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- 08 Oct 2010
- What Do You Think?
Will Transparency in CEO Compensation Have Unintended Consequences?
hefty dose of transparency goes a long way to doing the right thing." What do you think? Original Article Early in the Gulf of Mexico oil-rig explosion and leak disaster, BP agreed to activate a camera fixed on the source of the... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 10 Nov 2015
- First Look
November 10, 2015
how best to expand his business in the fast-growing Gulf region. Should he add more American brands, expand to nearby countries, or open more of his current lineup of restaurants? Purchase this case:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 16 Aug 2011
- First Look
First Look: August 16
case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/111062-PDF-ENG Accounting for Catastrophes: BP PLC and Union Carbide Corporation (B) David F. Hawkins and Aldo SesiaHarvard Business School Supplement 111-074 The BP Mexican gulf oil spill... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 15 Oct 2001
- Research & Ideas
Rethinking E-Leadership
Economy, "Recognizing that people who need to cooperate are often separated by a gulf of potential divergent interests and potential mistrust, the best one can do is try to identify and promote a set of values to which most of the... View Details
Keywords: by Melissa Raffoni
- 08 Apr 2002
- Research & Ideas
How to Negotiate “Yes” Across Cultural Boundaries
through most commercial disputes. Present-day Russia has practically no functioning judiciary. Many countries' legal systems are corrupt or controlled by local political powers. The fact is, there can be a great gulf between the laws on... View Details
Keywords: by James K. Sebenius
- 14 Nov 2017
- First Look
New Research and Ideas: November 14, 2017
https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=53493 November–December 2017 Harvard Business Review Why Every Organization Needs an Augmented Reality Strategy By: Porter, Michael E., and James E. Heppelmann Abstract—While the physical world is three-dimensional, most... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 09 Nov 2009
- Research & Ideas
Come Fly with Me: A History of Airline Leadership
extraordinary measures on behalf of their airline. For example, in the wake of the Gulf War and rising jet fuel prices, Southwest's Dallas employees initiated a "Fuel from the Heart" program in 1991 in which employees... View Details
- 27 Nov 2006
- Research & Ideas
Manly Men, Oil Platforms, and Breaking Stereotypes
experience I have ever had. Workers were warm and welcoming, generous with their time, conscientious in their responses to our questions, and fun! We traveled to the platforms by helicopter (the platforms are located in the Gulf of Mexico... View Details
- 12 Dec 2019
- Research & Ideas
How to Turn Down the Boil on Group Conflict
someone across the negotiation table might respond to a particular proposal becomes easier.” That’s good news in a society that often seems to be grappling with intractable partisanship on every issue. While some issues may still present a View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 27 Sep 2011
- First Look
First Look: September 27
business issues. This case focuses on the outcome of InnoCentive's decision to post challenges related to environmental issues created by the Gulf oil spill. It reviews lessons learned from this experience and asks students to consider... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 15 Jul 2002
- Research & Ideas
Going Green Makes Good Business Sense
Also, people are more attuned to the knowledge that geopolitical strife is influenced by environmental issues, such as how American dependence on Persian Gulf oil colors its behavior in that volatile region. It is only in recent years... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 16 Nov 2010
- Lessons from the Classroom
Data.gov: Matching Government Data with Rapid Innovation
disastrous effects of the recent oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Another class participant pointed to an example of high-value data use documented in the Data.gov case study: In Virginia where there were problems with a bidding process,... View Details
- 10 Mar 2002
- Research & Ideas
Breakthrough Negotiation: Don’t Leave It On the Table
the cost of using force can be very high. The Gulf War, for example, cost the U.S.-led coalition $61 billion; allied casualties were low, but tens of thousands of Iraqis lost their lives. Experienced negotiators recognize too that their... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Watkins
- 03 Mar 2011
- Research & Ideas
HBS Faculty on Revolution in the Middle East and North Africa
exception. What they have in common are good reasons for foreign businesses and Western governments to cheer the changes. In Bahrain, the Khalifa family, members of Islam's Sunni sect, rules over a majority Shia population. This kingdom in the Persian View Details
- 22 Dec 2015
- First Look
December 22, 2015
Service Excellence to the GCC Tanfeeth, a business process outsourcing (BPO) firm in the United Arab Emirates, was founded in July 2011 as a fully owned subsidiary of Emirates NBD, the largest bank in the Gulf Corporation Council. When... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 14 Jul 2008
- Research & Ideas
HBS Cases: Reforming New Orleans Schools After Katrina
When Hurricane Katrina slammed into the Gulf Coast region of the United States in August 2005, it destroyed homes and lives. A paradoxical effect, however, is that the storm's aftermath created an opening in New Orleans for school leaders... View Details
- 24 May 2011
- First Look
First Look: May 24
reliable use by researchers and practitioners/managers. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/11-116.pdf Cases & Course MaterialsVodafone Qatar: Building a Telco in the Gulf Juan Alcacer and Andrew GoodmanHarvard... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 08 Dec 2015
- First Look
December 8, 2015
and the fast-growth Gulf airlines Emirates, Etihad, and Qatar Airways. Critical questions faced CEO Temel Kotil and his team: How would Turkish Airlines keep growing without jeopardizing profitability? How would it manage the operational... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 08 Feb 2011
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 8
Katrina on the Gulf Coast of the United States in 2005; major earthquakes like the ones in Pakistan in 2005, Wenchuan in 2008, Haiti in 2010, Chile in 2010, and Christchurch in 2010—these and other catastrophic events catapult people and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 16 Jul 2013
- First Look
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