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  • March 2018
  • Teaching Note

The Ready-Made Garment Industry: A Bangladeshi Perspective (A), (B), (C), and (D)

By: Nien-hê Hsieh
Responsibility for working conditions in contract factories within the supply chain presents an ongoing challenge for managers and area of debate. Much of the debate approaches the challenge from the perspective of large global apparel brands. This case helps students... View Details
Keywords: Labor; Working Conditions; Supply Chain; Safety; Rights; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Apparel and Accessories Industry; Bangladesh
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  • 30 Jun 2003
  • Research & Ideas

Computer Security is For Managers, Too

Companies need to have smart technicians who stay abreast of emerging digital threats and defenses, of course, but the technicians shouldn't be calling the shots. General managers need to take the lead in... View Details
Keywords: by Robert D. Austin & Christopher A.R. Darby
  • 04 Sep 2018
  • First Look

New Research and Ideas, September 4, 2018

have been affected. Just a handful of these children were born in the U.S., where safety concerns were raised by Dr. Frances Oldham Kelsey, the medical officer handling the thalidomide application at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

    Herbert D. Kelleher

    Kelleher is the founder of a low cost and highly profitable airline. Southwest has refined the low-cost, no-frills, no-reserved seats approach to air travel, providing over 2,300 flights daily View Details
    Keywords: Transportation
    • September 2019 (Revised May 2020)
    • Case

    Keroche (A): Fighting for Share in the Kenyan Alcoholic Drinks Market

    By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and Pippa Tubman Armerding
    This case discusses the challenges faced by Kenyan alcoholic drinks producer Keroche Industries Limited in 2003, when the Kenyan government accused the company of manufacturing and selling substandard alcoholic drinks, revoked its liquor licenses, and shut down its... View Details
    Keywords: Keroche; Alcohol; Wine; Manufacturing; Informal Market; Regulation; Illicit; Illegal; Shutdown; Factory; Low-income Consumers; Multinational; Local; Government; Allegations; Accusations; Negative Press; EABL; Tusker; Beer; SAB; Chang'aa; Naivasha; Rift Valley; East Africa; Lawsuit; Legal Battle; Business Ventures; Business Exit or Shutdown; Business Growth and Maturation; Business Startups; Production; Safety; Quality; Distribution; Small Business; Family Business; Crime and Corruption; Customer Focus and Relationships; Decisions; Income; Demographics; Geographic Scope; Geographic Location; Goods and Commodities; Government Legislation; Growth and Development; Business History; Lawsuits and Litigation; Laws and Statutes; Lawfulness; Goals and Objectives; Consumer Behavior; Market Entry and Exit; Problems and Challenges; Social Issues; Poverty; Strategy; Competition; Entrepreneurship; Manufacturing Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; Kenya; Nairobi; Africa
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    • 05 Dec 2006
    • First Look

    First Look: December 5, 2006

    self-conscious focus on increasing safety and effectiveness—which compelled workers to adopt a set of work practices that supported deep and ongoing learning—had the secondary consequence of disrupting and... View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
    • 04 Jan 2012
    • First Look

    First Look: January 4

    halls, on the docks, and during casual social interactions. The emphasis in the shared language gradually shifts from safety and solidarity to safety, collaboration, and economic power. The newly developed... View Details
    Keywords: Carmen Nobel
    • 01 Jun 2023
    • News

    The Exchange: The Tech Leader’s Tightrope

    Image by John Ritter Image by John Ritter In the wake of the Snowden leaks in 2015, the New York Times dropped the bombshell news that one company had played a unique role in enabling the National Security Agency’s domestic spy program. The report, “AT&T Helped US Spy... View Details
    Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities; Government
    • October 2012 (Revised December 2013)
    • Case

    Urbanizing China

    By: Lakshmi Iyer and G.A. Donovan
    In 2012, China attained a historic development milestone with more Chinese citizens living in cities than in the countryside. China's rapid urbanization, and the accompanying conversion of agricultural land to non-agricultural uses, raised a number of economic, social,... View Details
    Keywords: China; Urbanization; Industrialization; Property Rights; Local Government Finance; Social Protest; Business Environment; Food Security; Safety; Change Management; Food; Urban Development; Social Issues; Growth and Development Strategy; Public Administration Industry; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; China
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    • 14 Aug 2018
    • First Look

