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- 03 Sep 2020
- Op-Ed
Why American Health Care Needs Its Own SEC
GAAP can wind up in jail or pay hefty fines. Its accounting principles are derived from an exhaustive public process overseen by experts in measurement, not like the stakeholders of present “transparency” who are interested in protecting... View Details
- 10 Oct 2018
- News
How Many Women Does It Take to Change a Congress?
- 09 Feb 2004
- Research & Ideas
Got a New Strategy? Now Make it Happen
originally adopted a functional organization structure. This enabled them to exit many marginal, local businesses and focus on the opportunities that were most promising from a global perspective. It also allowed them to introduce more... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Beer & Russell A. Eisenstat
- 18 May 2013
- News
Money might buy you happiness, if you spend it right
- 07 Jun 2012
- Working Paper Summaries
How Short-Termism Invites Corruption--And What to Do About It
Keywords: by Malcolm S. Salter
- 2021
- Book
The Power of Trust: How Companies Build It, Lose It, Regain It
By: Sandra J. Sucher and Shalene Gupta
Trust is the most powerful force underlying the success of every business. Yet it can be shattered in an instant, with a devastating impact on a company’s market cap and reputation. How to build and sustain trust requires fresh insight into why customers, employees,... View Details
Keywords: Power; Corporate Culture; Future Of Work; Innovation; Technology Strategy; Automation; Stakeholder Engagement; Employee Attitude; Customer Behavior; Shareholder Value; Government And Business; Impact Investing; Corporate Change And Sustainability; Trust; Power and Influence; Globalization; Leadership; Organizational Culture; Innovation and Invention; Human Resources; Information Technology; Strategy; Corporate Accountability; Asia; Europe; South America; Middle East; North and Central America
Sucher, Sandra J., and Shalene Gupta. The Power of Trust: How Companies Build It, Lose It, Regain It. New York: PublicAffairs, 2021.
- 27 Aug 2019
- News
Sweating It Out in Philly; Whiskey Flights in Portland
joined the Philly studio that night.” Freeman enjoyed the chance to talk with fellow alumni and show them what she’s been building. “We shared a lot about what makes you pursue an idea, what makes it worthy and what the biggest challenges... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 11 Oct 2010
- Research & Ideas
It Pays to Hire Women in Countries That Won’t
Call it corporate alchemy. New research finds that multinational companies can spin gender bias into gold by recruiting and hiring well-educated female managers in countries that traditionally discriminate against women. Employing women... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 01 Apr 1997
- News
Critical Information: MIS Monitors the Ever-Changing World of IT
The following article is the ninth in a series on the activities and research taking place in each academic unit at HBS. The information technology (IT) industry, for which rapid change has been a constant for decades, has reached another important phase in View Details
Keywords: Elaine Gottlieb
- July 1997
- Article
Market-Driven Health Care: What It Means to You
- January 2021 (Revised March 2021)
- Supplement
Toyota and Its Labor Union in Argentina (B)
By: Jorge Tamayo, Erik Snowberg and Jenyfeer Martinez Buitrago
Toyota Argentina (TASA) and the union representing automotive industry workers in the country had been working together since 2011 to address the challenges faced by Toyota’s manufacturing plant in Zárate (Argentina). The strategy for moving forward was built on an... View Details
Keywords: Manufacturing Performance; Production; Performance Improvement; Strategy; Labor Unions; Labor and Management Relations; Agreements and Arrangements; Strategic Planning; Factories, Labs, and Plants; Auto Industry; Argentina
Tamayo, Jorge, Erik Snowberg, and Jenyfeer Martinez Buitrago. "Toyota and Its Labor Union in Argentina (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 721-412, January 2021. (Revised March 2021.)
- Article
Airbnb Slips a Grand Experiment Into Its IPO
Kominers, Scott Duke. "Airbnb Slips a Grand Experiment Into Its IPO." Bloomberg Opinion (December 4, 2020).
- Other Article
Velcro Is Too Sticky for Its Own Good
Kominers, Scott Duke. "Velcro Is Too Sticky for Its Own Good." Bloomberg View (October 17, 2017).
- 2014
- Article
Unequality: Who Gets What and Why It Matters
Who should get what, and what are the consequences? Economic inequality in the United States has been rising for decades, yet only recently have behavioral scientists explored two central questions surrounding the optimal level of inequality. First, what are the... View Details
Keywords: Inequality; Ethics; Productivity; Gambling; Equality and Inequality; Fairness; Income; Performance Productivity; United States
Norton, Michael I. "Unequality: Who Gets What and Why It Matters." Policy Insights from the Behavioral and Brain Sciences 1, no. 1 (2014): 151–155.
- July 2014 (Revised October 2014)
- Case
McKinsey & Co. - Protecting its Reputation (A)
By: Jay Lorsch and Emily McTague
On Tuesday March 15, 2011, all 1,200 global Partners of McKinsey & Co. gathered at the Gaylord National Hotel & Convention Center near Washington, DC for their annual Partners' conference. The atmosphere was tense as Partners, in addition to their normal agenda,... View Details
Keywords: Board; McKinsey; Consulting Firms; Risk; Risk Assessment; Partnerships; Insider Trading; Confidentiality; Personal Investing; Reputation; Corporate Accountability; Corporate Governance; Management Practices and Processes; Risk Management; Consulting Industry; United States; California
Lorsch, Jay, and Emily McTague. "McKinsey & Co. - Protecting its Reputation (A)." Harvard Business School Case 415-021, July 2014. (Revised October 2014.)
- 1997
- Chapter
What Does It Mean for Industries to Converge?
By: Shane Greenstein and T. Khanna
Keywords: Economics
Greenstein, Shane, and T. Khanna. "What Does It Mean for Industries to Converge?" In Competing in the Age of Digital Convergence, edited by D. B. Yoffie. Boston: Harvard Business School Press, 1997.
- September 2008 (Revised August 2010)
- Exercise
If We Blew It Up, Then We Could....
By: Stacey Childress
By setting up a thought experiment, this exercise challenges students to examine their own assumptions about the meaning of the word "public" in public education, as well as to understand competing assumptions held by others. View Details
Childress, Stacey. "If We Blew It Up, Then We Could...." Harvard Business School Exercise 309-042, September 2008. (Revised August 2010.)
- August 2008 (Revised July 2009)
- Supplement
Gazprom (C): The Ukrainian Crisis and Its Aftermath
By: Rawi E. Abdelal, Sogomon Tarontsi and Alexander Jorov
The case describes the resolution to the January 2006 gas crisis, precipitated by the decision of Gazprom, the largest natural gas producer in the world, to cut off gas supply to Ukraine because of disagreement on the terms of future trade. The case also narrates the... View Details
Keywords: Trade; Non-Renewable Energy; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Conflict Management; Reputation; Energy Industry; Russia; Ukraine
Abdelal, Rawi E., Sogomon Tarontsi, and Alexander Jorov. "Gazprom (C): The Ukrainian Crisis and Its Aftermath." Harvard Business School Supplement 709-010, August 2008. (Revised July 2009.)
- February 1987
- Background Note
Note on Value Analysis: Its History and Methodology
By: David A. Garvin
Garvin, David A. "Note on Value Analysis: Its History and Methodology." Harvard Business School Background Note 687-066, February 1987.