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  • 10 Sep 2022
  • News

Rules of Civility in a Sometimes-Uncivilized World

  • 01 Sep 2020
  • News

Wide Angle

much more radical solutions. I think that’s what this moment calls for, but I fear that we're not going to be out of the woods for many more months. And if we find ourselves still in these dark and dreary woods, we are going to have to be... View Details
  • 10 Aug 2016
  • Research & Ideas

Prospective Students Steer Clear of Schools Rocked by Scandal

references to vomit. Luca and his fellow researchers were curious whether the article would impact the number of applications the school received after the news spread. After all, the same phenomenon is well documented in the business world. When golfer Tiger View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Education
  • 01 Sep 2020
  • News

We Rise

and not just with our hearts—we start investing our money wisely.” —Leslie Feinzaig (MBA 2007), founder and CEO, Female Founders Alliance Research has begun to identify the myriad ways gender changes the pitch process. In a 2014 paper, HBS faculty members Laura Huang... View Details
Keywords: April White; Finance
  • July 1, 2024
  • Article

Research: Speed Matters When Companies Respond to Social Issues

By: Alison Wood Brooks, Jimin Nam, Maya Balakrishnan and Julian De Freitas
Companies and their leaders face new pressures to make public statements about controversial and sometimes divisive social and political issues. New research shows that timing matters: consumers perceive a relationship between speed and authenticity, and discount... View Details
Keywords: Perception; Social Issues; Public Opinion; Communication Strategy
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  • October 2023
  • Article

Speedy Activists: Firm Response Time to Sociopolitical Events Influences Consumer Behavior

By: Jimin Nam, Maya Balakrishnan, Julian De Freitas and Alison Wood Brooks
Organizations face growing pressure from their consumers and stakeholders to take public stances on sociopolitical issues. However, many are hesitant to do so lest they make missteps, promises they cannot keep, appear inauthentic, or alienate consumers, employees, or... View Details
Keywords: Brands and Branding; Public Opinion; Social Media; Social Issues
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  • 10 Nov 2022 - 13 Nov 2022
  • Conference Presentation

Timely Statements: Swift Brand Activism Is the Most Effective and Memorable

By: Jimin Nam, Maya Balakrishnan, Julian De Freitas and Alison Wood Brooks
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  • August 2018
  • Teaching Note

Wilderness Safaris: Ecotourism Entrepreneurship

By: James E. Austin, Megan Epler Wood and Herman B. "Dutch" Leonard
Teaching Note for HBS No. 318-040. View Details
Keywords: Sustainability; Conservation Planning; Corporate Social Responsibility; Ecotourism; Strategy; Social Enterprise; Social Entrepreneurship; Tourism Industry; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Travel Industry; Africa; Botswana
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  • 2018
  • Working Paper

Thanks for Nothing: Expressing Gratitude Invites Exploitation by Competitors

By: Jeremy Yip, Kelly Kiyeon Lee, Cindy Chan and Alison Wood Brooks
Previous research has revealed that expressing gratitude motivates prosocial behavior in cooperative relationships. However, expressing gratitude in competitive interactions may operate differently. Across five studies, we demonstrate that individuals interacting with... View Details
Keywords: Gratitude; Forgiveness; Negotiations; Emotion; Emotions; Behavior; Negotiation; Ethics
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  • 25 Jan 2013
  • Research & Ideas

Why a Harvard Finance Instructor Went to the Kumbh Mela

day and night, with just a slight pause from about 11 pm to 3 am. You smell the Mela before you see it—a combination of wood smoke and dust. And to see it is like nothing I've witnessed—and I've done field research in cities from Vietnam... View Details
Keywords: by John D. Macomber; Construction; Real Estate
  • 01 Dec 2000
  • News

Q&A: Andrew Kendall

hardwoods that routinely fall in that region because of excessive rainfall. By leaving behind the trees' branches and leaves — which is where most of the soil-building nutrients are — by using water buffalo instead of large hauling machinery, and by using portable... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management; Forestry and Logging; Agriculture; Special Design Services; Professional Services; Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations; Personal Services
  • 01 Jan 2003
  • News

