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- 28 Sep 2009
- Research & Ideas
Improving Accountability at the World Bank
organizations around the world was delivered to the IMF's managing director in the first week of September, 2009 (Lombardi, 2009). Long-term governance reforms are central to the Bank's legitimacy as a global public institution. At the... View Details
Keywords: by Alnoor Ebrahim
- 05 Mar 2008
- What Do You Think?
Where Will Management Innovation Take Us?
foresees. He quoted Thomas Malone's writing that "We are in the early stages of an increase of human freedom in business that may, in the long run, be as important a change for businesses as the change to democracy was for... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 16 Oct 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, October 16, 2018
strong complementarity, but it can arise for other reasons as well. Transaction cost economics and property rights theory advise that strong complements should be placed under unified governance, for example, through common ownership.... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 23 Apr 2001
- Research & Ideas
The Gulf: It’s a Family Affair
A conversation with John Davis, author of "Challenges Facing Family Companies in the Gulf Region" Family Business Review, vol XIII, no. 3, September 2000. Q: Where does family business take you? Davis: I've been in this field since early 1978, View Details
Keywords: by Wendy Guild & Andrea Schulman
- 10 Nov 2008
- Research Event
Social Media Leads the Future of Technology
capital firm Accel Partners; Susan L. Decker (HBS MBA '86), president of Yahoo! Inc.; and Eric Kim (HBS MBA '81), senior vice president and general manager of Intel Corporation's Digital Home Group. The first computer, the ENIAC, cleared... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 30 Jun 2008
- Research & Ideas
Rethinking Retirement Planning
you to that goal." With that in mind, Merton and a team of financial engineers created SmartNest, an individually tailored pension program that requires just a few simple inputs from employees before they "set it and forget it"—what most of us do by... View Details
- 24 Mar 2002
- Research & Ideas
The Trick of Balancing Business and Government
Of Bounds As for the idea of funding institutions that seem benign at first glance—education, for example—business can exceed its bounds, Ottaway said. When a company adopts a school it can also destroy the educational responsibility of a... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 27 May 2020
- Research & Ideas
What South Korea Teaches the World About Fighting COVID
Wait (Harvard Business Review) A Pandemic Won’t Kill The Open Office, But Slack Could (Vanity Fair) Read COVID-19 coverage from Working Knowledge There is a saying that every decision is political—not just in terms of ideology of left or right, but also in terms of... View Details
- 22 Jun 2009
- Research & Ideas
“Too Big To Fail”: Reining In Large Financial Firms
biggest financial institutions sounds familiar, you're right. [Editor's note: On June 16, 2009, the Obama administration released a five-point proposal for overhauling the U.S. system of financial regulation; the first item is "Promote... View Details
- 09 May 2017
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, May 9
as the sector faced increased competition from foreign innovation hubs, was being reshaped by the growth of Multinational Corporations (MNCs) locating R&D centers in Israel, and had to contend with a vexing shortage of human capital... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Sep 2003
- What Do You Think?
To Whom Should Boards be Accountable?
corporate managers and directors must first be accountable to and for the satisfaction of customers, the loyalty and opportunities for growth of employees [and others] ..." How does this play out in the consideration of bids for a... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 15 May 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, May 15, 2018
and hazards. Several techniques can enhance the power and efficacy of queries: Favor follow-up questions, know when to keep questions open ended, get the sequence right, use the right tone, and pay attention to group dynamics. Publisher's... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 28 Apr 2010
- Research & Ideas
Earth Day Reflections
also examine the strategic and organizational barriers that corporations face in making more efficient use of natural resources or deciding to invest in sustainable technologies. There are four major barriers: The first is that companies... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 31 May 2016
- First Look
May 31, 2016
Experimental Social Psychology Visual Attention to Powerful Postures: People Reflexively Avert Their Gaze from Nonverbal Dominance Displays By: Holland, Elise, Elizabeth Baily Wolf, Christine Looser, and Amy Cuddy Abstract—This paper investigates whether View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 19 Jul 2016
- First Look
July 19, 2016
https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=51341 Beyond Symbolic Responses to Private Politics: Examining Labor Standards Improvement in Global Supply Chains By: Hugill, Andrea R., Jodi L. Short, and Michael W. Toffel Abstract—Worker View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 22 Aug 2005
- Research & Ideas
Balancing the Future Against Today’s Needs
critical decision for leaders seeking to strike the right balance between the needs of the core business and the need for growth is how they situate new growth efforts within the company. You need to make sure the teams are talking and... View Details
Keywords: by Paul Michelman
- 27 Jul 2011
- Research & Ideas
Customer Loyalty Programs That Work
lecturer José Alvarez. "Loyalty schemes are not being used to their best advantage." Fortunately, there's hope. Retailers that do rewards programs right can see "incredible loyalty," says Alvarez. In the case note... View Details
- 18 Nov 2016
- Sharpening Your Skills
Sharpening Your Skills: Making a Fast Start on a New Job
One skill every new employee must master is getting a fast start. Here are stories from the archives on what Harvard Business School faculty have advised about hitting the ground running. A Fast Start On Your New Job Your first 90 days in... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 25 Aug 2003
- Research & Ideas
Studying Japan from the Inside
The same group of people who had been working for an under-performing company can produce outstanding results if they have the right leader. Japan may be the first country in the world where companies can... View Details
Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell
- 15 Sep 2003
- Research & Ideas
The Lessons of New-Market Disruption
the superportable market seemed the right choice for the Kittyhawk. But it wasn't. Kittyhawk did not succeed in either the ultrathin laptop or in the PDA market. When the PDA market failed first to... View Details