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- 08 May 2020
- In Practice
Nonprofits Hurt by COVID-19 Must Hoard Cash to Hold On
The coronavirus crisis is hobbling social enterprises around the world, leaving many fighting for survival at a time of profound need. Since the pandemic hit, donations have... View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost
- 12 Apr 2010
- Research & Ideas
One Report: Better Strategy through Integrated Reporting
How can managers better identify, describe, and confront the issues of environmental and social sustainability that their companies increasingly encounter? One answer is One Report, a method of integrating information about financial and... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 15 Oct 2001
- Research & Ideas
Four Questions for David Garvin and Michael Roberto
Harvard Business School professors David A. Garvin and Michael A. Roberto fielded questions about their article in an email interview with HBS Working Knowledge senior editor Martha Lagace. Garvin and Roberto discuss the... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 04 Jul 2016
- Research & Ideas
Is Your Org Chart Stuck in a Rut? Try a Scientific Experiment
restructuring can feel like a “just because” pursuit among companies, which often coincides with a change in C-suite leadership. “If you bring in an executive from the outside, it’s very common that, as soon... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 07 Feb 2005
- Research & Ideas
How “Career Imprinting” Shapes Leaders
hire in cohorts are more likely to have strong organizational career imprints. These two factors socially reinforce the kinds of capabilities, connections, confidence, and cognition that people pick up; they enhance View Details
Keywords: by Mallory Stark
- 12 Feb 2008
- First Look
First Look: February 12, 2007
are witnessing the dawn of a new model of corporate power: The coordination of actions and decisions on the front lines now appears to stem from widely shared values and a... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 18 Feb 2009
- First Look
First Look: February 18, 2009
tax shelters. These changes included a common compensation bonus pool for the entire firm and rewarding people for professionalism as much as for business development; strengthening governance by adding a... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 22 Dec 2003
- Research & Ideas
How to Build a Better Board
minds, there are times when we really wonder if they are 'getting it.'" Therefore, the warning signal to all of us, not just in the United States and the U.K., but also... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 29 Sep 2003
- Research & Ideas
Why Managing Innovation is Like Theater
in which you don't or can't know the results in advance are common and consequential. All businesses face them. If you're not too narrow in what you're willing to call "management," you can manage... View Details
Keywords: by Rob Austin & Lee Devin
- 17 Oct 2007
- Research & Ideas
Why Global Brands Work
bureaucracy in which regional managers exaggerate the need for local adaptations to defend their turf; and a deteriorating market share, financial performance, and stock price. Fords worldwide should have a View Details
- 17 Nov 2020
- In Practice
How Retailers Can Thrive in a Shopping Season Like No Other
is ample opportunity in the US to make more use of social media influencers who live stream their in-person shopping experience, an increasingly common practice in Asia that can be adapted. Andy Wu... View Details
- 08 Nov 2010
- Research & Ideas
How to Fix a Broken Marketplace
them." Congestion: When Roth and his colleagues were invited to improve the way New Yorkers are matched with high schools, they recognized a problem of market congestion. This is a common problem in... View Details
- 11 Apr 2018
- Research & Ideas
Sexual Harassment: What Employers Should Do Now
says Bazerman, who has researched unethical behavior in the workplace. “It’s so much better to prevent the harassment from occurring than to try to figure out what to do once a person is harassed.” A View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 26 Nov 2001
- Research & Ideas
Manager or Mentor? Why You Must Be Both
the experience Thomas was having. They found common ground. "He then asked me, 'What are you trying to accomplish in the classroom?' I thought, 'Another trick question.'... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 23 Jun 2003
- Research & Ideas
Historically Speaking: A Roundtable at HBS
British Parliament replaced common land with private property--a process that prompted better management and made Great Britain the leader in the Industrial Revolution. I then... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Aisner
- 22 Aug 2011
- Research & Ideas
Getting to Eureka!: How Companies Can Promote Creativity
We tend to think of the moment of insight and creativity in sudden and shocking terms: the bathtub overflowing (Archimedes), the apple beaning off View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 14 Nov 2012
- Research & Ideas
New Agenda for Corporate Accountability Reporting
How do you measure corporate accountability? And can you do it credibly? Since the financial crisis of 2008-2009, for-profit corporations are facing greater demand to disclose more than revenues and expenses on annual financial reports. In response, some are pointing... View Details
- 23 Aug 2004
- Research & Ideas
Strategy for Small Fish
significant changes in technology and business models, which explains the many challenges and incumbent failures highlighted in a variety of research.19 A common failure of niche players is to bind too... View Details
Keywords: by Marco Iansiti & Roy Levien
- 12 Dec 2017
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, December 12, 2017
entrepreneurs. Within each area, we separate studies by the type of entrepreneurial behavior considered: entry into entrepreneurship, performance outcomes, and exit from entrepreneurship. This literature shows View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 10 Apr 2019
- HBS Case
How Entrepreneurs Can Turn Lead Into Gold
a social impact mission. Having a social mission is not the only way that entrepreneurs can connect with potential investors and employees. Communities based around a sport or a common connection such as a... View Details