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- Working Paper
Signaling without Certification: The Critical Role of Civil Society Scrutiny
By: Susan A. Kayser, John W. Maxwell and Michael W. Toffel
In response to stakeholders' growing concerns, companies are joining voluntary environmental programs to signal their superior environmental management capabilities. In contrast to the literature's focus on certification programs that require a third-party audit, we... View Details
Keywords: United Nations; Labor Standards; Supplier Relationship; Procurement; Sustainability; Sustainability Management; Quality And Safety; Risk; Globalization; Globalized Markets and Industries; Governance; Working Conditions; Supply Chain Management; Supply Chain; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Quality; Risk and Uncertainty; Safety; Reputation
Kayser, Susan A., John W. Maxwell, and Michael W. Toffel. "Signaling without Certification: The Critical Role of Civil Society Scrutiny." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 15-009, August 2014. (Revised July 2016.)
- 08 Apr 2022
- News
Kraft donates $24M to Harvard Business School
- 22 Mar 2018
- News
More Companies Teach Workers What Colleges Don’t
- March 1980 (Revised September 1982)
- Case
Parker Brothers (B)
Describes the recall program designed by Parker Brothers following the death of two children, which may have been related to a new product. View Details
Cady, John F. "Parker Brothers (B)." Harvard Business School Case 580-086, March 1980. (Revised September 1982.)
- 28 Aug 2014
- Op-Ed
Government Can Do More to Unfreeze Small Business Credit
businesses. But small business credit was hit hard during the recent recession and has been slow to recover. Beginning in early 2009, the federal government acted quickly to unfreeze credit markets with programs ranging from loan... View Details
- 20 Jan 2012
- News
LRQA talks to world’s leading management systems expert
- 26 Jun 2014
- News
Shifting toward Defined Contributions — Predicting the Effects
- 9 AM – 9 AM EST, 14 Nov 2018
HBX Entrepreneurship Essentials
Master a proven framework for building and financing new ventures and learn to speak the language of the start-up world. Program Dates: November 14, 2018 - December 12, 2018 View Details
- 09 May 2016
- News
Plugged In: Anita Elberse, Harvard Business School
- September 2003 (Revised November 2005)
- Case
Best Buy Co., Inc. (A): An Innovator's Journey
By: Dorothy A. Leonard and Brian DeLacey
The CEO of Best Buy, a hugely successful retailing company, has hired consulting firm Strategos to imbue the company with an improved innovative capability. The six-month program of experimental learning yields new business ideas and also trains Best Buy employees as... View Details
Keywords: Innovation and Management; Innovation Strategy; Management Teams; Creativity; Adoption; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Employees; Learning; Training; Programs; Retail Industry; United States
Leonard, Dorothy A., and Brian DeLacey. "Best Buy Co., Inc. (A): An Innovator's Journey." Harvard Business School Case 604-043, September 2003. (Revised November 2005.)
- June 2018 (Revised January 2019)
- Case
Membership Rewards® from American Express
By: Shelle Santana, Frances X. Frei and Lauren G. Pickle
Credit and charge card issuer American Express (Amex) had developed a strong reputation among consumers due in part to its Membership Rewards (MR) loyalty program, first established in 1991. Through MR, all Amex cardholders could accumulate and redeem “points” based on... View Details
Keywords: Financial Services; Customer Loyalty; Credit Cards; Marketing Strategy; Product Marketing; Brands and Branding; Customer Value and Value Chain; Value Creation; Financial Services Industry; Banking Industry; North America; United States
Santana, Shelle, Frances X. Frei, and Lauren G. Pickle. "Membership Rewards® from American Express." Harvard Business School Case 518-079, June 2018. (Revised January 2019.)
- 14 Jan 2025
- Video
Applying to the 2+2 Program: Taking Advantage of the Deferral Period
Jason T. Pananos
Jason Pananos is a Senior Lecturer of Business Administration in the Finance Department. Jason currently teaches and was the co-creator of a second-year field course titled “Value Creation in Small and Medium Firms”. Jason is also an active collaborator and guest... View Details
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Startup Bootcamp
The Startup Bootcamp is an immersion program for first-year HBS MBA candidates that uses a leaning-by-doing approach to build skills required as an early stage entrepreneur.
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- 14 Apr 2020
- Video
COVID-19, Global Markets, and Global Macroeconomic Policy Responses
- 12 Jun 2017
- Video
MBA Application Details
- Book Review
Review of "Constructing Private Governance: The Rise and Evolution of Forest, Coffee, and Fisheries Certification" by Graeme Auld. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press (2014). 352 pages. ISBN: 9780300190533, $30.00 paperback.
By: Kristin Sippl
This article reviews Auld's use of historical and rational-choice institutionalism to explain the proliferation of certification programs in the coffee, fisheries, and forestry sectors. View Details
Sippl, Kristin. Review of "Constructing Private Governance: The Rise and Evolution of Forest, Coffee, and Fisheries Certification" by Graeme Auld. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press (2014). 352 pages. ISBN: 9780300190533, $30.00 paperback. Review of Policy Research 32, no. 2 (March 2015): 269–271.
- 2019
- Presentation