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- 26 Mar 2008
- First Look
First Look: March 26, 2008
(revised March 2008) Abstract Using a sample of 620 non-binding, majority-vote (MV) shareholder proposals between 1997 and 2004, we analyze the frequency, determinants and consequences of boards' implementation decisions. The frequency of... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 14 Jan 2022
- Blog Post
Embracing Activism for Social Change
Partnership, a pilot program implemented with the county’s mental health authority, Detroit Wayne Integrated Health Network (DWIHN), designed to create better outcomes in emergencies involving first responders and citizens with mental or... View Details
- 05 Jun 2013
- Op-Ed
Corporate Leaders Need to Step Up on Climate Change
Green initiatives are ubiquitous these days, implemented with zeal at companies like Dupont, IBM, Walmart, and Walt Disney. The programs being rolled out—lighting retrofits, zero-waste factories, and carpool incentives—save money and... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Toffel & Auden Schendler
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Online Harassment | About
administrative unit. Moving forward, we will learn from the implementation of these existing policies as applied to doxing, and we will seek input from faculty, students, and staff with a view toward... View Details
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Staff | Information Technology
more efficiently, we aim to unlock the potential of new research and ensure seamless learning experiences and career possibilities for participants. How can HBS IT help you make a difference? We’re here to help you identify and implement... View Details
- 04 May 2017
- News
How Sheryl Sandberg’s Sharing Manifesto Drives Facebook
she and Zuckerberg have implemented longer bereavement plans and more flex time for coping with life tragedies, policies which, if they spread to other companies, would offer a tangible payoff for all this... View Details
- 01 Sep 2020
- News
Navigating the Populism Phenomenon
against a populist opposition, facing accusations of “being in the hands of the elite” or “catering to special interests,” it is constrained from implementing a lot of policies business leaders might find... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Jun 2018
- News
The Evolution of Modern Pricing Models
discrimination, where companies have various prices at the same time for different customers, depending on everything from geography to browsing history. Donald Ngwe: This has always been the best-case scenario for any seller, but it hadn’t been View Details
- 01 Dec 1997
- News
Banking on HBS
Bank after a distinguished career as a Wall Street investment banker. "I wanted a program that would stimulate their thinking and make them aware of different approaches to problem solving and implementation of alternative courses of... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 31 Oct 2006
- HBS Case
Governing Sumida Corporation
goal of listing the company on the Tokyo Stock Exchange was realized in 1998. Changes to the company's retirement policy encouraged a more performance-oriented culture, and in 2000, Yawata made English the company's official language,... View Details
- 18 Jun 2012
- Research & Ideas
Better by the Bunch: Evaluating Job Candidates in Groups
produced one of the most exciting papers that I have worked on." The idea for the paper grew from a conundrum that Bohnet faced when she became faculty director of the Kennedy School's Women and Public Policy Program (WAPPP).... View Details
Keywords: by Maggie Starvish
- 27 Jan 2015
- First Look
First Look: January 27
health care providers have devoted significant efforts to improve performance regarding patient safety and quality of care. To address the lagging involvement of health care providers in the cost component of the value equation, UCLA Health piloted the View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 23 Jan 2007
- First Look
First Look: January 23, 2007
manage a company's resources. But many executives who have tried to implement ABC on a large scale in their organizations have found the approach limiting and frustrating. Why? The employee surveys that companies used to estimate... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- Web
Institute Associates - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
as a Senior Institute Associate at the Institute for Strategy and Competitiveness. Dr. Bozic has extensive research and policy experience in the growing field of value-based health care, focused on View Details
- 27 Jul 2015
- Research & Ideas
The ‘Promotion’ That Makes You Feel Bad
Companies change strategy, operational processes, and policies all the time, each shift creating a new group of winners and losers. When Steve Jobs became CEO of Apple for the second time, the culture shifted, with designers enjoying... View Details
Keywords: by Roberta Holland
- 28 Sep 2009
- Research & Ideas
Improving Accountability at the World Bank
House of Representatives on September 10, 2009. The subject of the hearing: "The World Bank's Disclosure Policy Review, and the Role of Democratic Participatory Processes in Achieving Successful Development Outcomes." [Webcast]... View Details
Keywords: by Alnoor Ebrahim
- 18 Apr 2023
- Blog Post
HBS Students and Alumni Fostering a Supportive Community
After graduating from Cornell University, where he majored in policy analysis, Joshua Mbanusi (MBA 2021) spent seven years working in education and for a nonprofit that advances equity and economic mobility in the southern United States.... View Details
- 07 Jul 2014
- Research & Ideas
Banning Big-box Stores Can Hurt Local Retailers
were centrally determined, their actual implementation was delegated to local planning authorities. "This setup gave me the opportunity to look at the variations between areas with and without regulations, but also to look at points... View Details
- 04 Sep 2019
- News
A Measured Approach
sophisticated monitoring and evaluation tools that could make a huge difference in how organizations implement and modify their projects, but they simply weren’t being used by decision-makers on the ground. A big reason they decided to... View Details
Keywords: Lisa Scanlon Mogolov
- 01 Sep 2006
- News
Faculty Books
developing organizational capabilities and managerial competencies to implement a clearly defined strategic intent. This case-based book discusses the marketing challenges faced by global U.S. companies (Bausch & Lomb, Reebok, and... View Details