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- 11 Jul 2016
- HBS Case
Neurodiversity: The Benefits of Recruiting Employees with Cognitive Disabilities
maciek905 Started in 2011, the Autism at Work program grew from what was a side project by the head of SAP Labs in India into a companywide effort to have 1 percent of its workforce comprised of individuals with ASD. V. R. Ferose, then managing View Details
- 16 Aug 2018
- News
Working with a Giver’s Spirit
business owners that promotes economic growth by mentoring and supporting high-impact entrepreneurs. Ko was looking for a new managing director of the Philippine chapter of Entrepreneurs’ Organization, and Ayala’s name kept surfacing. At... View Details
Keywords: Constantine von Hoffman
- 24 Nov 2003
- Research & Ideas
Boards and Corporate Governance: A Balanced Scorecard Approach
compensation to performance, as they often fail to rein in pay when performance suffers. · Expectations placed on board members have increased. Most notably, Sarbanes-Oxley and the new listing requirements of the public exchanges have... View Details
Keywords: Re: Robert S. Kaplan & Krishna G. Palepu
- 15 Dec 2023
- News
Exploring Business Opportunities in Africa; Alumni Grapple with Plastic Waste Problem
Clubs News Clubs News Webinar illuminates broad array of business opportunities across Africa On December 5th, the HBS African-American Alumni Association (HBSAAA) hosted ‘Doing Business in Africa: From Opportunity to Action’, a webinar panel of HBS alumni who shared... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
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Entrepreneurship Course Online | HBS Online
could relate to, and it helped me to understand and know that fear can be good because it fuels your passion to keep you moving forward. Anita Umoh Director at Ayzer Limited What You Earn Certificate of Completion Boost your resume with a... View Details
- 18 Aug 2003
- Research & Ideas
How New Managers Become Great Managers
made a series of upward and lateral moves that entailed a number of tough assignments across many functional areas. Beginning as the director of regional operations in New England, this manager had profit and loss responsibility for fifty... View Details
Keywords: by Linda Hill
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Case Studies - Social Impact Collaboratory
Blue Haven Initiative: The PEGAfrica Investment (318003) by Vikram Gandhi , Caitlin Lindsay Reimers Brumme and Amram Migdal FEBRUARY 2018 (REVISED AUGUST 2018) In May 2017, Blue Haven Initiative (BHI) Co-Founder and Principal Liesel Pritzker Simmons and View Details
- 30 Jul 2001
- What Do You Think?
What’s the Future of Corporate Governance?
pays for it? Should there be an independent firm that is appointed by the SEC?" What do you think? Original Article Observers such as Jay Lorsch, in his book Pawns and Potentates, has argued that boards of View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 16 Mar 2020
- Research & Ideas
How the Coronavirus Is Already Rewriting the Future of Business
honest conversation, to undermine their ability to develop a trust-based culture for years to come. Michael Beer is the Cahners-Rabb Professor of Business Administration, Emeritus, co-founder and director of TruePoint Partners, and the... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 16 Jul 2013
- First Look
First Look: July 16
http://ssrn.com/abstract=2288746 Accountability of Independent Directors-Evidence from Firms Subject to Securities Litigation By: Brochet, Francois, and Suraj Srinivasan Abstract—We examine which independent directors are held accountable... View Details
Keywords: Anna Secino
- 22 Nov 2004
- Research & Ideas
Side Effects: The Case of Propecia
You are the marketing director of Propecia, a new drug for hair restoration that's about to hit the market. But the drug can only be purchased via a physician's prescription. So do you advertise directly to balding men? Do you concentrate... View Details
- 10 Sep 2012
- HBS Case
HBS Cases: Branding Yoga
Owner/President Management Program, with plenty of lessons about branding and competitive strategy. Two Paths In Branding Yoga, cowritten with HBS Global Research Group associate director Kerry Herman and research associate Annelena Lobb,... View Details
- 03 Oct 2005
- Research & Ideas
The Box Office Power of Stars
We all understand at some level that stars in the worlds of film, sports, and even business create results. If you want big box office for Pirates of the Caribbean, it probably pays to sign Johnny Depp to play the lead. But Harvard... View Details
- 15 Jan 2014
- Research & Ideas
Managing the Family Business: It Takes a Village
depends, to a surprising extent, on capable leaders. If boards of directors of public, anonymously-owned companies didn't believe that leadership mattered so much, they wouldn't pay such huge salaries to... View Details
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John H. McArthur | About
the 1994 merger of BWH and Massachusetts General Hospital. He later served as the founding co-chair of the merged entity, Partners HealthCare System, Inc. In addition to BWH, McArthur was a director of organizations including Chase... View Details
- 16 Aug 2004
- Research & Ideas
Luxury Isn’t What It Used to Be
classic," says Matthew McEvoy (HBS MBA '89), strategic planning director at Burberry. Founded in 1856, the creator of the iconic trench coat has outfitted movie stars, outdoor sportsmen, the British military, and the Royal Family. In... View Details
- 04 Apr 2023
- Blog Post
Maersk’s Journey to Decarbonize Shipping
competitive advantage while doing the right thing, rather than an imposition or a burden. According to Maersk leadership, the two keys to their decarbonization strategy are: Strong relationships with customers to get them on board with View Details
- 01 Jan 2002
- News
Egon P.S. Zehnder (MBA '56)
requires us to find people who want to stay with the company for the long haul." Another linchpin in Zehnder's vision also sets the firm apart from all others in the field. Clients pay for services rendered, period. There are no... View Details
- 19 Sep 2016
- Research & Ideas
Why Isn't Business Research More Relevant to Business Practitioners?
journals. “Academic research can be helpful, but it tends to be overly complex, hard to digest, and not backed by real quantitative insights from customer populations or engagements,” says Neale-May, executive director of the Chief... View Details
- 12 Nov 2021
- News
Alumni Business Leaders on Confronting the Climate Change Challenge
world are declaring a climate emergency and a growing number of whistleblowers are coming out to tell the truth. What would telling the truth mean for your business? Supporting people to engage in social movements. Ecosia pays the legal... View Details