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- 15 Mar 2017
- Lessons from the Classroom
More Than 900 Examples of How Climate Change Affects Business
This word cloud is composed of blog posts by more than 900 students describing how individual organizations are likely to be affected by climate change. Image by Patrick Clapp Last fall, first-year MBA students at Harvard Business School received a new assignment in... View Details
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In the News - Creating Emerging Markets
transcended the boundaries of her industry in terms of her social impact” by using – and in doing so risking – her status as an actress in order to fight for change. Working Knowledge A Dedication to Creation: India's Ad Man Ranjan Kapur... View Details
- 13 Mar 2005
- Research & Ideas
The Tricky Business of Nonprofit Brands
authors John A. Quelch and Nathalie Laidler-Kylander see branding issues that are shared by many international entities, but also recognize that NGOs have missions and constituencies that add to the complexity of brand management. They... View Details
Keywords: by Manda Salls
- 02 May 2022
- What Do You Think?
Can the Case Method Survive Another Hundred Years?
class based on some of its contents, regardless of the material assigned for that day. Some of the columns we’ve shared over the years have been prepared based on newspaper reporting. Last month’s column on the decisions facing Disney’s... View Details
- 24 Jun 2021
- Blog Post
Celebrating the Past, Crafting the Future Part 2: The First HBS/HKS Class
presents a unique opportunity for Joint Degree graduates to make a difference. Reflecting on his time at HBS and HKS, Soo’s memories center on the people he shared the classroom with. “Being in this cohort was something truly different... View Details
- 25 Aug 2022
- News
Up on the Corner
been forthcoming. Commercial lenders have also shunned her, even though much of the financial risk associated with the project ultimately stems from discriminatory practices such as redlining, which for decades denied residents of the... View Details
- 29 Sep 2021
- Research & Ideas
For Entrepreneurs, Blown Deadlines Can Crush Big Ideas
One might expect first-time entrepreneurs to pick up speed as they churn out more products, but new research finds that nascent firms typically launch second products six weeks later than originally planned. What’s more, with each successive product, delays continue to... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- 07 Feb 2019
- Book
How Big Companies Can Outrun Disruption
innovation strategy, design a system for creativity, and build up an enterprise’s cultural DNA. Pisano, the Harry E. Figgie, Jr. Professor of Business Administration, shares insights in our Q&A. Martha Lagace: Your title, Creative... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 27 Sep 2011
- First Look
First Look: September 27
performance in their exchange ties (Gulati and Sytch, 2007) and acquisitions (Zaheer et al., 2010); revenues (Baum et al., 2000; Shipilov and Li, 2008); market share (Zaheer and Bell, 2005) and market entry (Jensen, 2008); IPO success... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Dec 2018
- News
Innovation Outside the Boundaries
O’Leary, who serves on multiple corporate and nonprofit boards. “That speaks to the long-term value of taking risks and trying new ideas in crafting the MBA curriculum.” O’Leary and Thiry also appreciate the growing emphasis on... View Details
- 07 Sep 2021
- Research & Ideas
Who Pays For Wildfire and Hurricane Damage? Everyone.
New Mexico homeowners might think their inland location buffers them from the financial toll of climate change, but they’re still paying for climate-related property damage occurring in coastal states. New research finds that homeowners in New Mexico and other states... View Details
- 22 Feb 2022
- News
New Urban Order
He believes the industry’s fragmented nature and massive scale, which combine to create high levels of risk aversion, have been a barrier. “No American general contractor has greater than a one percent share... View Details
Keywords: Kathleen Fu, Deborah Blagg, Julia Hanna, and Maureen Harmon; illustrations by; energy; environment; sustainability; entrepreneurship; Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation; Transportation; Water, Sewage and Supply Systems; Utilities; Construction of Buildings; Construction; Waste Management and Remediation Services; Corporate Services
- 04 Jun 2012
- Research & Ideas
The Business of Life
the strategy you've decided upon, then you run the risk of a serious problem." A graduate of HBS and a Rhodes Scholar, Christensen notes that several of his former classmates, while brilliant and driven, ended up unhappy. "Never have I... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
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Drug & Alcohol Policy | About
Because of the considerable health risks involved in drug and alcohol use, resources are available to assist the community in understanding and dealing with drug and alcohol abuse problems. Help for students having alcohol or other drug... View Details
- 17 Aug 2021
- Research & Ideas
Can Autonomous Vehicles Drive with Common Sense?
applies road rules to extreme “driverless dilemmas,” and more on how it can make decisions in everyday cases that lie on the edge of hard-and-fast driving rules. “Human drivers take a test, and we then assume that they are going to use our View Details
- 19 Mar 2012
- HBS Case
HBS Cases: Overcoming the Stress of ‘Englishnization’
In March 2010, CEO Hiroshi Mikitani (HBS MBA '93) stood in front of his employees at online retail giant Rakuten's Tokyo headquarters and dropped a bomb: all 7,100 workers would have two years to become proficient in English—the "language of business"—or... View Details
Keywords: by Kim Girard
- 14 Jun 2010
- Research & Ideas
The Hard Work of Measuring Social Impact
instances, they're caught between a rock and a hard place. They want to demonstrate accountability to funders, but at the same time they need to push back and share their analysis to explain why they're not measuring impact." There's... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
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Privacy Policy & Legal Info | HBS Online
your personal data so that the information can no longer be linked to you or your device. We may use the aggregated and/or de-identified information for any purpose, including without limitation for research and marketing purposes, and may also View Details
- 15 Dec 2003
- Research & Ideas
Women Leaders and Organizational Change
powerful who are resistant to change. Most people resist change, even when change might be in their interest, because change is threatening; it involves taking risks and experimenting, not knowing the outcome. This is hard for most people... View Details
Keywords: by Mallory Stark
- 20 Oct 2010
- Op-Ed
Export Competitiveness: Reversing the Logic
surpluses/deficit on a sustained basis if normal adjustments through exchange rate movements work sluggish. This is a possibility that has become very real over the last few years. Export-oriented countries might get trapped in beggar-thy-neighbor policies to capture... View Details
Keywords: by Christian Ketels