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- 09 Apr 2024
- Book
Why Work Rituals Bring Teams Together and Create More Meaning
Think about all the routines you follow on a regular basis: When you’re getting ready for work, you brush your teeth, go for a 20-minute walk, then take a shower. Before giving a big presentation in the office, you might repeat a mantra... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 01 Jul 2018
- News
Celebrating and Supporting Leadership
Das Narayandas and Nitin Nohria (photo by Susan Young) Das Narayandas and Nitin Nohria (photo by Susan Young) Through the Harvard Business School Campaign we positioned the School to deepen its impact on... View Details
How to Recalibrate Work Dynamics and Embrace Digital Transformation in a Post-Pandemic Worklplace
Tsedal Neeley, Harvard Business School professor, award-winning author, and global management and leadership expert, recently caught up with us to share her insights and advice as the workforce continues to go through rapid transformation brought about by the... View Details
- October 2012
- Article
The Gifts We Keep on Giving: Documenting and Destigmatizing the Regifting Taboo
By: Gabrielle S. Adams, Francis J. Flynn and Michael I. Norton
Five studies investigate whether the practice of "regifting"-a social taboo-is as offensive to givers as regifters assume. Participants who imagined regifting thought that the original givers would be more offended than givers reported feeling, to such an extent that... View Details
Adams, Gabrielle S., Francis J. Flynn, and Michael I. Norton. "The Gifts We Keep on Giving: Documenting and Destigmatizing the Regifting Taboo." Psychological Science 23, no. 10 (October 2012): 1145–1150.
- 09 Jul 2020
- Research & Ideas
It’s Time to Reset Decision-Making in Your Organization
effectively lead an agile enterprise—can be aptly applied to the type of leadership required in the current environment. The authors highlight the importance of a rapid feedback loop, such as a brief daily check-in to give View Details
Keywords: by Boris Groysberg and Sarah Abbott
- December 2014
- Case
DaVita HealthCare Partners and the Denver Public Schools: Creating Connections
By: John J-H Kim and Christine S. An
In 2011, DaVita HealthCare Partners (DaVita)—a Fortune 500 healthcare services company specializing in kidney dialysis services—and the Denver Public Schools (DPS)—the largest school district in Colorado—forged a plan to incorporate greater intentional focus on culture... View Details
Keywords: Corporate-community Partnerships; K-12; School Districts; DaVita; Kent Thiry; Tom Boasberg; Denver Public Schools; Wisdom Team; DaVita Way; Creating Connections; Social Enterprise; Community Impact; Education Reform; Public Schools; Leadership Development; Partners and Partnerships; Social Entrepreneurship; Education; Business and Community Relations; Culture; Education Industry; Health Industry; Colorado
Kim, John J-H, and Christine S. An. "DaVita HealthCare Partners and the Denver Public Schools: Creating Connections." Harvard Business School Case 315-047, December 2014.
- 16 Oct 2018
- News
To Lead and Serve
1880s to Boston. And my mother's family came in the 1920s. We're such a large family, it seemed like there was a lot of Navy. But in reality, it's probably about 5 percent of each generation: my grandfather, my father, my uncle, my boys.... View Details
- 22 Mar 2016
- News
Bill (MBA 1966) and Penny George
says George, a recognized expert on leadership who has written four bestselling books on the topic. The Georges’ philanthropy has focused on promoting leaders who give back to society. Not surprisingly, the... View Details
- 01 Sep 2009
- News
Heroines and Helping Hands
women to the hospital. Mukhtar led improvements in the world around her. She didn’t commission a study or give advice. She confronted extremism. And if an illiterate peasant in a remote corner of Pakistan... View Details
- 2003
- Book
Profits You Can Trust: Spotting and Surviving Accounting Landmines
By: H. David Sherman, S. David Young and Harris Collingwood
Profits You Can Trust gives managers, directors, lenders, audit partners and analysts a clear framework to demystify global financial reporting in a market fraught with danger. Filled with provocative and enlightening examples, it offers a fresh perspective and clear... View Details
Sherman, H. David, S. David Young, and Harris Collingwood. Profits You Can Trust: Spotting and Surviving Accounting Landmines. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Financial Times Prentice Hall, 2003.
