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- 07 Nov 2017
- First Look
New Research and Ideas: November 7, 2017
were essential, and radical corporate social responsibility concepts were pursued by some firms. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=53419 forthcoming Capitalism Beyond Mutuality New Prospects for... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 27 Jun 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, June 27
century and today. It tells the story of the extraordinary and often eccentric men and women who defied convention and imagined that business could help save the planet rather than consume it. The social and religious beliefs that drove... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Jun 1999
- News
Short Takes
only the costs for capital, labor, and traded goods but also social costs like the effect of air pollution on health or even the value people derive from the continued survival of an endangered species. At the same time, managers are... View Details
Keywords: Judith A. Ross
- 26 Feb 2013
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 26
model. The case describes the various marketing channels employed by the BabbaCo team (Search, Email, Social Media, Deal Sites, Affiliates, etc.), including the strategy and effectiveness for each. Readers can use this knowledge to View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Web
Online Personal Branding Course | HBS Online
this course. I discovered a lot of information about brands, steps that should take place during creating, building, keeping and evaluating brand over time. A lot of things that I learned I have already applied to my work and I see some... View Details
- 07 Dec 2011
- Research & Ideas
Are Creative People More Dishonest?
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. In "The Dark Side of Creativity: Original Thinkers Can Be More Dishonest," the authors report that inherently creative people tend to cheat more than noncreative types. Furthermore,... View Details
- Web
Why You Might Want to Say Goodbye to the Annual Performance Review | Working Knowledge
through career growth, says a case study by Katherine Coffman . For decades, the annual performance review has induced both hope and dread from employees and managers alike—yet some business leaders are questioning whether this traditional View Details
- 21 Oct 2014
- First Look
First Look: October 21
management. Publisher's link: http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2400618 October 2014 Leading Sustainable Change: An Organizational Perspective How Purpose-based Companies Master Change for Sustainability: A Systemic Approach to Global View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- January 2010
- Case
Pratham - Every Child in School and Learning Well
By: Srikant M. Datar, Stacey M. Childress, Rachna Tahilyani and Anjali Raina
The case focuses on how Pratham, a non-governmental organization, provided quality education to underprivileged children in India by collaborating with the government. It focuses on the problem Madhav Chavan, the founder, is trying to solve, the contributing factors... View Details
Keywords: Non-Governmental Organizations; Collaborative Innovation and Invention; Social and Collaborative Networks; Performance Evaluation; Change Management; Organizational Design; Early Childhood Education; Management Systems; Strategy; Quality; Education Industry; India
Datar, Srikant M., Stacey M. Childress, Rachna Tahilyani, and Anjali Raina. "Pratham - Every Child in School and Learning Well." Harvard Business School Case 110-001, January 2010.
- 26 Apr 2022
- News
Leading on Climate Change
role as a leader is “educating the public, through frequent communication, including via social media” as well as through the example she sets with her own personal actions. Polman, coauthor of Net Positive: How Courageous Companies... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Oct 1997
- News
Class of 1997 Graduates with Distinction
Social Sciences 47% Other 4% (All data as of Summer 1997) Members of the Class of 1997 participated in a three-day graduation celebration last spring leading up to the School's 86th Commencement exercises on June 5, when 883 new MBAs and... View Details
- September 2016
- Case
Designing Performance Metrics at GoDaddy
By: C. Fritz Foley and Michael Lemm
Scott Wagner has recently joined GoDaddy, a leading provider of cloud-based software and services that helped individuals and small businesses establish a web presence, in the dual role of chief operating officer and chief financial officer. One of his first tasks is... View Details
Keywords: Motivation and Incentives; Management Practices and Processes; Performance Evaluation; Compensation and Benefits; Web Services Industry
Foley, C. Fritz, and Michael Lemm. "Designing Performance Metrics at GoDaddy." Harvard Business School Case 217-004, September 2016.
- March 2011 (Revised June 2011)
- Supplement
Arck Systems (B)
By: Ian Larkin
The Arck Systems series of cases describes the dilemmas faced by a senior sales manager in determining a sales compensation plan at an enterprise software company. The existing compensation plan is aggressive and highly rewards "star" performers. The cases track a... View Details
Keywords: Change; Framework; Compensation and Benefits; Management; Organizational Design; Outcome or Result; Performance Evaluation; Sales; Motivation and Incentives; System; Software
Larkin, Ian. "Arck Systems (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 911-057, March 2011. (Revised June 2011.)
- Student-Profile
Talia Gillis
Studying law and economics at the Hebrew University exposed me both to the normative way of evaluating the law as well as the theoretical and empirical tools used to assess the impact of those rules. Apart from my studies, a number of... View Details
- 28 May 2019
- News
Research Brief: Field Research
Illustration by Joe Waldron Illustration by Joe Waldron Back in 2010, HBS finance professor Shawn Cole embarked on a two-year randomized control trial with Nilesh Fernando, then a PhD candidate at Harvard, to evaluate whether a mobile... View Details
- Web
Avoiding Startup Failure - Course Catalog
experienced a startup failure--of their own or of a company they were a part of--and want to build a narrative toolkit for talking to future employers and investors about the experience Want to join a startup and are looking for tools to View Details
- 15 Jan 2025
- Blog Post
Building Bridges to Sustainable Infrastructure with Allied Climate Partners
(among others) in its history. On top of that, given the pressing need to address the climate crisis, I sought a summer role with a firm focused on sustainable infrastructure investment. This internship allowed me to build my expertise in the field and View Details
- May 2024
- Teaching Note
Making Progress at Progress Software (A) and (B)
By: Katherine Baldiga Coffman, Hannah Riley Bowles, Emma Ronzetti and Alexis Lefort
Teaching Note for HBS Case Nos. 924-010 and 924-011. View Details
- 23 Feb 2021
- Research & Ideas
COVID-19 Shines New Light on Working Conditions in Supply Chains
interesting to see what they come up with. Kost: Are companies actively evaluating the working conditions of their suppliers? Toffel: In some industries, it has become really quite common. In the US, it dates back to scandals, really. So,... View Details
- 14 Feb 2023
- Blog Post
African American Student Union Spotlight on STEM
for grooming and shaving products. Why did you decide to pursue an MBA given your STEM background? At the University of Michigan, I majored in Mechanical Engineering and minored in Community Action & Social Change. I have always... View Details