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  • 23 Mar 2023
  • Research & Ideas

As Climate Fears Mount, More Investors Turn to 'ESG' Funds Despite Few Rules

Investor interest in social responsibility has skyrocketed in the past three years, even as US regulations to hold companies accountable remain in flux and the environmental, social, and governance (ESG) label itself draws backlash. Investors are willing to pay a... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Financial Services
  • 09 Jul 2020
  • Research & Ideas

It’s Time to Reset Decision-Making in Your Organization

starts with the recitation of the rules: “Participate. No thin skins. Leave your stripes [i.e., indications of rank and status] at the door. Take notes. Focus on our issues, not the issues of those above us Absolute candor is critical.”... View Details
Keywords: by Boris Groysberg and Sarah Abbott
  • February 2022
  • Article

How Global Leaders Gain Power Through Downward Deference and Reduction of Social Distance

By: Tsedal Neeley and Sebastian Reiche
We theorize about how people with positional power enact downward deference—a practice of lowering oneself to be equal to that of lower power workers—based on a study of 115 top global leaders at a large U.S. company. These leaders were charged with advancing... View Details
Keywords: Leadership; Leadership Style; Global Range; Relationships; Rank and Position; Power and Influence; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues
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Social Enterprise - Faculty & Research

boardrooms, consistently ranking at the bottom of some two dozen possible priorities. Many years ago labor conditions in Asian contract factories prompted Nike board member Jill Ker Conway to lobby for a board-level corporate... View Details
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Advisory Board - Entrepreneurship

Army Reserve where he achieved the rank of Captain, Mr. Meakem also volunteered for and served in the 1991 Gulf War. Mr. Meakem holds a B.A. cum laude from Harvard University, an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School, and an Honorary... View Details
  • 20 Jan 2014
  • Research & Ideas

Language Wars Divide Global Companies

teams as high, medium, or low, based on the intensity of this "us versus them" effect. For example, one team that ranked high on the scale, which had a dozen members located in Germany and six in the United States, suffered... View Details
Keywords: by Kim Girard
  • Web

Cases & Teaching Notes - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

Landman In 2014, Dr. Charles D. Fraser Jr., Surgeon-in-Chief of Texas Children's Hospital in Houston, was contemplating the future direction of the congenital heart disease program. The nation's largest pediatric hospital, Texas Children's was View Details
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Fortune 500 / Fortune 1000 lists

Where can I access Fortune 500 and Fortune 1000 annual rankings of the largest US corporations? MSCI Ratings via WRDS (from 2001): In WRDS, select the MSCI (formerly KLD and GMI) from Subscriptions. Select MSCI GMI Ratings Select... View Details
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Alternative Investments Course | HBS Online

How Is Private Equity Funded? Three Segments of PE Should BC Partners Exit? Show Hide Details Concepts Introduction to Private Equity Venture Capital Growth Equity Buyouts Private Equity Wrap-up Featured Exercises Calculate the value of equity Identify and View Details
  • 17 Dec 2020
  • News

Making Club History in Japan; Startup Accelerator Case Goes Virtual in Atlanta

making the HBS Club of Japan a source of inspiration and connection for alumni.” According to Tanaka, Japan ranks the lowest among developed countries in the World Economic Forum’s Gender Gap Index. “Female representation in leadership in... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
  • Research Summary

The New Social Contract: Contractors, Firms, and Agencies

The emergence of a 'new social contract' linking employees and organizations - perhaps most notable for the absence of a promise of lifelong job security - has been widely remarked. A related trend, less noted but potentially important, has been the emergence of a... View Details
  • 22 Mar 2021
  • Research & Ideas

How to Learn from the Big Mistake You Almost Make

For example, providers must check cancer patients undergoing radiation for pacemakers, which can malfunction during the treatment. Employees were asked to rank the likelihood that they would report the following near-miss scenarios, which... View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz; Health
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Bloomberg: mutual funds

How do I screen for or find performance and rankings of mutual funds in Bloomberg? To create a Fund Performance Chart that compares returns of funds across various time periods type FPC and hit GO. Use the filters to create a list of... View Details
  • June 2008
  • Case

Treadway Tire Company: Job Dissatisfaction and High Turnover at the Lima Plant

By: C. Wickham Skinner and Heather Beckham
Treadway Tire's plant in Lima, Ohio must confront strong job dissatisfaction and high turnover among its line foremen. The foremen are caught in the middle of an adversarial relationship between the union and management, and they must cope with the needs and interests... View Details
Keywords: Superior ＆ Subordinate; Labor Relations; Work Force Management; Human Resource Management; Hiring; Job Satisfaction; Management; Leadership; Retention; Rank and Position; Organizational Culture; Change Management; Selection and Staffing; Satisfaction; Personal Development and Career; Labor and Management Relations; Manufacturing Industry; Auto Industry; Ohio
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  • 19 Apr 2010
  • Research & Ideas

The History of Beauty

respect. The cast of influential and colorful characters includes Madam C.J. Walker, the daughter of former slaves in Louisiana who developed a system for straightening African-American hair, which was so successful that she ranks as... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Beauty & Cosmetics
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Greenhill House | About

in the industry, headed the investment banking division, and rose to the rank of president. In 1993, Greenhill became chairman and CEO of Smith Barney. Greenhill’s many contributions to HBS include service on the School’s Visiting... View Details
  • 02 Apr 2021
  • Research & Ideas

Salary Negotiations: A Catch-22 for Women

as she gains power, the researchers say. “This research lends further credence to the notion that it may be difficult for women to reach higher rank positions in organizations even though women may actually often practice advantageous... View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz
  • May 2013
  • Case

Wendy Peterson

By: Linda A. Hill and Alisa Zalosh
Wendy Peterson was recently promoted to Vice President of Sales at the Plano, Texas, office of AccountBack, an accounting software and services company. To penetrate a perceived market niche, Peterson hires Fred (Xing) Wu, whose familiarity with and access to Chinese... View Details
Keywords: Leadership; Conflict Management; Salesforce Management; Rank and Position; Performance Evaluation; Management Teams; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Accounting Industry; Texas
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  • 12 Aug 2020
  • Research & Ideas

Why Investors Often Lose When They Sue Their Financial Adviser

them more aware of misdeeds.” During arbitration, claimants and brokerages rank their preferred arbitrators from a random Finra-generated list, striking ones that might side with the opposing party. Brokerages typically tap into vast... View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost; Financial Services
  • 03 Jan 2023
  • What Do You Think?

How Would the Leadership Style of Girl Scouts' Frances Hesselbein Fare Today?

Scouts of the USA from 1976 to 1990, was ranked by Fortune magazine in 2015, according to her obituary, as the “37th in its list of the world’s 50 greatest leaders, ahead of Jamie Dimon, the chief executive of JPMorgan Chase.” Peter... View Details
Keywords: Re: James L. Heskett