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    GUINNANE, T.; MARTÍNEZ-RODRÍGUEZ, S. (2018) “Choice of Enterprise Form: Spain, 1886-1936.” Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization, 34(1), 1-26.

    Every new firm selects a legal form. Organizing as a corporation, a limited company, or a partnership shapes the firm’s access to capital markets, its governance arrangements and tax liabilities, and its treatment in bankruptcy. We use multinomial choice models... View Details

      Global Accountabilities

      Accountability is seen as an essential feature of governments, businesses and NGOs. This volume treats it as a socially constructed means of control that can be used by the weak as well as the powerful. It contributes analytical depth to the diverse debates on... View Details

      • December 2018
      • Supplement

      The Global-Local Tension: Vodafone CEO Vittorio Colao Leading with 'International Values and Local Roots' (B)

      By: Tsedal Neeley
      Vittorio Colao, CEO of telecommunication giant Vodafone, must respond to reports of disturbing accounting practices at two of Vodafone’s operating companies. In one case, €60 million have been misreported due to a series of failures to check manual accounting... View Details
      Keywords: GLOBAL-LOCAL; Global Identity; Local Identity; Accounting Discrepency; Globalization; Leadership; Trust; Organizational Culture; Organizational Design; Organizations; Identity; Local Range; Global Range; Values and Beliefs; Accounting Audits
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      • 04 Apr 2011
      • HBS Case

      Reinventing the National Geographic Society

      emerging. Various units operated as independent fiefdoms. In 1998, Fahey was named CEO, and the task was clear: build an organization to thrive for the next 100 years. To do so, he "assembled a management team of diverse backgrounds... View Details
      Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Publishing
      • 09 Jul 2018
      • News

      The Unintended Effects of Open Office Space

      • September 2021
      • Case

      Posse Foundation: Developing Strong Leaders from Diverse Backgrounds

      By: John J-H Kim, Robin Mendelson and Julia Kelley
      Founded in 1989, Posse Foundation was a nonprofit organization with a mission of developing future leaders who reflected the U.S.’s rich diversity. The organization ran a selective, localized admissions process in 10 U.S. cities to identify outstanding students with... View Details
      Keywords: COVID-19 Pandemic; Education; Higher Education; Decision Making; Demographics; Diversity; Ethnicity; Income; Race; Values and Beliefs; Geography; Geographic Scope; Growth and Development; Leadership; Leading Change; Goals and Objectives; Growth and Development Strategy; Mission and Purpose; Partners and Partnerships; Social Enterprise; Nonprofit Organizations; Identity; Social Issues; Wealth and Poverty; Expansion; Education Industry; North and Central America; United States
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      • 13 Feb 2012
      • Research & Ideas

      The Case Against Racial Colorblindness

      organizations might ease racial tensions among a diverse workforce by stressing multiculturalism over racial colorblindness. "Shutting our eyes to the complexities of race does not make them disappear, but it does make it harder to see... View Details
      Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
      • Web

      Online Business Analytics Course | HBS Online

      business discussions and drive strategic decision-making with this free guide. Access your free e-book Upskill Your Team, Transform Your Organization Whether you represent a large multinational corporation or a small local business, we... View Details
      • 14 Jun 2010
      • Research & Ideas

      The Hard Work of Measuring Social Impact

      Quantifying performance and measuring results are no longer the sole domain of for-profit enterprises. Today, many nonprofit organizations also find themselves on the hot seat—not with stockholders but with donors who expect similar... View Details
      Keywords: by Julia Hanna
      • 09 Jun 2022
      • News

      From Truck Driver to Manager: US Foods’ Novel Approach to Staff Shortages

      • 04 Oct 2021
      • News

      How Do We Make Sure the Right People End Up with Power in Organizations?

      • 24 Feb 2021
      • Lessons from the Classroom

      What History's Biggest Wars Teach Us About Leading in Peace

      venture doesn’t necessarily succeed in another.” Similarly, “what works when leading a small organization might not work with a larger one, and a strategy that you have relied on gainfully in past negotiations might need to be entirely... View Details
      Keywords: by Lane Lambert
      • October 2009
      • Article

      Influence and Inefficiency in the Internal Capital Market

      By: Julie Wulf
      I model inefficient resource allocations in M-form organizations due to influence activities by division managers that skew capital budgets in their favor. Corporate headquarters receives two types of signals about investment opportunities: private signals that can be... View Details
      Keywords: Capital Markets; Resource Allocation; Business Processes; Capital Budgeting; Business Headquarters; Investment; Opportunities; Cost; Value; Motivation and Incentives; Equity
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      • 05 Jul 2006
      • What Do You Think?

      How Important Is “Executive Intelligence” for Leaders?

      performance of an organization has long been debated, and the debate has focused most recently on the controversy over compensation for CEOs. Jeffrey Pfeffer and Robert Sutton cite studies that maintain that no more than 10 percent of the... View Details
      Keywords: by James Heskett
      • 16 Nov 2022
      • News

      Investing in Indigenous Sovereignty

      • Blog

      Discover Upcoming HBS Executive Education Programs

      expand your contribution to your organization while fulfilling your individual goals with our broad portfolio of programs. Whether you seek a virtual program or an immersive on-campus or regional experience, a program that addresses a... View Details
      • September 2023
      • Article

      The Changing Role of Managers

      By: Letian Zhang
      This study argues that the increase in middle management in recent decades was accompanied by a major shift in managerial roles. Increased task complexity and a new management philosophy have reduced the need for direct supervision but generated a much greater... View Details
      Keywords: Managerial Roles; Leadership; Groups and Teams; Change; Organizational Structure
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      • 19 Jan 2023
      • Research & Ideas

      What Makes Employees Trust (vs. Second-Guess) AI?

      industry now. AI improves human decision-making The research emerges as LISH joins the newly launched Digital, Data, and Design Institute at Harvard. The 12-lab organization launched last year to study six themes including algorithms and... View Details
      Keywords: by Rachel Layne
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      Alumni - Business & Environment

      professional background and is tailored to fit a busy schedule. Contact us for more information. Independent Projects Your organization can post options for independent projects that provide second-year MBA students with the opportunity... View Details
      • 22 Feb 2024
      • News

      Combat-Tested Cancer Coaching

      Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Hi, this is Dan Morrell, host of Skydeck. When Kathy Giusti (MBA 1985) was diagnosed with multiple myeloma in 1996, she was overwhelmed. It was the pre-Internet era, with limited available information, but... View Details