cross cultural issues - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Jun 2001
News

Point, Click, Give: Internet Fuels Philanthropic Fundraising Revolution

infrastructures common in nonprofits, as well as frequent culture clashes. “Eight months in nonprofit time is about a morning in Internet time,” one Web executive noted. Technical challenges, such as incorporating a charitable aspect into... View Details

Keywords: Anne Kavanagh; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information

01 Jun 2006
News

Surviving Success

surrounding the key moment at which a founder hands off his or her “baby” to a new CEO. “In my initial research on founders, I focused on the question of compensation and issues around building a board,” says Wasserman. “After... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management

01 Mar 2004
News

HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors

commercial, financial, and cultural center. There are also a variety of pre- and post-forum tours that make this a unique opportunity. In order to make this forum truly a family affair, children of participants have the opportunity to... View Details

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

19 Jul 2004
Research & Ideas

Why Innovations Sit on the Shelf

delegating authority to heavyweight product development teams. But senior functional leaders, used to making key decisions, are likely to resist. The most effective way for a leader to realign his company is to facilitate open and honest conversation. Creating a View Details

Keywords: by Michael Beer, Russell Eisenstat & Derek Schrader

29 Jun 2022
Blog Post

Four Elements for Finding the Right Career Path

in which people find their way to the work roles and work environments that will be most rewarding. This book was different. It is more of a reflection, looking back over my 40 years of working as a psychologist and a trainer of coaches and counselors. The question I... View Details

03 Mar 2016
News

3-Minute Briefing: Pamela Meyer (MBA 1986)

being paranoid. But the costs of deception are high. It pays to develop a close team of colleagues you absolutely trust and would go to war with. A complicated stew in our culture is creating a deception epidemic. Social media, for... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

03 Nov 2022
Op-Ed

Feeling Separation Anxiety at Your Startup? 5 Tips to Soothe These Growing Pains

early employees often find themselves with managers between them and the founders. This can create separation anxiety that manifests in different ways—from temper tantrums in meetings to disengagement and generally bad behavior—and can be the root of View Details

Keywords: by Julia Austin

13 May 2013
Blog Post

Alumni: Where are they now? Featuring Aaron…

activity of change management. We have to change culture and attitudes in order to change the way we acquire talent. Aside from spending 70% of my day between MS Outlook (sending and receiving hundreds of emails a day), MS Excel and... View Details

15 Apr 2008
First Look

First Look: April 15, 2008

Political System Harvard Business School Note 308-063 Offers a detailed overview of the structure and operation of the Chinese political system today. Key issues that are discussed include (1) the relationship between the Communist Party... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

11 Oct 2024
Research & Ideas

How AI Could Ease the Refugee Crisis and Bring New Talent to Businesses

cultural background, to help families start new lives safely. AI significantly improves matches Algorithms seek to streamline that work. Paulson and Bansak analyzed patterns in two countries that accept humanitarian immigrants:... View Details

Keywords: by Ben Rand; Technology; Information Technology

06 Feb 2006
What Do You Think?

Should CEOs of Public Companies Offer Earnings Guidance?

"Providing conservative guidance to the market may ease pressure to squeeze the last cent out of your client's pocket or to push your employees to their limits." Gerald Nanninga wrote, " . . . the issue is what type of... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Financial Services

Article

Was the Wealth of Nations Determined in 1000 B.C.?

By: Diego A. Comin, Bill Easterly and Erick Gong

We assemble a dataset on technology adoption in 1000 B.C., 0 A.D., and 1500 A.D. for the predecessors to today's nation states. We find that this very old history of technology adoption is surprisingly significant for today's national development outcomes. Our strong... View Details

Keywords: Cost Accounting; Information Technology; Technology Adoption; Growth and Development; Adoption; Business Strategy; Cost; Cost Management; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Culture; Technology Industry

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01 Dec 2020
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New Releases: Alumni and Faculty Books

Leadership Courage: Leadership in a Culture of Cowardice By Kirk Kirlin (MBA 1979) Authors Place Press In a time when timidity and disquiet seem epidemic in both American and American Church culture, author Kirk Kirlin offers nine... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

16 Sep 2014
First Look

First Look: September 16

horizon when assessing impact on host economies. Second, it is necessary to incorporate societal and cultural impacts alongside more traditional measures of economic impact. Third, there is weak historical evidence that multinationals... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

Profile

Michael R. Bloomberg

cultural issues put his abundant management skills on display. He would win re-election twice and serve until 2013, equaling the longest-serving mayoralties of Fiorello LaGuardia, Robert Wagner and Ed Koch.... View Details

05 Dec 2006
First Look

First Look: December 5, 2006

http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=107028 The Virtual Entrepreneurial Team Exercise—VETE; Overview and Instructions for Participants Harvard Business School Note 806-158 PublicationsCRM Implementation: Effectiveness View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

27 Feb 2024
Blog Post

IFC India: Development while Decarbonizing - Understanding India’s Agriculture Landscape

working throughout the food value chain – creating better information flow from demand to supply points and educating farmers on regenerative farming practices. Pixxel on the other hand, approaches the issue from a more macro level,... View Details

01 Apr 1999
News

A Vibrant Brand

monthly that covers hip hop, R&B, soul, reggae, and jazz - and the cultures that surround them - has made hugely successful forays onto the Internet and in the fashion, book publishing, and music industries. Catching Rolling Stone Vibe... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

01 Oct 2002
News

View from the Top

a culture in business that does not tolerate “nodders” and “yes men,” neither in management nor in the boardroom. We need a culture that is willing, when necessary, to ask awkward and embarrassing questions... View Details

March 2012 (Revised October 2012)
Case

Gary Hirshberg and Stonyfield Farm

By: Nancy F. Koehn, Nora N. Khan and Elizabeth W. Legris

Gary Hirshberg and Stonyfield Farm is the story of one entrepreneur's vision and journey to create a market-leading, environmentally responsible business founded on the principles of product quality, organizational alignment, and sustainability. A former environmental... View Details