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  • 2024
  • Book

The Fading Light of Democratic Capitalism: How Pervasive Cronyism and Restricted Suffrage Are Destroying Democratic Capitalism as a National Ideal ... And What to Do About It

By: Malcolm S. Salter
What are we to do about declining public trust and confidence in democratic capitalism, which many citizens consider a cornerstone of our national ideology and identity? In this book, I address how we can rekindle the fading light of democratic capitalism as an... View Details
Keywords: Government and Politics; Power and Influence; Economic Systems; Culture
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Confronting Climate Change: Risks and Opportunities

mobilizing the $100 trillion bond market for climate change solutions.  Climate Policy Initiative - An independent non-profit organization whose mission is to help governments, businesses, and... View Details
  • November 2022 (Revised October 2024)
  • Case

'A Marshall Plan for Africa': James Mwangi and Equity Group Holdings

By: Caroline M. Elkins, Debora L. Spar, Zeke Gillman and Julia M. Comeau
Financial Inclusion. Dignity. Trust. These were the core principles driving James Mwangi’s transformation of Equity Building Society, insolvent in 1991, into what is, today, Equity Group Holdings, East and Central Africa’s largest retail banking institution. Raised in... View Details
Keywords: Income Inequality; Micro Finance; Microcredit; Microfinance; Banks and Banking; Equality and Inequality; Mission and Purpose; Business Model; Social Entrepreneurship; Banking Industry; Financial Services Industry; Africa; Kenya
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  • 01 Oct 2000
  • News

Lumry Chair Supports IT and Entrepreneurship

possibilities, and in making this gift, my son is inspiring that spirit of possibility in others." Commenting on the gift, Dean Kim B. Clark said, "Rufus Lumry's career personifies the mission of the Harvard... View Details
Keywords: Educational Services

    Making Sense of Past and Present

    goals? These questions tore at me, but helped me to strengthen my values and purpose as leader and entrepreneur. EGC pushed me to look into the deepest parts of myself, to... View Details
    • 2016
    • Working Paper

    Towards a Prescriptive Theory of Dynamic Capabilities: Connecting Strategic Choice, Learning, and Competition

    By: Gary P. Pisano
    The field of strategy has mounted an enormous effort to understand, define, predict, and measure how organizational capabilities shape competitive advantage. While the notion that capabilities influence strategy dates back to the work of Andrews (1971), attempts to... View Details
    Keywords: Competitive Advantage
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    • 09 Mar 2022
    • Research & Ideas

    War in Ukraine: Soaring Gas Prices and the Return of Stagflation?

    has served the purpose of punishing the country, but paradoxically perhaps has given the Russian government a lot less to lose by continuing down this path because it’s all stick and no carrot. So from the... View Details
    Keywords: by Avery Forman; Energy
    • 16 May 2023
    • Blog Post

    Celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month at HBS (part 2)

    grandfather to cancer, a man who embodied the very essence of what it meant to live a purposeful life. He had advanced the lives of millions in Asia by bringing systematic and industrial practice in textile... View Details
    • 22 Mar 2016
    • News

    Bill (MBA 1966) and Penny George

    says George, a recognized expert on leadership who has written four bestselling books on the topic. The Georges’ philanthropy has focused on promoting leaders who give back to society. Not surprisingly, the School’s mission resonates with... View Details
    • January – February 2011
    • Article

    'Bricks and Clicks': The Impact of Product Returns on the Strategies of Multichannel Retailers

    By: Elie Ofek, Zsolt Katona and Miklos Sarvary
    The Internet has increased the flexibility of retailers, allowing them to operate an online arm in addition to their physical stores. The online channel offers potential benefits in selling to customer segments that value the convenience of online shopping, but it also... View Details
    Keywords: Price; Profit; Marketing Channels; Consumer Behavior; Online Technology; Retail Industry
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    Strategy for Universities & Nonprofits - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

    Strategies for Universities & Nonprofits What is strategy for a nonprofit organization? Historically, many organizations have confused mission statements or aspirations with strategies. Their performance has suffered as a result. Using... View Details
    • 01 Mar 2004
    • News

    Campaign Hosts Events in Washington and Seattle

    School’s world-changing impact, and dinner. Dean Clark’s after-dinner address reminded everyone that the School’s mission — to educate leaders who make a difference in the world — dates from its inception... View Details
    Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools
    • 18 Dec 2018
    • First Look

    New Research and Ideas, December 18, 2018

    accounting and discuss the intended purposes of the balance sheet and income statement (with particular attention to net income). Students will also have a chance to review the... View Details
    Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
    • 2011
    • Book

    The Progress Principle: Using Small Wins to Ignite Joy, Engagement, and Creativity at Work

    By: Teresa M. Amabile and Steve J. Kramer
    The most effective managers have the ability to build a cadre of employees who have great inner work lives-consistently positive emotions; strong motivation; and favorable perceptions of the organization, their work, and their colleagues. The worst managers undermine... View Details
    Keywords: Creativity; Interpersonal Communication; Employee Relationship Management; Leadership; Performance Effectiveness; Emotions; Motivation and Incentives; Groups and Teams; Collaborative Innovation and Invention; Innovation Leadership; Working Conditions; Management Practices and Processes; Management Skills; Mission and Purpose; Organizational Culture; Performance Productivity; Attitudes; Behavior; Happiness; Perception; Trust; Time Management; Resource Allocation; Business or Company Management; Goals and Objectives; Managerial Roles
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    • 01 Sep 2018
    • News

    September 2018 Alumni and Faculty Books

    Alumni Books Perfect Is Boring: 10 Things My Crazy, Fierce Mama Taught Me about Beauty, Booty, and Being a Boss by Tyra Banks (OPM 42, 2012) and Carolyn London TarcherPerigree Tyra Banks View Details
    • 05 Jun 2018
    • First Look

    New Research and Ideas, June 5, 2018

    convert it into actionable initiatives. From founding the Program for Research and Outreach on Gender Equity in Society (PROGRESS), whose mission is to develop tools to teach women View Details
    Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
    • 2020
    • Working Paper

    Design Rules, Volume 2: How Technology Shapes Organizations: Chapter 5 Ecosystems and Complementarities

    By: Carliss Y. Baldwin
    The purpose of this chapter is to introduce two new building blocks to the theory of how technology shapes organizations. The first is a new layer of organization structure: a business “ecosystem.” The second is the economic concept of “complementarity.” Ecosystems are... View Details
    Keywords: Business Ecosystems; Complementarity; Modularity; Information Technology; Organizations
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    • 07 Aug 2012
    • Research & Ideas

    Off and Running: Professors Comment on Olympics

    the committee's multiyear pricing process, we determined five pricing principles that every business, whether it has a shared-value mission or not, could profitably adopt. Here are the five principles and... View Details
    Keywords: Re: Multiple Faculty; Sports
    • 25 Aug 2022
    • News

    September 2022 Alumni and Faculty Books

    grandfather. She begins to find purpose on the farm, but is consumed with hiding her impairment and unwilling to form a bond with anyone—until she encounters Daniel Richetelli, a troubled Jesuit priest who... View Details
    • 26 Jun 2018
    • First Look

    New Research and Ideas, June 26, 2018

    an enabler for the company’s purpose of empowering people to stay a step ahead in life and business. The case explores ING's innovation priorities and strategy as well as the... View Details
    Keywords: Dina Gerdeman