Long-term Sustainability - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Mar 2023
News

Clearing the Air

this race. Jim Matheson is a senior lecturer at HBS, a special partner at Engine, a venture firm focused on tough tech, and a senior advisor and venture partner at Breakthrough Energy. He has spent the last 15 years of his career focused on climate and View Details

Keywords: April White and Dan Morrell; Illustrations by Richard Borge

23 Oct 2018
First Look

New Research and Ideas, October 23, 2018

virtually irresistible. But long-term assessments could differ, particularly if the free service reduces quality and consumer choice. In this short paper, we examine these concerns. Publisher's link:... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

01 Dec 2002
News

Building a Network for Social Enterprise in Latin America

and educational programs in social enterprise with the partnership of AVINA, a foundation that supports sustainable development in the area; the HBS Latin America Research Center (LARC); and six cooperating universities throughout the... View Details

01 Mar 2013
News

A United Front

Sustaining peak performance over not just years but decades may be the single most difficult challenge for executives, which makes Sir Alex Ferguson's 26-year run as manager of England's legendary Manchester United soccer club so... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management

23 Dec 2002
Research & Ideas

Partnering and the Balanced Scorecard

community—and focus their entire organization on enhancing the strategic partnering relationships with these constituents that drive and sustain long-term value creation. View Details

Keywords: by Robert S. Kaplan & David P. Norton

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FAQ - U.S. Competitiveness

everybody in the world—not just in the United States—more than this question of U.S. competitiveness There is no more important time than now for us to more deeply understand this question and develop answers that will allow America to View Details

30 Jun 2009
First Look

First Look: June 30

Working PapersWellsprings of Creation: How Perturbation Sustains Exploration in Mature Organizations (revised) Authors:David James Brunner, Bradley R. Staats, Michael L. Tushman, and David M. Upton Abstract Organizations struggle to... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

29 May 2018
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New Research and Ideas, May 29, 2018

diversification to long-term investors do not recede when the source of increased global return correlations is correlated discount rates. Empirically, we document a secular increase in the cross-country correlations of both stock returns... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

01 Dec 2011
News

Alumni Book Briefs

Manufacturing Excellence: A Leader’s Guide to Achieving and Sustaining Excellence by Larry E. Fast (PMD 52, 1986) (Productivity Press) Fast explains how to implement and sustain a top-down, comprehensive... View Details

Keywords: Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment; Finance; Miscellaneous Manufacturing; Manufacturing

05 Feb 2008
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First Look: February 5, 2008

Nokia, H&M), we find that instead of choosing between conflicting outcomes such as long-term strategy or short-term performance drivers, top-tier managers argue that their role is to embrace such paradoxes to make both things happen... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

01 Dec 1997
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Banking on HBS

Challenge Indeed, the Bank's stated mission is to reduce poverty and improve living standards by promoting sustainable growth and investments in people. To those ends, it provides loans, technical assistance, and policy guidance for its... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons

02 Jan 2012
Research & Ideas

Most Popular Articles of 2011

entirely or, when this is not practical, allow a certain amount of time for personal Internet activity. Employers might also consider allowing regular Internet breaks, in the same way that they offer coffee and cigarette breaks. The Impact of a Corporate Culture of... View Details

Keywords: by Staff

05 Oct 2016
What Do You Think?

Can the US Economy Regain the Growth and Prosperity of the Past?

very proficient in mobilizing capital to stoke innovation and create new industries for sustained growth. It should focus on immense global market opportunities ” Tip Parker suggested what those new global market opportunities might look... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

01 Jan 2007
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Hansjörg Wyss, MBA 1965

products can be found in hospitals from Buenos Aires to Warsaw and from Johannesburg to Tokyo. Unlike the use of casts and traction, internal fixation helps the bone heal more quickly, with better long-term results. "I knew that we could... View Details

19 Apr 2018
Blog Post

Policy, Practice, Leadership & Impact: Making a Difference with the HBS/HKS Joint Degree

on the world. A long-term view Prior to pursuing a joint degree at HBS and HKS, I worked with the Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI) in Southern Africa, supporting the Ministries of Health in Swaziland, Zimbabwe, Malawi, and South... View Details

01 Sep 2020
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Saving Grace

the markets get jumpy, as they did in March, Chapman can unlock the app with his fingerprint to see, within seconds, the state of his investments. (He can also avoid the app for months and maintain a long-term view.) The contrast with his... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint

27 May 2014
News

Crowdsourcing the Capitalist's Dilemma

The next time Professor Clay Christensen (MBA 1979) has a dilemma, he knows where he'll go for a solution: to HBS alumni. Christensen, Senior Lecturer Derek van Bever (MBA 1988), and alumni of the Building and Sustaining a Successful... View Details

Keywords: April White; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management

28 Feb 2024
Blog Post

African American Student Union Spotlight on Entrepreneurship

leveraging my experience of building Nike’s inaugural Global Supplier Diversity program, seeking to expand my impact to help other organizations conduct and sustain meaningful business relationships with the diverse communities they... View Details

16 Feb 2012
Op-Ed

Nitin Nohria: Why US Competitiveness Matters

government's sustained commitment to keeping China's economy in good health. This allows them to invest with confidence. The Chinese care about China, of course, but they are rooting for America as well. Indeed, the Brazilians, the... View Details

Keywords: by Nitin Nohria

17 Jul 2000
What Do You Think?

Where Is the Microsoft Board?

In his words, "As long as shareholder value maximization is the sole focus of Boards in a capitalistic context, objectivity in judgment is at risk: putting shareholders above all stakeholders is not a sustainable proposition,... View Details