Business Legitimacy - Publications - Faculty & Research

07 Aug 2013
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Debating the Responsibility of Capitalism in Historical and Global Perspective

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The Social Desirability of Offshoring: A Swiss Consensus (1945–1975)

By: Sabine Pitteloud

This article focuses on the evolution of the rhetoric and practice of corporate offshoring in Switzerland from the post-war economic boom to the industrial crisis in the mid-seventies. The virtue of a historical perspective on the issue of offshoring is to show how... View Details

Keywords: Multinationals; Offshoring And Outsourcing; Relocation; Labor Relations; Multinational Firms and Management; Labor and Management Relations; Job Cuts and Outsourcing; Switzerland

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29 Jul 2013
Research & Ideas

A Manager’s Moral Obligation to Preserve Capitalism

through the writings of Adam Smith, Milton Friedman, and Friedrich Hayek among other foundational thinkers. "Many economists think of it as a positivist system that does not impose morality upon society, but this is not the case," says Harvard View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

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Creating Shared Value - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

Interview with Professor Porter by Kim Ann Curtin 13 May 2014 Shared Value Leadership Summit Michael E. Porter’s Keynote Address by Michael E. Porter June 2013 Ted Ted Global 2013: Why Business can be Good at Solving Social Problems? by... View Details

31 Jan 2022
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Where Can Digital Transformation Take You? Insights from 1,700 Leaders

growth, offering organizations unprecedented opportunities to develop new products and services, and even reimagine their businesses. In mid-2020, we set out to understand the challenges of leading in the digital era. Teaming with the Harvard View Details

Keywords: by Linda A. Hill, Ann Le Cam, Sunand Menon, and Emily Tedards

16 May 2018
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How Companies Managed Risk (and Even Benefitted) in World War Internment Camps

asset seizure by enemy governments. Negotiation Some directly negotiated favorable business arrangements with local governments and decision makers. Perseverance Some adopted the approach of resilience, working to develop View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Manufacturing

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Economic Development in Inner Cities - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

Porter 04 Oct 2011 Inner City Economic Summit A Cluster-based Approach to Inner City Economic Development by Michael E. Porter 06 May 2010 Bloomberg BusinessWeek How Big Business Can Regain Legitimacy by... View Details

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Course Overview - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

HBS ISC Resources Resources Video Courses Data Events & Presentations Frameworks News Publications Courses Course Overview Course Overview In keeping with the mission of Harvard Business School—to educate leaders who make a difference in... View Details

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Research Thrust

By: Rakesh Khurana

I am trained in organizational sociology and my main areas of interest lie in macro-organizational theory and the dynamics of executive labor markets. To date, my research has focused on two themes. The first revolves around understanding the forces that govern the... View Details

08 Oct 2007
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Management Education’s Unanswered Questions

addressed, business schools risk being seen as largely places where students come to develop elite social networks and acquire a credential that helps them access particular types of jobs. To make sure that faculty does not lose their... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Education

20 Dec 2022
Op-Ed

Employee Feedback: The Key to Retention During the Great Resignation

its high-commitment, high-performance culture for decades. At the leadership level, promotion depends on adherence to the credo and acting on the findings of these honest conversations. These companies, while they remain hierarchical, are democratic in that... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Beer

29 May 2014
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Research Symposium 2014

research going on at Harvard Business School. Held each May on the HBS campus, the event provides the opportunity for a few faculty to share recent work with an audience of doctoral students, HBS staff members, and other professors. This... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Accounting; Health

20 Oct 2008
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The Seven Things That Surprise New CEOs

By significantly expanding our understanding of the dynamics of competition, Michael E. Porter's Harvard Business Review article "How Competitive Forces Shape Strategy" launched a business... View Details

Keywords: by Michael E. Porter, Jay W. Lorsch & Nitin Nohria

21 Aug 2018
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New Research and Ideas, August 21, 2018

2018 Boston: Harvard Business Review Press Driving Digital Strategy: A Guide to Reimagining Your Business By: Gupta, Sunil Abstract—Disruption and transformation get a lot of hype and for good reason.... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

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Social Enterprise - Faculty & Research

The political perspective we develop contributes to organizational theory by showing (a) the importance of government signaling as a mechanism of political influence, (b) how different types of dependency on the government expose firms to different types of View Details

12 Oct 1999
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A Perfect Fit: Aligning Organization & Strategy

"The fact that they are reporting employee views as a group gives them the legitimacy and courage to be candid about sensitive issues blocking business performance. In over one hundred profiles... View Details

Keywords: by Judith A. Ross

14 Jan 2015
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Thriving in the Turbulence of Emerging Markets

The growth and competiveness of emerging markets is a fundamental reality in global business today. Yet it is often forgotten just how much these countries have changed in a short period of time, how challenging their View Details

Keywords: by Geoffrey Jones; Manufacturing; Auto

13 Nov 2013
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Should Men’s Products Fear a Woman’s Touch?

products perceived as feminine—especially in cases where men use a particular brand to communicate their own identities. Harvard Business School Senior Lecturer Jill J. Avery calls this phenomenon "gender contamination."... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Consumer Products; Food & Beverage; Auto

29 Aug 2022
Op-Ed

Income Inequality Is Rising. Are We Even Measuring It Correctly?

Exeter Business School. You Might Also Like: More Proof That Money Can Buy Happiness (or a Life with Less Stress) The Pursuit of Passion Propagates Privilege Of Learning and Forgetting: Centrism, Populism, and the View Details

Keywords: by Jon M. Jachimowicz, Kristin Blesch, and Oliver P. Hauser

20 Aug 2001
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Making an Ally of Uncle Sam

Goals for influencing government should flow directly from the analytic frameworks that companies use to develop business strategies. As Michael Porter noted in Competitive Strategy, "No structural analysis is complete without a... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Watkins, Mickey Edwards & Usha Thakrar

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