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- 29 May 2020
- Op-Ed
How Leaders Are Fighting Food Insecurity on Three Continents
existing corporate transport and storage partners to implement a new strategy of moving bulk produce to remote areas, as well as serving its traditional outlets. SecondBite also found different ways to serve food to people in isolation,... View Details
- 21 Jun 2010
- Research & Ideas
Strategy and Execution for Emerging Markets
well as domestic companies have found success in emerging markets by positioning themselves as partners in progress—building businesses that also advance market development. Initiatives along these lines can take a number of forms—from... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 31 May 2016
- HBS Case
Who Owns Space?
itself and the public sector can piggyback on it, that’s a pretty efficient and sustainable model” The Blue Origin case focuses on the aerospace engineering company Jeff Bezos began in 2000, just six years after founding Amazon. As his... View Details
- 16 Jun 2015
- First Look
First Look: June 16, 2015
accuracy of those assessments. We analyzed nearly 17,000 code-of-conduct audits conducted at nearly 6,000 suppliers around the world. We found that audits yield fewer violations when the audit team had been at that particular supplier... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 06 Apr 2015
- Research & Ideas
After Germanwings, More Attention Needed on Employee Mental Health
stigmatization and dysfunctional finger-pointing being the result." Stress Or Mental Illness? A culture of 3 a.m. emails and competition in the conference rooms can contribute to workplace stress. A 2013 survey by the American Psychiatric Association View Details
- 30 Sep 2015
- Research & Ideas
Political Polarization: Why We All Just Can't Get Along
level of trust that is not founded on the data,” Minor says. Companies would be wise to learn what forms the level of trust others have in them, he says. “The first step is identifying, whatever field you’re in, which are the more... View Details
- 13 Mar 2012
- First Look
First Look: March 13
which was founded by actor/director Robert Redford to promote independent filmmaking. Started as a "Lab" where independent filmmakers could work on their film projects, the Institute soon expanded to organize the Sundance Film... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Jun 2012
- First Look
First Look: June 12
investor relations. A study is conducted of the language used by executives in conference calls discussing earnings with investors and financial analysts. A correlation was found between the use of language indicating a short-term focus... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Nov 2010
- Research & Ideas
How IT Shapes Top-Down and Bottom-Up Decision Making
found that otherwise similar companies showed huge differences in decision-making tactics, according to their geographical location. In the paper "The Organization of Firms across Countries," coauthored with Bloom and Van... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 23 Feb 2004
- Research & Ideas
It’s Back to Business-Basics for Nonprofits
underlying economics of the organization," he said. In order to get a handle on how money is spent, he recommends that companies do a series of basic cost allocation exercises. One helpful exercise is for nonprofit leaders to measure their perceived costs against real... View Details
Keywords: by Manda Salls
- 17 Nov 2003
- Research & Ideas
The Business Case for Diabetes Disease Management
Beaulieu and her co-authors. In the 1990s, it began a program with two elements similar to those outlined above: one to focus on plan members who already had diabetes, and another to focus on members at risk of developing diabetes. Analyzing HealthPartners, Beaulieu... View Details
- 12 Feb 2001
- Research & Ideas
Creating Value Across Borders
to the U.S. Spotfire, a software company founded in Sweden, received funding from a venture capitalist who insisted that the company move its operations to the States. I think the market correction in April 2000 was global, and it... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 12 Oct 1999
- Research & Ideas
Media Metamorphosis: Advertising in the Technology Age
planning by judgments about the fit between creative strategy and different types of media. Not surprisingly, we found price sensitivity to be relatively weak at this stage." The second step, however, which involves choosing specific... View Details
- 25 Feb 2020
- News
Profits and Purpose
have also presented consecutively at the same big investment conference and found the same thing. The first year, I think 40 people showed up for my session on ESG issues in investing, the next year 230. This year there were 600 for the... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
- 01 Dec 2017
- News
Case Study: The Doctor Deficit
high touch, high service. Not expanding to the West Coast has enabled us to continue to focus on our customers here.” Where they are today: In three years, the company, which was founded in 2011, has grown from 5 employees to 18 and from... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Jun 2005
- News
One-on-One with Grover Norquist
Norquist Illustration by Rob Barber Grover G. Norquist (MBA ’81) may not be a household name, but he’s definitely a Washington institution. As president of Americans for Tax Reform, which he founded in 1985, Norquist has aggressively... View Details
Keywords: Government
- 10 Feb 2021
- Blog Post
What You Can Do to Create an Anti-Racist Organization
thinking about how you create more joy for people in this world.” To do exactly that, Manso-Brown found her calling as an activist artist, much like her parents, and used dance as her platform. As a professional dancer in New York City,... View Details
- 24 Dec 2013
- First Look
First Look: December 24
fast-growing competitor in the used car auction market. After its founding in 1993 by Circuit City's management, CarMax had grown rapidly. The company had been profitable since 2000 and independent from its parent company since 2002.... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 10 Dec 2013
- First Look
First Look: December 10
feedback reports that help managers hone their essential skills. Because these tools were built from the ground up, using the staff's own input, they've been embraced by Google employees. Managers say that they've found their training to... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 18 Sep 2013
- Research & Ideas
Excerpt: Manufacturing Morals
over campus. Despite its silence, the library tower embodies the School's history, and in particular its shifting relationship to Harvard University. During the period between the School's founding and its move to the current campus... View Details
Keywords: Education