Publications

Publications

Filter Results: (5,196) Arrow Down
Filter Results: (5,196) Arrow Down Arrow Up

Show Results For

Show Results For

← Page 66 of 5,196 Results →

    Robert C. Merton

    Robert C. Merton is the School of Management Distinguished Professor of Finance at the MIT Sloan School of Management.

    Merton is University Professor Emeritus at Harvard University and was the George Fisher Baker Professor of... View Details

    Keywords: banking; brokerage; financial services; insurance industry; investment banking industry; retail financial services

      Robert S. Kaplan

      Robert S. Kaplan is Senior Fellow and Marvin Bower Professor of Leadership Development, Emeritus at the Harvard Business School. He joined the HBS faculty in 1984 after spending 16 years on the faculty of the business school at Carnegie-Mellon University, where he... View Details

      Keywords: health care; nonprofit industry

        Brian L. Trelstad

         

        Brian Trelstad is a Senior Lecturer at Harvard Business School in the General Management Unit and the Faculty Chair of the Advanced Leadership Initiative. He teaches elective courses on Social Entrepreneurship and Systems... View Details

        Keywords: education industry; health care; service industry; emerging market private equity; private equity (other); venture capital industry
        • Research Summary

        Overview

        By: Frank Nagle
        Professor Nagle studies how competitors can collaborate on the creation of core technologies, while still competing on the products and services built on top of them. His research falls into the broader categories of the futures of work, the economics of IT, and... View Details
        Keywords: Information Technology; Strategy; Technological Innovation; Collaborative Innovation and Invention; Economic Growth; Entrepreneurship; Technology; Internet; Mobile Technology; Online Technology; Technology Adoption; Technology Networks

          David Ager

          David Ager is a Senior Lecturer in Executive Education.  He engages CEOs, CHROs, and their teams to design and deliver customized executive development experiences for executive, senior and high potential leaders.  The companies hail from diverse sectors including... View Details

          • 11 Aug 2022
          • Research & Ideas

          When Parents Tell Kids to ‘Work Hard,’ Do They Send the Wrong Message?

          “Work hard, and you’ll be successful.” How often do we tell children that the key to success is putting forth effort? That advice might seem like admirable inspiration to encourage kids to work hard as they pursue their goals. However, new research in the Journal of... View Details
          Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Education
          • 12 Oct 2006
          • First Look

          First Look: October 12, 2006

            Working PapersDo Corporate Social Responsibility Ratings Predict Corporate Social Performance? Authors:Aaron K. Chatterji, David I. Levine, and Michael W. Toffel Abstract Ratings of corporations'... View Details
          Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
          • May 1998 (Revised January 1999)
          • Case

          Japan: "Free, Fair, and Global?"

          By: Richard H.K. Vietor and Stephen E. Lynagh
          In April 1998, Prime Minister Hashimoto faced serious problems, both with his program of six systemic reforms and with his fiscal policy. Japan had been in effective recession for six years, unable to retain the miracle-growth achieved in earlier decades. Hashimoto has... View Details
          Keywords: Sovereign Finance; Development Economics; Social Issues; Policy; Economy; Government Administration; Financial Crisis; Japan
          Related
          • January–February 2013
          • Article

          Golfing Alone? Corporations, Elites and Nonprofit Growth in 100 American Communities

          By: Christopher Marquis, Gerald F. Davis and Mary Ann Glynn
          We examine the link between corporations and community by showing how corporate density interacts with the local social and cultural infrastructure to affect the growth and decline of the number of local nonprofits between 1987 and 2002. We focus on two sub-populations... View Details
          Keywords: Business and Community Relations; Civil Society or Community; Business Model; For-Profit Firms; Business Growth and Maturation; Profit; Local Range; Welfare or Wellbeing; Business Processes; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Trends; Management Practices and Processes; United States
          Related

            Michael E. Porter

            Michael Porter is an economist, researcher, author, advisor, speaker and teacher. Throughout his career at Harvard Business School, he has brought economic theory and strategy concepts to bear on many of the most challenging problems facing corporations, economies... View Details

            Keywords: biotechnology; e-commerce industry; health care; information; information technology industry; internet; nonprofit industry; service industry; state government
            • 07 Dec 2017
            • News

            Can Index Funds Be a Force for Sustainable Capitalism?

            • Article

            Investors as Stewards of the Commons?

            By: George Serafeim
            Over the past few years, there has been a significant increase in the number of initiatives seeking to mobilize investor voice towards positive social impact. In this paper, I provide a framework outlining the role of investors as stewards of the commons. While... View Details
            Keywords: Collaboration; Industry Self-regulation; Sustainability; ESG; Capital Markets; Investor Behavior; Investment Activism; Social Issues; Environmental Sustainability; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Cooperation
            Related
            • August 2023 (Revised February 2024)
            • Case

            Toby Norman: Is Passion Enough for Simprints to Thrive?

            By: Jon M. Jachimowicz, Amram Migdal and Max Hancock
            As co-founder and CEO of Simprints—a social enterprise with the mission to “transform the way the world fights poverty"—Toby Norman was at a crossroads. His organization had developed ground-breaking technology used to verify aid delivery, reached more than 2.5 million... View Details
            Keywords: Mission and Purpose; Motivation and Incentives; Social Enterprise; Employees; Growth and Development Strategy
            Related
            • November 2002 (Revised June 2003)
            • Case

            China's Rural Leap Forward

            By: Bruce R. Scott and Jamie Matthews
            Collectively owned township and village enterprises (TVEs) played a pivotal role in China's rapid growth during the 1980s and 1990s. Although they originated in the policies and institutions of the Maoist era, TVEs thrived only after Deng Xiaoping's economic reforms... View Details
            Keywords: Business and Government Relations; Public Sector; Public Ownership; Development Economics; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Macroeconomics; Emerging Markets; China
            Related
            • June 2016
            • Case

            Publicis Groupe 2016: Maurice and the Millennials

            By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter and Jonathan Cohen
            Having built Publicis Groupe through acquisitions maintained as separate brands, CEO Maurice Lévy wanted to transform the advertising and marketing firm to an integrated digital-ready enterprise to address industry changes. In early 2016, following a reorganization, he... View Details
            Keywords: Managing Change; Transformations; Digital; Millennials; Change; Innovation; Acquisitions; Merger; Culture; Advertising Agency; Reorganization; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Information Technology; Change Management; Restructuring; Management Succession; Marketing; Mergers and Acquisitions; Transformation; Innovation and Invention; Digital Marketing; Advertising Industry
            Related
            • Article

            Diasporas and Domestic Entrepreneurs: Evidence from the Indian Software Industry

            By: Ramana Nanda and Tarun Khanna
            This study explores the importance of cross-border social networks for entrepreneurs in developing countries by examining ties between the Indian expatriate community and local entrepreneurs in India's software industry. We find that local entrepreneurs who have... View Details
            Keywords: Diasporas; Entrepreneurship; Applications and Software; Information Technology Industry; India
            Related
            • February 2020
            • Article

            Gender and Entrepreneurship in the Renewable Energy Sector of Rwanda

            By: Manuel Barron, Rowan P. Clarke, Amanda Elam, Rebecca Klege, Anita Shankar and Martine Visser
            Until recently, women have not been seen as having the potential for entrepreneurial success. Yet women’s engagement in the energy sector could substantially improve energy access for those most underserved. This article examines the role of women as energy... View Details
            Keywords: Economic Development; Renewables; Economics; Entrepreneurship; Gender; Renewable Energy; Performance Effectiveness; Emerging Markets; Energy Industry; Africa
            Related
            • November 2005
            • Case

            Playgrounds and Performance: Results Management at KaBOOM! (A)

            By: Herman B. Leonard, Marc J. Epstein and Laura Winig
            KaBOOM!, a successful playground-building social enterprise funded through corporate partnerships, wants to develop a performance measurement system that will enable the organization to expand its impact substantially. The board of directors and management are trying... View Details
            Keywords: Governing and Advisory Boards; Growth and Development Strategy; Social Enterprise; Performance Evaluation; Management Systems; Design; Construction Industry
            Related
            • May 2015
            • Case

            China Yintai: Developing Shared Value in China

            By: Christopher Marquis, Ying Zhang and Shiyu Yang
            Under the leadership of CEO and President Shen Guojun, China Yintai was increasingly committed to philanthropic initiatives. Drawing upon his experience as an entrepreneur and a philanthropist, Mr. Shen saw the urgent need to build bridges between business practices... View Details
            Keywords: Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; China
            Related
            • 05 Jun 2020
            • Blog Post

            Developing Black Talent for Leadership

            urge you to prioritize these organizations and institutions as proven solutions that can help accelerate your path towards anti-racism. Here are three calls to action: 1. Amplify them: If you share appreciation for any talent development... View Details