Functions - Publications - Faculty & Research

21 Apr 2011
Research & Ideas

Searching for Better Practices in Social Investing

needs of potential fund recipients "means talking to everyone from thought leaders to gang leaders," he said. "You have to have the same discipline and rigor, but you also have to take the time to understand the ecology and ecologies they View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Financial Services

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Law, Management and Entrepreneurship - Course Catalog

concept of law as incorporated in the legal systems of various countries, highlights differences among the major types of legal systems, develops approaches to managing the legal function and maximizing its utility; introduces the... View Details

01 Sep 2018
News

The True Value of a Tweet

challenge for all advertising is to connect the dots all the way to sales. Sales are a function of advertising but also price and the quality of a product, so you can’t blame or credit advertising for everything. And how do you ever... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint

02 Jul 2013
First Look

First Look: July 2

functional managers rather than general managers, a phenomenon we term "functional centralization." Using panel data on senior management positions, we show that changes in the structure of the executive team are tightly linked... View Details

Keywords: Anna Secino

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Yi-An Huang

Where are you now and what are you doing? I’m a director of strategy at Boston Medical Center. We have a small team, directly under the COO, that explores strategies in every area from operational projects like O.R. improvements to marketing campaigns and business... View Details

Keywords: Health Care

01 Jun 2005
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South Asian Women at Work

Smart but passive. Good technicians, but not likely managers. Women from India and Pakistan frequently must combat stereotypes about how they function at work. But they should resist labels and pursue the careers of their dreams, said... View Details

Keywords: sari; dress code; corporate attire; women

07 Apr 2008
Research & Ideas

The Debate over Taxing Foreign Profits

that the current system is highly distortionary and, yet, raises very little revenue. As such, the rationale for the current rules is increasingly outdated, and the current rules don't appear to function very well. Q: You mentioned that... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

08 Apr 2002
Research & Ideas

How to Negotiate “Yes” Across Cultural Boundaries

through most commercial disputes. Present-day Russia has practically no functioning judiciary. Many countries' legal systems are corrupt or controlled by local political powers. The fact is, there can be a great gulf between the laws on... View Details

Keywords: by James K. Sebenius

23 Jul 2001
Research & Ideas

How Relationships are Building Biotech

function that made it clear the CEO could carry the new firm forward. An affiliation with a previous employer, which suggested skills and connections that could benefit the young firm. Other people on the core management team—the chief... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace & Mallory Stark

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Management Training Program: 1945 - 1955 | Baker Library

Management Training Program still functioned as a separate entity from the Harvard Business School MBA degree program, but HBS faculty now taught almost all of the courses at Radcliffe. The student population included college-educated... View Details

01 Jun 1996
News

Capitalist Revolutions Analyzed in MBA "Foundations" Course

particular companies in each country. To catch students' attention immediately, they chose companies with name recognition, such as Toyota, Wedgwood, Ford, and IBM. The companies were also selected to include functional areas of interest... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

08 Mar 2011
First Look

First Look: March 8

http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/11-081.pdf Top Executive Background and Financial Reporting Choice: The Case of Goodwill Impairment Authors:Francois Brochet and Kyle Welch Abstract We study the role of executive functional background in... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

19 Jul 2006
Research & Ideas

Political Turmoil and Mexico’s Economy

maintained his control in part by creating a banking system that functioned more as a kind of investment club, Maurer says. Local businessmen would agree to lend each other money to finance one another's companies, while also selling... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna

17 Sep 2001
Research & Ideas

Why E-commerce Didn’t Die With the Fall of Webvan

article is that if a manufacturer can go direct, then the manufacturer has an instrument that combines advertising, distribution, market research and all of the marketing functions in one. That's terrifically attractive to the... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Consumer Products; Retail

05 May 2003
Research & Ideas

Greed, Fear, and The System Hinder Corporate Reform

this begged the question of whether, in such an environment, self-regulation could stand a chance if boards such as those at American or Delta were willing to approve such compensation packages. Could self-regulation function in a context... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

31 Jan 2018
Blog Post

Tiffany Nida’s Amazon Journey: “I Continue to Grow Because They Keep Giving Me Responsibility.”

Reflections on the right fit Surveying her career at Amazon to date, Tiffany believes she has found “a special place” that’s particularly suited to her ambitions. “They encourage people to move around a lot, both functionally and across... View Details

Keywords: Technology

04 Sep 2019
News

In My Humble Opinion: Status Update

teaches my boys to function independently and be responsible for themselves.” Room for boards: “I’m involved in a number of organizations, including LeanIn.org, the Urban Institute, Women for Women International, and the Defense... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

10 Jun 2002
Research & Ideas

How to Look at Globalization Now

is a powerful distinction to be drawn between two potentially profitable cross-border functions that firms can perform: arbitrage, which involves capitalizing on differences or distance between countries, and replication, which involves... View Details