Culture Of Health Plan Of Action - Publications - Faculty & Research

27 Aug 2012
Research & Ideas

Employee-Suggestion Programs That Work

fixing easy-to-solve problems had greater improvement in safety climate than those focused on identifying a bunch of hard-to-solve ones. "To our knowledge, this tradeoff between analysis and action in... View Details

Keywords: by Paul Guttry

23 Aug 2004
Research & Ideas

Strategy for Small Fish

series of ecosystems, they urge, with "keystone" companies such as Microsoft and Wal-Mart providing for the health of all who do business with them. What are the best... View Details

Keywords: by Marco Iansiti & Roy Levien

01 Aug 2012
What Do You Think?

Should CEOs Worry About ‘Too Big to Succeed?’

"then we can more considerately say how big an organization needs to be to accomplish the ends " Srinivasan questioned whether size alone matters, pointing out that size has to be considered alongside such things as "conviction focus ability to create a... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Manufacturing; Financial Services

24 Mar 2022
Research & Ideas

Why Cutting Jobless Aid Isn't the Answer to Worker Shortages

About half of US states—mostly run by Republican governors—cut off extended unemployment benefits months before the federal government was planning to end them on Labor Day last year, convinced workers would... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

21 Feb 2012
Research & Ideas

Leadership Program for Women Targets Subtle Promotion Biases

organization, but was far from broken. "Women's progress has really leveled off, and has been stuck for at least 10 years," says Robin J. Ely, the Warren Alpert Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School and... View Details

Keywords: by Maggie Starvish

04 Oct 2016
First Look

October 4, 2016

https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/217007-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 816-066 Mohamed Azab and Seha Capital In January 2011, Mohamed Azab, founder and CEO of health care investment firm Seha... View Details

15 Sep 2011
Research & Ideas

High Ambition Leadership

company as opposed to their department or themselves; hire people whose values and skills fit the culture and strategy, thus reinforcing and sustaining the community of purpose. In addition, leaders spend a... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

23 Jul 2020
Research & Ideas

How Countries Use Financial Policy to Fight COVID-19

actions from around the globe. They then adjusted those actions for each country or region to make them comparable in categories such as the total percent of gross domestic... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

19 Dec 2018
Sharpening Your Skills

New Year, New Habits

number of actions that build society. The following studies reveal proven methods of encouraging healthy eating and exercise. A Simple Way for Restaurant Inspectors to Improve... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

28 May 2013
Research & Ideas

Can LEGO Snap Together a Future in Asia?

foster that. While teaching the case, Mikes asked students to participate in their own scenario- planning exercise, deciding actions to take in Asia if they ran LEGO. Importantly, students had to figure out... View Details

Keywords: by Kim Girard; Entertainment & Recreation

01 Nov 2024
In Practice

Layoffs Surging in a Strong Economy? Advice for Navigating Uncertain Times

lagging expansion plans for its Supercharger EV station network. The number of new charging ports opened from May through August tumbled 28 percent from the same period a year earlier. The reason?... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Technology; Information Technology

12 Oct 1999
Research & Ideas

Value Judgments: Business Ethics Across Borders

much broader setting. "Students would ask me about the possibility of establishing a global system of business ethics," Paine says, "and whether cultural clashes... View Details

Keywords: by Judith A. Ross

05 Jan 2009
Research & Ideas

Most Popular Articles and Working Papers 2008

The story behind Dean Kamen's Segway scooter, and his combustive meeting with the kingpins of Apple and Amazon. Excerpt from Code Name Ginger. 5. Updating a Classic: Writing a Great Business Plan Harvard... View Details

Keywords: by Staff

12 Jul 2020
Book

The Harvard Business School Faculty Summer Reader 2020

policy for presidents from Roosevelt through Nixon. My summer plan is to read Andrew Roberts’ Churchill: Walking with Destiny. For relaxation, I read crime and mystery stories, and have been a long-time fan View Details

Keywords: by Staff

09 Sep 2013
Lessons from the Classroom

Teaching Climate Change to Skeptics

A few years ago, Joseph B. Lassiter traveled to San Francisco, Houston, and New York to hold discussions with Harvard alumni on the topic of business and the environment. Each time, he surveyed the audience about the touchy subject of climate change and how society... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

30 Jan 2017
Research & Ideas

Vanguard, Trian And The Problem With 'Passive' Index Funds

through governance or management issues, coming up with a plan to fix those issues, and then making a large investment in the equity of the company to gain a voice on its board to exercise control and... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Financial Services

19 Dec 2014
Research & Ideas

China’s Complicated Relationship With Mother Nature

starting to come due for a culture not used to paying them. “Thousands of years of environmental degradation have put more strain on a finite amount View Details

Keywords: Re: William C. Kirby; Manufacturing

29 Oct 2007
HBS Case

Marketing Maria: Managing the Athlete Endorsement

among the world's largest private companies. It represents hundreds of athletes and other celebrities, and reportedly is commercially involved in an average of 10 major sports and View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert; Sports

08 Oct 2010
What Do You Think?

Will Transparency in CEO Compensation Have Unintended Consequences?

Often the CEO is portrayed as 'the only person in the world who could do this job' You can thank the financial press for this mystique." In pointing out the futility of the effort, Rebecca West commented that "the current... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

22 Jun 2011
Sharpening Your Skills

Sharpening Your Skills: Motivation

Dynamic Structural Analysis of Bonus-Based Compensation Plans Companies generally pay their sales staff with some combination of salary, commissions, and bonuses for meeting... View Details

Keywords: Re: Multiple Faculty

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