Publications

Educators

01 Jun 2004
News

Social Enterprise Celebrates Tenth Year, Looks Ahead

seven social-enterprise electives in 2003Ã2004. In its first ten years, the HBS Social Enterprise Initiative (SEI) developed executive education programs attended by over 2,500 nonprofit leaders, published more than 200 cases, and... View Details

Keywords: SEI; Social Enterprise Initiative; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

February 2018
Supplement

Qualtrics (C)

By: Doug J. Chung and James M. Lattin

Qualtrics was an online survey research platform and since the beginning, the company had relied entirely on an inside sales model—sales done remotely without face-to-face contact with clients. The low-cost inside sales model, along with an emphasis on a strong sales... View Details

Keywords: Inside Sales Model; Sales; Strategy; Growth and Development Strategy; Organizational Change and Adaptation

April 2008 (Revised September 2008)
Case

Shareholder Activists at Friendly Ice Cream (A)

By: Fabrizio Ferri, V.G. Narayanan and James Weber

Two activist investors, one a founder and one a hedge-fund manager, seek to improve board oversight at a chain restaurant company. Prestley Blake founded Friendly Ice Cream in 1935 with his brother, and the two created a chain of full-service restaurants. In 1979 they... View Details

Keywords: Investment Activism; Governing and Advisory Boards; Lawsuits and Litigation; Business or Company Management; Business and Shareholder Relations; Conflict of Interests; Food and Beverage Industry; United States

Educators

19 Jan 2011
First Look

First Look: Jan. 18

Influence (Un)ethical Behavior Authors:F. Gino and Joshua D. Margolis Publication:Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes (forthcoming) Abstract In four laboratory studies, we find that regulatory focus induced by situational... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

15 Jul 2008
First Look

First Look: July 15, 2008

the technology bubble to examine the hypothesis that inexperienced investors play a role in the formation of asset price bubbles. Using age as a proxy for managers' investment experience, we find that around the peak of the technology bubble, mutual funds run View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

24 Jun 2014
First Look

First Look: June 24

clause in Argentinian sovereign debt instruments have generated considerable controversy. Some official-sector participants and academic articles have suggested that the rulings will disrupt or impede future sovereign debt restructurings View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

2004
Class Lecture

Strategic Alliances: The Power of Partnering Between Nonprofits and Businesses

By: James Austin

Keywords: Nonprofit Organizations; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Partners and Partnerships

2006
Working Paper

Sustainability through Partnering: Strategic Alliances between Businesses and NGOs

By: James Austin

01 Mar 2005
News

Ideas: Books

Social Partnering in Latin America by James Austin, Ezequiel Reficco, Gabriel Berger, Rosa María Fischer, Roberto Gutierrez, Mladen Koljatic, Gerardo Lozano, Enrique Ogliastri, and the SEKN Team (Harvard... View Details

Keywords: Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

2021
Book

Global Goliaths: Multinational Corporations in the 21st Century Economy

By: C. Fritz Foley, James R. Hines Jr. and David Wessel

Globalization and multinational corporations have long seemed partners in the enterprise of economic growth: globalization-led prosperity was the goal, and giant corporations spanning the globe would help achieve it. In recent years, however, the notion that all... View Details

Keywords: Multinational Firms and Management; Globalization; Economy; Economic Growth; Equality and Inequality; Employment; Policy

December 1982 (Revised April 1983)
Background Note

Management Issues in State-Owned Enterprises

Keywords: Business Ventures; State Ownership; Management

March 1981 (Revised October 1986)
Case

Enterprise Development, Inc. (A)

January 1981 (Revised February 1982)
Case

People's Republic of China: Development Strategies and Performance

Keywords: Development Economics; Growth and Development Strategy; Business and Government Relations; China

January 1981 (Revised October 1986)
Case

Sabritas S.A. de C.V.

December 1978 (Revised November 1985)
Background Note

Economic Cost-Benefit Analysis

Keywords: Cost vs Benefits

April 1978 (Revised May 1979)
Case

CONASUPO--1976

February 1993
Background Note

Teaching Notes: Communicating the Teacher's Wisdom

Provides guidance for the preparation of teaching notes. Sets forth the rationale for teaching notes, what they should contain and why, and how they can be prepared. Based on the experiences of Harvard Business School faculty. View Details

Keywords: Business Education; Teaching

Educators