Safety - Publications - Faculty & Research

05 Dec 2006
First Look

First Look: December 5, 2006

self-conscious focus on increasing safety and effectiveness—which compelled workers to adopt a set of work practices that supported deep and ongoing learning—had the secondary consequence of disrupting and revising the hyper-masculine... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

02 Jul 2001
Research & Ideas

Ray A. Goldberg

discussions. Known as the Private and Public, Scientific, Academic, and Consumer Food Policy Group (PAPSAC), the organization is dedicated to using a multidisciplinary approach to "assist the food system in evaluating the various impacts of technological change... View Details

Keywords: by Staff; Agriculture & Agribusiness

24 Aug 2016
Research & Ideas

Can Obamacare Be Saved?

products more appropriately. But, first, they themselves must become truly consumer-centric. From government: The federal government also needs to step in and provide safety measures for insurers who take on riskier consumers. Many... View Details

Keywords: by John A. Quelch and Emily Boudreau; Insurance; Health

13 Mar 2014
Research & Ideas

Can We Get To Where We Need To Go?

economic impact, said Kanter, the HBS Ernest L. Arbuckle Professor of Business Administration. Based on discussions during the summit, Kanter outlined some of the country's infrastructure needs: Universal high-speed broadband, which can create jobs as well as... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Transportation; Air Transportation; Auto

23 Apr 2020
Research & Ideas

This Crisis Loan Program Preserved Jobs—and Made Money

savings for the government would be lower in the US. But the same forces would still be at play, and since American workers have less protective safety nets overall, including on health care, they might value the increased employment... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Financial Services

08 Oct 2014
Research & Ideas

Who Is the Chief Sustainability Officer?

improving working conditions in their supply chain, creating better safety procedures, and reaping profits from products that address environmental and social problems. "Regulators and investors are asking for it, customers are... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Manufacturing

07 Aug 2006
Research & Ideas

Whatever Happened to Caveat Emptor?

basic material needs to concerns about the safety and quality of these products. When products did fail—as happened dramatically in the late 1950s with the antinausea drug Thalidomide—such cases became the focus of aggressive consumer... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Retail

April 2010
Teaching Note

Swire Beverages: Implementing CSR in China

By: Christopher Marquis, Alison Comings and Bobbi Thomason

Teaching Note for [410021]. View Details

Keywords: Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Business and Community Relations; Health; Organizational Design; Factories, Labs, and Plants; Business Strategy; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Safety; Natural Environment; Brands and Branding; Interests; Partners and Partnerships; Food and Beverage Industry; China

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06 Jan 2011
What Do You Think?

How Should Management Deal With “Anonymous”?

it "government must be able to monitor and regulate Internet activities that adversely affect people's safety and welfare." Few were convinced that technology itself would provide more than temporary defenses. The use of the... View Details

Keywords: by James L. Heskett

16 Nov 1999
Lessons from the Classroom

Leading Change and Organizational Renewal

series of class discussions, lectures, and case analyses. A selection of written and video cases provides participants an opportunity to confront real-life situations in the safety of a classroom environment. Evening sessions are devoted... View Details

Keywords: by Staff

2019
Working Paper

Improving Working Conditions in Global Supply Chains: The Role of Institutional Environments and Monitoring Program Design

By: Jodi L. Short, Michael W. Toffel and Andrea R. Hugill

Activism seeking to improve labor conditions in global supply chains has led transnational corporations to adopt codes of conduct and monitor suppliers for compliance, but it is unclear whether these formal organizational structures raise labor standards. Drawing on... View Details

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26 Sep 2024
HBS Case

If a Car Can Drive Itself, Can It Make Life-or-Death Decisions?

sometimes die. AI, AVs, and saving lives With less emotion behind the wheel, Musk and Tesla argue that automation could address real-world safety problems. As the case explains, motor vehicle crashes kill 40,000 people in the United... View Details

Keywords: by Tom Quinn; Auto; Technology

12 Jul 2020
Research & Ideas

Solving COVID'S Mental Health Crisis

safety measures at its facilities, launched online resource centers for different populations affected by COVID-19 such as frontline workers, ramped up telemental health care, and created training programs to help hospitals and... View Details

Keywords: by Howard Stevenson and Shirley Spence; Health

04 May 2016
What Do You Think?

What Does Boaty McBoatface Tell Us About Brand Control on the Internet?

but people will still refer to it as Boaty I say take the gift and run with it!” Frank D. did indeed run with it, suggesting that “The life boats could be Life Boaties. He (apparently referring to the gender of the boat) could teach kids science lessons and water View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Advertising

29 Jun 2010
First Look

First Look: June 29

cater to these preferences and beliefs by engineering securities perceived to be safe but exposed to neglected risks. Because the risks are neglected, security issuance is excessive. As investors eventually recognize these risks, they fly back to the View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

09 Feb 2018
Research & Ideas

Big Hits: The Best of the 2018 Super Bowl Ads

audience’s attention and empathy, but that failed to offer a compelling reason to believe in and purchase the product. A notable exception was an ad for E-Trade that deftly used many Americans’ post-Great Recession concerns about the View Details

Keywords: Re: Multiple Faculty; Telecommunications

03 Jun 2020
Research & Ideas

Who Guarantees Your Workplace Is Safe for Return?

now at a level of reasonable safety to open up. Much media attention has been paid to easing restrictions—basically increasing the available supply of offices, restaurants, colleges, stores, and factories. “Will shoppers, diners,... View Details

Keywords: by John Macomber and Joseph Allen; Real Estate

15 May 2020
Research & Ideas

Find Your Pragmatic Path through Radical Uncertainty

not the same as agreeing with them or even being sympathetic. Empathy involves considering a serious question: “How can I act without increasing the uncertainty in the lives of others?” Wearing a mask won’t guarantee your safety but it... View Details

Keywords: by Howard Stevenson, Eugene B. Kogan, and Shirley Spence

24 Feb 2011
Research & Ideas

What’s Government’s Role in Regulating Home Purchase Financing?

going to be easy, but it's critical to privatization. As we increase our regulation of banks and require them to hold more capital, we'll be driving more activity into the less-regulated securitization markets. Our paper identifies a number of steps we can take to... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Financial Services

18 Feb 2014
First Look

First Look: February 18

this case: http://hbr.org/product/carbon-engineering/an/814040-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 414-019 Cynthia Carroll at Anglo American (A) In 2007, Cynthia Carroll, the newly appointed chief executive of mining giant Anglo American, was considering shutting down... View Details