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- 16 Apr 2001
- Research & Ideas
Breaking the Code of Change
want to develop business organizations that satisfy shareholders and yet have the capacity to adapt and survive as viable institutions in the long run. Theory E In 1994 Al Dunlap became CEO of troubled Scott Paper. Like Champion... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Beer & Nitin Nohria
- 13 Jun 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, June 13
Efforts Pay Off? Dynamic Panel Data Methods Revisited By: Chung, Doug J., Byungyeon Kim, and Byoung Park Abstract—We estimate a sales response model to evaluate the short- and long-term value of pharmaceutical sales representatives'... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 26 Jun 2020
- Research & Ideas
Why Japanese Businesses Are So Good at Surviving Crises
delivers food to victims CEO Takeshi Niinami of Lawson, a chain of convenience stores, watched out his Tokyo office window as skyscrapers swayed. Just minutes before the tsunami reached the Tohoku shore, he sent an order to employees:... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 01 Mar 2024
- News
Game On
Here at the Pickleball Club, founder and CEO Brian McCarthy (MBA 1972) is making a big bet that his model—a private club, with high-end amenities and a community organized around the sport—will have what it takes to stay in the game for... View Details
- 30 May 2024
- News
How to Have Effective Conversations
ultimately a class about communication. And it was really made clear that the job of a CEO is mostly to communicate. The CEO can't make all the decisions themselves; they can't do all the work themselves,... View Details
- 01 Oct 2001
- Research & Ideas
How To Make Restructuring Work for Your Company
companies recognize the need to restructure too late, when fewer options remain and saving the company may be more difficult. Scott Paper's new CEO was widely criticized in the news media for the magnitude of the layoffs he ordered.... View Details
Keywords: by Stuart C. Gilson
- 02 Jul 2018
- Research & Ideas
Corporate Tax Cuts Don't Increase Middle Class Incomes
discrimination; and pay increases for CEOs has far outpaced gains for the regular worker. Added to that is what the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development calls “the race to the... View Details
Keywords: by Roberta Holland
- 30 Nov 2015
- Research & Ideas
Donors Are Turned Off by Overhead Costs. Here’s What Charities Can Do
Many of us would prefer to see our philanthropic donations go directly to an organization’s core mission, rather than to administrative expenses. If we give money to Save the Children, for instance, we hope the cash goes directly to those children. “Despite the... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 16 Jul 2020
- Research & Ideas
Restaurant Revolution: How the Industry Is Fighting to Stay Alive
exceeding that percentage of actual revenue. Other expenses—insurance, credit card processing, marketing, utilities, repairs—mount up. Assuming adequate working capital upon opening, a restaurant’s cash from daily sales is used to pay for... View Details
- 26 Apr 2011
- First Look
First Look: April 26
assets as part of a bank's core capital. Purchase this case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/111076-PDF-ENG Sherritt Goes to Cuba (A): Political Risk in Unchartered Territory Aldo Musacchio and Jonathan SchleferHarvard Business School Case 711-001 Ian Delaney,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 15 Apr 2014
- First Look
First Look: April 15
Moreover, we discuss, through a series of case studies, what constitutes an effective integrated report (Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company) and the role of regulation in integrated reporting (Anglo-American). Download working paper:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 27 Dec 2010
- Research & Ideas
HBS Faculty on 2010’s Biggest Business Developments
Business School professors—former Medtronic chairman and CEO Bill George, economist and entrepreneurship expert Bill Sahlman, and innovation and strategy authority Rosabeth Moss Kanter—to offer their thoughts on some of the year's most... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 08 Jul 2014
- First Look
First Look: July 8
investigates the effect of pay for performance in firms, yet less is known about the effect of non-financial rewards, especially in organizations that hire individuals to perform tasks with positive social spillovers. We conduct a field... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
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Health Care - Faculty & Research
Bandiera and B. Kelsey Jack A substantial body of research investigates the effect of pay for performance in firms, yet less is known about the effect of non-financial rewards, especially in organizations that hire individuals to perform... View Details
- 27 Jan 2023
- Op-Ed
Have We Lost Sight of Integrity?
They have been found guilty and sentenced to prison sentences of 11 and 13 years, respectively. Former McDonald’s CEO Steve Easterbrook agreed to pay a $400,000 fine and accept a five-year ban on serving on... View Details
Keywords: by Bill George
- 12 Aug 2019
- Research & Ideas
How Scale Changes a Manager's Responsibilities
but at this stage, if you don’t have the confidence and the right people to do things without you, it will be a rough ride. In fact, when founding CEOs don’t learn to step up into their roles and empower their leaders, investors and board... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Austin
- 24 May 2021
- Op-Ed
Can Fabric Waste Become Fashion’s Resource?
COVID-19 has broken fashion’s supply chain. As a result, an already wasteful industry has become more wasteful. Even before the pandemic, the global apparel industry was producing about 92 million tons of textile waste a year. That’s about one garbage truck’s worth of... View Details
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Business Fundamentals Course - CORe | HBS Online
apply those learnings to successfully compete in a variety of business environments. Highlights How do managers determine demand to inform pricing strategy? Step into the shoes of Jim Holtzman, CEO of Ace Ticket, and learn about pricing... View Details
- 11 Dec 2012
- First Look
First Look: Dec. 11
Back, Moving Forward: A Review of Group and Team-Based Research, edited by Margaret A. Neale and Elizabeth A. Mannix, 359-381. Emerald Group Publishing, 2012 Abstract Purpose-We review how team members' identities and interests affect team functioning, View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 05 Feb 2018
- What Do You Think?
Should Companies Disclose Employee Compensation?
iStock Summing Up How Should Organizations Draw the Line on Pay Transparency? There is general support for the widespread practice of disclosing pay data in "bands" associated with jobs. Fewer... View Details