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- 16 Nov 2020
- News
Kominers’s Conundrums: This Puzzle Honors a Game-Show Legend
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Placement - Doctoral
Nam Marketing, 2024 Placement: Ohio State University, Max M. Fisher College of Business, Department of Marketing and Logistics Dissertation: Communicating with consumers: How firms’ responses to societal change influence consumer behavior... View Details
- 21 Nov 2024
- Blog Post
Thoughts on the JD/MBA From a Recent Grad
extracurricular and social activities. In addition, JD/MBA students have their own community and alumni network. I sometimes have been asked whether I missed out on anything by doing a joint degree rather than focusing on just one school.... View Details
- March 2001 (Revised April 2001)
- Case
Sustainable Development & Socially Responsible Investing: ABB in 2000
Several investment firms and mutual funds position themselves as providers or facilitators of opportunities for socially responsible investment. This case addresses the impact of these firms on publicly traded companies. Focuses on managers at ABB, a large... View Details
Keywords: Investment; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Environmental Sustainability; Social Enterprise; Corporate Governance; Business Strategy; Capital Markets; Management Teams; Business and Community Relations; Trade; Electronics Industry; Switzerland
Reinhardt, Forest L. "Sustainable Development & Socially Responsible Investing: ABB in 2000." Harvard Business School Case 701-082, March 2001. (Revised April 2001.)
- Web
Stories
Stories Stories Heartland Heartland When she came to HBS, Jordan Kraft Lambert wanted to leave behind her agricultural roots. Now, serving as the nexus for a community of farmers, entrepreneurs, investors, and researchers, she feels... View Details
- 2015
- Chapter
Innovating without Information Constraints: Organization, Communities, and Innovation when Information Costs Approach Zero
By: Elizabeth J. Altman, Frank Nagle and Michael Tushman
Innovation has traditionally taken place within an organization's boundaries and/or with selected partners. This Chandlerian approach to innovation has been rooted in transaction costs, organizational boundaries, and information processing challenges associated with... View Details
Keywords: Knowledge Sharing; Cost; Innovation and Management; Collaborative Innovation and Invention
Altman, Elizabeth J., Frank Nagle, and Michael Tushman. "Innovating without Information Constraints: Organization, Communities, and Innovation when Information Costs Approach Zero." In The Oxford Handbook of Creativity, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship, edited by Christina E. Shalley, Michael A. Hitt, and Jing Zhou, 353–379. Oxford University Press, 2015.
- 2024
- Working Paper
Hidden Risk
By: Daniel Barth, Phillip Monin, Emil Siriwardane and Adi Sunderam
Since 2013, large U.S. hedge fund advisers have been required to report risk exposures in their regulatory filings. Using these data, we first establish that managers’ perceptions of risk contain useful information that is not embedded in fund returns. Investor flows... View Details
Keywords: Corporate Disclosure; Investment Funds; Risk and Uncertainty; Investment Return; Communication Strategy; Financial Services Industry
Barth, Daniel, Phillip Monin, Emil Siriwardane, and Adi Sunderam. "Hidden Risk." Working Paper, November 2024.
- 15 Aug 2019
- Blog Post
The Social Enterprise Initiative at HBS
At HBS, an initiative is a group of people committed to change, fueled by research, and driven by the demand to solve societal issues. These communities are made up of faculty, students, and alumni and are connected with practitioners in... View Details
- June 2019
- Article
Consequences of Debt Forgiveness: Strategic Default Contagion and Lender Learning
By: Gerardo Pérez Cavazos
I use a unique data set of loans to small business owners to examine whether lenders face adverse consequences when they grant debt forgiveness to borrowers. I provide evidence consistent with borrowers communicating their debt forgiveness to other borrowers, who then... View Details
Keywords: Debt Forgiveness; Strategic Default Contagion; Contracting; Borrowing and Debt; Communication; Learning
Pérez Cavazos, Gerardo. "Consequences of Debt Forgiveness: Strategic Default Contagion and Lender Learning." Journal of Accounting Research 57, no. 3 (June 2019): 797–841.
- 21 Sep 2021
- Cold Call Podcast
Why JPMorgan Chase Is Committed to Improving Racial Equity in Banking
- 16 Aug 2006
- Research & Ideas
Is MySpace.com Your Space?
