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06 Sep 2017
What Do You Think?

Summing Up: What Are the Limits of CEO Activism?

nuanced. This reflected what DDB identified as “a huge new challenge for CEO’s” and a complicated one, according to Rob Jones. But only three respondents addressed the question of limits on the practice.... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

04 Apr 2007
Research & Ideas

The Business of Global Poverty

Every night on the outskirts of Manila, thousands of people lie down to sleep amid acres of rotting food and industrial detritus in a vast urban dumping ground called Payatas. At dawn, they rise and swarm... View Details

Keywords: by Garry Emmons

09 Sep 2008
First Look

First Look: September 9, 2008

independent social rating agency and avoids selection issues by taking advantage of a natural experiment that arose when the agency expanded the scope of its ratings. We find empirical support View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

28 Jan 2014
First Look

First Look: January 28

economic trends a central economic activity and shed light on the mechanics of financial markets by providing a range of statistics and information about individual firms. They... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

17 Mar 2022
Research & Ideas

Navigating Tradeoffs: How Purpose Becomes a Company's ‘Lighthouse in the Storm’

future.” Book Excerpt Deep Purpose: The Heart and Soul of High-Performance Companies Ranjay Gulati Chapter 2: The Art of the Tradeoff If you buy Gotham Greens’ fresh produce, you’ll notice that it comes packaged in single-use plastic... View Details

Keywords: by Ranjay Gulati

06 Mar 2013
What Do You Think?

Who Should Manage Our Work Time?

individuals routinely measure and manage their time" by providing high-quality administrative support for the effort. How do we account for... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

28 Mar 2004
Research & Ideas

HBS Celebrates Social Enterprise Initiative

educational activities within the HBS community. Our vigorous research program pushed outward the knowledge frontiers and created a rich portfolio of courses and learning... View Details

Keywords: by Manda Salls

12 Feb 2014
Research & Ideas

Private Sector, Public Good

Should business play a role in supporting public institutions, and perhaps addressing the world's social challenges? When Harvard Professor Rebecca Henderson asked her colleagues View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

02 May 2016
Research & Ideas

Why People Don’t Vote--and How a Good Ground Game Helps

door-to-door canvassing increased Hollande’s lead over rival conservative candidate Nicolas Sarkozy by 1.9 points in the first round and 2 points in the second, accounting for a fifth of his final margin of... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Communications; Public Relations

19 Mar 2006
Research & Ideas

Unlocking Your Investment Capital

down. In this e-mail Q&A, Merton discusses the non-financial executive as risk manager, value-added versus passive risks, and the effective use of credit-default swaps. Ann Cullen: What are the dangers of managers delegating View Details

Keywords: by Ann Cullen; Financial Services

22 Feb 2016
Research & Ideas

The ‘Mother of Fair Trade’ was an Unabashed Price Protectionist

large-scale changes to business practices and legal reform. “Through the 1930s, she remained the only woman pictured in the all-male leadership council of the Fair Trade Committee,” Sawyer says. “She traveled throughout the states,... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Retail; Health; Legal Services

05 Nov 2021
Op-Ed

How to Tap the Talent Automated HR Platforms Miss

As the global staffing shortage grinds on, corporate recruiters everywhere are relying on their online hiring platforms and automated systems to deliver the candidates they need. Too often, these tools will fail them, sidelining many qualified workers in the process.... View Details

Keywords: by Joseph B. Fuller

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