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- 20 Mar 2019
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Reimagining Capitalism in a World on Fire
of policy action.” He mentioned three coalitions making strides: We Mean Business, Climate Alliance, and Environmental Entrepreneurs. Purpose and Clarity Drive Performance—but Time Is Running Out Without purpose, even if you have a... View Details
- 20 Dec 2018
- Research & Ideas
Most Popular Stories and Research Papers of 2018
decisions and shipping policies in determining purchase outcomes and profits. Consumers are less sensitive to shipping fees than to product prices, but free shipping for orders above the minimum is a strong motivator for increasing... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 02 Sep 2016
- Op-Ed
The Twitter Election
unlikely to suffice. Many voters are now looking not just for problem-solving skills but for specific policy solutions that hold up under scrutiny.Third, Trump is under-leveraging Twitter. Though he feeds his followers a continuing diet... View Details
Keywords: by John Quelch and Thales Teixeira
- 04 Sep 2019
- News
A Measured Approach
its skills and capabilities. Dan Levy, a senior lecturer in public policy at the Harvard Kennedy School—who taught many of the IDinsight founders in his courses about quantitative methods, policy analysis,... View Details
Keywords: Lisa Scanlon Mogolov
- 2021
- Book
Global Goliaths: Multinational Corporations in the 21st Century Economy
By: C. Fritz Foley, James R. Hines Jr. and David Wessel
Globalization and multinational corporations have long seemed partners in the enterprise of economic growth: globalization-led prosperity was the goal, and giant corporations spanning the globe would help achieve it. In recent years, however, the notion that all... View Details
Keywords: Multinational Firms and Management; Globalization; Economy; Economic Growth; Equality and Inequality; Employment; Policy
Foley, C. Fritz, James R. Hines Jr., and David Wessel, eds. Global Goliaths: Multinational Corporations in the 21st Century Economy. Brookings Institution Press, 2021.
- January 1998 (Revised April 1998)
- Case
Sealed Air Corporation: Globalization and Corporate Culture (B)
By: Lynn S. Paine and Karen Wruck
Sealed Air Corp.'s CEO and COO are considering what approach they should take to building a seamless corporate culture worldwide. Anticipating continuing growth and expansion, especially outside the United States, they are concerned with preserving and promoting the... View Details
Keywords: Organizational Culture; Business or Company Management; Growth and Development Strategy; Expansion; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Policy; Leadership; United States; Europe; Asia
Paine, Lynn S., and Karen Wruck. "Sealed Air Corporation: Globalization and Corporate Culture (B)." Harvard Business School Case 398-097, January 1998. (Revised April 1998.)
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control structure, risk management and compliance, policy development and enforcement and financial systems administration, implementation and training. More about working in the Financial Office Customer Base Faculty, Staff, Students,... View Details
- 13 Mar 2025
- Blog Post
Advancing Health Care Innovation and Impact with Anita Gupta (GMP 29, 2020)
lasting impact in health care. As a physician anesthesiologist and pharmacist, I had spent years advocating for access to care, navigating complex health care systems, and working on policies to address the opioid crisis. But I knew that... View Details
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3.9 Annual Notice: Higher Education Opportunity Act | MBA
3.9 Annual Notice: Higher Education Opportunity Act The Higher Education Opportunity Act requires colleges and universities that participate in federal student aid programs to disclose various aspects of the university policies and... View Details
- 22 Nov 2015
- News
Start-Up Leaders Embrace Lobbying as Part of the Job
A recent story in the New York Times that details entrepreneurs’ growing interest in shaping policy highlights the lobbying efforts of Hello Alfred, a personal butler service founded by Jessica Beck (MBA 2015) and Marcela Sapone (MBA... View Details
- 26 Oct 2017
- Research Event
In an Era of 'Fake News,' What is the Future of Advertising and Publishing?
at Harvard Business School, and the Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School. The question central to the conference was posed midway through the first panel, Social Distribution, Advertising,... View Details
- 10 Sep 2013
- First Look
First Look: September 10
participating in defined benefit (DB) pension plans. This note compares and contrasts the United Kingdom's Pension Protection Fund (PPF) with the United States' Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) to illustrate the implications of poorly designed View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 09 Sep 2013
- Lessons from the Classroom
Teaching Climate Change to Skeptics
four decades. "There are many people who believe the government is doing too much, and that the government interferes with economic growth if it enacts and implements policies around climate change; therefore, they choose not to believe... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
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1.10 Cross-Registration | MBA
1.10 Cross-Registration 1.0 Academic Information & Policies Cross-Registration Out of Harvard Business School EC students may cross-register for courses offered by another faculty of Harvard University, The Fletcher School at Tufts... View Details
- 17 May 2011
- First Look
First Look: May 17
existence of rural areas not supplied by grid electricity was an important motivation for early movers in both the U.S. and Denmark. Public policy was the problem rather than the opportunity for wind entrepreneurs before 1980, but... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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1.11 Leaves of Absence | MBA
1.11 Leaves of Absence 1.0 Academic Information & Policies Whether voluntary or involuntary (as described below), students may be on one or more leaves of absence for no longer than five years in the aggregate, without the possibility of... View Details
- 20 Apr 2016
- Research & Ideas
When CEOs Become Activists
by Cook’s business philosophy, and still others simply received the question. WHEN CEO ACTIVISM INFLUENCES POLICY POSITIONS Overall, respondents’ support for the Religious Freedom Restoration Act was significantly lower when the question... View Details
Charles Erwin Wilson
accommodate the growing demand for automobiles. His most notable accomplishments, however, were his achievements in labor relations, including his creation of an inflation-indexed wage and a uniform pension plan for all workers. Wilson’s labor View Details
Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace
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Business Source Complete | Baker Library
available HBS Executive Education & Fellows Remote access available HBS Alumni In person access only Harvard Faculty, Students, and Staff Remote access available Visitors In person access only Please use our resources responsibly. We license resources for the purposes... View Details