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  • 09 Sep 2008
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First Look: September 9, 2008

  Working PapersHow Firms Respond to Being Rated Authors:Aaron K. Chatterji, Michael W. Toffel Abstract While many independent rating systems are designed primarily to help buyers overcome information asymmetries when making purchasing... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • Program

Senior Executive Program—Africa

module, an independent work module, and an in-person module on the HBS campus, this program enables rapidly growing organizations to drive business momentum through more effective leadership. By gaining deeper insight into the best... View Details
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Organizational Behavior - Doctoral

synthesize academic coursework and prepare for an in-depth research project. Research & Dissertation Throughout the program, students will produce original research both independently and in collaboration with Harvard faculty members. You... View Details
  • December 2017
  • Case

International Institute of Tropical Agriculture

By: Jose B. Alvarez and Sarah Mehta
It is July 2017, and Dr. Nteranya Sanginga, the director general of the Nigeria-based International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), is making progress toward two of his primary strategic objectives for the nonprofit research Institute: 1) to scale the impact... View Details
Keywords: Scaling Technologies; Youth Unemployment; Innovation In Nonprofits; Agribusiness; Plant-Based Agribusiness; Cash Flow; Labor; Employment; Commercialization; Problems and Challenges; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Africa; Nigeria
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  • 25 Sep 2006
  • Research & Ideas

How Software Platforms Revolutionize Business

independent developers to build new features. The cell phone has become a lucrative platform for more than handset makers—also in on the party are makers of digital cameras, music services, and organizer software. Not only are existing... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Video Game; Web Services
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Live from Klarman Hall - Alumni

Moleskine, Corning, Amazon, independent bookstores, and Swiss watchmaking, attendees will gain practical strategies to overcome the reinvention traps and lead new pathways for innovation in their organizations. Women's Leadership Summit:... View Details
  • 05 Jul 2023
  • HBS Case

What Kind of Leader Are You? How Three Action Orientations Can Help You Meet the Moment

several case studies to highlight the challenges leaders face when attempting to apply the right orientation. Consider the Boston Ballet under the tenure of Executive Director Max Hodges. HBS Senior Lecturer David Fubini and Raffaelli... View Details
Keywords: by Ben Rand
  • 16 Dec 2008
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First Look: December 16, 2008

variables. The results suggest that individuals bring to the workplace specific, measurable beliefs about speaking up, and that these implicit theories operate largely independently of current leader behaviors and other current work... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 28 May 2013
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First Look: May 28

Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=44226 Independent Directors' Dissent on Boards: Evidence from Listed Companies in China By: Ma, Juan, and Tarun Khanna Abstract—In this paper, we examine the circumstances under... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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Podcast - Business & Environment

company maintains independence in a space vulnerable to conflicts of interest, and how data and technology—from satellite sensing to AI—are transforming how carbon credits are verified and rated. The conversation also highlights key... View Details
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MBA Experience - Health Care

MBA Experience Academics As part of the MBA curriculum, students analyze many cases focused on health care, and can customize their second-year experience by choosing courses, projects, papers, and independent studies specific to health... View Details
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Asia Pacific - Global

Nancy Hua Dai and Independent Researcher Mary C. Sauer (2022 Senior Fellow, Harvard Advanced Leadership Initiative). Prof. Kim led a discussion about how leaders/entrepreneurs can apply the disciplines of entrepreneurship, management and... View Details
  • 08 Dec 2023
  • News

New Leadership Role and Structure

MESSAGE FROM ANGELA CRISPI AND DEAN SRIKANT DATAR To: HBS Faculty and Staff From: Angela Crispi and Srikant Datar Re: New Leadership Role and Structure We are delighted to announce that effective January 1, 2024, Jana Kierstead will become Executive Director, MBA and... View Details
  • 24 Jul 2000
  • Research & Ideas

Value Maximization and Stakeholder Theory

management a way to assess the tradeoffs that must be made among competing constituencies, and that it allows for principled decision making independent of the personal preferences of managers and directors. Importantly, managers and... View Details
Keywords: by Michael C. Jensen
  • 09 Dec 2002
  • Research & Ideas

Unilever—A Case Study

had both Dutch and British members, and directors and functional departments were based in both countries and had managerial responsibilities without regard for the formality of N.V. or Ltd./PLC ownership. Thus, while ownership lay in the... View Details
Keywords: by Geoffrey Jones; Consumer Products; Entertainment & Recreation; Food & Beverage; Manufacturing; Retail
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2023 Reunion Presentations - Alumni

Independent Director, Ferrexpo) The Art & Science of Selective College Admissions Laurie Weingarten (MBA 1993), Co-Founder, Director of College Admission Counseling at One-Stop College Counseling + More Info... View Details
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Becoming a Board Member - Alumni

others with whom you suggest I meet? + – The Independent Directors What is the organization's management style? What is the culture of the board? What is the current succession plan for executive management?... View Details
  • 12 Apr 2022
  • Book

Racism, Colonialism, and Britain's Legacy of Violence

Britain’s 20th century empire was the largest in human history, with a quarter of the world’s land and nearly 700 million people. Yet the empire drew its strength from violence. That’s the conclusion Harvard Business School Professor Caroline Elkins draws in her new... View Details
Keywords: by Avery Forman
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Ways to Give Today - Alumni

IRS rules. Contact Anne McClintock , Senior Director of Development, Planned Giving, to learn more. Annual opportunity: You can transfer up to $105,000 directly from your IRA to HBS. Your gift can be excluded from your federal taxable... View Details
  • 25 Jan 2021
  • Book

In a Nutshell, Why American Capitalism Succeeded

How did the United States become the world’s center of business growth following its founding in 1776? Surely a number of nations had powerful natural resources, stable financial and legal institutions, and dynamic entrepreneurs over that same span. Why was American... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Manufacturing