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- 17 Jul 2012
- First Look
First Look: July 17
establishments in sparse regions, but both groups improve similarly in dense regions, suggesting that density mitigates the power of large establishments to resist institutional pressures. Finally, privately held firms' establishments outperform those owned by View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 07 Sep 2021
- News
September 2021 Alumni Books
forward, even if you face obstacles in today’s business environment. While Hilliard is a Harvard Business School graduate, Pivot for Success contains lessons not taught in school. In this book, you will learn the 10 pivot points that have... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 16 Dec 2011
- Research & Ideas
Reintroducing Intellectual Ambition to the Study of Business History
Healthcare, and Leadership. "The Initiative designation is meant to acknowledge a new phase of activity: one that we hope will engage the faculty, students, staff, and alumni in enhancing and extending both knowledge creation and impact," said Harvard... View Details
Keywords: by Geoffrey Jones & Walter Friedman
- 17 May 2010
- Research & Ideas
What Brazil Teaches About Investor Protection
today: the companies themselves. During that period, investor protection laws in Brazil were relatively weak—yet investors bought equity on a "massive scale," according to Harvard Business School professor Aldo Musacchio,... View Details
- 01 Jun 2016
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for June 2016
Chappaquiddick Island where he grew up. God and Money: How We Discovered True Riches at Harvard Business School by John Cortines and Gregory Baumer (both MBA 2015) (Rose Publishing) The authors tell a story of God’s transforming power and... View Details
- 01 Apr 1996
- News
Stewards of the Seventh Generation
assets are practicing sustainable development. According to this line of thinking, harvesting trees and using the money generated to build schools would be an example of sustainable development. But others insist that development is... View Details
- 31 Jul 2015
- Research & Ideas
The Faculty Reader: Who is Reading What This Summer?
For Harvard Business School faculty, summer marks the perfect time to catch up on reading for work and pleasure. We asked six faculty what they're looking forward to digging into over the next few months. Jeff Bussgang wo of my books... View Details
- 01 Jun 2008
- News
The Prophet of Start-Ups
development during World War II, spearheaded the construction of an HBS-like business school in France (INSEAD), and, perhaps most notably, launched the modern venture capital industry. His remarkable life is the subject of a new... View Details
- 01 Mar 2015
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for March 2015
Every School: One Citizen’s Guide to Transforming Education by Don Nielsen (MBA 1963) (Discovery Institute) How would an entrepreneur reform education? Nielsen draws on his business career and two decades as a school activist to offer... View Details
- 01 Dec 2016
- News
Vive la Madeleine!
employment were dim after decades of making madeleines in one of Caen’s last factories, a building that had survived two world wars. The occupation was widely covered in the French media, with public sentiment favoring the no-nonsense... View Details
- 01 Apr 2002
- News
Back in Business
by minute. Take the matter of the city's schools, for example. "The initial reaction was to close them, but what's really best?" asks Lhota. "What do parents do if school is closed? Do we really want a million kids - the View Details
- 20 Feb 2008
- First Look
First Look: February 20, 2008
http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/08-061.pdf Cases & Course MaterialsProntoWash: Washing the World's Cars to a Tango Beat Harvard Business School Case 108-037 ProntoWash management considers whether franchising and the Balanced... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Dec 2008
- News
A Force for Good
1953, and he completed his degree in forestry in 1957. At age 23, he and Natty — who had made it clear that she had no intention of spending her life in the Canadian north woods as the wife of a lumberjack — came to Cambridge in pursuit of an MBA. He had been admitted... View Details
- 01 Dec 1998
- News
Africa's Way
Communications Group) has secured $37 million in financing to support wireless communication programs in underdeveloped regions, including sub-Saharan Africa. "We are currently setting up voicemail through wireless public pay phones at... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young and Garry Emmons
- 11 May 2021
- Blog Post
Q+A on the Socioeconomic Inclusion Task Force with Holly Fetter (MBA 2020) and Alexxis Isaac (MBA 2020)
committee and a quantitative committee. The qualitative group focused on getting feedback from students, staff, and faculty. We held open brainstorming sessions, which we publicized and were open to the community. In one of those sessions... View Details
- 28 Oct 2020
- Blog Post
Keep Your Weary Workers Engaged
revenue, we asked senior staff to take a 50% pay reduction until we reopen. Our CEO took a 100% pay reduction.” On the positive side of the spectrum, CEOs report that their teams are eager to be motivated, to find meaning at work during this crisis. Research by Harvard... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- 08 Dec 2020
- Blog Post
Keep Your Weary Workers Engaged
revenue, we asked senior staff to take a 50% pay reduction until we reopen. Our CEO took a 100% pay reduction.” On the positive side of the spectrum, CEOs report that their teams are eager to be motivated, to find meaning at work during this crisis. Research by Harvard... View Details
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How One Coffee Shop Is Brewing Change for Business and Society | Working Knowledge
study by Richard Ruback , Robin Greenwood , and colleagues tells the company's story. At Lucky Ones Coffee, a small coffee shop tucked inside the public library in Park City, Utah, loyal customers regularly purchase coffee, tea, and... View Details
- 30 Apr 2001
- Research & Ideas
Entering the Age of Alliances
community service projects such as serving as classroom aides in inner-city schools or assisting staff at neighborhood Boys and Girls Clubs. Expansion of the relationship over the ensuing decade found Timberland supplying City Year's... View Details
Keywords: by James Austin
- 01 Dec 2008
- News
No Easy Fix for the Financial Crisis
Moss, “I’m concerned that if we don’t structure this bailout correctly, we could create an even riskier financial system in the years ahead.” Moss’s research has focused on how and why governments manage risk. Throughout its history, the United States has adopted a... View Details