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  • 31 May 2017
  • News

Harvard professor argues for restoring 'humanity' in finance

  • 16 Mar 2003
  • Research & Ideas

At the Center of Corporate Scandal Where Do We Go From Here?

Harvard Business School Dean Kim B. Clark made these remarks to the National Press Club on February 26.What I'd like to do is talk about a topic that I think touches the very heart of our society: the issue of corporate misconduct and the recent corporate scandals that... View Details
Keywords: by Kim B. Clark
  • 05 Jul 2018
  • News

Henry Kissinger's Lessons for Business Negotiators

  • 13 Jul 2022
  • News

Reimagining the Economy: What Would It Take to Put People First?

  • 2012
  • Article

Antitrust Scrutiny of Google

By: Benjamin Edelman
I evaluate antitrust claims against Google and propose possible remedies. While Google's specific tactics are often novel, I show connections to practices deemed unlawful over a period of decades, and I identify remedies well grounded in antitrust precedent. View Details
Keywords: Competition; Antitrust; Google; Search; Non-price Terms; Digital Marketing; Lawsuits and Litigation; Advertising Industry; Information Technology Industry
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  • 24 Aug 2016
  • Research & Ideas

Can Obamacare Be Saved?

On August 15th, Aetna announced that it would reduce by 80 percent its participation in the Obama administration’s public exchanges for health insurance policies in 2017, citing significant financial losses. The move came just a few weeks after the Department of... View Details
Keywords: by John A. Quelch and Emily Boudreau; Insurance; Health
  • November 2007
  • Supplement

Differences at Work: Allie (C)

By: Sandra J. Sucher and Rachel Gordon
In Differences at Work: (C) HBS Case No. 9-408-056 Allie decides not to pursue a sexual harassment charge and instead remedies the situation by transferring to the marketing division in her company. She reflects on how powerless the situation made her feel and how it... View Details
Keywords: Emotions; Ethics; Working Conditions; Rank and Position; Power and Influence
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  • April 1979 (Revised April 1981)
  • Case

Chaircraft Corp. (B)

Discusses the purchase and installation of automated cutting equipment in a medium-sized furniture factory. The equipment has so far failed to cut costs as expected and the management is attempting to discover what the problems are and what can be done to remedy them. View Details
Keywords: Production; Cost Management; Consumer Products Industry
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  • 14 Nov 2013
  • News

Work-Family Conflict is Not the Problem. Overwork Is.

  • 24 Aug 2016
  • News

Can Obamacare Be Saved?

  • 2010
  • Working Paper

Agency Revisited

By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and Daniel F. Spulber
The article presents a comprehensive overview of the principal-agent model that emphasizes the role of trust in the agency relationship. The analysis demonstrates that the legal remedy for breach of duty can result in a full-information efficient outcome eliminating... View Details
Keywords: Ethics; Contracts; Agency Theory; Mathematical Methods; Behavior; Trust
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  • April 2021
  • Case

JPMorgan Chase's Path Forward

By: Joseph L. Bower, Nien-hê Hsieh and Michael Norris
In 2020, JPMorgan Chase announced a $30 billion Commitment to Advance Racial Equity. The Commitment included investments in housing, small businesses, and financial literacy across the U.S., and diversity, equity, and inclusion within the bank. It was part of a broader... View Details
Keywords: Racial Wealth Gap; Diversity; Race; Financial Institutions; Banks and Banking; Leading Change; Banking Industry; New York (city, NY); Chicago
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    Profits You Can Trust

    “This comprehensive layman's guide is a must-read for senior management, boards, committees, and their advisors. Writing in largely non-technical language, the expert authors provide the most concise and complete road map to understanding, preventing,... View Details
    • March 1999 (Revised February 2000)
    • Case

    Ken Hakuta: AllHerb.com

    By: Teresa M. Amabile and Nicole Tempest
    Ken Hakuta had been an entrepreneur all his life. Having started a number of consumer-oriented ventures, he became well-known as "Dr. Fad," the initiator of the "Wacky Wallwalker" toy craze in the 1980s. Wishing to strike out in an exciting new direction in 1998, he... View Details
    Keywords: Business Startups; Entrepreneurship; Health; Information Publishing; Leadership Style; Problems and Challenges; Web Sites
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    • October 2013 (Revised May 2016)
    • Case

    Ilva Steel Taranto: Providing and Polluting (A)

    By: Lena G. Goldberg, Vincent Dessain, Ottavia Pesce and Karol Misztal
    Nearly 27,000 people depended on Ilva Steel Taranto, the largest steel-making plant in Europe, for their livelihoods, but the plant's pollution fouled the environment and increased the incidence of tumors, respiratory illnesses, and deaths. In July 2012, faced with a... View Details
    Keywords: Safety; Pollutants; Business Exit or Shutdown; Health; Decision Making; Steel Industry; Europe
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    • June 2018
    • Supplement

    Knowledge Sharing at REMA 1000 (B)

    By: Tatiana Sandino and Olivia Hull
    Supplement to HBS No. 118-007, "Knowledge Sharing at REMA 1000 (A)." Chief Human Resources Officer Tore Høylie was proud of REMA 1000 (REMA)’s strong employee engagement with Workplace, Facebook’s corporate social media platform; however, some users complained that the... View Details
    Keywords: Social Network; Enterprise Social Media; Facebook; Workplace; Social and Collaborative Networks; Communication Technology; Problems and Challenges; Social Media; Retail Industry; Norway
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    • 21 Sep 2016
    • Working Paper Summaries

    Android and Competition Law: Exploring and Assessing Google's Practices in Mobile

    Keywords: by Benjamin Edelman and Damien Geradin; Telecommunications
    • October 1993 (Revised January 1994)
    • Supplement

    Japan (A), Supplement

    By: Bruce R. Scott
    In an economy marked by severe inflation, a balance of payments problem, and large investment needs for modernization, the Minister of Finance has been asked to design a remedial program that cannot include borrowing abroad. He does so, and the case describes the... View Details
    Keywords: Design; Developing Countries and Economies; Inflation and Deflation; Borrowing and Debt; Policy; Outcome or Result; Problems and Challenges; Programs
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    • November 2014 (Revised May 2017)
    • Teaching Note

    Fresno's Social Impact Bond for Asthma

    By: John A. Quelch
    The case desccribes a social impact bond (SIB) to fund home-based remediation programs designed to reduce asthma attacks among Fresno residents (especially children) and thereby save on health care costs (ambulance callouts, emergency room visits etc.). The case... View Details
    Keywords: Programs; Social Issues; Investment Return; Health Care and Treatment; Health Industry; California
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    • July 2000 (Revised August 2000)
    • Case

    AllHerb.com: Evolution of an E-tailer

    By: Teresa M. Amabile and Christina L. Darwall
    Serial entrepreneur Ken Hakuta, in the second year of his latest venture, reconsiders his original strategy of maintaining an independent, self-funded, self-led company. His Internet herbal remedy company, AllHerb.com, has already enjoyed considerable success with its... View Details
    Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Technological Innovation; Business or Company Management; Goals and Objectives; Strategic Planning; Strategy; Competitive Strategy; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry; Web Services Industry
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