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September-October 2024 Harvard Business Review Boards Need a New Approach to Technology In an insightful article by HBS Professor Tarun Khanna , published in the September–October 2024 issue of Harvard... View Details

02 Sep 2002
Research & Ideas

Foreign Multinationals in the U.S.: A Rocky Road

seen as an "American dream" ... but in practice it is one of the toughest in the world.— Geoffrey Jones However, the U.S. business environment seems to be becoming more unpredictable and hence riskier for foreign corporate... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Johnston & Martha Lagace

19 Jun 2013
Research & Ideas

Analyzing Institutions to Solve Big Problems

institutional theorists from around the world gathered at Harvard Business School to address head-on how institutional theory research and tools can help practitioners address work-related and societal issues—and how academics in the... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel & Anna Secino

05 Dec 2017
Research & Ideas

What We've Learned from 101 Entrepreneurs in Emerging Markets

Harvard Business School’s exploration of the evolution of business leadership in Africa, Asia, and Latin America has reached an important milestone. This month the Creating Emerging Markets project will publish interviews 100 and 101... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

17 Feb 2003
Research & Ideas

Rating Fund Managers by the Company They Keep

Many tools for rating the performance of mutual funds and their managers rely heavily on past performance. But what about the future? Now comes a system devised by Randolph B. Cohen and Joshua D. Coval of Harvard Business School, and... View Details

Keywords: by Ann Cullen

01 Nov 2017
What Do You Think?

What Are the Real Lessons of the Wells Fargo Case?

has “serious questions regarding the oversight responsibilities within all levels of management, especially the Board of Directors!” Arie Goldshlager labels this “a classic case of Goals Gone Wild, referring to a paper by Harvard Business... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Banking

10 Mar 2021
Blog Post

COVID Killed the Traditional Workplace

again? Should companies do away with Zoom and return the workplace to its pre-COVID ways? The answer, in a word: No. At least that’s not the future of work envisioned by several members of the Harvard Business School faculty—all of whom... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

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Business & Environment - Faculty & Research

prosperity. Recent Publications How Robust Is Your Climate Governance? By: Lynn S. Paine and Suraj Srinivasan November–December 2024 | Article | Harvard Business Review During the past few years, as evidence of climate change and its... View Details

15 Oct 2001
Research & Ideas

Rethinking E-Leadership

Economy. "It requires abandoning past business models and challenging current assumptions and beliefs. It entails breaking many of the rules we've played by for generations." If your corporate culture is stifling your ability to... View Details

Keywords: by Melissa Raffoni

13 Aug 2018
Blog Post

Following My Dream: Launching a Venture

This summer, while most of my classmates pursued internships, I decided to work full-time on my start-up ‘smoodi’, which I recently incorporated. It’s been an amazing experience and I’m grateful for the support I received as a Harvard... View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship

04 Nov 2002
Research & Ideas

From Lone Star to Team Player

When does a star performer become a corporate nightmare? And what can you do about it? HBS Working Knowledge's Mallory Stark conducted this e-mail interview with Morten Hansen.Stark: Can you describe what you mean by "lone... View Details

Keywords: by Mallory Stark

12 Jun 2012
First Look

First Look: June 12

http://www.guilford.com/cgi-bin/cartscript.cgi?page=pr/vazire.htm&dir=pp/sapp&cart_id=525067.3094 Short-Termism: Don't Blame Investors Authors:Francois Brochet, George Serafeim, and Maria Loumioti Publication:Harvard Business Review 90, no. 6 (June 2012)... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

27 Feb 2024
Research & Ideas

Why Companies Should Share Their DEI Data (Even When It’s Unflattering)

workforce is, says a recent paper by Harvard Business School researchers. Even when a company’s numbers aren’t ideal, their transparency sends the message that they’re trying to change, the HBS authors write. “There’s definitely a... View Details

Keywords: by Shalene Gupta

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Entrepreneurship - Faculty & Research

Through Corporate Venture Capital." Harvard Business School Case 725-393, September 2024. Xendit: Hiring for Growth By: Jeffrey F. Rayport , Steve Castano, Quoc Anh Nguyen and Claire Wu September 2024 | Case... View Details

29 May 2001
Research & Ideas

How Technological Disruption Changes Everything

education programs or, as we like to call it, Harvard Business School. In health care, Christensen set the scene by outlining the four layers of health care professionals: The specialist and sub-specialist physicians top the pecking... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Health

15 Aug 2023
HBS Case

(Virtual) Reality Check: How Long Before We Live in the 'Metaverse'?

Business School researchers concludes that the decades-old “pendulum of metaverse hype” began to swing toward skepticism in early 2023, as major tech corporations announced massive layoffs and cutbacks in virtual-reality development.... View Details

Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald; Technology; Computer; Information Technology

22 Mar 2010
Research & Ideas

One Strategy: Aligning Planning and Execution

patterns of behavior, not the other way around," writes Harvard Business School professor Marco Iansiti, an expert on innovation, entrepreneurship, and operations. “The planning process we describe is going to surprise many... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Video Game; Web Services

21 Oct 2022
Research & Ideas

People Trust Business, But Expect CEOs to Drive Social Change

Public trust in business remains relatively unshaken amid economic turbulence and a lingering pandemic, even as faith in the media and government falters, but leaders could do more to address social issues, a new global opinion survey shows. However, not everyone... View Details

Keywords: by Scott Van Voorhis

22 Aug 2017
First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, August 23

patterns. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=53100 June 12, 2017 Harvard Business Review Your Sales Training Is Probably Lackluster. Here's How to Fix It By: Cespedes, Frank V., and Yuchun Lee Abstract— U.S.... View Details