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- 31 Jan 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research: January 31, 2017
which finds (a) a shift in the object of observation from organizational outcomes to the detailed individual activities within them; (b) a shift from people observing the technology to technology observing people; and (c) a split in the... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 10 Jun 2015
- Research & Ideas
The Transparency Revolution in Corporate Reporting
decipher what kind of company they are buying into. The Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) is an NGO established in 2011 with designs on cutting through that noise. Much the way the Financial Accounting Standards View Details
Keywords: Re: George Serafeim
- 20 Oct 2014
- Research & Ideas
Users Love Ello, But What’s the Business Model?
for it? Probably not, as long as there is a giant global community (Facebook), with a billion monthly active members, including that high school exchange student who they lost touch with when they went back to Bolivia. And that one's... View Details
- 02 Apr 2010
- What Do You Think?
Why Are Fewer and Fewer U.S. Employees Satisfied With Their Jobs?
for low job satisfaction among those surveyed in The Conference Board survey. More than half, Nanninga reports, said "there were no career advancement opportunities in their current roles," but "81 percent of respondents... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 16 Jul 2013
- News
Embracing Chaos
Vekatesan counts HBS as a "pillar" in his life, and he's remained very actively involved in the life of the School since graduating. He helped set up the HBS Indian Research Center, and he served for 20 years on the HBS Global Alumni... View Details
- 21 Dec 2010
- First Look
First Look: December 21
theoretical dichotomy of family and managerial firms is misleading. Instead of interpreting the family firm as a static organization, the focus should shift to the family influence, which evolves with time and with the evolution of business's macroeconomic and... View Details
- 06 Dec 2021
- News
Vision: Sound Science
of scientific inquiry in gene-based hearing loss and inner-ear drug delivery: “In some infants with profound hearing impairment, there’s a mutation in one of those genes that results in loss of a protein that inner-ear cells need to convert sound waves into electrical... View Details
Keywords: Deb Blagg
- 01 Mar 2008
- News
Avoiding a Succession Crisis
The rapid changes at Merrill Lynch and Citigroup highlight the problem many firms face as they consider succession. What we are seeing should be surprising and disturbing to us all: At investment banks of great importance, the board of... View Details
- 07 Dec 2010
- First Look
First Look: Dec. 7
division. But now, the Development Banking team is contemplating going to the board to take the concept one step further: pro-actively investing in PSL-qualifying activities not as a matter of regulatory... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Dec 2008
- News
A Force for Good
activities during his years in the Deanship, but he made a few exceptions. For example, he agreed to join the board of Cabot Corporation in 1990, continuing in the tradition of HBS professors (including C.... View Details
- 21 Dec 2016
- Blog Post
The Best Little Secret of the Harvard MBA
It’s 7:45 in the morning on a Friday and I am sitting in Spangler Hall, the center of student activity at Harvard Business School. About a third of the building is a large dining facility that includes a kitchen, serving area, and dining... View Details
- 01 Jun 2003
- News
Rock Gift to Support Entrepreneurial Studies
details). His service to HBS is long–standing: In 1981, he and his classmate, Fayez Sarofim, funded the first professorship at HBS in the field of entrepreneurship (which has been held by Howard H. Stevenson since its inception). From 1997 to 2002, he served as... View Details
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Strategic Financial Analysis Online Course | HBS Online
you challenged and engaged. Lisa Arpey Executive Board Member at Ford's Theatre Leverage financial statements and frameworks to assess strategy execution and compare organizations’ performance. In an ever fast-changing world, it is... View Details
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Leadership, Ethics, and Corporate Accountability Course | HBS Online
boards 7-9 hrs Module 4 - 1 Week The Social Responsibility of Business Understand different perspectives on the role of business in society and why an organizational approach focusing on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues... View Details
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2019 Symposium - Race, Gender & Equity
public knowledge. She is also the Director of the Women's Media Center Speech Project and an advocate for women's freedom of expression and expanded civic and political engagement. She currently serves on the national boards of the... View Details
- 13 Feb 2015
- News
Lessons in Perseverance
that later in life.” Initially, she began on the sly by saving money provided by her husband for groceries, in order to make the garage suitable for the nursery school. When he saw its success, he got on board and bankrolled the... View Details
- 01 Dec 2010
- News
Additional alumni books for your consideration.
Resisting the impulse for drastic change, Bhidé offers a blueprint for correcting the historic misalignment between the numbers-driven financial sector and the innovation-driven “real economy.” He advocates tough, straightforward limits on the View Details
- 02 Sep 2014
- First Look
First Look: September 2
https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/download.aspx?name=14-062.pdf September 2014 Managing Consumer Services: Factory or Theater Customer Experience and Service Design By: Karmarkar, Uday, and Uma R. Karmarkar Abstract—While services already dominate economic View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 08 Apr 2008
- First Look
First Look: April 8, 2008
marketing activities should it undertake to reinvigorate its brand? Is it meeting the needs of all segments of Chinese consumers? Should it? Purchase this case: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=308025... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 28 May 2012
- Research & Ideas
A Pragmatic Alternative for Creating a Corporate Social Responsibility Strategy
core assets, such as brand reputation or employee morale. In the paper CSR initiatives are explored in three "theatres." Theatre 1 includes activities primarily motivated by charitable instincts, even though they may have potential... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman