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Bibliography - The Human Factor - – Baker Library | Bloomberg Center, Historical Collections

University Art Museums, 2005. Lucic, Karen. Charles Sheeler and the Cult of the Machine. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1991. Marchand, Roland. Creating the corporate soul: The Rise of Public Relations... View Details

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Lia Parker-Belfer Archives | Social Enterprise

Impact Measurement Inclusive Finance International Development K-12 Education Leadership Fellows Leadership in Challenging Times MBA Programs Microfinance Non Profit Management Nonprofit Supportive Services Public Sector Public-Private... View Details

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Brand Name Management - The Art of American Advertising

Hawkins explained, “but for the fact that they have been ding-donged into the public day after day and month after month and year after year.” 44 Brand names and trademarks appeared in advertising media, and on packaging, labels, and the... View Details

24 Sep 2024
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Climate Finance in Africa: Health, Self-Interest, Avoided Future Cost

African people, businesses, cities, and nations are increasingly stressed by climate related perils like drought, river flooding, extreme heat, and sea level rise. This is already leading not just to destruction of assets but also... View Details

01 Sep 2011
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The Business and Environment Initiative at HBS

Issue Focus: Business and the Environment Reinhardt and Henderson: On Shad Hall’s green roof. Issue Focus The City Solution Water for Life Green Day Related Links Visit the Business and Environment Initiative The City Solution Established... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

01 Dec 2008
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Energy Sources: Daniel Yergin and the EP Team

publication was like a hurricane,” he continues. “No one thought a book with 72 pages of footnotes could become a bestseller and create such a stir. The Energy Project and the book changed my life. Were it not for Energy Future, I would... View Details

Keywords: Oil and Gas Extraction; Mining

01 Dec 2012
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Corruption 101

Ramanna. Economic tools of supply and demand can also be applied to studying the phenomenon of corruption. On the demand side, it is true that corrupt government officials sometimes garner a degree of sympathy from the public, legitimizing their bribe-taking. Some... View Details

Keywords: Credit Intermediation and Related Activities; Credit Intermediation and Related Activities; Credit Intermediation and Related Activities; Credit Intermediation and Related Activities

October 2013 (Revised September 2014)
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The TELUS Share Conversion Proposal

By: Lucy White, Benjamin C. Esty and Lisa Mazzanti

On February 21, 2013, TELUS announced a proposal to convert the firm's non-voting shares into voting shares on a one-to-one basis, thereby eliminating the firm's dual class structure. Shareholders were scheduled to vote on the proposal at the firm's annual general... View Details

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01 Jun 2013
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Education Innovation

CHILDRESS (MBA 2000) Illustration by Peter Hoey Related Links 5 Bright Ideas Charter Revolution Redux Lesson Plans Minding the Gap In an article for Harvard Business Review last year, former HBS lecturer Stacey Childress (MBA 2000)... View Details

Keywords: Elementary and Secondary Schools; Educational Services

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FIELD Global Immersion Resources: Thailand

and political developments, risk and regulation, and the broad business environment. Search tips: go to Data Tool to download specific indicators of interest, including indicators relating to consumer consumption, income,... View Details

01 Sep 2009
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Executive Pay: Onward & Upward

awards drives a sharp increase in CEO compensation. 1992 The SEC requires more disclosure of executive compensation, particularly stock options and perks. With more information in public view, the rules trigger an unintended upward pay... View Details

Keywords: Corporate Services; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

07 Nov 2016
Research & Ideas

Corporate Tax Strategies Mirror Personal Returns of Top Execs

lot more visible.” Companies need to weigh the benefits of maximizing profits against the potential cost of looking like they’re not paying their fair share. “As a firm it can be reputationally damaging to act in that way because of View Details

Keywords: by Roberta Holland

01 Jun 2008
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Library Dues

The son of a linen- and curtain-store owner, Steve Schwarzman (MBA ’72), chairman and CEO of The Blackstone Group, has done pretty well for himself in life; he attributes a measure of that success to the public libraries he made use of as... View Details

Keywords: News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information

01 Dec 2006
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Cahill New Associate Director for HBS Clubs

Janet Cahill has joined HBS Alumni Relations as the new associate director for clubs and associations. Cahill, a former sales executive with experience in the public and private sectors, will support club... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

01 Oct 2020
What Do You Think?

Are CEOs the Wrong Leaders for Stakeholder Capitalism?

and communities as well as shareholders. Some saw it as a tipping point for corporate governance. Others saw it as a public relations move. Lest proponents of stakeholder capitalism celebrate too soon, a new... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

01 Sep 2003
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Patrick Moreton

An expert on competition in telecommunications and new technologies, Patrick S. Moreton (MBA ’91) takes the long view. Despite congressional efforts to tighten controls over media ownership and the current public outcry against media... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Telecommunications; Information

2012
Other Unpublished Work

What Are We Meeting For? The Consequences of Private Meetings with Investors

By: Eugene F. Soltes and David H. Solomon

Executives of publicly-traded firms spend considerable time meeting privately with investors, despite regulation restricting their ability to convey material nonpublic information. Using a set of records of all one-on-one meetings between senior management and... View Details

Keywords: Decision Choices and Conditions; Investment; Investment Funds; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Management Teams; Public Ownership; Business and Shareholder Relations

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16 Oct 2007
First Look

First Look: October 16, 2007

disclosed by a social rating agency, we find empirical evidence that supports our hypotheses. We present implications for theory and public policy. Download paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/08-025.pdf Cases & Course... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Feb 1999
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Q&A: Camille Tang Yeh of the Asia-Pacific Research Office

across a dozen jurisdictions in Asia. Being educated and having worked in Asia, the United States, and Europe has given me a measure of appreciation of the diversity in cultural and business practices. Moreover, serving on various public... View Details

Keywords: Educational Support Services; Educational Services

14 Feb 2018
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A ‘Hopeaholic’ Promotes Diversity, Inclusion, and Equality in the Workplace

Leadership & Policy, and, Harvard Business School’s Board of Dean’s Advisors. “I am a ‘hopeaholic’,” she says. “My hope and goal is that through acknowledging bias and the willingness to work to block it, the public and private sector... View Details

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