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- 2010
- Chapter
Advancing Leadership Theory and Practice
By: Rakesh Khurana and Nitin Nohria
More than a means of getting ahead and gaining power, leadership must be understood as a serious professional and personal responsibility. In this introductory chapter, editors Nitin Nohria, the dean of Harvard Business School, and Rakesh Khurana, a professor of... View Details
Khurana, Rakesh, and Nitin Nohria. "Advancing Leadership Theory and Practice." Chap. 1 in Handbook of Leadership Theory and Practice, edited by Nitin Nohria and Rakesh Khurana. Harvard Business Press, 2010.
- August 2013
- Article
Customer-Driven Misconduct: How Competition Corrupts Business Practices
By: Victor Manuel Bennett, Lamar Pierce, Jason A. Snyder and Michael W. Toffel
Competition among firms yields many benefits but can also encourage firms to engage in corrupt or unethical activities. We argue that competition can lead organizations to provide services that customers demand but that violate government regulations, especially when... View Details
Keywords: Competition; Crime and Corruption; Management Practices and Processes; Ethics; Consumer Behavior; Customer Satisfaction; Auto Industry; Service Industry
Bennett, Victor Manuel, Lamar Pierce, Jason A. Snyder, and Michael W. Toffel. "Customer-Driven Misconduct: How Competition Corrupts Business Practices." Management Science 59, no. 8 (August 2013): 1725–1742. (Online Appendix. Lead article. Nominated for "Best Conference Paper Award" and "SMS Best Conference Paper Prize for Practice Implications" at 2012 Strategic Management Society International Conference.)
- 2025
- Article
Sale of Private Equity–Owned Physician Practices and Physician Turnover
By: Victoria Berquist, Lev Klarnet and Leemore S. Dafny
Private equity (PE) ownership of physician practices is increasing, with owners targeting sales, or exits, in 3 to 7 years. Little is known about the association of exit with physician retention and subsequent employment. Using panel data over the period 2014-2020, we... View Details
Berquist, Victoria, Lev Klarnet, and Leemore S. Dafny. "Sale of Private Equity–Owned Physician Practices and Physician Turnover." JAMA Health Forum 6, no. 2 (2025).
- March–April 1978
- Article
How Practical Is National Economic Planning?
By: Bruce R. Scott
Scott, Bruce R. "How Practical Is National Economic Planning?" Harvard Business Review 56, no. 2 (March–April 1978).
- September 2022 (Revised July 2023)
- Case
Data Privacy in Practice at LinkedIn
Bojinov, Iavor, Marco Iansiti, and Seth Neel. "Data Privacy in Practice at LinkedIn." Harvard Business School Case 623-024, September 2022. (Revised July 2023.)
- November 2018 (Revised January 2019)
- Case
Investor Relations Practices at Edwards Lifesciences
By: C. Fritz Foley and F. Katelynn Boland
In January 2017, the senior leadership team at Edwards Lifesciences were preparing for the quarterly earnings call that would cover the fourth quarter of 2016. They faced questions about what types of information they should disclose on the call, as well as during... View Details
Keywords: Investor Relations; Medical Devices; Corporate Disclosure; Decisions; Business and Shareholder Relations; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry; United States
Foley, C. Fritz, and F. Katelynn Boland. "Investor Relations Practices at Edwards Lifesciences." Harvard Business School Case 219-058, November 2018. (Revised January 2019.)
- February 2012
- Case
Susan Hunt Stevens and Practically Green
By: Janet Kraus, Shirley M. Spence and Lisa Strope
Keywords: Green Technology Industry
- 2004
- Chapter
Institutional Pressure and Environmental Management Practices
By: Magali Delmas and Michael W. Toffel
Keywords: Management Practices and Processes; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Environmental Sustainability
Delmas, Magali, and Michael W. Toffel. "Institutional Pressure and Environmental Management Practices." Chap. 10 in Stakeholders, the Environment and Society, edited by Sanjay Sharma and Mark Starik, 230–245. New Perspectives in Research on Corporate Sustainability. Cheltenham, U.K.: Edward Elgar Publishing, 2004.
