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- 16 Jun 2009
- First Look
First Look: June 16
of emotions in collaborative relationships in organizations and suggest that organizational policies can set in motion a cycle of negative emotions that interfere with collaborative work. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/09-138.pdf Worse but Equal:... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Mar 2016
- News
Case Study: Paper Chase
6, 2000) + ONLINE web-only content It’s all about social media! This business will grow from robust word-of-mouth recommendations, and based on my experience, these tactics should work well: (1) Send samples to View Details
- 05 Mar 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, March 5, 2019
Organizational Challenge of Pursuing Joint Social and Financial Goals: Social Enterprise as a Laboratory to Understand Hybrid Organizing By: Battilana, Julie Abstract— While in recent decades the View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- January 2025
- Case
Constitutional Fiction: John Miller & the Legitimacy of Family Constitutions
By: Lauren Cohen, Octavian Graf Pilati and Sophia Pan
John Miller sat reviewing his family’s Constitution, grappling with how best to implement and enforce its provisions. Designed to prevent ambiguity in governance, the Family Constitution set out core values and guidelines to promote harmony and cohesion among family... View Details
Keywords: Conflict Resolution; Perspective Taking; Liabilities; Family Business; Family Ownership; Business Growth and Maturation; Alignment; Cooperation; Attitudes; Behavior; Cognition and Thinking; Conflict Management; Conflict of Interests; Power and Influence; Perception; Trust; Perspective; Motivation and Incentives; Happiness; Identity; Goals and Objectives; Legal Liability; Contracts; Fairness; Values and Beliefs; Governance Controls; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Family and Family Relationships; Manufacturing Industry; Germany
Cohen, Lauren, Octavian Graf Pilati, and Sophia Pan. "Constitutional Fiction: John Miller & the Legitimacy of Family Constitutions." Harvard Business School Case 225-054, January 2025.
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- 01 Dec 2013
- News
Faculty Books
how organizations can create moral behavior using unspoken cues. Why Unqualified Candidates Get Hired Anyway Why do businesses evaluate candidates solely on past job performance, ignoring the job's difficulty? Why do university admissions officers focus on high GPAs,... View Details
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
Pitfalls, Trade-Offs, Dreaming Big
should think seriously about avoiding VC funding and finding other ways to learn about the road ahead. Each type of founder has a different definition of success and varying degrees of outside influence they will and should tolerate. A... View Details
- 13 May 2008
- First Look
First Look: May 13, 2008
small firms, not-for-profits, and social enterprises have successfully leveraged deep metaphors to solve a wide variety of marketing problems. Marketing Metaphoria should convince you that everything consumers think and do is View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 15 May 2019
- Research Event
The Unconventional Capitalism That Shapes Business History
private and public parties. Private parties sometimes acted as public regulators, and public regulations relied on private parties to enforce and advance certain regulatory policies. Meanwhile, the unlikely influence on ecological and... View Details
- 15 Nov 2016
- News
Cultivating the Next Generation of Thought Leaders
corruption and socially responsible behavior influence corporate profitability. He has found that bribery and corruption, while they may boost sales, lead to a loss in profits. Businesses that tackle... View Details
- 02 Sep 2014
- Research & Ideas
Food Stamp Entrepreneurs: How Public Assistance Enables Business Bootstrapping
"Having the net made these people more willing to walk on the high wire," Olds says. "It didn't make them want to walk on the net." In the next stage of his research, Olds is researching how the social safety net View Details
- 06 Jul 2015
- News
Lights! Camera... Market!
brand. “Our consumer happens to be well-educated, interested in learning about social and environmental issues, and interested in independent arts, including independent film. So our consumer was a great fit with their audience,” says... View Details
- 01 Aug 2001
- News
Class Day and Commencement 2001
class's education was enhanced by the fact that "our classmates are a refreshingly down-to-earth group of people who contributed to all of our learning in meaningful ways." The influence of that dynamic, Senor noted, is at once pervasive... View Details
- 01 Dec 1999
- News
The Way You See It
Ford, for the auto itself and his influence on the work force," while another noted Ford's "perfection of the use of interchangeable parts and the assembly line, concepts employed by essentially all of business today." Alfred P. Sloan of... View Details
- 09 Aug 2013
- Research & Ideas
Read All About It: Digital CEO Buys Traditional Media!
has been considerable speculation about Bezos's personal objectives in acquiring the Post. More influence in Washington? A philanthropic interest? Or a friendship with Don Graham? No one really knows. What we do know is that it's an... View Details
- September 2007 (Revised April 2009)
- Case
Norway Sells Wal-Mart
By: Robert C. Pozen and Aldo Sesia
In June 2006, Norway's Pension Fund decided to divest its position in Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. after an investigation by the Fund's Ethics Council. According to a spokesperson of Norway's Finance Ministry, "The recommendation to exclude Wal-Mart cites serious and... View Details
Keywords: Decisions; Ethics; Insurance; Investment Activism; Investment Funds; Government and Politics; Rights; Problems and Challenges; Labor and Management Relations; Power and Influence; Retail Industry; Norway
Pozen, Robert C., and Aldo Sesia. "Norway Sells Wal-Mart." Harvard Business School Case 308-019, September 2007. (Revised April 2009.)
- April 1987 (Revised April 1987)
- Case
Tiberg Co.
By: Michael Beer and Daniel J. Isenberg
Describes the efforts of a vice president of purchasing to coordinate and centralize purchasing procedures in a multinational company. He encounters a lack of active cooperation. A rewritten version of an earlier case by G. Lombard. View Details
Keywords: Cost Management; Multinational Firms and Management; Governance Controls; Managerial Roles; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Design; Power and Influence
Beer, Michael, and Daniel J. Isenberg. "Tiberg Co." Harvard Business School Case 487-079, April 1987. (Revised April 1987.)
- 17 Jan 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research: January 17
across space? Why does the law of gravity apply? How do the costs of transporting goods, tasks, and technologies influence firms’ decisions to separate tasks geographically and locate relative to one another? We discuss a variety of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 14 Sep 2010
- First Look
First Look: September 14, 2010
country institutions have a profound influence on CSP. We find that political institutions, followed by legal and labor market institutions are the most important country determinants of social and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne