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- 24 Mar 2015
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First Look: March 24
has learned in his long career. At the same time, he is keenly aware of problems and uncertainties affecting Mandalay Entertainment, a privately owned company in which he is principal. Mandalay produces movies and television content, owns... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 27 Nov 2017
- Research & Ideas
Beware the Lasting Impression of a 'Temporary' Selfie
that they will disappear quickly from the public eye after having been seen by the intended recipients or after a short period of time. Disappearing selfies are seemingly the ideal solution for people who enjoy life on social media but who are also keenly View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- 20 Aug 2007
- Research & Ideas
HBS Cases: Using Investor Relations Proactively
shares) shareholders. In addition, press releases, frequent conversations with investors, public awareness market surveys, and so on are part of its day-to-day communication process, and are an effective way to stay in touch with its... View Details
- 07 Feb 2005
- Research & Ideas
How “Career Imprinting” Shapes Leaders
more effective decisions as leaders of firms later on in their careers, due to a greater awareness of the ways they have been shaped, developmentally, especially during the early career. Such increased View Details
Keywords: by Mallory Stark
- 23 May 2019
- Book
These Entrepreneurs Take a Pragmatic Approach to Solving Social Problems
In 1908, Harvard Business School’s first dean, Edwin Francis Gay, welcomed the School’s inaugural class of 59 students by saying that HBS was challenged with encouraging its students to have the “intellectual respect for business as a profession, with the social... View Details
- 13 Dec 2006
- Research & Ideas
Improving Public Health for the Poor
course with HBS professor V. Kasturi Rangan on business serving the so-called "base of the pyramid" sector. Chu says microfinance is one of the few effective responses to poverty that he is aware of, and its concepts and... View Details
- 19 Jun 2007
- First Look
First Look: June 19, 2007
Heart Health Awareness Harvard Business School Case 507-026 In 2003, the $654 million American Heart Association (AHA) approached Cone, Inc. (a brand and communications agency) to develop a corporate sponsorship strategy that would raise... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 27 Sep 2010
- Research & Ideas
Customer Experts Lose Influence When Teams are Pressured
onto your team can actually minimize the pressure associated with the team's output being evaluated. I mentioned that one of the reasons performance pressure is so stressful is the team's awareness that their end product will be judged;... View Details
Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert
- 15 Jan 2018
- Research & Ideas
A Better Business Model for Fighting Cancer
fully enroll in clinical trials, Hamermesh says. “We’re not just looking for anyone with pancreatic cancer—it’s patients with these three particular mutations.” That underlines the importance of making patients aware of the benefits of... View Details
- 06 Oct 2014
- Research & Ideas
Why Businesses Need a Language Strategy
organization and cascades down to every single individual. The strategy has to be tied to the firm's vision and, in some cases, integrated in annual reviews. This is done in a variety of ways, from making foreign assignments into prestigious postings to raising View Details
Keywords: Re: Tsedal Neeley
- 28 May 2014
- Research & Ideas
Building Histories of Emerging Economies One Interview at a Time
interviewed have a broad view of their societal and ethical responsibilities. "It's not something that we went fishing for, but it came through very clearly that many of these people, some of whom came from great poverty, are aware of the... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- 25 Jan 2012
- Research & Ideas
A Few Firms Have Outsized Influence in D.C.
start to have additional influence when politicians know that the firms have lobbied and helped politicians get elected, say, for 20 years, and they are likely to do the same for the next 20 years." While it may be overly optimistic to think that situation will... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 29 Jan 2013
- First Look
First Look: Jan. 29
resolution settings. It is believed that by making people more aware of their failure to notice and punish indirect unethical behavior, others can create a world where the use of intermediation will no longer provide harm doers an easy... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Mar 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, March 12, 2019
added. Witnessing the hidden work performed on their behalf makes customers more satisfied, more willing to pay, and more loyal. It can also make employees more satisfied by demonstrating to them that they are serving their customers well. However, managers should be... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 27 Jun 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, June 27
and elsewhere. Yet the book shows that these entrepreneurs contributed significantly to the growth of environmental awareness among consumers, business leaders, and others. However the Earth's environmental health has continued to... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 09 Feb 2016
- First Look
February 9, 2016
borrowed the traditional alpargata design, covered it with fashionable colors and prints, and tied it to a social cause. Paez's founders were keenly aware of the present and future challenges they faced due to the resources and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 22 Jan 2013
- First Look
First Look: Jan. 22
maintain social harmony. But opacity also facilitates fraud and corruption, which erode investor confidence and stifle risk-taking. A flamboyant politician Kotaro Tamura attempts to raise public awareness around these tensions, but his... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 13 Apr 2010
- First Look
First Look: April 13
Ricoh, the Japanese copier manufacturer, is committed to reducing its environmental impact to one-eighth of its 2000 levels by 2050. It has already introduced three stages of environmental awareness to its operations, and its recycled... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 21 Oct 2008
- First Look
First Look: October 21, 2008
characterization. They demand multiple epistemologies, theoretical orientations (e.g., construction, analysis, or intervention), and value considerations. As our understanding of this emerging field of study grows, we become aware that... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 10 Jan 2005
- Research & Ideas
How to Put Meaning Back into Leading
component of meaning, community. Work can play an important role in designating and maintaining social relationships. When our activity at work produces an acute sense of awareness with those with whom we share the same circumstances and... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace