Creating Shared Value - Publications - Faculty & Research

17 Jan 2019
News

The First Five Years: ‘30 Under 30’ Edition

Forbes welcoming me to the “30 Under 30.” I immediately shared the good news with my family and had a great day!” What does this honor mean to you, personally and also professionally? Pradhan: “This really is a team award. On the personal... View Details

19 Nov 2001
Research & Ideas

Wrapping Your Alliances In a World Wide Web

widespread; in a survey of fifty global manufacturing companies, 62 percent reported that they used primarily manual methods to share production schedules with their partners, with one respondent stating, "Our biggest coordination... View Details

Keywords: by Andrew McAfee

03 Apr 2006
Research & Ideas

The Competitive Advantage of Global Finance

that arise within the multinational firm, and include: How do I value a firm with assets around the world that are exposed to different country risks and currencies? When should I share ownership with a... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Financial Services

23 Sep 2013
Research & Ideas

Status: When and Why It Matters

status plays a role in the price. But we also have to admit that it is one of the best cars ever produced, and that many deem the combination of its performance characteristics and quality without equal. "To get at the symbolic value... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

16 Jun 2003
Research & Ideas

Researchers Contribute Globalization of Markets Papers

predictor of events, but the power and sometimes outrageous language used by Levitt changed the nature of debate on the issue, and created new perspectives for managers to consider as they approach world markets. Levitt's key insight... View Details

Keywords: by Working Knowledge editors

18 Nov 2010
Research & Ideas

GM’s IPO: Back to the Future

one. Based on the price range of the transaction, it is likely that the IPO will be done at a lower value per share than the average paid by the Treasury at the time of the bailout. But as with any... View Details

Keywords: by Staff; Auto

Web

Database Best Practices - Research Computing Services

potential security restrictions, including who will have access to the data and editing permissions. Planning your database Knowing your data well is a crucial first step. Ensure that you are familiar with datatypes, value ranges, missing... View Details

21 Jul 2023
Blog Post

Malcolm McClain (MBA/MPP 2023) Named First RISE Career Fellow

business that is creating economic opportunity for marginalized communities in the United States. McClain, who also completed a master’s in public policy at the Harvard Kennedy School, will serve as chief of staff at BrightUp, a... View Details

01 Oct 1998
News

A Business World Gone Global

a day, the competitiveness and sophistication of international commerce have increased enormously. In the profiles that follow, five members of the Class of 1973 share their secrets for success in today's dramatically reconfigured global... View Details

16 May 2017
First Look

First Look at New Ideas and Research, May 16

promulgated by academic economists in the 1970s, is behind the idea that corporate managers should make shareholder value their primary concern and that boards should ensure they do. The theory regards shareholders as owners of the... View Details

Keywords: Re: Multiple Faculty

16 Mar 2003
Research & Ideas

At the Center of Corporate Scandal Where Do We Go From Here?

In the world I see ahead, a world of turbulence and uncertainty where there are opportunities fraught with risk and reward, we need leaders with strong values. We need leaders who place a high value on excellence, on building... View Details

Keywords: by Kim B. Clark

31 Mar 2009
First Look

First Look: March 31, 2009

endorsement opportunities from Electronic Arts, 2K Games, and Xbox Live to add to his portfolio. Allows for a rich discussion about how superstar athletes and other celebrities can create and capture value... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

07 Jun 2016
Op-Ed

Can Brand Trump Win a Presidency?

lifestyle, these other products can add brand value and, being produced by others under license, they deliver some extra profit to the Trump organization. "In the world of representative democracy, you have to be the market View Details

Keywords: by John A. Quelch; Advertising; Media & Broadcasting

Web

Business Analysis and Valuation Using Financial Statements - Course Catalog

through two main topics: Reporting strategy analysis: assessing a firm's value proposition and identifying its key value drivers and risks; evaluating the degree to which accounting policies and standards... View Details

01 Mar 2014
News

Book Review: The Old West

—Maureen Harmon Quoted "We have to create the kind of crisis that Selma experienced .This business of orderly demonstrations is not going to do a blessed thing. We have to be ready to get hit over the head and to be jailed for our... View Details

Keywords: Maureen Harmon

17 Sep 2024
HBS Case

The Climate Targets Leaders Need to Know as Regulations Loom

vocabulary of decarbonization.” And the US Securities and Exchange Commission adopted new rules recently that will require major US publicly-listed companies to share on a yearly basis their climate risks and their greenhouse gas... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

14 Jan 2008
Research & Ideas

Mapping Polluters, Encouraging Protectors

Citizens, industrial polluters, and scholars do not usually see eye to eye—but that may change with a new Web site that monitors corporate environmental performance in the United States. According to the university professors who created... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Manufacturing; Chemical

01 Dec 2018
News

What a Difference a Community Can Make

As chair of The Harvard Business School Campaign, I am honored to have worked with all of you and thrilled that our collective efforts have been so successful to create a solid financial foundation for Harvard Business School’s future.... View Details

Keywords: John B. Hess (MBA 1977), Chair, The HBS Campaign

Robert S. Abbott

Abbott, the son of slave parents, created the Chicago Defender in 1905 with a total capitalization of twenty-five cents. By 1921, the Defender became a national newspaper, with 70 employees and a plant View Details

Keywords: Publishing & Print Media

01 Jun 2019
News

Case Study: Mind the Gap

that you would hail an Uber ride,” Berendt says. Software houses across Europe meanwhile will be able to grow their sales pipeline, access new markets, and create economic opportunities locally. The Question: With $5 million in seed... View Details

Keywords: Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services; Professional Services

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