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- 01 Dec 2002
- News
GE's Jeff Immelt
world, he said, “Stars aren't going to be tolerated anymore — the focus is on a solid system, teamwork, and values.” Immelt went on to describe GE as a meritocracy, noting, “You have to link pay with performance to attract the best people. I believe in stock options,... View Details
- 02 Feb 2017
- News
Growing and Competing at the Local Level
the backbone services to places like GE, Ford, and GM. “The impact that I’m hoping to have is to start aligning the resources that are focused on the economy, both within our state and nationally. Things are changing so quickly, and the... View Details
- 01 Mar 2025
- News
Assets: These Little Piggies
Not long after Joseph Fuller (MBA 1981) cofounded the consultancy Monitor Group in 1983, a competitor made it known that pigs would fly before the firm succeeded. “That became our rallying cry,” Fuller says. He hung a terra-cotta flying pig from the ceiling of one of... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 22 Sep 2015
- News
Business as a Force for Good
workforce with the skills and that level of understanding, I think that it helped me chart a course that was very aligned with my personal values. “I love the work that I'm doing now. I work with an organization called B Lab. We're the... View Details
- 01 Sep 2006
- News
Faculty Books
evolving, mutually beneficial channel strategies. To navigate the complex distribution environment successfully, companies must map the industry channel, build and continually edit their own channel to best serve customers, and align and... View Details
- 15 Dec 2024
- News
The Golden Thread
Teresa Amabile grew up near Buffalo, New York, the third of seven children. Her parents were first-generation Americans who used their childhood Italian language when they didn’t want the kids to understand what they were saying. Her father and his brothers were... View Details
- 01 Mar 2015
- News
Ask the Expert: Inside the Fed
hoping that will align market expectations with its policy views. But in some cases, markets just disagree with Fed approaches, and there’s not much they can do about that. The Fed isn’t generally in favor of surprises, I’d say, but can’t... View Details
- 01 Mar 2003
- News
A Casual Approach to Success
have yielded solid returns, and it is now investing $2.2 billion in its fourth fund. Hellman is, in fact, proud of the business that he and Tully Friedman have created. “From the beginning, we’ve been committed to making a company where our business interests are View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 01 Dec 2018
- News
Combating Climate Change
products—but that’s not nearly enough to stop climate change, says Michael Toffel, faculty chair of the Business and Environment Initiative. Business leaders have to become activists, he says: Lobby for sweeping and aggressive legislation to impose limits on greenhouse... View Details
- 01 Jun 2018
- News
Sustaining HBS’s Unique Economic Model
Harvard Business School’s continued excellence requires ongoing investment—in people, programs, and ideas. The HBS economic model is tightly aligned with its mission of educating leaders who make a difference in the world, where the... View Details
- 01 Dec 2017
- News
Diagnosing DC’s Dysfunction
election process, from moving to a single primary ballot for all candidates to instituting nonpartisan redistricting. They also propose restructuring the governing process by aligning legislative and governance rules with the public... View Details
- 01 Apr 2002
- News
Underwater Options May Not Sink Incentives
Executive Stock Options Still Align Incentives?" by Meulbroek and HBS assistant professor Li Jin. Their study uses the option delta, which measures how a single option's value is affected by a change in the stock price. Calculating this... View Details
- 22 Feb 2022
- News
Savings and Loam
finding brands in every aisle that align with their values. An entire generation of these consumers expects their purchasing power to be deployed as a force for good, whether that means supporting humane working conditions or social or... View Details
- 10 Feb 2016
- News
Investing in Sustainability
that will make the organization sustainable. “I believe charities should be investing in ways that align with their mission,” says Tiller. “In that way, they can get both good returns and further their goals.” (Published February 2016) View Details
- 27 Oct 2020
- News
HBS Votes
health of democracy does not align the company with a liberal or conservative agenda. It is simply an expression of confidence and trust in people—people just like its own employees and customers.” View Details
- 01 Jun 2017
- News
The Exchange: Venture Forth
Other VCs have a reputation for being quicker on the trigger. Think about what aligns with your interests. PG: There’s a greater menu of choices today than there would have been 15 or 20 years ago. Be informed. Twenty-five years ago it... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 13 Nov 2020
- News
Expanding Summer Fellowships to Support Students
provides capital from a pool of donations to a portfolio of curated organizations whose ethos align with four pillars of purpose: justice system reform, education parity, health and wellness access, and community outreach and social... View Details
- 17 Dec 2024
- News
Solving the Underemployment Crisis
Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Hi, it’s Dan. Today, we are sharing a brief excerpt from Managing the Future of Work, the critically-acclaimed podcast from my colleagues at Harvard Business School. Each episode, HBS professors Bill Kerr... View Details
- 01 Jun 2017
- News
Research Brief: Profit with Purpose—and Middle Management
management. “For the past decade, middle management has taken a beating—often portrayed as an unnecessary resource inside an organization,” Serafeim says. “But [this research shows] that when you can motivate this layer of an organization and View Details
Keywords: Erin Peterson
- 01 Sep 2009
- News
Executive Pay: Onward & Upward
departing executives soon become common practice. 1990 To better align executive pay with shareholder returns, academics — led by HBS professor Michael Jensen — and activists urge greater use of stock options. During the bull market years... View Details