Double Bottom Line - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Sep 2017
News

The Biggest Industry You’ve Never Heard Of

your message aloud, you need to “sub,” or subscribe. In the 90 seconds before his next game starts, Bjerg announces the names of some 30 subscribers, each of whom just pledged $4.99 to $24.99 a month to support the player. Meanwhile, ads for Red Bull and Geico appear... View Details

Keywords: April White; illustration by Brian Stauffer; esports; Twitch; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment

06 Sep 2017
What Do You Think?

Summing Up: What Are the Limits of CEO Activism?

in setting moral tone.” Stephen Dolle commented, “I see CEO’s speaking on social injustice as a gimmick to cover themselves (on a number of other practices and issues to which Dolle objects).” Those who addressed the question also recognized its complexity. David... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

Web

Seen and Unseen | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School

a Sioux blockade built from railroad ties and telegraph line in 1868 that did succeed in a derailing . This picture also avoids showing the harsh reality of this period for Native communities from coast to coast—an effect of Euro-American... View Details

26 Jul 2006
Research & Ideas

The Strategic Way to Go to Market

more vehicles than they can sell and—unable to make money from new cars—turn to service and trade-ins to eke out margins. And at the bottom of the chain are customers trapped in high-pressure negotiations for a car that isn't the exact... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

14 Mar 2019
News

The Merchant of Osaka

(MBA 1988) is cofounder and COO. She is also the founding CEO of Mediva, the company’s consulting arm. Platanus clinics share overnight resources and electronic medical records, so their combined 2,500 at-home palliative care patients always have a direct View Details

Keywords: Health, Social Assistance

10 Jan 2005
Research & Ideas

Motivation and the Cross-Sector Alliance

frequently the case in Latin America, such a license should not be taken for granted, especially when collection of tolls appears to be a rather unpopular means of funding, as revealed from several of our interviews.6 Another example along these View Details

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

24 Nov 2014
Research & Ideas

Corrupting Silence: Companies Must Speak Up Against Bribes

for contracts in developing countries where the rule of law isn't as well enforced. In both anecdotal and empirical research, however, Healy has found that corruption may not be as necessary as it is perceived to be. In fact, at the end of the day, bribes may hurt a... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

08 Nov 2016
First Look

November 8, 2016

structures. Purchase this case: https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/916415-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 217-022 DBL Partners: Double Bottom Line Venture Capital... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

19 Nov 2001
Research & Ideas

Alfred Chandler on the Electronic Century

its new product, the mainframe computer, to capture close to 80 percent of the world's markets. On the basis of the continuing learning and high financial returns, IBM developed its System 360, which in terms of prices charged and performance expected was a full View Details

Keywords: by Alfred D. Chandler, Takashi Hikino & Andrew Von Nordenflycht; Computer; Consumer Products; Electronics; Manufacturing; Technology

23 Apr 2014
HBS Case

Are Electronic Cigarettes a Public Good or Health Hazard?

the same time giving them cover against criticism by allowing them to point to "healthier alternatives" in their product portfolios. When entrepreneurs first created e-cigarettes and marketed them as a way to quit smoking, they probably didn't intend to... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Food & Beverage; Advertising

07 Aug 2012
Research & Ideas

Off and Running: Professors Comment on Olympics

New subways or water projects need to be repaid from usage fees over the very long term. London or Beijing may upgrade a transit line to accommodate the rush of athletes and visitors, but these municipalities can and should find a way to... View Details

Keywords: Re: Multiple Faculty; Sports

17 May 2018
Blog Post

HBS/HKS Alum Regan Turner on Empowering Veterans

travel, communication, and iteration. It’s been a ton of fun, and challenging along the way.” What are your short-term and long-term goals for The Mission Continues? “In the short term, I want to see our veteran engagement and participation grow. We have a national... View Details

24 Jul 2019
Lessons from the Classroom

Can These Business Students Motivate Londoners to Do the Right Thing?

Insights Team (BIT), which became the world’s first government organization dedicated to incorporating behavioral economics into policy. BIT saw the tax letter as an opportunity to test the value of behavioral interventions in a context that would affect the... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

20 Jul 2020
Blog Post

Minorities Who 'Whiten' Job Resumes Get More Interviews

evaluate the outcome in order to meet those goals.” The bottom line for business leaders who are hiring, she says: “Once you receive applications, you need to make sure they are evaluated fairly.” About the... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

01 Feb 2000
News

No Place Like Home

Decent, affordable, and stable housing is a basic human necessity; it is also a prerequisite for maintaining a productive national work force. The bottom line speaks clearly: there's no place like home. A... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons

10 Apr 2006
Research & Ideas

Lessons from the Browser Wars

on every PC shipped in the late 1990s? Researchers line up on both sides of the argument. A recent working paper by Harvard Business School professor Pai-Ling Yin and Stanford professor Timothy F. Bresnahan offers an answer. Looking at... View Details

Keywords: by Sara Grant; Computer; Consumer Products; Technology

30 Jan 2012
Research & Ideas

Measuring the Efficacy of the World’s Managers

WMS survey. The Census Bureau already keeps general track of firms' financial performance in the United States. The WMS team plans to match the management survey data against the financial performance data in order to investigate the link between management quality and... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

30 Nov 2011
Research & Ideas

Only Capitalists Can Save Capitalism

separating corporate leaders from their rank-and-file workers has become a hot-button issue in the upcoming presidential election. And in public opinion polls, business moguls are cushioned from the bottom of the reputation scale only by... View Details

Keywords: by Maggie Starvish

11 Nov 2014
First Look

First Look: November 11

reached their limits; third, some products affecting the health and rights of the people as well as the related entities' behavior are challenging the legal and moral bottom line. These three aspects are required to establish a new... View Details