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- 26 May 2015
- Research & Ideas
Corporate Field Researchers Share Tricks of the Trade
condition that they would not reveal the firm's identity in their paper. This required a tremendous amount of good faith on the part of the company, which was crucial for the study. "It's really about developing a relationship," said... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
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Timeline - Race, Gender & Equity
World founded 1909 Uprising of the 20,000 female shirtwaist makers in New York strike against sweatshop conditions Clara Lemlich and the Uprising of the 20,000 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist factory in fire in New... View Details
- 08 Jun 2011
- Lessons from the Classroom
Twenty-first Century Skill: Trading Carbon Credits
decision. "Those who make poor choices feel the consequences of price uncertainty most deeply," Coles says. One of the cement factory managers begins with no permits. While that may seem unfair, it's a View Details
- 01 Dec 2007
- News
Exhibit at Baker Library Marks HBS Centennial
data, “to see what he can tell us about what we’ve found out.” Over time at Hawthorne, Mayo and his protégé, HBS professor Fritz J. Roethlisberger, discovered that physical working conditions and financial incentives were less important... View Details
- 12 Nov 2013
- First Look
First Look: November 12
observers. We identify boundary conditions and demonstrate that the positive inferences disappear when the observer is unfamiliar with the environment, when the nonconforming behavior is depicted as unintentional, and in the absence of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 25 May 2016
- Research & Ideas
How Consumers and Businesses are Reshaping Public Health
disaster that killed over 1,000 factory workers in Bangladesh in 2013 highlighted to Western consumers the challenging conditions faced by the workers who made their clothes. Consumer pressure on Western... View Details
- 29 Aug 2024
- Blog Post
Exploring Sustainable Energy: A Visit to Vestas Wind Turbine Manufacturing in Odense, Denmark
team had the incredible opportunity to visit Vestas' state-of-the-art factory in Odense, Denmark where the company manufactures its cutting-edge 9.5 MW (model V174) and 15 MW (V236) offshore wind turbines intended for installations around... View Details
- 07 Jan 2015
- Research & Ideas
The Quest for Better Layoffs
layoffs project, Malden Mills, describes how a leader handled a disastrous event: Two weeks before Christmas 1995, a fire destroyed three factory buildings at a textile company, one of the largest employers in the already economically... View Details
- 20 Jun 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, June 20
case:https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/905409-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 317-052 The Ready-Made Garment Industry: A Bangladeshi Perspective (A) Responsibility for working conditions in contract View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 15 Nov 2013
- News
Helping Bright Ideas Shine Again
conditions become most advantageous. Zetta takes an equity position and funds further strategic development of the patent. The patent holder retains significant equity in return for ongoing assistance with development and marketing.... View Details
Keywords: Robert S. Benchley
- 01 Sep 2004
- News
A Market-Based Prescription
factories. Why are you such a strong advocate of a factory-like approach to health care? What I call health-care-focused factories are a response to the reality that today 80 percent of health-care costs are spent on 20 percent of the... View Details
- 16 Jun 2015
- First Look
First Look: June 16, 2015
manufacture their goods risk reputational harm if the working conditions in those factories are revealed to be dangerous, illegal, or otherwise problematic. While firms are increasingly relying on... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Web
Labor Practices | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School
workers demanded higher pay and better working conditions and health benefits. U.S. Steel responded with a core public relations objective to “tell the public the true facts about working conditions and... View Details
- 13 Jul 2022
- Book
Reimagining the Economy: What Would It Take to Put People First?
long. She could not help but think the American Dream, or even just the chance to live a dignified life, was out of reach no matter how early she left for work or how late she stayed. Because she had been in charge of workers’ safety at a View Details
Keywords: by Avery Forman
- 22 Nov 2022
- Blog Post
Alumni Leaders on Decarbonization Strategies for Combatting Climate Change
to net zero by 2050. One example of an existing technology that can put a big dent in emissions is enVerid’s Sorbent Ventilation Technology. Commercial buildings contribute 17 percent of US carbon emissions, and heating, ventilating, and air View Details
- 27 Aug 2013
- First Look
First Look: August 27
participants who were hired before the Roth introduction. In essence, once an employee joins a 401(k) she becomes passive/inattentive, thereby reducing the likelihood of reacting to the introduction of a new Roth option. Conditional on... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Mar 2014
- Research & Ideas
Entrepreneurship and Multinationals Drive Globalization
closed down flows of trade and capital across borders. Yet firms were rarely able to wholly dictate events. Their ability to transfer technology was constrained by the institutional, educational, and cultural conditions of host economies.... View Details
- 01 Mar 2014
- News
The Solution to the Global Food Crisis Just Might Come from Nigeria
factories that produce fertilizer, to investors like Masha working directly with farmers, to retail-focused suppliers rebuilding local appetite for food grown in their country. Universal among these agribusiness entrepreneurs is a core... View Details
- 28 Oct 2013
- Research & Ideas
Book Excerpt: The Good Struggle: Responsible Leadership in an Unforgiving World
it or use influence with government to create obstacles, whether other entrepreneurs were on the brink of introducing something similar or better, and whether they would even have enough cash to operate beyond a few months. Under View Details
Keywords: by Joseph L. Badaracco
- 30 Jun 2015
- First Look
First Look: June 30, 2015
Management Journal Monitoring Global Supply Chains By: Short, Jodi L., Michael W. Toffel, and Andrea R. Hugill Abstract—Firms reliant on supply chains to manufacture their goods risk reputational harm if the working conditions in those... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel