Evaluating Business Performance - Publications - Faculty & Research

15 Jul 2002
Research & Ideas

Going Green Makes Good Business Sense

Business leaders must respond to growing concerns about pollution, but both the environment and corporate coffers can be green, says Harvard Business School professor Forest Reinhardt. The key to success may... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

06 Oct 2014
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Why Businesses Need a Language Strategy

Lost sales. Friction. Inefficiency. These are dirty words in the world of business, and they are inevitabilities for companies that don't watch their language, so to speak. Harvard Business School Associate Professor Tsedal Neeley... View Details

Keywords: Re: Tsedal Neeley

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Interorganizational Alliances and the Performance of Firms: A Study of Growth and Innovation Rates in a High-technology Industry

Keywords: Organizations; Alliances; Performance; Business Ventures; Growth and Development; Innovation and Invention; Information Technology; Information; Technology Industry

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Impact Stories - Business & Environment

both great financial and environmental returns." Angela Amos MBA 2014 | Shaping the Big Picture “I believe stakeholder engagement is necessary to address climate change. At work, I evaluate diverse perspectives to craft legally sound,... View Details

20 May 2021
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Companies That Prioritize Psychological Safety Avoid Worker Burnout, Retain Top Talent, and Perform Better. Here's How to Foster It Remotely.

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Airline Schedule Disruptions

Increasing congestion and frequent schedule disruptions throughout the National Air Transportation System, both at airports and en route, have led to significant flight and passenger delays. Professor Fearing's primary research focus is on measuring and reducing... View Details

Keywords: Performance Measurement; Air Transportation; Traffic Flow Management; Air Transportation Industry

November 2009
Case

Finance Myopia in a Systems Business

By: J. Bruce Harreld

This short case describes the tensions that often arise between finance executives attempting to curtail unproductive activities and strategy executives trying to optimize overall firm performance. View Details

Keywords: Finance; Managerial Roles; Performance Improvement; Performance Productivity; Conflict and Resolution; Strategy; Competition

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17 Jan 2019
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Why Business Should Support Employees Who Are Caregivers

supporting caregivers a critical talent management issue, according to a new report, The Caring Company: How Employers Can Cut Costs and Boost Productivity by Helping Employees Manage Caregiving Needs, by Harvard Business School’s Joseph... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost; Health

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Doing Business in a Divided World - Alumni

Doing Business in a Divided World: The Changing Role and Responsibilities of the American Firm A Conversation with Harvard Business School’s Institute for the Study of Business... View Details

24 Nov 2008
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Harvard Business School Discusses Future of the MBA

teaching and a corresponding faculty commitment to remaining close to actual business practice. Moreover, the School continuously evaluated and updated its curriculum. "The general criticism of MBA... View Details

Keywords: by Roger Thompson & HBS Bulletin; Education

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Eligibility | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

public sector organization, or for-profit social enterprise are eligible to apply to the Program. Eligible Organizations An approved tax-exempt organization in the United States with 501(c) (3) status of the Internal Revenue Code which View Details

06 Mar 2013
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HBS Cases: Women MBAs at Harvard Business School

McGinn, the Cahners-Rabb Professor of Business Administration, established a set of field studies in which female second-years researched the reasons behind differing academic performances between male and... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Education

21 Oct 2015
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How to Predict if a New Business Idea is Any Good

program weren’t random—they did have entrepreneurial acumen. However, Shu contends that having a large group of people with general business experience evaluate an idea could be more effective than having a... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Accommodations; Financial Services

02 Aug 2022
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It’s Harder to Replace Workers in a Downturn. Here’s How to Get the Performance You Need from the Team You Have.

07 Sep 2020
Research & Ideas

How to Help Small Businesses Survive COVID's Next Phase

America small-business owners moved quickly when COVID-19 started shuttering shops in March. Fine dining restaurants shifted to takeout. Book shops introduced curbside pickup. Gyms offered classes online. Business owners, it seemed, just... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost; Food & Beverage; Service

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Working Knowledge | Harvard Business School

Want to Say Goodbye to the Annual Performance Review Featuring Katherine B. Coffman . By Michael Blanding on June 30, 2025 . Leadership The Harvard Business School Faculty Summer Reader 2025 By Rachel Layne... View Details

12 Jul 2020
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The Harvard Business School Faculty Summer Reader 2020

well into, is my colleague Shoshanna Zuboff’s magisterial The Age of Surveillance Capitalism. This book is one of genius. It provides a sweeping description of the rise and impact of business models that are premised on harvesting and... View Details

Keywords: by Staff

01 Feb 2002
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Europe Business Conference Forecasts the Future

Building on the success of last year's inaugural conference, the HBS European Club hosted the second annual Europe Business Conference on the HBS campus November 2-3. The event included some 50 panelists and speakers and drew over 350... View Details

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MBA Experience | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

Executive Vice President of the Urban League of Broward County in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Courtnee participated in the Driving Nonprofit Performance and Innovation - Virtual (DNPIV) Executive... DNPIV Perspectives: Erica Mitchell,... View Details

13 Jan 2003
Research & Ideas

Making Biotech Work as a Business

No matter how you slice the numbers, all arrows in biotechnology's financial performance after twenty years are still pointing downward, said HBS professor Gary P. Pisano recently. Despite the great promise of the sector—to improve the... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Biotechnology; Health; Technology

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