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- 25 Mar 2021
- Research & Ideas
Steer Clear of the Blind Spots That Derail Experiments
overly narrow goals. Consider the experience of Airbnb, which ran experiments to evaluate booking strategies but ignored the potential for discrimination. After research by Luca and colleagues found evidence of widespread discrimination... View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost
- 12 Aug 2008
- First Look
First Look: August 12, 2008
evaluated less negatively than harmful actions carried out directly? Four experiments examine the moral psychology of indirect agency. Experiment 1 reveals effects of indirect agency under conditions favoring intuitive judgment, but not... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 24 Nov 2008
- Research & Ideas
Harvard Business School Discusses Future of the MBA
complain that MBAs don't understand the practice of leadership or have sufficient awareness of their impact on others. Reflecting on these findings, Garvin concluded, "Business as usual isn't good enough." The Ford Foundation... View Details
- 14 Dec 2011
- Research & Ideas
The New Measures for Improving Nonprofit Performance
tendency of governments is to cut back on foreign or development aid, which creates a similar pressure to what we're seeing in the United States. The emphasis on results is far stronger. There's a shift toward trying to get countries (in the case of aid) or... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- 07 Jun 2019
- Book
Are You a Digital Manager?
impossible to create any other way, that becomes your foundation for better-informed decisions and plans. Information isn’t available for the asking. Because it truly is power, people often hoard it, releasing it only to those they know... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 20 Mar 2013
- Research & Ideas
How CEOs Sustain Higher-Ambition Goals
participants have led higher-ambition efforts at their companies for years. Office supply company United Stationers started a foundation to connect employees with charitable activities, including raising money for a children's hospital... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
Educating, Connecting, and Mobilizing Around Climate Change
reports, the relationship between ESG disclosure and performance, and how green bonds provide institutional oversight that helps bring credibility to firms’ environmental commitments. Key takeaway: “Standardized and comparable measures are the starting point for... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
- 11 Oct 2016
- First Look
October 11, 2016
four sections, offering guidance on how to 1) diagnose the need for change; 2) determine what sort of change is called for (e.g., radical or incremental); 3) develop a delivery strategy that fosters stakeholder buy-in; and 4) evaluate... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Dec 1997
- News
Growing Together
of Children's Television Workshop in New York, which produces educational TV programs for children such as Sesame Street, is finding that using business strategy has been critical to the success of his nonprofit organization. "In an environment where government,... View Details
Keywords: Marguerite Rigoglioso and Nancy O. Perry
- 18 Sep 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, September 18, 2018
successful redevelopment of the surrounding area. Further, we have created a chart that we think can be used to evaluate the risk level of Olympic sites becoming white elephants soon after their Games end. Download working paper:... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 22 Jan 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, January 22, 2019
elements that executives need to align and strengthen. This article describes how companies have used the matrix to clarify their relationships with daughter brands, retool their identities to support new businesses, revamp their overall image, View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 16 Jul 2013
- First Look
First Look: July 16
trust through warmth and understanding. Most leaders today approach their jobs by emphasizing competence, strength, and credentials. But without first building a foundation of trust, they run the risk of eliciting fear, resentment, or... View Details
Keywords: Anna Secino
- 24 Mar 2009
- First Look
First Look: March 24, 2009
authorities will soon deplete their supply. I evaluate a series of possible responses to this shortage: sharing addresses impedes new Internet applications and does not seem to be scalable. A new numbering system ("IPv6") offers... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 05 Jun 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, June 5, 2018
packaged food companies were suffering declines. The case also discusses trends in the snack food business and invites readers to suggest how the company’s new CEO should build on the foundation that Irene created. Purchase this... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 15 Apr 2008
- First Look
First Look: April 15, 2008
two centuries. We evaluate the implications of our estimates for aggregate TFP and per capita income. Our results reveal that, on average, countries have adopted technologies 47 years after their invention. There is substantial variation... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 31 May 2011
- First Look
First Look: May 31
performance of business units can be evaluated using measures of economic value creation. Purchase this case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/211061-PDF-ENG China Environment Fund: Doing Well by Doing Good Christopher Marquis and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Web
Impact Stories - Business & Environment
both great financial and environmental returns." Angela Amos MBA 2014 | Shaping the Big Picture “I believe stakeholder engagement is necessary to address climate change. At work, I evaluate diverse perspectives to craft legally sound,... View Details
- 16 Sep 2008
- First Look
First Look: September 16, 2008
Evaluation Framework for Product Take-Back Policies Authors:Michael W. Toffel, Antoinette Stein, and Katharine L. Lee Abstract Manufacturers are increasingly being required to adhere to product take-back regulations that require them to... View Details
- 12 Apr 2004
- Research & Ideas
What Great American Leaders Teach Us
the captains of industry that have forged the foundation upon which business stands today? Over the course of the last few years, we set out to address these questions. In the process, we created a database of 860 individuals who stand... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Jun 2013
- News
Can Business Smarts Save the Charter School Revolution?
variety of philanthropists, including the foundation started by the late John Walton—to establish a funding operation in Tennessee. The Fund supports CMOs whose schools have performed well on a broad range of metrics, including statewide... View Details