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Harvard Environmental Centers - Business & Environment

Harvard Law School advocates for legal, regulatory, and policy reforms to improve the health of vulnerable populations. Initiatives focus on societal challenges that are too complex for any one discipline or industry to solve alone. View Details

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Research - Behavioral Finance & Financial Stability

Reinhart, Reinhart, and Trebesch explore the rich history of booms and busts in capital flow by uncovering data from sources going back to 1815. The pattern uncovered by the authors have strong implications on the vulnerabilities of many... View Details

14 Oct 2021
In Practice

Reunited and It Feels (Not) So Good: Tips for Managing a Rocky Return

parents with unvaccinated kids under 12 and people engaged in elder care may be rightfully concerned that being indoors at work with colleagues can increase the risks for the vulnerable people they care for. Thus, employers should... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz

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Globalization - Faculty & Research

continued policy uncertainty throughout 2025, anticipate reduced sales and increased costs, face limited options for mitigating tariff-induced cost increases, and do not expect government assistance in facilitating adaptation. These results highlight the View Details

17 Aug 2021
Op-Ed

Dispensing Justice: The Case for Legalizing Cannabis Nationally

drug-related crimes, loss of state autonomy, and negative health consequences for vulnerable sections of the population. These concerns are misplaced. Experiences of US states and countries such as Uruguay, Australia, and Canada suggest... View Details

Keywords: by Ashish Nanda and Tabatha Robinson

2019
Working Paper

Rehabilitating Corporate Purpose

By: Malcolm S. Salter

In this paper, I address how the ascendance of the theory of shareholder value maximization into the central consciousness of public corporations and its canonization as the only legitimate expression of corporate purpose has contributed to both a widening breach... View Details

Keywords: Capitalism; Justice; Corporate Purpose; Shareholder Value Maximization; Ethical Reciprocity; Economic Systems; Business Ventures; Mission and Purpose; Ethics; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact

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The Harvard Business School Faculty Summer Reader 2023

the possibility of change. My current research examines solutions for cities and regions, including their surrounding vulnerable treasures—for example, an almost-finished case on the efforts of the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians to save the... View Details

12 Oct 2022
Blog Post

11 Stories from HBS PRIDE for National Coming Out Day

traditional, religious, and sometimes, machista Mexican culture, this relationship allowed me to accept and embrace the relationship with the men in my life. I dared to love bravely and vulnerably in an environment where doing so is often... View Details

18 Jan 2023
Blog Post

Career Planning and Development: Interview with Career Coach Wendi Zhang (MBA/MPP 2013)

I’ve observed that classmates and students who came to HBS with curiosity, an open mind to new perspectives, and a willingness to be vulnerable with themselves tend to grow the most from their HBS experience. View Details

02 Aug 2022
Blog Post

From HBS to Cutting-Edge Tech

very same people would talk about being insecure and feeling like they were falling behind others. One of the strengths of HBS is the supportive community-- as a section, and as a class, we felt safe to be vulnerable with each other. I... View Details

26 Jan 2022
News

Making Peace with Anger

during this period. Walker’s openness about the separation showed a vulnerability that even some of his best friends had never seen—and which would eventually help him forge deeper emotional bonds. WW: As I told people that Sheila and I... View Details

02 Dec 2002
Research & Ideas

The Secret of How Microsoft Stays on Top

Perhaps no technology company outside of IBM has been able to keep on top of the industry as much as Microsoft. What's more, Bill Gates & Co. have achieved this success during times of incredible technological transformation, usually just the period when titans are... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

10 Oct 2023
Blog Post

Policy Drivers for Environmental Justice: What Businesses Need to Know

communities, combatting climate change and preparing for its effects “across rural, urban, and Tribal areas.”[8] Constellation Energy discusses their EJ policy in the same way, with strong focus on improving equity, reducing impacts on View Details

22 Apr 2002
Research & Ideas

Does Spirituality Drive Success?

Firoz Rasul "Religious practice without a social conscience is deceit," he said. The heart of social vision is providing care for the weak and vulnerable but "charity" that takes away someone's dignity is not... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace, Sean Silverthorne & Wendy Guild

01 Sep 2021
What Do You Think?

Can We Train for Trust?

leaders can be trained to foster trust among those they lead. Among other things, we are told that at the individual level it requires that a leader be willing and able to demonstrate vulnerability (that they are less than perfect), to... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

11 Jul 2016
HBS Case

Neurodiversity: The Benefits of Recruiting Employees with Cognitive Disabilities

Specialisterne almost implies a seal of approval, offering reassurance for companies worried about accusations of exploiting a vulnerable population, Austin says. Anka Wittenberg, SAP’s head of diversity and inclusion, was so impressed by... View Details

Keywords: by Roberta Holland; Technology

26 Mar 2020
Research & Ideas

7 Leadership Principles for Managing in the Time of Coronavirus

vulnerable and medically challenged in our communities. If they want time off, if they want to work from home, if they need to have a little bit of space to look after their family members, please consider giving that to them. Compassion... View Details

Keywords: by John A. Quelch; Health

18 Jul 2022
Research & Ideas

After the 'Crypto Crash,' What's Next for Digital Currencies?

Bitcoin, Terra, and Celsius has renewed calls for regulators to protect consumers from fly-by-night currency operators, scammers, and theft. How vulnerable are crypto investors, particularly the retail-level amateur investors? Kominers: I... View Details

Keywords: by Christina Pazzanese, Harvard Gazette; Financial Services; Technology

Profile

Tom Adeyemi

section mates sharing their personal experiences during a Leadership and Organizational Behavior (LEAD) case on a senior executive who was debating whether to reveal her sexual orientation at work. The vulnerability that people showed in... View Details

12 May 2020
Research & Ideas

It’s Time To Relaunch Your Remote Team

they see and hear them—and feel vulnerable just as they do. Leaders don’t need to be grief counselors; all they need to say is, “I’m sorry. I feel it, too. I’m exhausted, too. I’m worried, too. We are in this crisis together. And we need... View Details

Keywords: by Tsedal Neeley

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