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- 11 Jan 2016
- Blog Post
Meet the Business and Environment Initiative
The Business and Environment Initiative (BEI) at HBS launched back in 2010. It was founded in order to educate business leaders about the environmental challenges View Details
- Research Summary
Computer-assisted work and business scalability
My dissertation investigates how computer-assisted work (CAW) contributes to the ability of organizations to grow efficiently. Using survey data from over two hundred small wealth management firms, I analyze the relationships between CAW, growth aspirations, product... View Details
- 21 Jul 2020
- Working Paper Summaries
Business Reopening Decisions and Demand Forecasts During the COVID-19 Pandemic
- 16 Oct 2014
- Working Paper Summaries
Government Debt Management at the Zero Lower Bound
- 24 May 2010
- Research & Ideas
Stimulus Surprise: Companies Retrench When Government Spends
Recent research at Harvard Business School began with the premise that as a state's congressional delegation grew in stature and power in Washington, D.C., local businesses... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- September 2012 (Revised September 2014)
- Case
Doing Business in Brazil
By: Aldo Musacchio, Gustavo A. Herrero, Ricardo Reisen de Pinho, Cintra Scott and Jill Avery
This case examines the challenges and opportunities of doing business in Brazil. It highlights Brazil's ongoing economic transformation in the decades leading up to 2014 in the context of its historical, political, and cultural background. The case summarizes some of... View Details
- Fall 2020
- Article
Climate in the Boardroom: Struggling to Reconcile Business as Usual and the End of the World as We Know It
How does one witness to businesspeople about climate change? Climate change is a problem for the collective and the long term, whereas business often requires a ruthless focus on the individual and the quarter. Climate change is an ethical catastrophe whose solution... View Details
Keywords: Sustainable Business; Climate Change; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Environmental Sustainability
Henderson, Rebecca. "Climate in the Boardroom: Struggling to Reconcile Business as Usual & the End of the World as We Know It." Special Issue on Witnessing Climate Change. Daedalus 149, no. 4 (Fall 2020): 118–124.
- March 2019 (Revised March 2020)
- Case
Choosing the Right Esports Business Model
By: David Collis and Alexander MacKay
Two esports entrepreneurs must choose on which business model to focus their time and money. After successfully launching an online esports coaching platform, a number of new opportunities emerge in the rapidly growing esports space that now has close to one billion... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurial Ecosystems; Business Development; Esports; Business Ventures; Entrepreneurship; Business Model; Management; Strategy; Sports; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; North and Central America; Europe; Asia
Collis, David, and Alexander MacKay. "Choosing the Right Esports Business Model." Harvard Business School Case 719-459, March 2019. (Revised March 2020.)
- September 2012 (Revised September 2014)
- Case
Doing Business in Malaysia
By: C. Fritz Foley, Michael Shih-Ta Chen and Keith Chi-Ho Wong
This case focuses on the current business environment in Malaysia as of 2012 by introducing the main economic, political and cultural aspects of the country for those interested in doing business there. The advantages and challenges of investing and doing business in... View Details
- 20 Oct 2014
- News
Government subsidies not the key to venture capital
- Article
Network Effects in the Governance of Strategic Alliances
We argue that the stock of prior alliances between participants in the biotechnology sector forms a network that serves as a governance mechanism in interfirm transactions. To test how this network substitutes for other governance mechanisms, we examine how equity... View Details
Keywords: Network Effects; Governance; Strategy; Alliances; Stocks; Market Transactions; Equity; Mortgages; Biotechnology Industry
Robinson, David, and Toby E. Stuart. "Network Effects in the Governance of Strategic Alliances." Journal of Law, Economics & Organization 23, no. 1 (April 2007): 242–273.
- 2003
- Class Lecture
Renewing Markets for Better Governance
Palepu, Krishna G. "Renewing Markets for Better Governance." Boston: Harvard Business School Publishing Class Lecture, 2003. Electronic. (Faculty Lecture: HBSP Product Number 4465C.)
- January 2017
- Background Note
Elements of Japanese Corporate Governance
By: Lena Goldberg and Joseph Badaracco
Goldberg, Lena, and Joseph Badaracco. "Elements of Japanese Corporate Governance." Harvard Business School Background Note 317-093, January 2017.
- Teaching Interest
The Role of Government in Market Economies (RoGME)
RoGME is about one question: What is the proper role of government in market economies? We study the role of government as it plays out in the real world, using case studies to examine policies of current interest and importance.... View Details
- March 2014
- Module Note
Empty Voting: Corporate Governance and Control in the Age of Derivatives
By: Lucy White
White, Lucy. "Empty Voting: Corporate Governance and Control in the Age of Derivatives." Harvard Business School Module Note 214-080, March 2014.
- October 2018
- Case
BBVA: Corporate Governance & Corporate Strategy
By: Krishna Palepu and Jordi Canals
BBVA is a very successful Spanish bank facing a number of challenges as a result of significant industry and regulatory changes. The company takes pride in its board structure and excellent corporate governance. The Chairman of the Board was wondering how best to... View Details
- October 6, 2020
- Article
COVID-19 Is Rewriting the Rules of Corporate Governance
By: Lynn S. Paine
Boards are facing a complex new reality as a result of COVID-19. The new environment is characterized by pressures and demands from various stakeholder groups, heightened expectations for societal engagement and corporate citizenship, and radical uncertainty about the... View Details
Paine, Lynn S. "COVID-19 Is Rewriting the Rules of Corporate Governance." Harvard Business Review Digital Articles (October 6, 2020).