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  • 2013
  • Article

Multinational Corporations, Global Justice and Corporate Responsibility: A Question of Purpose

By: Nien-he Hsieh
Do multinational corporations (MNCs) have a responsibility to address unjust conditions—not simply by refraining from contributing to injustice, but also by actively working to bring about a just state of affairs? This paper examines whether this question can be... View Details
Keywords: Multinational Corporations; Global Justice; Corporate Purpose; Corporate Responsibility; Human Needs; Multinational Firms and Management; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact
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    Deepak Malhotra

    Deepak Malhotra's teaching, research and advisory work is focused on negotiation, deal-making and conflict resolution. In 2020, Deepak was named MBA Professor of the Year by Poets & Quants. He has won... View Details

    • 2023
    • Working Paper

    Too Many Managers: The Strategic Use of Titles to Avoid Overtime Payments

    By: Lauren Cohen, Umit Gurun and N. Bugra Ozel
    We find widespread evidence of firms appearing to avoid paying overtime wages by exploiting a federal law that allows them to do so for employees termed as “managers” and paid a salary above a pre-defined dollar threshold. We show that listings for salaried positions... View Details
    Keywords: Wages; Organizational Design; Job Design and Levels; Compensation and Benefits
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    • 23 Mar 2011
    • Working Paper Summaries

    Do US Market Interactions Affect CEO Pay? Evidence from UK Companies

    Keywords: by Joseph J. Gerakos, Joseph D. Piotroski & Suraj Srinivasan
    • Program

    Senior Executive Leadership Program—China

    to tackle challenges in the Chinese market, such as copycat competitors, labor costs, and other factors that can slow growth. Taught in a series of modules offered in Boston and China, this China senior executive leadership program helps... View Details
    • 2020
    • Working Paper

    Aggregate and Firm-Level Stock Returns During Pandemics, in Real Time

    By: Laura Alfaro, Anusha Chari, Andrew Greenland and Peter K. Schott
    We show that unexpected changes in the trajectory of COVID-19 infections predict U.S. stock returns, in real time. Parameter estimates indicate that an unanticipated doubling (halving) of projected infections forecasts next-day decreases (increases) in aggregate U.S.... View Details
    Keywords: COVID-19; Stock Returns; Health Pandemics; Stocks; Investment Return; Forecasting and Prediction
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    • September 2014 (Revised September 2015)
    • Case

    Doing Business in Morocco

    By: Jill Avery, Tonia Junker and Daniela Beyersdorfer
    This case examines the challenges and opportunities of doing business in Morocco. It highlights Morocco's ongoing economic transformation in the decades leading up to 2014 in the context of its historical, political, and cultural background. The case summarizes some of... View Details
    Keywords: Emerging Market; Emerging Economies; Africa; Global Strategy; Operations Management; Development Economics; Geographic Scope; Globalization; Business History; Emerging Markets; Market Entry and Exit; Operations; Strategy; Auto Industry; Africa; Morocco
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    • September 1995 (Revised March 1996)
    • Case

    HCL America

    Shows students how a custom software programming company takes advantage of differences between the United States and India in the cost of skilled labor (software engineers) to give its customers rare expertise and lower prices. Asks students to examine the company... View Details
    Keywords: Marketing Strategy; Service Delivery; Software; Information Technology Industry; United States; India
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    • June 2013 (Revised September 2016)
    • Supplement

    Governance and Sustainability at Nike (B)

    By: Lynn S. Paine, Nien-he Hsieh and Lara Adamsons
    Two members of Nike's executive team must decide what sustainability targets to propose to Nike's CEO and to the corporate responsibility committee of Nike's board of directors. Set in 2012, the case traces the evolution of Nike's approach to environmental and social... View Details
    Keywords: Nike; Hannah Jones; Mark Parker; Phil Knight; Philip Knight; Eric Sprunk; Jill Ker Conway; Phyllis Wise; Don Blair; Sustainable Business And Innovation; SB＆I; Flyknit; DyeCoo; Footwear; Athletic Footwear; Apparel; Athletic Apparel; Sustainability; Greenpeace; Detox Campaign; Dirty Laundry; Water; Water Use; Water Pollution; Water Resources; Corporate Responsibility Committee; Judgment; Board Of Directors; Board Committees; Environmental And Social Sustainability; Footwear Industry; Decision Choices and Conditions; Decisions; Ethics; Fairness; Globalized Firms and Management; Multinational Firms and Management; Globalized Markets and Industries; Governance; Corporate Accountability; Corporate Governance; Innovation and Invention; Innovation and Management; Innovation Leadership; Innovation Strategy; Goals and Objectives; Management Practices and Processes; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Performance; Alignment; Supply Chain; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Judgments; Apparel and Accessories Industry; Asia; China; United States; Oregon; Portland
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    • 02 Apr 2024
    • Research & Ideas

    Employees Out Sick? Inside One Company's Creative Approach to Staying Productive

    Absenteeism is so pervasive in Latin America and Asia that 10 percent of a business’ workers might not show up on any given day. This risk can create tremendous uncertainty, especially for businesses running on low margins, says Jorge Tamayo, an assistant professor at... View Details
    Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Fashion
    • 09 Feb 2016
    • First Look

    February 9, 2016

    affiliates with positive net trade credit positions were significantly more likely than others to repatriate dividends to parent companies in the United States. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=50554 January 2016 Journal of View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
    • 05 May 2022
    • HBS Case

    College Degrees: The Job Requirement Companies Seek, but Don't Really Need

    Employers struggling to find workers during the current labor shortage might want to rethink their hiring criteria by taking a new look at job candidates who lack college degrees. American employers have routinely defaulted to requiring... View Details
    Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald
    • 06 Jun 2024
    • Research & Ideas

    How Younger Immigrants Gain an Edge in American Business

    For refugees fleeing troubled regions as disparate as Afghanistan and Ukraine, finding meaningful work in the United States is not only key to their own success, but also crucial for businesses navigating labor shortages. New research... View Details
    Keywords: by Rachel Layne
    • 28 Jan 2019
    • News

    Forget Cash. Here are Better Ways to Motivate Employees

    • 2008
    • Article

    Industrial Specialization and Regional Clusters in the Ten New EU Member States

    By: Orjan Solvell, Christian H.M. Ketels and Goran Lindqvist
    Purpose—The purpose of this paper is to provide an analysis of regional concentration patterns within ten new European Union (EU) member states, EU10, and make comparisons with EU15 and the US economy.
    Design/methodology/approach—Industrial... View Details
    Keywords: Geographic Location; Policy; Employment; Industry Clusters; Industry Structures; European Union; United States
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    • 2012
    • Other Unpublished Work

    Selection, Reallocation, and Knowledge Spillover: Identifying the Sources of Productivity Gains from Multinational Activity

    By: Laura Alfaro and Maggie X. Chen
    The impact of multinational activity on host-country productivity has been a major topic of economic research. A positive impact can be attributed to knowledge spillovers from foreign multinational to domestic firms or a less stressed, alternative explanation—firm... View Details
    Keywords: Multinational Firms and Management; Performance Productivity; Supply and Industry; Knowledge; Manufacturing Industry
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    • March 1987 (Revised October 1993)
    • Case

    Au Bon Pain: The French Bakery Cafe, The Partner/Manager Program

    By: W. Earl Sasser
    In recent years, Au Bon Pain (ABP), a chain of upscale French bakeries/sandwich cafes based in Boston, confronted a set of human resource problems endemic to the fast food industry (i.e., a labor shortage which made it difficult to attract and maintain quality crew... View Details
    Keywords: Motivation and Incentives; Managerial Roles; Retention; Employees; Performance Improvement; Recruitment; Problems and Challenges; Compensation and Benefits; Food and Beverage Industry; Service Industry; Boston
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    • 01 Sep 2023
    • News

    Solving for Z

    And purpose was considered part of your personal life, not part of your professional life.” The preferences and predilections of Gen Z might not matter quite so much if the labor market weren’t so tight and if Gen Zers weren’t so... View Details
    Keywords: Alexander Gelfand; Illustrations by Doug Chayka; Administration of Human Resource Programs; Government
    • 14 Sep 2023
    • Research & Ideas

    Working Moms Are Mostly Thriving Again. Can We Finally Achieve Gender Parity?

    So much has changed since a groundbreaking study found that daughters of working moms often perform better in their own careers than daughters of stay-at-home moms—and are just as happy, to boot. Diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts across higher education and... View Details
    Keywords: by Kara Baskin
    • 22 Aug 2016
    • Research & Ideas

    Master the One-on-One Meeting

    Whether you’re a CEO or a line manager, your team is just as important as a group as its members are as individuals. Today’s tech companies offer many perks to attract and retain the best employees. We offer competitive salaries, training and the promise of... View Details
    Keywords: by Julia B. Austin