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  • April 29, 2014
  • Column

Corporate Reporting in the Big Data Era

By: George Serafeim
Advancements in information technology can improve corporate communication with shareholders, but not through incessant data dumps. Instead, companies will more likely be poised for continued success if they use digital platforms for long-term oriented engagement and... View Details
Keywords: Integrated Reporting; Big Data; Corporate Reporting; Sustainability; Corporate Social Responsibility; Corporate Governance; Accounting; Reporting; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Corporate Accountability; Analytics and Data Science; Information Technology; Communication; Financial Reporting; Business and Shareholder Relations
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  • December 2014 (Revised August 2024)
  • Case

HomeAway: Organizing the Vacation Rental Industry

By: Rory McDonald, Feng Zhu and Cheng Gao
In less than 10 years, cofounders Brian Sharples and Carl Shepherd had transformed HomeAway from just another Internet startup into the world's leading vacation-rental marketplace—a global online platform that links customers seeking vacation-home rentals to the... View Details
Keywords: Strategy; Innovation; Technology; Acquisitions; Operations Management; Digital Platforms; Acquisition; Entrepreneurship; Business Model; Disruptive Innovation; Disruption; Accommodations Industry
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    William C. Vrattos

    Bill Vrattos is a Senior Lecturer at the Harvard Business School, where he teaches Investment Strategies, a course on public market investing in the elective curriculum. He also co-teaches Private Equity Projects and Ecosystems, where he mentors student groups on... View Details

    • January – February 2011
    • Article

    Creating Shared Value

    By: Michael E. Porter and Mark R. Kramer
    The capitalist system is under siege. In recent years business has been criticized as a major cause of social, environmental, and economic problems. Companies are widely thought to be prospering at the expense of their communities. Trust in business has fallen to new... View Details
    Keywords: Customer Value and Value Chain; Economic Growth; Economic Systems; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Environmental Sustainability; Trust; Human Needs; Welfare; Competitive Advantage; Value Creation
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    • Mar 2012
    • Article

    Shattering the Myths About U.S. Trade Policy

    A free and fair global trading system can result in economic win-wins. Open borders allow companies to grow in foreign markets and, simultaneously, ensure that businesses... View Details
    • August 2006 (Revised October 2020)
    • Case

    Jamnalal Bajaj, Mahatma Gandhi, and the Struggle for Indian Independence

    By: Geoffrey Jones, Prabakar 'PK' Kothandaraman and Kerry Herman
    Describes the role of a leading Indian business leader in the campaign for independence before 1947 and his close relationship with the legendary Mahatma Gandhi. Provides the opportunity to consider the impact of colonialism on shaping Indian entrepreneurship and the... View Details
    Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Government and Politics; Business History; Leadership; Business and Government Relations; Power and Influence; India
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    • 30 May 2024
    • Video

    BiGS Voices from Latin America: An Interview with Gaston Bottazzini

      Jay W. Lorsch

      Jay W. Lorsch is the Louis Kirstein Professor of Human Relations at the Harvard Business School. He is editor of View Details

      • 15 Jun 2022
      • News

      New Shipping Legislation Targets Supply Chain Bottleneck

      • 11 May 2020
      • News

      Apple to produce millions of AirPods in Vietnam amid pandemic

      • 02 Jun 2022
      • Research & Ideas

      Blissful Thinking: When It Comes to Finding Happiness, 'Your Dreams Are Liars'

      Owning that and being ready is something they’re really interested in. Morrell: Some of these lessons seem so obvious. This idea that the hedonic treadmill will never lead to happiness—this is the theme of every Disney movie I watched as... View Details
      Keywords: by Dan Morrell
      • Teaching Interest

      Managing Service Operations - MBA Elective Curriculum

      By: Ryan W. Buell

      World-class service organizations deeply understand the needs and behaviors of their customers, and design, manage, and improve their operating models accordingly. This course investigates the distinct challenges inherent in leading service operations, which make up... View Details

      Keywords: Service Delivery; Customer Satisfaction; Customer Loyalty; Quality; Employees; Service Models; Service Industry

        William C. Kirby

        William C. Kirby is T. M. Chang Professor of China Studies at Harvard University and Spangler Family Professor of Business Administration at the Harvard Business School. He is a Harvard University Distinguished Service Professor. He serves as Chairman of the Harvard... View Details

        Keywords: education industry; wine

          Impact Entrepreneur Fireside Chat: Teaching Impact Investing at Harvard

          Harvard Business School Professors Vikram Gandhi and Shawn Cole weigh in on teaching Impact Investing at Harvard Business School. The Impact Entrepreneur Luminarias Series is a live video webinar series featuring the leading lights in impact investing and... View Details
          • 2016
          • Book

          Institutions, Institutional Change and Economic Performance in Emerging Markets

          By: Lakshmi Iyer
          Emerging markets play an increasingly important role in the global economy, accounting for 31% of global GDP and more than 50% of global foreign direct investment in 2012. However, doing business in emerging markets remains subject to a high degree of "policy risk,"... View Details
          Keywords: Property Rights; Economic Policy; Political Economy; Emerging Markets; Economic Growth; Government and Politics; Business and Government Relations
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          • 04 Oct 2021
          • News

          What America’s Supply Chain Shortages Mean for Your Buying, from Phones to Cars

            Thomas J. DeLong

            Thomas J. DeLong is a Baker Foundation Professor of Management Practice and the former Philip J. Stomberg Professor of Management Practice in the Organizational Behavior Department at the Harvard Business School. He is an expert in leader development, organizational... View Details

            • September 2010
            • Case

            Bush Brothers & Company

            By: Lena G. Goldberg and Chad Carr
            The chairman and CEO of Bush Brothers grapples with leading and managing changes in strategy, governance and board composition, as well as succession, compensation and ownership issues, as he takes the family owned/family operated business into its fourth generation.... View Details
            Keywords: Family Business; Change Management; Decision Making; Selection and Staffing; Leading Change; Management Succession; Governing and Advisory Boards; Wages; Values and Beliefs; Growth and Development Strategy
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            • Summer 2014
            • Article

            Taiwan's PC Industry, 1976–2010: The Evolution of Organizational Capabilities

            By: Howard H. Yu and Willy C. Shih
            The stellar growth of Taiwan's personal computer (PC) industry over the past three decades represents a paradox. Participating in the global production system, local firms in Taiwan grew in association with established firms in the West. Despite their technical... View Details
            Keywords: Personal Computer; PC; PC Industry; Taiwan PC Industry; Taiwan PC Manufacturers; Innovation and Invention; Innovation and Management; Innovation Strategy; Growth and Development; Growth and Development Strategy; Growth Management; Industry Clusters; Industry Growth; Industry Structures; Information Technology; Technological Innovation; Mobile Technology; Information Technology Industry; Taiwan
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              Srikant M. Datar

              Srikant M. Datar became the eleventh dean of Harvard Business School on 1 January 2021. During his tenure as a faculty member, he served as Senior Associate Dean for University Affairs (including Faculty Chair of the Harvard Innovation Lab), for Research, for... View Details

              Keywords: accounting industry; airline; automobiles; banking; biotechnology; communications; consumer products; e-commerce industry; health care; high technology; investment banking industry; management consulting; manufacturing; pharmaceuticals; venture capital industry