Short-termism - Publications - Faculty & Research

07 Mar 2023
Blog Post

Deconstructing LEGO’s Decarbonization

infrastructure, and drying processes likely require additional energy and emissions. Private company lessons for public ones: Private companies, such as the family-owned LEGO Group, don’t face the same regulatory requirements and View Details

09 Nov 2023
News

From the Brink

Weiss, Chepenik, and other team members that the normal fiscal tools deployed by the Federal Reserve and the Treasury Department would be inadequate. An infusion of cash, for example, might provide short-term relief but it wouldn’t solve... View Details

Keywords: Ralph Ranalli

22 Feb 2024
News

Combat-Tested Cancer Coaching

found. How can we address those? KG: So the short-term answer is navigation. So at the MMRF, for example, we have full-time nurse navigators that have come from leading academic centers. And these navigators will absolutely help walk our... View Details

19 Dec 2022
Research & Ideas

What Motivates People to Give Generously—and Why We Sometimes Don't

because you feel obligated. There are tactics that you can use to increase giving in, in the short-term, but it’s always important to consider the effects of this short-term success on people’s feelings toward that charity, in the... View Details

Keywords: by Jen McFarland Flint, HBS Alumni Bulletin

17 Jan 2018
Research & Ideas

If the CEO’s High Salary Isn't Justified to Employees, Firm Performance May Suffer

turnover, and that is incredibly costly because you have to search for new people and train them, plus you have a short-term decline in productivity,” Rouen says. “And then you have the people who stay but are dissatisfied and won’t work... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

04 Apr 2023
Book

Two Centuries of Business Leaders Who Took a Stand on Social Issues

While shareholders still reign supreme at many companies, a widespread shift toward more responsible business practices is driving more leaders to take a stand on social and environmental issues today, says Harvard Business School Professor Geoffrey Jones. Jones... View Details

Keywords: by Lane Lambert; Consumer Products; Fashion; Retail; Green Technology

25 Jan 2010
Research & Ideas

A Macroeconomic View of the Current Economy

perspective. Over the long term, a main driver of a country's exchange rate is probably its current account deficit or surplus. In the medium term, you probably want to look at inflation rates. But at the day-to-day level, changes in View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

01 Mar 2023
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How Much Does 'Deep Purpose' Matter to the Bottom Line?

unknown. Excellence: When achieving high standards matters more than short-term performance. Altruism: When a company serves customers, employees, and others first and assumes that profit will follow. Making money—a lot of it—may result... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

23 Oct 2000
Research & Ideas

The Strategy-Focused Organization

development, and employee capabilities, they can improve their position relative to competitors, so that when the external environment improves, they will enjoy profits much higher than the industry average. How senior executives react during View Details

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

07 Apr 2023
Research & Ideas

When Celebrity ‘Crypto-Influencers’ Rake in Cash, Investors Lose Big

allegations Because social media posts can affect short-term demand for specific coins or tokens, securing promotion by influencers is big business that has ensnared some big names. In February 2021, Lindsay Lohan tweeted to her more than... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz

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Health Care - Faculty & Research

associated with a 4.5% increase in ED LOS (p < 0.001). It was also associated with a 14.8% (0.2 percentage points) decrease in the probability of a 72-h return with admission (p < 0.001), implying that batching may lead to more comprehensive evaluations, reducing the... View Details

16 Jul 2020
Research & Ideas

Restaurant Revolution: How the Industry Is Fighting to Stay Alive

that’s going to be impossible.” E Pluribus Unum As a result of their shared challenges, restaurateurs are banding together to educate officials about the unique aspects of their industry that make it difficult to survive a global pandemic and to uncover solutions to... View Details

Keywords: by Michael S. Kaufman, Lena G. Goldberg, and Jill Avery; Food & Beverage

07 Sep 2006
Working Paper Summaries

Optimal Value and Growth Tilts in Long-Horizon Portfolios

Keywords: by Jakub W. Jurek & Luis M. Viceira

November 2022
Teaching Note

Proximie: Using XR Technology to Create Borderless Operating Rooms

By: Ariel D. Stern, Alpana Thapar and Menna Hassan

Founded by Nadine Hachach-Haram in 2016, Proximie was a digital medicine platform that used mixed reality and a host of digital audio and visual tools to enable clinicians, proctors, and medical device company personnel to be virtually present in operating rooms (ORs),... View Details

Keywords: Technological Innovation; Business Growth and Maturation; Growth and Development Strategy; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Decision Making; Health Industry; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry

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Purchase

04 Feb 2002
Research & Ideas

How To Do Business in Islamic Countries

political system is very short sighted, Hayes said. American politicians, who only look two years down the road to the next election, try to "placate the electorate" with short-term benefits at the expense of long-term... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

29 Mar 2022
Book

5 Qualities That Help Companies Thrive for Decades—Even Centuries

drip, drip of steady investment that pays off in gargantuan terms down the road.” The leader needs to develop the right mindset, the willingness to forego short-term profit to build a long-term business that pays back to society. “I’d be... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

13 Jan 2020
Research & Ideas

Do Private Equity Buyouts Get a Bad Rap?

benefit society: asset stripping, short-term profit at the expense of workers, and long-term stability. “There are certainly a lot of concerns around whether these kind of transactions are indeed fomenting inequality by getting rid of... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Financial Services; Banking

30 May 2005
Research & Ideas

Six Steps for Making Your Threat Credible

reputational capital often entails sacrificing short-term gains in return for long-term profit. For example, some negotiators are habitually straightforward, guarding their integrity with great care despite the potential for View Details

Keywords: by Deepak Malhotra

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Investing in Emerging Industries | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School

took off by the mid-1960s, and in 1956, along with a syndicate of other banks, Lehman Brothers made an initial public offering of the Ford Motor Company. Lehman Brothers also entered the field of commercial paper, issuing short-term debt... View Details

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Research - Behavioral Finance & Financial Stability

long-term rates By: Samuel G. Hanson , David O. Lucca & Jonathan Wright APR 2021 The sensitivity of long-term interest rates to movements in short-term rates is a central feature of the term structure. It plays a crucial role in the... View Details

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