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- 01 Oct 1999
- News
HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report
effectively over the last two years - it is a pleasure to inherit such a healthy organization. My fellow Board members and I are committed to carrying out the overall mission of the Board, which is to continually evaluate the View Details
- 10 Jun 2008
- First Look
First Look: June 10, 2008
governance, voluntary public-private partnerships and self-regulation programs have proliferated. However, because few have been subjected to robust evaluation, little is known about whether these innovative approaches are achieving their... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
Forest L. Reinhardt
Forest L. Reinhardt is the John D. Black Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School, and HBS’s Senior Associate Dean for Faculty Promotions and Tenure.
Professor Reinhardt is interested in the relationships between market and nonmarket... View Details
- 31 Oct 2023
- Blog Post
Climate Change Pioneers in the Class of 1978
Lanka, where he is presently the Chief of Party for USAID’s Sri Lanka Energy Program. Rick has 40 years of experience in formulating and implementing international infrastructure development View Details
- June 2010
- Case
FoldRite Furniture Company: Planning to Meet a Surge in Demand
By: Steven C. Wheelwright and Afarin Bellisario
Demand for folding and stackable chairs and tables at FoldRite Furniture Co. is unexpectedly strong. The company spent the previous two years improving manufacturing quality and efficiency, dropping poor-performing product lines, developing new products that are... View Details
Keywords: Manufacturing; Production Capacity; Production Scheduling; Risk Management; Growth Management; Production; Logistics; Order Taking and Fulfillment; Business Strategy; Manufacturing Industry; Consumer Products Industry; United States; Europe
Wheelwright, Steven C., and Afarin Bellisario. "FoldRite Furniture Company: Planning to Meet a Surge in Demand." Harvard Business School Brief Case 104-555, June 2010.
- 19 Jan 2021
- In Practice
Leadership Advice for Biden: Restore a Sense of Calm
the world into a multidimensional crisis. We are not only facing a health crisis, but economic and social crises, too, characterized by rising inequalities on top of an environmental crisis. A common root... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 22 Feb 2016
- Research & Ideas
The ‘Mother of Fair Trade’ was an Unabashed Price Protectionist
Sawyer adds, “Gleason and others argued that their version of fair trade—albeit domestic oriented—offered higher wages, better services, and quality guarantees.” Prior to Gleason entering the scene, fair... View Details
- 23 Oct 2019
- News
Exploring Big Issues at the Intersection of Business and Society
and mastery of business. “However, they often don’t get to tackle some of the big issues that intersect business and society and that don’t fit neatly into a single course,” says Robert Huckman the Albert J.... View Details
Keywords: Educational Innovation
- 26 Aug 2009
- Op-Ed
Where Cash for Clunkers Ran Off the Road
have attracted the older, most fuel inefficient used cars. Instead, a $4,500 incentive attracted many perfectly serviceable vehicles. Because of government concerns over fraudulent recycling of trade-ins,... View Details
- Web
Impact of the New Medium - Edwin H. Land & Polaroid | Harvard Business School
Home Site map Map / Directions Search: General Information HBS Home About Annual Report Campus Commencement Dean Nohria Employment Fifty Years of Women Give News New Construction Academic Programs Doctoral... View Details
- 01 Feb 1997
- News
Shaping the Future of Business: Entrepreneurial Evolution at HBS
resources. Believing that these elements are learnable, unit faculty stress the importance of mentoring. In addition, the group has highlighted six qualities that distinguish entrepreneurial organizations... View Details
- Web
Invention of the Polarizer - Edwin H. Land & Polaroid | Harvard Business School
Home Site map Map / Directions Search: General Information HBS Home About Annual Report Campus Commencement Dean Nohria Employment Fifty Years of Women Give News New Construction Academic Programs Doctoral... View Details
- 23 Apr 2024
- In Practice
Getting to Net Zero: The Climate Standards and Ecosystem the World Needs Now
With each month clocking record-breaking temperatures across the planet, this Earth Day reflected the renewed urgency of regulators and businesses to find climate-change solutions. The US Securities and Exchange Commission recently adopted new rules that will mandate... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- 23 Jun 2014
- Research & Ideas
In Venture Capital, Birds of a Feather Lose Money Together
successful companies, the stage of the portfolio company (risky early stage versus less-risky later stage), and how much media attention the company had received at the time of investment. Controlling for... View Details
- Forthcoming
- Article
Regulatory Incentives for Innovation: The FDA's Breakthrough Therapy Designation
By: Amitabh Chandra, Jennifer Kao, Kathleen L. Miller and Ariel Dora Stern
Regulators of new products confront a tradeoff between speeding a product to market and collecting additional product quality information. The FDA's Breakthrough Therapy Designation (BTD) provides an opportunity to understand if regulators can use new policy to... View Details
Keywords: Innovation and Invention; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Government Administration; Research and Development; Pharmaceutical Industry
Chandra, Amitabh, Jennifer Kao, Kathleen L. Miller, and Ariel Dora Stern. "Regulatory Incentives for Innovation: The FDA's Breakthrough Therapy Designation." Review of Economics and Statistics (forthcoming). (Pre-published online March 18, 2024.)
- 10 Sep 2018
- Research & Ideas
Celebrating 'The Men and Women of the Corporation' 40 Years Later
inequality in the workplace. In particular, the book makes clear how organizational roles and structures shape unequal access to opportunities, resources, and advancement. In a wide-ranging conversation, Robin Ely, the Diane Doerge Wilson Professor View Details
Keywords: by Robin J. Ely
- 31 Jan 2022
- Research & Ideas
Where Can Digital Transformation Take You? Insights from 1,700 Leaders
their environmental practices. Moreover, the accelerating pace of technological development and global interconnectivity can erode a company’s competitive edge faster than ever. [div class=infogram-embed... View Details
Lakshmi Ramarajan
Professor Ramarajan is the Diane Doerge Wilson Professor of Business Administration in the Organizational Behavior Unit at Harvard Business School. Her research examines the management and consequences of identities in organizations.
She teaches the... View Details
Keywords: nonprofit industry
Das Narayandas
Das Narayandas is the Edsel Bryant Ford Professor of Business Administration at the Harvard Business School. His academic credentials include a Bachelor of Technology degree in Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay (IITB), a Post-Graduate... View Details
Keywords: advertising; beauty products; biotechnology; computer; electrical equipment; electronics; entertainment; federal government; high technology; industrial goods; information technology industry; internet; management consulting; manufacturing; marketing industry; professional services; retailing; telecommunications; transportation
Suraj Srinivasan
Suraj Srinivasan is the Philip J. Stomberg Professor of Business Administration, a member of the Accounting and Management faculty unit, and chair of the