Size - Publications - Faculty & Research

28 Jun 2022
Book

The Moral Enterprise: How Two Companies Profit with Purpose

How can government and business work together in this fractious political moment, when finding solutions to pressing problems like inequality and climate change are more urgent than ever? Rebecca Henderson, Harvard University’s John and Natty McArthur University... View Details

Keywords: by Avery Forman

27 Nov 2013
Working Paper Summaries

Skilled Immigration and the Employment Structures of US Firms

Keywords: by Sari Pekkala Kerr, William R. Kerr & William F. Lincoln

07 Mar 2016
HBS Seminar

Scott Stern, MIT Sloan School of Management

Web

Banking System - Behavioral Finance & Financial Stability

Data Banking Sector Data Download Data Set in Excel Banking Sector Size The total assets of the banking sector, as a fraction of GDP, increased steadily between 1990 and 2008, before plateauing in recent years. Source: Flow of Funds The... View Details

06 Sep 2004
Research & Ideas

The Innovator’s Battle Plan

beneath the radar," they really mean "taking advantage of asymmetries of motivation." Disruptive markets start among customers that appear to the incumbent to be either undesirable or nonexistent. The initial absolute size... View Details

Keywords: by Clayton M. Christensen, Scott D. Anthony & Erik A. Roth

04 Dec 2019
Book

Creating the Experimentation Organization

serve as a role model, showing employees they live by the same rules and allow themselves to be governed by results as much as anyone else. 5 steps for scaling While developing that culture may seem daunting for companies that aren’t the View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

07 Jun 2021
Book

9 Tips from an Expert Fundraiser: Help Donors 'Invest in Their Passion'

regardless of the size of the organization and the asks. The author recalls interviewing the CEO of an organization that had just completed a successful $1.4 billion capital campaign. The CEO confessed he had gotten his fundraising skills... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost

21 Feb 2023
Research & Ideas

What's Missing from the Racial Equity Dialogue?

the lives of most White people much worse. Take single-family zoning. Legislating that only single-family homes of a certain size can be built together was a radical experiment that initially aimed to separate Black home buyers from White... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost

22 Aug 2022
Research & Ideas

Can Amazon Remake Health Care?

at Harvard Kennedy School. Chandra spoke to the Gazette about Amazon’s latest gamble and what it may mean for consumers. Harvard Gazette: Given the size of its investment, what could Amazon’s recent acquisition of One Medical mean for the... View Details

Keywords: by Christina Pazzanese, Harvard Gazette; Health

05 Feb 2019
News

The First Five Years: Karan Shah (MBA 2016)

a three-person startup based out of our home. The difference in size and scale is often challenging, but is training me to compartmentalize my head space, wear different hats, and stay grounded! “While the PCL group is expanding borders... View Details

26 Sep 2011
HBS Case

HBS Cases: Lady Gaga

larger, but the potential rewards increase, too." “The risks increase as the size of the venue increases, but the potential revenue goes up as well” With arena performances, the Gaga team was looking at some $12 million in start-up... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Entertainment & Recreation; Music

02 May 2025
Blog Post

How to Work with Search Firms

likely the search firm will be to advocate for you. How Executive Recruiters Build Candidate Pools Recruiters build a pool of candidates for their clients. The size and nature of the pool can vary based on the role, and the client’s... View Details

12 Nov 2012
Research & Ideas

Pay Workers More So They Steal Less

cited in the paper. The problem is particularly severe in retail chains: According to the 2008 National Retail Security Survey, inventory-related employee theft contributed to a loss of $15.9 billion. Intrigued by the size and scale of... View Details

Keywords: by Kim Girard; Retail

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HBS - Financials | Supplemental Financial Information

by the resumption of the bonus program and, to a lesser extent, a voluntary early retirement program for staff with a minimum of 10 years of University service. Expanding the size and diversity of the faculty is a strategic priority for... View Details

02 Jun 2010
What Do You Think?

How Do You Weigh Strategy, Execution, and Culture in an Organization’s Success?

Several noted that "it all depends" on other factors. For example, Basel Kakah commented that "[responses to] those questions could [depend on] the nature and size of the organization as well as the nature of the industry... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

Profile

Jay Bhandari

to campus. A year in, I've found the range of personalities and backgrounds here to be more expansive than I had anticipated. The community feels far more close-knit than the size of the student body would suggest. View Details

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Sexual Harassment - Race, Gender & Equity

white women to have recently experienced harassment, even when controlling for sector, industry, size of company, age, and marital/partner status. “I was repeatedly the subject of sexual overtures when I first graduated from HBS. From the... View Details

02 May 2016
Blog Post

5 Facts about Clubs at HBS

year will be spent with your section, clubs provide an easy way to meet fellow classmates across sections and years. Taking into account the large size of HBS, and the many section events that occur in the RC year, it may seem daunting... View Details

01 Feb 2010
Research & Ideas

The ‘Luxury Prime’: How Luxury Changes People

decision-making to be more "other-oriented." Yet their seemingly "immoral" decisions stem not so much from a real desire to hurt others but more from over self-indulgence. Perhaps besides limiting the size of bonuses,... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert

30 Jul 2001
What Do You Think?

What’s the Future of Corporate Governance?

predictors for (the) future success of a company," he suggests that these measures have to be viewed with a long-term lens, one that accommodates the fact in the short-run, managements may take actions to reduce costs and the size of... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

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