Charitable Lead Trusts - Publications - Faculty & Research

24 Apr 2014
News

Navigating rough waters

bank through the financial crisis of 2008, including its rescue of Bear Stearns and acquisition of Washington Mutual. "Our aim is to be the world's most trusted and respected financial services institution," says Dimon, whose management... View Details

01 Mar 2025
News

Patch Work

memory. Since founding Winning Connections in 1997, Jameson has been a pioneer in politicking over telephone lines. It’s work that has made the firm one of the political industry’s leading consultancies, generating $15 million in annual... View Details

Keywords: Sasha Issenberg; Illustrations by Dan Bejar

01 Jul 2008
First Look

First Look: July 1, 2008

one of the industry's leading firms. Oil sands deposits in Alberta represent a potentially vast reserve of hydrocarbons, but the extraction, refining, and transportation challenges are formidable, and the environmental consequences of... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

01 Dec 2022
News

Contributing to a Better Future

Business and Global Society. “But overwhelmingly, people trust business more, and they want business to play a bigger role in societal issues.” Spar leads BiGS’s wide-ranging effort to understand what role... View Details

Keywords: April White

09 Apr 2008
Research & Ideas

The Matchmaker of the Modern Economy

unwavering belief in human potential. After the war, the stage was set for an explosion of innovation, and Doriot was in a perfect position to light the fuse. As a professor of a leading business school and a director of dozens of... View Details

Keywords: by Spencer E. Ante

01 Jan 2007
News

Sir Martin S. Sorrell, MBA 1968

Group Chief Executive, WPP Group PLC Return to Alumni Achievement Awards main page EARLIER EUDUCATION Cambridge University, 1966 B.A., Economics Cambridge University, 1970 M.A. LIFELONG LESSON FROM HBS "The kind of intelligence that leads... View Details

29 Jun 2015
HBS Case

Consumer-centered Health Care Depends on Accessible Medical Records

can be used in powerful ways, ideally leading to better patient care, lower health care costs and, ultimately, healthier patients. “Trust on the part of both the consumer and doctor is hugely important in determining who is going to be... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Health; Technology

13 May 2019
Research & Ideas

The Unexpected Way Whistleblowers Reduce Government Fraud

government, the different agencies, and ultimately the suppliers,” says Harvard Business School Assistant Professor Jonas Heese, one of the study’s authors. “What we document, at a very high level, is that while allegations can shake that trust, they usually don’t... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz; Service; Construction

26 May 2009
Research & Ideas

Improving Market Research in a Recession

research on secondary products or customers. Now, nice-to-knows that are not essential will have to wait. Enlist trusted partners. Marketers and research suppliers who trust each other and have established... View Details

Keywords: by John Quelch

01 Dec 2002
News

Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao Advises New MBA Students on Business Values

because of the actions of an unscrupulous few,” she told the audience in Burden Auditorium. “Each of you has an extraordinary opportunity to help turn around the crisis in confidence we face today. You are the future business leaders of our country. You can and must... View Details

12 Dec 2006
First Look

First Look: December 12, 2006

accountability, or group norms; their long-standing relationships and trust help them make an impact very quickly. Of course, the process is not without risks: A failed lift out can lead to loss of money,... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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Commencement 2019 Address | About

celebrate you, and we wish you the very best as you begin your next adventures. We encourage you to lead with inspiration, integrity, and impact. Help restore society’s trust in business. Be guided by the... View Details

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Buy Now, Pay Later: The Secondary Credit Market

media in addition to founding semi-philanthropic financial institutions that offered loans at favorable rates. 27 Inspired by Europe’s monti di pietà, charitable pawnshops that offered collateral loans at below-market rates, New York’s... View Details

01 Jan 2011
News

Robert Kraft, MBA 1965

gradually expanded the company, adding holdings in sports and entertainment, real estate, and private equity. Today, the company employs more than 5,000 globally and does business in 80 countries. Kraft and his son Josh who leads the Boys... View Details

13 Nov 2018
Blog Post

Leadership Fellow Henry Tsai: Working with City Leadership to Leverage Technology

technology, that makes the stored videos much easier to search. “It’s a huge privilege to be trusted to lead so much important work,” Henry says. “The mayor calls me about my portfolio; the CIO and I sit... View Details

Keywords: Technology; Nonprofit / Government

June 2014 (Revised February 2017)
Case

Kathy Giusti and the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation

By: Richard G. Hamermesh, Joshua D. Margolis and Matthew G. Preble

What do you do when your rising professional career is cut short by an unexpected cancer diagnosis? Kathy Giusti shifted careers, built a new organization that transformed how cancer research is done, and now faces the challenge of sustaining the organization and its... View Details

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28 May 2012
Research & Ideas

A Pragmatic Alternative for Creating a Corporate Social Responsibility Strategy

core assets, such as brand reputation or employee morale. In the paper CSR initiatives are explored in three "theatres." Theatre 1 includes activities primarily motivated by charitable instincts, even though they may have potential... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

01 Dec 2015
Research & Ideas

What to Do When Your Organization Has Dueling Missions

social enterprise (WISE), a type of organization that helps people transition back into the labor market after long-term unemployment. It also exemplifies what organization theorists call a hybrid: Rather than depending on charitable... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

23 Oct 2007
First Look

First Look: October 23, 2007

Abstract We study the interplay of inequality and trust in a dynamic game, where trust increases efficiency and thus allows higher growth of the experimental economy in the future. We find that View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Feb 1999
News

Short Takes

No Mistake About It: Trust Is Key in Learning It's a real Catch-22: Learning is more critical than ever to firm success, yet the process often requires making mistakes. And many people believe mistakes lead... View Details

Keywords: Judith A. Ross

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