- 01 Dec 2001
- News
Effective Leadership and Decision-Making
elements that make this approach successful: fostering constructive, not personal, conflict; giving each viewpoint serious consideration; and knowing when to close deliberations. In "We Don't Need Another... View Details
- April 1999
- Teaching Note
Understanding and Building Organizations' Capabilities to Innovate: Managing Innovation: Overview TN for Module 4
By: Clayton M. Christensen
An overview teaching note showing instructors how to link together the concepts students should learn from discussing the cases in the fourth module of the Managing Innovation course. Summarizes the "Resources, Processes, & Values" framework of organizational... View Details
- 01 Jun 2007
- News
34,000 Pages and Counting
Larson Why do we almost universally regard our college years as among the best of our lives? Pause for a moment to give that some thought. Here’s a hint: The correct answer is not sex, drugs, and rock ’n’... View Details
- September 2023 (Revised September 2024)
- Technical Note
Measuring and Managing Social Impact
By: Brian Trelstad, Gerald Chertavian and Susan Pinckney
A brief overview of how to measure social impact at nonprofits, social organizations, and impact investments. View Details
Keywords: Analysis; Change; Transformation; Decision Making; Cost vs Benefits; Decision Choices and Conditions; Decisions; Forecasting and Prediction; Public Sector; Entrepreneurship; Social Entrepreneurship; Fairness; Entrepreneurial Finance; Governance; Governing and Advisory Boards; Policy; Innovation and Management; Knowledge Acquisition; Knowledge Use and Leverage; Goals and Objectives; Growth and Development Strategy; Growth Management; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Management Practices and Processes; Resource Allocation; Measurement and Metrics; Standards; Strength and Weakness; Mission and Purpose; Success; Performance; Performance Evaluation; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; Strategic Planning; Programs; Risk and Uncertainty; Social Enterprise; Non-Governmental Organizations; Social Issues; United States
Trelstad, Brian, Gerald Chertavian, and Susan Pinckney. "Measuring and Managing Social Impact." Harvard Business School Technical Note 324-017, September 2023. (Revised September 2024.)
- Fast Answer
Corporate giving, foundations and grants
How can I find out about corporate giving, foundations and their areas of interest for making grants? Foundation Directory Online: Provides comprehensive information on grantmakers and their grants.... View Details
- 2010
- Working Paper
A Behavioral Model of Demandable Deposits and Its Implications for Financial Regulation
By: Julio J. Rotemberg
A model is developed that rationalizes contracts that give depositors the right to obtain funds on demand even when depositors intend to use these funds for consumption in the future. This is explained by depositor overoptimism regarding their own ability to collect... View Details
Keywords: Banks and Banking; Insurance; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Policy; Consumer Behavior; Financial Services Industry
Rotemberg, Julio J. "A Behavioral Model of Demandable Deposits and Its Implications for Financial Regulation." NBER Working Paper Series, No. 16620, December 2010.
- 2016
- Book
Institutions, Institutional Change and Economic Performance in Emerging Markets
By: Lakshmi Iyer
Emerging markets play an increasingly important role in the global economy, accounting for 31% of global GDP and more than 50% of global foreign direct investment in 2012. However, doing business in emerging markets remains subject to a high degree of "policy risk,"... View Details
Keywords: Property Rights; Economic Policy; Political Economy; Emerging Markets; Economic Growth; Government and Politics; Business and Government Relations
Iyer, Lakshmi. Institutions, Institutional Change and Economic Performance in Emerging Markets. World Scientific Publishing, 2016.
- 01 May 2015
- News
Celebrating and Supporting Leadership
hosting regional events around the world giving attendees the opportunity to learn from faculty members about their current research, listen to inspiring alumni stories from campaign leaders, and hear an... View Details
Keywords: Educational Services