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- 09 Apr 2007
- Research & Ideas
Industry Self-Regulation: What’s Working (and What’s Not)?
Q: Do firms compete on their programs? A: Except for niche firms, few companies brag about the conditions under which their products are made. Interestingly, many of the brands that were once targets of activists are now leaders in this... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 17 Jan 2019
- Blog Post
MBA Curriculum Spotlight: Short Intensive Programs (SIPs)
every aspect of business, and life – from pitching to giving feedback, from brainstorming to making group decisions, from interviewing to firing. Creating Value Through Activist Investing This course will expose students to the... View Details
- Web
Social Enterprise - Faculty & Research
found boards and business leaders at companies of all sizes grappling with difficult decisions about the role of corporations in society. This note includes five selected examples, including Tractor Supply addressing DEI programs and climate targets after an View Details
- 14 Jan 2019
- Op-Ed
These 4 CEOs Created a New Standard of Leadership
continued unabated through 2018. In 2013-14 Nooyi had to fend off activist investor Nelson Peltz, who called for breaking the company in two, never wavering from her strategy. Nooyi may have been ahead of her time, as America’s obesity... View Details
- 25 Jan 2017
- HBS Case
How Should Advertisers Respond to Consumer Demand for Whiter Skin?
superior to those with darker skin colors, are marketers crossing a line? Cream makers say they are merely meeting a market need, but social activists argue that these companies have an ethical responsibility to avoid marketing products... View Details
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Alternative Investments Course | HBS Online
arbitrage and strategies. Highlights Long Short Strategy The Pitfalls of TCI's Approach Fundamental vs. Technical vs. Quant Show Hide Details Concepts Beta, Alpha, and the World of Hedge Funds Going to Extremes: Activist Investing at TCI... View Details
- 01 Mar 2021
- Research & Ideas
How Systemic Racism Can Threaten National Security
by Black activists and others to fight racism both at home and abroad, the researchers note. “Our point is not that African Americans did not participate. In fact, they did volunteer—and did so at high rates,” Tabellini says. “Our results... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- 01 Jun 2002
- News
Up to the Challenge: Ipsita Dasgupta - Global Perspective, Local Results
Photography by Robert Schoen Ipsita Dasgupta is truly a citizen of the world. The Calcutta native speaks six languages and has lived in Sudan, Cairo, Jakarta, and Manhattan, thanks in part to her father's peripatetic career as a senior executive for Energizer. Her... View Details
- 08 Mar 2022
- Research & Ideas
Representation Matters: Building Case Studies That Empower Women Leaders
Ten years before Harvard Business School published its first case study, activists across Europe celebrated the first International Women’s Day. They demanded, among other things, the right for women to hold public office and an end to... View Details
Keywords: by Colleen Ammerman and Boris Groysberg
- 21 Nov 2019
- Research & Ideas
Do TV Debates Sway Voters?
world, the best place to change the minds of voters, especially disenchanted voters, is on their doorsteps, Pons says. Voters who dismiss the canned responses of a well-groomed candidate might listen to an activist from the same town or a... View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost
- Web
Case Studies - Social Impact Collaboratory
announced the launch of a new fund Jana Impact. The basic premise is that the fund will be able to generate superior returns by using Jana’s activist approach with companies that are underperforming on ESG metrics. The case examines the... View Details
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Our Mission & Team | Institute for Business in Global Society
issues over his career. He led Open For Business, where he worked with business leaders and activists to collectively advocate for LGBT+ equality in challenging regions. He has also worked on developing new approaches for companies to... View Details
- 15 Jul 2019
- Book
Many Executives Are Afraid of Finance. Here's How They Can Gain Confidence
or as an effort of managers to massage metrics. The salutary effects of activist investors can be appreciated, just as one also appreciates the information and incentive problems that plague their money management industry. The channeling... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 26 Jan 2024
- Blog Post
Career Advice from the Guests of the HBS Climate Rising Podcast
fellowship, EDF’s Climate Corps for a 10-month climate fellowship, and 776 Foundation Climate Fellowship for a 2-year fellowship for 18-24 year old climate activists and founders To continue learning about the intersection of climate... View Details
- 03 Jul 2008
- What Do You Think?
Are Followers About to Get Their Due?
five types of followers: isolates (completely detached), bystanders (observers only), participants (engaged), activists (who feel strongly and act accordingly, both with and against leaders), and diehards (deeply devoted). Dismissing the... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 03 Oct 2007
- Research & Ideas
Dealing with the ‘Irrational’ Negotiator
were in dire need of such assistance. There was much support among politicians and activists for this initiative. Not surprisingly, however, there were also certain special-interest groups that opposed this legislation. Here's what was... View Details
Keywords: by Deepak Malhotra & Max H. Bazerman
- 29 Jan 2021
- Op-Ed
How Influencers, Celebrities, and FOMO Can Win Over Vaccine Skeptics
of the much harsher consequences. India’s fight against HIV provides a good example to follow: Cipla, the maker of generic drugs, provided a simple message: Its low-priced drugs treated life-threatening conditions, and this message was amplified through View Details
Best-selling and New Cases by Ben Esty
Best-Selling (MOST POPULAR) Cases:
1) Eaton: Portfolio Transformation & Cost of... View Details
- 08 Feb 2010
- HBS Case
Looking Behind Google’s Stand in China
political dissidents and Falun Gong activists whom they attempt to track as equivalent. Q: It was interesting that no other companies backed Google in this dispute. Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer called it "Google's problem." A:... View Details
- 25 Aug 2022
- News
Up on the Corner
to name the building Madikizela, in honor of the late South African political activist Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, a symbol of Black female resilience.) The upper floors will contain well-appointed rentals, whose target market includes... View Details