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- 2018
- Race & 21st century economy: Access, investments and institution-building
The Importance of Entrepreneurship to the Black Community
- 24 Oct 2023
- HBS Case
From P.T. Barnum to Mary Kay: Lessons From 5 Leaders Who Changed the World
Simons, Baker Foundation Professor and Charles M. Williams Professor of Business Administration, Emeritus, at Harvard Business School. “People are attracted to optimism and... View Details
Keywords: by Avery Forman
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Bringing a global perspective to corporate Australia
Peter Bohn (MBA 1998), managing director of the retail chain Diva in Eastern Europe, talks about the advantages of having a global business perspective. (Published April 2014) View Details
- 08 Sep 2009
- Research & Ideas
The Height Tax, and Other New Ways to Think about Taxation
Should tall people pay higher taxes than the rest of us? It is an idea that is bound to raise eyebrows, if not a smile. Yet the underlying notion is not entirely silly, grounded as it is in serious questions about why we tax the way we do... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 26 Mar 2018
- Research & Ideas
To Motivate Employees, Give an Unexpected Bonus (or Penalty)
Gallani, an assistant professor in the Accounting and Management Unit at Harvard Business School. How much those systems spur employees, however, may depend on how fair employees perceive them to be. “We... View Details
- 02 Jan 2020
- News
How a Change to Food Inspectors’ Schedules Can Make Our Food Safer
- 10 Aug 2017
- Cold Call Podcast
Pal's Sudden Service: Taking Fast Food to the Next Level
- Article
Why Bad Things Happen to Good Companies
By: Richard S. Tedlow, Benson P. Shapiro and Adrian Jurij Slywotzky
Keywords: Business Ventures
Tedlow, Richard S., Benson P. Shapiro, and Adrian Jurij Slywotzky. "Why Bad Things Happen to Good Companies." Strategy & Business, no. 3 (Second Quarter 1996): 16–26.
- July–August 1997
- Article
Putting your Company's Whole Brain to Work
By: D. A. Leonard and S. Straus
Keywords: Business Ventures
Leonard, D. A., and S. Straus. "Putting your Company's Whole Brain to Work." #97407. Harvard Business Review 75, no. 4 (July–August 1997): 110–122.
- 19 Apr 2019
- News
Penn Book Center to close in May, another store beaten out by Amazon
A Guide to the Big Ideas and Debates in Corporate Governance
How corporations govern themselves has become a matter of broad public interest in recent decades. Amid this many commentators and experts still disagree on such basic matters as the purpose of the corporation, the role of corporate boards of directors, the... View Details
- 13 Nov 2017
- Research & Ideas
Want to Be Happier? Spend Some Money on Avoiding Household Chores
Harvard Business School Assistant Professor Ashley V. Whillans, who studies how people navigate trade-offs between time and money. “We know that buying into positive experiences—like the movies—is a good predictor of daily happiness. This... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 08 Feb 2023
- Op-Ed
Building an Inclusive Workplace? Prepare to Shield It from Economic Fears
Following the murder of George Floyd in 2020, business leaders vowed to change organizational culture to increase diversity and inclusion. Some companies established more... View Details
Keywords: by Hise O. Gibson and Nicole Gilmore
- 17 May 2010
- News
Eight HBS Students Honored for Service to the School and Society
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Using storytelling to transform the retail experience
consultant and private equity investor, who lives in Toronto. BRIKA, which opened for business in late 2012, features nearly 300 “makers” and thousands of their carefully crafted wares. Consumers get a connection View Details