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  • 20 Dec 2016
  • First Look

December 20, 2016

induces U.S. manufacturing firms to contract their operations along multiple margins of activity goes a long way toward explaining the response of U.S. innovation to the China trade shock. Download working paper:... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 12 Jul 2016
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July 12, 2016

with more children and those with children closest to college age. Taken together, the results indicate that the rising cost of higher education may be partially responsible for the decline in new business starts in the United States.... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 15 May 2018
  • First Look

New Research and Ideas, May 15, 2018

Layoffs That Don't Break Your Company: Better Approaches to Workforce Transition By: Sucher, Sandra J., and Shalene Gupta Abstract—Today layoffs have become companies’ default response to the challenges created by advances in technology... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 27 Feb 2017
  • Research & Ideas

Reputation is Vital to Survival in Turbulent Markets

from Latin America, Africa, Turkey, and South Asia exuded this idea of stability, which assured employees, partners, customers, and everyone else. “After the crisis of 2009, the orders increased and our growth rate over the following five... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
  • 04 Jun 2001
  • What Do You Think?

What’s the Future of the Subscription Model?

Richard Feder maintains that the subscription model will gain momentum on the Internet as the memory of free service fades and the utility of new service increases. The response gives hope for those hoping to utilize the subscription... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
  • 24 Nov 2003
  • Research & Ideas

Boards and Corporate Governance: A Balanced Scorecard Approach

A board's most important function is approval and oversight of strategy and of major strategic decisions, such as acquisitions and large capital expenditures. Boards are responsible for selecting (or replacing) the CEO, counseling and... View Details
Keywords: Re: Robert S. Kaplan & Krishna G. Palepu
  • Web

Kristin W. Mugford | About

roles and became the first female partner in the firm's history. Kristin helped start Bain Capital Credit (founded as Sankaty Advisors), and prior to her retirement was responsible for the oversight of their high yield investments and a... View Details
  • 28 Apr 2003
  • Research & Ideas

Supply Chain Risk: Deal With It

capacity, shelf life, and customer demand. Such risks aren't new. In fact, "the underpinnings of problems today started two decades ago," says Craig Holmes, director of business continuity planning for Aon Risk Consultants,... View Details
Keywords: by David Stauffer
  • 11 Mar 2021
  • News

Leading with Heart

even within that difficulty, I saw such a compassionate side of humanity that I was truly inspired. So I put out this radio appeal in a country that's not my own, and just said, "We've come from India. We have a daughter and can you please help?" And I was staggered... View Details
  • 12 Jul 2004
  • Research & Ideas

Enron’s Lessons for Managers

Some events mark a generation. If a marker is a source of deep learning about ourselves, as Malcolm Salter believes it is, then the Enron crisis is exactly that for business people. Political scientists have the Bay of Pigs; engineers... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
  • Web

Effects of Climate Change - Business & Environment

Confronting Climate Change Effects of Climate Change The time to drive innovation is now The Climate Crisis is Here Climate change is affecting many economic sectors: The time to drive innovation is now Altering the value of real estate ,... View Details
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Richard P. Melnick | About

Richard P. Melnick Bio Rick joined HBS in 1992 and has been the Chief Financial Officer since 2003. He has overall responsibility for the School’s $1 billion operating budget that includes the MBA, Doctoral and Executive Education... View Details
  • 30 Jun 2021
  • In Practice

The Harvard Business School Faculty Summer Reader 2021

What’s on HBS faculty members’ reading list for summer 2021? Which books are most meaningful to them and why? Below, faculty share their top picks, ranging from biographies and memoirs to their colleagues’ latest works. Julia Austin: Social justice and the Obamas I... View Details
Keywords: by Kathryn Haviland
  • 01 Nov 2011
  • First Look

First Look: Nov. 1

unemployment in South Africa was still at 24%. While the country had grown at 4% to 5% annually during the 2000s, the financial crisis set it back by 1 million more unemployed. Moreover, it seemed as if the nation were stuck between... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • Web

Sustainable Business Strategy Course | HBS Online

strategic opportunities and articulate the business case for sustainability to achieve corporate social responsibility (CSR) goals within your or your clients' organization. "I now have a better understanding of sustainability and which... View Details
  • 28 Aug 2012
  • First Look

First Look: August 28

of developing its third set of 10‐year goals, with the aim of producing a plan that will ensure the viability of the company 50 years from now. With this end in mind, Dow's leaders understand their obligation to continue investing in the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 08 Oct 2018
  • Research & Ideas

Knowing What Your Boss Earns Can Make You Work Harder

could convince some companies to rethink the equity of their own compensation plans and the level of salary transparency they wish to maintain. For example, it may be more effective to structure pay raises based on promotion rather than... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
  • April 2017 (Revised March 2024)
  • Case

Making Target the Target: Boycotts and Corporate Political Activity

By: Nien-hê Hsieh and Victor Wu
Through the challenges facing Target, the case examines ways in which corporations can become involved in political and legislative debates and processes, ranging from campaign contributions to lobbying to political activism. In 2016, Target CEO Brian Cornell must... View Details
Keywords: Boycott; Corporate Political Activity; Lobbying; LGBTQ; Campaign Contributions; Campaign Finance; Retail; Shareholder Activism; Public Opinion; Social Issues; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Mission and Purpose; Problems and Challenges; Laws and Statutes; Rights; Crisis Management; Risk Management; Media; Political Elections; Taxation; Corporate Accountability; Values and Beliefs; Fairness; Diversity; Customers; Communication; Business and Government Relations; Retail Industry; United States
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  • 02 Feb 2022
  • Blog Post

How I Spent My HBS 2+2 Deferral: Nikki Philip

with the goal of working for an East Africa-based nonprofit organization after graduation. My plan was to work on the ground for a nonprofit and then pursue an MBA to combine business principals with social impact work. Applying to HBS... View Details
  • 27 Sep 2011
  • First Look

First Look: September 27

scrutinizing the behavior of customers, suppliers, and competitors to identify new ways of doing things; (4) Experimenting: constructing interactive experiences and provoking unorthodox responses to see what insights emerge; and (5)... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne