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- 23 May 2019
- Book
These Entrepreneurs Take a Pragmatic Approach to Solving Social Problems
In 1908, Harvard Business School’s first dean, Edwin Francis Gay, welcomed the School’s inaugural class of 59 students by saying that HBS was challenged with encouraging its students to have the “intellectual respect for business as a profession, with the social... View Details
- 28 Jun 2016
- First Look
June 28, 2016
https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/816080-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 916-031 Scaling Well by Doing Good: Motivating Talent at b.good Boston-based fast-casual chain b.good was founded on the idea of healthy food, sourced locally, and View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 23 Jul 2013
- First Look
First Look: July 23
insurance programs, reduced the proportion of uninsured to below 3% within three years. In 2009, high and rising health care spending called into question the sustainability of these reforms. Massachusetts prepared to implement its second... View Details
Keywords: Anna Secino
- 02 Nov 2010
- First Look
First Look: November 2, 2010
2009: All Talk As They Prepare to Walk? Rakesh Khurana, Nitin Nohria, and Dalia RahmanHarvard Business School Case 411-024 Max Anderson, HBS Class of 2009, founded the MBA Oath Initiative. The oath was a voluntary pledge "to create... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 23 Apr 2020
- Research & Ideas
This Crisis Loan Program Preserved Jobs—and Made Money
As the US Congress prepares to replenish its Paycheck Protection Program for small businesses, questions still linger: Do guaranteed loans for small businesses work in the long term? Who wins? Employees? Businesses? Taxpayers? The answer... View Details
- 03 Sep 2009
- What Do You Think?
Are Retention Bonuses Worth the Investment?
encourage employees in an acquired company to "preserve and internally disseminate the knowledge that made the smaller (acquired) company attractive to the larger one." Vladimir Pavelko expressed his support for such a bonus, saying that "It helps to... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 05 Sep 2008
- What Do You Think?
Is Case Method Instruction Due for an Overhaul?
they have in preparing leaders versus managers? Is case method instruction due for an overhaul? What do you think? Reference: Geoff Gloeckler, "The Case Against Case Studies," BusinessWeek, February 4, 2008, pp. 66-67. View Details
- 18 Nov 2021
- Op-Ed
5 Principles for Scaling Change from IBM’s High School Innovation
Without leaving the hallways of their public high school, dozens of students from the economically distressed city of Newburgh, New York, have earned associate’s degrees in cybersecurity, arming them with in-demand skills and preparing... View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz
- 20 May 2014
- First Look
First Look: May 20
Maricopa, Inc., a startup that sold proprietary hair-care products directly to salons, were preparing a board presentation to address the young company's inability to meet financial projections. While the products had caught on with... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Apr 2008
- First Look
First Look: April 1, 2008
businesses in developing countries such as India and Turkey. The paper argues that the explanation is multi-causal. Unilever held first-mover advantages, but was also prepared to accept low dividend remittances for years. It pursued... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 06 Aug 2020
- Research & Ideas
Who Will Give You the Best Professional Guidance?
engaging a therapist, even if everything seems OK. Establishing a relationship and providing historical context ahead of any stressors or crises will prepare both you and your therapist if those events arise. Peer support group The... View Details
Keywords: by Julia B. Austin
- 22 Feb 2000
- Research & Ideas
The Mind of the Market: Extending the Frontiers of Marketing Thought
expression of mere preferences in brand. (See also the sidebar, ZMET and the Mind of the Market Lab.) Already, more than 1,400 people have been interviewed with ZMET for such diverse clients as General Motors, Christian Dior, Hewlett Packard and Lifetime Television.... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 25 Jan 2000
- Research & Ideas
Strategic Alliances
Starbucks; The Nature Conservancy and Georgia-Pacific; Bidwell Training Center, a nonprofit vocational and technical school in Pennsylvania, and Bayer Corporation; and Jumpstart, a Boston-based NPO that prepares low-income preschoolers to... View Details
Keywords: by Nancy O. Perry
- 11 Jan 2000
- Lessons from the Classroom
New Game, New Rules: Developing Managers for a Competitive World
knowledge and leadership skills of senior level executives, particularly those on a general management track. Others who may presently be technical or functional specialists, but are preparing to assume broader general management roles... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 16 Nov 1999
- Lessons from the Classroom
Leading Change and Organizational Renewal
participants' respective organizational situations. We also organize attendees into work groups for both case analyses and the evening integration sessions. This offers a different opportunity for interactive learning. O'Reilly: The program is designed to both engage... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 18 Dec 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, December 18, 2018
fund or directly into ventures and possibly earning a good return on investment in the process; to helping address system-wide issues such as the better organization and funding of clinical trials. As she prepares to present her findings... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 20 Jan 2015
- First Look
First Look: January 20
working with high-end apparel retailers such as Bonobos, Gilt Groupe, and Zara. What distinguishes the company from its rivals is its use of Kiva robots, which collect customer items within the warehouse and bring them to the appropriate workstation for employees to... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 24 Jul 2013
- Op-Ed
Detroit Files for Bankruptcy: HBS Faculty Weigh In
bankruptcy calculations last week, most people were prepared for the $3.5 billion in unfunded pension liabilities. Many people were surprised, however, to see the much larger amount of $6.4 billion in other post-employment benefits ( OPEB... View Details
- 13 Oct 2003
- Research & Ideas
Negotiating Challenges for Women Leaders
[resources and authority]—with the hope that the effects on both ends go away: Women won't see themselves as less entitled, and therefore aren't treated as less entitled. Q: How should women put this knowledge into practice? McGinn: Be more View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 03 Jun 2020
- Research & Ideas
Who Guarantees Your Workplace Is Safe for Return?
Screening: Who can come in? Many organizations are conducting body temperature tests before allowing workers, vendors, or customers into a space. Some go even further, preparing for biometric screening via rapid testing for active... View Details