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- 10 Nov 2011
- HBS Case
HBS Cases: Making Lincoln Center Cool Again
listening to those who disagreed and then incorporating their feedback." Finding The Next Generation Of Funders Levy also faced significant financial challenges. In general, funding for nonprofits was becoming harder to secure, and... View Details
- 06 Oct 2003
- Research & Ideas
The Growth of the Social Enterprise
relationship can range from loose to tight with respect to the financial and operational interactions between affiliates and the central organization. A loose affiliation generally refers to a network of organizations committed to... View Details
Keywords: by Carla Tishler
- 19 Jun 2007
- First Look
First Look: June 19, 2007
ratings are not optimally using publicly available data. We discuss the implications of our findings for advocates and opponents of corporate social responsibility as well as for studies that relate social responsibility ratings to View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 03 Jan 2007
- First Look
First Look: January 3, 2007
available for download Banking Deregulation, Financial Constraints, and Entrepreneurship Authors:William R. Kerr and Ramana Nanda Abstract We study how U.S. branch banking deregulations affected the entry of new firms in the non-financial... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 16 Aug 2024
- In Practice
Election 2024: What's at Stake for Business and the Workplace?
undergird democracy There are several things businesses can do to strengthen democracy. Here are four of them. Encourage voter participation by providing employees with paid time off to vote, thereby addressing the barrier created by election days falling on weekdays.... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- 18 Dec 2012
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First Look: December 18
professional service firm reshaped its activities and beliefs over nearly two decades as it adapted to shifts in the social discourse regarding gender and work. Analyzing archival data from the firm over eighteen years and representations... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 11 Dec 2007
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First Look: December 11, 2007
eight major North American and European financial services companies as well as an international internet survey in collaboration with journals and organizations. The present paper gives an overview of the... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 11 Dec 2012
- First Look
First Look: Dec. 11
individuals, subgroups, and teams perform. Paper: http://www.emeraldinsight.com/books.htm?issn=1534-0856&volume=15 The Political Economy of Bilateral Foreign Aid Author:Werker, Eric D. Publication:In Handbook of Safeguarding Global View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 11 Dec 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, December 11, 2018
launch a new blockchain currency to facilitate financial services for unbanked and underbanked customers in emerging markets via their smartphone. Santos had to decide whether to go forward with the new plan... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 01 Nov 2012
- Research & Ideas
Book Excerpt: Judgment Calls
particular challenge the company faced was about selling its line of prestigious, professional beauty tools to chain drugstores—risking dilution of the brand, losing existing core customers, and taking on financial commitments way beyond... View Details
- 22 Feb 2011
- Research & Ideas
Most Popular Articles, Papers of the Decade
the Service Profit Chain to Work for Unbeatable Competitive Advantage by HBS professors Jim Heskett and W. Earl Sasser and coauthor Joe Wheeler. Updating a Classic: Writing a Great Business Plan Published: October 6, 2008 Harvard Business... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 28 Apr 2010
- Research & Ideas
Earth Day Reflections
this ritualistic document filled with financial information, different types of narratives, and lots of pretty pictures. The amount of detail and the level of complexity in the financial section have grown... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 06 Nov 2007
- First Look
First Look: November 6, 2007
that often underlies it. Pozen, a longtime leader in the financial services industry, finds that in the aftermath of buyouts, companies undergo five major thrusts of reform. These translate into five key... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 24 May 2011
- First Look
First Look: May 24
gaining ground in banking. In light of the recent financial crisis, several commentators concluded that the continuing expansion of risk measurement is dysfunctional (Power, 2009; Taleb, 2007). This paper asks whether the expansion of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 06 Sep 2016
- First Look
September 6, 2016
how other companies can begin to adopt it. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=51074 Forthcoming Review of Financial Studies Does Aggregated Returns Disclosure Increase Portfolio Risk-Taking? By: Beshears,... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 29 Apr 2020
- Book
The Key to Powerful Social Change: Small Villages
Who will solve the great problems facing humanity, a list of critical issues that only begins with the current pandemic? In the interview below, Rosabeth Moss Kanter discusses her recent book, Think Outside the Building, and her view that solutions are most likely to... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 07 Aug 2012
- First Look
First Look: August 7
http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/13-007.pdf Cases & Course MaterialsChina Risk Finance: Riding the Wave of China's Financial Services Industry Regina M. Abrami, Matthew Shaffer, and Weiqi ZhangHarvard... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 02 Feb 2010
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 2
investment. Complex multinational business groups emerged controlling large investments in natural resources, processing, and services in Asia, Latin America, and Africa. Nominal versus Indexed Debt: A Quantitative Horse Race... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 17 May 2016
- First Look
May 17, 2016
details of his theories regarding economic development and international financial interactions, as well as his indebtedness to earlier Renaissance traditions. The book also uncovers new material relating to Serra’s life and provides... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 04 Mar 2013
- Lessons from the Classroom
Lessons from Running GM’s OnStar
OnStar as president and CEO for 14 years. A major subsidiary of General Motors, OnStar provides in-vehicle security, navigation, remote diagnostic, and emergency services to more than 6 million subscribers. Now a senior lecturer at HBS,... View Details