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- 2019
- White Paper
Impact-Weighted Financial Accounts: The Missing Piece for an Impact Economy
By: George Serafeim, T. Robert Zochowski and Jennifer Downing
Reimagining capitalism is an imperative. We need to create a more inclusive and sustainable form of capitalism that works for every person and the planet. Massive environmental damage, growing income and wealth disparity, stress, and depression within developed... View Details
Keywords: Impact-Weighted Accounts; IWAI; Background; Economic Systems; Economy; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Measurement and Metrics; Financial Statements
Serafeim, George, T. Robert Zochowski, and Jennifer Downing. "Impact-Weighted Financial Accounts: The Missing Piece for an Impact Economy." White Paper, Harvard Business School, Boston, MA, September 2019.
- 29 Mar 2011
- First Look
First Look: March 29
into the now flourishing backlighting market. Into this changing market entered Cree, Inc., a North Carolina-based LED chip and component manufacturer. This case explores whether Cree should pursue the LED monitor and television... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 13 Apr 2010
- First Look
First Look: April 13
PublicationsDriven to Lead: Good, Bad, and Misguided Leadership Author:Paul R. Lawrence Publication:Jossey-Bass, forthcoming (2010) Abstract The author applies the four drive theory of human behavior (to acquire, to defend, to comprehend, to bond) to the leadership... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- February 2012 (Revised March 2014)
- Case
Sweet Deal—Industry Self-Regulation of Breakfast Cereal Advertising to Children
By: Felix Oberholzer-Gee, Dennis Yao, Britta Kelley and Lizzie Gomez
In response to growing concern about childhood obesity, in February 2006 the Council of Better Business Bureaus (CBBB) announced an initiative to examine its self-regulatory program on children's advertising. The existing program was a voluntary cross-industry program... View Details
Oberholzer-Gee, Felix, Dennis Yao, Britta Kelley, and Lizzie Gomez. "Sweet Deal—Industry Self-Regulation of Breakfast Cereal Advertising to Children." Harvard Business School Case 712-463, February 2012. (Revised March 2014.)
- 2007
- Book
Global Accountabilities: Participation, Pluralism, and Public Ethics
By: Alnoor Ebrahim and Edward Weisband
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 society organizations, public and inter-governmental agencies, and private... View Details
Keywords: Ethics; Globalized Firms and Management; Corporate Accountability; Business and Government Relations
Ebrahim, Alnoor, and Edward Weisband. Global Accountabilities: Participation, Pluralism, and Public Ethics. U.K.: Cambridge University Press, 2007.
- 10 May 2021
- Research & Ideas
Who Has Potential? For Many White Men, It’s Often Other White Men
opportunities to learn how the organization could do its core work better. Monitor and recalibrate their development efforts. Businesses track indicators of whether people are thriving—like promotion and retention rates and employees’... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 18 Jun 2024
- Research & Ideas
Central Banks Missed Inflation Red Flags. This Pricing Model Could Help.
changes per year in 2023. Retailers monitor profit margins closely If profit margins start to shrink fast, companies will compensate by raising prices to keep profitability steady. With big shocks, they tend to pass through the higher... View Details
- 30 Mar 2011
- Working Paper Summaries
Temptation at Work
- 20 Oct 2009
- First Look
First Look: October 20
Working PapersGray Markets and Multinational Transfer Pricing (revised) Authors:Romana Autrey and Francesco Bova Abstract Gray markets arise when a manufacturer's products are sold outside of its authorized channels, for instance when goods designated for a foreign... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 30 Jun 2009
- First Look
First Look: June 30
Working PapersWellsprings of Creation: How Perturbation Sustains Exploration in Mature Organizations (revised) Authors:David James Brunner, Bradley R. Staats, Michael L. Tushman, and David M. Upton Abstract Organizations struggle to balance simultaneous imperatives... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 13 Oct 2006
- Working Paper Summaries
Coerced Confessions: Self-Policing in the Shadow of the Regulator
Keywords: by Jodi L. Short & Michael W. Toffel
- 17 Jan 2024
- Research & Ideas
Are Companies Getting Away with 'Cheap Talk' on Climate Goals?
Companies regularly set ambitious climate goals, but these plans often end up like many people’s New Year’s resolutions: unmet aspirations that quietly fizzle out. While companies often gain positive media attention by trumpeting plans for reducing greenhouse gas... View Details
Keywords: by Tim Gray
- 16 May 2023
- HBS Case
How KKR Got More by Giving Ownership to the Factory Floor: ‘My Kids Are Going to College!’
it is so easy to track the productivity of employees,” Rouen says. “One manager can monitor the activity of 30 people but cannot easily motivate all 30.” Do you have authentic executive support? Managers have to change the playbook by... View Details
Keywords: by Avery Forman
- 15 May 2024
- Research & Ideas
A Major Roadblock for Autonomous Cars: Motorists Believe They Drive Better
automated features, such as cruise control that adjusts to traffic conditions and lane centering, and let the human take control at any point. For others, participants preferred level three, in which the car also monitors and reacts to... View Details
- 20 Jun 2005
- Research & Ideas
Creating a Positive Professional Image
and change your image. Employ appropriate traditional and social identity-based impression management strategies. Pay attention to the balancing act—build credibility while maintaining authenticity. Manage the effort you invest in the process. View Details
Keywords: by Mallory Stark
- 12 May 2015
- Working Paper Summaries
Financing Payouts
- 19 Nov 2009
- Working Paper Summaries
Management and the Financial Crisis (We Have Met the Enemy and He is Us …)
Keywords: by William A. Sahlman
- 29 Sep 2009
- First Look
First Look: September 29
Working PapersLocal Dividend Clienteles Authors:Bo Becker, Zoran Ivkovich, and Scott WeisbennerNBER Working Paper Series, No. 15175, July 2009 Abstract We exploit demographic variation to identify the effect of dividend demand on firm payout policy. Retail investors... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Oct 2008
- Working Paper Summaries
Responding to Public and Private Politics: Corporate Disclosure of Climate Change Strategies
Keywords: by Erin M. Reid & Michael W. Toffel
- 18 Jun 2008
- Working Paper Summaries