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- 05 Mar 2014
- What Do You Think?
When Will the Next Dot.com Bubble Burst?
employee prompts me to ask the question above. It also brings back vivid memories of the last bubble, seen from the inside. In the spring of 2000, signs of the end of a dot.com bubble were all around us. As a director of an Internet-based... View Details
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Rewiring the Workplace: Behavioral Economics and the Future of Inclusive Organizations - Blog: RGE Report
non-profit 30% Club and the Davies Review—led a campaign to publicize the fact that 94% of boards already had some gender diversity, with at least one woman director. This framing repackaged gender diversity as an existing phenomenon, ostensibly lowering the risk of... View Details
- 22 Mar 2011
- First Look
First Look: March 22
group. Trading outcomes dictate permit prices, and at the end of trading, each firm calculates profits and pays over pollution penalties as needed. Purchase this supplement:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/911053-PDF-ENG Carbon... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 18 Apr 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Ideas, April 18
Scale Global This case tracks Jerome Chouchan’s strategies and execution for a successful turnaround of Godiva Japan’s operations, which were experiencing a decline in sales when he became the managing director of the company in 2010.... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 21 Dec 2022
- News
HBS Community Comes Together in Wake of Ukraine Invasion
decreased supply of traditional food exports of wheat and corn from Russia and Ukraine will also result in rising prices, Shih said. "You'll pay more for everything that uses wheat and corn and flour.” Harvard Ukrainian Research... View Details
- 24 Mar 2020
- Research & Ideas
These Coronavirus Heroes Show Us How Crisis Leadership Works
“Heroes List” of authentic leaders who are making a difference in overcoming the challenges of COVID-19: Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, has been at the center of every virus... View Details
- 07 Mar 2005
- What Do You Think?
Should Business Management Be Regarded as a Profession?
somehow behave differently from business people because they have passed some kind of certification process." As Deepak Alse put it, "Licensing or professional tags will not have any impact on the personal ethics...What we really need are more independent and... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 22 Feb 2000
- Research & Ideas
Social Capital Markets: Creating Value in the Nonprofit World
nonprofitsneed to be able to compete on a level playing field. "So much of theirability to compete is based upon the availability of capital and how theyacquire it." Jed Emerson Social Return On Investment Jed Emerson has also been deeply engrossed in the... View Details
Keywords: by Anne Kavanagh
- 18 Feb 2014
- News
Stick with Plan A
enjoyed the process of creating something that people valued and would pay for." Her birthplace in Africa, combined with her education — boarding school in England, college and graduate school at Georgetown and Johns Hopkins — and... View Details
- 22 Sep 2008
- Research & Ideas
The Silo Lives! Analyzing Coordination and Communication in Multiunit Companies
Although many companies aspire to promote easy interaction and coordination across departments, office locations, and pay scales, the "boundaryless" organization—like the paperless office—hasn't materialized. The corporate silo is alive... View Details
Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert
- 01 Dec 2010
- News
Ilene Lang
Lang Related Links “It Pays to Hire Women in Countries That Won’t”: New research by HBS associate professor Jordan Siegel finds that multinational companies can spin gender bias into gold by recruiting and hiring well-educated female... View Details
- 26 Jun 2019
- Research & Ideas
Why the US-China Tariff Standoff Hurts American Companies More
consumers' willingness to pay more. And companies including Walmart and Home Depot have said they would eventually pass higher trade costs to customers. While Trump has stood by his tariff strategy—calling the taxes a “beautiful... View Details
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Business and Climate Change Course | HBS Online
content is superb, and the presentation of the case is superb as well. Richard Pitts VP and Senior Medical Director at St. Joseph Heritage Health Read more learner stories * Source: 2022 surveys and course data All FAQs Business and... View Details
- 25 Jan 2011
- First Look
First Look: Jan. 25
founders serve as a director with a non-founder CEO (founder-director firms). We find that founder-director firms offer a different mix of incentives to their CEOs than other firms. Pay for performance... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Nov 2016
- First Look
First Look - November 1, 2016
outside directors, board tenure and size, and public information available to outside directors. Moreover, boards allocate directors in ways to alleviate information segregation through multi-committee directors. Specifically,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 28 Jul 2014
- Research & Ideas
Eyes Shut: The Consequences of Not Noticing
retailers, including Gap Inc., Target, and JCPenney, that took place just a year and a half before the fire: At the meeting in Dhaka, the Bangladesh capital, in April 2011, retailers discussed a contractually enforceable memorandum that would require them to View Details
- 23 Mar 2020
- News
Signal Boost
being influenced by women, yet they weren’t paying attention to what women wanted.” Giving voice to those who aren’t always heard has been a hallmark of Lara’s career. Today, she works as the executive View Details
- 01 Jun 2017
- News
Supercharged
electric powertrains into 40 percent of its lineup by 2020, while the Volkswagen Group intends to launch more than 30 new electric models by 2025. “Within mainstream, old, dinosaur auto companies, there’s no lack of enthusiasm about electrification,” says John Rich... View Details
- 06 Mar 2012
- First Look
First Look: March 6
and the consumers' discount factor, while statistically significant, fall in the region where PlayStation 2's position is unsustainable. Working PapersPay Dispersion and Work Performance Authors:Alessandro Bucciol and Marco Piovesan Abstract The effect of intra-firm... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Feb 1998
- News
Not Your Typical Business Conference
all, don't fear failure," she stressed. "Remember, the fear of failure is a sure formula for not achieving success." The theme of risk taking was echoed throughout the day, starting with the first morning panel on corporate leadership with moderator Gail C. Coleman... View Details