Human Rights First - Publications - Faculty & Research

06 Sep 2005
Research & Ideas

When Product Variety Backfires

defer a purchase. Why is that? John Gourville: There are actually two questions here. The first is, "Why have companies followed the 'more is better' route?" It could be for several reasons. First, it may be that they truly have... View Details

Keywords: by Poping Lin; Consumer Products

29 Sep 2008
Research & Ideas

Financial Crisis Caution Urged by Faculty Panel

housing bubble, significant weaknesses in our financial architecture, and a deep crisis of confidence, particularly in the financial sector. He suggested that the first problem was at the heart of things and that we wouldn’t ultimately... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Financial Services

30 Jan 2017
Research & Ideas

Vanguard, Trian And The Problem With 'Passive' Index Funds

shareholders more engaged? What shape should the separation of management and ownership take in the twenty-first century? These are hugely important questions playing out live right now,” he says. The case of Vanguard Viceira explores... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Financial Services

08 May 2020
In Practice

Nonprofits Hurt by COVID-19 Must Hoard Cash to Hold On

care Over these challenging times, the need for organizations that form part of the social support net is key. Yet, it is at these times that social impact organizations are the most vulnerable. The first crunch being faced by... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost

20 Nov 2006
Research & Ideas

Open Source Science: A New Model for Innovation

of knowledge, but in practice that doesn't happen much at all. Some scientists, however, are pushing back and many say they need to rethink how they conduct science. Q: What are the risks of opening problems to outsiders? A: For firms, the View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

10 Jun 2002
Research & Ideas

How to Look at Globalization Now

Hutchison Whampoa group as an English-language broadcaster of mainly Western fare that targeted the top five percent of Asia's socioeconomic pyramid. But by the end of its first decade of operation, STAR had metamorphosed into a series of... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

12 Apr 2016
First Look

April 12, 2016

"the right environment" to promote accountability and head off future disasters. The corporate leaders we have interviewed say that culture isn't something you "fix." Rather cultural change is what you get after you've... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

25 Sep 2017
Research & Ideas

Why Politics is Failing America, and What Business Can Do To Help

disillusioned because while the names and faces changed, the partisan-driven gridlock in Washington and politicians’ focus on primary voters, special interests, and donors did not. “I was always looking for ‘who’s the right candidate?’”... View Details

Keywords: by Christina Pazzanese, Harvard Gazette

09 Dec 2021
News

Higher Returns

was very different when you started your first business in 2000. And I wonder if you can talk about your career evolution—how your professional experience sort of offered you a perspective on the ideas that you elaborate on in the book?... View Details

01 Mar 2011
News

Making Their Way

Michael, another son, plans to attend upcoming programs. Concludes Chirchirillo, “With a strong team coming along for the future, and with over 50 percent return on equity and 17 percent increase in sales in 2010, I think we are moving in the View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Rail Transportation; Transportation

29 Aug 2024
Research & Ideas

Shoot for the Stars: What to Know About the Space Economy

attention―manufacturing of launch vehicles and satellites―its growth is in fact quite strong. That’s especially true when you adjust for the quality improvements and price declines in that area; something our research is the first to... View Details

Keywords: by Kara Baskin; Aerospace

15 Jun 2018
News

Skydeck Live: The Science of a Meaningful Life

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on SoundCloud More Skydeck episodes Charles Duhigg (MBA 2003) is a Pulitzer- Prize winning journalist and a New York Times best-selling author. His first book, The Power of Habit, focused the science of habit... View Details

21 Aug 2018
First Look

New Research and Ideas, August 21, 2018

https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=53928 Homesick or Home Run? Distance from Hometown and Employee Performance: A Natural Experiment from India By: Choudhury, Prithwiraj, and Ohchan Kwon Abstract—Companies often assign workers to far-flung locations to... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

05 Oct 2021
Blog Post

First-Gen Voices: Eric Westphal on Tapping into the Global Alumni Network & Making a Difference Across Borders

and HBS alumni, Westphal came across two organizations that fit what he was looking for and he decided to move forward with two summer internships. The first was a seven-week internship with a healthcare technology startup, Cuidas,... View Details

20 Jan 2017
Research & Ideas

Here’s How Businessman Trump Is Likely to Approach the Presidency

Donald J. Trump brings business experience to the White House. Source: BasSlabbers Donald John Trump, the 45th president of the United States, will be the first to go straight from the boardroom to the Oval Office without any political... View Details

Keywords: by Christina Pazzanese

01 Dec 2003
News

Can Manufacturing Keep Its Edge?

market, up from $40 million in 1993 when the bearing was first introduced. The company is also focusing on new outlets for its products, having just developed an integrated flex pin bearing for the nascent wind energy market. This... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Manufacturing

20 Jan 2003
Research & Ideas

Fixing Corporate Governance: A Roundtable Discussion at Harvard Business School

and in sync with the larger interests of the nation— Nancy Koehn Nancy Koehn: As a historian, I would note that this is not the first time that Americans have gone through intense questioning about the system and the conduct of its... View Details

Keywords: by Garry Emmons

12 Dec 2017
First Look

New Research and Ideas, December 12, 2017

extensive literature since 2000 on the personality traits of entrepreneurs. We first consider baseline personality traits like the Big-5 model, self-efficacy and innovativeness, locus of control, and the need for achievement. We then... View Details