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- 10 Oct 2005
- Research & Ideas
Corporate Responsibility and the Environment: What is the Right Thing To Do?
It's a question often debated, but seldom answered authoritatively: Do companies have a social responsibility to protect the environment beyond legal requirements? Specifically, may companies do so within View Details
Keywords: by Manda Salls
- 01 Mar 2009
- News
The Case for Studying Financial History
at the current financial crisis in hopes of solving it? I draw a parallel between the natural world and the financial world in View Details
- 12 Jul 2006
- Research & Ideas
Competition the Cure for Healthcare
begin? A: One of the most hopeful things we discovered in the course of this research is that the revolution, if... View Details
- 12 Oct 1999
- Research & Ideas
Spirit at Work: The Search for Deeper Meaning in the Workplace
truth, and who inspires a sense of belonging in others." The result of such initiatives, say some experts, can be a happier, more productive cadre View Details
Keywords: by Marguerite Rigoglioso
- 11 Jul 2017
- News
The Right Thing to Do
Playing by the Rules, Ethics at Work, a new series of video case studies of business ethics, aims to teach people that there’s a direct link between morality and View Details
- 18 Jun 2007
- Op-Ed
Leveling the Executive Options Playing Field
from its financial bottom line. Recent changes in financial accounting have changed this asymmetry so that there is now an expense associated with stock options, but a considerable difference still exists with tax rules. Specifically,... View Details
Keywords: by Mihir Desai
- 01 Feb 1998
- News
Running Up the Score
some $130 million each to join the major-league fraternity. Since these teams will largely consist of players existing clubs deemed expendable, backers can have few illusions that their investment will be... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- April 1995 (Revised June 1995)
- Background Note
Anchoring and First Offers in Negotiation
Describes how first or opening offers can be used effectively in negotiation. Examines how opening offers serve as an anchor, changing one side's perception of the other side's bottom line and hence the set of possible outcomes. View Details
Wu, George. "Anchoring and First Offers in Negotiation." Harvard Business School Background Note 895-070, April 1995. (Revised June 1995.)
- 14 Jul 2020
- Research & Ideas
Restarting Under Uncertainty: Managerial Experiences from Around the World
to,” the CEO said. Managers are pushed to get to the bottom of the problem and identify reasons why people don’t... View Details
- 06 Jun 2018
- Research & Ideas
Cut Salaries or Cut People? The Best Way to Survive a Downturn
eugeniek Companies looking to shed costs in an economic downturn rarely cut compensation—typically, they slash jobs instead. New research confirms the wisdom of that decision. View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- 01 Feb 2008
- What Do You Think?
How Sustainable Is Sustainability in a For-Profit Organization?
"triple bottom line." The authors posit (but do not prove) that organizations that satisfy all 3 criteria in their decision-making will realize greater economic success than those that fulfill only... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 15 Dec 2015
- News
The Year in Ideas 2015
to explore.) PLUS: Alumni experts on what big ideas we’ll see in 2016. The experiment started with weather balloons attached to Styrofoam beer coolers, each with a wireless router inside. It was proof of... View Details
- 03 Oct 2023
- Research Event
Build the Life You Want: Arthur Brooks and Oprah Winfrey Share Happiness Tips
challenging to maintain a level of satisfaction, enjoyment, and meaning thinking you're the center of it all. So knowing that there's something bigger than you, whatever you... View Details
Keywords: by HBS Staff
- 19 Nov 2001
- Research & Ideas
Alfred Chandler on the Electronic Century
operating system and application software. At the same time, the producers of minicomputers used the microprocessor to develop View Details
- 26 Oct 2017
- News
Can Farming Save the Planet?
Photos by Marc Romanelli Climate change rightfully scares a lot of people. The changes already occurring—from the die-off of coral reefs and... View Details
- 16 May 2023
- HBS Case
How KKR Got More by Giving Ownership to the Factory Floor: ‘My Kids Are Going to College!’
the bottom of the pyramid.” When companies incentivize hostility From his humble beginnings, Stavros studied at Duke University and found his way... View Details
Keywords: by Avery Forman
- 22 Aug 2005
- Research & Ideas
Balancing the Future Against Today’s Needs
navigate conflicts both external and internal. Today, more than ever, markets exert continual pressure on organizations to cut costs and return capital to the bottom line, but building value demands that... View Details
Keywords: by Paul Michelman
- 06 Oct 2011
- What Do You Think?
How Will the ‘Moneyball Generation’ Influence Management?
schools and peak the interest of what may become a "Moneyball Generation" of managers and analysts who want to divine and track new measures that explain View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- Web
The Case Method | MBA
enough information. Just like an HBS case. Abby Falik, MBA 2008 Founder & CEO, Global Citizens Year Play The HBS Case Method: Alumni Reflections video Play Video duration: 2:52 Celebrating the Inaugural HBS... View Details
- 04 Feb 2010
- What Do You Think?
What’s the Best Way to Make Careful Decisions?
used to make better decisions without the influences described above. It's why, for example, some successful investors simply choose stocks of the View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett