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- 01 Feb 2001
- News
The Third Force: Indispensable to Society, Nonprofits Should Redirect Oversight Efforts
track its effectiveness and set benchmarks for improvement. "Nonprofits are so important in our society," she said. "They fulfill essential purposes. But they lack the market mechanisms of corporations... View Details
Keywords: Health, Social Assistance
- 10 Nov 2015
- First Look
November 10, 2015
with their basic knowledge of the operating characteristics of these various industries to match each firm to the correct industry. Purchase this case:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Jun 2004
- News
Books
dominance of corporate icons such as Heinz, Coca-Cola, General Motors, NCR, and Procter & Gamble. Chapters on the 20th century consider how mass production, mass media, and technology have influenced the way... View Details
- 27 Aug 2008
- Research & Ideas
Creating Leaders for Science-Based Businesses
colleague, Senior Lecturer Willy Shih, led a discussion titled "Emerging Models of Corporate Research," which centered on case studies on Corning, IBM, and InnoCentive. A veteran View Details
- 15 Feb 2000
- Lessons from the Classroom
Delivering Information Services: A 30-Year Perspective
corporate web site and all of the technology distributed inside the organization. While the web site is essentially the open door to the business, you still have to build the other capabilities using the... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 07 Dec 2009
- Research & Ideas
Government’s Positive Role in Kick-Starting Entrepreneurship
corporate positions, not from academia. Studies have documented that, for these individuals, the attractiveness of entrepreneurial activity is very sensitive to tax policy. Also important is ensuring that... View Details
- 07 Feb 2005
- Research & Ideas
How “Career Imprinting” Shapes Leaders
cultures, all organizations cultivate career imprints. The strength of career imprinting depends upon both the people a firm hires as well as an organization's environment (factors having to do with people and place). Regarding place, for... View Details
Keywords: by Mallory Stark
- 06 Oct 2015
- First Look
October 6, 2015
economic impact of digitization, with each chapter identifying a promising new area of research. The Internet is one of the key drivers of growth... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 09 Dec 2008
- First Look
First Look: December 9, 2008
Harvard Business School Case 509-031 Having bought Shaklee Corporation from Yamanouchi, Roger Barnett, its owner and CEO, wrestled with the question of how to grow the company and its reputation for... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 13 Oct 2015
- First Look
October 13, 2015
Soviet Union fought in the shadow of the capitalist-communist clash. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=49811 forthcoming Journal of Public Economics Does Front-Loading View Details
- 28 Sep 2010
- First Look
First Look: September 28, 2010
Verlag, 2010 Abstract From small start-ups to global corporations, family-owned businesses were the main pillar of West Germany's economic growth after World War II. They continue to shape the corporate... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 20 Jan 2015
- First Look
First Look: January 20
S., Mary L. Witkowski, Megan Abbott, Alexis Guzman, Laurence Higgins, John Meara, Erin Padden Abstract—The article discusses corporate social responsibility (CSR) programs. In the authors' view many of these... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 16 Apr 2021
- Blog Post
Shekeyla Caldwell Sandore: Why 'A Name Like Mine' Matters
made fun of to the corporate world where people might not take you as seriously or think you're not as professional because your name sounds like something they made fun of... View Details
- 01 Jun 2010
- News
$how Me the Money
v. U.S., that suggests that American companies may be punishable under U.S. law if they break another country’s tax laws. “The implications of Pasquantino,” Baker says, “have not sunk into the corporate... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons; Administration of Economic Programs; Administration of Economic Programs; Administration of Economic Programs; Administration of Economic Programs; Administration of Economic Programs; Administration of Economic Programs; Administration of Economic Programs; Administration of Economic Programs
- 19 Dec 2006
- First Look
First Look: December 19, 2006
explore why various firms responded differently to crises, and question the basic wisdom of some of the enthusiasm for privatization. The authors tell how firms, countries, and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Clean water that provides a trickle-down effect
As chairman and CEO of Ayala Corporation, Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala (AB 1981, MBA 1987) is enhancing the quality of life of more than six million people, approximately... View Details
- 02 Dec 2009
- What Do You Think?
Should Immigration Policies Be More Welcoming to Low-Skilled Workers?
their employers." Joanna suggested, as an alternative, that "major corporations have solved the problem by going to where the cheap labor lives ." Phil Clark, reminding us that the U.S. is a nation View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 15 Apr 2008
- First Look
First Look: April 15, 2008
fixed capacity viable. Another constraint is the poor state of its basic financial systems. Morale is low and thus staff turnover is high, with many clinicians taking patients with them into their private... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Nov 2016
- First Look
First Look - November 1, 2016
connectedness of digital communication, the dynamic movement of capital, and the changing nature of political boundaries are propelling capitalism into a new form that can be... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Mar 2005
- News
Answering the Call
popularity of this case about an unglamorous product in an obscure industry. “I think its durability comes from the opportunity to discuss the basic management issues it raises — the value View Details