Meaning - Publications - Faculty & Research

04 Jan 2022
What Do You Think?

Firing McDonald’s Easterbrook: What Could the Board Have Done Differently?

Harvard Business School, the outcome doesn't mean the decision made was a good one. Knowing doesn't lessen the value of discussing the issues. "Executives fired for cause rarely go quietly. They usually sue to keep the money they... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

14 Jun 2022
Blog Post

Meet the HBS Jewish Student Association

the broader community. The Hebrew word kesher, meaning link or connection, serves as our North Star for the coming school year as we develop a diverse array of programming to bring people together through three focus areas: Campus... View Details

06 Aug 2021
Book

Steve Jobs and the Rise of the Celebrity CEO

Apple. Amelio had attempted to negotiate a similar arrangement with Gates and had failed. Second, Steve was able to endow the work of others with meaning as no one else at Apple could. Fred Anderson, who was hired as chief financial... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

01 Dec 2019
News

Bridging the Gap

are at a point in their careers where they’re wondering how to step up, how to have more of an impact and navigate across organizational cultures they might not be used to,” says Weiss. “They love their cities, and they’re keen to make a difference.” YALP, in essence,... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; illustration by Josh Cochran; photographed by Melissa Golden; cross sector collaboration; local government; nonprofits; education; leadership; Administration of Economic Programs; Government

01 Oct 1999
News

Banking on Success

business world. What is your outlook for the stock market over the next five years? I am optimistic. That doesn't mean there won't be bumps in the road, but you've got low inflation, enhanced productivity, a broadening market in that... View Details

Keywords: Deborah E. Blagg

02 Aug 2022
Research & Ideas

6 Strategies for Building Socially Responsible—and Profitable—Companies

A dozen years ago, Harvard Business School Professor George Serafeim wondered why some companies operated with an eye toward the greater good, while most did not. Back then, he always got the same response: Corporate leaders thought social and environmental practices... View Details

Keywords: by Lane Lambert

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Research Design - Impact Investments

of incorporation for such companies. The work of this project seeks to expand upon this by linking the impact investment companies to Census data, which will provide the means to better understand the impact investing market. In addition,... View Details

Blog

The Harvard Business School Faculty Summer Reader 2023

generally refers to spiritual dryness, or profound loneliness and doubt. The best social science indicates that across the globe, our communities are becoming lonelier and less fulfilled. John of the Cross teaches how to find deep meaning... View Details

06 Sep 2022
Blog Post

Student Spotlight: Summer Internships in Business & Environment

Section H), Summer Internship: ICM Mosaic Fellow / Summer Associate at Pangaea Ventures Pangaea is a hard-tech focused impact investor. For Pangaea, this means investing in companies across three key themes: food and water security,... View Details

Portrait Project

Uzoma Nwagba

"African government? Don't. You must be corrupt or crazy. Or you will fail." Big Mentor always means well. But this time he will be wrong. That classic doomsday narrative will not remain Africa's soundtrack. No, not even in our... View Details

06 Jul 2011
Research & Ideas

Are You a Level-Six Leader?

illustrates what the portfolio of levels might look like for a 35-year-old executive. This picture, however, is not static. Man is capable, though not always assured, of continuing moral development. The sense or the meaning we give to... View Details

Keywords: by Mitch Maidique

23 May 2013
Working Paper Summaries

Board Games: Timing of Independent Directors’ Dissent in China

Keywords: by Juan Ma & Tarun Khanna

09 Apr 2009
Working Paper Summaries

The Economics of Structured Finance

Keywords: by Joshua D. Coval, Jakub Jurek & Erik Stafford

Article

Values, Purpose, Meaning, and Expectations: Why Culture and Context Matter

By: Rosabeth M. Kanter

The "rational person" standard, based on assumptions of economic self-interest, has long prevailed in legal reasoning. But understanding of decision making, behavioral choices, and possibilities for action must be enlarged to include a variety of factors that give... View Details

Keywords: Standards; Interests; Decision Making; Behavior; Value; Groups and Teams; Performance Expectations; Organizational Culture; Leadership; Business Cycles; Forecasting and Prediction; Motivation and Incentives

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29 Jul 2022
Research & Ideas

Will Demand for Women Executives Finally Shrink the Gender Pay Gap?

both employers and job candidates can build on it.” You Might Also Like: Career Advice for Minorities and Women: Sharing Your Identity Can Open Doors Representation Matters: Building Case Studies That Empower Women Leaders Lack of Female Scientists View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz

18 Sep 2017
Research & Ideas

'Likes' Lead to Nothing—and Other Hard-Learned Lessons of Social Media Marketing

not dry, and if lightning strikes, act very quickly.” By ensuring that a forest is not dry, Gupta means companies should make sure they are perceived positively before a crisis occurs. The Transportation Security Administration works to... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Advertising; Technology

20 Oct 2010
Op-Ed

Export Competitiveness: Reversing the Logic

Editor's Note: Christian Ketels wrote this paper for the World Bank's Development Debate, "What Do We Mean by Export Competitiveness and How Do Countries Achieve it in an Uncertain World?" held March 29, 2010. Ketels is... View Details

Keywords: by Christian Ketels

25 Apr 2007
Research & Ideas

Feeling Stuck? Getting Past Impasse

Impasse means that we need to change our whole approach to a problem. Thoughts are always part and parcel of the feeling experience: thoughts of "I'm not doing something correctly, I'm not succeeding, I'm not fulfilling my potential.... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

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HBS - Financials | Supplemental Financial Information

utilization of a payout formula means that the annual payout rate is generally lower following years of relatively high investment returns, as was the case in fiscal 2022, and higher following years of lower investment returns.... View Details

06 Jul 2016
What Do You Think?

How Do We Pay for the Costs of Globalization?

and limit ‘globalization’ to commercial terms To me, ‘globalization’ means increasing knowledge of how other people in the world live and think.” Doug Kinsey set forth a view shared more or less by many discussants when he said, “Sure,... View Details

Keywords: by James L. Heskett; Manufacturing

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