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- 07 Oct 2002
- Research & Ideas
What Leaders Need to Do To Restore Investor Confidence
involved with options. No one change by itself will be enough. CEOs must address the organizational architecture: the planning systems; the performance measurement and evaluation systems; the incentives systems; the boundary systems that... View Details
Keywords: by Harvard Management Update
- 07 Mar 2005
- What Do You Think?
Should Business Management Be Regarded as a Profession?
this way: "It is hard for me to imagine that certification by itself would have a significant impact on a CEO's ethics...The real problem is the ability of CEOs to be CEOs." John Anderson commented that "Let's not assume... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 07 Aug 2012
- Research & Ideas
Off and Running: Professors Comment on Olympics
official International Olympic Committee (IOC) worldwide sponsors are said to pay $90 to $100 million each for the right to use the rings globally in their marketing efforts. These companies typically spend large additional amounts on... View Details
- 27 Nov 2023
- Blog Post
Creating Emerging Markets Sustainability Series - Opportunities for Green Entrepreneurship in the Face of Policy Inaction
interventions, pursuing a strategy to “inform the public of preventive measures that save lives and reduce damage to property and infrastructure.”[2] However, in the absence of substantial international action on climate change, how can the Nigerian public View Details
- 18 Nov 2014
- First Look
First Look: November 18
capital to pay fixed and variable costs affects choices firms make regarding export entry and operations, and, as a consequence, influence aggregate trade patterns. Financial frictions and the use of internal capital markets shape... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 09 Sep 2013
- Lessons from the Classroom
Teaching Climate Change to Skeptics
and BEI faculty cochair Forest L. Reinhardt. "I don't think this ought to be treated as a religious question. I think it's better seen as a classic managerial question about decision-making under uncertainty." Indeed, nothing is certain, but scientific predictions are... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 16 Jul 2021
- Op-Ed
For Entrepreneurs, the Benefits of Slowing Down
race. "Make the effort to meet up face to face, spend unscheduled long stretches of time, and (gasp) just hang out." Here are a few of the benefits of slowing down, and where entrepreneurs may want to focus their energies this summer: 1. Solidify your scalable team... View Details
Keywords: by Jeffrey Bussgang
- 01 Jun 1998
- News
Diversity and Community
first annual Ron Brown Award for Corporate Leadership to IBM CEO Louis V. Gerstner, Jr. (MBA '65) and Levi Strauss CEO Robert D. Haas (MBA '68). The two chief executives received the newly established award... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 12 May 2022
- News
Turning a Moment into a Movement
Even though Aisha Dozie (MBA 2002) had served on the boards of several private and nonprofit organizations over her career, her two-year search for the directorship of a public board proved to be a “pretty tricky and convoluted” process. The founder and View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Sep 2005
- News
Young Alums Honored for Social Enterprise
grants to social enterprise programs five years ago,” he said. “Now we’re seeing that pay off in the New York area.” The announcement of awards to honor young alums caused a buzz of approval at the sold-out dinner, which hosted 575 alumni... View Details
- 21 May 2018
- News
Community Partners Delivers “Expert Goodness” to the Bay Area
attractive to alumni who want to do more in their communities, have an impact, and pay it forward. “What they lack is a clear path on how to make that happen inside a hectic life of work and personal commitments,” he says. “Community... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- Web
Digital Transformation - HBS Online
months, 5-6 hrs/week Apply by November 3 $6,500 Credential Certificate Courses (2) AI Essentials for Business Professors Karim Lakhani and Marco Iansiti Compete in the age of AI with a comprehensive approach to building, leading, and operating AI-powered organizations.... View Details
- 01 Jun 2010
- News
M.I.A. Boards
art-auction company executive; the former CEO of a Spanish-language television company; a retired rear admiral who had headed the Girl Scouts and served on the board of Weight Watchers International; a theatrical producer; and, until two... View Details
- 01 Mar 2005
- News
A Primer on Patents
LERNER: Congress won’t address needed patent reforms until CEOs get involved in lobbying for change. Professor Josh Lerner, who holds a joint appointment in the School’s Finance and Entrepreneurial Management units, is best known as an... View Details
- 01 Feb 1998
- News
Not Your Typical Business Conference
conference organizer Karen A. Page (MBA '89) put it, to "tell their stories, discover they're not so different from one another, and learn some useful ideas for making their lives and careers more successful and satisfying." It was a simple formula, and one that... View Details
- 08 May 2012
- First Look
First Look: May 8
sector. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/12-094.pdf Cases & Course MaterialsTerry Lundgren at Macy's José B., Alvarez, Robert Steven Kaplan, and Natalie KindredHarvard Business School Case 412-033 In 2008 and 2009, a period of severe economic... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 11 Jul 2017
- News
The Right Thing to Do
start or for course materials, so word gets spread around that it doesn’t pay to have bad ethics,” says Larry Ackman, who expects more episodes to be made. Additionally, the episodes are available online for anyone to view. Larry Ackman... View Details
- 30 May 2007
- Research & Ideas
Health Care Under a Research Microscope
away, might encourage more people to use it. The early, surprising answer: yes. Whereas free is sometimes equated with no value, people who pay even a little bit for Clorin are more likely to use it and use more of it, according to the... View Details
- Profile
Phillip Michael Strazzulla
Phil Strazzulla, the founder and CEO of LifeGuides, learned early in life the value of a wise and experienced advisor. The advisor in this case was his father, an eye doctor, who helped Strazzulla and his younger brother open brokerage... View Details
- 25 Feb 2022
- Blog Post
Climate Stories Episode #1: Kameale C. Terry
Climate Stories: Episode #1: Kameale C. Terry In this first post of “Climate Stories,” Jacqueline Adams engages with Kameale C. Terry, CEO and co-founder of ChargerHelp! Terry is a veritable unicorn, an entrepreneur in the sustainability... View Details