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Oil and Gas and Mining Sectors’ Companies and Communities On Investors’ Role: “Directing capital to companies that can use it productively is ultimately the most profound benefit investors can have on society.” -Michael E. Porter View Details

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Shimon Attie Night Watch (Victor with Freedom Tower), Hudson River 2018 | About

Watch displayed silent close-up video portraits of twelve new New Yorkers whose lives have been saved by recently being granted political asylum in the US. Most of the individuals are from the international LGBTQI communities or were... View Details

01 Dec 2003
News

A Legacy of Investment

capital campaign. Five historic panels recount the impact of major gifts at critical junctures. The exhibit also recognizes leadership donors to the campaign. Early gifts of confidence from the Boston and New York business communities... View Details

Keywords: Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions; Arts, Entertainment; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

01 Dec 2012
News

Crowning Achievement

volunteer. Bazey, who has been a professional figure skater and instructor, recently won the title of Mrs. International, a pageant for married women from the ages of 21 to 56, the East Central (MN) Post Review (August 22, 2012) reported. Her new role, Bazey said,... View Details

Keywords: Beauty pageants; Specialty Trade Contractors; Construction

16 Jul 2013
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First Look: July 16

million barrels a day of Canadian heavy oil from Alberta (and shale oil from Montana) to the American Gulf Coast. But the American environmental community had focused all its resources on stopping Keystone XL-to them, a symbol of the... View Details

Keywords: Anna Secino

20 Feb 2008
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First Look: February 20, 2008

Clarksville, Indiana, the community where the program was launched. This preliminary data suggests that low-to-moderate income Americans may have substantial demand for prize-linked savings, with a majority of survey participants... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

2012
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Strategic responses to collective activism in the U.S. biomass sector

By: Shon R. Hiatt

Almost all companies face constraints and pressure from collective activists. Using tactics such as protests, boycotts, and lobbying, social movement organizations and collective actors can draw significant media attention to issues facing industries and organizations,... View Details

Keywords: Environmental Sustainability; Business and Community Relations; Social and Collaborative Networks; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Identity; Forest Products Industry; United States

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September 2011
Module Note

Orientation to Leadership Intelligence Days, 2011

By: Joshua D. Margolis and Anthony J. Mayo

Julie Bornstein, senior vice president of Sephora Direct, is seeking to double her budget for social media and other digital marketing initiatives for 2011. A number of digital efforts implemented in the past two years seem to be bearing fruit and there is a desire to... View Details

Keywords: Budgets and Budgeting; Borrowing and Debt; Investment Return; Resource Allocation; Marketing Communications; Marketing Strategy; Consumer Behavior; Online Technology; Beauty and Cosmetics Industry

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Purchase

09 May 2018
Research & Ideas

A Simple Way for Restaurant Inspectors to Improve Food Safety

place. The researchers chalked this up to gradual workday fatigue; it takes effort to notice and document violations and communicate (and sometimes defend) them to an establishment’s personnel. “The more inspections you have done earlier... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Food & Beverage; Service

26 Feb 2018
Research & Ideas

The Airbnb Effect: Cheaper Rooms for Travelers, Less Revenue for Hotels

amenities, like a kitchen. And if you still prefer a hotel room, competition from Airbnb means you'll pay a lower price for it." Airbnb's rapid growth Airbnb, an online community marketplace where people can list and book short-term... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Travel

01 Feb 2016
Research & Ideas

CEOs and Coaches: How Important is Organizational 'Fit?'

“match made in heaven” that Lurie initially thought. In words of Lurie, the team was “looking for somebody who interacts very well and communicates clearly with everybody he works with and comes in touch with. Understands the passion of... View Details

Keywords: by Boris Groysberg & Abhijit Naik; Sports

06 Jul 2015
Research & Ideas

Money and Quotas Motivate the Sales Force Best

Communicated to Employee Bonus This week if you sell more than (weekly quota) units, we will give you an additional bonus of 500 Rupees, which will be paid to you in addition to your normal monthly pay on (date of payday). Punitive We... View Details

Keywords: by Roberta Holland; Retail

15 Oct 2014
Research & Ideas

Apple Pay’s Technology Adoption Problem

communications readers used by Apple Pay unless consumer demand is high. First off, Apple must convince merchants to adopt its service, says Willy Shih, the Robert and Jane Cizik Professor of Management Practice. “I think Apple has its... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Technology; Retail

05 Feb 2014
Research & Ideas

Can Putin Score Olympic Gold?

wasn't quite ready for showtime. Whether or not Russia goes the way of Great Britain or Greece depends on a number of factors, starting with the infrastructure of the Games. The resort community of Sochi isn't known for its snow; for... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Sports; Advertising

07 Aug 2012
Research & Ideas

Off and Running: Professors Comment on Olympics

Staging the Olympics is a Herculean task. Years of preparation, including budget-busting financial requirements, a panoply of construction projects, world-class logistical and communications challenges, and event-planning needs that... View Details

Keywords: Re: Multiple Faculty; Sports

26 Jun 2012
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First Look: June 26

service organizations. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/12-110.pdf Communicating Frames in Negotiations Authors:Kathleen L. McGinn and Markus Nöths Abstract An abstract is unavailable at this time. Download the paper:... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

09 Sep 2009
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First Look: September 9

communication and engagement practices, can encourage frontline workers to conduct problem solving. We test our hypotheses in the health care context, in which the use of incident reporting systems to highlight operational failures is... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

26 Jan 2009
Research & Ideas

Where is Home for the Global Firm?

about the best location or locations for managerial talent, for instance, they should be aware that reallocating talent is neither costless nor easy. Interpersonal relationships and internal communication networks rise in importance. As... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

25 Aug 2003
Research & Ideas

Should You Sell Your Digital Privacy?

the medium through which a manufacturer can communicate directly to its customers, or, more importantly, to the customers who use competing products. By making a market in this information, the grocer multiplies its value to several times... View Details

Keywords: by Manda Salls & Sean Silverthorne; Advertising

23 Jun 2003
Research & Ideas

Psychology, Pathology, and the CEO

industrial and energy services—and was close to defaulting on its financial obligations. Some managers felt the company was also bankrupt in terms of ideas. There was insufficient communication across the company, including few common... View Details

Keywords: by Rosabeth Moss Kanter

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