferences, and overall competitive dynamics. "Managers often equate inertia with inaction—a passive phenomenon in which organizations change more slowly than their... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

01 Mar 2012
News

The Accidental Innovator

model we’re experimenting with gels with the best learning experiences I had in my own public school in Metairie, Louisiana. Whether it was being on the math team, the school paper, or the wrestling team, the teachers in those View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Educational Support Services; Educational Services; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information

05 Apr 2004
What Do You Think?

Should We Brace Ourselves for Another Era of M&A Value Destruction?

in an asymmetrical fashion (for example, through stock options), it is in their financial best interest to do M&A to add volatility to their business." Is M&A part of the natural Darwinian process of business, or is it rigged... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

26 May 2009
Research & Ideas

Improving Market Research in a Recession

Editor's Note: Harvard Business School professor John Quelch writes a blog on marketing issues, called Marketing Know: How, for Harvard Business Online. It is reprinted on HBS Working Knowledge. Recession-challenged consumers are buying less, looking for deals, View Details

Keywords: by John Quelch

30 Oct 2006
First Look

First Look: October 31, 2006

poor financial markets, b) increases in the share of FDI or the relative productivity of the foreign firm leads to higher additional growth in financially developed economies compared to those observed in financially under-developed ones,... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Oct 2001
News

Some Racquet

them in a family-friendly environment where the fans can have real access to the tennis players, that's unique." In addition to her matches, a player in Korff's tournament might find herself on stage dancing with the Beach Boys,... View Details

Keywords: Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment

Web

Design: At, Into, & Beyond - Race, Gender & Equity

engineer something yet unseen. Whether we’re navigating a website or shared public space, we constantly witness the extent to which our environments and experiences are curated. What do you believe about... View Details

23 Jun 2009
First Look

First Look: June 23

difficult question is whether policymakers need to learn more from theorists, or the other way around. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/09-140.pdf PublicationsInput Constraints and the Efficiency of Entry: Lessons... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

01 Oct 2000
News

Silent Killers: Overcoming Barriers to Organizational Learning

uncovered these obstacles using a process they refined more than a decade ago called Organizational Fitness Profiling (OFP). OFP helps CEOs or business unit general managers and their top teams assess how well an operation fits their... View Details

Keywords: Judith A. Ross

09 May 2017
First Look

New Research and Ideas, May 9

a sovereign default may affect the economy. 2017 Green Capitalism? Business and the Environment in the Twentieth Century Entrepreneurship, Policy, and the Geography of Wind Energy By: Jones, G. Abstract—This study examines the geography... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

22 Apr 2008
First Look

First Look: April 22, 2008

market looked behind "the thin film of gold." Our results point to a dichotomy: whereas country-risk premia fell after gold adoption in developed countries, there were no credibility gains in the volatile economic and political View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

20 May 2019
Research & Ideas

Activist CEOs Are Rising Up—and Their Customers Are Listening

position. Now, “it’s the CEO, not the company, weighing in on the issues,” says Toffel, who is also Faculty Chair of the HBS Business and Environment Initiative. “Second, it’s conducted in public—it’s not related to backroom dealing,... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

November 2004 (Revised September 2019)
Background Note

The U.S. Health Club Industry in 2004

By: John R. Wells, Gabriel Ellsworth and Benjamin Weinstock

In 2004, the $16.8 billion U.S. health club industry continued its strong record of growth. There were almost 27,000 health clubs in the United States, up from 6,700 two decades earlier, and these clubs claimed 41 million members, over 14% of the U.S. population.... View Details