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02 Aug 2022
Research & Ideas

6 Strategies for Building Socially Responsible—and Profitable—Companies

A dozen years ago, Harvard Business School Professor George Serafeim wondered why some companies operated with an eye toward the greater good, while most did not. Back then, he always got the same response: Corporate leaders thought social and environmental practices... View Details

Keywords: by Lane Lambert

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Working Groups Update | About

within and across groups based on considerations like our calendar, complexity, and a range of other factors. These plans complement other work done over the break—including in the MBA Program, for example, to incorporate lessons from the... View Details

12 Mar 2021
News

My Favorite Case

entrepreneurial culture relative to its Wall Street counterparts, but competition in the investment banking industry is intensifying in 1997 due to a wave of mega-mergers. The new combined banking entities are able to offer customers a broader array of products and... View Details

Keywords: Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

25 Jan 2010
Research & Ideas

A Macroeconomic View of the Current Economy

reducing their consumption (or even just planning to reduce their consumption), business managers may decide to scale back on their own operations, so as not to produce a lot of output that no one's going to buy. Firms will start laying... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

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Partners & Fellows | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

Center Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) Boston Redevelopment Authority Boston Symphony Orchestra BRAC USA Bridges Outcomes Partnerships Calvert Foundation The Children's Investment Fund Foundation Citizen Schools City of... View Details

19 Aug 2021
Op-Ed

Don't Ignore Your Employees' Misery—TAKE Control

point is the most crucial—employee trust is hard to regain once it’s lost. E = Execute your organization’s post-COVID workforce plan in a timely fashion and evaluate your progress constantly. Ultimately, the TAKE framework is about... View Details

Keywords: by Hise O. Gibson and MaShon Wilson

20 Sep 2011
First Look

First Look: September 20

reason(s) for the center's shortcomings and develop a plan of action so that this center's problems do not undermine the whole initiative toward greater scientific collaboration. Purchase this... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Case Studies - Social Impact Collaboratory

structure, and a thoughtful investment strategy that aligns with the foundation's mission. CalSTRS Takes on Gun Violence (819079) by Vikram Gandhi and Caitlin Lindsay Reimers Brumme NOVEMBER 2018 (REVISED DECEMBER 2018) In Spring of 2018, Chris Ailman, CIO of the $200... View Details

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AASU50 - Alumni

2016 Nkem A. Oghedo, MBA 2017 Tsion Tsegaye, MBA 2017 Andrew Levette III, MBA 2018 Tiana Williams, MBA 2018 HBSAAA Volunteers Over 100 alumni from the HBSAAA have joined volunteer committees to plan and support AASU50-related events and... View Details

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Providers - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

HBS ISC Health Care Health Care Value-Based Health Care Health Care Courses Fast Facts Value-Based Health Care Value-Based Health Care Cases & Teaching Notes Key Concepts Key Stakeholders Publications Team Work With Us Presentations Key Stakeholders Key Stakeholders... View Details

23 Jun 2023
News

Highlights from the Spring 2023 Alumni Board Meeting

updates on the MBA program, the campus framework planning process, fundraising and alumni engagement, and plans to enhance Reunions. The Alumni Board is a representative group of about 75 alumni who reflect... View Details

25 Apr 2011
Research & Ideas

What CEOs Do, and How They Can Do it Better

of the many actions a CEO could take during the course of a day—attending meetings, reviewing a marketing campaign, schmoozing clients on the golf course. So Sadun and her colleagues instead divided up activities with a much simpler... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

02 Aug 2016
First Look

August 2, 2016

rituals. We define a ritual as a predefined sequence of symbolic actions often characterized by formality and repetition that lack direct instrumental purpose. Using different instantiations of rituals and measures of anxiety (both... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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2018 Financial Risk and Regulation Survey - Behavioral Finance & Financial Stability

under-provision of credit due to excessive regulation. Figure 6 presents the results. Almost 60% of respondents identified political risk as posing a great threat to the financial system, and almost 50% stated that the Federal Reserve's View Details

11 Oct 2006
What Do You Think?

How Do We Respond to the “Dependency Ratio” Dilemma?

recognize that there is an optimal dependency ratio range beyond which increasingly urgent action is needed to stabilize social costs and attract investment." Several interesting actions were suggested.... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

18 Dec 2006
Lessons from the Classroom

Grooming Next-Generation Leaders

other aspects of the business? It would actually inform my decisions in a better way. I could pursue more productive lines of action for the firm.' "Business is only getting more complicated. Understanding the interactions of various... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

26 Sep 2011
HBS Case

HBS Cases: Lady Gaga

"Yo Taylor, I'm really happy for you, and I'mma let you finish, but [fellow nominee] Beyoncé had one of the best videos of all time." Millions of viewers were turned off by his impulsive bullying, and Carter and Lady Gaga, both in the audience, knew instantly... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Entertainment & Recreation; Music

03 Jun 2020
Blog Post

How to Thrive as a Remote Manager and Employee

tips from Harvard University HR: Leading Meetings: Create an agenda and send to participants in advance to keep the meeting on track. Take pauses to ensure everyone has an opportunity to participate. It may take longer for team members to jump in over phone or video.... View Details

06 Oct 2010
Research & Ideas

John Kotter: Four Ways to Kill a Good Idea

fear mongering and all the other attack strategies (more on that soon). Delay There are questions and concerns that can kill a good proposal simply by creating a deadly delay. They so slow the communication and discussion of a plan that... View Details

Keywords: by John Kotter & Lorne A. Whitehead

27 Jun 2011
Research & Ideas

Recovering from the Need to Achieve

operated this way or felt this way. Many are relieved to hear the condition has a name." Harvard is fertile ground for HNAPs, too. DeLong plans to make his book required reading in the second year courses on Authentic Leadership and... View Details

Keywords: by Kim Girard

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