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- 23 Apr 2024
- In Practice
Getting to Net Zero: The Climate Standards and Ecosystem the World Needs Now
With each month clocking record-breaking temperatures across the planet, this Earth Day reflected the renewed urgency of regulators and businesses to find climate-change solutions. The US Securities and Exchange Commission recently adopted new rules that will mandate... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- 27 Jul 2020
- Blog Post
HBS Summer Fellows Respond to COVID-19
The HBS Summer Fellowship Program provides an opportunity for students to develop skills and knowledge while having significant responsibility and high impact. This summer, HBS is supporting a record 162 Social Enterprise Summer Fellows, with many View Details
- 22 May 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, May 22, 2018
and content on DocSend’s platform, which is used daily by organizations across a variety of sales contexts. The result is empirical data and a good starting point for examining core aspects of any content marketing initiative. The authors... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 01 Nov 2021
- What Do You Think?
How Long Does It Take to Improve an Organization’s Culture?
(iStockphoto/skynesher) Most CEOs recognize the power of organizational culture and the impact that it can have on the bottom line. They acknowledge the importance of shared values and behaviors that influence the way an organization... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 27 Jan 2016
- News
Kodak’s Old-School Response to Disruption
- 24 Jul 2023
- Research & Ideas
Part-Time Employees Want More Hours. Can Companies Tap This ‘Hidden’ Talent Pool?
leave it. You may decide, I don't want it anymore. And I may decide, I don't need you anymore, and that’s just the deal,” he says. This transactional pattern doesn’t account for the totality of human experience: View Details
Keywords: by Kara Baskin
- 31 Oct 2023
- HBS Case
Checking Your Ethics: Would You Speak Up in These 3 Sticky Situations?
if not the letter, of the expense management rules. Do you confront the person? Tell a partner? Or just ignore the transgression? The verdict: The question of how you account for time and expenses is crucial in consulting, Fubini says,... View Details
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Program Requirements - Doctoral
Methods II (Economics 2115) Advanced Applied Econometrics (Economics 2144) Industrial Organization (Economics 2610) Statistical Methods for Evaluating Causal Effects (Econ 1127) Advanced Quantitative Methods II (KSG API 210i) Machine... View Details
- 05 Jun 2020
- Blog Post
Developing Black Talent for Leadership
For too long companies and governments in the U.S. have under-funded and under-resourced the anti-racist organizations leveling the playing field for the black communities we stand in solidarity with today. 100+ Historically Black... View Details
- 2021
- Working Paper
The Green Bonding Hypothesis: How Do Green Bonds Enhance the Credibility of Environmental Commitments?
By: Shirley Lu
This paper proposes and provides evidence on a green bonding hypothesis, where green bonds act as a commitment device that subjects firms to institutions holding them accountable to their environmental promises. I find that green-bond issuers face higher climate change... View Details
Keywords: Bonding Hypothesis; Sustainable Finance; Climate Change; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Environmental Sustainability; Bonds; Corporate Accountability
Lu, Shirley. "The Green Bonding Hypothesis: How Do Green Bonds Enhance the Credibility of Environmental Commitments?" SSRN Working Paper Series, No. 3898909, December 2021.
- Program
Aligning Strategy and Sales
Summary A company's sales organization is a core vehicle for implementing business strategy—yet there's often a big gap between the company's strategic objectives and the way its sales organization actually... View Details
- 16 Nov 2016
- News
Is Your Company Committed to Being "Healthy"?
- March 2023
- Teaching Note
Ransomware Attack at Colonial Pipeline Company
By: Suraj Srinivasan and Li-Kuan Ni
Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 123-069. On the morning of May 7, 2021, Colonial Pipeline Company became aware that the company had been the victim of a malicious ransomware attack that had stolen and locked up company data. The extortionists demanded 75 bitcoins (worth... View Details
Keywords: Disruption; Communication; Communication Strategy; Decision Making; Decision Choices and Conditions; Judgments; Corporate Accountability; Corporate Disclosure; Corporate Governance; Governance Controls; Policy; Employees; News; Cybersecurity; Digital Strategy; Information Infrastructure; Information Management; Internet and the Web; Crisis Management; Business or Company Management; Resource Allocation; Risk Management; Negotiation Tactics; Failure; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Attitudes; Behavior; Perception; Reputation; Trust; Public Opinion; Social Issues; Infrastructure; Distribution Industry; United States; Alabama
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Strategy Explained - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
HBS ISC Strategy Strategy Strategy Explained Business Strategy Creating a Successful Strategy Corporate Strategy The Role of Leaders Related Topics Strategy Explained Strategy Explained All strategy is based on understanding competition. Michael Porter’s frameworks... View Details
- December 2023 (Revised February 2024)
- Case
Transforming Healthcare Delivery at Karolinska University Hospital
By: Susanna Gallani, Mary Witkowski, Elena Corsi and Nikolina Jonsson
The case study examines the journey toward value-based healthcare at Karolinska University Hospital. The hospital's ambitious shift to a patient-centered care delivery model, accompanied by the construction of a new facility, encountered challenges such as high costs,... View Details
Keywords: Change Management; Transformation; Transition; Business Organization; Communication Strategy; Information Infrastructure; Service Delivery; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Structure; Health Industry; Sweden; Europe
Gallani, Susanna, Mary Witkowski, Elena Corsi, and Nikolina Jonsson. "Transforming Healthcare Delivery at Karolinska University Hospital." Harvard Business School Case 124-070, December 2023. (Revised February 2024.)
- December 1998
- Background Note
Cash Management Practices in Small Companies
By: H. Kent Bowen, Andrew R. Jassy, Laurence E. Katz, Kevin E. Kelly and Baltej Kochar
Most small business managers claim that cash management is their leading concern. Often walking a tightrope between growth and illiquidity, small business managers face different cash management challenges than their counterparts in larger companies. Compared to larger... View Details
Keywords: Motivation and Incentives; Working Capital; Management Practices and Processes; Organizational Design; Cash; Forecasting and Prediction; Policy; Business Strategy
Bowen, H. Kent, Andrew R. Jassy, Laurence E. Katz, Kevin E. Kelly, and Baltej Kochar. "Cash Management Practices in Small Companies." Harvard Business School Background Note 699-047, December 1998.
- September 2001 (Revised August 2005)
- Case
Deaconess-Glover Hospital (C)
For nearly three months, John Carter, a vascular surgeon by training, had been studying a variety of clinical processes at Deaconess-Glover Hospital in Needham, Mass. Carter was looking for an opportunity to test the applicability of Toyota Production System... View Details
Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Health Care and Treatment; Business Processes; Health Industry
Spear, Steven J. "Deaconess-Glover Hospital (C)." Harvard Business School Case 602-028, September 2001. (Revised August 2005.)
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Help - Alumni
Help Account Information 7ms Frequently Asked Questions HBS Account & Login HarvardKey Login HBS Email Two-step verification (Duo) Spam Email & Phishing Profile Updates & Subscriptions LinkedIn Alumni... View Details
- March 2001 (Revised April 2001)
- Case
Sustainable Development & Socially Responsible Investing: ABB in 2000
Several investment firms and mutual funds position themselves as providers or facilitators of opportunities for socially responsible investment. This case addresses the impact of these firms on publicly traded companies. Focuses on managers at ABB, a large... View Details
Keywords: Investment; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Environmental Sustainability; Social Enterprise; Corporate Governance; Business Strategy; Capital Markets; Management Teams; Business and Community Relations; Trade; Electronics Industry; Switzerland
Reinhardt, Forest L. "Sustainable Development & Socially Responsible Investing: ABB in 2000." Harvard Business School Case 701-082, March 2001. (Revised April 2001.)