Strategic Perspectives in Nonprofit Management - Publications - Faculty & Research

04 May 2010
First Look

First Look: May 4

most rigorous extant methodologies for detecting "tunneling," or efforts by firms' controlling owner managers to take money for themselves at the expense of minority shareholders. We find that, in... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

20 Aug 2007
Research & Ideas

HBS Cases: Using Investor Relations Proactively

management of financial communication? Greg Miller: The French group Total and the British BP are both major players in the oil and gas industry, which is increasingly moving into the center of public... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Energy; Utilities

16 Apr 2008
Lessons from the Classroom

Chris Christensen: Legend of the Classroom

the Quartermaster General, earning the rank of captain. World War II had a significant impact on Christensen's career. The organizational challenges of warfare on a global scale encouraged the use of strategic thinking to accomplish View Details

Keywords: by Deborah Blagg; Education

12 Jan 2015
Research & Ideas

Regulators Ease Up on Companies Generating Political Benefits

because of what they did, but because of what they are? That's the question that intrigued Jonas Heese, who recently joined Harvard Business School as an assistant professor in the Accounting and Management... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

09 Feb 2004
Research & Ideas

Got a New Strategy? Now Make it Happen

organizations are rarely spontaneous. The conversation has to allow employees to be honest without risking their jobs. In most of the companies we've studied, managers talked about View Details

Keywords: by Michael Beer & Russell A. Eisenstat

22 Mar 2011
First Look

First Look: March 22

management, specialization of financial intermediation, and marketing methods. The contributors—leaders in business, government, academia, and the nonprofit sector—discuss new research and ideas about the... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

23 May 2019
Book

These Entrepreneurs Take a Pragmatic Approach to Solving Social Problems

provides crop value chain analysis, strategic consulting, public policy development, and implementation support for partners across West Africa. The private equity venture manages the $66-million Fund for... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Green Technology

28 Apr 2003
Research & Ideas

Shareholders Key to Corporate Reform

to influence boards, they need to be more strategic in getting this information to directors. In cases where shareholders vote against management... View Details

Keywords: by Cynthia A. Montgomery & Rhonda Kaufman

22 Apr 2002
Lessons from the Classroom

Entrepreneurship: It Can Be Taught

In 2000, The Entrepreneurial Manager was introduced into the required first-year MBA curriculum. The course—and its presence in the first year—marked an important milestone... View Details

Keywords: by Staff

30 Jun 2020
Book

Capitalism Is More at Risk Than Ever

updating the 10 disruptive forces identified in the first edition, showing how managers can address these challenges, and describing how public confidence in the market system... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

09 Sep 2013
Lessons from the Classroom

Teaching Climate Change to Skeptics

A few years ago, Joseph B. Lassiter traveled to San Francisco, Houston, and New York to hold discussions with Harvard alumni on the topic of business and the environment. Each time, he surveyed the audience about the touchy subject of climate change and how society... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

16 Aug 2006
Research & Ideas

Is MySpace.com Your Space?

MySpace puts the power of individual identity in play. You're not anonymous on a social networking site—you're exactly the opposite. You're presenting a managed self to the world. Q: These sites often have... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Advertising; Information; Publishing

29 Sep 2008
Research & Ideas

Financial Crisis Caution Urged by Faculty Panel

remains a strong need for talent. People skilled in general management combined with highly technical training to develop a functional perspective are best equipped to navigate... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Financial Services

15 Nov 2004
Research & Ideas

Solving the Health Care Conundrum

shouldn't wait for policy; they should act now to become early movers in leading these changes. Context Professor Porter, having conducted in-depth research and analysis on the U.S. health care market, discussed his conclusions on the... View Details

Keywords: by Michael E. Porter; Health

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