James E. Burke, MBA 1949

from taking capsules contaminated with cyanide. According to the article, Burke's "defining moment" actually came six years earlier when he challenged his fellow executives to either recommit to the company credo or "tear it off the wall." Penned by J&J scion and... View Details
  • 01 Jun 2011
  • News

Where Conservation Means Business

reputed to be one of the richest men of his era, donated $5 million to Harvard University in 1924 to fund the construction of the new HBS campus. Among the artifacts is a finely crafted cherry wood “Resolutions” chest containing... View Details
Keywords: Roger thompson
  • 01 Sep 2005
  • News

New Art

match the usual expectations of ivy-covered brick buildings connected by orderly pathways, a look inside any one of those buildings reveals a less traditional scene. Wander up to the second floor of Shad Hall, for example. Gracing one stairwell is Strive, a life-sized... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services
  • 07 Oct 2011
  • News

Tea’s Time

Leigh Rawdon (foreground) with Tea Collection designers in San Martin Tilcajete, Oaxaca. The fanciful wood alebrije carvings inspired several pieces in the company’s fall collection. (Courtesy Leigh Rawdon) It didn’t take long for Leigh... View Details
Keywords: Clothing and Clothing Accessories Stores; Retail Trade
  • November 2020
  • Case

Wilderness Safaris: Responses to the COVID-19 Crisis

By: James E. Austin, Megan Epler Wood and Herman B. "Dutch" Leonard
This case is an epilogue to “Wilderness Safaris: Impact Investing and Ecotourism Conservation in Africa” (2-321-020), which ends with the emergence of the pandemic in March 2020. The final discussion area for that case can be “What should Wilderness Safari CEO Keith... View Details
Keywords: Communities; COVID-19; Ecotourism; Travel; Travel Industry; Conservation Planning; Reopening; Investor Relations; Project Strategy; Governance; Decision Making; Cash; Health Pandemics; Business and Shareholder Relations; Tourism Industry; Africa
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  • October 2020 (Revised November 2020)
  • Case

Wilderness Safaris: Impact Investing and Ecotourism Conservation in Africa

By: James E. Austin, Megan Epler Wood and Herman B. "Dutch" Leonard
In 2018 the majority ownership of publicly owned Wilderness Safaris, the leading high-end ecotourism company in Africa with safari operations in eight countries, was acquired by The Rise Fund, one of the world’s largest private social impact investing funds, and by FS... View Details
Keywords: Investing; Investing For Impact; Ecotourism; COVID-19; Equity Financing; Strategy Formulation; Profitability; Environmental And Social Sustainability; Sustainability; Conservation Planning; Corporate Social Responsibility; Investment; Social Enterprise; Social Entrepreneurship; Environmental Sustainability; Strategy; Financing and Loans; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Health Pandemics; Tourism Industry; Africa; Rwanda; Angola
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  • June 2016
  • Case

Advika Consulting Services: Challenges and Opportunities in Managing Human Capital

By: Alison Wood Brooks, Francesca Gino, Julia J. Lee and Bradley R. Staats
Keywords: Consulting Firms; Consulting Industry
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  • 03 Jan 2018
  • Sharpening Your Skills

5 Career-Related New Year’s Resolutions (and 5 Tips for Keeping Them)

Red shoes can help you stand out at the office. Credit:  iStock Welcome to January, dear readers! We at Harvard Business School Working Knowledge want nothing but the best for you in the new year. And for those of you who have made New Year’s resolutions for a better... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
  • 13 Mar 2019
  • Research & Ideas

Ignore This Advice at Your Own Peril

co-written by HBS doctoral candidate Hayley Blunden, Harvard University post-doctoral fellow Jennifer M. Logg, and HBS professors Alison Wood Brooks, Leslie K. John, and Francesca Gino. “In asking a co-worker for advice, you have this... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman