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- 12 Dec 2017
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, December 12, 2017
information in the form of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) data. However, progress is contingent on collecting evidence regarding which sustainability disclosures are financially material. To inform this issue, we examine... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 05 Jun 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, June 5, 2018
mechanical watchmaking industry had rematerialized to become the world’s leading exporter (in monetary value) of watches. This study reveals the process and mechanisms associated with technology reemergence, i.e., the resurgence of substantive and View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 13 Jan 2009
- First Look
First Look: January 13, 2009
standard measures of patent quality, we find that patents granted to firms involved in private equity transactions are more cited (a proxy for economic importance), show no significant shifts in the fundamental nature of the research, and... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 15 Aug 2006
- First Look
First Look: August 15, 2006
reserve accumulation may reduce sustainable debt levels. In addition, assuming constant debt levels does not allow addressing one of the puzzles behind using reserves as a means to avoid the negative effects of crisis: why do sovereign... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Web
Kraft Precision Medicine Accelerator - Health Care
learn so much from patients, but getting them involved requires encouragement, building trust, and growing awareness. Learn more: Patient Engagement: Five Basics Patient Engagement Through Value Patient Registries 2. Data & Analytics: Aggregating and View Details
- 22 May 2020
- In Practice
Post-COVID Health Care: More Screens, Less Red Tape?
of (systemic) invention. The opportunity, therefore, is to start reinventing the future health care delivery system that will sustainably deliver prevention and sick care in a post-COVID world. Amy C. Edmondson (@AmyCEdmondson) is the... View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost
- 28 Jul 2015
- First Look
First Look: July 28, 2015
by the interaction of partner firms that does not necessarily accrue to any of them. The extent of "ambivalent value" is unclear, but its persistence, despite changing structural market features, promises to help sustain... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 28 Sep 2009
- Research & Ideas
Improving Accountability at the World Bank
are four main recommendations that emerge from the research, which are developed further in the final section of this testimony. For the World Bank to enhance democratic participatory processes that can achieve successful development outcomes, it should: Establish... View Details
Keywords: by Alnoor Ebrahim
- 01 Sep 2018
- News
Case Study: A Good Fit
Illustration by Matt Chinworth Illustration by Matt Chinworth Every year, millions of Americans resolve to lose weight, but few sustain their loss over time, according to a report in the New England Journal of Medicine. The reason lies in... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
- 01 Dec 2002
- News
Books
for a higher standard of performance has been emerging for decades in response to the corporation's expanding presence in society. Globalization, privatization, and technology have added impetus to this trend in recent years. To be a... View Details
- 01 Dec 2007
- News
How Business Schools Lost Their Way
HBS, founded the American Association of Collegiate Schools of Business in 1916 to set standards for the professionalization of business education. Years passed with no consensus, but the Great Depression revived interest in setting View Details
- 19 Jul 2016
- First Look
July 19, 2016
ecosystem whose interests were not aligned. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=51375 Shareholder Activism on Sustainability Issues By: Grewal, Jody, George Serafeim, and Aaron Yoon Abstract—Shareholder... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 02 Jul 2024
- Blog Post
Climate Story #19: Nicole Neeman Brady (MBA 2008): The Critical Role of Business in Tackling Water Challenges
Water and Power, the largest public utility in the United States with more than $6 billion in revenue, some 12,000 employees, and, arguably, the most complex water system in the world. She left that position in March 2024 and continues to focus on View Details
- 01 Feb 1998
- News
Former HBS Dean Fouraker Dies at 74
- a process that began in the years following World War II - by limiting the increase in the size of the faculty so as to sustain the quality and unique character of the HBS community. "Larry had to make some tough decisions in this... View Details
- 02 Nov 2022
- Blog Post
Climate Stories Episode #11: Mary Jo Veverka (HBS 1978): Fostering Actionable Climate Literacy
well loved.” But MJ has found a silver lining. “I have been thrilled by the new energy and ideas that have come from their replacements as they embraced the existing programs. My commitment is to develop sustainable models that don’t die... View Details
- 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
- 01 Mar 2010
- News
Sole Mates
relationship with France. Yet at the same time, we lack a vision of where to go as a small territory. We have the highest standard of living in the Caribbean, but we miss a collective sense of pride in common achievement. Clearly,... View Details
- 01 Dec 2016
- News
Alumni Leading Change
Setting the Standard for Commercial Success As chairman of Esquel Group, Marjorie Yang (MBA 1976) oversees one of the world’s largest manufacturers of high-end cotton shirts. Founded in 1978 and headquartered in Hong Kong, Esquel employs... View Details
- 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 about firm heterogeneity and... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 10 Jun 2014
- First Look
First Look: June 10
https://archive.harvardbusiness.org/cla/web/pl/product.seam?c=33313&i=33315&cs=0fce70d96a0fde28d25d9feec060c2e7 August 2013 Business History Making 'Green Giants': Environment Sustainability in the German Chemical Industry,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne