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- 15 Nov 2016
- First Look
November 15, 2016
Ceres Principals aimed to generate standardized corporate reporting on environmental performance. Ceres grew as an organization and launched the Global Reporting Initiative in 1997. The case provides an opportunity to explore the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 20 Jan 2015
- First Look
First Look: January 20
Scrutiny, Norms, and Selective Disclosure: A Global Study of Greenwashing By: Marquis, Christopher, and Michael W. Toffel Abstract—Under increased pressure to report environmental impacts, some firms selectively disclose relatively benign... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 2010
- Chapter
Breakthrough Inventions and the Growth of Innovation Clusters
By: William R. Kerr
This report provides a comprehensive look at the role of innovation in promoting economic and social development. It examines the impact of innovation on the economic growth of developing countries and the future role of technological innovation in international... View Details
Keywords: Technological Innovation; Developing Countries and Economies; Society; Growth and Development; Climate Change; Social Issues; Industry Clusters; Business and Government Relations
Kerr, William R. "Breakthrough Inventions and the Growth of Innovation Clusters." In The Innovation for Development Report 2010-2011, edited by Augusto Lopez-Claros, 103–107. Hampshire, England: Palgrave Macmillan, 2010.
- 26 Jan 2016
- First Look
January 26, 2016
questions related to personal plans. First, what are the effects of plans on behavior? Second, when are plans formed? Third, how do plans deviate from optimality? For each of these questions, we (a) offer a brief overview of research that sheds light on the View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Oct 1998
- News
A Community Investment
socially responsible mission. There is tremendous inefficiency in the environmental community, and one of our goals is to facilitate the formation of strategic alliances between and amongst environmentalists and other sectors of society... View Details
- 01 Mar 2019
- News
Building a Movement
things. Of course technology affords us that ability these days, but it will require a bit more perspective shift too. Whenever we’re with students in the classroom—with MBAs or senior executives from around the world—their experience around these View Details
- 09 Dec 2021
- News
Higher Returns
and trends and incontrovertible data—and know where things are going and help their firm steer in that direction. On the environmental side, if we just take ESG, right, and run through some of the issues... View Details
- 24 May 2004
- Research & Ideas
Becoming an Ethical Negotiator
scholars and practitioners had addressed specific ethical issues in negotiation, no one had taken a comprehensive look at the process. Our collection [in What's Fair] includes articles by economists, lawyers, decision analysts,... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- November 2024
- Background Note
Social Enterprise in the MENA Region
By: Brian Trelstad and Ahmed Dahawy
This research note provides an overview of the socio-economic landscape of social enterprise in the Middle East and North Africa. It highlights the diversity of players in the region including social enterprise organizations (in their many forms) and supporting... View Details
Keywords: MENA; Non-Governmental Organizations; Nonprofit Organizations; Civil Society or Community; Social Issues; Diasporas; Social Entrepreneurship; Cultural Entrepreneurship; Environmental Sustainability; Geographic Scope; Health Care and Treatment; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; Business and Community Relations; Business and Government Relations; Social and Collaborative Networks; Demographics; Health Industry; Service Industry; Tourism Industry; Egypt; Morocco; North Africa; Tunisia; Jordan; Lebanon; Saudi Arabia; United Arab Emirates; Dubai; Middle East
- 19 Jan 2021
- In Practice
Leadership Advice for Biden: Restore a Sense of Calm
the world into a multidimensional crisis. We are not only facing a health crisis, but economic and social crises, too, characterized by rising inequalities on top of an environmental crisis. A common root of these multiple crises can be... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 01 Oct 2013
- First Look
First Look: October 1
noted that our collection of field cases on learning to become a successful functional manager had the potential to be organized into an executive's "hero's journey." This set off a process: (1) completing our field cases to encompass the View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 13 Nov 2007
- Research & Ideas
Six Steps for Reinvigorating America
Motivates values-based capitalism and drives companies to contribute to solving social and environmental problems while also providing employees stimulating and satisfying work. Restores trust by committing to government as an instrument... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 22 May 2007
- First Look
First Look: May 22, 2007
http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/07-085.pdf Self-Regulatory Institutions for Solving Environmental Problems: Perspectives and Contributions from the Management Literature Authors:Andrew King and Michael W. Toffel Abstract Scholars of... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 14 Nov 2005
- Research & Ideas
How Can Start Ups Grow?
therefore a critical issue for all young firms. Most firms start out small, and small size makes them vulnerable to failure. Large firms almost always possess sufficient slack resources that buffer them from the vagaries of their... View Details
- 03 Apr 2006
- Research & Ideas
The Competitive Advantage of Global Finance
casebook. The cases in these modules illustrate the range of issues that arise in multinational financial management—from managing foreign currency exposures to determining a subsidiary's capital structure to valuing an investment in a... View Details
- 01 Sep 2017
- News
History’s Lessons
exchange of letters in which the publisher defended Carson’s source material and its decision to issue the book, Velsicol backed away from its warnings. No lawsuits against Silent Spring were filed before or after its publication. Upon... View Details
- 15 Sep 2009
- First Look
First Look: September 15
West, and Christian Lebiere Publication:Special Issue on Decisions from Experience. Journal of Behavioral Decision Making (forthcoming) Abstract Erev, Ert, and Roth organized three choice prediction competitions focused on three related... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 23 Jun 2015
- First Look
First Look: June 23, 2015
measuring IR. Moreover, I show that investor activism on environmental or social issues or a large number of concerns about a firm's environmental or social impact leads a firm... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Oct 1999
- Research & Ideas
Value Judgments: Business Ethics Across Borders
transactions are a way of life. The case illustrates a classic dilemma: should organizations conform to the environment they're in, or should they export their ethical standards to other lands? In Paine's view, framing the issue as... View Details
Keywords: by Judith A. Ross
- 01 Oct 2002
- News
Class Notes Extra
faithful classmates who touch base at least once a year with news of the kids, a job change, or exciting vacation exploits. Their summaries enrich the continuing narrative of the Class Notes — Harvard Business School's own version of an epic tale — from View Details