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- 25 Jan 2024
- Blog Post
Climate Stories Episode #15: Hilton Augustine III on Financing Climate Ventures
phenomenon,” he observed. “Investors from endowments or sovereign wealth funds expect an ESG lens. European investors are requiring it. Climate impacts pose large risks, and if you stick your head in the sand, you are not being a View Details
- 18 Jul 2022
- Research & Ideas
After the 'Crypto Crash,' What's Next for Digital Currencies?
they can’t make an overall risk assessment. Gazette: This week, a panel of banking regulators and treasury officials from the G20 countries said it will put forward “robust” new regulations in October in response to the “intrinsic... View Details
- 19 Sep 2005
- Research & Ideas
Rethinking Company Loyalty
you, their employer. The very nature of the relationship between employers and employees has undergone a fundamental shift: Today, workers not only don't expect to work for decades on end for the same company, but they don't want to. They... View Details
Keywords: by Lauren Keller Johnson
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Harvard Business School
assistant buyer and rose to overseeing buying in Europe and Asia. He was one of the first Black executives at Macy's. Wilkinson later moved to the New York City Transit Authority, becoming executive officer for surface transit with operating View Details
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Business Economics Online Course | HBS Online
answer in the discussion board in response to a peer's question Immerse yourself in real-world, case-based examples brought to life by industry-leading companies, including Ace Ticket, The New York Times, Penguin Random House, Amgen, and... View Details
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Frequently Asked Questions - Research Computing Services
best way to contact RCS? The research inbox ( research@hbs.edu ) is the most prevalent method of contacting RCS and is recommended as it facilitates matching the request to the person on the team best suited to address the inquiry. Clients typically receive an email... View Details
- 08 Feb 2010
- HBS Case
Looking Behind Google’s Stand in China
deliberated what to do. The initial Chinese response came from a mid-level spokesperson at the Foreign Ministry, while the initial response from the United States government came from the secretary of state... View Details
- 27 Nov 2000
- Research & Ideas
The Dynamics of Standing Still: Firestone Tire & Rubber and the Radial Revolution
independent. "Firestone's historical excellence and disastrous response to global competition and technological innovation," writes Sull, "posed a paradox for industry observers: Why had the industry's best managed company... View Details
- 28 Apr 2003
- Research & Ideas
Supply Chain Risk: Deal With It
Harvard Business School The potential frequency of any hazard raises what Holmes calls "the risk manager's dilemma": "Frequency is never unarguable. You can't guarantee we'll have an earthquake, so what do you do about it?" The appropriate View Details
Keywords: by David Stauffer
- 27 Oct 2002
- Research & Ideas
Want a Happy Customer? Coordinate Sales and Marketing
structure, formal management processes, information technology, the informal social network, and people. Organizational structure is a natural beginning but most people expect too much from it. There is no "perfect" structure.... View Details
Keywords: by Benson Shapiro
- 01 Oct 1997
- News
High Fives
expectations and measurement. Donald Regan: he wasn't the most popular guy at Merrill Lynch, but he assembled something that hasn't been duplicated.” Best business advice ever received: “Buy low, sell high. Sounds simple, but it's... View Details
- 17 Dec 2008
- Lessons from the Classroom
‘Ted Levitt Changed My Life’
illness in June 2006 at the age of 81, the Bulletin's Class Notes were flooded with dozens of tributes from alumni who recalled his passion and commitment in the classroom and his lasting influence on their careers. "I was clueless going into Professor Levitt's... View Details
- 10 Sep 2020
- Research & Ideas
The COVID Two-Step for Leaders: Protect and Pivot
care workers. These responses may be focused on the immediate emergency of the pandemic with the idea of returning to business-as-usual at some point. Other companies are making deeper changes that are changing their business-as-usual... View Details
- 01 Feb 2002
- News
It's academic. (Not!)
her move from Bursa, Turkey, to play in a more competitive volleyball league in Istanbul. There was a trade-off, however: The athletics were great, but her new high school was not. "I was frustrated that I couldn't get a good academic experience," says Ton, who View Details
- 01 May 2019
- What Do You Think?
What Should the Leadership of YouTube Do?
good human judgment.” realJoannLyles added, “Tech can't make moral distinctions. Therefore, when a company fails to make moral distinctions, expect tech to fail in the same way. As one person, Susan Wojcicki is limited by her own... View Details
- 22 Jul 2019
- Book
How to Be a Digital Platform Leader
not a public square, and companies therefore have roles and responsibilities to their communities. Platforms have to maintain the efficiency on one hand and reduce the potential for evil on the other. This is a controversial position. We... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
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By: Debora L. Spar
I'll have a girl, please
American Public Media [Marketplace], 12 September 2006
DR. DEBORAH SPAR: "The ability to choose gender is really only the first... View Details
- 08 Jan 2020
- Research & Ideas
NFL Head Coaches Are Getting Younger. What Can Organizations Learn?
Post article, a mindset shift has occurred among owners and general managers responsible for hiring coaches: They are starting to embrace innovative offensive tactics, and to empower head coaches who can implement them. “For years,”... View Details
- 01 Oct 1996
- News
The Drive for Excellence: An Interview with Jim Henderson
president and served for one year on the School's faculty. There's a lot of talk these days about corporate responsibility. What are a company's obligations to its stakeholders? A company's stakeholders should expect that the company will... View Details
- 23 Aug 2019
- Sharpening Your Skills
Has the Corporate Mission Just Been Disrupted?
prioritize social benefits over shareholder reward. CEOs adding their signature to the pledge included Apple's Tim Cook, JPMorgan Chase's Jamie Dimon, Amazon's Jeff Bezos, IBM's Ginni Rometty, and GM's Mary Barra. Moving corporate social View Details