Creating Shared Value - Publications - Faculty & Research

10 Jan 2005
Research & Ideas

Motivation and the Cross-Sector Alliance

alliances are built. By motivations, we mean the conscious values and explicit purposes that initially drive individuals and organizations to explore the possibility of working across sectors. It is vital that each partner have clarity... View Details

Keywords: by James Austin, Ezequiel Reficco & SEKN research team

11 Oct 2021
Blog Post

Crafting a Nontraditional Path to Venture Capital and Private Equity with Morgan Sheil (MBA 2021)

operations to investing was a strategic move that Sheil saw as necessary to further develop her toolkit and influence change. “Being able to do both operations and investing will be important and necessary for creating change and pivoting... View Details

01 Dec 2003
News

Selling Digital Privacy

from mistreatment. The solution is to create institutions that allow consumers to build and claim the value of their marketplace identities and that give producers the incentive to respect them. Privacy and... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

11 May 2020
Op-Ed

Immigration Policies Threaten American Competitiveness

and 2010, America’s share of college-educated migrants within the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development nations fell from about 50 percent to 40 percent. Our recent research captures business leaders’ rising anxiety about... View Details

Keywords: by William R. Kerr

23 Oct 2006
Research & Ideas

Will the “Long Tail” Work for Hollywood?

Much has been written about the long tail phenomenon in the entertainment industries. Long-tail enthusiasts claim that low-selling books, CDs, and movies, which are not available in brick-and-mortar stores, will collectively take up a majority View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Entertainment & Recreation

14 Apr 2021
Research & Ideas

The High Cost of the Slow COVID Vaccine Rollout

reduced vaccine costs. But again, in the case of COVID-19, the value of these investments would have far outstripped the potential costs. Time to invest in horseshoe crab blood? Beyond building factories, future government investment... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Health

15 Jun 2021
News

HBS Addresses Racial Equity

its campus, the School acted quickly to address another critical challenge, one underscored by the murder of George Floyd and other highly publicized incidents of racial injustice in the United States: How does HBS create a culture and an... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie

06 Jun 2012
What Do You Think?

Is Something Wrong with the Way We Work?

created by customers and clients and their increasing expectations that we be available day and night. Even more can be laid at the feet of leadership. But ultimately the primary culprit is us. That's my sense of the comments concerning... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Consulting

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Business of Ideas - Course Catalog

“ideas” and how they shape the world in which we operate; and the big businesses that nurture, launch, and sustain idea creators as well as the supply chains that create value from them. Several questions... View Details

09 Aug 2013
Research & Ideas

Read All About It: Digital CEO Buys Traditional Media!

they used to be protected geographically, but no longer. For decades, a paper like the Post competed against a few local and even fewer national newspapers. (Despite its international reputation, the lion's share of its print revenues... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Aisner; Journalism & News; Publishing

01 Feb 1998
News

Not Your Typical Business Conference

don't let work supersede the important things in your children's lives. Alumnae who have created unique careers shared their experiences during the second morning panel. Mary L. Burton (MBA '76) talked about... View Details

03 Nov 2020
News

One Paramount Priority

In the four years since the last US presidential election, Diane Hessan (MBA 1977) has been interviewing more than 500 voters, talking about everything from gun control to COVID-19. This years-long project has made clear to Hessan that many Americans View Details

Keywords: Government

28 Feb 2005
Research & Ideas

How to Harness Auction Fever

Want to create a high-profit auction? One strategy is to create "auction fever" around your sale by generating lots of hype, having strict rather than flexible deadlines at the end of auctions, and... View Details

Keywords: by Manda Salls; Web Services; Technology

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Building Bridges to Sustainable Infrastructure with Allied Climate Partners - Recruiting

organizations out there. Take advantage of HBS resources for your research and be open to exploring less conventional roles—they could lead to exactly where you want to go. You Might Want to Read 20 May 2025 How Student-Proposed Internships Can View Details

04 Dec 2007
First Look

First Look: December 4, 2007

for evaluating mergers and acquisitions. Assumes that the criterion of a good deal is that it creates value for shareholders, i.e., has a positive deal NPV. Looks at the deal NPV from both the buyer's and... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

01 Mar 2011
News

Faculty Research Online

The valuation of forecasted cash flows can be an inaccurate process, especially when the forecasts are created by optimists who neglect to consider worst-case scenarios. In this working paper, Willard Prescott Smith Professor of Corporate... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

01 Mar 2004
What Do You Think?

Are Customer Loyalty Initiatives Worth the Investment?

to let customers acquire points or miles or any loot unconnected to the product they are using . . . It's about customers and suppliers caring for each other's success." As Alan de Winter put it, "A consistently well-delivered product or service at good View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

30 Apr 2001
What Do You Think?

Dot.Com Shakeout: Chess or Roulette?

indeed survive—as always. In his words, "Out of every disaster, you can create an opportunity. The shake-up is realignment in the offing, the Internet still provides a window of opportunity. The only problem is that to remain... View Details