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06 Nov 2000
Research & Ideas

The Determinants of Corporate Venture Capital Success

Corporate-sponsored venture funds first appeared in the 1960s, about two decades after the first flowering of the venture capital industry. Ever since, they have mirrored the cyclic nature of the industry as... View Details

Keywords: by Paul Gompers & Josh Lerner

11 Feb 2021
Blog Post

Good Leadership Is an Act of Kindness

powerful, fundamental leadership strategy is being largely overlooked. It is, in fact, the most innately human one: Be kind. According to a recent Gallup survey, less than half of employees (45 percent) feel strongly that their employer... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

20 Sep 2013
Working Paper Summaries

Historical Origins of Environmental Sustainability in the German Chemical Industry, 1950s-1980s

Keywords: by Geoffrey Jones & Christina Lubinski; Chemical

19 Mar 2008
Research & Ideas

Finding Success in the Middle of the Market

had been undercut by Ameritrade and E*trade. Research identified a large middle market of investors, bruised by the end of the dot-com bubble, in need View Details

Keywords: by John Quelch; Auto; Retail

12 Oct 1999
Research & Ideas

Bright Ideas: The Creative Power of Groups

methodology. The need to put together a diverse group, say Leonard and Swap, immediately challenges the assumptions of many managers, who tend to subconsciously select people like themselves in training and... View Details

Keywords: by Laurie Joan Aron

Summer 2013
Article

A Tale of Two Stories: Sustainability and the Quarterly Earnings Call

By: Robert G. Eccles and George Serafeim

One of the challenges companies claim to face in making sustainability a core part of their strategy and operations is that the market does not care about sustainability, either in general or because the time frames in which it matters are too long. The response of... View Details

Keywords: Sustainability; Communication; Integrated Corporate Reporting; Investment; Environmental Sustainability

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01 Mar 2014
News

Faculty Q&A: The Future of Foreign Aid

technocrats, I found plenty of talent and resolve to do things better. But the status quo has many allies, and the culture of management is inherently conservative. Liberia is making enormous progress, but... View Details

Keywords: foreign aid; Government

01 Jun 2009
Lessons from the Classroom

The Challenges of Investing in Science-Based Innovation

efficiency and boosting profit. Managers need to consider how to create an environment that attracts people capable of doing the sort of work that leads to scientific... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Banking; Auto; Pharmaceutical

16 Oct 2015
News

Christine Exley on the Economics of Volunteering, Market Failure in the Homeless Dog Market and Wagaroo

16 Jul 2021
Op-Ed

For Entrepreneurs, the Benefits of Slowing Down

moment of candor, he confided to me, "I hope the new investors will let me slow down. We need to make sure we are building for scale and to do that, I need to be more... View Details

Keywords: by Jeffrey Bussgang

20 Aug 2016
News

The Business of Improving Health Care Delivery

practices to bear on how we run hospitals. In America, we spend 17 percent of the GDP on health care, for some of the worst outcomes in the developed world. We’re in dramatic View Details

06 Sep 2005
What Do You Think?

What are the Lessons of New Orleans?

citizens could meet these kinds of calamities with ease and cool minds." Eric Schmidt echoed this call to action in commenting that "readiness is only achieved through practice." E. Hassen observed that "events cannot... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

01 Jun 2020
News

Effective Communication in the Age of Zoom

changed the way we work. But according to Rachel Greenwald (MBA 1993), some of the core tenets of interpersonal communication that were important in the office remain just as important in our new digital... View Details

Keywords: Zoom

10 Nov 2008
What Do You Think?

How Much Can You Ask of Your Customers?

volunteerism and "ownership." Those were messages in the very thoughtful responses to this month's column. Dianne Jacobs commented, "This builds on the real social need for people to connect in sync with a purpose."... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

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The Arts of Communication - Course Catalog

HBS Course Catalog The Arts of Communication Course Number 7515 HKS Adjunct Lecturer in Public Policy Candace Bertotti Spring; Q3Q4; 1.5 credits 12 2-hour sessions ---Please Read Before Enrolling--- My goal: to create and deliver a... View Details

27 Sep 2013
Working Paper Summaries

The Impact of Conformance and Experiential Quality on Healthcare Cost and Clinical Performance

Keywords: by Claire Senot, Aravind Chandrasekaran, Peter T. Ward & Anita L. Tucker; Health

January 2019
Case

Understanding the Brand Equity of Nestlé Crunch Bar: A Market Research Case

By: Jill Avery and Gerald Zaltman

In early 2018, Nestlé announced the sale of its U.S. candy-making division and a select collection of 20 of its confectionery brands, including the Nestlé Crunch Bar, to Ferrero SpA for $2.8 billion. Under the terms of the Nestlé acquisition, each of the purchased... View Details

Keywords: Brand Equity; Marketing; Market Research; Qualitative Research; Marketing Communication; Customer Satisfaction; Brands and Branding; Consumer Behavior; Marketing Communications; Marketing Strategy; Food and Beverage Industry; United States; North America; Italy

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16 Jan 2012
Research & Ideas

Private Meetings of Public Companies Thwart Disclosure Rules

are actively breaking the rules of Regulation FD. Rather, he is suggesting that the SEC may need to spend more time determining what constitutes material information. For an astute observer, simply observing... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Financial Services

24 Nov 2008
Research & Ideas

Harvard Business School Discusses Future of the MBA

you need to think critically about what you are doing every 100 years or so, whether you need to or not," Dean Jay Light wryly observed in opening remarks to an unprecedented campus gathering last March... View Details

Keywords: by Roger Thompson & HBS Bulletin; Education

04 Jan 2021
Blog Post

Bringing the Lessons of 2020 into 2021

diversity, inclusion, and racial and social justice must continue in order to make a much-needed difference in society and specifically within our places of employment. Alumni, faculty, and DIB professionals weigh in on the critical steps... View Details