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- 14 Jun 2010
- Research & Ideas
The Hard Work of Measuring Social Impact
fed. But it would be much more difficult to measure how Oxfam's emergency relief efforts play a role in its overarching, long-term mission of finding lasting solutions to poverty and injustice. Because there are so many players involved... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- 25 Aug 2014
- News
Ashraf M. Dahod, MBA 1981
Boston University, and Boston Medical Center. In Mumbai, the Dahod family helped build Saifee Hospital, a state-of-the-art facility that offers subsidized care for people in need, and they are involved in an “upliftment” project to... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 26 Mar 2006
- Research & Ideas
The Office of Strategy Management
ones." While they would seem to create the risk of more top-down management, the opposite effect happens. Could you give some examples of positive effects in companies you've seen? What activities should OSMs not be involved in? A:... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 08 Mar 2004
- Research & Ideas
Creating Value in Your Business Ecosystem
ecosystem. The keystone that fails to do this will find itself perhaps temporarily enriched but ultimately abandoned. Keystones can create value for their ecosystems in numerous ways, but the first requirement usually involves the... View Details
Keywords: by Marco Iansiti & Roy Levien
- 15 Sep 2022
- Blog Post
6 Things to Know About Sustainability at HBS
VP of Sustainability, and get involved with the annual Climate Symposium. Sustainability is more than Environmentalism HBS has been expanding its integration of social equity and environmental justice into the campus’ sustainability work,... View Details
- Blog
Is AI Coming for Your Job?
supply. "ONCE COMPANIES LEARN HOW TO EXPLOIT GENERATIVE AI, WE CAN ANTICIPATE RAPID RESTRUCTURING AT MANY COMPANIES THAT INVOLVE SUBSTANTIAL CUTS IN WHITE-COLLAR STAFF." Historically, companies have asked, "How can this new technology... View Details
- 01 Jun 2023
- News
From Big Pharma to Startup
infusions. These delivery methods can be painful, time consuming, and costly. It was a subject of great interest to Goble who, prior to HBS, had been involved in bringing injectable biologics to market at Eli Lilly. From that meeting in... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 May 2013
- News
Thomas S. Volpe, MBA 1976
fund at HBS “to add fuel to the fire that kindles the entrepreneurial spirit.” In a career that has included leadership roles at firms such as Blyth Eastman Paine Webber, Hambrecht & Quist, and Volpe Brown Whelan & Company—as well as his own firm, Volpe Investments... View Details
- Web
Balancing Work & Life - Alumni
balance may be hard, but the truth is, no career has to be confining. The real obstacle isn’t the lack of choices, but the challenge of honestly confronting sacrifices, compromises, and the conflicting needs of people who are important to you. Your choices almost... View Details
- 24 Sep 2019
- Blog Post
Launching a Career in Clean Energy
renewables and storage while at HBS? Getting involved with clubs is one of the best ways to meet people outside of your section and connect with people in any industry. I served as a leader for the Microfinance Club and was also View Details
- 08 Feb 2023
- Op-Ed
Building an Inclusive Workplace? Prepare to Shield It from Economic Fears
biases and blind spots—leaders must acknowledge that and companies must be vigilant about understanding shifts in thinking. Research by Harvard psychology professor Mahzarin Banaji and post-doctoral fellow Tessa Charlesworth found that implicit bias View Details
Keywords: by Hise O. Gibson and Nicole Gilmore
- Research Summary
The Transition to Retirement
My current major research program is the Retirement Transitions Study: a broad study of retiring professionals' everyday experiences, including identification with work; identity stability, change, and development; meaningfulness of work; changes in life structure,... View Details
- September 2008 (Revised October 2008)
- Supplement
Shareholder Activists at Friendly Ice Cream (A2)
By: V.G. Narayanan, Fabrizio Ferri and James Weber
The A1 and A2 versions of the “Shareholder Activists at Friendly Ice Cream (A)” split the original A case into two parts. The A1 case ends as activists Sardar Biglari and Phil Cooley prepare to meet with CEO Don Smith at Friendly's headquarters in September 2006. The... View Details
Keywords: Investment Activism; Business and Shareholder Relations; Governing and Advisory Boards; Conflict and Resolution; Lawsuits and Litigation; Business or Company Management; Food and Beverage Industry; United States
Narayanan, V.G., Fabrizio Ferri, and James Weber. "Shareholder Activists at Friendly Ice Cream (A2)." Harvard Business School Supplement 109-014, September 2008. (Revised October 2008.)
- December 2008
- Article
Which Kind of Collaboration Is Right for You?
By: Roberto Verganti and Gary P. Pisano
Nowadays, virtually no companies innovate alone. Firms team up with a variety of partners, in a wide number of ways, to create new technologies, products, and services. But what is the best way to leverage the power of outsiders? To help executives answer that... View Details
Keywords: Cost vs Benefits; Framework; Collaborative Innovation and Invention; Innovation and Management; Partners and Partnerships; Social and Collaborative Networks; Strategy
Verganti, Roberto, and Gary P. Pisano. "Which Kind of Collaboration Is Right for You?" Harvard Business Review 86, no. 12 (December 2008).
- 2008
- Other Unpublished Work
From Public Purpose to Financial Economics: The Linked Ecologies of Economics and Business in Twentieth Century America
By: Marion Fourcade and Rakesh Khurana
As the main producers of managerial elites, business schools represent strategic research sites for understanding the formation of economic practices and representations. This article draws on historical material to analyze the changing place of economics in American... View Details
- 03 Oct 2005
- Research & Ideas
The Box Office Power of Stars
Success of Entertainment Products." Sarah Jane Gilbert: Tell us about "star power" and how it contributes to a film's success. Anita Elberse: The concept "star power" captures the extent to which an artist's View Details
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Demonstration Policy | About
as is true for all conduct matters, review and sanctioning processes for allegations involving demonstrators and demonstrations will remain confidential. The School may periodically release aggregated, anonymized data on disciplinary... View Details
- 27 Feb 2017
- Research & Ideas
Reputation is Vital to Survival in Turbulent Markets
but almost all have been involved in developing the reputation of their organizations, or enhancing it during their professional lifetimes. To what extent is the reputation traceable just to them? That is hard to disentangle from the... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- Web
Diversity on Boards - Alumni
center Receive exclusive member discounts to Equilar's board education forums Do you want to share a board opportunity with us? Fill out this form , or contact Daniella Diniz ( bdn.rge@hbs.edu ) Your Network Connect directly with other HBS alumni View Details
- 01 Jun 2024
- News
Redefining How Businesses Operate
In her LinkedIn profile, Rebecca Hu (MBA 2023) describes herself as a “biologist-turned-technologist obsessed with building great software products.” A product manager at the language learning app Duolingo, Hu immersed herself in electives and activities centered... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie