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Consumerism and the Distributed Delivery of Health Care
This stream of Professor Huckman's work examines the growing tendency for health care to be delivered in a more distributed manner. Examples of this phenomenon include health IT, teleradiology, medical travel, remote monitoring of chronic medical conditions, and retail... View Details
- Teaching Interest
DESIGN THEORY AND PRACTICE ES285
By: Roberto Verganti
Any organization, business or venture grounds its value on how “meaningful” are its products (functionally, symbolically and emotionally). Design Theory and Practice (DTP) empowers students to create products that are meaningful, to people who use them and to... View Details
Keywords: Integrated Design; Leadership; User Experience Design; Design; Strategy; Technology; Product Design
- 17 Mar 2011
- Research & Ideas
Harvard Business School Faculty Comment on Crisis in Japan
As Japan continues to come to grips with the devastating toll exacted by the earthquake within its borders, the aftershocks are just beginning to be felt within the global economy. Here, several Harvard Business School faculty members View Details
Keywords: Re: Multiple Faculty
- November–December 2024
- Article
Why Employees Quit
By: Ethan Bernstein, Michael B. Horn and Bob Moesta
The so-called war for talent is still raging. But in that fight, employers continue to rely on the same hiring and retention strategies they’ve been using for decades. Why? Because they’ve been so focused on challenges such as poaching by industry rivals, competing in... View Details
Keywords: Retention; Recruitment; Talent and Talent Management; Employee Relationship Management; Motivation and Incentives
Bernstein, Ethan, Michael B. Horn, and Bob Moesta. "Why Employees Quit." Harvard Business Review 102, no. 6 (November–December 2024): 44–54.
- 2012
- Other Unpublished Work
Environmental corporate strategy and advancements in enhanced oil recovery technology among U.S. firms
By: Shon R. Hiatt
This study seeks to address how collective actors can affect technology development and adoption among organizations by creating regulatory uncertainty. Empirically, this paper focuses on the influence of environmental organizations concerned about climate change on... View Details
- August 2000 (Revised February 2001)
- Case
Plum Creek Timber (A)
By: Max H. Bazerman, Hannah Bowles, Dov Brachfeld and Jack Troast
Plum Creek Timber Co., the nation's sixth largest private timberland owner and forest products company, must decide whether to enter negotiations with the U.S. government to establish a Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP) on its Pacific Northwest properties for a... View Details
Keywords: Conflict of Interests; Negotiation Process; Negotiation Participants; Environmental Sustainability; Business and Government Relations; Forest Products Industry; United States
Bazerman, Max H., Hannah Bowles, Dov Brachfeld, and Jack Troast. "Plum Creek Timber (A)." Harvard Business School Case 801-131, August 2000. (Revised February 2001.)
- June 21, 2019
- Article
When Tech Companies Compete on Their Own Platforms
By: Feng Zhu
One common complaint from third parties about platform businesses is that they see what succeeds on their platforms and then enter the most profitable areas themselves, often decimating third parties in the process. Studies have identified several motivations for... View Details
Keywords: Platform-based Markets; Platform-owner Entry; Digital Platforms; Market Entry and Exit; Competition
Zhu, Feng. "When Tech Companies Compete on Their Own Platforms." Harvard Business Review (website) (June 21, 2019).
- November 2000 (Revised December 2000)
- Background Note
Online Content Providers
By: Thomas R. Eisenmann and Alastair Brown
Describes the business model for online content providers, companies that distribute copyright content via the Internet. Focuses on their revenue and cost drivers and on the ways that online content providers create value for consumers. Also investigates the benefits... View Details
Keywords: Internet and the Web; Customers; Value Creation; Business Model; Internet and the Web; Cash Flow; Risk and Uncertainty; Growth and Development Strategy; Problems and Challenges; Decision Making; Profit; Information Industry
Eisenmann, Thomas R., and Alastair Brown. "Online Content Providers." Harvard Business School Background Note 801-261, November 2000. (Revised December 2000.)
No Taxation without Information
Tax evasion generates billions of dollars of losses in government revenue and creates large distortions, especially in developing countries. A growing, mostly theoretical literature argues that information flows are central to understanding effective taxation. This... View Details
- 2013
- Working Paper
Historical Origins of Environmental Sustainability in the German Chemical Industry, 1950s-1980s
By: Geoffrey Jones and Christina Lubinski
This working paper examines the growth of corporate environmentalism in the West German chemical industry between the 1950s and the 1980s. German business has been regarded as pioneering corporate environmentalism after World War II. In contrast, this study reveals... View Details
Keywords: Sustainability; Green Business; Pollution; Environmental Sustainability; Business History; Chemical Industry; Germany; United States
Jones, Geoffrey, and Christina Lubinski. "Historical Origins of Environmental Sustainability in the German Chemical Industry, 1950s-1980s." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 14-018, August 2013.
- Blog
Faculty Reflections on International Women's Day
The 2022 theme for International Women's Day (IWD) on March 8th, is "Break the Bias." This year's campaign calls for all to imagine a gender equal world free of bias, stereotypes, and discrimination. A world that is diverse, equitable, and inclusive—where difference is... View Details
- 12 Jun 2023
- Blog Post
What Does PRIDE at HBS Mean to You?
This Pride Month we want to highlight the importance of our vibrant and inclusive student club that celebrates and advocates for the LGBTQ+ community, PRIDE. PRIDE is a safe space where our students and their partners can express themselves freely, be their authentic... View Details
- 16 Nov 2010
- Lessons from the Classroom
Data.gov: Matching Government Data with Rapid Innovation
tactics to improve its reach and impact. Kundra joined the conversation near the end of class to answer questions and share insights. "There is tremendous interest internationally" in the example of Data.gov, said Lakhani. When... View Details
James E. Austin
Dr. Austin holds the Eliot I. Snider and Family Professor of Business Administration, Emeritus at the Harvard Business School. Previously he held the John G. McLean Professorship and the Richard P. Chapman Professorship. He has been a member of the Harvard... View Details
Keywords: agribusiness
- 19 Jan 2022
- In Practice
7 Trends to Watch in 2022
that prioritize shareholder value maximization and short-term financial gains, largely at the expense of employee, climate, and societal welfare, have contributed to this crisis of power concentration. Power View Details
Keywords: by HBS News
- 08 Sep 2016
- Blog Post
4 Unexpected Things I Learned at HBS
day-out with the extraordinary people who have surrounded me for the last two years. As I ready for my move to Chicago for my next adventure, I wanted to share a few things that I’ve learned during my time here. 1. I learned to ask for... View Details
- Article
Meaning and Momentum in the Integrated Reporting Movement
By: Robert G. Eccles, Michael P. Krzus and Sydney Ribot
In this summary of their recently published book, the authors provide an update of the state of the integrated reporting (or ) movement, whose aim is to persuade companies to provide fuller disclosure of material nonfinancial (or "ESG") factors and how they are... View Details
Eccles, Robert G., Michael P. Krzus, and Sydney Ribot. "Meaning and Momentum in the Integrated Reporting Movement." Journal of Applied Corporate Finance 27, no. 2 (Spring 2015): 8–17.
- June 2023
- Supplement
Applied Intuition (B)
By: Andy Wu
Applied Intuition CEO Qasar Younis shares his perspective on the company's growth opportunities, the future of the autonomy industry, and his personal observations on strategy and leadership in technology. View Details
Keywords: Autonomous Vehicles; Software; Strategy; Competitive Strategy; Growth and Development Strategy; Valuation; Auto Industry; Technology Industry; California; Detroit
Wu, Andy. "Applied Intuition (B)." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Supplement 723-870, June 2023. (Click here to access this supplement.)
- 04 Nov 2014
- Working Paper Summaries
Making the Numbers? ‘Short Termism’ & the Puzzle of Only Occasional Disaster
- 02 Feb 2004
- Research & Ideas
Where Does Apple Go From Here?
investment. "Now, obviously, the company is doing much better since Jobs returned to the CEO job; but having said that, it has not yet reached the value that it was in the early 1990s," Yoffie points out. Yoffie, whose book Judo... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne