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- 01 Mar 2024
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books and Podcasts
Edited by Margie Kelley Alumni Books You Got This! A Straightforward, No-Nonsense Playbook for Crushing 130+ Workplace Challenges By Heidi Abelli (MBA 1993) Palmetto Publishing Stepping into the corporate world can feel like navigating a labyrinth, especially when... View Details
- 25 Jan 2010
- Research & Ideas
A Macroeconomic View of the Current Economy
If they didn't understand it already, executives and corporate managers have learned one huge lesson over the past couple of years: macroeconomics matters. Interest rates. Exchange rates. Trade deficits. The Gross Domestic Product.... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 28 Jul 2008
- Research & Ideas
Making the Decision to Franchise (or not)
From neighborhood to neighborhood—even from block to block—customers have different tastes in the products they buy and the retail experience they find most enjoyable. As a business owner operating stores across multiple markets, is it possible to please everyone? Can... View Details
- 09 Feb 2021
- News
Investing in Entrepreneurship
become great oaks. The companies that are spawned provide employment, pay taxes, and advance the standard of living—all actions that are great for America.” Missy Crisp, a Vassar graduate who earned an MBA at night from Hofstra University... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
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Our Mission & Team | Institute for Business in Global Society
issues over his career. He led Open For Business, where he worked with business leaders and activists to collectively advocate for LGBT+ equality in challenging regions. He has also worked on developing new approaches for companies to account for their progress toward... View Details
- 01 Sep 2023
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books
meaning from our work; we bring meaning to our work.” Relating his extensive past in high-ranking executive roles, Rowan offers the reader the opportunity to ponder new perspectives and see business as a chance to serve God by... View Details
- 21 Feb 2023
- Research & Ideas
Are Your Employees Passing Up Incentives? Try Promoting the Programs More
helping people quit smoking, to eating healthier, to conserving energy, John says. Companies can take three steps to rethink incentives. Try incentives through a pilot program first. Start with a smaller group of participants and, once that is successful, branch out.... View Details
Keywords: by Scott Van Voorhis
- 22 Jun 2010
- First Look
First Look: June 22
innovation outcomes as well as the ongoing performance of existing products. We find that ambidextrous organization designs are relatively more effective in executing innovation streams than functional, cross-functional, and spinout... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
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Case Studies - Social Impact Collaboratory
concept, there are many challenges and risks in execution for the service organization, government and investors. The VELUX FOUNDATIONS: Selecting Impact Funds (819021) by Vikram Gandhi , Caitlin Lindsay Reimers Brumme and Nathaniel... View Details
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Business Insights Blog | HBS Online
Renewal Leading with Finance Management Essentials Negotiation Mastery Organizational Leadership Power and Influence for Positive Impact Strategic Financial Analysis Strategy Execution Sustainable Business Strategy Sustainable Investing... View Details
- 15 Dec 2023
- News
Exploring Business Opportunities in Africa; Alumni Grapple with Plastic Waste Problem
chain of custody certification, provide documented traceability so manufacturers, brands, and companies can trust the quality and the origin of the material they are using. Goodwin previously worked on ocean plastic issues as cofounder and CEO of View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 27 Apr 2020
- Research & Ideas
How Remote Work Changes What We Think About Onboarding
onboarding strategy and to dedicate twice as much effort and time to executing that strategy as compared to an in-person process. According to our research, when executives are asked to score their companies... View Details
Keywords: by Boris Groysberg
- 24 Apr 2012
- First Look
First Look: April 24
minds of those responsible for governance. When a business is profitable and paying healthy dividends to its stockholders, fraudulent activities and accounting irregularities can go unnoticed. However, when revenue and cash flow decline,... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 17 Oct 2022
- Research & Ideas
Why Quiet Quitters Need More Than Money to Re-Engage
micro level, the authors argue. On the macro level, companies need to send employees the message that they are valuable by retaining them, rather than resorting to layoffs when times get tough. For instance, during the pandemic, some View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 11 Dec 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, December 11, 2018
launch a new blockchain currency to facilitate financial services for unbanked and underbanked customers in emerging markets via their smartphone. Santos had to decide whether to go forward with the new plan despite regulatory risk, View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 02 Oct 2006
- Research & Ideas
Negotiating in Three Dimensions
your agent may not be enough. For example, top executive pay attorney Joe Bachelder once took his client aside after the first negotiating session. The board had selected his client to be its next CEO and... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 01 Jan 2005
- News
Joseph J. O'Donnell, MBA 1971
students' lives outside the classroom and working closely with Dean Lawrence Fouraker and Associate Dean John McArthur (who would be named Dean in 1980 and whom O'Donnell still regards as his closest friend). In addition, he served as administrative director of one of... View Details
- 08 Oct 2013
- First Look
First Look: October 8
chief executive officers (CEOs). Diversity in business is mentioned, along with self-awareness, the acceptance of feedback, and style differences among corporate leaders. Publisher's link:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 02 Apr 2001
- Research & Ideas
Not All M&As Are Alike—and That Matters
We know surprisingly little about mergers and acquisitions, despite the buckets of ink spilled on the topic. In fact, our collective wisdom could be summed up in a few short sentences: Acquirers usually pay too much. Friendly deals done... View Details
Keywords: by Joseph L. Bower
- 26 May 2016
- News
Mary Callahan Erdoes, MBA 1993
Investor Advisory Committee on Financial Markets 2013-15 Named Most Powerful Woman in Finance by American Banker 2016 Joins Board of Directors, Robin Hood Foundation Chief Executive Officer, J.P. Morgan Asset Management It’s hard to talk... View Details