Actionable Practice - Publications - Faculty & Research

20 Oct 2010
Research & Ideas

HBS Workshop Encourages Corporate Reporting on Environmental and Social Sustainability

changes be brought about slowly--one model shows an adoption curve ending in 2020--or with more of a big-bang approach? There appeared to be general agreement that the time for action is now. "I believe that every participant left... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Accounting

26 Apr 2011
Op-Ed

HBS Faculty Comment on Environmental Issues for Earth Day

powerful as regulations? These questions remain. But for now, financiers and investors can join Kermit the Frog in having fun being green. Joseph B. Lassiter, MBA Class Of 1954 Professor Of Management Practice In 1993, Bill Murray starred... View Details

Keywords: by Staff; Energy; Utilities

21 Feb 2012
Research & Ideas

Leadership Program for Women Targets Subtle Promotion Biases

describe how previously identified "second-generation" forms of subtle gender bias have impeded women's progress. These practices and patterns, although unintentional, favor men and create structural career blocks for women. The... View Details

Keywords: by Maggie Starvish

28 Apr 2015
First Look

First Look: April 28

differences-revealing the business strategies and practices they pioneered while building their firms. David B. Yoffie and Michael A. Cusumano have studied these three leaders and their companies for more than 30 years, while teaching... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Mar 2011
First Look

First Look: March 1

they may fail to notice when the moment is right for action on one path. They may also seem too remote and aloof to their staffs. The best leaders can zoom in to examine problems and then zoom out to look for patterns and causes. They... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

26 Feb 2001
Research & Ideas

Evolving for Success [Part One]

been anything like this ever before in human history." I was very skeptical about that. At a certain point, though, there was so much action and momentum that I said to myself, "Maybe I should try to learn from new people who... View Details

Keywords: by Staff

08 Nov 2024
HBS Case

What Wartime Service Taught These Historic Leaders

War I, Eisenhower created a miniature battlefield replica and slept out in the open with his men as they practiced their strategic maneuvers. In that early officer role, he adopted a leadership strategy that he would carry all the way to... View Details

Keywords: by Avery Forman; Entertainment & Recreation

05 Feb 2015
Research & Ideas

How New BofA Executives Learn its ’Deep Smarts’

Company's Deep Smarts offers a roadmap for ensuring that critical knowledge remains in the organization. This excerpt focuses on the executive onboarding practice at Bank of America. Dorothy Leonard is the William J. Abernathy Professor... View Details

Keywords: Re: Dorothy A. Leonard; Banking

01 Jun 2010
Sharpening Your Skills

Sharpening Your Skills: Social Reporting

their reputation and brand," says Rangan. CSR should be treated as a business discipline and practiced with the same professionalism and rigor as other aspects of a firm's strategy. "For example, many of the programs that come... View Details

Keywords: by Staff

23 Oct 2018
First Look

New Research and Ideas, October 23, 2018

actions on performance. However, standard regression models estimate only the average effects of these actions across firms. Our paper discusses how random coefficient models (RCMs) may generate new insights... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

05 May 2015
First Look

First Look: May 5

likelihood that non-compliant practices are detected, and the likelihood that detected violations are punished. However, the type of regulatory regime-compliance-based or "pay-to-pollute"-and three important cost thresholds also... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

28 Apr 2003
Research & Ideas

Shareholders Key to Corporate Reform

adequacy of that framework in practice or its ability to support the kinds of changes that are being suggested. ... Righting The Imbalance The compromised boardroom climate is a serious obstacle to good governance. Proposals for reform... View Details

Keywords: by Cynthia A. Montgomery & Rhonda Kaufman

22 Feb 2011
Research & Ideas

The Most Important Management Trends of the (Still Young) Twenty-First Century

economics research, business academics and managers will have the power to substantially improve both the practice of business and the welfare of society. My hope is that we will use that power responsibly. Carliss Y. Baldwin The two... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

21 Apr 2008
Research & Ideas

The New Math of Customer Relationships

to have packaged and measured the relationships in a way that made sense to a lot of people. Q: Many companies approach creating a good customer experience as a discrete action: a customer satisfaction program, for example. But your books detail an integrated set of... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

17 Apr 2012
First Look

First Look: April 17

multiple channels can facilitate collective action via redundancy, the sending of the same message along multiple paths or else repeatedly along the same path (Chwe, 1995 and De Jaegher, 2011). This paper offers another explanation for... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

06 Sep 2017
What Do You Think?

Summing Up: What Are the Limits of CEO Activism?

CEOs face difficult choices when deciding to speak out under the company's brand. Credit: fizkes Summing Up: Should Boards Specify Limits on CEO Activism? Opinions about suitable CEO activism—taking public positions and actions on social... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

08 Aug 2023
Research & Ideas

The Rise of Employee Analytics: Productivity Dream or Micromanagement Nightmare?

spread of epidemics, reducing congestion on highways, or finding ways to detect fraudulent transactions.The trend toward people analytics, Polzer says, is a logical extension of the era of big data, as the science of processing and identifying patterns in large... View Details

Keywords: by Ben Rand

13 Dec 2004
Research & Ideas

How Leaders Create Winning Streaks

self-scrutiny to continuously improve, respect, and cooperation. Positive behaviors lead to good problem-solving based on information and facts, teamwork and speed, and creativity and courage; in turn, good problem-solving leads to disciplines and View Details

Keywords: by Rosabeth Moss Kanter & Walter Kiechel

09 Oct 2018
First Look

New Research and Ideas, October 9, 2018

hospitals, and physicians to become more accountable for patient outcomes and total costs. The case describes new forms of partnerships for therapy optimization, management of acute care episodes, and management of chronic care patients. The case also illustrates how... View Details