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- 25 Aug 2017
- Op-Ed
Op-Ed: After Charlottesville, Where Does a CEO's Responsibility Lie?
Trump administration is a test of judgment and of ethics, and every prominent American business leader will be forced to make it, if they have not already. To lead an organization is to have power, and power reveals character. Having power View Details
Keywords: by Gautam Mukunda
- 12 Oct 1999
- Research & Ideas
What It Takes: Minorities in the Executive Suite
minority executives we studied didn't wait for their work environment to be perfect," he concludes. "They managed their careers using the strategies we identified. At the same time, the companies they worked for were also attempting to create a more conducive... View Details
Keywords: by Judith A. Ross
- 17 Feb 2016
- Research & Ideas
Man vs. Machine: Which Makes Better Hires?
forever? Not necessarily. “What it really shows is that whatever firms are doing right now, they could do better by eliminating discretion,” she says. But that doesn’t mean there might not be superior ways companies could better utilize... View Details
- 01 Dec 2015
- Research & Ideas
What to Do When Your Organization Has Dueling Missions
when the social mission of an organization depends on its own commercial success: More revenue means more resources to invest in the core mission. “It becomes this catch-22,” Battilana says. In “Harnessing Productive Tensions,” Battilana... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 10 Apr 2014
- Research & Ideas
Book Excerpt--‘Accelerate: Building Strategic Agility for a Faster-Moving World’
and moves firms into a future where they can grow and prosper. Without sufficient leadership in a rapidly changing world, organizations become static and eventually fail. And by sufficient leadership, in organizations of any size, I do not View Details
Keywords: Re: John P. Kotter
- 17 Feb 2014
- Research & Ideas
Companies Detangle from Legacy Pensions
Prudential could manage risk better than the automaker could on its own. That doesn't mean the deal was without its challenges. The two companies had to decide who was going to assume the assets and the liabilities—was GM going to... View Details
- 06 Nov 2012
- Op-Ed
Stop Talking About the Weather and Do Something: Three Ways to Finance Sustainable Cities
The wrath of Hurricane Sandy has illuminated a fundamental question: How do we ensure that our cities are resilient in the face of inevitable future disasters? A destroyed city is not a sustainable city. I'm making the case that it's time to stop complaining about... View Details
- 06 Jul 2009
- What Do You Think?
Are You Ready to Manage in an Irrational World?
managing successfully in an environment of uncertainty." As for what this means for educators, Joseph Holt believes that "economics and management will be taught even more effectively the more accurately they reflect a human... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 10 Nov 2008
- What Do You Think?
How Much Can You Ask of Your Customers?
Ownership Quotient, that three of us recently co-authored suggests that the benefits of customer contributions are significant. Further, an organization's best customers—measured in terms such as size, loyalty, or lifetime value—often are the most willing to go to work... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 10 Jul 2000
- Research & Ideas
Entrepreneurship in Europe
others. The flip side of that, he said, is joy in the success of others, where "immediately, where one succeeds, the other members of the community celebrate because they believe that means they, too, can be on the road to... View Details
Keywords: by Kenneth Liss
- Profile
Hiroshi Mikitani
followed that path, he said later. In Rakuten, which means “optimism” in Japanese, Mikitani foresaw a way to revitalize Japan’s sagging economy by helping small business owners find a profitable presence on the Internet.... View Details
- 12 Apr 2018
- Blog Post
Reading Between the Lines: How to Spot the Skills You Need Among the Resumes You Get
correspondences between previous jobs and the position at hand, but has to rely on clues for the “right mindset.” For Tamblyn, that means rigorous analytical skills, a data driven approach to problem solving, and a capacity to adapt to... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- 15 Jun 2020
- Blog Post
Black MBA Students Pen Letters to the HBS Community: Letter 1/5
painful reality of being Black in America. Because, guess what? Watching the repeated destruction of Black bodies hurts like hell. Thank you to everyone who reached out to check-in – it truly means a lot to me. But, I’m angry. I do not... View Details
- 06 Mar 2025
- Blog Post
IFC India 2025: Sustainability in Action: Inside Hindustan Unilever’s Public Sanitation and Plastic Recycling Facilities
underutilization. HUL set out nearly a decade ago to challenge this broken model through Suvidha Centers – community-focused sanitation solutions in urban slums. True to its name, meaning “convenience” in Hindi, the Suvidha Center we... View Details
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SAS/CONNECT - Research Computing Services
crsp '/wrds/crsp/sasdata'; proc means data=crsp.dport1; run; proc freq data=crsp.dport2; tables permno / out=dport2; run; proc print data=dport2; run; endrsubmit; signoff; Example 3. Remote Library Services: Access remote data to process... View Details
- Web
HBSGrid Terms of Service - Research Computing Services
community, I understand that I may have access to Confidential Information in the course of my activities. For purposes of this Agreement, "Confidential Information" shall have the meaning set forth in the Harvard Enterprise Information... View Details
- Web
Affinity Groups | Employment
faculty from historically-marginalized groups. Our efforts foster an environment of excellence, inclusion, and equity. African-American The Association of Black Faculty, Administrators and Fellows (ABFAF) strives to support and advocate for the University's Black... View Details
- 01 Sep 2012
- News
Curb Your Smartphone Habit
workers always being “on”? There’s lots of evidence that working more doesn’t necessarily mean working better. With projects that require creativity, teamwork, and innovation, you come to a point where working more has diminishing... View Details
- 01 Dec 2020
- News
Two Truths and a Lie About 5G
major developments: Ericsson opened its first 5G-enabled smart factory in the United States, Apple unveiled its first 5G-enabled phone, and carriers like AT&T and Verizon have been preparing their customers for major transition. So has 5G’s moment finally arrived, and... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
- 20 Feb 2013
- News
Thanking Veterans Online
and for their souls," said Hall. "Troop ID provides companies with a means of giving vets that recognition in a systemic way. For the veteran, it's not about the discount; it's about the gesture American businesses make to show they... View Details