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  • 2017
  • Working Paper

Business and Green Knowledge Production in Sweden 1960s–1980s

By: Ann-Kristin Bergquist and Kristina Söderholm
This working paper contributes to the burgeoning historical literature that has transformed our understanding about the relationship between big business and the environmental regulation. Previously, it was believed that corporate managers resisted the extra costs... View Details
Keywords: Environmental Sustainability; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Business and Government Relations; Research and Development; History; Sweden
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  • 2016
  • Working Paper

Entrepreneurs and the Co-Creation of Ecotourism in Costa Rica

By: Geoffrey Jones and Andrew Spadafora
Between the 1970s and the 2000s, Costa Rica became established as the world’s leading ecotourism destination. This working paper suggests that although Costa Rica benefited from biodiversity and a pleasant climate, the country’s preeminence in ecotourism requires more... View Details
Keywords: Tourism; Latin America; Business History; Sustainable Strategy; Sustainability; Nonprofit; Entrepreneurs; Environment; Entrepreneurship; History; Environmental Sustainability; Tourism Industry; Costa Rica
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  • 15 Jan 2020
  • News

The Business of Access

bottom-line motivators of any person in trauma.” Nonprofit organizations help people regain their self-confidence and return to the community. Lisle immediately identified technology as an area for growth.... View Details
Keywords: Maureen Harmon
  • 05 Jul 2011
  • News

The Business of Champions

Last month, more than one million people lined the streets of Boston for a parade in honor of their National Hockey League champion Boston Bruins. Talk about consumer... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment

    Business of Emerging Markets

    leaders with an understanding of strategic patterns and decision-making tools that can make a real difference in final outcomes and the role View Details
    • 28 May 2019
    • News

    Five Harvard Business School Students Win Dean’s Award for Service to the School and Society

    • 22 Mar 2018
    • News

    Sustainability: A New Way of Doing Business

    • 22 Jun 2021
    • Blog Post

    Why Many Businesses Are Becoming More Vocal In Support of LGBTQ Rights

    economy. The work of equality requires many voices, and the emergence of the business community as a major force for LGBTQ rights has changed the conversation. View Details
    Keywords: All Industries
    • 17 Jul 2009
    • Research Event

    Business Summit: Ethics in Globalization

    Editor's Note: This is a summary of an HBS Business Summit presentation. View a full summary and video of the event on the HBS Centennial Web site linked below. Date View Details
    Keywords: Re: Rafael M. Di Tella
    • 2024
    • Working Paper

    Contributing to Growth? The Role of Open Source Software for Global Startups

    By: Nataliya Langburd Wright, Frank Nagle and Shane Greenstein
    How does participating in open source software (OSS) communities spur entrepreneurial growth? To address this question, we analyze novel data matching accounts from GitHub—the largest OSS hosting platform—to the universe of global software venture-backed firms... View Details
    Keywords: Applications and Software; Open Source Distribution; Entrepreneurship; Business Growth and Maturation; Human Capital; Valuation; Corporate Strategy
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    • February 2017 (Revised December 2018)
    • Module Note

    The Entrepreneurial Manager, Module I: Defining and Developing the Business Model

    By: William R. Kerr, Mark Roberge and Paul A. Gompers
    The first module of The Entrepreneurial Manager (TEM) focuses on business model analysis and lean testing. Your business model defines your company and sets its strategic direction, including customer value proposition, operations, scaling, the context in which the... View Details
    Keywords: Entrepreneurial Management; Business Models; Lean Startup; Business Model; Analysis; Entrepreneurship; Management
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    • December 2011
    • Article

    How Do Acquirers Retain Successful Target CEOs? The Role of Governance

    By: Julie Wulf and Harbir Singh
    The resource-based view argues that acquisitions can build competitive advantage partially through retention of valuable human capital of the target firm. However, making commitments to retain and motivate successful top managers is a challenge when contracts are not... View Details
    Keywords: Capital; Mergers and Acquisitions; Acquisition; Equity; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Contracts; Performance; Governance; Legal Services Industry
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    • April–June 2012
    • Article

    Hybrid Organizations: The Next Chapter in Sustainable Business

    By: Nardia Haigh and Andrew J. Hoffman
    In this article, we describe how hybrid organizations are developing business models that are competitive and create positive social and environmental change. We discuss the distinctive characteristics of the hybrid business model, both conceptually and in practice. We... View Details
    Keywords: Business Model; Mission and Purpose; Environmental Management; Social Enterprise
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    • December 2019
    • Case

    The Business of Pain: Johnson & Johnson and the Promise of Opioids

    By: Erik Snowberg, Trevor Fetter and Amy W. Schulman
    This case is designed to provide an engrossing overview of stakeholder capitalism through a vigorous discussion of the conflicts that can arise when trying to serve multiple stakeholders. In 2007, Johnson & Johnson’s (J&J) subsidiary Janssen has to decide whether or... View Details
    Keywords: Opioids; Addiction; Stakeholder Capitalism; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Product Launch; Decision Making; Ethics; Social Issues; Pharmaceutical Industry
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    • 11 Feb 2019
    • Research & Ideas

    The Business of Saving the Planet

    "The fact that the benefits of addressing the problem of climate change almost certainly outweigh the costs ... does not make concerted global action to address the problem easy." —Climate Change in 2018: Implications for Business If there is one positive... View Details
    Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Energy; Green Technology
    • 2019
    • Working Paper

    Voting Trusts and Antitrust: Rethinking the Role of Shareholder Rights and Private Litigation in Public Regulation, 1880s to 1930s

    By: Naomi R. Lamoreaux and Laura Phillips Sawyer
    Scholars have long recognized that the states’ authority to charter corporations bolstered their antitrust powers in ways that were not available to the federal government. But they have also argued that the growth of large-scale enterprises operating in national and... View Details
    Keywords: Voting Trusts; Antitrust; Business and Shareholder Relations; Lawsuits and Litigation; History; United States
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    • Article

    Extending the Role of Headquarters Beyond the Firm Boundary: Entrepreneurial Alliance Innovation

    By: Jaeho Kim and Andy Wu
    Prior research on corporate headquarters (CHQ) characteristics identifies the impact of CHQ location and composition on the innovation outcomes of internal subsidiaries. However, given that external strategic alliances with high-tech entrepreneurial firms represent a... View Details
    Keywords: Alliance; Innovation; Corporate Headquarters; Geographic Proximity; Entrepreneurship; Corporate Strategy; Alliances; Joint Ventures; Innovation and Invention; Business Headquarters; Geographic Location
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    • 27 May 2019
    • Working Paper Summaries

    Voting Trusts and Antitrust: Rethinking the Role of Shareholder Rights and Private Litigation in Public Regulation, 1880s to 1930s

    Keywords: by Naomi R. Lamoreaux and Laura Phillips Sawyer
    • September 2024
    • Technical Note

    How to Pay Family Employees in a Family Business

    By: Christina R. Wing, Maryann G Bell and Kara A Perusse
    Family businesses play a pivotal role in global economies, contributing significantly to employment and wealth creation. However, managing compensation for family members within these enterprises can be complex. Family employees frequently intertwine their roles as... View Details
    Keywords: Family Business; Fairness; Compensation and Benefits; Business or Company Management
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    • 24 Apr 2014
    • News

    Leading in business and in public education

    As cochairman of the board of Loews Corporation, Andrew Tisch (MBA 1977) has played a leadership role in one of... View Details