Filter Results:
(10,330)
Show Results For
- All HBS Web
(10,330)
- People (28)
- News (2,644)
- Research (6,082)
- Events (22)
- Multimedia (162)
- Faculty Publications (4,084)
Show Results For
- All HBS Web
(10,330)
- People (28)
- News (2,644)
- Research (6,082)
- Events (22)
- Multimedia (162)
- Faculty Publications (4,084)
- 27 Jun 2011
- Research & Ideas
Recovering from the Need to Achieve
his office isn't as big as Jenny's. And he blames others when he screws up. Joe is an HNAP, or a high-need-for-achievement professional, according to Harvard Business School professor Thomas J. DeLong, who... View Details
Keywords: by Kim Girard
- 29 Jan 2024
- Research & Ideas
Do Disasters Rally Support for Climate Action? It's Complicated.
Environmental disasters like wildfires can ignite awareness of climate change and boost eco-friendly politicians’ careers. But do voters perceive a tradeoff between environmental policies and local economic growth? In Brazil, home to a majority of the Amazon tropical... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- 23 Jan 2007
- First Look
First Look: January 23, 2007
technologies and partners. Focuses on the partnership tensions between global firms and local family-dominated conglomerates. Addresses new venture financing in an asset-intensive View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 22 Apr 2017
- News
Survey Roundup: Gender Disparity on Boardroom Diversity
- 01 Aug 2018
- News
Are share buybacks 'plundering company resources'?
- November 29, 2023
- Article
To Earn Trust, Climate Alliances Need to Improve Transparency
By: Peter Tufano, Chris Thomas, Knut Haanaes, Matteo Gasparini, Robert Eyres and Christopher Chapman
Businesses are increasingly joining together as part of climate alliances to accelerate the transition away from fossil fuels. But these alliances raise antitrust issues: When competitors collaborate, it can come at the expense of customers or workers. To mitigate... View Details
Tufano, Peter, Chris Thomas, Knut Haanaes, Matteo Gasparini, Robert Eyres, and Christopher Chapman. "To Earn Trust, Climate Alliances Need to Improve Transparency." Harvard Business Review (website) (November 29, 2023).
- 20 Jul 2021
- News
America's Medical Debt Is Much Worse Than We Think
- 16 Jun 2010
- Working Paper Summaries
Does Diversification Create Value in the Presence of External Financing Constraints? Evidence from the 2008-2009 Financial Crisis
Keywords: by Venkat Kuppuswamy & Belén Villalonga
- 09 Feb 2016
- News
America has near record 5.6 million job openings
- 21 Aug 2019
- Research & Ideas
What Machine Learning Teaches Us about CEO Leadership Style
performance. “Machine learning is able to utilize data that is both large in size, but also in a different form than what would traditionally fit into an Excel spreadsheet,” says Harvard Business School’s Prithwiraj (Raj) Choudhury, the... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 22 Dec 2015
- News
What Was Volkswagen Thinking?
- 12 Oct 2016
- News
What separates honest executives from white-collar criminals
- March 2001 (Revised September 2002)
- Case
Merck Latin America (A)
By: Michael Beer and James Weber
Introduces Grey Warner, the vice president of Merck's Latin America region, and his efforts to improve the organizational effectiveness of the region and to introduce a more global business culture and values. Discusses Merck's ethics and values, its Latin American... View Details
Keywords: Organizational Culture; Ethics; Business Processes; Strategic Planning; Change Management; Values and Beliefs; Globalized Firms and Management; Employee Relationship Management; Business Strategy; Government and Politics; Economy; Pharmaceutical Industry; Latin America
Beer, Michael, and James Weber. "Merck Latin America (A)." Harvard Business School Case 401-029, March 2001. (Revised September 2002.)
- 18 Jan 2022
- Research & Ideas
How Eliminating Non-Competes Could Reshape Tech
Federal restrictions of employee non-compete agreements could be in the cards for 2022, paving the way for increased worker mobility in a variety of industries. Such restrictions would have hiring and strategy implications for View Details
- 05 Nov 2013
- First Look
First Look: November 5
at Harvard Business School, Collis' new text takes the firm that operates across borders as a unit of analysis and the senior manager in a multinational as the typical decision maker. Illustrated with... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 17 Nov 2008
- Research & Ideas
Decoding the Artful Sidestep
We heard question-dodging in the U.S. presidential debates not long ago. And everyone hears it in normal political discourse, in business meetings, and in typical daily... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- November 2007 (Revised July 2010)
- Background Note
China: The Political System
Offers a detailed overview of the structure and operation of the Chinese political system today. Key issues that are discussed include: 1) the relationship between the Communist Party of China and the state; 2) the relationship between central and local levels of... View Details
Abrami, Regina M., and Weiqi Zhang. "China: The Political System." Harvard Business School Background Note 308-063, November 2007. (Revised July 2010.)