Strategy And Performance Measurement - Publications - Faculty & Research

06 Jan 2003
Research & Ideas

Why Expensing Options Doesn’t Solve the Problem

comprehensive disclosure will protect the investor against disaster. The tensions in the American business model surrounding the way companies measure and track their View Details

Keywords: by William Sahlman

01 Sep 2013
News

Faculty Opinion: No Magic Bullet

Image by Getty Images/Retrorocket What does it mean to be "successful"? How do you achieve your dreams? For many of us, it may mean creating an impressive list of achievements or gaining significant wealth, status, position, and power. It... View Details

May 2018
Case

The Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation's Answer Fund

By: Richard G. Hamermesh and Matthew G. Preble

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Educators

04 Nov 2002
What Do You Think?

What’s Best for the Corporate Brain?

orderly introduction of new talent into an organization, perhaps by periodically identifying and letting the lowest performers go, was applauded. One of the comments reflects this view: "What is really... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

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South Asia - Global Activities 2021

are family owned, Indian corporations, and Indian divisions of international corporations—new insights and strategies that help them take advantage of the opportunities View Details

01 Dec 2008
News

NYC Club Hosts Nonprofits

Much of the conversation during the day centered on the need for nonprofits to adopt business-like practices, including more accountability, transparency, and efficiency. Mark Rigdon, director of philanthropic View Details

01 Jun 2005
News

Bringing Hope to a Violent Land

In its place is a debilitating, often desperate condition, bequeathed to them in large measure by the apathy, greed, and ignorance of adults both near and far. That, one could... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; UNICEF; nonprofit; Social Assistance; Health, Social Assistance

01 Feb 1998
News

Short Takes

enhances business performance as well. "Community involvement can contribute to the definition and development of a company's organizational culture, which is an important determinant of corporate... View Details

Keywords: Judith A. Ross

25 Feb 2025
Blog Post

Alumni Career Journey: Lee Scott (MBA 2023) - Scaling Climate Tech Innovation

What were you doing prior to HBS? What made you decide to go to HBS? Before HBS, I worked on TPG’s impact assessment team, Y Analytics, focused on energy, agriculture, food, and industrial deals. I learned to think deeply about View Details

01 Oct 1996
News

New Releases

vision has resulted in many financially driven companies becoming more mission-oriented. In this changing climate, HBS professor Robert Kaplan and David Norton (DBA '73), president of Renaissance Solutions, offer a View Details

26 Apr 2011
Op-Ed

HBS Faculty Comment on Environmental Issues for Earth Day

Earth Day focuses the world's attention on the both the dangers and opportunities facing the planet. But sustainability and the intersection between business and the environment are issues that need to be addressed all the time, as cities grow, resources diminish, and... View Details

Keywords: by Staff; Energy; Utilities

27 Jul 2017
News

Seeing a Way Forward

are enormous obstacles, with cataract surgery costing between 18,000 to 30,000 pesos (about $1,000–$1,500 USD) in private institutions. Founded in 2011 by engineers Javier Okhuysen and Carlos Orellana, salauno helped more than 150,000... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Myers

06 Sep 2011
Research & Ideas

The Power of Leadership Groups for Staying on Track

Today's most successful leaders are focusing on sustaining superior performance by aligning people around mission and values and empowering leaders at all levels, while serving... View Details

Keywords: by Bill George

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Bibliography - A Chronicle of the China Trade

Shaping of American China Policy, 1784-1844 . Bethlehem, PA: Lehigh University Press, 1997. Fairbank, John King, Ernest R. May, and Alfred D. Chandler. America’s China Trade in Historical Perspective: The Chinese View Details

Profile

Kine Seck Mercier

studying physics and chemistry, she specialized in telecommunications “because it is one the most dynamic, innovative, and important industries in Senegal.” After graduation, she worked for France Telecom,... View Details

14 Jan 2022
Blog Post

Embracing Activism for Social Change

humbling” and a unique opportunity given the pandemic. “As COVID-19 has reminded us, private corporations rely on public programs and policy for financial assistance during times of crisis. In contrast,... View Details

09 Jun 2003
Research & Ideas

Around the World of Entrepreneurial Ventures

that have evolved from IEF, said Kuemmerle. In his words, they are: Local context matters for the frequency and form of entrepreneurial activity. A global perspective on opportunities by the entrepreneur enhances the View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

07 Jul 2023
Blog Post

Looking to Leave a Mark? Memorable Leaders Don't Just Spout Statistics, They Tell Stories

and pitches that rely on data and numbers can be more effective in some circumstances, notes the research, which Graeber conducted with Christopher Roth, a professor at the University of Cologne, View Details

01 Dec 2013
News

Double Vision

web-only offerings like dating sites and streaming content—and divided them into four ad types. Then they matched the ads with the advertisers' web traffic and online purchases in the minutes View Details

Keywords: Arts, Entertainment

21 May 2018
HBS Case

How Would You Price One of the World's Great Watches?

case exhibit. "We looked at the diameters, and then we actually measured the size of four pictures, and we noticed that the relative sizes of the pictures don’t match the... View Details

Keywords: by Roberta Holland; Fashion

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