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- 01 Nov 2022
- What Do You Think?
Why Aren’t Business Leaders More Vocal About Immigration Policy?
policy issues, but whether business leaders are expressing enough “voice” about a matter that affects their talent pool as well as the overall growth rate of the US economy. The question arises at a time when one can ask whether the US... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
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Faculty & Research | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
expertise rooted in real-world experience, linking theory and practice to shape business practice and train business leaders. Nonprofit Strategy & Governance Expanding its early focus on helping nonprofits... View Details
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K–12 Education | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
and sustain high-performing K–12 public school districts in the United States. These efforts have resulted in more than 30 case studies focused on adapting and applying management concepts within urban school systems to drive improved View Details
- 1991
- Book
Competitiveness and the State: Government and Business in Twentieth-Century Britain
By: G. Jones and M. W. Kirby
This book looks at the relationship between the British government and business since 1900, and examines the impact of government policies on business, productivity and competitiveness. The authors argue that government has a legitimate role to play in improving... View Details
Keywords: Political History; Policy; Business History; Performance Consistency; Performance Effectiveness; Performance Productivity; Business and Government Relations; Competitive Strategy; Europe
Jones, G., and M. W. Kirby, eds. Competitiveness and the State: Government and Business in Twentieth-Century Britain. Manchester: Manchester University Press, 1991.
- October 8, 2012
- Column
Henkel's Culture Shift
By: Robert Simons
This case descriibes a CEO-led organizational transformation driven by stretch goals, performance measurement, and accountability. When Kasper Rorsted became CEO of Henkel, a Germany-based producer of personal care, laundry, and adhesives products, in 2008, he was... View Details
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Artful Leadership | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
analytical, data-driven culture as its commitment to performing innovative, contemporary dance alongside beloved ballets like The Nutcracker . “Boston Ballet is an organization heavily steeped in data,” says Hodges. “But the crucial step... View Details
- 10 Sep 2024
- Research & Ideas
What Happens When Business Owners Turn to ChatBots for Advice
AI can help you become a better writer, coder, and researcher. But can the powerful technology boost business acumen and economic performance? Sort of, says a recent study. An experimental artificial intelligence (AI) mentor designed to... View Details
Keywords: by Ben Rand
- 04 May 2023
- Blog Post
Why Business Travel Still Matters in a Zoom World
these findings offer meaningful insight for policymakers, particularly in innovation hubs, as they contemplate adding nonstop flights to their airports. It’s also useful for corporate leaders evaluating the importance of View Details
Keywords: All Industries
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HBS OnBoard | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
motivations, interests and skills as well as frameworks for evaluating specific board opportunities. OnBoard LinkedIn group For alumni to connect with each other, share resources and board opportunities. OnBoard Virtual Session Recordings... View Details
- 24 Sep 2014
- Op-Ed
The ABCs of Addressing Climate Change (From a Business Perspective)
in the demand response space, and Johnson Controls, in the energy performance contracting space, are business that create financial value from stretching resources farther. Everyone benefits. E1: Economic... View Details
- 05 Nov 2024
- Book
Building the Road to 'Small Business Utopia' with AI and Fintech
Editor's note: The following is an excerpt from chapter one of Fintech, Small Business & the American Dream, written by Karen G. Mills, senior fellow at Harvard Business School. The second edition was... View Details
- August 2022
- Teaching Plan
Janet Ames (A), (B), (C), (D)
By: Brian Trelstad
Teaching Plan for HBS Case Nos. 320-076, 320-077, 320-078, and 322-051. The series of Janet Ames cases follow a fictional alumna of Harvard Business School into her consulting career in Boston. Over the series of cases, Ames is first offered the opportunity to join... View Details
Keywords: Philanthropy; Board; Non-profit Management; Career Changes And Transitions; Evaluation; Personal Development and Career; Opportunities; Decision Choices and Conditions; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; Governing and Advisory Boards; Social Enterprise; Social Entrepreneurship; Nonprofit Organizations; Management; United States
- 12 Nov 2021
- News
Alumni Business Leaders on Confronting the Climate Change Challenge
Business leaders around the world are currently focused on the discussions and negotiations taking place at the 26th Conference of the Parties (COP26) in Glasgow from October 31 to November 12. The outcome of these international... View Details
- 29 Aug 2016
- Blog Post
First Year at HBS: A Foundation for Business
Whether this means creating a go-to-market strategy or performing capital budgeting, I am confident that I can make valuable contributions and deliver results. But even if you intend to go into a specific functional area such as marketing... View Details
- October 2011
- Case
Raleigh & Rosse: Measures to Motivate Exceptional Service
By: Robert Simons and Michael Mahoney
In January 2010, U.S. luxury goods retailer Raleigh & Rosse is being sued by its employees for encouraging "off the clock" hours. At the center of the class action lawsuit is the famous Raleigh & Rosse performance measurement system previously thought to be the core of... View Details
Keywords: Control Systems; Performance Measurement; Goal Setting; Compensation; Incentives; Motivation; Sales Compensation; Motivation and Incentives; Goals and Objectives; Growth Management; Lawsuits and Litigation; Organizational Culture; Management Systems; Customer Focus and Relationships; Employees; Performance Evaluation; Compensation and Benefits; Retail Industry; United States
Simons, Robert, and Michael Mahoney. "Raleigh & Rosse: Measures to Motivate Exceptional Service." Harvard Business School Brief Case 114-353, October 2011.
- 01 Jun 2013
- News
Can Business Smarts Save the Charter School Revolution?
national study on the efficacy of charter schools, and the results were jarring: Just 17 percent of charter schools outperformed their traditional public-school peers, while 37 percent performed significantly worse. And while charter... View Details
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Contemporary Black Artists at Harvard Business School | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School
Skip to Main Content Contemporary Black Artists at Harvard Business School Search Baker Library Search Search Search Overview Contemporary Black Artists at Harvard Business School Opened February 2021 Online... View Details
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Partners & Fellows | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
Scouts of the USA Grameen America Grassroots Business Fund Habitat for Humanity International Harbor Bank of Maryland Community Development Corp Harlem Children's Zone Health Leads Hebrew SeniorLife Hospital for Special Surgery Initiative... View Details
- 01 Dec 2019
- News
Shaping Leaders Who Understand Business and the Environment
Michael Toffel, the Senator John Heinz Professor of Environmental Management and chair of the Business and Environment Initiative Five years ago, as George Serafeim recalls, if he had walked into the classroom on the first day and... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 13 Mar 2019
- HBS Seminar