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- 14 Jan 2021
- News
Better Than Cash
(UNCDF). Digital payments increase savings, security, and transparency for both the payer and the recipient, and they can serve as the spark for larger societal change, Goodwin-Groen explains. “Digital financial inclusion can build a... View Details
- 15 Aug 2024
- Op-Ed
Post-CrowdStrike, Six Questions to Test Your Company's Operational Resilience
aligned and trained to handle crisis communication effectively and manage public relations under pressure. Process: Develop a well-defined communication plan that includes benchmarks and standards for timely and transparent outreach... View Details
Keywords: by Hise Gibson and Anita Lynch
- 01 Mar 2008
- News
Reimagining China and India
transparently of value, so nobody’s going to oppose it. Are China and India capable of creating domestic firms that can compete successfully on an international scale? There already are at least 20 companies in the two countries that I... View Details
- 09 Aug 2017
- Sharpening Your Skills
Productivity Tips You Probably Haven't Considered Before
transparency can increase productivity. Why Productivity Suffers When Employees Are Allowed to Schedule Their Own Tasks Deviating from an organization’s prescribed task schedule tends to erode productivity, even among the most experienced... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- Web
A Polaroid Timeline 1932–1977 | Baker Library
Polaroid introduces Type 55 P/N film, which yields reusable negatives, and high-contrast Type 146L black-and-white transparency film. 1963 First transistorized electronic shutter Color Pack Land Camera, the Automatic 100, includes the... View Details
- 01 Sep 2008
- News
Totting Up the Bill for the Iraq War
legacy of this unfortunate war.” The book closes as one would hope: with proposals for change. The eighteen measures include political and legal modifications to make war authorization more difficult, greater transparency on actual war... View Details
- 01 Jun 2017
- News
Case Study: Something New
transparency to the pricing and cut out the middleman. So I say yes absolutely you can and should have some off-the-rack options (still tailored to fit). This may even be preferred for the woman who is time-strapped or low on creativity... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Oct 2021
- News
Tackling the World’s Most Difficult Challenges
Administration, and Assistant Professor Ethan Rouen, wants to change that. The project is developing tools to measure a company’s impact—negative and positive—on people and the planet. This more accurate and transparent accounting will... View Details
- 11 Jun 2018
- Blog Post
Reimagining Fashion For The Good Of All
fore sighting tool and in the company’s omnichannel strategy. Everyone at the company has been extremely welcoming and I already feel integrated into the team dynamics. Zalando is very proud of its open-communication office structure, which fosters View Details
Keywords: Consumer Products / Retail
- 23 May 2011
- Research & Ideas
Corporate Sustainability Reporting: It’s Effective
improve how workers are treated or betters the environment. But new research from Harvard Business School and London Business School demonstrates the first real evidence that mandatory CSR reporting works, and could give policymakers and companies themselves added... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 11 Jan 2021
- News
Strengthening Democracy
Professor Rafael Di Tella and Associate Professor Vincent Pons discuss populism in democratic countries from Bolivia to France to the United States. Building a Strong and Prosperous Society University Professor Rebecca Henderson discusses the need for an honest,... View Details
- 09 Jun 2015
- News
Building change from the ground up
as the Taliban-influenced south, operating under a firm policy of cultural sensitivity and ethical transparency in a country ranked as one of the most corrupt in the world. When Roshan launched, police were called in to control the crowds... View Details
- 21 Jul 2010
- Research & Ideas
HBS Faculty Debate Financial Reform Legislation
effects, then it is a disappointment. To be sure, the bill does address some causes of the crisis in meaningful ways. There is significantly enhanced transparency in the derivatives markets—a problem at the center of the... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- Portrait Project
Edrienne Brandon
showing them how I found mine. I will soften the inequities of capitalism within my sphere of influence. I will step deliberately, act purposefully, fail iteratively, live loudly, and think twice – every day. In the end, I hope to look back on a life that is a View Details
- 29 Mar 2016
- First Look
March 29, 2016
institution’s patient portal. Conclusions. As healthcare costs continue to rise in the United States and around the world, a value-based approach with explicit, transparently reported patient outcomes will not only create opportunities... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Dec 2009
- News
Letters to the Editor
suggestion I have is to increase transparency by requiring all companies that file a proxy statement to include a graph showing executive compensation for the top three or four officers and compensation for the average worker over a... View Details
- 01 Jun 2015
- News
Research Brief: If State Pensions Clean Up Their Books, Who Pays?
that states with the largest pension deficits and those with heavy unionization were most likely to want to keep the status quo—even when the public and financial experts pushed for the opposite. It makes sense: “The most likely scenario of increased View Details
Keywords: Erin Peterson
- 01 Jun 2003
- News
HBS Releases First-Ever Financial Report
“Our intention with this report is to increase transparency and respond to any questions our alumni may have.” Highlights from the report include: HBS operates year to year on a relatively narrow operating margin — 2.5 percent of revenues... View Details
- 12 Apr 2010
- Research & Ideas
One Report: Better Strategy through Integrated Reporting
companies a clear view of risks to and opportunities in their own strategy. Second, One Report speaks with one voice to all stakeholders, who can even engage with the company via Web 2.0 tools and technologies. One Report is thus an essential element of demonstrating... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 12 Nov 2018
- Research & Ideas
'Always On' Isn't Always Best for Team Decision-Making
collaboration encouraged by today’s communication tools like Slack and Skype good or bad for finding the best answer? “I don’t want there to be zero communication, but I do think that transparency and communication do have downsides"... View Details
Keywords: by Roberta Holland