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11 Oct 2017
Research & Ideas

The House Wants to Squelch Voices of ‘Small’ Shareholders. Research Shows Those Voices Matter.

about how it’s designed,” Soltes says. “The intention for revising the legislation is well past due, but I think it can be done in a bit more balanced way—to protect shareholders while at the same time making sure that people who make... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

07 Jun 2011
First Look

First Look: June 7

capture. We review the research on when people expect too little and or too much self-interest in the intentions of others, as contrasted with rational behavior. We also discuss the antecedents and consequences of these naïve and cynical... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

23 Nov 2010
First Look

First Look: November 23

people to mentally simulate events more extensively. People who considered situations with their eyes closed rather than open judged immoral behaviors as more unethical and moral behaviors as more ethical. In addition, considering potential decisions with closed eyes... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

08 Sep 2003
Research & Ideas

A Bold Proposal for Investment Reform

current proposals as well as to consider other options. We believe that the current responses are inadequate, since they do not attack the root causes of the recent problems. Our intention is to encourage further discussion and debate in... View Details

Keywords: by Ann Cullen; Financial Services

22 Feb 2022
News

Launch Codes

learn more and to watch the final four teams compete for the grand prize. The 2022 finale will take place virtually on March 31. Visit www.hbs.edu/nvc to learn more and to watch the final four teams compete for the grand prize. Codifying Culture If you aren’t View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell; illustrations by Alvaro Dominguez

10 Mar 2021
News

Next Normal

they know that they all have the same goal in mind. Talk about how to work together. Set norms that guide communication patterns for an inclusive, psychologically safe, and connected team. Know realities and fill the roles. Be intentional... View Details

01 Jun 2010
News

$how Me the Money

organized crime component is about 30 to 35 percent. A whopping 60 to 65 percent is due to the private sector’s illegal and intentional manipulation of taxes and commercial transactions. How can this be? Because the global system lacks... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Administration of Economic Programs; Government; Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support; Government; Legal Services; Professional Services; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

26 Jan 2009
Research & Ideas

Where is Home for the Global Firm?

you share these ideas? A: Of course, once you write something like this, you come to see many things through these lenses. As reported in the Financial Times in October, several UK firms including Shire Pharmaceuticals and WPP Group have announced their View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

01 May 2006
Research & Ideas

What Companies Lose from Forced Disclosure

CEO, with the intention of using the specialist for a limited time only. The specialist, on the other hand, takes actions that benefit not only the firm but also inform future employers of his or her abilities as a turnaround specialist.... View Details

Keywords: by Ann Cullen; Financial Services

06 May 2002
Research & Ideas

A Toolkit for Customer Innovation

innovative products. Now, with customers taking over more of the design task, companies must focus more intently on providing the best custom manufacturing. In other words, the location where value is both created and captured changes,... View Details

Keywords: by Stefan Thomke & Eric Von Hippel

28 Apr 2023
Blog Post

Creating a Workplace That Supports Employees in Work and Life

talk about the ways in which transgender employees may face different barriers than other parts of the LGBTQ community. Create intentional space to talk about that.” Inclusive language and safe spaces also include increasing gender... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

01 Oct 2000
News

Books

smart can be even more important than working hard." HBS Press Books in Brief Leading the Revolution, by Gary Hamel, offers an action plan -- indeed, an incendiary device -- for any company or individual intent on becoming or persevering... View Details

08 Nov 2017
Research & Ideas

Handgun Waiting Periods Prevent Hundreds of Homicides Each Year

the weapon, if the only intention for making the purchase was to do harm within a certain period of time. “The most plausible explanation as to why waiting periods work is this: People have visceral states, such as anger or suicidal... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

14 Oct 2009
First Look

First Look: October 14

momentum during the transition, corporate leaders were intent on continuing to use Gillette as a catalyst of change. Purchase this supplement: http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/309032-PDF-ENG View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

20 Nov 2007
First Look

First Look: November 20, 2007

capitalist, author, and co-founder and chairman emeritus of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Media Lab, announced his intention to build a PC so cheap as to make it possible to provide Internet- and multimedia-capable... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

14 Nov 2007
Research & Ideas

Growing CEOs from the Inside

Siemens, maybe Boeing—I'm not close enough to know. But those boards went outside to demonstrate the seriousness of the problem and their intent to resolve it. It may also be essential when there has been a real breakdown in competence at... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Employment

25 Apr 2018
Research & Ideas

We May Have Taken Too Much Credit for Easing Workplace Segregation

You also want to start when they’re young, with fewer workers, because it’s harder to desegregate a workforce of 1,000 people.” Koning says many firms intent on improving their hiring and promotion pipelines to reduce bias focus mostly on... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

18 Nov 2010
Research & Ideas

GM’s IPO: Back to the Future

solicitation of interest from sovereign wealth funds alongside traditional buyers. IPOs require a leap of faith from investors who have to bet on a new company. The new GM wants to be just that, a corporation intent on presenting itself... View Details

Keywords: by Staff; Auto

16 Feb 2023
Blog Post

The Rituals of Case Method Teaching

get into—I basically load everything into working memory,” she says. Fifteen minutes before walking into class she memorizes the names of students whose voices she wants in the conversation. “For me, it’s setting the intention and getting... View Details

January 2024
Case

ECOALF: Fashion for the Future

By: Elizabeth A. Keenan, Diego Aparicio, Carlota Moniz and María José Satrústegui

ECOALF, a Spanish fashion brand and sustainability pioneer, aimed to tackle the industry's challenges of excessive consumption and production. The brand's mission was to create timeless apparel exclusively from recycled and eco-responsible materials, matching the... View Details

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