Harm - Publications - Faculty & Research

23 Apr 2014
HBS Case

Are Electronic Cigarettes a Public Good or Health Hazard?

When electronic cigarettes first appeared a little over a decade ago, they were hailed by many as a godsend: a tool to help smokers quit while mitigating the most harmful effects of tobacco. "The [e-cigarette] market is producing, at... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Food & Beverage; Advertising

08 Sep 2020
Sharpening Your Skills

Capitalism Works Better When I Can See What You're Doing

Internal and External Responsibility Initiatives Influences Consumer ChoiceThree studies examined how firms can use transparency into social and environmental responsibility initiatives to differentiate themselves in the consumer market. Complex DisclosureCompanies... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

01 Sep 2003
News

Transforming Baker Library

compact shelving “stacks” that are both temperature- and humidity-controlled and protected from other harmful effects such as ultraviolet rays and vermin. The firm Shepley Bulfinch Richardson and Abbott began developing the concept for... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

Web

Video Clips & Discussion Questions - Creating Emerging Markets

origin effect getting better across the region – or not? Have there been situations in South Asia where innovation is harmful to company or thecommunity? How should companies deal with innovations which reduce employment? Family Business... View Details

08 Dec 2003
Research & Ideas

Is That Really Your Best Offer?

says that while the two policemen were different in temperament and appearance, his discussions with them felt "surprisingly similar": "Yarborough and Harms never stop watching, even when they're doing the talking.…... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Wheeler

27 Feb 2020
Sharpening Your Skills

How Following Best Business Practices Can Improve Health Care

for customers? Consumers Blame Business for Global Health Problems. Can Business Become the Solution? Millions of people have been harmed by cigarettes, defective merchandise, pollution, addiction and other business by-products. now,... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Health; Medical Devices & Supplies

12 Nov 2008
First Look

First Look: November 12, 2008

the same way at every school—single tie breaking—in a student-proposing deferred acceptance mechanism. Any inefficiency associated with a realized tie breaking cannot be removed without harming student incentives. Finally, we empirically... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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Demo Day | New Venture Competition

systems in industrial seafood processing facilities, converting waste into natural, high-value biopolymers that can replace harmful chemicals and petroleum-based materials using green, scalable technology. Kyra Health Lucas Hearn (MBA... View Details

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2.3.1 Drug & Alcohol Policy | MBA

possession or use of marijuana would be permitted under Massachusetts law, it remains prohibited on campus. Health Concerns Substance abuse is potentially harmful to health. In particular, synthetically-produced drugs often have... View Details

23 Aug 2019
Blog Post

A Summer of Peaks and Swells: Interning at Patagonia

Patagonia has been using 100% organic cotton in its products since 1996, it is now part of a pilot program to grow regenerative organic certified cotton and mango for its apparel and food. Patagonia has had a tremendous impact on the apparel and outdoor industry by... View Details

Keywords: Technology; Consumer Products / Retail

10 Sep 2021
Blog Post

Perspectives on Anti-Racism in the HKS Curriculum

these learnings in the business context at HBS. Austin: If the past year has taught us anything, it’s that structural racism isn’t just a public policy problem. Changing the policies, practices, and institutions that have harmed and... View Details

14 Mar 2023
Blog Post

How Inclusive Managers Create Glass-Shattering Organizations

think I'm being treated the same.’” Even in the best circumstances, many women interpret setbacks as personal failings rather than structural barriers, which harms their self-confidence. Add in a devastating pandemic that has forced many... View Details

01 Dec 2002
News

Bad Times for Business

Moss Kanter: Silos, Cronies, and the Business Monarchy When organizations are structured into narrow territories that reinforce “silos” or “cells,” that can be harmful in several ways. Under such conditions, individuals in the... View Details

01 Aug 2007
Op-Ed

Company Town: Fixing Corrupt Governments

kickbacks. A corruption scandal in Lagos could harm KPMG's reputation in New York or Shanghai. Moreover, foreign firms are bound by many laws of their home country and by international laws, notably the antibribery convention of the... View Details

Keywords: by Eric Werker

17 Mar 2022
Research & Ideas

Navigating Tradeoffs: How Purpose Becomes a Company's ‘Lighthouse in the Storm’

lifecycle analysis, food waste is a major factor,” having tremendous harmful environmental impacts due to the unnecessary expenditure of natural resources to grow products that consumers don’t actually use, plus the additional emissions... View Details

Keywords: by Ranjay Gulati

06 May 2008
First Look

First Look: May 6, 2008

emotional state, which the authors call competitive arousal, often leads to bad decisions. Managers can minimize the potential for competitive arousal and the harm it can inflict by avoiding certain types of interaction and targeting the... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

02 Apr 2015
Research & Ideas

Digital Initiative Summit: Freeing Patient Data to Enable Innovation

to remedy the information-sharing glut that is slowing health care innovation and harming patient care, according to panelists discussing "Digital Health: Freeing Patient Data to Enable Innovation" at the Digital Initiative Summit held... View Details

Keywords: Re: Karim R. Lakhani; Health

01 Oct 2021
News

Tulsa Massacre Case Fosters Timely Conversations

case raises the question of how to address historic injustices. Ratajczak steered the conversation away from past harms to the Black community to current issues that stem from them. He wondered how payments could address modern inequities... View Details

01 Feb 2022
What Do You Think?

Is Concierge Management an Answer to the “Big Quit”?

Easterbrook. As he put it, “The board would not reward Easterbrook with a full severance package due to the evidence and very real tangible and PR harm and likely civil suits to endure Of course, the relationship could not continue.”... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

29 Jan 2013
First Look

First Look: Jan. 29

describes a growing experimental literature that suggests how perceived ethics surrounding transactions with multiple partners can encourage misbehavior. It is noted that causing harm indirectly through another can protect View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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