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- 24 Dec 2013
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First Look: December 24
differs by firm ownership. We study CEOs in the Indian manufacturing sector, where family ownership is widespread and the productivity dispersion across firms is substantial. Time use analysis of 356 CEOs of listed firms yields three sets... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 20 Oct 2009
- First Look
First Look: October 20
them effectively. The case studies are tied together by two broad themes: (1) the determinants and effects of international capital, and (2) policy-makers' management of these flows. The View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 10 Mar 2015
- First Look
First Look: March 10
techniques for improving operating decisions during retail store liquidations and by demonstrating the performance of these methods in the field. February 2015 Leading Sustainable Change: An Organizational Perspective Making the Business View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 2018
- Working Paper
Zig-Zagging Your Way to Transformative Impact
By: V. Kasturi Rangan and Tricia Gregg
Achieving transformative impact has been much discussed by social entrepreneurs, funders, and consultants. These discussions have focused on issues of increasing impact and scale, but often with no clear distinction between the two terms. In order to provide clarity,... View Details
Keywords: Social Entrepreneurship; Performance Efficiency; Growth and Development; Outcome or Result; Strategy
Rangan, V. Kasturi, and Tricia Gregg. "Zig-Zagging Your Way to Transformative Impact." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 18-062, January 2018.
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not sure which course is right for me. How do I choose? Please take a look at our course catalog which compares details on each of our current course offerings. What kind of access will I have to faculty? Our courses have been developed... View Details
- 09 Nov 2010
- First Look
First Look: November 9, 2010
presents the results of a study that investigated the use of the underdog effect in marketing. The idea of triumphing over disadvantages by impassioned determination is said to be a powerfully positive image, which can lead consumers to... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 08 Nov 2021
- News
New Director Named for Mid-US Research Office
of the School’s research efforts,” said Victoria W. Winston, executive director of the HBS Global Initiative. “Alicia will work closely with HBS faculty and experts in the field, developing case studies, managing research projects,... View Details
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Artful Leadership | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
Mizuho Kanai (MBA 2018) was fulfilling her summer internship at NPR, her manager recommended that she read an HBS case study about how the Sesame Workshop CEO, Jeff Dunn... An Emerging Entrepreneur Patricio... View Details
- 01 Jan 2013
- News
Joanna M. Jacobson, MBA 1987
throughout Jacobson's life. At the University of Pennsylvania, Jacobson studied international relations with a specialization in China. After college, she worked in operations at Greenwich Associates and was soon promoted to run the... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 01 Jan 2002
- News
Egon P.S. Zehnder (MBA '56)
professionals are frequently the least willing to change," he told his colleagues in his valedictory remarks as chairman. "But to preserve the outstanding legacy of our momentum, this firm needs to be open continuously to change." The career of the founder is a View Details
- 17 Aug 2021
- Research & Ideas
Can Autonomous Vehicles Drive with Common Sense?
applies road rules to extreme “driverless dilemmas,” and more on how it can make decisions in everyday cases that lie on the edge of hard-and-fast driving rules. “Human drivers take a test, and we then assume that they are going to use... View Details
- 13 Apr 2016
- Research & Ideas
Why Your Company Wants to be a 'Cognitive Referent' (Hint: SpaceX)
©iStock/maislam To find out, McDonald fixed his sights on the emerging market of online investing, studying five unnamed competitors at the beginning of their race to the top and following their actions and success as the market developed... View Details
- 19 Aug 2021
- Op-Ed
Don't Ignore Your Employees' Misery—TAKE Control
industries agile enough to meet their professional and personal needs. Employees also have greater agency to demand the working conditions they want. In the past, employers have had the upper hand during times of economic uncertainty, but that is not the View Details
Keywords: by Hise O. Gibson and MaShon Wilson
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Sustainability and Integrated Reporting
A sustainable strategy for a company is one that enables it to create value for shareholders over the long term while contributing to a sustainable society. In doing so, it must balance the needs of different types of providers of financial capital (e.g.,... View Details
- 06 Aug 2019
- Cold Call Podcast
Super Bowl Ads Sell Products, but Do They Sell Brands?
chauvinism has been dialed back, a clear indicator that brand storytelling has evolved with the times. At a cost of over $5 million for a 30 second spot, competition between the advertisers is every bit as intense as the play on the field. Today, we'll hear from... View Details
- 01 Aug 1998
- News
High Honors
became highly prized for their insights. The former Henry R. Byers Professor of Business Administration, Marshall is the author of nearly two hundred cases and notes as well as the casebook Cases in... View Details
- 19 Sep 2016
- Research & Ideas
Why Isn't Business Research More Relevant to Business Practitioners?
Policy,” in which University of Michigan Professor Andrew J. Hoffman wrote, “One of the reasons (among many) that the public discourse on critical scientific issues of our day has become so confused is that too many academics, according to a 2014 View Details
- 04 Dec 2012
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First Look: December 4
undermines creative thinking in tasks that draw on knowledge from multiple cultures. Three studies (a network survey and two experiments) found that ambient cultural disharmony decreased individuals' effectiveness at connecting ideas from... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 01 Jun 2024
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books
Edited by Margie Kelley Alumni Books Debunking Teenagers: 200 Research-Based Parenting Strategies to Help Your Adolescent Successfully Navigate the “Tempteen” Years By Daphne Adler (MBA 2004) Independently Published Why are teenagers constantly tempted to behave... View Details
- 27 Aug 2013
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First Look: August 27
Factory Models for Cancer Care This case compares and contrasts four different models for delivering cancer care in India and the United States. Students are asked to select the best model in its alignment... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne