Knowledge Exchange - Publications - Faculty & Research

07 Mar 2022
Research & Ideas

Effective Leaders Share the Spotlight with Their Teams

returns than firms with less inclusive leaders, the researchers say, providing “economically meaningful evidence that investors value inclusive CEOs.” When a company exchanged a less inclusive CEO for one who brings others into... View Details

Keywords: by Pamela Reynolds

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Curriculum - Business & Environment

opportunities. Harvard University and Urban Mining Industries: Decarbonizing the Supply Chain The case describes Harvard University's consideration to decarbonize its supply chain by replacing cement with a low-carbon substitute called Pozzotive®. Rio Tinto vs. the... View Details

19 Dec 2022
Research & Ideas

What Motivates People to Give Generously—and Why We Sometimes Don't

of as dual-motive behaviors, which have some benefit to others but also some benefit to the self. Public radio is a good example, where you receive a tote bag in exchange for a pledge to the station. There was quite a bit of research on... View Details

Keywords: by Jen McFarland Flint, HBS Alumni Bulletin

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Events - Business History

Christina Lubinski. Nov 3 03 Nov 2025 Business History Seminar Andrea Lluch (CONICET/Universidad de los Andes), "Global South: Knowledge Transfer and Technical and Financial Cooperation from International Organizations (1960s-1970s)" 3:30... View Details

26 Apr 2022
Book

What Does Your Business Stand For? Why Building Trust Starts with Purpose

child. “No,” she replied, “this is my first pair. Sometimes my mom lets me borrow her glasses.” This brief exchange made a strong impression on that employee. The thought of a child who desperately needed glasses having to go without them... View Details

Keywords: by Ranjay Gulati

09 Jun 2022
HBS Case

From Truck Driver to Manager: US Foods’ Novel Approach to Staff Shortages

warehouse workers eager to move up in some of its districts. The company then offered to train those workers to obtain a commercial driver’s license. In exchange for training, workers had to commit to driving for US Foods for two years.... View Details

Keywords: by Pamela Reynolds

23 Mar 2023
Research & Ideas

As Climate Fears Mount, More Investors Turn to 'ESG' Funds Despite Few Rules

Investor interest in social responsibility has skyrocketed in the past three years, even as US regulations to hold companies accountable remain in flux and the environmental, social, and governance (ESG) label itself draws backlash. Investors are willing to pay a... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Financial Services

25 Jan 2010
Research & Ideas

A Macroeconomic View of the Current Economy

If they didn't understand it already, executives and corporate managers have learned one huge lesson over the past couple of years: macroeconomics matters. Interest rates. Exchange rates. Trade deficits. The Gross Domestic Product.... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

16 Jun 2020
Research & Ideas

Your Customers Have Changed. Here's How to Engage Them Again.

Lessons from Chinese Companies’ Response to Covid-19 (Harvard Business Review) What Quarantine Can Teach You About Spending and Happiness (Wall Street Journal) Read COVID-19 coverage from Working Knowledge What principles should your firm... View Details

Keywords: by Rohit Deshpandé, Ofer Mintz, and Imran S. Currim; Retail; Service

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Online Entrepreneurship & Innovation Courses | HBS Online

engage in a new activity every three to five minutes and apply your knowledge through polls, quizzes, and problem-solving exercises designed to accelerate and reinforce your learning. Exchange ideas with... View Details

04 Jun 2020
Book

It’s Not About You: Why Leaders Need to Look Outward

serial entrepreneur and leadership coach. Unleashed, their second book, reflects the married couple’s passion for sharing the knowledge and experience they have gained through years as “accelerators of action.” Kristen Senz: How did you... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz

13 Sep 2011
First Look

First Look: September 13

in the first place: what exactly had caused the brutal financial crisis of 2007-2009? Purchase this case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/711104-PDF-ENG China and the Yuan-Dollar Exchange Rate Aldo MusacchioHarvard Business School... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

04 Mar 2019
What Do You Think?

What’s the Antidote to Surveillance Capitalism?

include the founders and leaders of organizations such as Google and Facebook. Their business models are centered around the exchange of a “free” service for free information about us that can later be combined with other data and sold.... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Advertising; Consumer Products

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Online Learning Model | HBS Online

yourself in a dynamic, interactive learning experience. You’ll engage in a new activity every three to five minutes and apply your knowledge through polls, quizzes, and problem-solving exercises designed to accelerate and reinforce your... View Details

07 Jan 2002
Research & Ideas

How Marketing Can Reduce Worldwide Poverty

about world poverty. They want to move social marketing beyond mere sales and promotion. They insist that eliminating poverty requires all the complex skills the marketing profession can bring to bear. In this interview with HBS Working View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

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Commodities, Currencies, and Balancing of the Trade Deficit - A Chronicle of the China Trade

Research Business & Environment Business History Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning Entrepreneurship Faculty & Research Global Healthcare HBS Working Knowledge Institute for Strategy & Competitiveness Leadership Networked Business... View Details

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Global Business Course | HBS Online

that create and capture value. In Global Business, we learned about currencies, exchange rates, and tariffs, and it helped a lot. It’s one of the reasons Aphrodite supports 50 currencies now. Daniel Dietzel CEO of Aphrodite at Aphrodite... View Details

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Site Credits | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School

Photography John D. Gordan, III Kheel Center, Cornell University Library of Congress Ambassador John L. Loeb, Jr. Mike Luckovich and Creators Syndicate The Metropolitan Museum of Art The New York Public Library New York Stock Exchange... View Details

30 Nov 2022
Research & Ideas

Recruiters: Highlight Your Company’s Diversity, Not Just Perks and Pay

disclosures with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). While many companies have been trying to build more inclusive workplaces, only half of S&P 500 companies had gone as far as naming a chief diversity officer as of 2021,... View Details