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- 24 Jun 2014
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First Look: June 24
Pfizer, as well as nonprofits and international government agencies, the authors show how successful leaders of innovation don't create a vision and try to make innovation happen themselves. Rather, they create and sustain a culture where... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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Policy - Business & Environment
concerted campaign in the U.S. to sow doubt about the scientific underpinnings of climate change concerns. More recently, some companies—including in the energy and automotive sectors—have begun advocating for government policies to address climate change. 1960s View Details
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Diversity | Employment
their work. All of these unique perspectives fit together to create an environment based on the shared values of respect for the rights and dignity of others, honesty, integrity, and accountability for personal behavior. Affinity Groups... View Details
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Erika Sanchez
believes her mentors were right. “You can learn concepts from textbooks,” she says, “but case conversations give you an internal understanding beyond theory. You hear other points of view, and see reactions to various ideas and how those... View Details
- 01 Feb 2018
- News
HBS Professor Emeritus Hugo Uyterhoeven Dies at 86
business policy and the role of the middle manager. He also examined the domestic and international economy, particularly the interaction between business and government, as well as the subjects of productivity, corporate profits, and... View Details
- 01 Dec 2015
- News
Truth in Lending
Lab. And that may just be the answer to developing a strong small-business sector in emerging markets. In more developed markets, a bank can make loan decisions based on credit scores, that three-digit distillation of a lifetime of bill payment habits and bank View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Mar 2015
- News
Providing an Environment for Ideas to Grow
company located in eight countries. “With close to 800 interviews conducted in a variety of languages, more than 3,500 survey results, and thousands of pages of archival material, a project of this scope would have been nearly impossible without the View Details
- 15 Apr 2014
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First Look: April 15
between firms' CSR ratings and analysts' forecast errors, indicating that learning is unlikely to account for the observed shifts in recommendations. Publisher's link: http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1507874 August 2013... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Oct 1999
- News
Eight Among Many: Nancy J. Karch
strong retail practice, which now accounts for half of the firm's consumer business. Like most senior McKinsey partners, Karch has served on numerous internal committees, and she is particularly proud of her... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 09 Jun 2023
- Blog Post
How to Communicate your Organizations’ People-Centered Values
organization stand for and what are you willing to commit to and hold all members of your community accountable for? Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) are important because they bring individuals together in the workplace based on shared... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- 25 Jul 2019
- Blog Post
Advancing a More Sustainable World with an MBA/MPA-ID
of sustainability rested first and foremost on the financial benefits and cost savings. As a result, I decided to apply to Harvard Business School through the 2+2 admissions process as well as for the Masters in Public Administration in View Details
- 01 Dec 2003
- News
HIV/AIDS and Business
“It’s making corporations question the boundaries of who and what they are accountable for in their communities.” Barrett presented guidelines for cross-sector partnerships to fight the epidemic at “HIV/AIDS and Business in Africa and... View Details
- 07 Oct 2002
- Research & Ideas
What Leaders Need to Do To Restore Investor Confidence
conflicts of interest. For example, the change in the commission structure in 1974 created a whole new dynamic that influenced the role of research by investment banks. And the growing importance of consulting at public accounting firms... View Details
Keywords: by Harvard Management Update
- 13 Feb 2013
- Research & Ideas
5 Weight Loss Tips From Behavioral Economists
the data showed that customers tended to order a higher percentage of "should" items (like leafy greens) and a lower percentage of "want" items (like candy bars) the further in advance they placed an order. For a detailed account of the... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
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How to Communicate your Organizations’ People-Centered Values - Recruiting
members of your community accountable for? Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) are important because they bring individuals together in the workplace based on shared characteristics or life experiences to provide support and enhanced career... View Details
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Manuscript Collections - A Chronicle of the China Trade
available as networked resources: George Heard, Diary on board the U.S.S. Hartford , 1860. (v. JP-2) John Heard, An Account of His Life and the History of Augustine Heard & Co., 1891. (v. FP-4) Augustine Heard, Jr., Old China and New ,... View Details
- 26 Jan 2016
- First Look
January 26, 2016
Accounting Review The Capital Market Consequences of Language Barriers in the Conference Calls of Non-U.S. Firms By: Brochet, Francois, Patricia L. Naranjo, and Gwen Yu Abstract—We examine how language barriers affect the capital market... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 20 Aug 2013
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First Look: August 20
too volatile given the mean reversion in earnings. We show that high current ship earnings are associated with high secondhand ship prices and heightened industry investment in fleet capacity but forecast low future returns. We propose and estimate a behavioral model... View Details
Keywords: Anna Secino
- 18 Jun 2013
- First Look
First Look: June 18
account for horizontal peer comparison when designing executive wage contracts and that this comparison has productivity consequences for firms. Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=43633 How Do Risk Managers Become... View Details
Keywords: Anna Secino
- 21 Aug 2000
- Research & Ideas
Faculty Research Looks to Latin America
discuss research possibilities in more depth. Below are snapshot summaries of their presentations. Globalization And Fdi A native of Costa Rica, Professor Laura Alfaro teaches the Business, Government and the International Economy... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace