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- 06 Jan 2012
- Op-Ed
Where Green Corporate Ratings Fail
professor at Harvard Business School, where he researches the effectiveness of environmental management practices within companies' operations and supply chains, and teaches MBAs and executives how managers... View Details
- 02 Jul 2015
- Op-Ed
The Future of the Greek Economy
future for Europe will remain an unaccomplished mission if the political vision and the courage to move to a closer fiscal union cannot be found. When all is said and done, however, Europe needs more Europe. — Dante Roscini Dante Roscini, a native of Italy, is a... View Details
- 25 Oct 2004
- Research & Ideas
Planning for Surprises
so common? A: Our research shows that there are psychological, organizational, and political factors that conspire to keep us from dealing with problems that are worthy of our attention. Psychological vulnerabilities have to do with... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 23 Dec 2008
- First Look
First Look: December 23, 2008
delegation of Chubb executives to discuss insurance issues. In the mid-1990s, Chubb opened representative offices in Beijing, Shanghai, and Shenzhen to do market research and assess the potential of the Chinese insurance market. In 2000,... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Oct 2020
- What Do You Think?
Are CEOs the Wrong Leaders for Stakeholder Capitalism?
has enough leverage to practice it. Boards of directors play an important role in championing the cause of stakeholders of all kinds. DF in AZ put it this way: “If a company promises a fundamental shift towards shareholder capitalism but... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 05 Dec 2013
- What Do You Think?
Is Walmart Defying Economic Gravity?
levels." Others cited evidence that Walmart's model has some practical limitations. Evidence of possible friction was presented by Clark Phippen, who cited symptoms that suggest that Walmart is becoming "arthritic."(1)... View Details
- 07 Apr 2014
- Research & Ideas
Negotiation and All That Jazz
negotiators” "You can't script the process," says Wheeler, the MBA Class of 1952 Professor of Management Practice at Harvard Business School. "Whoever who sits across the table from you is likely to be as determined, as smart, and as... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 03 Jun 2020
- Research & Ideas
Who Guarantees Your Workplace Is Safe for Return?
Here are key requirements to ask of any service provider offering to certify your work setting as a healthy building. These best practices apply for employers, employees, and customers alike. Our research... View Details
- 10 Feb 2009
- First Look
First Look: February 10, 2009
b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=809095 GLOBALGAP: Food Safety and Private Standards Harvard Business School Case 509-004 In response to new laws governing liability and several food safety scares in the 1990s, European retailers drove the creation of a universal... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 25 Sep 2006
- Research & Ideas
How Software Platforms Revolutionize Business
Software Platforms Drive Innovation and Transform Industries, available October 4 from MIT Press. Evans is Managing Director of the Global Competitive Policy Practice at LEGC LLC. Hagiu is a professor in the Strategy unit at Harvard... View Details
- 23 Mar 2021
- Book
Succeeding in the New Work-from-Anywhere World
occurred. “As the decades of research on virtual work would have predicted, productivity has gone up for many organizations,” says Tsedal Neeley, the Naylor Fitzhugh Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School, who has... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 20 Feb 2006
- HBS Case
Oprah: A Case Study Comes Alive
century." As the research on the Oprah Winfrey case got going, Mends and Koehn were joined by another MBA student, Edrienne Brandon; Koehn's research associate, Erica Helms; and Koehn's assistant,... View Details
- 01 Apr 2008
- First Look
First Look: April 1, 2008
development organizations, involved in both research and program design and delivery. This case explores CCL's approach to leadership and management education for executives and presents some of the challenges the CCL faces as many... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 11 Jul 2012
- Research & Ideas
The Future of Boards
attention next? A: We did a diagnosis in our chapter about compensation, but I think there's much more that can be said about what's wrong with it and how to fix it. My research associate and I also want to get a questionnaire into the... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- 16 Jul 2013
- First Look
First Look: July 16
that may be to do. In this article, the authors look at research from behavioral economics, social psychology, and other disciplines and offer practical tactics for leaders hoping to project a healthy amount... View Details
Keywords: Anna Secino
- 12 May 2003
- Research & Ideas
How Hot is the “Hot Spot” Business?
device maker Research in Motion, said he saw niche opportunities for Wi-Fi, but questioned the practicality of extensive wireless Wi-Fi networks. "It would take 10,000 hot spots to cover Waterloo... View Details
- 08 Nov 2024
- HBS Case
What Wartime Service Taught These Historic Leaders
growing—with HBS Research Assistant Shirley Sun. Here, Simons discusses three leaders whose service left a powerful mark, leading to their own success. Business leaders might learn some important lessons from their experiences, he says.... View Details
- 06 Aug 2013
- First Look
First Look: August 6
Costs of Racial 'Color Blindness' By: Norton, Michael I., and Evan P. Apfelbaum Abstract—The article looks at research on people's attitudes and behaviors with respect to noticing and referring to a person's race. It explains the 2013... View Details
Keywords: Anna Secino
- 14 Oct 2009
- First Look
First Look: October 14
Author:Benjamin G. Edelman Publication:Journal of Advertising Research (forthcoming) Abstract I offer five rights to protect advertisers from increasingly powerful ad networks—avoiding fraudulent charges for services not rendered,... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 14 Nov 2007
- Research & Ideas
Growing CEOs from the Inside
Succession planning is hard work: It must be embraced by the organization and driven by the CEO. In the book, Bower identifies best practices companies can follow to identify, groom, and train internal candidates for the C-suite. We asked... View Details