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  • 24 Jul 2000
  • Research & Ideas

Value Maximization and Stakeholder Theory

"Every organization attempting to accomplish something has to ask and answer the following question," writes HBS professor Michael C. Jensen in the introduction to his recent working paper: "What are we trying to... View Details
Keywords: by Michael C. Jensen
  • September 2023 (Revised October 2023)
  • Case

Ghassan Nuqul and the Nuqul Group: Preserving a Father's Legacy

By: Christina R. Wing, Lauren Cohen and Alpana Thapar
The Nuqul Group was established in 1952 by Elia Nuqul, a Palestinian refugee who fled his hometown in 1948 with his family to Jordan. He overcame many hardships in his initial years there, but subsequently started a trading business that grew to become one of Jordan’s... View Details
Keywords: Family Business; Family Ownership; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Management Succession; Jordan
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  • 03 Apr 2012
  • Working Paper Summaries

Clear and Present Danger: Planning and New Venture Survival Amid Political and Civil Violence

Keywords: by Shon Hiatt & Wesley Sine
  • Program

Audit Committees in a New Era of Governance

disclosure Expand your personal and professional network Extend your network by living and working with accomplished executives from various backgrounds, industries, and countries across the globe Build relationships with a diverse group of peers who can provide... View Details
  • Web

Outreach Events - Doctoral

10am-11:30am Eastern. Register here. Tuesday, July 22, 2025 at 12pm-1:30pm Eastern. Register here. Please visit our Admissions Resources page to access a previously recorded information session, along with other videos for admissions tips. DocNet Consortium Events... View Details
  • 2007
  • Chapter

Beyond Dependence: Conceptualizing Information and Accountability in NGO-Funder Relations

By: Alnoor Ebrahim
This paper explores the linkages between information systems and accountability in nongovernmental and nonprofit organizations (NGOs). The information systems in four NGOs are introduced: two Indian NGOs engaged in natural resource management and rural development, an... View Details
Keywords: Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; Corporate Accountability; Information Management; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Non-Governmental Organizations; Information Technology; India; District of Columbia
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  • 07 Feb 2022
  • Research & Ideas

Digital Transformation: A New Roadmap for Success

must constantly attend to both top and bottom lines by launching new products, services, and experiences consistently. Leaders from software-as-a-service (SaaS) business models, for example, described how delivering at the price points... View Details
Keywords: by Linda A. Hill, Ann Le Cam, Sunand Menon, and Emily Tedards
  • Web

Finance - Faculty & Research

academics through the Business Economics doctoral program. Our applied focus and access to business organizations are major advantages which are reinforced by our students and... View Details
  • Web

Asia Pacific - Global

Democratizing Wall Street: An Evening with Professor Joseph Pacelli In May 2025, Professor Joseph Pacelli delivered talks in Shanghai, Hong Kong, and Singapore under the theme “Democratizing Wall Street”. The talks were organized by the... View Details
  • 23 Sep 2008
  • First Look

First Look: September 23, 2008

Media.) Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/09-039.pdf From Social Control to Financial Economics: The Linked Ecologies of Economics and Business in Twentieth Century America Authors:Marion Fourcade and Rakesh Khurana... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 19 Nov 2015
  • Blog Post

Why We Recruit: Education Pioneers

to student data analysis, external relations, operations, human resources, strategy and more. They solve problems from outside of the classroom so students and teachers can succeed inside of the classroom. How long has your organization... View Details
Keywords: Nonprofit / Government
  • October 2013 (Revised February 2019)
  • Teaching Note

Red Hen Baking Company

By: Richard Ruback, Royce Yudkoff and Lisa Paige
The case explores the decision to expand in a small business setting. In 2007, the Red Hen Baking Company (RHB) was deciding whether to move from its cramped and inefficient Duxbury, Vermont facility to a new facility in nearby Middlesex, Vermont. It had been in... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Capital; Risk Management; Expansion
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  • Web

Blavatnik Fellowship in Life Science Entrepreneurship - Health Care

Blavatnik Fellowship in Life Science Entrepreneurship Blavatnik Fellowship in Life Science Entrepreneurship Building Businesses around Breakthrough Science 24 AUG 2017 Harvard Business School The Science of... View Details
  • Web

Entrepreneurial Management - Faculty & Research

longtime workers will balk at learning these new skills and end up quitting, causing the company to lose hundreds of years of cumulative experience. The CEO is now unsure of how to proceed. August 2025 Article Revenue Collapses and the Consumption of Small View Details
  • 14 Nov 2011
  • Working Paper Summaries

The Impact of Corporate Sustainability on Organizational Process and Performance

Keywords: by Robert G. Eccles, Ioannis Ioannou & George Serafeim; Accounting
  • 2014
  • Working Paper

Firm Competitiveness and Detection of Bribery

By: George Serafeim
Using survey data from firms around the world I analyze how detection of bribery has impacted a firm's competitiveness over the past year. Managers report that the most significant impact was on employee morale, followed by business relations, and then reputation and... View Details
Keywords: Competitiveness; Corruption; Bribery; Employee Engagement; Reputation; Regulation; Competition; Crime and Corruption; Ethics; Performance
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  • February 2023
  • Case

Enstitute

By: Lindsay N. Hyde, Thomas R. Eisenmann, Kumba Sennaar and Sarah Mehta
Shaila Ittycheria (MBA ’10) founded the nonprofit organization Enstitute, in 2012 in New York City. Determined to challenge the status quo within higher education, Shaila and her cofounder sought to expand opportunities for talented young people by placing them in... View Details
Keywords: Social Entrepreneurship; Operations; Business Startups; Business Growth and Maturation; Education Industry; Employment Industry; United States
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  • 2008
  • Working Paper

The Flattening Firm and Product Market Competition: The Effect of Trade Liberalization

By: Maria Guadalupe and Julie Wulf
This paper establishes a causal effect of competition from trade liberalization on various characteristics of organizational design. We exploit a unique panel dataset on firm hierarchies (1986-1999) of large U.S. firms and find that increasing competition leads firms... View Details
Keywords: Trade; Managerial Roles; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Design; Organizational Structure; Business Strategy; Competitive Strategy
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  • Program

Ascending the Peak: Finding the Leader Within—Virtual

Summary Today's organizations need men and women who can lead with courage and conviction through challenging times and toward worthy, positive change. Each session of this live online program will explore the tools, behaviors, insights,... View Details
  • 24 Jan 2023
  • Research & Ideas

Passion at Work Is a Good Thing—But Only If Bosses Know How to Manage It

Who wouldn't want to work for a company that values passion? And what employer wouldn't seek an employee who’s deeply passionate about their work? But, here's the rub, according to recent research from Harvard Business School: Employees... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne