Research - Publications - Faculty & Research

April 2018
Exercise

Online Research Guide

By: Lynda M. Applegate and Emilie Codega

November 1991
Case

A Pragmatic Alternative for Creating a Corporate Social Responsibility Strategy Many companies preach and practice corporate social responsibility, but their efforts often lack an overall strategy that dilutes their effectiveness. Professor Kash Rangan and colleagues... View Details

Keywords: Professor Kash Rangan; Professor Michael W. Toffel; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

01 Sep 2009
News

Faculty Research Online

HBS Working Knowledge offers a first look at new thinking from HBS faculty. Read the complete articles summarized below by visiting their Web links. Sharpening Your Skills: Leading Change There’s nothing like a global recession to test one’s change-management skills.... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information

01 Mar 2005
News

Faculty Research Online

Caves, Clusters, and Weak Ties: The Six Degrees World of Inventors Your company’s scientists and investors can be antennas that bring great ideas into your company. The key, says Associate Professor Lee Fleming, is understanding small-world networks. The New CEO’s... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

01 Sep 2010
News

Faculty Research Online

The Hard Work of Measuring Social Impact Donors are placing nonprofits on the hot seat to measure social performance. Problem is, there is little agreement on what those metrics should be. Associate Professor Alnoor Ebrahim discusses how nonprofit managers should... View Details

Keywords: Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments; Finance

October 2023
Article

Laboratory Safety and Research Productivity

By: Alberto Galasso, Hong Luo and Brooklynn Zhu

Are laboratory safety practices a tax on scientific productivity? We examine this question by exploiting the substantial increase in safety regulations at the University of California following the shocking accidental death of a research assistant in 2008.... View Details

Keywords: Economics Of Science; Risk Perception; Safety Regulations; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Working Conditions; Safety; Performance Productivity

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01 Oct 2002
News

Faculty Research Symposium

Pay Check: Equity-Based Compensation and Incentives Creativity in a Crunch Nobody's Perfect. Now What? Last spring, a special symposium was held on campus in celebration of faculty research. The one-day event, sponsored by the Division of View Details

01 Jun 2006
News

Faculty Research Online

which athletes won and lost in Turin, but what about the companies and individuals looking for business gold? Professor Emeritus Stephen A. Greyser looks at the results and the possibilities ahead for the Summer Games in China. New View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

01 Jun 2005
News

Faculty Research Online

management was a licensed profession on a par with law or medicine, there might be fewer opportunities for corporate bad guys, argue HBS professors Rakesh Khurana and Nitin Nohria and research associate Daniel Penrice. How to Harness... View Details

Keywords: nonprofit; social impact; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

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code that should allow other researchers to use remote sensing for yield estimation and program evaluation. June 2025 Article Social Security and Trends in Wealth Inequality By: Sylvain Catherine, Max Miller and Natasha Sarin Recent... View Details

01 Mar 2006
News

Faculty Research Online

supports, such as housing assistance, disease research, and the arts, according to new research by Assistant Professor Christopher Marquis and his coauthors. Making Credibility Your Strongest Asset Dealmakers often forget the power of a... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

January 1979 (Revised February 1987)
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Note on Market and Consumer Research

Discusses scope of market and consumer research, steps in the research process, and how managers use research in marketing and decision-making. View Details

Keywords: Research; Marketing; Decision Making

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September 2000 (Revised January 2001)
Case

Managing IBM Research in Internet Time

IBM must adapt its research process to the volatility of the Internet market. Issues include incentives, research charter, reward systems, and linkages to business units and customers. View Details

Keywords: Internet and the Web; Research and Development; Information Technology Industry

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