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- 14 Jun 2010
- Research & Ideas
The Hard Work of Measuring Social Impact
Assessing an organization's impact on a large-scale societal issue such as poverty is a complex and costly effort. In the aftermath of Haiti's earthquake, for example, an organization like Oxfam America could be expected to provide data on View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- 01 Dec 2019
- News
Remix
Some women land in a lower pay grade, weighing short-term necessity against lifelong earnings potential. All of these factors can stunt, derail, or limit women’s careers, Ammerman says, but it’s also increasingly clear that they play into... View Details
- Web
2018 Financial Risk and Regulation Survey - Behavioral Finance & Financial Stability
markets. The top left figure displays treasury yields at different maturities, and shows that yields, particularly short-term yields, have begun to rise over the recent time period. This is in line with expectations that the Federal... View Details
- 06 Jul 2016
- What Do You Think?
How Do We Pay for the Costs of Globalization?
government policies, short-term corporate management thinking, the World Trade Organization (Paul saying, “Personally, I’m a long-time supporter of globalization, but the WTO decision-making process needs to be more transparent and... View Details
- Web
CSV in Practice - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
HBS ISC Creating Shared Value CSV Creating Shared Value CSV Explained Emerging Topics CSV in Practice Published CSV Cases CSV in Practice Creating Shared Value in Practice Not all profit is equal—an idea that has been lost in the narrow, View Details
- 30 Jan 2019
- Blog Post
The Life and Role of a CEO
traits/styles of successful CEOs? 1) Traits Before: Intelligence After: Awareness and judgement Throughout this course, we learned various tensions CEOs need to manage, none of which had a clear right answer (e.g., short-term vs.... View Details
- 25 May 2011
- HBS Case
QuikTrip’s Investment in Retail Employees Pays Off
investments might take years to bear fruit—though patience has paid off in the past. "This is not an organization that focuses on short-term maximization of profits," says Ton. "By putting customers and employees before... View Details
- 23 May 2024
- News
HBS After October 7
On Friday, May 17, 2024, Dean Srikant Datar, HBS Alumni Board President Andreas Stavropoulos (MBA 1997), and members of the School’s leadership held an online forum for alumni to learn more about the School’s activities and actions since October 7, 2023. Stavropoulos... View Details
- 16 Jan 2006
- Research & Ideas
Adam Smith, Behavioral Economist?
passions and the impartial spectator is the most fascinating part of Smith's TMS for me. The conflict is particularly important when studying savings decisions, since savings is exactly a decision to delay immediate gratification for a long-term interest, to stay the... View Details
Keywords: by Ann Cullen
- Web
Summer Associates | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
deadlines, and short-term and intermediate goals, to increase quality and effectiveness of the product and the experience Make sure that program staff can dedicate time to the project as well, and is positioned to continue/ implement the... View Details
- 29 Oct 2020
- Blog Post
Delving Deeper into Development with the MBA/MPA-ID Program – a Q+A with Zainab Raji (MBA/MPA-ID 2022)
African countries. I feared that during and after the outbreak populations living in poverty would be much worse-off and new populations would fall into poverty because the outbreak was taking away lives, sources of income, foreign investment, and community stability.... View Details
- 14 Jul 2003
- Research & Ideas
Understaffed and Overworked: What Now?
sure that short-term objectives support long-term goals. Andrus's strategy appears to be working well. She still has her sanity, and her team is moving ahead: "It's been a slow start, but we're making faster progress every month. So... View Details
Keywords: by Paul Michelman
- 01 Oct 1998
- News
Dinh Thi Hoa: Up from the Ashes of War
larger global strategy." Hoai and Hoa agree that short-term investments - over the next three or four years - will not realize substantial profits. But they are encouraged by the outlook five to seven years in the future. Hoa predicts... View Details
Keywords: Dun Gifford, Jr. (MBA 1992)
- 20 Oct 2010
- Op-Ed
Export Competitiveness: Reversing the Logic
effectiveness of the export-oriented approach not supported by the evidence presented at the outset of the document, why are countries not quickly abandoning the export-oriented approach? One candidate to answer this question is the View Details
Keywords: by Christian Ketels
- 08 Feb 2010
- HBS Case
Looking Behind Google’s Stand in China
economic significance. China is reluctant to be badgered by Western companies or Western governments into changing its rules and regulations. The Chinese do not yet understand international public relations and have perhaps too short-term... View Details
- 20 Sep 2019
- Research & Ideas
Solving the Riddle of How Companies Grow Over Time
investors may want to see higher growth, it may be better to sacrifice some short-term growth to gain persistence.” “The semiconductor industry isn’t a fast-growing industry,” Pisano says. “It’s an industry with some fast-growing firms.”... View Details
- 05 Feb 2019
- News
The First Five Years: Karan Shah (MBA 2016)
business grows. Outlining the overall trajectory of the business, creating long- and short-term goals, and leading a committed team are just some of the perks of being part of a family business. “Working with members of the family can be... View Details
- 19 May 2021
- Op-Ed
Why America Needs a Better Bridge Between School and Career
help young people from low-income communities launch promising careers. The applications provide an inside look at the interplay among short-term training providers, employers, colleges, and high schools. "Policymakers, employers, and... View Details
Keywords: by Joseph B. Fuller and Rachel Lipson
- Web
Business Insights Blog | HBS Online
Accounting Finance Strategic Financial Analysis Understanding your company's liquidity is essential for making informed financial decisions and ensuring long-term stability. Learn how liquidity ratios—current, quick, and cash—can help you assess View Details
- 27 May 2015
- Research & Ideas
Build 'Scaffolds' to Improve Performance of Temporary Teams
thing or two about efficiency. But it's one thing to make yourself more efficient, quite another to make a team more efficient, and still another when that team's membership is in constant flux. With short-term teams assembled on the fly... View Details