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    Rosabeth M. Kanter

    Rosabeth Moss Kanter holds the Ernest L. Arbuckle Professorship at Harvard Business School, specializing in strategy, innovation, and leadership for change. Her strategic and practical insights guide leaders worldwide through teaching, writing, and direct... View Details

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    • 28 May 2024
    • In Practice

    Job Search Advice for a Tough Market: Think Broadly and Stay Flexible

    ‘yes’ The venture capital and startup job market is particularly slow this year. I am reaching into my network more than in prior years to put students in touch with people in the industry. Down rounds and layoffs in tech have been in the... View Details
    Keywords: by Rachel Layne
    • 15 Jan 2008
    • First Look

    First Look: January 15, 2008

    social networks shape the emergence and development of nascent ventures. Scholars have argued that founders' and firms' networks influence innovation and the identification of... View Details
    Keywords: Martha Lagace
    • September 2015
    • Technical Note

    The On-Demand Economy

    By: Cynthia A. Montgomery, James Weber and Elizabeth Anne Watkins
    This note describes the emerging on-demand economy, also referred to as the sharing economy. The note highlights several companies including Uber and Airbnb that exemplify this new mode of competition, a model that threatens to disrupt traditional firms. Uber provides... View Details
    Keywords: Regulation; Reform; Disruption; Disruptive Innovation; Strategy; Technological Innovation; Labor; Employment; Working Conditions; Human Capital; Rights; Organizational Design; Social and Collaborative Networks; Service Industry
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    • November 2010
    • Technical Note

    Technical Note: An Abridged History of the American Corporation

    By: Rakesh Khurana, Andrew David Klaber and Eric Baldwin
    This note examines the development of the corporate form in the United States from the eighteenth century to the present, focusing primarily on legal issues. It identifies several major trends in the history of the American corporation: the transition of corporations... View Details
    Keywords: Accounting; Corporate Accountability; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; History; Code Law; Managerial Roles; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Private Ownership; United States
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    • February 2011
    • Article

    The Underdog Effect: The Marketing of Disadvantage and Determination Through Brand Biography

    By: Neeru Paharia, Anat Keinan, Jill Avery and Juliet B. Schor
    We introduce the concept of an underdog brand biography (UBB) to describe an emerging trend in branding in which firms author an historical account of their humble origins, lack of resources, and determined struggle against the odds. We identify two essential... View Details
    Keywords: Marketing; Brand Management; Brands; Brand Building; Brand Positioning; Competitive Positioning; Advertising; Marketing Communication; Biography; Brands and Branding; Product Marketing; Emerging Markets; Network Effects; Demand and Consumers; Marketing Communications; Cost vs Benefits; Perspective; Advertising Campaigns; Marketing Strategy; Apparel and Accessories Industry; Advertising Industry; Beauty and Cosmetics Industry; Consumer Products Industry; Fashion Industry; Food and Beverage Industry
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    • 15 Aug 2023
    • HBS Case

    (Virtual) Reality Check: How Long Before We Live in the 'Metaverse'?

    technology, the “Metaverse Wars” case notes. The case makes clear that the metaverse hasn’t emerged as soon as its biggest enthusiasts would have hoped. Nevertheless, it still has the potential to become a truly transformative technology... View Details
    Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald; Technology; Computer; Information Technology
    • March 2025
    • Case

    Calyx Global: Rating Carbon Credits

    By: Michael W. Toffel and Adam Chen
    This case describes how rating agencies and other organizations are seeking to improve the quality of carbon credits sold in the voluntary carbon market to organizations seeking to use them to supplement their internal decarbonization efforts to meet their net zero... View Details
    Keywords: Service Design; Certification; Auditing; Auditor Reputation; Carbon Credits; Carbon; Rating Agency Disagreement; Ratings; Climate Change; Business Model; Environmental Sustainability; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Conflict of Interests; Reputation; Business Strategy
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    • 30 Nov 2021
    • In Practice

    What's the Role of Business in Confronting Climate Change?

    The 26th annual United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties, also known as COP26, ended with a hard-fought pact that called on businesses and governments to meet their climate change goals faster. The event followed an August report by the Intergovernmental... View Details
    Keywords: by Lynn Schenk and Dina Gerdeman
    • April 2006
    • Case

    Medical Innovation Beyond MedStar: Mobilizing for National Impact

    By: Rosabeth M. Kanter, Ryan Raffaelli and Michelle Heskett
    Dr. Craig Feied, director of MedStar Health's Medical Informatics programs, wanted his innovations to influence national health care. Since joining Washington Hospital Center's Emergency Department in 1995 with Dr. Mark Smith, their information system had become the... View Details
    Keywords: Collaborative Innovation and Invention; Innovation Strategy; Technological Innovation; Policy; Government and Politics; Innovation and Management; Projects; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry; Health Industry; Washington (state, US)
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    • 14 Jul 2008
    • Research & Ideas

    HBS Cases: Reforming New Orleans Schools After Katrina

    quality when networks of schools cooperate with each other. When school districts work well, they create these scale advantages; when they do not work well, they are cumbersome bureaucracies. Because of the number of independent charter... View Details
    Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert; Education
    • Web

    Research Services - Faculty & Research

    benchmarking are available for emerging technology and the latest productivity hardware. Cultural expertise Our regional research centers in Latin America , Asia-Pacific , Japan , India , Europe , Shanghai , Istanbul, and California... View Details
    • Web

    Policies, Rules & Guidelines | About

    Policies, Rules & Guidelines Accessibility Review the full scope of Harvard's accessibility policies. Bike Policy To ensure the safe and responsible use of bicycles on campus, please review the policies and resources. Campus Use Rules... View Details
    • 03 Nov 2009
    • First Look

    First Look: Nov. 3

    of progressive policies and programs. There was increasing flexibility in how people were employed, including alumni. But in its quest to become a globally integrated enterprise, IBM needed to continue to develop new ways of working. The company's View Details
    Keywords: Martha Lagace
    • 29 Nov 2010
    • HBS Case

    United Breaks Guitars

    responded sooner with "Absolutely right, and 4 that (among other things), we are v.sorry and are making it right. Plan 2 use video in training." Classes tended to divide sharply on whether United's response was very good or... View Details
    Keywords: by Julia Hanna
    • 19 Apr 2011
    • First Look

    First Look: April 19

    financial-statement users increase and contribute significantly toward the country's decision to adopt IFRS. We find that perceived network benefits increase the degree of IFRS harmonization among countries, and that smaller countries... View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
    • Web

    About - Entrepreneurship

    startups. We invite all emerging entrepreneurs who are not averse to risk, who live comfortably with ambiguity, and have the courage and conviction to realize their vision for the future. In other words, we launch the people who launch.... View Details
    • 16 Jun 2015
    • First Look

    First Look: June 16, 2015

    https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/415051-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 315-062 Responsibilities to Customers This note introduces the module on Responsibilities to Customers taught in... View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
    • September 2009 (Revised May 2011)
    • Case

    Acumen Fund: Measurement in Impact Investing (A)

    By: Alnoor Ebrahim and V. Kasturi Rangan
    Acumen Fund is a global venture capital firm with a dual purpose: it looks for a return on its investments, and it also seeks entrepreneurial solutions to global poverty. This case examines Acumen's new projects in Kenya. The organization's investment committee and its... View Details
    Keywords: Decision Choices and Conditions; Venture Capital; Investment Return; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; Risk Management; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Business and Government Relations; Social Enterprise; Financial Services Industry; Kenya
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    • 21 Jul 2015
    • First Look

    First Look: July 21, 2015

    Across three studies, we show that gift givers mis-predict appreciation for socially responsible gifts and that their mis-predictions depend on the nature of their relationship to the recipient. Drawing on research on affective... View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne