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Platform for Dialogue

across specializations and to build relationships with inspiring MBA students from all over the world. While the School’s fostering of big ideas challenged me to learn and develop new vocabularies, the vibrant community of scholars... View Details

01 Feb 2000
News

Short Takes

these relationships began to cross the line from traditional philanthropy to more strategic and mutually beneficial alliances, HBS professor James E. Austin, head of the School's Initiative on Social Enterprise (ISE), took note. "Here was... View Details

Keywords: Nancy O. Perry

January 2020
Case

Terra Nova: A Social Business Trying to Unlock Land Rights for the Urban Poor in Brazil

By: Julie Battilana, Ruth Costas, Marissa Kimsey and Priscilla Zogbi

Brothers André and Daniel Albuquerque founded the company Terra Nova in 2001 to mediate land disputes between poor families illegally living in urban areas and the official landowners—with the aspiration to improve the lives of the poor. A business-led approach to the... View Details

Keywords: Mission and Purpose; Social Enterprise; Entrepreneurship; Negotiation; Power and Influence; Social Issues; Conflict and Resolution; Business and Government Relations; Infrastructure; Urban Development; Real Estate Industry; Brazil; Latin America

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30 Jun 2009
First Look

First Look: June 30

mature organizations can sustain exploration by deliberately inducing perturbations in their own processes. Our theory yields testable hypotheses about the relationships between exploitation, perturbation, and exploration. We provide... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

11 Apr 2007
Research & Ideas

Adding Time to Activity-Based Costing

complex and multiple contingencies to reflect the factors that caused a particular transaction to be either fast or time-consuming to process. Q: What is the relationship between TDABC and enterprise resource planning? A: We probably... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert

21 Jul 2003
Research & Ideas

Don’t Get Buried in Customer Data—Use It

With the advent of customer relationship management (CRM) in the late 1990s, companies came to believe that by using technology to tailor their offerings to individual consumers' needs, customer loyalty—and company profits—would... View Details

Keywords: by Jean Ayers

04 Nov 2014
First Look

First Look: November 4

conclude, after one century of banking crisis this is the best of times for Mexican banking. Publisher's link: http://www.library.hbs.edu/forms/purchaseform/ November 2014 Journal of Competition Law & Economics Leveraging Market Power... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

12 Jun 2006
Research & Ideas

The Promise of Channel Stewardship

shelf-space allocation? When are power plays appropriate? When should you exercise power? When should you give in to power? What are the consequences for partner relationships and channel performance? When a... View Details

Keywords: by V. Kasturi Rangan & Marie Bell; Consumer Products

Article

The Factor Environmental Ratings Miss

By: Auden Schendler and Michael W. Toffel

There's a problem with most major environmental rankings of businesses: too often, the ratings fail to incorporate advocacy activities that influence environmental regulation. View Details

Keywords: Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Problems and Challenges; Rank and Position; Environmental Sustainability; Power and Influence

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15 May 2018
First Look

New Research and Ideas, May 15, 2018

May–June 2018 Harvard Business Review The Surprising Power of Questions By: Brooks, Alison Wood, and Leslie K. John Abstract—Much of an executive’s workday is spent asking others for information—requesting status updates from a team... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

24 Nov 2021
Blog Post

What Are You Grateful For?

excitement. Christian: A beautiful fall in Boston – we have been out running or walking in mid-November! Also, getting to know my section through personal and powerful MyTakes. Sathvik: The amazing people of Section J, who have become my... View Details

01 Jun 2013
News

Extending Opportunity: Brock Family Fellowship

attendee, and serves on the board of the Harvard Management Company. Having met two of her fellowship beneficiaries at the annual fellowship dinner, Brock-Wilson's enthusiasm for the fellowship program is only increasing. "It was an incredibly View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Educational Support Services; Educational Services

01 Mar 2011
News

Faculty Books

fate by mastering three imperatives: manage yourself (management isn’t about getting things done yourself, it’s about accomplishing things through others); manage a network (understand how power and influence work in your organization and... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

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Shaping the Corporate Image | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School

Skip to Main Content Exhibition Homepage Exhibition Introduction The Founding of U.S. Steel and the Power of Public Opinion The Intersection of Public Relations and Photography Documenting the Wartime Effort Labor Practices Post-war PR... View Details

27 Dec 2015
Research & Ideas

The Most Popular Stories and Research Papers of 2015

Microsoft, Intel, and Apple in the new book, Strategy Rules. Men Want Powerful Jobs More Than Women Do (32,083) While women and men believe they are equally able to attain high-level leadership positions, men want that View Details

01 Dec 2012
News

Corruption 101

that underlie corruption everywhere. As an emerging professional he must also carefully weigh the trust value of the personal relationships he is forming; his own comfort zone for ethical trade-offs; and the inherent uncertainties of... View Details

Keywords: Crop Production; Agriculture; Credit Intermediation and Related Activities; Finance

03 Dec 2012
HBS Case

HBS Cases: Against the Grain

weaknesses that underlie corruption everywhere. As an emerging professional he must also weigh the trust value of the personal relationships he is forming; his own comfort zone for ethical trade-offs; and the inherent uncertainties of... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Food & Beverage

01 Jun 2022
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Blissful Thinking

salaries and benefits.” Then I’d say, “No, let’s look at the real comp.” Real comp is the tangibles plus the intangibles in a job, and the number-one intangible in a job is social capital—your relationship with your boss and your View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell; illustration by Dan Winters

02 Dec 2022
Blog Post

Why Does Your Company Exist?

help the local community. While most companies have some type of socially positive goal, it usually takes a back seat to making money. But for some companies, a corporate purpose is actually much, much more—it's a powerful force that... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

17 Feb 2003
Research & Ideas

Tales of the Newly-minted MBA

Anderson found sustenance in personal and professional relationships that allowed her to talk through the situation and regain her psychological footing. "In the middle of last summer, when no one was hiring, I found six jobs. A new... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna

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