Benefit Corporation - Publications - Faculty & Research

10 Sep 2014
Research & Ideas

Become a Value Creator

motivations at the door." More Pie For Everyone In general, value creators work cooperatively with others to make the corporate pie bigger for all, whereas value claimers focus on taking more of the pie for themselves—like a thief... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

01 Feb 2000
News

Better Mousetraps: At Product Design Fair, Student Ideas Get Real

become apparent," Thomke elaborated, "rather than out in the real world, where millions of dollars are potentially at stake. They get a lot of theory in class, but here they learn by doing." Indeed, some of the eighty students may well reap commercial View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

02 Aug 2004
What Do You Think?

For Greater Transparency, Is Section 404 an Effective Response?

of the article. Richard Eckel opined that "A basic misconception is that Section 404 increases transparency afforded to stakeholders... What 404 does is require that corporate leadership demonstrate that the processes used to produce... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

01 Sep 2018
News

Case Study: A Good Fit

corporate wellness market by partnering with health plans and employers, and has expanded into more general health and wellness areas, with apps for people who want to eat better, for instance, or be more fit. After discovering that their... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint

01 Jan 2004
News

Barbara Hackman Franklin, MBA 1964

analysis at HBS. Since then, I have been a big advocate of this objective method of examining the potential benefits and costs of any decision." ADVICE TO CURRENT STUDENTS "Seize the opportunity to live, work, or travel in Asia; that's... View Details

March 2012
Article

The Incentive Bubble

By: Mihir Desai

The past three decades have seen American capitalism quietly transformed by a single, powerful idea—that financial markets are a suitable tool for measuring performance and structuring compensation. Stock instruments for managers, high-powered incentive contracts for... View Details

Keywords: Economic Systems; Financial Markets; Executive Compensation; Motivation and Incentives; Corporate Governance; Equality and Inequality; Human Capital; United States

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23 Oct 2012
First Look

First Look: October 23

(forthcoming) Abstract Competition among firms yields many benefits but can also encourage firms to engage in corrupt or unethical activities. We argue that competition can lead organizations to provide services that customers demand but... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

10 Jan 2018
Research & Ideas

Working for a Shamed Company Can Hurt Your Future Compensation

iPhoto In the blink of an instant, a corporate brand can turn from sterling to tarnished. Just ask Volkswagen or Wells Fargo—two prestigious names that have become associated with scandal in recent years, and now become synonymous with... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Financial Services

09 Mar 2010
First Look

First Look: March 9

of Central America does more than just advance our understanding of the national and global consequences of the Panama Canal and the imperialist motives and influences of the United States. In an age where everyone is looking for new models to capture the View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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Market Perspectives - Course Catalog

cases explore concrete situations that highlight the challenges and tradeoffs of decision-makers. Issues explored include: education, urban development, illegal drugs, rent control, housing, drug pricing, racial references, corporate... View Details

01 Mar 2006
News

Using IT to Heal U.S. Health Care

Association’s conference held on campus in early November. The three-day conference included presentations by industry executives, government officials, and HBS faculty on topics ranging from trends in the biotech and pharmaceutical industries to medical product... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Health, Social Assistance

25 Feb 2020
News

Action Plan: Just Breathe

executives would find out that I was meditating,” Burton admits. Today, he wants everyone to know about the workplace benefits of meditation and other stress-management techniques. Six years ago, Burton founded Whil, a digital training... View Details

Keywords: April White

19 May 2014
Research & Ideas

Why Companies Should Compete for Your Privacy

disclosed, reducing consumer privacy. Consumers benefit from intense competition, but often through lower prices or subsidies, rather than through reduced disclosure of their information. Consumers are more in tune than ever with View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Consumer Products

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A Culture of Innovation | Baker Library

of the company, helped establish progressive policies to hire women and people of color. To all employees, the corporation provided opportunities for professional career advancement. It also offered a generous View Details

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Entrepreneurial Finance (Q3) - Course Catalog

founder, early employee, advisor or investor. However, the course is also appropriate for students interested in gaining a broader view of the financing landscape for young firms, going beyond the basics of venture capital and angel financing to look at venture debt,... View Details

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Program Policies - HBS Online

For Participants engaged in a Corporate Learning Program Participants in a Corporate Learning Program means any participant who is enrolled in a company-sponsored Program and enrolled in a Program through... View Details

15 Dec 2024
News

After Ozempic

Alzheimer’s disease in a phase 2 trial. Other trials are examining the extent to which GLP-1s can curb cravings for alcohol, nicotine, opioids, and even psychostimulants—or whether it could help eliminate the need for insulin altogether in some type 1 diabetics. Beyond... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; Illustrations by Pete Ryan; Ambulatory Health Care Services; Health, Social Assistance

06 Aug 2020
News

Defining Flex Work

companies that offer it, but almost immediately Auerbach recognized two fundamental problems. First, no one knew how to talk about flexibility. Second, no one had the data to understand the business benefits of it. The New York City–based... View Details

19 Mar 2019
First Look

New Research and Ideas, March 19, 2019

Norton Abstract—Four studies reveal the benefits of relationship rituals: couples with relationship rituals report more positive emotions and greater relationship satisfaction and commitment than those without them. We show that rituals... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

01 Dec 2021
What Do You Think?

How Will the Metaverse Affect Productivity?

in a U-Stor-It container in Inglewood, California. After losing his day job, he turns to his “auxiliary emergency backup job” as a “freelance stringer for the CIC, the Central Intelligence Corporation of Langley, Virginia.” He, along with... View Details