Publications

Publications

Filter Results: (4,948) Arrow Down
Filter Results: (4,948) Arrow Down Arrow Up

Show Results For

Show Results For

← Page 205 of 4,948 Results →
  • 17 Oct 2006
  • First Look

First Look: October 17, 2006

converting an $11 million investment in Peruvian bonds worth $21 million into a $58 million cash payout from the country, representing the full face value of the bonds plus past-due interest. Highlights the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 20 Mar 2018
  • First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, March 20, 2018

contemplating expanding or migrating their model from B2C to B2B in order to achieve scale and profitability faster. The case is an opportunity to discuss the theoretical underpinning of creating impact in public markets, to explore how... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 17 Nov 2009
  • First Look

First Look: Nov. 17

displace—producer innovation in many parts of the economy. We argue that a transition from producer innovation to open single user and open collaborative innovation is desirable in terms of social welfare and so worthy of support by... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 01 Jun 2014
  • News

Alumni and Faculty Books for June 2014

Alumni Books Gretel II Disqualified: The Untold Inside Story of a Famous America's Cup Incident by B. Devereux Barker III (PMD 23, 1972) and John N. Fiske Jr. (CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform) Centered Leadership: Leading with Purpose, Clarity, and View Details
  • 08 Aug 2023
  • Research & Ideas

The Rise of Employee Analytics: Productivity Dream or Micromanagement Nightmare?

With more data available than ever before, why would any executive gamble on a hunch—especially for decisions that involve their own employees? An emerging field that uses data to study human behavior at work, “people analytics” is beginning to transform the workplace... View Details
Keywords: by Ben Rand
  • 15 Nov 2018
  • Blog Post

Valuing an MBA: Beyond Dollars and “Sense"

impact through collaborative movements rather than individual efforts, and to leverage and contribute to a diverse community.  Being an agenda-setter means developing a broad knowledge base, often in contrast with the specific,... View Details
  • 25 Feb 2022
  • Blog Post

Climate Stories Episode #1: Kameale C. Terry

vehicle charging stations: repairing and maintaining those stations. She is building an army of green technicians, the majority of whom are Black and Brown. “We are a sustainable people!” – ChargerHelp! CEO Kameale C. Terry Centers Her Green Job Revolution on Her View Details
  • 08 Feb 2016
  • Research & Ideas

The Civic Benefits of Google Street View and Yelp

if city regulators wanted to see the impact of licensing three new businesses on a particular block, they could monitor changes in Google Street Views, cross-referencing that data with online reviews in the neighborhood and housing... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Consumer Products
  • 15 May 2020
  • Blog Post

Words from an HBS Partner: Reflections on the Partner Experience

incredible team, and have a lasting impact on the HBS community.  HBS is your community if you are willing to make a space for yourself.  Within the section - shout-out to section H! - partners are embraced and fully integrated into the... View Details
  • 27 Mar 2019
  • News

Life Is a Startup

to do some of the things that we want. A lot of people who are graduating from business school, they might dream about making an impact on the world through working for a nonprofit, like the social... View Details
  • 21 May 2019
  • Blog Post

Asian Pacific American Heritage Month at HBS

divides, ethnic divides, religious divides, and social divides.  Chloe Ho - MBA ‘19  Growing up in Hong Kong, being Asian meant weekly Saturday dinners at my grandmother’s house, but it also meant going out for gin & tonics with my... View Details
  • 01 Sep 2017
  • News

History’s Lessons

scientific, and governmental levels—is testament to the depth and relevance of the issues that its author raised and how she wrote about them. The enduring importance of Silent Spring also speaks to the tremendous positive impact that one... View Details
Keywords: Abraham Lincoln; Ernest Shackelford; Rachel Carson
  • Profile

Mira Mehta

who were already walking the path I hoped to follow, and as a newly minted alumna, I have been warmly welcomed into a group of true change makers who are driving the country forward. My ability to make a positive impact through my View Details
  • 01 Apr 2000
  • News

Strike Up the Broad(band)

telephone-television-Internet system." Given the success of the Internet, which the authors liken to "a kind of broadband on training wheels," they predict that as broadband technology evolves during the coming years, its power to revolutionize consumer behavior could... View Details
  • Web

Departments | Employment

driven, nonprofit institution Greatly impacted by external forces such as: economic cycles; world events, non-traditional and traditional competitors, etc. External Relations External Relations provides alumni with information about the... View Details
  • October 2020 (Revised November 2023)
  • Case

COVID-19 Testing at Everlywell

By: Jeffrey J. Bussgang and Olivia Hull
In March 2020, as COVID-19 spreads rapidly across the U.S., Everlywell founder Julia Cheek considers how to respond as a small start-up specializing in at-home lab testing. After making dramatic budget cuts, she decides to pivot the organization to address the... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Business Strategy; Venture Capital; Health Care and Treatment; Health Disorders; Leading Change; Technology Adoption; Digital Platforms; Competitive Strategy; Science; Adaptation; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Crisis Management; Social Entrepreneurship; Ethics; Government Legislation; Health; Health Testing and Trials; Health Pandemics; Consumer Products Industry; Health Industry; Technology Industry; Texas; United States
Related
  • November 2012
  • Teaching Note

On Weldon's Watch: Recalls at Johnson & Johnson from 2009 to 2010 (TN)

By: Sandra J. Sucher and Clayton S. Rose
Teaching Note for On Weldon's Watch: Recalls at Johnson & Johnson from 2009 to 2010 HBS case 311-029. View Details
Keywords: Decision Choices and Conditions; Values and Beliefs; Leadership; Crisis Management; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Culture; Quality; Pharmaceutical Industry
Related
  • March 2023 (Revised January 2024)
  • Case

Deepa Bachu (A): Design Thinking at Pensaar Design

By: Thomas Graeber, Joshua Schwartzstein and Amram Migdal
In this case, set in June 2019 in Bangalore, Karnataka, India, Deepa Bachu of Pensaar Design and her team work with client ITC Ltd. to use design thinking and behavioral experiments to improve workplace safety and strive toward the company’s zero-accident goal. The... View Details
Keywords: Buildings and Facilities; Design; Education; Training; Working Conditions; Business or Company Management; Production; Business Processes; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Outcome or Result; Performance Improvement; Programs; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Groups and Teams; Labor and Management Relations; Rank and Position; Safety; Attitudes; Behavior; Motivation and Incentives; Trust; Well-being; Consulting Industry; Pulp and Paper Industry; Manufacturing Industry; India
Related
  • 20 Feb 2008
  • First Look

First Look: February 20, 2008

reasons for its limited impact on negotiation research is that extant research on social influence focuses almost exclusively on economic or structural levers of influence. With this in mind, the paper seeks... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 27 Mar 2005
  • Research & Ideas

Should I Pay the Bribe?

discusses the case and his own research. Cynthia Churchwell: You have been studying the impact and workings of corruption for several years. What spurred your interest in this area? Rafael Di Tella: I was born in Argentina, need I... View Details
Keywords: by Cynthia D. Churchwell