Social networking sites such as MySpace.com are some of the most trafficked on the Web—MySpace had 46 million unique users in June and features nearly 100 million personal profiles posted by users, many of whom are in their teens and twenties. What's more, the average... View Details
- January 2011 (Revised January 2012)
- Case
The Case of the Unidentified Healthcare Companies2010
By: Richard Bohmer, Ethan Bernstein, Margarita Krivitski and Srinidhi Reddy
This case presents financial statements and selected ratios for 14 unidentified healthcare organizations and asks that each set of financial information be matched with one of the following healthcare companies: a biotechnology firm, a community nursing company, a... View Details
Bohmer, Richard, Ethan Bernstein, Margarita Krivitski, and Srinidhi Reddy. "The Case of the Unidentified Healthcare Companies2010." Harvard Business School Case 611-043, January 2011. (Revised January 2012.)
- 2011
- Chapter
Changing Identity, Changing Language
By: Kathleen L. McGinn and Jeffrey T. Polzer
Environmental jolts and shifting membership challenge a group's efficacy and survival. Group identity is critical for a shared interpretation of and response to these challenges, but external and internal changes may require corresponding changes in a group's... View Details
Keywords: Change; Spoken Communication; Performance Efficiency; Problems and Challenges; Safety; Identity; California
McGinn, Kathleen L., and Jeffrey T. Polzer. "Changing Identity, Changing Language." In Advances in Group Processes. Vol. 28, edited by Shane R. Thye and Edward Lawler, 125–145. Bingley, UK: Emerald Group Publishing, 2011.
- 21 Nov 2023
- Research & Ideas
Employee Negativity Is Like Wildfire. Manage It Before It Spreads.
involves telling ourselves positive narratives to help us cope with challenging situations, a strategy often called reappraisal. Similarly, achieving a sense of calm in a group setting often hinges on a leader’s ability to reconceptualize the circumstances and... View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz
- 01 Dec 2009
- Working Paper Summaries
Modeling a Paradigm Shift: From Producer Innovation to User and Open Collaborative Innovation
Keywords: by Carliss Y. Baldwin & Eric von Hippel
- July 2007 (Revised November 2009)
- Case
World Wildlife Fund for Nature (WWF)
By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and Jordan Mitchell
Nearly all environmental organizations have a similar aim: to stop the degradation of the natural environment. However, the strategies which environmental organizations choose to employ are sometimes starkly different. Compares the models of two dissimilar... View Details
Keywords: Business Model; Business and Community Relations; Business and Government Relations; Environmental Sustainability; Non-Governmental Organizations; Business Strategy
Casadesus-Masanell, Ramon, and Jordan Mitchell. "World Wildlife Fund for Nature (WWF)." Harvard Business School Case 708-417, July 2007. (Revised November 2009.)
- July 2007 (Revised November 2009)
- Case
Greenpeace
By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and Jordan Mitchell
Nearly all environmental organizations have a similar aim: to stop the degradation of the natural environment. However, the strategies which environmental organizations choose to employ are sometimes starkly different. Compares the models of two dissimilar... View Details
Keywords: Business Model; Business and Community Relations; Business and Government Relations; Environmental Sustainability; Non-Governmental Organizations; Business Strategy
Casadesus-Masanell, Ramon, and Jordan Mitchell. "Greenpeace." Harvard Business School Case 708-418, July 2007. (Revised November 2009.)
- April 2025
- Case
Joe Mazzulla and the Boston Celtics (A)
By: Linda A. Hill, James I. Cash and Lydia Begag
Joe Mazzulla's leadership journey with the Boston Celtics began in 2016 when he served as an assistant coach for their NBA G-League affiliate. In 2019, he was promoted to a "behind-the-bench" assistant coaching role with the Celtics, before being asked to become the... View Details
Keywords: Personal Development and Career; Change Management; Communication; Values and Beliefs; Innovation and Invention; Decision Making; Innovation Leadership; Collaborative Innovation and Invention; Leadership; Leading Change; Leadership Development; Leadership Style; Crisis Management; Management Skills; Business Processes; Organizational Culture; Organizational Structure; Performance Efficiency; Sports Industry; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; United States
- April 2006 (Revised February 2007)
- Case
Rebuilding the New Orleans Public Schools: Turning the Tide?
After Hurricane Katrina, the New Orleans Public School System is faced with rebuilding from the ground up. The challenge is enormous, as is the opportunity to remake the lowest performing public school system in Louisiana and one of the lowest performing in the nation.... View Details
Keywords: Programs; Natural Disasters; Urban Development; Education; Infrastructure; Public Administration Industry; Education Industry; New Orleans
Childress, Stacey M. "Rebuilding the New Orleans Public Schools: Turning the Tide?" Harvard Business School Case 806-136, April 2006. (Revised February 2007.)