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- 29 Sep 2008
- Research & Ideas
Financial Crisis Caution Urged by Faculty Panel
the importance of risk management and oversight. Robert C. Merton, the John and Natty McArthur University Professor, similarly expressed concern about the unintended consequences of change on Wall Street, closing with the assertion that... View Details
- 17 May 2022
- News
Robert F. Lanzillotti Prize for Assistant Professor Alex MacKay
- 05 Jul 2004
- Research & Ideas
Radical Change, Entrepreneurial Opportunity
firm, how do you adapt to this really new technology? And as an established firm, how can you influence the perspective of others and ultimately the industry's evolution? In attempting to adapt, firms are constrained by their prior... View Details
- May 6, 2024
- Book Review
Is That What You Really Think?: Book Review of "Third Millennium Thinking" by Saul Perlmutter, John Campbell and Robert MacCoun
By: Michael Luca
Luca, Michael. Is That What You Really Think? Book Review of "Third Millennium Thinking" by Saul Perlmutter, John Campbell and Robert MacCoun. Wall Street Journal (May 6, 2024), A.15.
- 2012
- Case
Advanced Leadership Pathways: Richard Fahey and Robert Saudek (A): Lighting Liberia
By: Rosabeth M. Kanter and Anne Arlinghaus
After successful careers as lawyers Richard Fahey and Robert Saudek set out to tackle a large-scale infrastructure challenge in a complex environment by increasing Liberian citizens’ access to lighting solutions. They developed the Liberian Energy Network, which aimed... View Details
Keywords: Solar; Solar Power; Electricity; Clean Technology; Scaling-up; Economic Development; Partnerships; Sustainability; Innovation; Leadership Skills; Renewable Energy; Energy; Infrastructure; Information Technology; Economy; Partners and Partnerships; Distribution; Innovation Leadership; Leadership; Energy Industry; Africa; Liberia
Kanter, Rosabeth M., and Anne Arlinghaus. "Advanced Leadership Pathways: Richard Fahey and Robert Saudek (A): Lighting Liberia." Harvard Business School Case 313-032, 2012. (Advanced Leadership Initiative.)
- 22 Jan 2013
- HBS Seminar
Robert Meyer, Wharton, University of Pennsylvania
- 12 Nov 2010
- Research & Ideas
One Report: Integrated Reporting for a Sustainable Strategy
What a company externally reports shapes how it behaves internally. The key question is, "What should companies report?" A new reporting practice--"integrated reporting," which integrates measures of financial and non-financial performance in a... View Details
- Book Review
Book Review of International Big Business, 1957-67: A Study of Comparative Growth, edited by Robert Rowthorn and Stephen Hymer
By: Louis T Wells Jr
Wells, Louis T., Jr. "Book Review of International Big Business, 1957-67: A Study of Comparative Growth, edited by Robert Rowthorn and Stephen Hymer." Journal of International Economics 2, no. 2 (May 1972).
- 24 Jan 2005
- Research & Ideas
Rethinking Activity-Based Costing
now possible through an approach that we call time-driven ABC, which we have successfully helped more than 100 client companies implement, including those described in this article. In the revised approach, managers directly estimate the resource demands imposed View Details
Keywords: by Robert S. Kaplan & Steven R. Anderson
- 16 Sep 2015
- Op-Ed
The Real Duty of the Board of Directors
capital. These rights are free from the burdens of ownership. Shareholders thus become temporary, while the corporation is permanent—controlled not by shareholders, but by the board of directors. Under a... View Details
Keywords: by Robert G. Eccles & Tim Youmans
- 17 Nov 2015
- Working Paper Summaries
Self-Interest: The Economist's Straitjacket
Keywords: by Robert Simons
- 29 Mar 2023
- News
Robert Kraft Launches Campaign to Combat Antisemitism
Photo courtesy New England Patriots Photo courtesy New England Patriots New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft (MBA 1965) launched a $25 million "Stand Up to Jewish Hate" campaign last week, which is "aiming to raise awareness nationwide... View Details
- 30 Jun 2003
- Research & Ideas
Computer Security is For Managers, Too
but they will inform the process by asking questions like "How do we keep suppliers from accessing the payroll data?" Just as companies keep an eye on their equipment and supplies by conducting... View Details
- 30 Oct 2014
- Blog Post
Alumni: Where are they now? Featuring Robert Leke...
Africa clearly places one at the forefront of the socio-economic difficulties confronting the region today. However, I continue to be amazed by the profound determination and optimism which I discover in the people I meet: hope for a... View Details
Keywords: Consumer Products / Retail
- 23 May 2011
- Op-Ed
Leading and Lagging Countries in Contributing to a Sustainable Society
which corporate and investor behavior is changing. We did so by analyzing data from more than 2,000 companies in 23 countries, and then ranked those countries based on the degree of integration of corporate environmental and social... View Details
Keywords: by Robert G. Eccles & George Serafeim
- 17 Nov 2016
- Op-Ed
What's Behind the Unexpected Trump Support from Women
been socialized by family members, educators, and the media to associate leadership with a particular version of masculinity, an image Trump exemplified in his persona as the supremely successful businessman. He reinforced the masculine,... View Details
Keywords: by Laura Morgan Roberts and Robin Ely
- 24 Apr 2006
- Research & Ideas
Managing Alignment as a Process
corporate policies that will be administered by corporate support units. Corporate office to business units: The corporate priorities are cascaded into business unit strategies. Business units to support units: The strategic priorities of... View Details
- 20 Nov 2018
- Working Paper Summaries