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- 27 Oct 2008
- Lessons from the Classroom
Achieving Excellence in Nonprofits
nonprofits should write mission statements that can be relied upon as a promise to deliver specified social value. Why is this important? A: It is important for nonprofits to be clear about what they are... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 04 Oct 2016
- First Look
October 4, 2016
in press Journal of Personality and Social Psychology Artful Paltering: The Risks and Rewards of Using Truthful Statements to Mislead Others By: Rogers, T., R. Zeckhauser, F. Gino, M.I. Norton, and M. Schweitzer Abstract—Paltering is the... View Details
- 20 Mar 2013
- Research & Ideas
How CEOs Sustain Higher-Ambition Goals
make it happen," said HBS's Bill George. Scott Griffith, former chairman and CEO of Zipcar, said that the company crafted its mission statement around responsible urban living in part with the hope of... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 06 Sep 2017
- What Do You Think?
Summing Up: What Are the Limits of CEO Activism?
Are public actions by CEOs the best way to reflect or reinforce them? Presumably, such actions will be applauded primarily by employees; after all, they signed on to work for an organization with some awareness of its mission and values.... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 20 Mar 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, March 20, 2018
versus making statements in conversation. While there are many reasons people don’t ask questions (such as egocentrism, anxiety, apathy, and ignorance), those who can become talented question askers stand to learn more information, to be... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 20 Jun 2012
- Lessons from the Classroom
Teaching Leadership: What We Know
grown, so has the demand for courses on the topic. Scan the mission statements of most major universities and professional schools and you'll find that "educating leaders" is the common thread.... View Details
- 16 Sep 2008
- First Look
First Look: September 16, 2008
level the informational playing field. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/09-033.pdf Signaling Firm Performance through Financial Statement Presentation: An Analysis Using Special Items Authors:Edward J. Riedl and Suraj... View Details
- 11 Feb 2019
- Research & Ideas
The Business of Saving the Planet
2018: Implications for Business This background note provides general information about climate change and its implications for business. Working Knowledge Stories on the Business of Environmental Sustainability Should a Pension Fund Try to Change the World?In a recent... View Details
- 20 Nov 2006
- Research & Ideas
Open Source Science: A New Model for Innovation
unconventional field settings. Their mission was to produce a DNA sequencing test that was cost effective, robust, and operable in extreme field conditions. After several months of effort, the team in consultation with company experts... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 28 Oct 2013
- Research & Ideas
Responsible Leadership in an Unforgiving World
values statements of vague promises to make the world a better place that most companies proffer. "You've got to get beyond the values laundry list, which for most companies comes down to them being committed to everyone for almost... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 30 Oct 2006
- First Look
First Look: October 31, 2006
http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=807019 Governance of the Family Business Harvard Business School Note 807-022 Reviews the ways to achieve governance of the family business. Points out the importance of plans (e.g., strategic plans), View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 15 Sep 2009
- First Look
First Look: September 15
companies have a sense of mission enabling them to deliver what their customers want in a way that is significantly better than the competition. As a formula for the future, it brings together the necessity of financial success... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 12 Aug 2008
- First Look
First Look: August 12, 2008
the Statement of Financial Accounting Standards, No. 141R. Purchase the note: http://hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=108067 ADR Choices Harvard Business School Note 908-040 Six different business disputes, all in the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 08 Oct 2007
- Research & Ideas
Management Education’s Unanswered Questions
different developments. First of all, leadership right now in the major research-based universities is fragmented, and in many leading schools not considered a legitimate subject of study. Despite its frequent appearance in the mission... View Details
- 18 May 2015
- Research & Ideas
Advertisers Get Serious About Playing With Their Brands
the researchers recently wrote in a GfK Marketing Intelligence Review article called "Beyond Bedlam: How Consumers and Brands Alike Are Playing the Web." In the last decade, marketers have used digital media in different ways. First, many brands made it their View Details
- 14 Nov 2007
- First Look
First Look: November 14, 2007
sufficiently broad to fulfill its mission or, on the contrary, whether it needed to be narrowed in order to eliminate organizational challenges and external perceptions of conflicts of interest. Purchase this case:... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 05 Oct 2009
- Research & Ideas
The Vanguard Corporation
is serious about serving society. Q: How important are mission statements or guiding principles in helping a company focus on core values? A: Many companies have a mission... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 06 Jun 2005
- Research & Ideas
Microsoft vs. Open Source: Who Will Win?
Linux. Same for MS Office documents. "Promote" Linux's code forking. Infuse fear, uncertainty, and doubt into the Linux user community. For this to work, the statements must be perceived as credible. Credibility requires some... View Details
- 03 Jul 2018
- What Do You Think?
Should CEO Satya Nadella Cancel Microsoft’s Contract with ICE?
The “case” appears not to be closed. It will not go away. Just last week, Nadella, at a meeting with new interns, was presented with a USB stick containing the names of 300,000 signatories, including 500 Microsoft employees, to a View Details
- 21 Feb 2012
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 21
safety) is trying to decide what the content and format of the next ten-year goals should be to ensure the company's viability on its 200th birthday. Should they be incremental goals like the ones for 2005 or ambitious stretch targets like the ones for 2015? Or should... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne