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Skydeck - Alumni

White Friends and Colleagues Steven Rogers (MBA 1985) offers an action plan for helping the Black community Skydeck Voices: For My Next Act HBS alumni offer advice for enjoying—or avoiding—retirement The Power of Resilience How Parul... View Details

05 Apr 2004
Research & Ideas

Six Ways to Build Trust in Negotiations

also offer other forms of evidence of past success in similar relationships, such as media or trade reports. 3. Make dependence a factor The more dependent you are on someone, the more willing you'll be to trust her. This phenomenon plays out to the View Details

Keywords: by Deepak Malhotra

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Business History - Faculty & Research

and traces the evolution of their environmental strategies in response to growing evidence of pollution and resulting political pressures. The variety of capitalism literature has suggested that the German coordinated market economy model... View Details

04 Feb 2022
Book

Beyond the Cold War: Reinventing Socialism in 5 Countries

Although many view socialism through the rigid lens of Soviet orthodoxy, it has always been a work in progress and an evolving and adaptable ideology on a global scale, says Harvard Business School Marvin Bower Associate Professor Jeremy Friedman. In his new book, Ripe... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

24 Feb 2021
Lessons from the Classroom

What History's Biggest Wars Teach Us About Leading in Peace

often begets aggression A political crisis sparked by the assassination of Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand led to escalating mobilizations, trench warfare, the collapse of the Russian Empire, and a peace treaty that punished Germany.... View Details

Keywords: by Lane Lambert

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Your Coach Will Help You Become a Better Leader

identify areas for further development, and create an action plan to help you succeed. These programs also offer group coaching for living/learning groups to ensure that everyone benefits from the small-group work—an important part of the... View Details

09 Jul 2020
Research & Ideas

It’s Time to Reset Decision-Making in Your Organization

Communication: Lessons from 9/11, Paul Argenti writes, “What I discovered is that, in a time of extreme crisis, internal communications take precedence. Before any other constructive action can take... View Details

Keywords: by Boris Groysberg and Sarah Abbott

23 May 2005
Research & Ideas

What Could Bring Globalization Down?

it was in 1915 that globalization, like the Lusitania, could be sunk." What do you mean by "sinking globalization"? A: I mean that we could just as easily find ourselves swept into economic "de-globalization" by an international View Details

Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell

19 Sep 2023
Research & Ideas

What Chandrayaan-3 Says About India's Entrepreneurial Approach to Space

extremely difficult in the past in developing countries, it’s because there is typically no silver-bullet solution. At the end of the day, it’s going to require different perspectives coming together and brainstorming and then... View Details

Keywords: by Clea Simon, Harvard Gazette; Aerospace

23 Dec 2014
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First Look: December 23

Publications December 2014 Journal of Political Economy Transition to Clean Technology By: Acemoglu, Daron, Ufuk Akcigit, Douglas Hanley, and William R. Kerr Abstract—We develop a microeconomic model of endogenous growth where clean and... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

01 Dec 2023
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Thinking Ahead

actions (texting the location of a nearby urgent-care clinic as a less costly alternative). “If you have this AI engine, how will it change the way you operate?” Just a few years later, with the rise of AI, easily purchased (or free) AI... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Illustrations by Chris Gash; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information

07 Jul 2021
Book

Good News for Disgraced Companies: You Can Regain Trust

top twenty polluters have been responsible for 29.5 percent of emissions. "Our relationship with a company is based primarily on how a company’s actions impact us and those around us." After he spoke, there was silence. Someone asked a... View Details

Keywords: by Lane Lambert

25 Jul 2023
Research & Ideas

Could a Business Model Help Big Pharma Save Lives and Profit?

advocates from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, recently discussed the approach at a seminar hosted by the Institute for the Study of Business in Global Society (BiGS). COVID-19 heightened urgency for global action After... View Details

Keywords: by Esther Schrader; Pharmaceutical; Health

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Social Enterprise - Faculty & Research

strategically respond to government signals regarding appropriate corporate activity. We integrate institutional theory and research on corporate political strategy to develop a political dependence model... View Details

23 Mar 2010
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First Look: March 23

press An abstract is unavailable at this time. Book: http://ceo.usc.edu/book/doing_research_that_is_useful.html Business Network Transformation in Action Authors: Marco Iansiti and Ross Sullivan Publication: In Business Network... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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Human Behavior & Decision-Making - Faculty & Research

nationality, and family role(s) and that these multiple identities shape people's actions in organizations. The current organizational literature on multiple identities, however, is sparse and scattered and has yet to fully capture this... View Details

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Diversity and Inclusion - Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning

socio-economic status, political and religious affiliation, physical or mental disability, veteran status). This section addresses some potential "blind spots" around student identities and offers advice on discussing sensitive topics... View Details

16 Jun 2021
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Cruising in Crisis: How Carnival Is Riding Out the COVID-19 Storm

management, accepting the reality of the situation and taking big actions relatively quickly." Carnival’s success has been due in part to investors’ faith in the company’s ability to right itself, but corporate leaders also made some... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Travel

November 2009
Article

Responding to Public and Private Politics: Corporate Disclosure of Climate Change Strategies

By: Erin Marie Reid and Michael W. Toffel

The challenges associated with climate change will require governments, citizens, and firms to work collaboratively to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, a task that requires information on companies' emissions levels, risks, and reduction opportunities. This paper... View Details

Keywords: Climate Change; Problems and Challenges; Pollutants; Risk and Uncertainty; Business and Shareholder Relations; Management Practices and Processes; Social Issues; Corporate Disclosure; Values and Beliefs; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Government and Politics

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12 Dec 2017
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New Research and Ideas, December 12, 2017

actions characterized by rigidity and repetition. We propose that enacting ritualized actions can enhance subjective feelings of self-discipline, such that rituals can be harnessed to improve behavioral... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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