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- November 29, 2023
- Article
To Earn Trust, Climate Alliances Need to Improve Transparency
By: Peter Tufano, Chris Thomas, Knut Haanaes, Matteo Gasparini, Robert Eyres and Christopher Chapman
Businesses are increasingly joining together as part of climate alliances to accelerate the transition away from fossil fuels. But these alliances raise antitrust issues: When competitors collaborate, it can come at the expense of customers or workers. To mitigate... View Details
Tufano, Peter, Chris Thomas, Knut Haanaes, Matteo Gasparini, Robert Eyres, and Christopher Chapman. "To Earn Trust, Climate Alliances Need to Improve Transparency." Harvard Business Review (website) (November 29, 2023).
- 01 Aug 2018
- What Do You Think?
Are Free Trade and Free Markets Quaint Ideas From the Past?
maximize the purchasing power of consumers or if it is to reinforce certain government favoured industries and, indirectly, the people who work and invest in those industries. After more than thirty years when broad international... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 22 Mar 2018
- Blog Post
“Mission + Profit: What’s the Balance?” asks SECON 2018
to learn from local communities truly has allowed them to effectively balance meeting its mission and being financially sustainable. With nearly 50 panels, a Pitch Competition, a Showcase event and various other special events held in View Details
- June 2008
- Background Note
A Note on Limited Partner Advisory Boards
By: Josh Lerner, G. Felda Hardymon and Ann Leamon
This note explores the limited partner advisory boards. Based on interviews with seven experienced limited partners who serve on a number of different advisory boards, it presents the roles of the advisory board, the ways it can influence the general partner, and the... View Details
Keywords: Corporate Governance; Governing and Advisory Boards; Partners and Partnerships; Power and Influence
Lerner, Josh, G. Felda Hardymon, and Ann Leamon. "A Note on Limited Partner Advisory Boards." Harvard Business School Background Note 808-169, June 2008.
- 13 Nov 2018
- Blog Post
Leadership Fellow Henry Tsai: Working with City Leadership to Leverage Technology
partnership Henry led with Airbnb that will provide standby housing for local residents in the event of a natural disaster. To encourage deeper community engagement, Henry has led a number of initiatives that bring citizens and city hall... View Details
- November 2004 (Revised November 2005)
- Case
Musimundo
By: Francisco de Asis Martinez-Jerez and James Robert Dillon
Mario Quintana, managing partner of Pegasus Capital, was preparing for the upcoming Musimundo board of directors meeting. He was satisfied with the investment decisions of the entertainment retailer, as actual performance surpassed the initial budget. However, given a... View Details
Keywords: Decisions; Governing and Advisory Boards; Partners and Partnerships; Performance Evaluation; Budgets and Budgeting; Retail Industry; Spain
Martinez-Jerez, Francisco de Asis, and James Robert Dillon. "Musimundo." Harvard Business School Case 105-036, November 2004. (Revised November 2005.)
- 25 Mar 2015
- News
The Greening of Houston
(MBA 1991). Skelly, president and founder of Clean Line Energy Partners, was asked by the Partnership to serve on its board, but declined because he had just been appointed to the Houston Parks Board. He suggested Gilbane, whose company... View Details
Keywords: Constantine von Hoffman; Government; Government; Government; Government; Government; Government; Government; Government
- 21 Jul 2006
- Op-Ed
Enron Jury Sent the Right Message
elsewhere—are not criminalized. Enron operated in that shadowy area between the clear light of right-doing and the clear light of wrong-doing. Toward the opposite end of the spectrum are many examples of devious management that are not clearly illegal: the use of... View Details
Keywords: by Malcolm S. Salter
- 01 Mar 2004
- News
New Horizons for Iraq
job.” Says Bremer, “Repairing the damage inflicted by Saddam — the material, human, and psychological damage — is a huge task. We will only succeed at if we have a real partnership between the coalition, the international community, and... View Details
- 15 Mar 2010
- HBS Case
Developing Asia’s Largest Slum
examine ongoing efforts to forge a public-private partnership between the state government and for-profit developers. The goal is to transform Dharavi into a neighborhood offering desirable, market-rate... View Details
- 17 Nov 2015
- News
Carbon Neutral
Frampton, and Minnick created the nonprofit Partnership for Responsible Growth to introduce the concept as a practical alternative to cut through the ideological divide. RELATED HARVARD LINKS Harvard Advanced Leadership Initiative's 2015... View Details
Keywords: Michael Blanding
- April 1998 (Revised February 2004)
- Background Note
Legal Forms of Organization, The
Describes the various legal forms of organization including proprietorships, partnerships, limited partnerships, corporations, and limited liability companies. Explains the tax and liability attributes of each form, as well as other issues, which may influence the... View Details
Roberts, Michael J. "Legal Forms of Organization, The." Harvard Business School Background Note 898-245, April 1998. (Revised February 2004.)
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The new industrial state? | Institute for Business in Global Society
The new industrial state? Global Leadership Roundtable Washington, DC February 2024 In partnership with the NobleReach Foundation More Global Leadership Roundtables The future of American economic policy On February 27, 2024, a gathering... View Details
- 01 Jun 1998
- News
Generation Next
such as the life cycles of the family business, dilemmas inherent in working with relatives, grooming the next generation of company leadership, governance of the firm, and managing the impact of wealth on the family. "We spend much of... View Details
- 01 Mar 2004
- News
L. Paul Bremer: In His Own Words
succeed at if we have a real partnership between the Coalition, the international community, and the Iraqi people. The Iraqi people went from a life in a police state, in a controlled, highly structured society, to no social and political... View Details
- 01 Mar 2011
- News
Harvard Center Shanghai Names New Executive Director
Jeffrey Williams (MBA ’82) has been named the inaugural executive director of the Harvard Center Shanghai. Opened in March 2010, the center, a joint venture of HBS and the Harvard China Fund, supports a wide range of activities, including HBS Executive Education... View Details
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Manasi Maheshwari | MBA
concepts but also learned to manage operations on my first scalable venture. Developing partnerships and receiving funding from national non-profits like Girls Who Code and NCWIT, as well as connecting with top tech companies to find... View Details
- 01 Mar 2014
- News
The Solution to the Global Food Crisis Just Might Come from Nigeria
government and corruption and trying to get rules that people abide by," adds Ray Goldberg, the George M. Moffett Professor of Agriculture and Business, Emeritus, at Harvard Business School, who conducts research in West Africa. "Because... View Details
Keywords: Francis Storrs; John H. Davis; Michael Halse; Government; Government; Government; Government; Government; Government