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  • September 2009
  • Article

Virtue out of Necessity? Compliance, Commitment and the Improvement of Labor Conditions in Global Supply Chains

By: Akshay Mangla, Richard Locke and Matthew Amengual
Private, voluntary compliance programs, promoted by global corporations and nongovernmental organizations alike, have produced only modest and uneven improvements in working conditions and labor rights in most global supply chains. Through a detailed study of a major... View Details
Keywords: Working Conditions; Ethics; Supply Chain; Governance Compliance; Globalization
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  • December 2018 (Revised March 2019)
  • Case

iyzico: Fundraising in Emerging Markets (A)

By: Marco Di Maggio and Gamze Yucaoglu
The case opens in 2016 as Barbaros Ozbugutu, co-founder and CEO of the Istanbul-based payment technology start-up iyzico, contemplates the offers the company received for its Series C round. The case then describes iyzico’s origins and provides a detailed overview of... View Details
Keywords: Iyzico; Fundraising; Business Startups; Venture Capital; Emerging Markets; Private Sector; For-Profit Firms; Management; Information Technology; Growth Management; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Negotiation Offer; Decision Making; Turkey
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  • 14 Jan 2015
  • Research & Ideas

Thriving in the Turbulence of Emerging Markets

company to increase capacity, despite high consumer demand for its economically priced two-wheeler. For 15 to 20 years, the scooter had a ten-year delivery period, Bajaj recalled in his interview. To those not familiar with India's closed... View Details
Keywords: by Geoffrey Jones; Manufacturing; Auto
  • Research Summary

Research

The founding and expansion of new firms is central to innovation and economic growth, but the determinants of a new idea’s success are difficult to ascertain. The decision to form a new firm and its ultimate outcome are impacted by ownership structure, financing... View Details

    Building Sustainable Cities

    By 2050 the number of people living in cities will have nearly doubled, to 6 billion, and the problems created by this rampant urbanization are among the most important challenges of our time. Of all resource-management issues, the author argues, water, electricity,... View Details

    • 25 Feb 2002
    • Research & Ideas

    The Country Effect: Does Location Matter?

    helping define company success in highly industrialized countries. In short, they reported that companies with cultures that embrace entrepreneurialism and competitiveness—the rabbits and tigers—outperform... View Details
    Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
    • 03 Oct 2022
    • Research & Ideas

    Why a Failed Startup Might Be Good for Your Career After All

    Glass profile database, which collects work history and education data from various public and private sources. Combined with Dow Jones VentureSource data, the list was winnowed to 14,000 founders of VC-backed View Details
    Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
    • Web

    Africa - Global

    other stakeholders where Prof. Macomber discussed his work on climate adaptation. Prof. Macomber’s research focuses on how companies and governments can integrate climate resilience into real estate and infrastructure projects to manage... View Details
    • 08 Sep 2003
    • Research & Ideas

    A Bold Proposal for Investment Reform

    For companies to redeem credibility with investors, argue Harvard Business School professors Paul Healy and Krishna Palepu, "fundamental and even radical reforms must be made to the way America's markets process the flows of... View Details
    Keywords: by Ann Cullen; Financial Services
    • 26 Aug 2020
    • Blog Post

    Two sides, same coin: How I left the Bay Area as an operator and returned as an investor

    leadership team for the Venture Capital and Private Equity Club and the Women in Investing Club. She will be returning to San Francisco after graduation to join Bessemer Venture Partners as a growth-stage investor. She hopes that sharing... View Details
    • September 2021 (Revised March 2024)
    • Case

    Bühler: Mobilizing Industry around a Common Purpose

    By: Ranjay Gulati, Franz Wohlgezogen and Malini Sen
    Bühler Group, a Swiss multinational processing technology provider, started by selling machines for processing grains and later transitioned into selling food processing solutions. A family-owned business in the fifth generation, Bühler’s high-end milling, grinding,... View Details
    Keywords: Family Business; Customer Focus and Relationships; Machinery and Machining; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Mission and Purpose; Innovation Leadership; Switzerland
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    • July–August 2013
    • Article

    Building Sustainable Cities

    By: John D. Macomber
    By 2050 the number of people living in cities will have nearly doubled, to 6 billion, and the problems created by this rampant urbanization are among the most important challenges of our time. Of all resource-management issues, the author argues, water, electricity,... View Details
    Keywords: Growth Management; Urban Development; Entrepreneurship; Infrastructure; City
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    • February 2010
    • Case

    Shurgard Self-Storage: Expansion to Europe (Abridged)

    By: Richard G. Hamermesh
    Shurgard, a U.S.-based firm that rents storage facilities to consumers and small businesses, is considering financing options for rapid expansion of its European operations. Five years after entering Europe, Shurgard Europe has opened 17 facilities in Belgium, France,... View Details
    Keywords: Business Model; Business Growth and Maturation; Multinational Firms and Management; Logistics; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Trade; Equity; Corporate Finance; United States; Europe
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    • 28 May 2012
    • Research & Ideas

    A Pragmatic Alternative for Creating a Corporate Social Responsibility Strategy

    Thousands of large, profitable companies have all the right intentions of giving back to society—and yet a sizable number of them have corporate social responsibility (CSR) programs that provide little benefit to either the community or... View Details
    Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
    • 09 Jul 2008
    • Research & Ideas

    Starbucks’ Lessons for Premium Brands

    morale. None of this need have happened if Starbucks had stayed private and grown at a more controlled pace. To continue to be a premium-priced brand while trading as a public company is very challenging.... View Details
    Keywords: by John Quelch; Retail
    • 01 Dec 2023
    • News

    The Imposter Among Us

    with CEOs of large, well-known companies around the table. However, I have built confidence that I bring a unique perspective. I try to keep an inventory of all the wins I have, instead of things I missed, skills I lack, or perspectives I... View Details
    Keywords: Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services
    • 17 Jan 2023
    • In Practice

    8 Trends to Watch in 2023

    As 2023 begins, businesses and employees face an uncertain economy and labor market, as the twin dilemmas of inflation and interest rates weigh on forecasts. Harvard Business School faculty share the top trends that they believe will shape the workplace and markets... View Details
    Keywords: by Avery Forman
    • 14 Feb 2023
    • HBS Case

    Is Sweden Still 'Sweden'? A Liberal Utopia Grapples with an Identity Crisis

    Sweden has long seemed like a social-welfare capitalist dream come true, where companies and labor unions collaborate in harmony with government support. Swedish citizens are among the wealthiest in the world, and they enjoy publicly... View Details
    Keywords: by Lane Lambert
    • Web

    Employment Data Trends

    <1% <1% Other Manufacturing <1% <1% <1% 1% <1% Nonprofit / Government 4% 3% 3% 5% 5% Government 1% 1% <1% 2% 1% Nonprofit 2% 2% 2% 3% 4% Other Financial Services 1% 2% 1% 3% 4% Private Equity 18% 14% 15% 17% 19% Retail <1% 1% 1% 1% 2%... View Details
    • 02 Apr 2001
    • Research & Ideas

    What Makes a Good Leader?

    often a judgment call." The ability to render that judgment can sometimes make or break a company. "The phrase 'public confidence, private doubt' comes to mind," observes Joe Badaracco. "If leaders disclosed all their... View Details
    Keywords: by Deborah Blagg & Susan Young