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  • 2008
  • Working Paper

Modern Management: Good for the Environment or Just Hot Air?

By: Nicholas Bloom, Christos Genakos, Ralf Martin and Raffaella Sadun
We use an innovative methodology to measure management practices in over 300 manufacturing firms in the UK. We then match this management data to production and energy usage information for establishments owned by these firms. We find that establishments in better... View Details
Keywords: Energy Conservation; Management Practices and Processes; Performance Productivity; Environmental Sustainability; Pollutants; Manufacturing Industry; United Kingdom
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  • February 2007 (Revised May 2007)
  • Case

Bancaja: Developing Customer Intelligence (A)

In 1996, CEO Fernando Garcia Checa wanted to make customer analytics a part of Bancaja's new strategy. Bancaja, a savings bank based in Valencia, Spain, was expanding and wanted to exploit customer information to increase commercial effectiveness. At the same time, it... View Details
Keywords: Customer Relationship Management; Banking Industry; Spain
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  • March 2006
  • Module Note

Exchange Rates and Firms

By: Mihir A. Desai and Kathleen Luchs
Describes a core module in the International Finance course at Harvard Business School. The module focuses on how firms identify, measure, and manage currency exposures. The cases first introduce students to foreign exchange exposures and the tools used to manage... View Details
Keywords: International Finance; Currency Exchange Rate; Corporate Finance
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    Extreme Teaming

    Today’s global enterprises increasingly involve collaborative work by teams of experts operating across different professions, organizations, and industries. Extreme Teaming provides new insights into the world of complex, cross industry... View Details
    • Web

    Financial Accounting Online Course | HBS Online

    other companies for investment purposes, and I’ve realized that I can make more informed decisions with my improved knowledge of company financials. Pankaj Prashant Medium Term Planning Engineer at Rio Tinto Prepare for the MBA classroom... View Details
    • 12 Mar 2021
    • News

    My Favorite Case

    Edited by Jen McFarland Flint; illustration by Taylor Callery Scroll the main story to read all alumni submissions or jump to a specific case here: “Suzuki Samurai” Paige Arnof-Fenn (MBA 1991) “Johnson & Johnson: The Tylenol Tragedy” Steven Newman (MBA 1992) “Heublein,... View Details
    Keywords: Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services
    • Web

    Research Resources - Doctoral

    workshops. Derek Bok Center for Teaching and Learning The Derek Bok Center for Teaching and Learning supports Harvard's teaching community. Tour the Campus Our vibrant residential campus is designed to develop skills and build relationships that last a lifetime.... View Details
    • 09 Jun 2022
    • Blog Post

    The MBA Class of 2022 Looks Back

    section to meet. So, in typical MBA fashion, we created a “social gatherings” spreadsheet. We would add information for dinners/meetups and whoever wanted to go could simply add their names to the list. Given the small group sizes, we... View Details
    • 28 Aug 2012
    • Working Paper Summaries

    Channels of Influence

    Keywords: by Lauren Cohen, Umit G. Gurun & Christopher J. Malloy
    • Web

    Investing for Impact | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

    Harbus For more information The HBS Impact Investment Fund seeks to make investments of $25,000 - $50,000, as a standalone investor or as part of a larger funding round alongside one of our partners in the Boston impact investing... View Details
    • May 2024
    • Article

    Housing Policies and Energy Efficiency Spillovers in Low and Moderate Income Communities

    By: Omar Isaac Asensio, Olga Churkina, Becky D. Rafter and Kira E O'Hare
    Housing policies address the human dimensions of increasing urban density, but their energy and sustainability implications are hard to measure due to challenges with siloed civic data. This is especially critical when evaluating policies targeting low- and... View Details
    Keywords: Energy Efficiency; Public Policy; Climate Change; Energy Conservation; Housing; Analytics and Data Science; Policy; Income; Environmental Sustainability; Real Estate Industry; United States
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    • 19 Jan 2023
    • Research & Ideas

    What Makes Employees Trust (vs. Second-Guess) AI?

    the model was accurate,” one interviewee told researchers, according to the paper. That employee confidence has big implications. In Tapestry’s case, revenue rose—and the leftover stock was less common—in stores where allocators used the machine learning algorithm to... View Details
    Keywords: by Rachel Layne
    • October 2002 (Revised December 2003)
    • Case

    eShip-4U

    By: Roy D. Shapiro and Timothy M. Laseter
    eShip is a small Israeli start-up with a potentially exciting new concept for the residential package-delivery value chain--the Automatic Delivery Machine (ADM). Much like today's ubiquitous ATMs, ADMs would allow consumers to have parcels delivered to a nearby ADM... View Details
    Keywords: Business Startups; Business Model; Service Operations; Logistics; Corporate Strategy; Information Technology; Competitive Strategy; Value Creation; Saving; Innovation and Invention; Transportation Industry; Service Industry; Shipping Industry; Israel; United States
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    • 12 May 2009
    • First Look

    First Look: May 12, 2009

    does this occur? Across four studies, people justified their dishonest deeds through moral disengagement and exhibited motivated forgetting of information that might otherwise limit their dishonesty. Using hypothetical scenarios (Studies... View Details
    Keywords: Martha Lagace
    • Web

    Alumnae Circles - Alumni

    members to re-enroll (or withdraw) and eligible new members to enroll. Please note, all current members will be required to re-enroll via the membership survey if they wish to continue participating in Circles. Fall 2024: Info Sessions, Enrollment Closes A virtual... View Details
    • May 2016 (Revised March 2020)
    • Case

    Fasten: Challenging Uber and Lyft with a New Business Model

    By: Feng Zhu and Angela Acocella
    Fasten, a new ridesharing start-up in Boston, entered the scene in September 2015 hoping its unique vision of transparency for both driver and passenger and strategy to keep riders' fares low and charge drivers a flat $0.99 fee per ride as opposed to the 20-30%... View Details
    Keywords: Information Technology; Transportation; Business Startups; Business Model; Transportation Industry; Boston
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    • 01 Jun 2024
    • News

    From Chalkboards to Chatbots

    Artwork/animation by Greg Meeson/hitandrunmedia.com; shutterstock.com Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) is reshaping our world at an unprecedented pace, becoming an integral part of how we live, work, and interact. It is therefore critical for current and... View Details
    • Web

    Knowing Your Students - Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning

    combined with a review of participation records, helps inform the preparation of a priority “call list” of students the instructor would particularly like to involve in that day's discussion. Know Your Students David Garvin Professor... View Details
    • 10 Jan 2023
    • Op-Ed

    Time to Move On? Career Advice for Entrepreneurs Preparing for the Next Stage

    transition. When journaling the above, I encourage writing full sentences and fully expressing your thoughts around each. Don’t worry about being legible—you may never go back to read them—it is the act of writing that is key here. As you write, look for themes or... View Details
    Keywords: by Julia Austin
    • Web

    HBR Classics - Alumni

    visit our help page .) For free online access to the most recent issues of the Harvard Business Review, register with your HBS email address by following the procedures outlined here . For information on subscription discounts for HBS... View Details