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  • 31 Aug 2015
  • Research & Ideas

How Ben Franklin’s ‘Way to Wealth’ Introduced American Capitalism to the World

about the nature of our economic system,” he says. “It helps us understand our moment in time, which seems quite critical.” Franklin’s reputation as a living legend no doubt helped facilitate the relatively quick spread of his writings,... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
  • 09 Mar 2012
  • Working Paper Summaries

Causes and Consequences of Firm Disclosures of Anticorruption Efforts

Keywords: by Paul Healy & George Serafeim
  • 25 Mar 2009
  • Working Paper Summaries

Demographics, Career Concerns or Social Comparison: Who Games SSRN Download Counts?

Keywords: by Benjamin G. Edelman & Ian I. Larkin; Education
  • Web

Mid-US - Global

Motivated by a pivotal life experience and deep concern for racial health inequities, Martin transitions from a successful hedge fund career to champion health equity through WellWithAll. He leverages his extensive network and industry View Details
  • Web

Finance - Faculty & Research

journey from his office in Bad Homburg, Germany. With revenues of 22 billion and a mission to advance patient care, Fresenius had built a strong reputation through decades of acquisitions and dividend growth. However, between 2017 and... View Details
  • May–June 2023
  • Article

A New Approach to Building Your Personal Brand: How to Communicate Your Value

By: Jill Avery and Rachel Greenwald
For better or worse, in today’s world everyone is a brand. Whether you’re applying for a job, asking for a promotion, or writing a dating profile, your success will depend on getting others to recognize your value. So you need to get comfortable marketing... View Details
Keywords: Personal Brand; Influencer Marketing; Leadership Development; Marketing; Brands and Branding; Identity; Reputation; Competency and Skills
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  • 2017
  • Working Paper

Creating the Market for Organic Wine: Sulfites, Certification, and Green Values

By: Geoffrey Jones and Emily Grandjean
This working paper examines the history of organic wine, which provides a case study of failed category creation. The modern organic wine industry emerged during the 1970s in the United States and Western Europe, but it struggled to gain traction compared to other... View Details
Keywords: Product Launch; Failure; Problems and Challenges; Complexity; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Food and Beverage Industry
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    BUSINESS ETHICS: WHAT EVERYONE NEEDS TO KNOW

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    • 06 Mar 2012
    • First Look

    First Look: March 6

      PublicationsStrength in Numbers: The Political Power of Weak Interests Author:Gunnar Trumbull Publication:Harvard University Press, forthcoming Abstract This book investigates the sources of interest group influence has on public policy. Trumbull argues that diffuse... View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
    • February 2017 (Revised December 2018)
    • Case

    From Start-Up to Grown-Up Nation: The Future of the Israeli Innovation Ecosystem (Abridged)

    By: Elie Ofek and Margot Eiran
    In June 2016, Benjamin (Bibi) Netanyahu, Prime Minister of Israel, wrestled with how to sustain Israel’s strong innovation track record and the country’s reputation as the “start-up nation.” Despite the economic miracle the country had wrought since its founding, he... View Details
    Keywords: Innovation and Management; Entrepreneurship; Business Startups; Government and Politics; Economy; Equality and Inequality; Israel
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    • July 2024
    • Case

    Roja Garimella: Developing a Founder's Judgment

    By: Reza Satchu and Patrick Sanguineti
    Roja Garimella’s path to becoming a founder was anything but straight. Setting her sights on a career in medicine since childhood, she committed to medical school with her acceptance to college. And yet, throughout her studies, she continually explored alternative... View Details
    Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Personal Development and Career; Entrepreneurial Finance; Business Startups; Judgments; Financial Services Industry; Health Industry
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    • December 2022
    • Article

    I Don't 'Recall': The Decision to Delay Innovation Launch to Avoid Costly Product Failure

    By: Byungyeon Kim, Oded Koenigsberg and Elie Ofek
    Innovations embody novel features or cutting-edge components aimed at delivering desired customer benefits. Oftentimes, however, we observe the need to recall new products shortly after their introduction. Indeed, a firm may rush an innovation to market in an attempt... View Details
    Keywords: Innovation Management; Innovation And Strategy; Product Development Strategy; Product Introduction; Quality Control; Product Recalls; Game Theory; Market Timing; Innovation Strategy; Product Launch; Product Development
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    • 2019
    • Working Paper

    Bank Boards: What Has Changed Since the Financial Crisis?

    By: Shiva Rajgopal, Suraj Srinivasan and Forester Wong
    Several government-mandated committees investigating the financial crisis highlighted four key deficiencies in the composition of bank boards before the crisis: (i) group think among bank board members; (ii) absence of prior banking experience of board members; (iii)... View Details
    Keywords: Banks and Banking; Governing and Advisory Boards; Corporate Governance; Financial Crisis; Change; Diversity
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    • 2018
    • Chapter

    The Trust Imperative

    By: Richard Edelman, Stephen A. Greyser, E. Bruce Harrison and Tom Martin
    CHAPTER SUMMARY: Successful relationships depend on trust—trust between spouses, trust between parent and child, trust between enterprises and their stakeholders. This chapter focuses on the factors that build trust in organizations, as well as the forces that can... View Details
    Keywords: Trust; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Communication
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    • Web

    General Merchants to Commodities Brokers | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School

    business with local planters and farmers, while Emanuel met with cotton manufacturers and exporters in New York. Positive credit reports on Lehman Brothers issued by the country’s first commercial credit agency R. G. Dun & Co. (later Dun & Bradstreet) helped establish... View Details
    • 05 Dec 2018
    • Research & Ideas

    Why Managers Should Reveal Their Failures

    If you’re a business leader who oozes achievement, sprints up the corporate ladder, and earns big bucks, your co-workers probably resent you to some extent. New research says high-achievers can win over their colleagues with a simple approach: by sharing the failures... View Details
    Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
    • 30 May 2005
    • Research & Ideas

    Six Steps for Making Your Threat Credible

    someone onboard, he will have a harder time refusing the recruit's demands. Because the HR department has less to lose if the recruit walks away, its own threats (such as "This is the most we can offer") are more credible. 5. Create and leverage a View Details
    Keywords: by Deepak Malhotra
    • Web

    Faculty & Research - Leadership

    revenues of 22 billion and a mission to advance patient care, Fresenius had built a strong reputation through decades of... April 2025 Case Setting a CEO Agenda: Ole Rosgaard at Greif By: Krishna Palepu and Kerry Herman Since taking over... View Details
    • Web

    Topics - HBS Working Knowledge

    Recruitment (31) Refugees (4) Relationships (152) Religion (5) Renewable Energy (7) Reputation (14) Research and Development (59) Research (107) Resignation and Termination (10) Resource Allocation (11) Restructuring (3) Retention (21)... View Details
    • 09 Apr 2018
    • Sharpening Your Skills

    The Dark Side of Performance Bonuses

    fosters corruption. The Importance of ‘Don’t’ in Inducing Ethical Employee Behavior Let’s say your company’s reputation depends upon the ethical behavior of your staff. To encourage that value in employees, is it better to promote good... View Details
    Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne