Social Determinants Of Health - Publications - Faculty & Research

21 May 2001
Research & Ideas

From Tigers to Kaleidoscopes: Thinking About Future Leadership

bear a huge responsibility for seeing that creativity is sparked constantly and flows unimpeded, she writes. According to Hill, these leaders actually have three mandates: Clearly state why the collective exists Determine who should be... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

18 Jul 2005
Research & Ideas

Identify Emerging Market Opportunities

South Africa, for example, the government's support for the transfer of assets to the historically disenfranchised native African community—a laudable social objective—has affected the development View Details

Keywords: by Tarun Khanna, Krishna G. Palepu & Jayant Sinha

05 Feb 2013
First Look

First Look: Feb. 5

wills to a search for fairness principles. Fisher did not create knowledge of the deductive, experimental kind most common in social science research. Yet Roger and his colleagues developed frameworks View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

25 Feb 2015
Lessons from the Classroom

Scholars and Students Unpack the Digital Business Revolution

initiatives and projects created by the School to foster interdisciplinary research on the great problems and opportunities facing society—including such topics as business and the environment, health care, US competitiveness, View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Education; Technology

03 Feb 2020
What Do You Think?

Can an Organization Have Too Much 'Rebel Talent'?

Perspective (The ability to “constantly broaden (one’s) view of the world and see it as others do”) Diversity (“The tendency to challenge predetermined social roles”) Authenticity (Remaining open and... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

December 2020 (Revised April 2021)
Case

Arcos Dorados: A QSR Recovery Plan

By: Forest Reinhardt, José B. Alvarez, Jenyfeer Martinez Buitrago and Mariana Cal

Arcos Dorados—McDonald’s largest independent franchisee, covering Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC)—faced a pandemic that was disrupting the entire consumer foodservice business in 2020. With the exclusive right to own, operate, and sub-franchise McDonald’s... View Details

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16 Oct 2013
Op-Ed

Response to Readers: Combating Climate Change with Nuclear Power and Fracking

certain loss of life and order of magnitude higher health hazard as well as the potentially massive uncertainties of global warming driven by... View Details

Keywords: by Joe Lassiter; Energy; Utilities

30 Jan 2017
Research & Ideas

Vanguard, Trian And The Problem With 'Passive' Index Funds

influence on the decisions management takes.” As passive investors become larger and larger owners of companies, however, the future health of these businesses may depend on... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Financial Services

March 2009
Teaching Note

Sex, Drugs, and Rock 'n Roll: The MTV Approach to Tackling HIV/AIDS (TN)

By: Tarun Khanna, Sonali R. Bloom and David E. Bloom

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Keywords: Advertising; Emerging Markets; Health Pandemics; Announcements; Social Issues; Customers; For-Profit Firms; Business Strategy; Infrastructure; Multinational Firms and Management; Music Industry; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Africa

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15 Aug 2024
Op-Ed

Post-CrowdStrike, Six Questions to Test Your Company's Operational Resilience

companies to disclose material events within four days. Determine whether this is the acceptable benchmark or if disclosure should happen sooner. Technology: Ensure that the modes of communication and... View Details

Keywords: by Hise Gibson and Anita Lynch

20 Jun 2016
Research & Ideas

When Predicting Other People's Preferences, You're Probably Wrong

be less likely to predict that John also enjoys conducting social science research at Harvard. FIVE EXPERIMENTS The researchers conducted five studies to determine when and why people assume that others are... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Retail

07 Apr 2003
Research & Ideas

How the U.S. Army Develops Leaders

These interviews were used to determine officers' stage of development. As we learned, understanding "where officers are" developmentally had huge implications not only for modifying our approach... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

30 Sep 2015
Research & Ideas

Political Polarization: Why We All Just Can't Get Along

hallelujah. But if you’re not, then you have to think about some ways to improve that.” Engaging in meaningful corporate social responsibility can boost a company’s trust factor. Partnering with a company in a more trusted field or... View Details

Keywords: by Roberta Holland; Banking; Financial Services

19 Aug 2013
Research & Ideas

Studying How Income Inequality Shapes Behavior

public outrage and protests, as well as a fair amount of handwringing on the part of politicians. What's less clear is how this rising level of inequality has affected the... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

14 May 2020
Research & Ideas

What Leaders Can Do to Fight the COVID Fog

percent battery power. Your brain is your most vital asset; it is a physical organ that, like any other piece of equipment, requires maintenance and care. Both physical and mental hygiene practices need to increase right now, because both... View Details

Keywords: by Boris Groysberg and Robin Abrahams

01 Jul 2019
What Do You Think?

Are Super Stretch Goals Only for the Very Young?

Do Super Stretch Goals Require More Commitment Than a Large Organization Can Muster? Youth of an organization or its members is not the primary determinant of whether an... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

16 Apr 2007
Research & Ideas

Delivering the Digital Goods: iTunes vs. Peer-to-Peer

empirical question that cannot be answered without access to proprietary data that is outside our reach. Our model, however, highlights a few factors that should be taken into consideration in the determination View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Music

04 May 2020
Research & Ideas

Predictions, Prophets, and Restarting Your Business

clear-cut. “A problem with megatrend predictions is that, even if they turn out to be generally accurate, they’re not managerially useful.” In the first month of social distancing in the United States,... View Details

Keywords: by Frank V. Cespedes

24 Apr 2013
Research & Ideas

Who Sets Your Benchmarks?

parents, they wanted to be proud of me and wanted to feel confident they had launched me on the road to a better life. Although most of us grow up as products of our families,... View Details

04 Aug 2021
Research & Ideas

Worried About the Great Resignation? Be a Good Company to Come From

direct reports, as well as the direct reports of their peers. This pushes managers to work together to determine which employees to recommend for new opportunities across teams. Build a culture View Details

Keywords: by Sandra J. Sucher and Shalene Gupta

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