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- 16 Mar 2003
- Research & Ideas
At the Center of Corporate Scandal Where Do We Go From Here?
faced with powerful incentives to do the wrong thing. We are fortunate to have a lot of people in our economy who did not succumb to those incentives. There are a lot of great... View Details
Keywords: by Kim B. Clark
- 20 Feb 2013
- Research & Ideas
Big Deal: Reflections on the Megamerger of American and US Airways
the economy recover from the financial crisis, and it will continue to be an important driver of national competitiveness in the future. Merger's Success Depends On Leadership Rosabeth M. Kanter, Ernest L.... View Details
- 13 Apr 2023
- News
Why Africa Is One of the Most Unequal Continents in the World
- 09 Sep 2024
- News
McDonald’s and the Post #MeToo Rules of Sex in the Workplace
- March – April 2002
- Article
The Local and Variegated Nature of Learning in Organizations: A Group-Level Perspective
By: Amy C. Edmondson
Edmondson, Amy C. "The Local and Variegated Nature of Learning in Organizations: A Group-Level Perspective." Organization Science 13, no. 2 (March–April 2002): 128–146.
- April 2007
- Article
Knowledge-based Innovation: Emergence and Embedding of New Practice Areas in Management Consulting Firms
By: N. Anand, H. K. Gardner and T. Morris
How do innovative knowledge-based structures emerge and become embedded in organizations? We drew on theories of knowledge-intensive firms, communities of practice, and professional service firms to analyze multiple cases of new practice area creation in management... View Details
Keywords: Knowledge; Innovation and Invention; Management Practices and Processes; Organizational Structure; Economy; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Experience and Expertise; Service Operations; Consulting Industry
Anand, N., H. K. Gardner, and T. Morris. "Knowledge-based Innovation: Emergence and Embedding of New Practice Areas in Management Consulting Firms." Academy of Management Journal 50, no. 2 (April 2007).
- Web
Modern Capitalism: Mergers and Syndicates - Railroads and the Transformation of Capitalism | Harvard Business School
industrial output surpassing that of France, Germany, and Great Britain. The railroads not only set in motion the combined forces of mass production, distribution, and communication under which the American... View Details
- 2014
- Working Paper
Who Runs the International System? Power and the Staffing of the United Nations Secretariat
By: Paul Novosad and Eric Werker
National governments frequently pull strings to get their citizens appointed to senior positions in international institutions. We examine, over a 60 year period, the nationalities of the most senior positions in the United Nations Secretariat, ostensibly the world's... View Details
Novosad, Paul, and Eric Werker. "Who Runs the International System? Power and the Staffing of the United Nations Secretariat." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 15-018, September 2014.
- Web
Activating a Legion of People | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
about a job at the Wildlife Conservation Society. It was such an unexpected synergy of circumstances. I really fell in love with the organization, the people (who are primarily scientists), and the scope... View Details
- March 2008 (Revised April 2009)
- Case
The Xiamen PX Project: The Rule of Contract or Citizens in China Today
This case examines the effect of environmental activism on China's investment climate, focusing on the petrochemical sector. It shows how tensions between a country's national economic development goals and political constraints make for a more unpredictable investment... View Details
Keywords: Developing Countries and Economies; Investment; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Business and Government Relations; Environmental Sustainability; Conflict and Resolution; China
Abrami, Regina M., and Weiqi Zhang. "The Xiamen PX Project: The Rule of Contract or Citizens in China Today." Harvard Business School Case 808-123, March 2008. (Revised April 2009.)
- 2006
- Chapter
The Microeconomic Foundations of Prosperity: Findings from the Business Competitiveness Index
By: Michael E. Porter, Christian H.M. Ketels and Mercedes Delgado-Garcia
Porter, Michael E., Christian H.M. Ketels, and Mercedes Delgado-Garcia. "The Microeconomic Foundations of Prosperity: Findings from the Business Competitiveness Index." In Global Competitiveness Report 2006-2007, edited by Augusto Lopez-Claros, Michael E. Porter, Xavier Sala-i-Martin, and Klaus Schwab. Palgrave Macmillan: Palgrave Macmillan, 2006.
- Web
The Intersection of Public Relations and Photography | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School
introducing the work of leading photographers into its feature articles. Fortune “used the intersections of fine art and mass culture . . . to position the engines of... View Details
- 1986
- Chapter
Promise Them Anything: The Incentive Structures of Local Public Pension Plans
By: Dutch Leonard
Keywords: Compensation and Benefits; Public Sector; Government and Politics; Local Range; Motivation and Incentives
Leonard, Dutch. "Promise Them Anything: The Incentive Structures of Local Public Pension Plans." In Public Sector Payrolls, edited by David A. Wise. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1986.
- December 2020
- Article
Unwanted Attention: Swiss Multinationals and the Creation of International Corporate Guidelines in the 1970s
By: Sabine Pitteloud
During the last decade, we have seen an increased opposition to globalization. Within this wave of criticism, firms and more specifically multinational corporations have been major targets, accused of multiple wrongdoings, such as social dumping, fiscal evasion, job... View Details
Keywords: Multinationals; Guidelines; Lobbying; Business History; Multinational Firms and Management; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Global Range; Switzerland
Pitteloud, Sabine. "Unwanted Attention: Swiss Multinationals and the Creation of International Corporate Guidelines in the 1970s." Special Issue on Multinational Corporations and the Politics of International Trade. Business and Politics 22, no. 4 (December 2020).