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- 04 Nov 2009
- What Do You Think?
What is the Role of Government Vis-à-Vis Capitalism?
is purpose: What do we need governments for? as mediators between the different actors of society . What do we need economy for? value creation For those reasons we need laws and View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 15 Mar 2007
- Working Paper Summaries
Initiating Divergent Organizational Change: The Enabling Role of Actors’ Social Position
Keywords: by Julie Battilana
- Article
Are They Useful? The Effects of Performance Incentives on the Prioritization of Work Versus Personal Ties
By: Julia Hur, Alice Lee-Yoon and Ashley V. Whillans
Most working adults report spending very little time with friends and family. The current research explores the aspects of work that encourage employees to spend less time with personal ties. We show that incentive systems play a critical role in shaping how people... View Details
- 15 Sep 2022
- Research & Ideas
Looking For a Job? Some LinkedIn Connections Matter More Than Others
When it comes to seeking a new job, making connections on LinkedIn can be key to landing an offer. But building a large network on the platform isn’t as crucial View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 20 Mar 2012
- Working Paper Summaries
The Stock Selection and Performance of Buy-Side Analysts
- May 2024
- Background Note
Pricing Strategy and Channels of Distribution: Where Value Delivery and Value Capture Intersect
By: Elie Ofek
Channels of distribution are a critical component of a firm’s go-to-market strategy. A company may elect to sell its products directly to customers (DTC) without the assistance of any intermediaries or, alternatively, it may seek several channel partners to help it... View Details
- 09 May 2014
- Working Paper Summaries
‘My Bad!’ How Internal Attribution and Ambiguity of Responsibility Affect Learning from Failure
- 21 Sep 2015
- News
Helping Japan Build a Strong Economic Future
As a trade negotiator, economic official, and scholar, Naoko Munakata (MBA 1990) has been immersed in Japan’s economic revitalization effort for the last 25 years. In 2013, as... View Details
- 01 Dec 2016
- News
The Future of Books
living in an HBS case study over the last 15 years, as the book industry has been transforming itself into a more digital industry. As recently View Details
- 2022
- Article
The Pricing and Ownership of U.S. Green Bonds
By: Malcolm Baker, Daniel Bergstresser, George Serafeim and Jeffrey Wurgler
We study green bonds, which are bonds whose proceeds are used for environmentally sensitive purposes. After an overview of the U.S. corporate and municipal green bonds markets, we study pricing and ownership patterns using a simple framework that incorporates assets... View Details
Keywords: Green Bond; Pricing; Climate Finance; ESG; SRI; Sustainable; Municipal; Bonds; Environmental Sustainability; Financial Markets; Price; Ownership; United States
- 20 Jan 2003
- Research & Ideas
Fixing Corporate Governance: A Roundtable Discussion at Harvard Business School
done—the "cool" way to run an organization. A Role For Hbs Palepu: Is there anything in the curriculum or classroom we can do that might enhance some of the changes... View Details
Keywords: by Garry Emmons
- 04 Mar 2015
- What Do You Think?
Can a Laissez-Faire Approach Fix Labor Market Inequality?
suggest that no one should hold their breath waiting for a hands-off approach to work. But now a recent announcement by Walmart's management to raise minimum and average wages... View Details
- 01 Apr 2021
- Blog Post
An Aerospace Engineer Provides a Lift for Underrepresented Innovators and Entrepreneurs
for ways to make an impact on problems she was passionate about. As the daughter of immigrants (her father emigrated from Nigeria and her mother emigrated from Ghana) she... View Details
- 31 Dec 2012
- Research & Ideas
Most Popular Stories of 2012
Heskett's readers. What do YOU think? 8. The Business of Life Published: June 4, 2012 Scholarly economic theory applies to more than just business. The same causal mechanisms that drive big corporations to... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 09 Feb 2023
- Blog Post
The Sixth Year of Short Intensive Programs (SIPs) at HBS
sociological, and historical – and the ways in which these Africa-specific trends impact the opportunities and challenges in undertaking business and entrepreneurship ventures on the continent today. Drawing upon the active participation... View Details
- 01 Sep 2015
- News
The Business of Love
inspiration boards with images ranging from playful to sexy to Brooklyn, to get a better sense of the brand Jess Deckinger describes as “warm and fuzzy,” and “a cooler View Details
Keywords: April White
When Should a Social Platform Give People Fewer Choices and Charge More for Them?
Existing economic wisdom offers unequivocal advice to managers seeking to establish new platform businesses: Invest to acquire users as quickly as possible and make sure that they have ... View Details
- 26 Jun 2000
- Research & Ideas
A New Ecosystem for Business and Society
dominant form of organization has been of a hierarchy. Now and in the future, Clark said, many more people in the organization will be responsible for taking action and... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 08 Jul 2013
- Research & Ideas
Everything Must Go: A Strategy for Store Liquidation
innovation simply by ensuring that new firms have room to enter the market. Second, efficient liquidation also reduces a retailer's cost of capital by increasing the bank's confidence that View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
A commitment to conservation supports the bottom line
sustainability. “We strongly believe in the appeal of a strategy that achieves the goals of both purely financial investors and mission-driven investors, View Details