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23 May 2011
Research & Ideas

Corporate Sustainability Reporting: It’s Effective

came after several countries began requiring that companies report their metrics on environmental footprint, worker safety, and similar issues in a systematic, uniform way. But does this reporting actually lead to more responsible management practices, or is this just... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

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Profiles - MBA

Officer of Harvard Data Analytics Group (HDAG), I am periodically involved in sourcing clients for our case teams, especially in the government/NGO sectors. Meeting with civil leaders and discussing the unique societal and individual... View Details

05 Nov 2007
Research & Ideas

The Changing Face of American Innovation

new research based on patent and trademark data by Harvard Business School professor William Kerr drills down to further identify the probable ethnic composition of U.S. inventors, the industries they influence, and the geographies they... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert; Technology

01 Dec 2023
News

The Imposter Among Us

Edited by Jen McFarland Flint; Illustrations by Peter Arkle It was their rst day at Harvard and like the rest of his cohort, Edgar Wallner (PMD 22, 1971) will never forget meeting Robert Gaines-Cooper. Frankly, it would have been difficult to miss the Englishman, who... View Details

Keywords: Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

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The New CEO Workshop - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

HBS ISC Resources Resources Video Courses Data Events & Presentations Frameworks News Publications Courses New CEO Workshop As a newly minted CEO, you may think you finally have the power to set strategy,... View Details

17 Mar 2009
First Look

First Look: March 17, 2009

planned to pursue an aggressive schedule, moving the firm's Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease imaging compounds through clinical trials and into the market. This involved expanding the firm's facilities and headcount, and he planned to fund this by taking venture... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

26 May 2015
First Look

First Look: May 26

Publications March 2015 AFP Exchange Well Said: Why Articulating Your Strategy Can Set You Apart. By: Cespedes, Frank V. Abstract—Senior finance managers now operate in an altered c-suite landscape. The executives reporting to the CEO... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Sep 2023
News

Money Does Grow on (Family) Trees

For 17 years, Andre Kearns (MBA 1999) has been tracing his family tree. One by one, he has added branches, grounding himself in a long and sometimes complicated lineage. Through family stories, forgotten heirlooms, and vital records, Kearns has traveled back through... View Details

Keywords: April White; Illustrations by Fabio Consoli; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information

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Private Capital Project

the crucial role new financial institutions could play beyond the confines of traditional banks and public markets. Today, HBS alumni have an immense impact on the private capital landscape. An analysis of 4,386 VC biographies in Capital... View Details

30 Oct 2006
First Look

First Look: October 31, 2006

framework for sovereign capital structure analysis. It is useful for assessing vulnerability, policy analysis, risk management, investment analysis, and design of risk control strategies. Both public and private sector participants can... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Latin America - Global

entrepreneurs so that they can navigate the complexities of their environment more effectively. October 2024 EVENT Revitalize, Reinvent, Reskill: Unlocking Workforce Productivity Event in Medellín In October, in collaboration with the Digital View Details

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Business & Environment - Faculty & Research

Business & Environment Business & Environment July 2015 Article BYOB: How Bringing Your Own Shopping Bags Leads to Treating Yourself, and the Environment By: Uma R. Karmarkar and Bryan Bollinger As concerns about pollution and climate change have become more central in... View Details

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Frameworks - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

HBS ISC Resources Resources Video Courses Data Events & Presentations Frameworks News Publications Frameworks Frameworks Michael Porter has developed a series of frameworks to support the expanse of his... View Details

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Finance - Faculty & Research

Article Expectations of Returns and Expected Returns By: Robin Greenwood and Andrei Shleifer We analyze time-series of investor expectations of future stock market returns from six data sources between 1963 and 2011. The six measures of... View Details

12 Feb 2019
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New Research and Ideas, February 12, 2019

Administration guidance documents, public statements, and workshops, U.S. policy makers and regulators have recently accelerated efforts to clarify policies and foster innovation around software-driven medical devices. We describe key... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

2001
Book

From Heresy to Dogma: An Institutional History of Corporate Environmentalism

By: Andrew J. Hoffman

This is a pathbreaking account of how the environmental movement has led to profound changes in the perceptions and practices of large-scale corporations, as shown here in the chemical and petroleum industries. The book traces how market, social, and political... View Details

Keywords: Organizational Culture; Environmental Sustainability; Public Opinion; Social Issues

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General Management - Faculty & Research

out principally in four interest groups, each of which has its own leadership, research agenda, and teaching programs: Management Policy and Process Management Information Systems Society and Enterprise Leadership, Values, and Corporate Responsibility Recent View Details

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Technology & Innovation - Faculty & Research

production workers) are associated with more autonomy and a wider span of control. By contrast, communication technologies (like data networks) decrease autonomy for both workers and plant managers. Treating technology as endogenous using... View Details

September 2015 (Revised February 2023)
Case

Emdeon's Acquisition of Change Healthcare: Innovating Transparency Solutions for Health Care Consumers

By: Regina E. Herzlinger, Jeet Guram and Aanchal Raj

Case describes acquisition of Change Healthcare, which provides health care cost and quality information, by Emdeon, a health information exchange, and discusses health care transparency. Emdeon is a billion-dollar company that has grown through acquisitions; at its... View Details

Keywords: Healthcare; Healthcare Industry; Healthcare Innovation; Health Care and Treatment; Acquisition; Integration; Analytics and Data Science; Mergers and Acquisitions; Competitive Strategy; Health Industry; United States