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- 27 Mar 2007
- First Look
First Look: March 27, 2007
seller the decision to waive rights involves giving up the value associated with a confidentiality right in exchange for an increase in buyer participation. Our analysis incorporates an endogenous interaction among three critical... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 23 Jun 2009
- First Look
First Look: June 23
problems (and the ways they reinforce each other), this paper offers a new approach to community transformation which calls for leaders to use technology to inform and connect people. We need to convert the social safety net into a social... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 15 Nov 2001
- Research & Ideas
Five Questions for Paul Gompers and Josh Lerner
had more "sizzle than substance," elsewhere, real venture industries are being established. The changes in Germany, India, and Israel over the past half-dozen years are perhaps the most dramatic. In each case, real value has... View Details
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2019 Symposium - Race, Gender & Equity
involvement is rooted in the values of Black Psychology, which uplifts the interconnectedness and resilience of people and rejects an individual and deficit approach. Currently, Banks is an Associate Professor in the Department of... View Details
- 01 Dec 2003
- News
Business Answers the Call
think of it, that’s the challenge for the superintendent of a large city school system, or the head of a charter school —‘How do I take care of and support my people?’ ” The best of what is known from management studies and experience, Leschly argues, can certainly be... View Details
- 01 Jun 1999
- News
Conference Brings Global Perspective to Cape Town
growth that South Africa is leading in the region." The Burden of Geography Economist Jeffrey D. Sachs, director of the Harvard Institute for International Development, delivered the first keynote address, a captivating presentation... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 27 Jun 2007
- Lessons from the Classroom
Learning to Make the Move to CEO
all contact with his or her organization—in other words, leave the BlackBerry at home. But participants soon recognize the value they are receiving at a crucial time in their careers, Simons says. The program includes rigorous dives into... View Details
- 08 May 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, May 8, 2018
Summa was developed under a new private equity model that sought to “future-proof” businesses by focusing on long-term value creation and growth, in addition to traditional private equity practices of implementing best practices and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 29 Sep 2015
- Research & Ideas
Work 3.0: Redefining Jobs and Companies in the Uber Age
undercutting an era of new opportunity for American workers that I call Work 3.0. Work 1.0 existed through roughly the first half of the twentieth century. Almost any worker who wasn’t self-employed was a company’s employee. Work 2.0, our View Details
- 01 Oct 2002
- News
Dean Clark on Leadership, Educational Priorities, and Funding the Future
others, and personal accountability. These are the values we believe are essential to effective and principled leadership. Our goal is to make HBS a living model of these standards, not only in our classrooms but in everything we do. In... View Details
- 07 Sep 2019
- Op-Ed
Even for Non-Believers, These Are the Next Steps on Climate Change
We can’t know what will happen, but we have a good sense for what might or could happen. Don’t wait for the one moment of indisputable truth to emerge; act on the odds presented in the information available today in sea rise curves, flood... View Details
Keywords: by John Macomber
- 04 Oct 2007
- What Do You Think?
Has Managerial Capitalism Peaked?
his concerns by saying, "Our capitalism has evolved into a financial pyramid scheme and not industry building." One piece of evidence that something is wrong with managerial capitalism was presented by B. V. Krishnamurthy, who... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 28 Apr 2010
- Research & Ideas
Earth Day Reflections
company's commitment to sustainability mean that firms that ignore this do so at their own risk. BMW Group has been a leader in recognizing this. Several years ago, it issued a Sustainable Value Report detailing energy consumed, water... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 20 Oct 2015
- First Look
October 20, 2015
improve the lives of the estimated two billion people who live on less than $2 a day by facilitating more secure, accessible, and reliable ways to store and transfer money than are currently available. The development of this ecosystem requires a network of agents to... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 14 Mar 2011
- Research & Ideas
Water, Electricity, and Transportation: Preparing for the Population Boom
the need to change," Delorme said, adding that electricity demand will double in 20 years if we maintain status quo practices. This raised an important question: "How do we connect the energy consumers with a value proposition... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 28 Oct 2008
- First Look
First Look: October 28, 2008
who regulate access to, and interactions around, the platform. We present evidence on Facebook, TopCoder, Roppongi Hills, and Harvard Business School to document the "regulatory" role played by MSPs. We find MSPs use nuanced... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 30 Jun 2020
- Book
Capitalism Is More at Risk Than Ever
The book Capitalism at Risk first appeared in 2011. The problems it identified with social inequality, global trade strife, and environmental degradation have only accelerated by 2020. The new edition of Capitalism at Risk, subtitled How Business Can Lead, is expanded... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 01 Mar 2013
- News
Opening the Door
Herzlinger has led by example. Married for 47 years and the mother of two Harvard College graduates, she has maintained a steadfast focus on research, course development, teaching, and advocacy. Although her early days as a faculty member View Details
- 24 Jul 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, July 24, 2018
find evidence of lessened gender penalties for female-led ventures that are presented using a social impact frame. In a second study, we experimentally validate this effect and show that it is mediated by the effect of social impact... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 20 Sep 2016
- First Look
September 20, 2016
can harness volunteer leadership for transformative change; and how professionals can sustain core values in the midst of daily routine. The diverse array of writers with international reputations in their fields makes it the only book of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne