Warnings - Publications - Faculty & Research

08 Sep 2008
HBS Case

The Value of Environmental Activists

There are many methods, most financial, to measure the success of companies in meeting goals. But the question becomes a lot harder at Harvard Business School when MBAs are challenged to measure the efforts of environmental organizations like Greenpeace and the World... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert; Energy; Utilities

26 Jun 2000
Research & Ideas

A New Ecosystem for Business and Society

decidedly mixed reviews. In those days, he said, people were warned of "the immense dangers of prolonged silent reading. Most of all, it was feared that excessive reading would make people socially disfunctional…and could well... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

02 Mar 2018
Op-Ed

Op-Ed: Trump’s Tariffs Could Harm Allies as Much as Opponents

Russia are ahead of it. The European Union will also suffer from these tariffs; they will poison the global trade climate and may represent the first warning shot in a potential global trade war. As always, what drives protectionism is... View Details

Keywords: by Dante Roscini; Steel; Manufacturing

24 Jun 2016
Op-Ed

Why Brexit is a Big Deal

protectionist tariffs, and demand their own national referendums. Meanwhile, opportunistic EU businesses will warn continental customers to shift their purchases away from British suppliers. British business will more than ever look... View Details

Keywords: by John Quelch

05 Dec 2007
Sharpening Your Skills

Sharpening Your Skills: Managing Marketing

warns Luc R. Wathieu. When is an all-inclusive price the best bet? Key concepts include: A "simple" all-inclusive price will lead buyers to focus on the main benefit offered, while partitioned price formats (main price plus... View Details

24 Sep 2024
Research & Ideas

Why Small Businesses Deserve More Credit

these firms.” You Might Also Like: Reading the Financial Crisis Warning Signs: Credit Markets and the 'Red-Zone' What Does the Failure of Silicon Valley Bank Say About the State of Finance? Are Banks the ‘Bad Guys’? Overdraft Fees Are... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Financial Services; Banking

02 Dec 2019
What Do You Think?

How Does a Company like Boeing Respond to Intense Competitive Pressure?

pressure? What do you think? Original Column Tube and train riders in Europe are well-aware of the term, “mind the gap.” They see it every time they step off a train or subway platform. In a sense, it’s also an appropriate warning for... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Air Transportation

24 Sep 2020
Research & Ideas

Financial Meltdowns Are More Predictable Than We Thought

research by Harvard Business School Professors Robin Greenwood and Samuel G. Hanson begs to differ. Financial crises, even ones as calamitous as the 2007-2008 banking meltdown, are surprisingly predictable to those who know the warning... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost; Financial Services

23 Dec 2013
Research & Ideas

Just How Independent are ‘Independent’ Directors?

the Chinese dataset will apply in New York," warns Khanna. "Nevertheless, it is better than not having any findings at all." Although the data may not be directly applicable to the United States or other countries, it... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

21 Apr 2011
Research & Ideas

Searching for Better Practices in Social Investing

gun-shy private investors, Morino warned that a social impact bond program will work only if the government and the investors truly understand what constitutes success for any given community organization—lest the organizations be forced... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Financial Services

06 Nov 2019
Op-Ed

Torched Planet: The Business Case to Reinvent Almost Everything

The world is. on. fire. The Earth is burning. We only have a little time to arrest climate change, and if we fail to do so the consequences will be both dire and irreversible. We have the technology and the resources to fix things, if we want to. We even have a... View Details

Keywords: by Rebecca Henderson; Energy

06 Sep 2004
What Do You Think?

How Do We Prepare for a World Without Cheap Oil?

recently a mere price "spike" in oil, we may be entering an era in which we have to adjust our thinking to prices that fluctuate around, say, $40 per barrel, a level long thought to be unsustainable even by OPEC, the oil-supplying cartel. Of course, View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

19 May 2020
Research & Ideas

Why Privacy Protection Notices Turn Off Shoppers

says John. “When people weren’t presented with a privacy notice, their purchase interest was about twice that of those who had been shown the privacy notice.” In another experiment involving a car GPS system, the researchers showed some people a View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Retail

03 Jan 2017
Research & Ideas

5 New Year's Resolutions You Can Keep (With the Help of Behavioral Science Research)

conceptualize goal setting as a prescription-strength medication that requires careful dosing, consideration of harmful side effects, and close supervision. We offer a warning label to accompany the practice of setting goals.” To learn... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

12 Oct 1999
Research & Ideas

Paid for Success: Options for Compensating CEOs

next -- which means they get a raise the next year, because their options are worth more. Since the converse is also true, fixed number plans provide higher-powered incentives." At the same time, Hall warns that with fixed number... View Details

Keywords: by Judith A. Ross

09 May 2011
Research & Ideas

Moving From Bean Counter to Game Changer

Early Warning System that conveyed the bank's "risk view." Management started using these tools to frame important debates, such as the evaluation of divisional heads' performance at quarterly business reviews. The system also helped the... View Details

Keywords: by Kim Girard; Banking

14 Aug 2018
First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, August 14, 2018

https://hbsp.harvard.edu/product/818059-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 518-065 Adeo Health Science: Turning a Product into a Brand For decades, American parents were warned to avoid introducing potential allergens to their babies... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

17 Mar 2008
Research & Ideas

The Lessons of Business History: A Handbook

“The history of globalization warns against easy assumptions on the linearity of globalization.” Another instance is the highly influential "law and economics" literature, which emphasizes the importance of the common law... View Details