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- 03 Jun 2002
- What Do You Think?
Are We Entering an Era of European Management Leadership?
take-chance, inspiring leadership. In boom times when it's 'expand at all costs'--pick the American style. At other times the more deliberate, consultative European approach is your ally. Maybe this is why we are hearing more from the Europeans these days." Jose... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 03 Jan 2008
- What Do You Think?
Does Judgment Trump Experience?
Winning Leaders Make Great Calls, by Warren Bennis and Noel Tichy warrants attention if for no other reason than the range of experiences that they bring to the topic. The event coincides with an issue that has arisen in the U.S.... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 01 Jun 2006
- News
CEO Compensation Troubles
Ask any thoughtful corporate board member what they are most concerned about these days, and it is not Sarbanes-Oxley. It is CEO pay. Directors worry because shareholders continue to express outrage, and the media attention to the issue... View Details
- 01 Oct 2000
- News
Laura Scher of Working Assets
named five times by Inc. magazine as one of the country's fastest-growing enterprises. "We proved the critics wrong," Scher says with humble satisfaction. "Working Assets is a successful company that's not afraid to take a stand on controversial View Details
Keywords: Marguerite Rigoglioso
- 08 May 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, May 8, 2018
quality metrics are unreliable and thus, recent legislation may result in unintended consequences. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=54443 in press Business History Internment as a Business Challenge: View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 15 Feb 2017
- Op-Ed
What Africa Can Teach the United States About Funding Infrastructure Projects
bridges, water, power and more? It’s not because they don’t aspire to. It’s because they lack the money and the expertise (in African cities) or because they can’t get to political consensus (in the United States)—or because there are... View Details
- 01 Dec 2002
- News
HBSAAA Conference Addresses Pathways to Power
in Washington, D.C., October 11–13. “Bringing people together is an important objective,” said HBSAAA vice president Rena Clark (MBA '90), “but we also strive to present a highlevel perspective and in-depth understanding of the issues and... View Details
- 23 Apr 2014
- HBS Case
Are Electronic Cigarettes a Public Good or Health Hazard?
intersections of business and health. "One of the themes in the course is the tension that exists, quite understandably, between regulators and commercial interests," says Quelch. "Most people are used to hearing about that in the context of financial... View Details
- 30 May 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, May 30
2017 Advances in Strategic Management Geography, Location, and Strategy By: Alcácer, Juan, Bruce Kogut, Catherine Thomas, and Bernard Yin Yeung, eds. Abstract—Changes in both technology and global political economy have vastly accelerated... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 03 Dec 2015
- Op-Ed
How "New Nuclear" Power Could Save the Planet—If Regulators Would Allow It
options much, much sooner than the current US system permits. Regarding the slow pace of nuclear development around the world, it is easy to place all the blame on the regulators. That is far too simple. The regulators are doing exactly what View Details
- February 2018 (Revised March 2018)
- Case
Kickstarting Tomato Jos in Nigeria
By: Sophus A. Reinert and Risa Kavalercik
In the spring of 2016, Mira Mehta (HBS 2014), faced a difficult decision. Following a successful Kickstarter campaign and winning the second place in the HBS New Venture Competition—Social Enterprise Track, she had moved to Northern Nigeria, where she founded the... View Details
Keywords: Nigeria; Entrepreneurs; Import Substitution; China In Africa; Killer Tomato Paste; Mira Mehta; Tomato Jos; Developing Countries and Economies; Social Entrepreneurship; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Government Legislation; Business History; Emerging Markets; Business and Government Relations; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Nigeria
Reinert, Sophus A., and Risa Kavalercik. "Kickstarting Tomato Jos in Nigeria." Harvard Business School Case 718-027, February 2018. (Revised March 2018.)
- Profile
Paul Wang
went to South Africa where he taught computer skills in a township high school and assisted Natal University professors with township surveys. “Development issues touched my heart,” Paul says. “I knew this was something I could be devoted... View Details
- 01 Jun 2008
- News
Immersion Program Digs Deep
part of it,” remarks Moshkovich, a native of Israel. “In less than two weeks I was able to upgrade my understanding of business, cultural, and political issues — not just in China and Vietnam but in other... View Details
- 01 Feb 2000
- News
Q & A: Laura Liswood and the Council of Women World Leaders
how interdependent we all are. Women must play an integral role in all the world's issues or else humanity's challenges will never be solved. I came to realize that our potential is learned; what we hear and see forms what we think is... View Details
Keywords: Nancy O. Perry
- 24 Jul 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, July 24, 2018
and leadership. Results: Seventy-two frontline staff submitted 138 ideas addressing wide-ranging issues including patient experience, cost of care, workflow, utilization, and access. Two hundred forty-five participated in evaluation.... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 26 Feb 2013
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 26
acquisition (CPA). However, these standard online advertising metrics are plagued with attribution problems and do not account for dynamics. These issues can easily lead firms to overspend on some actions and thus waste money, and/or... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Web
‘Misfits’ in Power: When a Company Needs a Leader CEO, But Gets a Manager | Working Knowledge
economies—and doesn’t imply that one type of CEO is always better than another, says Raffaella Sadun, one of the authors who is the Charles Edward Wilson Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School. “It’s an issue of... View Details
- 01 Sep 2006
- News
Private Sector and Public Interest Meet at Global Leadership Forum
the unique juncture at which the United States now finds itself, with many speakers urging their audience to get involved in the issues of the day. The event also featured some twenty sessions led by HBS faculty on a variety of subjects... View Details
- 01 Dec 2007
- News
Mead Treadwell
sciences, climate, biology, and human development. While we focus on research goals, our advice is tied to major policy issues as well. For example, the commission advocates ratification of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the... View Details
- 13 Jan 2015
- First Look
First Look: January 13
understanding of these implications is essential for future policy analysis, particularly for issues relating to fostering innovation. Publisher's link: http://www.people.hbs.edu/wkerr/Kerr_Kerr_Lincoln_WP14_IPEFirms.pdf January 2015 IESE... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne