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- 15 Nov 2017
- Research & Ideas
How Does a Social Startup Decide to Commercialize? It May Depend on the Founder's Gender
how does the founder of a social venture decide to create a hybrid rather than a traditional charity? New research suggests the decision has a lot to do with the founder’s gender. "in communities where female leadership of conventional businesses is more of a... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 01 Jun 2003
- News
Books
practices, such as the use of outsider-only boards. Acknowledging the difficulty of teaching ethics in a culture that increasingly views morality as private and relativistic, Mills still advocates a role for business schools in raising... View Details
- 07 Jun 2017
- Research & Ideas
How an African History Scholar Became a Modern Righter of Wrongs
Elkins and her students spent considerable time, before and during their immersion in Cape Town, unpacking cultural and contextual knowledge specific to South Africa, including its apartheid legacies. “Making students aware of this... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 12 Oct 1999
- Research & Ideas
Building Bridges: New Dimensions in Negotiation
mainly of "interpersonal process and tactical actions at the bargaining table" (whether literally, on the phone, or via some other connection). This can involve setting a positive atmosphere, displaying cultural sensitivity,... View Details
Keywords: by Anita M. Harris
- 07 Nov 2016
- Research & Ideas
Corporate Tax Strategies Mirror Personal Returns of Top Execs
Tax strategies used by top executives on their own taxes can also show up in the companies they run. Source: Melpomenem New research shows that top executives who prefer to reduce personal taxes appear to also influence the strategies of their companies, resulting in... View Details
Keywords: by Roberta Holland
- 14 Jan 2002
- Research & Ideas
Countries on the Cusp: The Power of Nationalism
What does nationalism mean for the world economy? And what does it have to say in a world of ever-increasing globalization? We recently put those questions to political scientist and HBS professor Rawi Abdelal. His new book, National... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 21 Dec 2015
- Op-Ed
Without Immigrants, We Wouldn't Have Google
exclusion. This is in keeping with our long-standing social compact to live and let live, allow a variety of cultures to thrive, and refrain from interfering with freedom of expression—an admirable reflection of the American ideal. And... View Details
- Web
Gender Backlash: Does Exposure to Female Labor Market Participation Fuel Gender Conservatism? - Blog: RGE Report
in the labor market. So, what factors might contribute to these shifts in attitude? HBS Professor Paula Rettl brings us a new examination of the social and political effects of what she calls the “feminization of labor markets.” Two key... View Details
- 12 Nov 2019
- News
Seismic Shift
she thought; it was about putting people in positions who were willing to push beyond office politics and take action to make diversity and inclusion mission critical. So Hoffman started her own company, which would eventually become... View Details
Keywords: Maureen Harmon
- Web
Buy Now, Pay Later: Research Links - Secondary Resources
Press, 1945). Clark, Christopher. The Roots of Rural Capitalism: Western Massachusetts, 1780-1860 (Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 1990). Ernst, Joseph Albert. Money and Politics in America, 1755-1775: A Study in the Currency Act of... View Details
- 13 Nov 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, November 13, 2018
Stitching the economic and the political results together, I provide evidence that natives’ backlash was, at least in part, due to cultural differences between immigrants and natives, suggesting that... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 29 May 2014
- Research & Ideas
Research Symposium 2014
intrusive, and negative." That wariness is costly, because feedback from the front lines is often vital to improving business practices and safety measures. With that in mind, Edmondson discussed how to foster a workplace culture of open... View Details
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
Think Locally, Act Globally
valuation of US$10.7 billion, Bharti purchased from Zain, a Kuwaiti firm, its mobile operations in 16 African nations. “It would have taken us years to achieve Zain’s scale,” Mittal explains. “Furthermore, our business model fit beautifully, and the only other major... View Details
- September 2002 (Revised November 2002)
- Case
Transformation at the IRS
By: Amy C. Edmondson, Frances X. Frei and Corey B. Hajim
Describes the service transformation occurring at the U.S. Internal Revenue Service. Plagued by a history of poor service, enormous complexity, and an insular employee base, the 100,000-person organization grapples with a turnaround process that attempts to change... View Details
Keywords: Service Delivery; Service Operations; Organizational Structure; Taxation; Organizational Culture; Transformation; Public Administration Industry; United States
Edmondson, Amy C., Frances X. Frei, and Corey B. Hajim. "Transformation at the IRS." Harvard Business School Case 603-010, September 2002. (Revised November 2002.)
- 12 Mar 2014
- Research & Ideas
Entrepreneurship and Multinationals Drive Globalization
Entrepreneurship and Multinationals: Global Business and the Making of the Modern World, and his views on subjects ranging from whether globalism has been a force for good to what Nazi Germany tells us about the difficulty in planning for View Details
- Fast Answer
FIELD Global Immersion Resources: Kenya
recent economic and political developments, risk and regulation, and the broad business environment.See EIU's Kenya dashboard. Also helpful: Go to Data Tool to download specific indicators of interest, including indicators relating to... View Details
- 04 May 2017
- News
How Sheryl Sandberg’s Sharing Manifesto Drives Facebook
co-workers acknowledging her struggle. After noting some of the other political and commercial opportunities potentially available to her—“ Walt Disney Co. CEO or California senator”—the magazine reports that Sandberg wants to stay put.... View Details
- Profile
Rocio Parra
culture and change, while Power and Influence will help me better navigate networks, politics and bias. My experience leading two HBS student clubs has also been great preparation for my job. I've learned to... View Details
Keywords: Retail
- 01 Jun 2002
- News
Africa Business Conference Creates Ongoing Forum for Change
senior associate dean for International Development, welcomed the SRO crowd in Aldrich with a smile, noting, “I'm very pleased with our market share.” Despite the challenges posed by a developing infrastructure and bouts of political... View Details
Making Sense of Past and Present
Coco Chanel climbed the ladders of her success from lover to lover, nor that she was a Nazi agent. I would have never suspected that the famous cultural patron Guggenheim pushed Chile to an economic and View Details