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- 28 Apr 2003
- Research & Ideas
Supply Chain Risk: Deal With It
the key risk factors have developed from a pressure to enhance productivity, eliminate waste, remove supply chain duplication, and drive for cost improvement," says William L. Michels, CEO of consulting firm ADR North America, Ann... View Details
Keywords: by David Stauffer
- 09 Dec 2013
- Research & Ideas
Cultural Disharmony Undermines Workplace Creativity
harassment or racial discrimination—in which coworkers' morale or performance suffers even when they are not the direct targets of abuse. He coined a term for the phenomenon, "ambient cultural disharmony," which he discusses in depth in... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 2009
- Chapter
Creating Superior Customer Value in a Connected World
By: Ranjay Gulati
"In the early twenty-first century, customers are more demanding than ever, and difficult economic times make them all the more so. As customers tighten their wallets and increase their demands, firms face greater pressure to provide superior customer value. Reducing... View Details
- 2008
- Chapter
Corporate Honesty and Business Education: A Behavioral Model
By: Rakesh Khurana and Herbert Gintis
Since the mid-1970s neoclassical economic theory has dominated business school thinking and teaching in dealing with the nature of human motivation. However valuable in understanding competitive product and financial markets, neoclassical economic theory employs an... View Details
Keywords: Business Education; Ethics; Managerial Roles; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Organizational Culture; Business and Shareholder Relations; Mathematical Methods; Behavior
Khurana, Rakesh, and Herbert Gintis. "Corporate Honesty and Business Education: A Behavioral Model." In Moral Markets: The Critical Role of Values in the Economy, edited by Paul J. Zak. Princeton University Press, 2008.
- 24 Nov 2003
- Research & Ideas
Boards and Corporate Governance: A Balanced Scorecard Approach
improve effectiveness, boards must use their limited time for more strategic, value-adding purposes. Due to the greater demands on board members, it is essential that boards focus their limited time on what... View Details
Keywords: Re: Robert S. Kaplan & Krishna G. Palepu
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Effects of Climate Change - Business & Environment
Presenting new financial risks , disclosure requirements , and insurance considerations Posing operating challenges for businesses and their supply chains As climate change continues, businesses, governments, and citizens will have an... View Details
- 03 Jan 2011
- Research & Ideas
Most Popular Articles of 2010
dispersed around the globe. But the one theme that has attracted the most HBS Working Knowledge readers over our 11-year history is how to improve personal leadership skills. A third of the articles on this page relate to View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- September 2011
- Teaching Note
The Allstate Corporation (TN)
By: John R. Wells
Teaching Note for 708485. View Details
- 02 May 2016
- Blog Post
5 Facts about Clubs at HBS
Fair early in the RC year, and clubs advertise themselves to recruit members. It may feel overwhelming at first to see so many clubs hawking for you to join. And many clubs charge membership dues (often one and two-year rates) in order to... View Details
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Entrepreneurship Course Online | HBS Online
This course is part of the Entrepreneurship & Innovation track. Introduction to Entrepreneurship Essentials ENROLL NOW No application needed for our certificate programs. Start your journey today! Entrepreneurship Essentials $1,850 Next... View Details
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The Intersection of Public Relations and Photography | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School
1936-1937. The Intersection of Public Relations and Photography: Body By the 1920s, with the rise of national magazines and improved technical reproduction of photographs, photography increasingly became the medium of choice View Details
- Portrait Project
Arpit Agrawal
wanted this committed fielder. I played every game thereafter. I will always throw myself around for my team not knowing who may get inspired. I will give it my all even if chances of success improve... View Details
- 18 Sep 2012
- First Look
First Look: September 18
to sway our decisions in directions we did not initially consider? And what can we do to correct for the subtle influences that derail our decisions? The answers to these and similar questions will help you negotiate similar factors when... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Web
the Art of American Advertising - Advertising Products
Clubs Faculty & Research Business & Environment Business History Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning Entrepreneurship Faculty & Research Global Healthcare HBS Working Knowledge Institute for Strategy... View Details
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Capitalism as a System of Governance
My research interest is in further exploration of the analytic utility of an original conception of capitalism as an indirect, three level system of governance for the economic relationships within political entities, and mostly within nation states. This three level... View Details
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Alumni Career Guide - Alumni
Volunteer Alumni Career Guide What are Alumni Career Guides? These are alumni who are willing to connect with current students to share industry knowledge and career advice. Career Guides agree to respond to a student's request for... View Details
- 07 Apr 2020
- Research & Ideas
What Customers Need to Hear from You During the COVID Crisis
media, would need to be rethought. Recognizing that their existing brand creative might strike the wrong tone with people fearful for their own and their community’s health, and anxious about their personal and the world’s rapidly... View Details
Keywords: by Jill Avery and Richard Edelman
- 25 Feb 2020
- News
Task Force
eyeglasses. They took a selfie. But it wasn’t until the second-year MBA course Entrepreneurial Finance that they discovered another similarity: Each was passionate about starting a business. “We got coffee in Spangler Grille one day after class and were there View Details
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HBS - Financials | Supplemental Financial Information
First-year MBA tuition in fiscal 2023 was $73,440, unchanged from fiscal 2022. Combined tuition and fees for fiscal 2023 remained lower than that of peer business schools, and amounted to 14 percent of the School’s total revenues. Harvard... View Details
- 23 Jun 2003
- Research & Ideas
Building a Better Buyer-Seller Relationship
competition, the study of how each actor leverages its own position ("with the obvious answer," according to Narayandas: "the more powerful you are, the more you're able to improve things for... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace