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- 09 Jul 2001
- Research & Ideas
Does Misery Love Companies? How Social Performance Pays Off
history of empirical work on the search for a relationship between corporate social performance (CSP) and corporate financial performance (CFP). Second, we critically appraise the quality of this work. And third, we question the... View Details
Keywords: by Joshua D. Margolis & James P. Walsh
- 22 Mar 2010
- Research & Ideas
One Strategy: Aligning Planning and Execution
successful, it has to master the complexity of customer adoption—and customers are used to the richness of previous versions and traditional solutions (the first successful hybrid cars, for instance, had to have air bags just like their... View Details
- 04 Oct 2024
- In Practice
Research-Based Advice for the Seasonally Overwhelmed and Schedule Challenged
more meaningful priorities at work and at home. As we begin the last quarter of 2024, Harvard Business School faculty experts provide research-based methods to deepen the quality of both working and personal lives. Their recommendations... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- 01 Jan 2007
- News
Hansjörg Wyss, MBA 1965
spaces. The drive and attention to detail that characterize Hansjörg Wyss can be misleading. While these are qualities that colleagues would probably use to describe him, it would not be accurate to assume Wyss is also a meticulous... View Details
- 19 Oct 2011
- Research & Ideas
Designing Cities for a Sustainable Future
On a June day in Manhattan with temperatures heading into the 90s, a straphanger named Mike is taking his customary subway ride to work. People are grumbling about the heat, but hey, it's summer, it's supposed to be hot, and besides, "Whaddya gonna do?" New Yorkers... View Details
- 19 Dec 2012
- Research & Ideas
How to be Extremely Productive
your boss and position yourself accordingly. And if the differences you have with your boss are compromising your ability to do your job, you just have to take the leap and talk about it directly. Q: Those are sensitive conversations. How do you make them productive?... View Details
Keywords: by Deborah Blagg
- 01 Jun 2017
- News
Supercharged
are fighting congestion, and are concerned with air quality and noise pollution. Electric plugs right into that.” Indeed, GM plans to introduce an on-demand ridesharing service here in the United States... View Details
- Web
Commencement 2015 Address | About
Commencement 2015 Address Play Remarks as prepared by Dean Nitin Nohria, 28 May 2015 Class of 2015, friends and family, and members of the Harvard Business School community. Good afternoon and welcome. Every graduating class has some View Details
- 02 Aug 2016
- First Look
August 2, 2016
households. The quality of the liquidity services provided by bank liabilities depends on their safety in case of default. Commercial bank debt is fully insured and thus provides full liquidity. However, commercial banks do not... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 02 Nov 2010
- First Look
First Look: November 2, 2010
Business School Case 711-415 At a time when ever-rising smartphone sales are driven as much by demand for devices that run must-have third-party "apps" as by the quality of traditional voice and data services, there is a myriad... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 06 Aug 2018
- Research & Ideas
Supersmart Manufacturing Tools are Lowering Prices on TVs, Bulbs, and Solar Panels
furnace when it is at the right working temperature and uses a variety of tools to blow, cut, or deform it into the desired shape using skilled hands and air pressure from the mouth. These are skills that he or she developed over many... View Details
- Profile
Brian T. Bedol
quality programming aimed at multiple digital platforms. It rests at the intersection of technology and new programming. He shared his insights about his start-up experiences with the Rock Center. You’ve had a pretty amazing run as an... View Details
- 01 Dec 2012
- News
Taking Time to Make Time
understand your boss and position yourself accordingly. And if the differences you have with your boss are compromising your ability to do your job, you just have to take the leap and talk about it directly. Those are sensitive conversations. How do you make them... View Details
Keywords: Time management
- 16 Aug 2024
- In Practice
Election 2024: What's at Stake for Business and the Workplace?
children’s health, if air pollution is high. These are among the reasons for business leaders to care about infrastructure and climate action. 1. Business should be proactive. The 2024 US presidential election presents a stark contrast on... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- Web
Global Activities 2020-2021 - Global Activities 2021
quality care she received later as a US citizen, is why she wants to work towards improving the health care system. MBA Voices Blog Post South Asia Fostering Agile Leadership HBS launched the Senior Executive Leadership Program—India five... View Details
- 01 Sep 2008
- News
The Levitt Brand
Shapiro visited Levitt to consult about a possible career path in manufacturing. “It was the second time I went to see him,” he recalls, “and Ted was visibly nervous. He said, ‘Your voice. Your voice has a pleading quality to it that is... View Details
- 26 Apr 2011
- Op-Ed
HBS Faculty Comment on Environmental Issues for Earth Day
This ransom is $500 per year—year after year—for every American man, woman, and child. And we just keep paying it. In an ideal world, the hidden costs of energy security and energy's environmental impacts (including local air pollution,... View Details
- 07 Mar 2013
- Research & Ideas
Video: Harvard Business School at the Kumbh Mela
of administrative attention during the festival. Tens of millions of people all around the world are moving into cities from the countryside looking for opportunities, but in doing so they encounter a scarcity of resources—not enough clean View Details
- 17 Jul 2012
- First Look
First Look: July 17
origins of the social psychology of creativity, trace its arc, and suggest directions for its future. Demand and Capacity Management in Air Transportation Authors:Cynthia Barnhart, Douglas S. Fearing, Amedeo Odoni, and Vikrant Vaze... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Profile
Lara Hodgson
an image of a see-saw. If it is balanced, the children are hanging in the air and nobody is having any fun. If it is balanced, everything is average and I have no desire to be an average mom, wife or CEO.” NOWaccount is an unusual... View Details