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  • 27 Jan 2014
  • Research & Ideas

Family CEOs Spend Less Time at Work

Work, with Oriana Bandiera of the London School of Economics and Andrea Prat of Columbia University. "On the one hand, it stands to reason that they should be super-motivated to work hard because whatever... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
  • 22 Jun 2009
  • Research & Ideas

“Too Big To Fail”: Reining In Large Financial Firms

unwittingly created the mother of all moral hazards—implicit rescue guarantees as far as the eye can see? No doubt about it, says HBS professor and economic historian David Moss. "The extension of implicit... View Details
Keywords: by Roger Thompson; Banking; Financial Services
  • 08 Sep 2020
  • Sharpening Your Skills

Capitalism Works Better When I Can See What You're Doing

Internal and External Responsibility Initiatives Influences Consumer ChoiceThree studies examined how firms can use transparency into social and environmental responsibility... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
  • 07 Dec 2010
  • First Look

First Look: Dec. 7

regularly explore together: (1) Who is your primary customer? Have you organized your company to deliver maximum value to that customer? (2) How do your core values prioritize shareholders, employees, and customers? Is everyone in your... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 04 Oct 2004
  • Research & Ideas

Start to Measure Your E-commerce Success

payoffs of e-commerce operational and capital investments are necessary to demonstrate the value creation of e-commerce initiatives and to obtain additional resources for critical e-commerce projects. The... View Details
Keywords: by Marc J. Epstein
  • 19 Jan 2021
  • In Practice

Leadership Advice for Biden: Restore a Sense of Calm

the world into a multidimensional crisis. We are not only facing a health crisis, but economic and social crises, too, characterized by rising inequalities on top of an View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
  • September 2023
  • Supplement

CMA CGM: Reducing the Carbon Footprint of Container Shipping

By: Willy Shih
Marine transport is the most cost-effective way to move large volumes over long distances, and container shipping is the backbone of international trade in goods. Yet shipping contributed 3% of worldwide greenhouse gas emissions, and the deep-sea segment, which... View Details
Keywords: Container Shipping; Decarbonization; Energy Efficiency; Logistics; Supply Chain; Trade; Environmental Regulation; Governance Compliance; Ship Transportation; Transportation Industry; Shipping Industry; Europe; Asia; North America
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  • 22 Jan 2013
  • First Look

First Look: Jan. 22

Using Public-Private Partnerships to Improve Firm Survival, Employment Growth, and Innovative Performance Authors:Chai, Sen, and Willy C. Shih Abstract Scientific research... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 14 Oct 2014
  • First Look

First Look: October 14

  Publications October 2014 Journal of International Economics The Global Agglomeration of Multinational Firms By: Alfaro, Laura, and Maggie Xiaoyang Chen Abstract—The explosion of multinational activities... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • November 1990 (Revised August 1992)
  • Case

Corning, Inc.: A Network of Alliances

By: Christopher A. Bartlett and Ashish Nanda
Describes James Houghton's actions in assuming the role of CEO at Corning in the midst of a recession. Not only must he turn around operating performance, he must also revitalize a demoralized organization and set a new, clear strategic direction. In doing so, the case... View Details
Keywords: Business Cycles; Policy; Leading Change; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Performance Expectations; Partners and Partnerships; Business Strategy
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  • 26 Jan 2016
  • First Look

January 26, 2016

incremental change, while also seizing new markets where flexibility, autonomy, and experimentation rule the day. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=50401 forthcoming European View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 11 Jun 2007
  • Lessons from the Classroom

Teaching the Next Generation of Energy Executives

You may think that being an energy executive—especially a manager in a leading oil company—might be the easiest job around. Just flip the production switch, and watch gas prices head toward $4 a gallon. But students enrolled in Harvard Business School professor Forest... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Energy; Utilities
  • 26 May 2015
  • Research & Ideas

Corporate Field Researchers Share Tricks of the Trade

world. Among economic scholars, field research often takes place within the walls of corporations, non-profits, small businesses, or government entities. Ideally, these organizations eventually can apply the findings of the research to... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
  • 15 Jan 2013
  • First Look

First Look: January 15

Structure in Small-Scale Finance Authors:Carpena, Fenella, Shawn Cole, Jeremy Shapiro, and Bilal Zia Publication:The World Bank Economic Review Abstract Microfinance, the provision of small individual View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 28 Aug 2017
  • Research & Ideas

Should Industry Competitors Cooperate More to Solve World Problems?

Source: Cecilie_Arcurs George Serafeim has a startling suggestion to fix the world’s biggest environmental, social, and governance (ESG) problems such as water pollution, deforestation, and wealth inequality: encourage companies within industries to do less competing... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Financial Services; Manufacturing; Agriculture & Agribusiness; Mining
  • 22 Oct 2012
  • Research & Ideas

Not Your Father’s State-Run Capitalism

managers. We haven't always understood these changes." Leviathan In Business In a new working paper, Leviathan in Business: Varieties of State Capitalism and Their Implications for Economic Performance,... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
  • 19 Mar 2006
  • Research & Ideas

Do I Dare Say Something?

economy, most of us depend on hierarchical organizations and their agents (i.e., bosses) to meet many of our basic needs for economic support and human relationships. Thus,... View Details
Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert
  • 14 Nov 2005
  • Research & Ideas

How Can Start Ups Grow?

well." High-status organizations tend to be buffered from environmental shocks and more likely to survive adverse circumstances and perform... View Details
Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert; Advertising
  • 29 Jan 2015
  • Op-Ed

The Fall of Greece

Not allowing establishment of private educational institutions on equal footing with public institutions. The best educational institutions in the world are private and I am proud to be a faculty in one of them. Rehiring public sector... View Details
Keywords: by George Serafeim
  • 21 May 2013
  • First Look

First Look: May 21

Bonuses Increase Employee Satisfaction and Team Performance By: Anik, Lalin, Lara B. Aknin, Michael I. Norton, Elizabeth W. Dunn, and Jordi Quoidbach Abstract—In two field... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne