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22 Sep 2003
Research & Ideas

How Businesses Can Respond to AIDS

dynamism, for feedback loops, for lots of mid-course corrections. These have to be to some extent very fluid relationships, very agile; you've got to be able to shift and move around very quickly." Don't forget the importance of View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

01 Nov 1999
Research & Ideas

Companies, Cultures and the Transformation to the Transnational

businesses were often treated as a portfolio of investments rather than an integrated worldwide business. Such cultural influences were very evident in Lever Brothers and later Unilever, where the important overseas operations were managed by an inner circle of View Details

Keywords: by Christopher A. Bartlett & Sumantra Ghoshal

15 Oct 2024
Research & Ideas

We Have Better Ways to Break Habits Than Willpower. Why Don't We Use Them?

that perhaps people see those who use it as superior to those who rely on external aids. In testing this hypothesis, the researchers found: People trust others who use willpower more than commitment strategies. The researchers asked 400... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

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Buy Now, Pay Later: Research Links - Secondary Resources

Development of Credit-Reporting in the Nineteenth Century (Westport, Conn: Greenwood Press, 1978). Olegario, Rowena. A Culture of Credit: Embedding Trust and Transparency in American Business (Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press,... View Details

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3 Technologies that Will Change the World - Course Catalog

in the justice system and the industrialization of misinformation and hacking of elections. How can business leaders create great companies that enhance the value to society while earning a return for shareholders? Blockchain – Changing mechanisms for coordination and... View Details

27 Oct 2020
News

HBS Votes

to increase trust in the system is to increase voter participation,” says Malik, who sees voting as “the most critical civic responsibility in our lifetime.” Bloomberg Helps Florida Felons Regain Voting Rights Mike Bloomberg (MBA 1966)... View Details

01 Apr 1999
News

HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report

each other, the School has rolled out section e-mail lists. By accessing www.alumni.hbs.edu/class/section, you will be able to send an e-mail message to your entire MBA section or Executive Education class - a wonderful way to share news and keep the HBS spirit alive.... View Details

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Tawanda Sibanda

classroom and in the workplace. I’ve even been to a rifle range with a former Green Beret. I had never fired a gun before, but I felt comfortable because I completely trusted my sectionmate.” “Even though I had read about the case... View Details

01 Dec 2018
News

From Das’s Desk

results of their time together were, in the words of more than one participant, “transformative.” Many spoke of the thrill of reimmersing themselves in the experience they remembered as students, living and working among trusted friends... View Details

Keywords: Das Narayandas

01 Dec 2001
News

Faculty News

books, Brand New: How Entrepreneurs Earned Consumer's Trust from Wedgwood to Dell and The Power of Commerce: Economy and Governance in the First British Empire. A member of the HBS faculty since 1991, Koehn is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of... View Details

Keywords: reunions; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

01 Apr 2002
News

Career Transitions, Continuing Education Focus of Washington, D.C., Club

led by Professor Nancy F. Koehn on her recent book, Brand New: How Entrepreneurs Earned Consumers' Trust from Wedgwood to Dell. Loughran's goal is to make the series a monthly event that will serve as "an ongoing continuing education... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

December 2003 (Revised August 2004)
Case

Circon (A) (Abridged)

By: Brian J. Hall, Christopher Rose and Guhan Subramanian

In 1996, U.S. Surgical launched a hostile takeover bid against Circon Corp. CEO Richard Auhll recruited an old HBS friend, George Cloutier, to the Circon board to help him defend the company. Circon's primary defenses include a "poison pill" and a staggered board and... View Details

Keywords: Motivation and Incentives; Governing and Advisory Boards; Executive Compensation; Trust; Relationships; Acquisition; Business and Shareholder Relations; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry; United States

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24 Jul 2019
Blog Post

Growing the Seeds of an Early-Stage Startup

as a beacon whenever necessary. From Day 1, Aaron was very comfortable in conferring on me the authority to self-manage and trusted me with full autonomy. I was given ownership to build an investor pitch deck, craft our Amazon strategy,... View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Consumer Products / Retail

01 Jun 2017
News

Inbox: From Das’s Desk

with our faculty members; and to make note of special events taking place on campus and elsewhere that you might find interesting. I appreciate the trust Nitin has placed in me in overseeing External Relations, and I look forward to... View Details

Keywords: Das Narayandas

01 Oct 2000
News

After the Revolution: Putting the Internet in Perspective

industrial model to the new information economy, said CEOs of incumbent (pre-Internet) companies are trying to compete with dot-coms, "but they get dot-com vertigo. They trust their senses, even after realizing they're wrong, and they get... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

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Class Notes - Alumni

help with your HBS login, please visit our help page . In keeping with the School’s statement of Community Values , Class Notes relies upon an environment of trust and mutual respect for the rights, differences, and dignity of others; of... View Details

18 May 2011
News

Man with a Plan

successful,” he added. Rane also gives the late HBS professor Marty Marshall much credit for what became the Yella Fella ads, since he “convinced me that consumers needed to connect with the owner of the business, someone whose word they could View Details

18 Jul 2005
Research & Ideas

Identify Emerging Market Opportunities

if the government is subject to oversight, and whether bureaucrats and politicians are independent from one another. Companies should gauge the level of actual trust among the populace as opposed to enforced trust. For instance, if people... View Details

Keywords: by Tarun Khanna, Krishna G. Palepu & Jayant Sinha

09 Jul 2024
Research & Ideas

Are Management Consulting Firms Failing to Manage Themselves?

levels and demand post-COVID has resulted in firms seeking a return to the meritocracy of old through significant layoffs, restructuring, and new promotion practices. Though effective in achieving balance in the short term, such actions will likely fracture a... View Details

Keywords: by David Fubini; Consulting

01 Mar 2021
Blog Post

Best Practices for Creating a Successful Virtual Internship

environment taking action now to move an internship virtual goes a long way in establishing trust and confidence in the organization’s future. Furthermore, by deciding now and making this decision known to incoming interns, your... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

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