- 2020
- Article
Defining AI in Policy versus Practice
By: P.M. Krafft, Meg Young, Michael Katell, Karen Huang and Ghislain Bugingo
Krafft, P.M., Meg Young, Michael Katell, Karen Huang, and Ghislain Bugingo. "Defining AI in Policy versus Practice." Proceedings of the AAAI/ACM Conference on Artificial Intelligence, Ethics, and Society (2020): 72–78.
- October 1992
- Background Note
Managing Sales Interfaces: Developments in Practice
Keywords: Salesforce Management
Cespedes, Frank V. "Managing Sales Interfaces: Developments in Practice." Harvard Business School Background Note 593-047, October 1992.
- 03 Dec 2008
- News
Beirut lecture explores modern marketing practices
- 12 Feb 2016
- Working Paper Summaries
Enhancing the Practical Relevance of Research
- March 2011
- Article
Accounting Scholarship That Advances Professional Knowledge and Practice
By: Robert S. Kaplan
Recent accounting scholarship has used statistical analysis on asset prices, financial reports and disclosures, laboratory experiments, and surveys of practice. The research has studied the interface among accounting information, capital markets, standard setters, and... View Details
Keywords: Corporate Disclosure; Asset Pricing; Risk Management; Surveys; Capital Markets; Measurement and Metrics; Valuation; Fair Value Accounting; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Financial Reporting
Kaplan, Robert S. "Accounting Scholarship That Advances Professional Knowledge and Practice." Accounting Review 86, no. 2 (March 2011): 367–383.
- 2010
- Working Paper
Accounting Scholarship that Advances Professional Knowledge and Practice
By: Robert S. Kaplan
Recent accounting scholarship has used statistical analysis on asset prices, financial reports and disclosures, laboratory experiments, and surveys of practice. The research has studied the interface among accounting information, capital markets, standard setters, and... View Details
Keywords: Accounting; Business Education; Information; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Risk Management; Measurement and Metrics; Business Processes; Performance Improvement; Practice
Kaplan, Robert S. "Accounting Scholarship that Advances Professional Knowledge and Practice." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 11-043, October 2010.
- July 2005 (Revised February 2011)
- Case
Tanpin Kanri: Retail Practice at Seven-Eleven Japan
By: Rajiv Lal and Arar Han
Toshifumi Suzuki, chairman and CEO of Seven and I Holding Co., was widely credited as the mastermind behind Seven-Eleven Japan's spectacular rise. Although Seven-Eleven Japan began as a small licensee of U.S. convenience store chain 7-Eleven, Inc. (then Southland... View Details
Keywords: Framework; Growth and Development Strategy; Management Practices and Processes; Demand and Consumers; Distribution; Logistics; Technology; Retail Industry; Japan
Lal, Rajiv, and Arar Han. "Tanpin Kanri: Retail Practice at Seven-Eleven Japan." Harvard Business School Case 506-002, July 2005. (Revised February 2011.)
- December 1998
- Background Note
Cash Management Practices in Small Companies
By: H. Kent Bowen, Andrew R. Jassy, Laurence E. Katz, Kevin E. Kelly and Baltej Kochar
Most small business managers claim that cash management is their leading concern. Often walking a tightrope between growth and illiquidity, small business managers face different cash management challenges than their counterparts in larger companies. Compared to larger... View Details
Keywords: Motivation and Incentives; Working Capital; Management Practices and Processes; Organizational Design; Cash; Forecasting and Prediction; Policy; Business Strategy
Bowen, H. Kent, Andrew R. Jassy, Laurence E. Katz, Kevin E. Kelly, and Baltej Kochar. "Cash Management Practices in Small Companies." Harvard Business School Background Note 699-047, December 1998.
- 12 Jul 2010
- Research & Ideas
Rocket Science Retailing: A Practical Guide
The New Science of Retailing: How Analytics Are Transforming the Supply Chain and Improving Performance (Harvard Business Press). As a practical guide, The New Science of Retailing helps retailers mine their sales data to identify and... View Details