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- 15 Sep 2008
- Research & Ideas
The Coming Transformation of Social Enterprise
creating social value. As long as an organization creates significant social value, we don't care how it sustains itself—with internally generated surplus or with donor funds. Americans give roughly $300 billion a year to nonprofits, yet... View Details
Keywords: by Roger Thompson
- 02 Dec 2019
- What Do You Think?
How Does a Company like Boeing Respond to Intense Competitive Pressure?
Andreas Haas How Does an Organization Like Boeing Coordinate Work Under Intense Competitive Pressure? Our case study on Boeing this month unfolded in real time, leading up to a second critical glitch on one of their products, this time... View Details
- 10 Nov 2003
- Research & Ideas
A Fast Start on Your New Job
What are the first things you should do in your new post? In this e-mail Q&A, Michael Watkins offers strategies that he researched while preparing his new book, The First 90 Days: Critical Success Strategies for New Leaders at All... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 21 Oct 2024
- Research & Ideas
What Happens in Vegas Could Shape the Metaverse
will really take off when it attains a critical mass of user activity concentrated in time and space,” says Clough. The Las Vegas Strip is located in Paradise, Nevada, an unincorporated desert city. Vegas is “a vibrant, 24-hour... View Details
- 21 Jan 2009
- First Look
First Look: January 21, 2009
studies were less likely to criticize the actions of others when their behavior eroded gradually, over time, rather than in one abrupt shift. We refer to this phenomenon as the slippery slope effect. Our studies also demonstrate that at... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 15 Aug 2005
- HBS Case
Classic Cases Live On at HBS
when the meal is over. Careful design of the bar area helps control all that. "As for my students," Upton concludes, "they really get a kick out of the fact that, at a Benihana restaurant, the parts arrive, they lubricate... View Details
Keywords: by Garry Emmons
- 28 Aug 2017
- Research & Ideas
Should Industry Competitors Cooperate More to Solve World Problems?
Source: Cecilie_Arcurs George Serafeim has a startling suggestion to fix the world’s biggest environmental, social, and governance (ESG) problems such as water pollution, deforestation, and wealth inequality: encourage companies within industries to do less competing... View Details
- 17 Nov 2022
- News
Alumni Leaders on Decarbonization Strategies for Combating Climate Change
such a critical issue for our nation and the world, and for seeing that it’s also the greatest investment opportunity of our era. Christian Weeks (MBA 2010) CEO, enVerid Systems Every year, the world adds 51 billion tons of greenhouse... View Details
- 05 Jan 2010
- First Look
First Look: January 5
Involvement in Process Improvement Author:Anita L. Tucker Abstract Managers play a critical role in process improvement. However, research has found that many improvement efforts fail due to insufficient management involvement. Less is... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Dec 2010
- News
How to Survive Past Start-up
him. They still run the company, and they also manage a household that includes their three children. Execution Is Critical Entrepreneurship is difficult even when the idea is great, the teams are complementary, and conditions seem ideal.... View Details
- 01 Apr 2002
- News
Charting the Luminary Leadership in Professional Service Firms
immediate impact on its P&L. This is why people systems, governance, culture, and leadership are so critical in professional service firms. How do “stars” differ from other managers? Tierney: We define stars as the professionals who have... View Details
- 01 Feb 1997
- News
Doing It Your Way
your own 'storefront' on the Internet." READ MORE Cynthia A. Fisher - Viacord, Inc. Shikhar Ghosh - Open Market Joyce I. Greenberg - Take Good Care Monique Maddy - African Communications Group Steven C. Walske - Parametric Technology... View Details
- 20 Jul 2020
- News
Responding to Racism Amid a Pandemic; LGBT Alumni Take Pride Celebration Online
reforms.” Breed told the group her goal is to protect the public and the police. “She said growing up in public housing helped prepare her for these times, and she’s very hopeful for the future,” says Adams. “She believes that people genuinely View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 19 Dec 2014
- Research & Ideas
China’s Complicated Relationship With Mother Nature
has long been following and chronicling the rising superpower's complicated relationship with Mother Nature. His new case study, China's Environmental Challenge, tells of a great nation at a critical crossroad: moving toward leading the... View Details
- 03 Apr 2019
- Book
Fintech's Game-Changing Opportunities for Small Business
entrepreneurs are critical to innovation and the creation of the next companies like Google, they do not make up a large part of the small businesses community who are seeking loans. Lagace: How does the US small business landscape look... View Details
- 07 Oct 2002
- Research & Ideas
What Leaders Need to Do To Restore Investor Confidence
At the beginning of the year, corporate skullduggery seemed limited to one or two egregious examples. A couple of bad apples won't spoil the whole bunch, we said to ourselves. But in the past several months, rottenness may have achieved a View Details
Keywords: by Harvard Management Update
- 19 Jul 2011
- Research & Ideas
Rupert Murdoch and the Seeds of Moral Hazard
bullying, and disdain for the concerns of others. Each act of indignity lengthens the line of offended parties who are eager to join the vigilante squad seeking punishment for the moguls. LOL, other news outlets. Remember the classic admonishment: Be View Details
- 07 Dec 2010
- First Look
First Look: Dec. 7
Simons. By posing these provocative questions, you identify critical gaps in your strategy execution processes, focus on the most important choices you must make, and understand what's at stake in each one. In this concise guide, Simons... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 20 Oct 2009
- First Look
First Look: October 20
and currency crises—is a crucial aspect to making informed managerial decisions. The cases in this book have been designed to give students an appreciation of the critical role of institutions and policies in affecting patterns of... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 17 Jan 2012
- First Look
First Look: January 17
reference points or anchors to simplify the complex tasks of valuation and negotiation. Read the paper: http://people.hbs.edu/mbaker/cv/papers/refpt.pdf The Four Habits of High-Value Health Care Organizations Author:Richard M.J. Bohmer... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne