Action Plan - Publications - Faculty & Research

10 Dec 2007
HBS Case

One Laptop per Child

globally when carrying out such a worthy but ambitious goal. And the whole story points to the personal challenges that face the originator of a cool nonprofit idea when "me-too" for-profit companies seek to compete for the same customers. View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Computer

09 Jan 2019
Research & Ideas

The UK Needs a Bold Strategy Around Competition to Survive Brexit

out the costs of leaving the EU, citizens have not heard a forward-looking plan on how the country could leverage EU membership more effectively in the future, if the country would decide to stay. The country needs to get on with taking... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

15 Jun 2021
News

Alumni Work to Reverse Bias Through Philanthropy

experiences with systemic racism. In late June, the NCF plans to announce its second round of grants, totaling $2 million, to community groups across the Commonwealth. See more from the online-only June Alumni Bulletin Impact section’s... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg

01 Mar 2011
News

The Path to Economic Revival

thoughtful approach about manufacturing and think about, as Gary said, the longer-term implications of their actions for their companies as well as for the countries in which they operate. Pisano: One of our key messages is to get... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Manufacturing

01 Mar 2017
News

Alumni and Faculty Books for March 2017

Business by Leonard C. Green (OPM 18, 1992) (AMACOM) “Big new ideas rarely make great businesses.” “Laboring on a business plan can be a waste of time.” “You are going to need dramatically more start-up money than you think you do.”... View Details

28 Sep 2009
Research & Ideas

Improving Accountability at the World Bank

organizations around the world was delivered to the IMF's managing director in the first week of September, 2009 (Lombardi, 2009). Long-term governance reforms are central to the Bank's legitimacy as a global public institution. At the same time, there are numerous... View Details

Keywords: by Alnoor Ebrahim

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Courses by Faculty - Course Catalog

Global Economy Business, Government & the International Economy Spring 2026 Q3Q4 3.0 ^ back to top R Course Title Area Term Quarter Credits Ryan Raffaelli Leadership Execution and Action Planning (LEAP)... View Details

18 Feb 2021
Blog Post

SIPs in 2021

think through the biggest risks in our business plan that we need to further investigate. We left Bootcamp with incredible momentum and intend to continue to build this startup through the semester and summer.” Business of Space While... View Details

06 Sep 2016
First Look

September 6, 2016

control this risk, the authors write, but you can and should plan for it. They offer three steps to help you survive a corporate scandal. 1. Be forthright. Transparency and full disclosure are key to overcoming the stigma. Executive... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

01 Mar 2025
News

Heartland

food system.” Lambert joined CSU’s Ag Innovation Center in January 2023, having worked at Indigo Ag and VAS, the company that makes the software platform DairyComp. She’d seen the system in action years earlier, as a child growing up in... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; photos by Vance Jacobs. OPEN CONCEPT: Lambert at Quail Ridge Dairy in Fort Morgan, Colorado.

01 Jun 2014
News

What’s Next

potential to be a vibrant academic and enterprise zone where HBS, Harvard, and the Allston community intersect in ways that will unleash innovation. One especially exciting early development is the plan for the School of Engineering and... View Details

Keywords: HBS Campaign; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

13 Apr 2010
First Look

First Look: April 13

by deviating frequently and in predictable ways from the recommendations offered by a centralized capacity planning model. Finally, we document that these discretionary capacity supply decisions exhibit a strong learning effect whereby... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

12 Jul 2010
Research & Ideas

Rocket Science Retailing: A Practical Guide

should develop a deep understanding of their operations and the behavior they want to induce. Finally, they should trace the incentive misalignment to hidden action or information and use contract-based, information-based, or... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Retail; Auto

17 Oct 2022
Blog Post

6 Things to Know About Sustainability at HBS

Projects, internships, and fellowships. HBS’s efforts reflect Harvard-wide sustainability and climate goals Back in 2014, Harvard launched a five-year Sustainability Plan which set clear University-wide goals and priorities in five areas:... View Details

19 Sep 2019
News

Predicting Human Behaviors

car. The human observer was not surprised by the child in the street. Subtle behavioral cues had told him the boy was planning to cross to his mother. What was surprising was that the self-driving car simulator recognized those cues, too.... View Details

Keywords: April White

02 Mar 2023
News

Carbon's Second Act

a circular carbon economy using humankind's CO2 emissions or the CO2 that's already in the air. DM: The aspirations and energy are important. But getting these big plans into action requires not just new... View Details

08 Mar 2011
First Look

First Look: March 8

Cases & Course MaterialsGLOBIS Mukti Khaire, Akiko Kanno, and Nobuo SatoHarvard Business School Case 811-061 Yoshito Hori, dean of the Graduate School of Management, GLOBIS University, was planning to launch a full-time English MBA... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

18 Jul 2024
Research & Ideas

New Hires Lose Psychological Safety After Year One. How to Fix It.

punishment.” And: “Caregivers feel free to question the decisions or actions of those with more authority.” Three rounds of surveys were conducted from 2017 to 2021, allowing the researchers to track how individuals’ responses changed... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Health

03 Jan 2007
First Look

First Look: January 3, 2007

organization in China. Purchase this case: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=207057 Japan Communications, Inc. Harvard Business School Case 805-119 In 2001, Seiji Frank Sanda is facing his worst crisis since founding Japan Communications... View Details