Filter Results:
(441)
Show Results For
- All HBS Web
(441)
- People (1)
- News (71)
- Research (312)
- Multimedia (3)
- Faculty Publications (220)
Show Results For
- All HBS Web
(441)
- People (1)
- News (71)
- Research (312)
- Multimedia (3)
- Faculty Publications (220)
- 01 Jun 2006
- News
A Capital Asset
difficult problems and big issues. But they do need to be supported. As the old proverb says, ‘We all drink from wells we didn’t dig.’ Americans should understand that what these people and their agencies quietly do every day is vital to the health of our View Details
- 20 Apr 2016
- Research & Ideas
When CEOs Become Activists
controversial issues like civil rights and climate change? Two, in terms of consumer response, does CEO activism affect customer perceptions about the company? (They recently discussed the paper in the New York Times.) “What prompted this... View Details
- November 2012 (Revised August 2013)
- Case
A Politician in a Leather Suit and the Paradox of Japanese Capitalism
By: Karthik Ramanna and Matthew Shaffer
Two lost decades later, capitalism in Japan embodies peculiar contradictions—preserving wealth and social stability in the face of declining economic power. Scant transparency in Japanese corporate practices plays an important role in this phenomenon. Sometimes... View Details
Keywords: Crime and Corruption; Economic Systems; Economic Slowdown and Stagnation; Fairness; Values and Beliefs; Corporate Accountability; Corporate Governance; Civil Society or Community; Japan; Tokyo
Ramanna, Karthik, and Matthew Shaffer. "A Politician in a Leather Suit and the Paradox of Japanese Capitalism." Harvard Business School Case 113-026, November 2012. (Revised August 2013.)
- Fast Answer
Sustainable investing and ESG resources
like organizations. Initiative for Responsible Investment An initiative of the Hauser Institute for Civil Society at the Harvard Kennedy School publishes research, provides networking opportunities, and... View Details
- 16 May 2018
- Research & Ideas
How Companies Managed Risk (and Even Benefitted) in World War Internment Camps
problems. Yet, they also enjoyed unexpected benefits, including plenty of networking and after-war opportunities for the tight community of German businesspeople in India. "The business implications of civil internment are uncharted... View Details
- 08 Jan 2007
- Research & Ideas
Who Rises to Power in American Business?
company to serve an affinity constituency was often the only choice for success in business. Q: How has that situation changed today? Do paths to power mirror trends and values in society at large? A: There are still inside and outside... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Mar 2014
- News
Faculty and Alumni Books for March 2014
build a community of engaged partners who share a common passion and are eager to provide the resources needed to change the world—not just money, but also time, talents, personal networks, creative thinking, and public support. A Decisive Decade: An Insider's View of... View Details
- 30 Oct 2006
- First Look
First Look: October 31, 2006
(2007) Abstract This edited volume contributes analytical depth to the diverse debates on accountability in modern organizations. It explores the nature, forms and impacts of accountability efforts in civil View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Web
RoGME: Role of Government in Market Economies - Course Catalog
occupy policymaking positions at some point in their careers. The skills and knowledge it develops, however, are increasingly valuable to the broad range of businesses, non-profit organizations, and civil View Details
- 01 Sep 2007
- News
Ali Allawi
a civil war in the classic sense, like the American or the Spanish civil wars with two clearly defined sides. It’s a new kind of civil war that happens when a multiethnic View Details
- 30 Sep 2014
- First Look
First Look: September 30
Governance Codes in Context: How States, Markets, and Civil Society Shape Adherence to Global Labor Standards By: Toffel, Michael W., Jodi L. Short, and Melissa Ouellet Abstract—Transnational business... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 11 Sep 2007
- First Look
First Look: September 11, 2007
underlies future lock-in. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/07-038.pdf Cases & Course MaterialsAbraham Lincoln and the Civil War Harvard Business School Compilation 805-115 Analyzes Abraham Lincoln's leadership... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 02 Jul 2001
- Research & Ideas
George C. Lodge
named him assistant secretary of labor for international affairs, a position to which he was reappointed several years later by President Kennedy. In 1962, Lodge, who had strong views about issues such as foreign aid, unemployment, and View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- July 2011
- Teaching Note
MindTree: A Community of Communities (TN)
By: David A. Garvin
Teaching Note for 311049. View Details
- 01 Oct 1998
- News
A Community Investment
HBS and community leaders. Fred Clark: The Class of 1973 lived through and learned from the civil rights movement and the promise of an open, fair, and vibrant society as articulated by Dr. Martin Luther... View Details
- 02 Apr 2014
- What Do You Think?
Has the Post-Capitalist Economy Finally Arrived?
the new technologies, the capitalist society as we know now may change. Instead of organized corporations, we may see more smaller, nimbler, and highly flexible organisations or households popping onto the scene ." Another line of... View Details
- 16 Dec 2016
- News
An Environmental Epiphany
world. Kortenhorst: That is another transition. And it is an interesting transition, in that, I was surprised to learn how much that world is different from the business world. And how civil society does not... View Details
- May 20, 2016
- Comment
World Health Organization Lacks Leadership to Combat Pandemics
By: John A. Quelch
When it comes to emergency preparedness for pandemics, the World Health Organization is falling short. It has not provided prompt and clear leadership to the world in combating either the Ebola or Zika viruses. Its leadership has been low energy, its representatives... View Details
Keywords: Global Health; World Health Organization; World Bank; Pandemics; Emergency Preparedness; Experience and Expertise; Decisions; Forecasting and Prediction; Communication Strategy; Nonverbal Communication; Framework; Governance; Government and Politics; Health; Management; Practice; Problems and Challenges; Projects; Risk and Uncertainty; Human Needs; Civil Society or Community; Social Issues; Welfare or Wellbeing; Biotechnology Industry; Health Industry; Journalism and News Industry; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry; Public Administration Industry; Tourism Industry; Transportation Industry; Travel Industry; Africa; Asia; Europe; Latin America; North and Central America; South America; West Indies
Quelch, John A. "World Health Organization Lacks Leadership to Combat Pandemics." Harvard Business School Working Knowledge (May 20, 2016).
- 08 May 2020
- In Practice
Nonprofits Hurt by COVID-19 Must Hoard Cash to Hold On
better health when we are over the crisis? Not just in terms of social justice, but economic prosperity as well? As the most trusted player, shouldn’t civil society have a pivotal role when we get back to... View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost
- November 2024
- Background Note
Social Enterprise in the MENA Region
By: Brian Trelstad and Ahmed Dahawy
This research note provides an overview of the socio-economic landscape of social enterprise in the Middle East and North Africa. It highlights the diversity of players in the region including social enterprise organizations (in their many forms) and supporting... View Details
Keywords: MENA; Non-Governmental Organizations; Nonprofit Organizations; Civil Society or Community; Social Issues; Diasporas; Social Entrepreneurship; Cultural Entrepreneurship; Environmental Sustainability; Geographic Scope; Health Care and Treatment; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; Business and Community Relations; Business and Government Relations; Social and Collaborative Networks; Demographics; Health Industry; Service Industry; Tourism Industry; Egypt; Morocco; North Africa; Tunisia; Jordan; Lebanon; Saudi Arabia; United Arab Emirates; Dubai; Middle East