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- 12 Oct 1999
- Research & Ideas
Bright Ideas: The Creative Power of Groups
The camel has long been the punch line of the riddle, "Name the animal designed by a committee." But taking a closer look at the features that allow this oddly shaped creature to survive in harsh desert conditions, one can draw a much kinder conclusion about... View Details
Keywords: by Laurie Joan Aron
- 01 Dec 2014
- News
Research Brief: The Power of Could
question unwittingly locks you into a tradeoff, upholding your moral principles in one way but breaking them in another. Instead, strategically asking yourself what you could do often generates an array of new solutions that might satisfy... View Details
- 09 May 2016
- Blog Post
What To Know For An International Job Search
An international job search is always challenging, and it becomes increasingly hard when you are looking to move to a new country following several years of work elsewhere. It’s not an easy transition when your contacts are on one... View Details
- Research Summary
International Comparison of the Management of Information Technology
Having set out to compare Western and Japanese IT-management practices, we were startled to discover that Japanese companies rarely experience the IT problems so common in the United States and Europe. In this project, we seek to further explore the five principles of... View Details
- 23 Mar 2011
- Research & Ideas
China’s 60-Year Road from Revolution to World Power
Editor's note: On October 1, 2009, the People's Republic of China turned 60 years old. To mark this event, the Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies at Harvard University held a conference titled "The People's Republic of China at 60: An View Details
Keywords: by William C. Kirby
- 01 Dec 1997
- News
Making Real Progress in the Middle East: The Bottom-Up, Economic Solution
technical, and skilled employees to support growing international business. For Jordanian, Egyptian, and Palestinian companies, cooperation with Israeli firms, and with each other, is even more strategically attractive. Companies can... View Details
- March 2004 (Revised April 2005)
- Case
International Rivers Network and the Bujagali Dam Project (A)
By: Benjamin C. Esty and Aldo Sesia
In the summer of 2002, the International Rivers Network (IRN), an environmental NGO located in Berkeley, California, was engaged in what appeared to be the last hours of a three year campaign to stop a $582 million dam and hydropower project at Bujagali Falls in... View Details
Keywords: Ethics; Corporate Disclosure; Project Finance; Investment; Environmental Sustainability; Projects; Developing Countries and Economies; Energy Industry; Uganda
Esty, Benjamin C., and Aldo Sesia. "International Rivers Network and the Bujagali Dam Project (A)." Harvard Business School Case 204-083, March 2004. (Revised April 2005.)
- 16 Oct 2013
- Op-Ed
Response to Readers: Combating Climate Change with Nuclear Power and Fracking
will make significant commitments to nuclear power internally and aggressively export nuclear power plant components, the bulk of its power... View Details
- Web
Power and Influence for Positive Impact | HBS Online
power to gain influence and make an impact—within their professional relationships, organizations, and society at large." Dates & Eligibility No current course offerings for this selection. Starting Aug 20 6 Weeks $1,850 + applicable... View Details
- 20 Nov 2017
- Blog Post
A Summer Internship with the International Rescue Committee
elicited one of the most powerful feelings of gratitude I had ever experienced. It was on that afternoon I decided that I wanted to help others complete their own journeys to citizenship in any way that I could, which set me off on a... View Details
Keywords: Nonprofit / Government
- 07 Oct 2013
- Research & Ideas
The Case for Combating Climate Change with Nuclear Power and Fracking
"Right now we're letting the ends of the ideological spectrum and the entrenched power of legacy interests stalemate a path to the future," Lassiter says. "That's a thing worth fighting." “Right now we're letting the ends of the... View Details
- 26 Sep 2017
- Blog Post
A Summer Internship with the International Rescue Committee
elicited one of the most powerful feelings of gratitude I had ever experienced. It was on that afternoon I decided that I wanted to help others complete their own journeys to citizenship in any way that I could, which set me off on a... View Details
- 31 Mar 2022
- Blog Post
Setting Interns Up for Success at a Startup
enter with its innovative technology. Christina Belsito (MBA 2019), Vice President of Business Operations, along with the Mori leadership team, knew the mountain of work ahead for the newly formed division, and bringing on a summer intern... View Details
- 21 May 2018
- Blog Post
Harnessing The Power of Collaboration to Create Opportunity in Chicago
Operating Officer of Accion Chicago, a nonprofit that helps communities grow by providing capital, coaching and connections to aspiring entrepreneurs who build businesses and generate jobs in their neighborhoods. I spent most of my career harnessing the View Details
Keywords: Nonprofit / Government
- 01 Jun 2017
- News
Developing Insight that Has Power in Practice
industries, and companies. HBS faculty also work hand in hand with organizations in the field to find solutions to complex problems, often with actionable results. Among them is Robert S. Kaplan, senior fellow and the Marvin Bower... View Details
- 2007
- Other Unpublished Work
Influence and Inefficiency in the Internal Capital Market
By: Julie Wulf
I model inefficient resource allocations in M-form organizations due to influence activities by division managers that skew capital budgets in their favor. Corporate headquarters receives two types of signals about investment opportunities: private signals that can be... View Details
- 31 Mar 2022
- Blog Post
Setting Interns Up for Success at Your Startup
enter with its innovative technology. Christina Belsito (MBA 2019), Vice President of Business Operations, along with the Mori leadership team, knew the mountain of work ahead for the newly formed division, and bringing on a summer intern... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship
- November 2009 (Revised July 2011)
- Case
International Lobbying and The Dow Chemical Company (A)
By: Arthur A. Daemmrich
This case explores company strategy, business-government relations, and collective action challenges associated with international and domestic lobbying regarding regulation of the chemical industry. In the fall of 2006, a five-year legislative process for a major new... View Details
Keywords: Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Government Legislation; Business and Government Relations; Power and Influence; Competitive Advantage; Corporate Strategy; Chemical Industry; Manufacturing Industry; Europe
Daemmrich, Arthur A. "International Lobbying and The Dow Chemical Company (A)." Harvard Business School Case 710-027, November 2009. (Revised July 2011.)
- Article
The Radical Flank Effect and Cross-occupational Collaboration for Technology Development during a Power Shift
By: Emily Truelove and Katherine C. Kellogg
This 12-month ethnographic study of an early entrant into the U.S. car-sharing industry demonstrates that when an organization shifts its focus from developing radical new technology to incrementally improving this technology, the shift may spark an internal power... View Details
Keywords: Groups and Teams; Conflict and Resolution; Power and Influence; Perception; Behavior; Collaborative Innovation and Invention
Truelove, Emily, and Katherine C. Kellogg. "The Radical Flank Effect and Cross-occupational Collaboration for Technology Development during a Power Shift." Administrative Science Quarterly 61, no. 4 (December 2016): 662–701.
- March 2011 (Revised March 2014)
- Case
The IASB at a Crossroads: The Future of International Financial Reporting Standards (A)
By: Karthik Ramanna, Karol Misztal and Daniela Beyersdorfer
What are the major challenges to the continued growth of IFRS worldwide? Should countries be encouraged to pursue "full adoption" of IFRS or should each country determine its own IFRS "convergence" strategy? Given the limitations of governance and... View Details
Keywords: International Accounting; Emerging Markets; Financial Reporting; Global Strategy; Fair Value Accounting; Corporate Governance; Standards; Adoption; Growth and Development Strategy
Ramanna, Karthik, Karol Misztal, and Daniela Beyersdorfer. "The IASB at a Crossroads: The Future of International Financial Reporting Standards (A)." Harvard Business School Case 111-084, March 2011. (Revised March 2014.)