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- 10 Feb 2009
- First Look
First Look: February 10, 2009
components of expected inflation, and the covariance between nominal variables and the real economy. The last of these state variables enables the model to fit the changing covariance of bond and stock returns. Log nominal bond yields and... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 09 Nov 2022
- In Practice
COP27: What Can Business Leaders Do to Fight Climate Change Now?
The US government’s newly passed Inflation Reduction Act will direct $370 billion toward advancing renewal energy and reducing greenhouse gas emissions—the country's largest investment in fighting climate change so far. As business and government leaders around the... View Details
Keywords: by Lynn Schenk and Danielle Kost
- 09 Sep 2009
- Working Paper Summaries
Perspectives from the Boardroom--2009
- 05 Jul 2022
- What Do You Think?
Have We Seen the Peak of Just-in-Time Inventory Management?
distribution channel. Fluctuating demand at the retail level would generate exaggerated fluctuations—a “whipsaw” effect—in expected demand and inventory planning at the back end, or manufacturing level, in an effort to meet possible... View Details
- 02 Apr 2020
- What Do You Think?
What Are Lessons for Leaders from This Black Swan Crisis?
unprepared boards and CEOs from responsibility so their companies won’t be sued.” “In the corporate sector, the continuing effort to brand the COVID-19 pandemic as a Black Swan is a retroactive attempt to protect unprepared boards and... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- Web
Online Leadership Principles Course | HBS Online
Feedback Show Hide Details Concepts Your Network Managing Up and Down Managing Your Direct Reports (Coaching) Adversity and Stress Rising to Leadership Responsibility Featured Exercises Video upload: Practice giving feedback and coaching,... View Details
- 07 Feb 2012
- First Look
First Look: February 7
responsibility for formulating the energy strategy-and thus the Russia policy-for essentially all of Europe? The resolutions of these two puzzles are, I show, interlinked; they also demand theoretical innovation. With several case... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Dec 2023
- News
Rounding the Bend
which collects used garments in Europe. “And as long as that’s the case, we have a problem.” It’s one of several, perhaps. The World Economic Forum estimates that the $1.5 trillion apparel industry is responsible for a 2 percent share of... View Details
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Diversity and Inclusion - Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning
sufficient time to discuss them.) The ability to discuss sensitive topics is critical to building students' leadership capabilities. To provide a foundation for these topics in class, instructors can set discussion expectations at the... View Details
- 22 Nov 2023
- News
So You Want to Join a Startup
Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Dan Morrell: At age 29, Gus Bessalel (MBA 1988) decided to leave consulting for a decidedly less glamorous life as an entrepreneur, working out of a storage room in the bowels of an underground hotel... View Details
- 23 Oct 2000
- Research & Ideas
The Strategy-Focused Organization
far short of the budget. In April 1995, McCool led a meeting at headquarters to review the first quarter's results. People entered the room trembling, as they knew that financial performance would be below expectations and that, in the... View Details
Keywords: by Robert S. Kaplan & David P. Norton
- 31 Jan 2023
- Research & Ideas
It’s Not All About Pay: College Grads Want Jobs That ‘Change the World’
potentially lowering wage inequality in the labor markets.” The findings come at a time that communities expect more from companies and HR departments wrestle with the vexing combination of economic concerns and labor shortages. While the... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- 22 Apr 2019
- Research & Ideas
Why Salespeople Struggle at Leading
the work of winning deals on their own. By letting go of micromanaging every transaction, a manager’s time is freed up to immerse themselves in other duties, like developing a staff they can delegate more responsibility to and making... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 28 Sep 2011
- Research & Ideas
The Profit Power of Corporate Culture
expectations regarding things such as opportunities for personal development, frequent and timely feedback, and advancement, especially in organizations that are contracting rather than expanding. It could be a product of the fear of job... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Dec 2005
- Research & Ideas
Using the Law to Strategic Advantage
to the CEO. In many cases, the chief legal officer should be a member of the top management team who is expected to weigh in on all issues, not just represent the legal function. Q: What managerial levels are we talking about here? A:... View Details
- 02 Aug 2022
- Research & Ideas
6 Strategies for Building Socially Responsible—and Profitable—Companies
A dozen years ago, Harvard Business School Professor George Serafeim wondered why some companies operated with an eye toward the greater good, while most did not. Back then, he always got the same response: Corporate leaders thought social and environmental practices... View Details
Keywords: by Lane Lambert
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Alumnae Circles - Alumni
which applicants can expect to receive an update with their Circle's information. MEMBER EXPECTATIONS Commitment The importance of commitment cannot be emphasized enough. Commitment to consistent attendance... View Details
- 04 Feb 2002
- Research & Ideas
How To Do Business in Islamic Countries
an easier time abroad, they said. According to Hayes, the following principles of comportment are expected among businesspeople: Contracts should be fair to all parties. Partnership is preferred over hierarchical claims. Speculation is... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 18 Nov 2002
- Research & Ideas
Where Morals and Profits Meet: The Corporate Value Shift
this, as I note in the book, is that expectations for corporate behavior are constantly evolving. Conduct that would have been ethically acceptable in one era becomes unacceptable as expectations rise.... View Details
Keywords: by Carla Tishler
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Events - Business History
the best the United States and Europe have to offer.” Learn more about the book on the Harvard University Press website. Mar 24 24 Mar 2023 Seminar Seminar on Zoom: Geoffrey Jones (HBS), “Deeply Responsible Business: A Global History of... View Details