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- 01 Mar 2009
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Repurposing Leaders to Attack Social Problems
enterprise. Its fifteen core faculty members intend for the ALI’s innovative new curriculum — “life-stage appropriate and taking experience into account,” as Kanter put it — to serve as a model for other colleges and universities to give experienced View Details
- 22 Nov 2016
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November 22, 2016
firms subject to monitoring, have incentives to downplay problems they observe in order to satisfy and retain their clients. This paper discusses the most important factors that our research and the research of many others has shown can... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 11 Feb 2019
- Research & Ideas
The Business of Saving the Planet
"The fact that the benefits of addressing the problem of climate change almost certainly outweigh the costs ... does not make concerted global action to address the problem easy." —Climate Change in 2018: Implications for Business If there is one positive... View Details
- 21 Apr 2009
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First Look: April 21, 2009
Working PapersHow Firms Respond to Being Rated (revised) Authors:Aaron K. Chatterji and Michael W. Toffel Abstract While many rating systems seek to help buyers overcome information asymmetries when making purchasing decisions, we... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 13 Oct 2015
- Research & Ideas
Does Business Get Done the Same Way in Emerging and Developed Countries?
in the family affairs of its most senior executives, family or not. Akfen Holding, founded 50 years after Koç in Ankara, holds a variety of construction, engineering and other firms related to infrastructure development. It has about... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 02 Oct 2007
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First Look: October 2, 2007
annual meeting. We find evidence suggesting that ESO expensing shareholder proposals affected accounting and compensation choices. With respect to accounting choices, we find that: (i) targeted firms were more likely to adopt ESO... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 23 Nov 1999
- Research & Ideas
Bringing the Environment Down to Earth
considerations of social responsibility are important, executives who frame environmental problems solely in those terms may overlook the business opportunities and risks that come with such problems. Treating environmental issues like... View Details
Keywords: by Forest Reinhardt
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Leadership with purpose: Redefining success and impact with Satpal Singh (SELP—India 4, 2019) - Recruiting
Insights & Advice 05 Feb 2025 Leadership with purpose: Redefining success and impact with Satpal Singh (SELP—India 4, 2019) Satpal Singh Author Alumni tag All Industries Alumni Career Journeys India Student & Alumni Stories When I joined the Senior View Details
- 17 Mar 2015
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First Look: March 17
Projects By: MacCormack, Alan, and Anant Mishra Abstract—Formal contracts represent an important governance instrument with which firms exercise control of and compensate partners in R&D projects. The specific type of contract used,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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Globalization and Emerging Markets - Course Catalog
take the perspective of a large-cap mining firm in Mongolia, a domestic conglomerate in the Philippines, a muckraking foreign-run hedge fund in Russia, or the Prime Minister of Bhutan considering the development of a new hydropower... View Details
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LSEG Workspace | Baker Library
transaction data, corporate filings, ownership profiles and sell-side equity research. Note: After Market Research (AMR) from several highly ranked investment firms are not included in LSEG Workspace access (ex. Sanford Bernstein, Goldman... View Details
- 03 Mar 2003
- Research & Ideas
The Ingredients of a Deal Disaster
primarily to beat price reductions out of the supplier. This problem will persist unless senior retail executives work to reset employees' expectations and incentives at the working level when they forge what they see as a strategic... View Details
- 07 Apr 2009
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First Look: April 7, 2009
Working PapersSecuring Jobs or the New Protectionism? Taxing the Overseas Activities of Multinational Firms Author:Mihir A. Desai Publication:(Forthcoming in Tax Notes) Abstract Tax policy toward American multinational View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
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Introduction - Georges F. Doriot : Educating Leaders, Building Companies, Baker Library, Harvard Business School
Home Site map Map / Directions Search: General Information HBS Home About Annual Report Campus Commencement Dean Nohria Employment Fifty Years of Women Give News New Construction Academic Programs Doctoral Programs Executive Education MBA... View Details
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Digital Innovation and Transformation: Resources useful for Course Assignments
DIT course assignment. To identify and analyze firms using company data and reports, you may begin with more than one of the following databases: View Details
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GlobalData Disruptor | Baker Library
services, and healthcare sectors. Areas of focus include: artificial intelligence, blockchain, connected devices and IoT, digital business, robotics and drones, security tech, and more. Disruptor offers: Coverage of 40,000 startup companies and 14,000 venture capital... View Details
- 20 Jul 2015
- Research & Ideas
Globalization Hasn’t Killed the Manufacturing Cluster
players," Pisano says. Government-created initiatives engender cooperation rather than competition. "All of these clusters, even in Italy, are very, very competitive." Executives whose firms are already in a... View Details
- July 2020 (Revised September 2020)
- Case
The Honor Foundation: Accessing Special Operations Talent
By: Boris Groysberg and John Masko
In 2020, The Honor Foundation (THF), a nonprofit dedicated to helping U.S. military special operators to transition into civilian careers, was facing a series of strategic challenges. THF had been founded in 2013 by former Navy SEAL trainee Joe Musselman, who observed... View Details
Keywords: Experience and Expertise; Talent and Talent Management; Curriculum and Courses; Executive Education; Social Entrepreneurship; National Security; Recruitment; Retention; Job Interviews; Job Search; Knowledge Use and Leverage; Leadership Development; Leadership Style; Crisis Management; Mission and Purpose; Retirement; Nonprofit Organizations; War; Education Industry; San Diego; Virginia
Groysberg, Boris, and John Masko. "The Honor Foundation: Accessing Special Operations Talent." Harvard Business School Case 421-006, July 2020. (Revised September 2020.)
- 22 Apr 2013
- Research & Ideas
Earth Day: Recent Research on Sustainability
Recent articles have looked at research into the history, efficacy, and social responsibility found at the intersection of business and the environment. Here is a sample of some of the latest work from the School. How CEOs Sustain Higher-Ambition Goals At a recent HBS... View Details
- 03 Jun 2020
- Blog Post
Jeff Surette and Mike Peters: A Winning Team at TB12
leave the firm in 2014. “I left without a job prepared to engage in a period of exploration and a long term job search. I knew I wanted to do something small, entrepreneurial, mission driven, and with great potential to make a global... View Details
Keywords: Consumer Products / Retail