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- 30 Jun 2009
- Research Event
Business Summit: The Role of Business Leaders in Sustaining Market Capitalism
legitimate, it must consider the interests not just of shareholders, but of all stakeholders. Several panelists see societal problems as opportunities for entrepreneurial businesses. They believe it is possible for business to help solve societal problems, improve the... View Details
Keywords: Re: Multiple Faculty
- 08 Oct 2015
- Blog Post
Why We Recruit: DaVita Healthcare Partners, Inc.
commitment to clinical excellence and improving patients' health and quality of life. DaVita focuses on setting worldwide standards for clinical, social, and operational practices in kidney care, with over 2,200 dialysis clinics worldwide... View Details
Keywords: Health Care
- Web
Awards - Commencement 2025
Throughout their careers, these distinguished alumni have contributed significantly to their companies and communities while upholding the highest standards and values in everything they do. As such, they represent the best in our alumni... View Details
- 01 Sep 2014
- News
The Next Lessons
significant developments Khan cited is a new partnership with the College Board, a nonprofit that helps prepare students for college through standardized test preparation and other programs. “The College Board has recognized that there... View Details
Keywords: William Weber
- 15 Jul 2002
- Research & Ideas
Going Green Makes Good Business Sense
to the belief, now firmly lodged in public consciousness, that high environmental standards are not just desirable but their birthright. To set the stage, Reinhardt reminded the group that pollution is not a new phenomenon in human... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- Web
1.17 Field Based Learning / Independent Projects | MBA
created, and shared during field activities, Clarify ownership rights and non-disclosure agreements for students, faculty, and company sponsors in company-sponsored field-based learning projects. The policies governing Field Based Learning/Independent Projects include... View Details
- 28 May 2013
- Research & Ideas
Can LEGO Snap Together a Future in Asia?
do is repackage the bricks into the boxes of the one that's selling really well," Mikes says. "It's really easy for them to be nimble and meet demand." The risks of product acceptance. LEGO's standard is to create global... View Details
- Fast Answer
Industries: financial analytical data and tools
analytical features. Standard & Poor's RatingsDirect (available from Capital IQ) Access to the credit research behind S&P ratings on a wide variety of debt issues from around the world. These reports can provide useful... View Details
- Web
Introduction - The Worker - The Human Factor – Baker Library | Bloomberg Center, Historical Collections
Affirming the role of the employee, then, became part of a growing trend in management as a way to inspire collaboration and reduce alienation experienced in the repetitive nature of standardized working conditions. Elton Mayo, professor... View Details
- 25 Sep 2009
- News
Are You Being Served?
surprising than my unexpected win was the fact that all through the process, the state — and its oft-reviled bureaucracy — went out of its way to be fair, courteous, and forgiving. It got me to thinking: Has government been forced to become more customer friendly... View Details
- 01 Mar 2012
- News
Competitiveness at Risk
about the project. Why did HBS launch the project? Rivkin: Many of us at the School have come to believe that the ability of firms in the United States to be competitive in the world economy and to support living standards in America is... View Details
- 01 Jun 2005
- News
Do You Speak Business?
matters). Thus, among its other ramifications, globalization is forcing companies to operate and conduct themselves according to certain international standards and expectations. This trend is inevitably reflected in the way these... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 09 Jul 2001
- Research & Ideas
Does Misery Love Companies? How Social Performance Pays Off
(New York Times, 2001), while Former President Clinton used his "bully pulpit" to urge corporations to attend to social problems (New York Times, 1996) and later advocated that minimum labor standards be a part of international... View Details
Keywords: by Joshua D. Margolis & James P. Walsh
- 21 Jun 2011
- First Look
First Look: June 21
Standard Setters in Standard Setting Authors: Abigail M. Allen and Karthik Ramanna Abstract We investigate the idiosyncratic influence of standard setters in View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 29 May 2001
- Research & Ideas
Howard Stevenson on the Lessons of the Internet Era
something," and identify ways to change the business. Also on the technology front, Stevenson urged companies to consider using hosting services and application service providers to manage non-mission-critical applications, and to emphasize View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Mar 2011
- News
Harvard Center Shanghai Names New Executive Director
Taiwan and Hong Kong at Citibank, American Express, and Standard Chartered Bank. Fluent in Mandarin, he was one of the first Americans to teach at Peking University after the resumption of diplomatic relations between China and the United... View Details
- 10 Jun 2014
- First Look
First Look: June 10
working paper: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2443674 Codes in Context: How States, Markets, and Civil Society Shape Adherence to Global Labor Standards By: Toffel, Michael W., Jodi L. Short, and Melissa Ouellet Abstract—Transnational business... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- July 2021
- Teaching Note
The Carlyle Group: Carving Out Atotech
Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 321-153. On January 31, 2017, The Carlyle Group ("Carlyle") closed its $3.2 billion acquisition of Atotech, an international Specialty Chemicals and Equipment company. In Carlyle's Washington, DC headquarters, the US-based deal... View Details
- 11 Mar 2008
- First Look
First Look: March 11, 2008
between customized and standardized approaches to care and challenges students to examine their preconceived notions of the social role of a health care delivery organization. Dr. Heidi Behforouz, PACT's director, must decide whether a... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- February 2009 (Revised December 2009)
- Case
eReading: Amazon's Kindle
By: Bharat N. Anand, Peter W. Olson Esq. and Mary Tripsas
In November 2007, Amazon introduced the Kindle, the first electronic reader with wireless functionality. The case describes the launch of the Kindle and provides information on representative players in the industry (or broader ecosystem) who are likely to be affected... View Details
Keywords: Books; Disruptive Innovation; Technological Innovation; Industry Structures; Standards; Distribution Channels; Competitive Strategy; Publishing Industry
Anand, Bharat N., Peter W. Olson Esq., and Mary Tripsas. "eReading: Amazon's Kindle." Harvard Business School Case 709-486, February 2009. (Revised December 2009.)