Informal Institutions - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Dec 2022
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Program Catalyzes New Streams of Research

HBS established the Institute for the Study of Business in Global Society (BiGS) to serve as a research-based platform that brings together a community of scholars, students, alumni, and other practitioners to find solutions to some of... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie

01 Oct 1998
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Andresen Becomes First European and First Exec. Ed. Graduate to Endow HBS Professorship

I want to show my support for an institution that has made and will continue to make a valuable contribution to management practice all over the world," says Andreas Andresen (69th AMP), a retired German industrialist who recently became... View Details

1989
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Planning and Power in Iran: Ebtehaj and Economic Development under the Shah

By: Geoffrey Jones

This book provides a biography of Abol Hassan Ebtehaj, who headed Iran's central bank and Plan Organization during the 1940s and 1950s. It provides a wide-ranging survey of the problems of modernization and economic planning in Iran. Ebtehaj was at the center of... View Details

Keywords: Crime and Corruption; Decision Making; Economics; Central Banking; Policy; Political History; Resignation and Termination; Biography; Books; Surveys; Growth and Development Strategy; Planning; Iran

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01 Apr 2001
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Professor Thomas Kennedy Remembered

Professor of Business Administration, Kennedy established a reputation as an exceptional teacher. Dean Kim B. Clark commented, “During his two decades on the faculty, Tom Kennedy played an influential role in an institution that prides... View Details

Keywords: Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

01 Mar 2012
News

The Accidental Innovator

What’s the secret to the success of the videos? I try not to talk down or be judgmental, I’m not staring over your shoulder making you nervous. I remain off camera—the less distraction the better—so it’s just my voice-over, informal and... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Information; Information; Information; Information

08 Feb 2016
Research & Ideas

The Civic Benefits of Google Street View and Yelp

Even as citizens generate more data than ever before, most cities haven’t taken full advantage of that information flow to improve services and become more efficient. “Historically, cities have been moving in analog, trying to measure... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Consumer Products

June 1995
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Banc One Corporation (A)

As Banc One's use of derivatives had proliferated, investors and analysts had expressed increasing concern about the size of derivative portfolios, the potential sensitivity of their value to interest rate swings, and the lack of standardized reporting on their use.... View Details

Keywords: Credit Derivatives and Swaps; Investment Banking; Financial Reporting; Annual Reports; Banking Industry

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27 Apr 2017
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Enabling a Transformational Educational Experience

impact people’s lives on a large scale,” he explains. “I’m excited about improving access to affordable health care globally and especially in South Asia, where I’m from.” As an undergraduate at the Birla Institute of Technology and... View Details

01 Sep 2011
News

Rolling Stock in Baker Exhibit

Railroads and the Transformation of Capitalism, an exhibit in the Baker Library | Bloomberg Center, confirms there is still much to learn about railroads, whose scale and complexity spawned modern business’s management model. Recent scholarship compares the rise of... View Details

Keywords: Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions; Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions; Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions; Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions; Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions; Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions

13 May 2013
News

The Power of Three

funding for innovation, such as the FIELD course and the Harvard Innovation Lab. “HBS is an incredibly relevant institution and always manages to be at the forefront of developing trends and key themes,” says Teague. “I am inspired by the... View Details

25 Sep 2000
Research & Ideas

More Than the Sum of Its Parts: The Impact of Modularity on the Computer Industry

1960, electronic data processing as well as information storage and retrieval had made a lasting impression in both the private and the public sectors, and discoveries and improvements in areas such as circuit design and solid-state... View Details

Keywords: by Staff; Computer; Consumer Products; Technology

01 Jun 2010
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Alumni Eager to Help Shape School’s Future

the research, and the facilities. Alumni are truly vested in the future of this great institution. Dean Jay Light has led the School under extremely difficult circumstances over the past five years. Our new Dean will face the equally difficult challenge of leading an... View Details

Keywords: Ann Kelly

01 Jun 1999
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Short Takes

Rewarding the Top Dog The media, institutional investors, and even government officials all seem to have an opinion about CEO compensation, often criticizing how and how much top executives are paid. But do CEOs really dictate their own... View Details

Keywords: Judith A. Ross

01 Dec 2012
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Reimagining Capitalism In a World of Limited Resources

business leaders think about and manage resources," notes Henderson. "I don't think any institution other than HBS could do this." For more on the Business and Environment Initiative, visit www.hbs.edu/environment/. Business and the... View Details

Keywords: Dalai Lama

10 Oct 2014
News

Chicago Alumni Connect Around a ‘Vision’ for the New HBS

hosted “A Vision for the 21st Century” as part of the world tour of The Harvard Business School Campaign. The halls of the Art Institute of Chicago were transformed into an elegant lounge for the evening’s reception, enabling hundreds of... View Details

Keywords: HBS Campaign

04 Aug 2015
News

Brazil Alumni Connect Around a ‘Vision’ for the New HBS

educational institutions [because] they educate other people, they create businesses, they give opportunities, jobs. So, not only giving the money, but seeing it well invested, has motivated us to be very involved with Harvard Business... View Details

28 May 2008
First Look

First Look: May 28, 2008

Working PapersAgency and Institutions: A Review of Institutional Entrepreneurship Authors:Julie Battilana, Bernard Leca, and Eva Boxenbaum Abstract This paper analyzes the literature that has been published on View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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Additional Archives - Creating Emerging Markets

institutional memory and periodically disseminates historical information about the institute to the IIMA community and the general public. It holds a large collection of... View Details

01 Dec 2016
News

HBS Alumni On Leading Their Alma Mater

at an inflection point. How can the modern educational institution encourage innovation and experimentation? What are the practical steps you take? SG: I recently met with the IT Strategy Board—a governance group overseeing View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell

01 Apr 2000
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Time to Vote in University Elections

and to the institutional excellence to which Harvard aspires; to provide advice to the Corporation; to give formal consent to major initiatives as referred by the Corporation and to appointments; and to bring a long-range perspective to... View Details

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