    First Look at New Research and Ideas, August 14, 2018

    where the next left-field idea could be the next big thing. This book explores this culture of psychological safety and provides a blueprint for bringing it to life. The road is sometimes bumpy, but succinct... View Details
    Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
    • 03 Dec 2020
    • Blog Post

    The HBS Show Must Go On

    chance to collaborate and adapt in an evolving environment. Our fearless leaders had to build out a safety plan with administration approval – including setting up an entire... View Details
    • 2021
    • Working Paper

    Accounting for Product Impact in the Pharmaceuticals Industry

    By: Amanda Rischbieth, George Serafeim and Katie Trinh
    We apply the product impact measurement framework of the Impact-Weighted Accounts Initiative (IWAI) in two competitor companies within the pharmaceuticals industry. We design a monetization methodology that allows us to calculate monetary impact estimates of accessible... View Details
    Keywords: Product Innovation; Impact; Impact Investing; Impact Measurement; ESG; ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) Performance; ESG Ratings; Social Corporate Responsibility; Corporate Social Responsibility; Social Impact; Pharmaceutical Companies; Pharmaceuticals; IWAI; Product Design; Product Positioning; Society; Environmental Sustainability; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Product; Safety; Pharmaceutical Industry
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    • 15 Jun 2018
    • News

    Skydeck Live: The Science of a Meaningful Life

    meaning? To illustrate his ideas, he told the story of a fateful 2010 flight from Singapore to Sydney. READ MORE Captain Richard Champion de Crespigny, pilot of Qantas View Details
    • 21 Jul 2009
    • First Look

    First Look: July 21

    9001 Quality Management System standard predicts changes in organizational outcomes such as profits. This is the first large-scale study to explore how employee outcomes such as employment, earnings, and health and View Details
    Keywords: Martha Lagace
    • 12 Jul 2020
    • Research & Ideas

    Solving COVID'S Mental Health Crisis

    safety measures at its facilities, launched online resource centers for different populations affected by COVID-19 such as frontline workers, ramped up telemental health care, and created training programs View Details
    Keywords: by Howard Stevenson and Shirley Spence; Health
    • 19 Jun 2007
    • First Look

    First Look: June 19, 2007

    Harvard Business School Note 706-044 Describes the emergence of several kinds of efforts to assure the safety of foreign investment in emerging markets: international arbitration, expanded official political... View Details
    Keywords: Martha Lagace
    • 02 Feb 2010
    • First Look

    First Look: Feb. 2

    will correspond to the technical patterns of dependency in the system under development. Thus the hypothesis predicts that developers with few or no organizational linkages will design independent system components, while developers with... View Details
    Keywords: Martha Lagace
    • 2021
    • Working Paper

    Accounting for Product Impact in the Consumer-Packaged Foods Industry

    By: Amanda Rischbieth, George Serafeim and Katie Trinh
    We apply the product impact measurement framework of the Impact-Weighted Accounts Initiative (IWAI) in two competitor companies within the consumer-packaged goods industry. We design a methodology that allows us to calculate monetary impact estimates on customer... View Details
    Keywords: Product Innovation; Impact; Impact Investing; Impact Measurement; ESG; ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) Performance; ESG Ratings; Social Corporate Responsibility; Corporate Social Responsibility; Social Impact; Nutrition Database; Nutritional Information; CPG; Consumer Packaged Goods; IWAI; Product Design; Product Positioning; Society; Environmental Sustainability; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Nutrition; Product; Safety; Consumer Products Industry
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    • 01 Dec 2022
    • News

    Flying High

    type-rated captain, he occasionally pilots Aero flights in addition to his duties as CFO: “Historically, the most successful models are low-cost airlines; we’re flipping that model on its head.” Aero... View Details
    Keywords: April White; aviation; airlines; entrepreneurship; leadership; innovation; Air Transportation; Transportation
    • 04 May 2016
    • What Do You Think?

    What Does Boaty McBoatface Tell Us About Brand Control on the Internet?

    but people will still refer to it as Boaty I say take the gift and run with it!” Frank D. did indeed run with it, suggesting that “The life boats could be Life Boaties. He (apparently referring to the gender... View Details
    Keywords: by James Heskett; Advertising