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  • 03 Oct 2023
  • HBS Case

Layoffs Can Be Bad Business: 5 Strategies to Consider Before Cutting Staff

The pattern has become painfully predictable in recent years: As the economy shows signs of a slowdown, companies hand out layoff notices to stabilize profitability and calm investor fears. That cycle seems to be in place in the... View Details
Keywords: by Ben Rand; Telecommunications; Technology; Financial Services; Manufacturing
  • 27 Apr 2009
  • Research & Ideas

Building Businesses in Turbulent Times

partners to work together in making the tough decisions and taking the steps needed. Success will depend on leaders who are able to stabilize the company as they identify and View Details
Keywords: by Staff
  • 07 Jul 2019
  • HBS Case

Walmart's Workforce of the Future

explores how technology and demographics are changing the way companies like Walmart, and their workers, operate. “The pace of change in the retail sector is truly... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Retail
  • 15 Dec 2015
  • News

The Year in Ideas 2015

too. “It’s a nation-building exercise,” the former co-CEO and chairman of BlackBerry maker Research In Motion says. “It’s critical to Canada’s history and to our future.” The Erebus sank in 1845, part of an... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna, Christine Lejeune, Dan Morrell, and April White
  • 07 Apr 2021
  • News

How Teams Work: Lessons from the Pandemic

  • Web

Risks, Opportunities, And Investments In The Era Of Climate Change (ROICC) - Course Catalog

economy. From understanding the creation of carbon markets and credits to exploring the potential for innovative solutions in agriculture and food production or battery... View Details
  • 19 Oct 2021
  • Cold Call Podcast

Should Global Beer Company Molson Coors Dive into the Cannabis Beverages Business?

Keywords: Re: Derek C. M. van Bever
  • August 2023
  • Article

Can Security Design Foster Household Risk-Taking?

By: Laurent Calvet, Claire Célérier, Paolo Sodini and Boris Vallée
This paper shows that securities with a non-linear payoff design can foster household risk-taking. We demonstrate this effect empirically by exploiting the introduction of capital guarantee products in Sweden from 2002 to 2007. The fast and broad adoption of these... View Details
Keywords: Financial Innovation; Household Finance; Structured Products; Stock Market Participation; Finance; Innovation and Invention; Household; Personal Finance; Risk and Uncertainty; Behavior; Market Participation
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Seen and Unseen | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School

Harvard Business School Virtual Tour This exhibition explores representations of Native Americans in the popular imagination through a selection of advertising trade cards, currency, illustrations, and... View Details
  • November 1991
  • Case

Frost, Inc. (B)

Describes the changes made to Frost, Inc. to exploit CNC technology. The focus is on the impact in each functional area. View Details
Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation
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  • 2021
  • Working Paper

The Changing Role of Business in Society

By: Michael E. Porter
Business interaction with the U.S. government, historically based on securing industry or company special interests at the expense of the public good, has enabled and furthered government dysfunction. Gridlock within the American political system has precluded the... View Details
Keywords: Politics; Shared Value; Social Progress Index; Competitiveness; Walmart; BlackRock; ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) Performance; ESG; Transparency; Campaign Contributions; Campaign Finance; Lobbying; Revolving Door; Political Ideology; Political Parties; Political Partisanship; Government And Business; Government Innovation; Elections; Democracy; Capitalism; Stakeholder Capitalism; Shareholder Engagement; Competition; Strategy; Government and Politics; Society; Social Issues; Human Needs; Wealth and Poverty; Business and Community Relations; Business and Government Relations; Corporate Accountability; Financial Services Industry; Banking Industry; United States
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Leadership with Purpose: Redefining Success and Impact with Satpal Singh (SELP—India 4, 2019) - Recruiting

an opportunity to touch lives and create impact, and that’s where true fulfillment lies. HBS wasn’t just a chapter in my career—it was the turning point that helped me align my aspirations with actionable... View Details
  • November 2024
  • Supplement

AlphaGo (C): Birth of a New Intelligence

By: Shikhar Ghosh and Shweta Bagai
This case, the final of a three-part series, explores DeepMind's pivotal transition from mastering games to solving real-world scientific challenges. In December 2020, DeepMind's AI system AlphaFold 2 achieved a breakthrough by solving protein folding—a 50-year-old... View Details
Keywords: AI; Artificial Intelligence; Machine Learning; Research; Autonomy; Deep Learning; Drug Discovery; Healthcare Innovation; Neural Networks; Information Technology; Research And Development; Scientific Research; Technology Startup; AI and Machine Learning; Technological Innovation; United States
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How One Coffee Shop Is Brewing Change for Business and Society | Working Knowledge

“There’s enormous opportunity in exploring whether you can use neurodiverse employees to solve some of your business problems,” he says. Featured Faculty and Collaborators Richard S. Ruback Baker Foundation... View Details
  • 2017
  • Article

Handgun Waiting Periods Reduce Gun Deaths

By: Michael Luca, Deepak Malhotra and Christopher Poliquin
Handgun waiting periods are laws that impose a delay between the initiation of a purchase and final acquisition of a firearm. We show that waiting periods, which create a “cooling off” period among buyers, significantly reduce the incidence of gun violence. We estimate... View Details
Keywords: Gun Policy; Gun Violence; Waiting Period; Injury Prevention; Policy; Safety; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; United States
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Career Risks and Professional Growth: Finding a Fulfilling Career with Paige Arnof-Fenn (MBA 1991) - Recruiting

what my next step would be, but I knew it was time for a change. As a financial analyst in investment banking, I realized that, while the job paid well, the hours and lifestyle left little room for joy or personal fulfillment. Going to... View Details
  • TeachingInterests

Driving Digital Strategy

By: Felix Oberholzer-Gee

Technology, like a relentless force of nature, is reshaping industries at an unprecedented pace. It poses a threat to those who resist and fail to adapt. But it also presents unparalleled opportunities to those audacious enough to harness its... View Details

  • 06 Dec 2010
  • Sharpening Your Skills

Sharpening Your Skills: Doing Business in Emerging Markets

emerging economies? What are the best ways to leverage local resources? How Do I Identify Opportunities In Emerging Markets? Strategy and Execution for Emerging Markets How can multinationals, entrepreneurs, View Details
  • Web

Harvard Business School and Polaroid - Edwin H. Land & Polaroid | Harvard Business School

response to the introduction of the Land Camera in 1948, provided HBS faculty an ongoing wealth of topics to study and analyze. EXPLORE MORE OF THE EXHIBIT EXPLORE x HOME... View Details
  • Web

The Power of DEI: Harnessing Talent and Opportunity for Enduring Success - Course Catalog

21 st -century workplace. Using a variety of readings, including—but not limited to—cases, we will explore a fundamental discrepancy: talent is much more widely distributed than opportunity. Where did this divergence come from? Why View Details