Perspective Taking - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Sep 2010
News

Fair Trade

manage them properly. This frenetic activity was more than a game of corporate musical chairs. More fundamentally, it was a story of a search for identity by an industry whose borders were still unclear. It was also a search for the right business model needed to View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Chemical Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Health and Personal Care Stores; Retail Trade

13 Sep 2019
News

Hollywood Ending

into an $8 billion behemoth 10 years later, and most recently leading a massive turnaround at Hewlett-Packard—Whitman has left her beloved Bay Area for a stand-up desk in Hollywood’s media district. There she finds her phone and hotfoots it back to View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; photo by Christina Gandolfo

16 Dec 2020
Blog Post

Alumni on the Black Lives Matter Movement

right side of racial and social justice, and we are more resolved than ever to take that commitment to another level. Our goal is to do everything we can to achieve progress on each of the targeted pillars, and we will work tirelessly to... View Details

01 Mar 2014
News

The Solution to the Global Food Crisis Just Might Come from Nigeria

farms on credit; district managers track production and dispense advice throughout the season. At harvest, Babban Gona provides transportation and support, including access to tractors that can do in one hour what would take a farmer 10... View Details

Keywords: Francis Storrs; John H. Davis; Michael Halse; Crop Production; Agriculture; Administration of Economic Programs; Government; Food Manufacturing; Manufacturing

14 Dec 2011
Research & Ideas

The New Measures for Improving Nonprofit Performance

For-profit businesses have a common goal: create value for owners or shareholders by creating value for customers. It's a focus that must seem enviably straightforward from the perspective of nonprofit organizations and social enterprises... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna

04 Feb 2014
First Look

First Look: February 4

access or heightened inspiration for women entrepreneurs. Publisher's link: http://www.people.hbs.edu/wkerr/GKO_ReservationsEntry.pdf August 2013 Journal of Economic Perspectives Shifts in U.S. Federal Reserve Goals and Tactics for... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthlorne

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Departments | Employment

community, and beyond. There is never a dull moment in the Dean’s Office because of the ever-changing nature of the work, and staff members must be able to maintain a strategic perspective of HBS while, at the same time, responding to... View Details

08 Nov 2016
First Look

November 8, 2016

diversified business groups in contemporary developed economies of Western Europe, North America, and Oceania. It aims to come up with a new theoretical understanding of diversified business groups and other comparable models of corporate organizations by broadening... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

20 Jan 2017
Research & Ideas

Here’s How Businessman Trump Is Likely to Approach the Presidency

perspectives might the wealthy businessman draw on as he transitions from CEO to commander in chief? To get a better sense of the months ahead, The Gazette asked Harvard Business School (HBS) faculty members how Trump’s nearly 50 years of... View Details

Keywords: by Christina Pazzanese

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