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- 04 Apr 2011
- HBS Case
Reinventing the National Geographic Society
loyalty is still to their silos," Garvin observes. The case encourages students to put themselves in his place. Is Fahey moving too slowly? Does he have the right people in the right positions? Is the... View Details
- 13 Jul 2020
- Research & Ideas
Merck CEO Ken Frazier Discusses a COVID Cure, Racism, and Why Leaders Need to Walk the Talk
Ken Frazier right now? Ken Frazier: I have to tell you, it is incredibly hectic. The good news is my family is well. My children are well, my spouse is well. We had our 35th anniversary dinner last night. All of that is good, but I'm... View Details
- 17 Dec 2013
- First Look
First Look: December 17
power, hard and soft, to protect American investments all around the globe. Why did the United States get into the business of defending its citizens' property rights abroad? The Empire Trap looks at how modern U.S. involvement in the... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 31 Aug 2021
- Book
Feeling Powerless at Work? Time to Agitate, Innovate, and Orchestrate
to agitate, innovate, and orchestrate change, but also because how power will be distributed ultimately comes down to what we all choose to value and how we decide to regulate control over those valued resources. These collective choices... View Details
Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald
- 28 Sep 2010
- First Look
First Look: September 28, 2010
Accounting & Economics (forthcoming) Abstract Based on extant literature, we review the positive theory of GAAP. The theory predicts that GAAP's principal focus is on control (performance measurement and stewardship) and that... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Oct 2011
- First Look
First Look: October 12
outcomes to controls similar in terms of industry, size, age, and prior growth. Relative to controls, employment at target establishments declines 3% over two years post buyout and 6% over five years. The job losses are concentrated among... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Web
Curriculum - Business & Environment
Telkes must assess the financial merits of the project, as well as understand the regulatory and technological risks associated with going forward or choosing to delay. Financial Reporting and Control Driving Decarbonization at BMW Key... View Details
- 13 Nov 2012
- First Look
First Look: November 13
Newman Abstract This paper shows that product prices determine organizational design by studying how trade policy affects vertical integration. Property rights theory asserts that firm boundaries are chosen by stakeholders to mediate... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 09 Jan 2020
- Book
Rethinking Business Strategy in the Age of AI
control specialists. A lot of people think of this as disruption, like the taxi industry is being disrupted by Uber. It’s not disruption. Rather, it’s a completely different kind of firm. This hasn’t happened in more than 100 years. Firms... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 24 Apr 2023
- HBS Case
What Does It Take to Build as Much Buzz as Booze? Inside the Epic Challenge of Cannabis-Infused Drinks
business—economies of scale and repeatable models, for example—might not apply. You Might Also Like: Latest Isn’t Always Greatest: Why Product Updates Capture Consumers Dispensing Justice: The Case for Legalizing Cannabis Nationally When Bias Creeps into AI, Managers... View Details
- December 2010
- Case
Financing Higher Education in Australia
By: David A. Moss and Stephanie Lo
Even before Australian lawmakers abolished university tuition in 1973, students in Australia had long benefited from low tuition and large government subsidies. By the early 1980s, however, the nation's universities faced growing budget challenges and an apparent... View Details
Keywords: Economic Slowdown and Stagnation; Higher Education; Borrowing and Debt; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Policy; Education Industry; Australia
Moss, David A., and Stephanie Lo. "Financing Higher Education in Australia." Harvard Business School Case 711-047, December 2010.
- 14 Aug 2006
- HBS Case
On Managing with Bobby Knight and “Coach K”
primarily around rewards and punishments. Tight supervision, a controlling type of leadership style characterized by a great deal of social distance between leaders and led." That's what you want to do, to get people to broaden the... View Details
- 14 Jun 2016
- First Look
June 14, 2016
Government of Dubai to follow in its footsteps. Consequently, land at prime locations in Dubai was not as readily available as it used to be. Emaar tried to venture outside of Dubai but later faced challenges in choosing the right... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 08 Oct 2020
- Research & Ideas
Keep Your Weary Workers Engaged and Motivated
maximizing productivity? How do we help employees with work/life balance?” “How to keep people engaged and connected and OPTIMISTIC in appropriate measure while so many have so many competing personal and business and health and family issues View Details
Keywords: by Boris Groysberg and Robin Abrahams
- 03 Jun 2002
- Research & Ideas
How to Succeed With Your New Boss
Your new boss will have more impact than anyone else over whether you succeed or fail. Your boss establishes benchmarks for your success, interprets your actions for other key players, and controls resources you need. Building a... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Watkins
- 17 Nov 2009
- First Look
First Look: Nov. 17
related systems: incentives, risk management and control, accounting, human capital, and culture. The worst firms had lethal combinations of strong incentives, weak control and risk management, flawed internal and external accounting, low... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 28 Jan 2020
- Book
Advanced Leadership Requires More Than Outside-The-Box Thinking
help people achieve their own goals. It can’t be about the leader alone. And the more there are some specific demonstrations to point to, the more a leader awakens hope and ensures belief. Change requires a belief in possibility. Innovation is always inherently... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 30 Apr 2020
- Book
Fighting Climate Change Requires a New Capitalism
Rebecca Henderson spent her young adult years living two lives. At work, she preached the risks of resisting change to MBA students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, drawing on lessons she learned while watching factories close as a management consultant.... View Details
- 01 Feb 2023
- What Do You Think?
Will Hybrid Work Strategies Pull Down Long-Term Performance?
hybrid work strategies make jobs that can be performed from the “home” more attractive by eliminating the need for some commuting. They raise productivity modestly, and provide employees more control over their personal and work lives.... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 17 Nov 2016
- Op-Ed
What's Behind the Unexpected Trump Support from Women
access to birth control and health care. Those of us striving to advance gender equity must continue to join with the leaders and thinkers working to advance the rights of other disadvantaged groups to forge... View Details
Keywords: by Laura Morgan Roberts and Robin Ely