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23 Oct 2019
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A Bid for the Future

University. As a junior, he was elected student-body president, a role that included serving on a state government reform commission tasked with understanding how public policy decisions had limited Louisiana’s potential. When he applied... View Details

Keywords: Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development; Government

01 Feb 1998
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C.D. Spangler, Jr.: A Leadership Role in Business and Academe

father of two daughters educated in North Carolina public schools, Spangler has long been interested and involved in the state's educational system. He first took an active role in education as a member of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg County View Details

Keywords: Nancy O. Perry; photo by Ann Hawthorne

30 May 2017
First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, May 30

reallocation effects, and the linkages generated between foreign and domestic firms. The survey focuses mainly on work related to developing countries. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=52689 February 22, 2017 Harvard Business Review Why... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

29 May 2006
Research & Ideas

Why CEOs Are Not Plug-and-Play

competitive, and yet Fresco's attention was diverted by investments in technology and Web presence, as well as by acquisitions meant to diversify the company's portfolio. After the carmaker slid into a protracted liquidity crisis, Fresco and his View Details

Keywords: by Boris Groysberg, Andrew N. McLean & Nitin Nohria; Employment

01 Jun 2015
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Research Brief: If State Pensions Clean Up Their Books, Who Pays?

to a new working paper coauthored by Lecturer Abigail Allen, the opposite is often true. When the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) proposed stricter public pension accounting standards in 2012, many state governments balked.... View Details

Keywords: Erin Peterson

01 Sep 2006
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One-on-One with Carter Roberts

sustainable use of resources. Wal-Mart, for example, just committed to buy seafood only from MSC-certified fisheries. This decision has rocked the industry because Wal-Mart is the second-largest buyer of fish in the United States. We’re... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson

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Leading a Family Business (LFB) - Course Catalog

60% of global employment. They range in size from the corner store to the conglomerate, and include industry leaders in many sectors. Most family businesses begin as decisions made by founders to continue the legacy of what they have... View Details

02 Apr 2018
Research & Ideas

Is 'Gut Feel' a Good Reason to Invest in a Startup?

overly risky.” Unlike most situations where making an important decision based on gut feel is seen as a negative, venture capitalists and angel investors often brag about the wisdom of their midsections. “They have a lot of pride in how... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Financial Services

01 Feb 1998
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Former HBS Dean Fouraker Dies at 74

- a process that began in the years following World War II - by limiting the increase in the size of the faculty so as to sustain the quality and unique character of the HBS community. "Larry had to make some tough decisions in this... View Details

02 Jan 2001
Research & Ideas

Gurus in the Garage

interviewed share one habit: they refuse to make decisions for the entrepreneurs. Otherwise, their teaching methods vary tremendously. Learning by Doing When Michael Chiarello, founder and CEO of NapaStyle, was developing the idea for his... View Details

Keywords: by Dorothy Leonard & Walter Swap

06 Sep 2017
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Summing Up: What Are the Limits of CEO Activism?

CEOs face difficult choices when deciding to speak out under the company's brand. Credit: fizkes Summing Up: Should Boards Specify Limits on CEO Activism? Opinions about suitable CEO activism—taking public positions and actions on social... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

15 Sep 2011
Research & Ideas

High Ambition Leadership

and physical assets, not creating social value." Higher-ambition leaders, as the authors call them, also make decisions about long-term relationships with all their stakeholders in mind. "Consider United Stationers' strategy of 'enabling... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

September 2023 (Revised September 2024)
Technical Note

Measuring and Managing Social Impact

By: Brian Trelstad, Gerald Chertavian and Susan Pinckney

A brief overview of how to measure social impact at nonprofits, social organizations, and impact investments. View Details

Keywords: Analysis; Change; Transformation; Decision Making; Cost vs Benefits; Decision Choices and Conditions; Decisions; Forecasting and Prediction; Public Sector; Entrepreneurship; Social Entrepreneurship; Fairness; Entrepreneurial Finance; Governance; Governing and Advisory Boards; Policy; Innovation and Management; Knowledge Acquisition; Knowledge Use and Leverage; Goals and Objectives; Growth and Development Strategy; Growth Management; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Management Practices and Processes; Resource Allocation; Measurement and Metrics; Standards; Strength and Weakness; Mission and Purpose; Success; Performance; Performance Evaluation; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; Strategic Planning; Programs; Risk and Uncertainty; Social Enterprise; Non-Governmental Organizations; Social Issues; United States

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01 Dec 2001
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September 11: A Community Reflects

online message boards were set up almost immediately to enable concerned alumni to check on the status of classmates, colleagues, and friends. “I see my family, my neighborhood, my classmates, my countrymen, and even the entire free world... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young;Deborah Blagg

21 Oct 2020
News

Cold Calculations

Courtesy Steve Payne Courtesy Steve Payne The Arctic ice pack is melting. For more than a decade, Steve Payne (MBA 1985), chair of the board of the Arctic Ice Project, has patiently explained the problem to anyone willing to listen: The... View Details

Keywords: April White

18 Nov 2010
Research & Ideas

GM’s IPO: Back to the Future

decision by the Bush White House to provide more than $20 billion to GM, Chrysler, and their financial subsidiaries, the auto task force put together by President Obama managed a restructuring of both companies at a breathtaking pace.... View Details

Keywords: by Staff; Auto

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4.6 HBS Campus Demonstration Policy - MBA

and its Community Values. The School will make all decisions regarding the time, place, and manner of these demonstrations, as well as any planned counter-demonstrations. As the 2024 Statement clarifies, the USRR "guarantees the right of... View Details

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Online Entrepreneurial Marketing Course | HBS Online

the stakeholders making purchasing decisions Understand the importance of brand-building and the key components of an effective brand Build a media strategy across paid, earned, and owned channels Evaluate and identify growth... View Details

10 Apr 2007
First Look

First Look: April 10, 2007

anchoring, and loss aversion is key to generating returns on the investment side and educating clients on the advisory side. Purchase this case: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=207084 Board of Directors of... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

01 Dec 2012
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FIELD Updates Greet Class of 2014

has been built into the schedule to allow teams to work through different versions of their business idea while tapping the experience of an alumni board of advisers. View Details

Keywords: FIELD program; Construction of Buildings; Construction

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