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2008
Report

Survey Questionnaire on Environmental Management Practices: Summary of Results by Industry and Practices

This document provides a summary of the results of a survey on Environmental Management Practices (EMP) conducted by the University of California at Santa Barbara during October and November 2003. The survey was sent to 3255 facilities in 8 industrial sectors: pulp,... View Details

Keywords: Economic Sectors; Surveys; Management Practices and Processes; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Business and Government Relations; Environmental Sustainability; Non-Governmental Organizations

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01 Nov 2017
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What Are the Real Lessons of the Wells Fargo Case?

would then benchmark the company against those “which have truly acted in accordance with their vision and values over 10+ years to get ideas for what might work at Wells Fargo.” As if that were not enough, he then proposed a question... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Banking

09 Nov 2011
Working Paper Summaries

CEO Bonus Plans: And How to Fix Them

Keywords: by Kevin J. Murphy & Michael C. Jensen

21 Oct 2011
Working Paper Summaries

Market Interest in Nonfinancial Information

Keywords: by Robert G. Eccles, Michael P. Krzus & George Serafeim

Biography - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

condition and drives their adoption and benchmarking globally. Michael Porter is the author of nineteen books and more than 130 articles. He has won many scholarly awards and honors including the Adam Smith Award of the National... View Details

Measure Outcomes & Cost for Every Patient - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

global consensus process including leading clinicians and patients. Overseeing implementation in numerous provider organizations worldwide. Beginning an international benchmarking program. Measures being used by the OECD and the World... View Details

Research Services - Faculty & Research

benchmarking are available for emerging technology and the latest productivity hardware. Cultural expertise Our regional research centers in Latin America , Asia-Pacific , Japan , India , Europe , Shanghai , Istanbul, and California... View Details

Research Summary

Automotive Product Development

At present, my primary research focus is studying product development in the auto industry. I am working with Stefan Thomke (HBS) and Takahiro Fujimoto (University of Tokyo) on the 4th Round of the Global Automotive Development Study. The first round of this... View Details

11 Apr 2023
Research & Ideas

Is Amazon a Retailer, a Tech Firm, or a Media Company? How AI Can Help Investors Decide

manager, I'm going to get paid based on how much I do better than my GICS segment. I'm then stuck with using the GICS framework. If you tell me we can’t use GICS anymore, you have to tell me what else to benchmark on. Once I say that the... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost; Consumer Products; Real Estate; Financial Services; Retail

14 Feb 2023
HBS Case

Is Sweden Still 'Sweden'? A Liberal Utopia Grapples with an Identity Crisis

country is shifting away from the liberal Social Democratic Party that has been the benchmark of its system. Fewer young Swedes are joining unions, and American-style private schools and medical care have taken root. “Americans, myself... View Details

Keywords: by Lane Lambert

18 Mar 2013
HBS Case

HBS Cases: LEGO

Out of work for a year following a serious illness in 1993, Kjeld appointed a five-person management team to help him run the company when he returned. The group focused mainly on driving growth. When a benchmarking study revealed LEGO's... View Details

Keywords: by Maggie Starvish; Entertainment & Recreation

Entrepreneurship - Faculty & Research

pains and short-term deviation from traditional benchmarks were inevitable. The question now was: how could they continue to succeed in their ESG strategy—and, more importantly, position themselves as a market signal, setting higher... View Details

08 May 2025
HBS Seminar

Ramesh Johari, Stanford

Business & Environment - Faculty & Research

Still, leadership acknowledged that some growing pains and short-term deviation from traditional benchmarks were inevitable. The question now was: how could they continue to succeed in their ESG strategy—and, more importantly, position... View Details

29 Nov 2022
Research & Ideas

Is There a Method to Musk’s Madness on Twitter?

consistent with trying to get that particular benchmark in line. We should definitely feel sympathy for all the people at Twitter who have gone through this. But at the same time, we shouldn’t be surprised that Musk has chosen to start... View Details

Keywords: by Christina Pazzanese, Harvard Gazette; Technology

2015
Working Paper

The Impact of Funds: An Evaluation of CDC 2004-12

By: Josh Lerner, Ann Leamon, Steve Dew and Dong Ik Lee

CDC was founded in 1948 as part of the U.K. government's efforts to develop the economic resources of Britain's remaining colonies. Since then, CDC has pursued a series of strategies to "do good without losing money," as its original mission was phrased. Its approach... View Details

Keywords: Investment Funds; Great Britain

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23 May 2005
Research & Ideas

What Could Bring Globalization Down?

age of globalization? Do you see the sinking of the Lusitania in 1915 as a benchmark for the beginning of the end of this first age of globalization? A: To be absolutely precise about dating, I'd say it was from the moment the... View Details

Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell

Fast Answer

Bloomberg: comparative returns

fields for Range and Period to specify a date range and frequency. To compare returns of a security to its benchmark index and industry group (if available) first specify... View Details

07 Mar 2023

Blog Post

Deconstructing LEGO’s Decarbonization

2050? The LEGO Group’s goals and benchmarks include 100% “sustainable elements” by 2030, a 37% baseline emissions reduction by 2032, and net zero by 2050. Even for Scope 1 emissions (generated onsite) and Scope 2 emissions (associated... View Details

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Human Behavior & Decision-Making - Faculty & Research

McKnight recognized that sustainable investing did not equate to sacrificing returns; in fact, the foundation had already demonstrated its ability to generate competitive performance. Still, leadership acknowledged that some growing pains and short-term deviation from... View Details

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