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- 10 Jan 2005
- Research & Ideas
Motivation and the Cross-Sector Alliance
altruistic and utilitarian motivations that differs from case to case. Family-owned businesses usually highlighted altruism as the main motivation driving them to engage in cross-sector collaborations.3... View Details
- 29 Jan 2019
- Blog Post
Being a Mom and a Founder at HBS
reinventing the breast-milk storage process for women and providing products that will make the lives of busy moms much simpler. I recently read something written by a female founder making the comparison... View Details
- 06 Mar 2018
- First Look
First Look at Research and Ideas, March 6, 2018
the heterogeneous payment requirements across the multiple payers and health plans contracting with the academic health center. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=54127 March–April 2018 Harvard View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Web
Cluster Studies - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
foundational work on cluster mapping that Prof. Michael E. Porter has led at the Institute for Strategy and Competitiveness (ISC), Harvard Business School over the last two decades. He launched the U.S.... View Details
- 28 Aug 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, August 28, 2018
and from electronic communication servers—the effect of open office architectures on employees' face-to-face, email, and instant messaging (IM) interaction patterns. Contrary... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- Article
Agency Costs, Mispricing, and Ownership Structure
By: Sergey Chernenko, C. Fritz Foley and Robin Greenwood
Standard theories of corporate ownership assume that because markets are efficient, insiders ultimately bear all agency costs that they create and therefore have a strong incentive to minimize conflicts of interest with outside investors. We argue that if equity is... View Details
Keywords: Business and Shareholder Relations; Ownership; Conflict of Interests; Investment; Valuation
Chernenko, Sergey, C. Fritz Foley, and Robin Greenwood. "Agency Costs, Mispricing, and Ownership Structure." Financial Management 41, no. 4 (Winter 2012): 885–914.
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Course Overview - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
so that the faculty are well-informed about each CEO’s business issues. Participants are asked to prepare a short prior assignment that encourages personal reflection on the challenges they face and how to... View Details
- 16 Jan 2013
- Research & Ideas
The Messy Link Between Slave Owners and Modern Management
Slave Ownership These accounts and a letter detail business transactions for slaves and related supplies. They are from the Peace Dale... View Details
Keywords: by Katie Johnston
- Web
Introduction - Georges F. Doriot : Educating Leaders, Building Companies, Baker Library, Harvard Business School
venture capital is inextricably linked to Georges F. Doriot, an educator and a founder of the industry. During his 40-year tenure at Harvard Business School, the charismatic professor taught View Details
- 2012
- Chapter
Social Entrepreneurs, Socialization Processes, and Social Change: The Case of Sekem
By: Tomislav Rimac, Johanna Mair and Julie Battilana
How can application of a positive lens to understanding social change and organizations enrich and elaborate theory and practice? This is the core question that inspired this book. It is a question that brought together a diverse and talented group of researchers... View Details
Keywords: Social Entrepreneurship; Social Psychology; Social Issues; Organizations; Business and Community Relations
Rimac, Tomislav, Johanna Mair, and Julie Battilana. "Social Entrepreneurs, Socialization Processes, and Social Change: The Case of Sekem." In Using a Positive Lens to Explore Social Change and Organizations: Building a Theoretical and Research Foundation, edited by Karen Golden-Biddle and Jane E. Dutton. Organization and Management Series. New York: Routledge, 2012.
- 19 Jan 2024
- News
The Values and Virtues of a Quick Fix
Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Hi, this is Dan Morrell, host of Skydeck. Speed has gotten a pretty bad rap, says Anne Morriss (MBA 2004). The Silicon Valley mantra of moving fast and breaking things has led to waves of high-profile... View Details
- May 1983
- Case
Brazil and the World Economy
By: Dennis J. Encarnation III and Richard H.K. Vietor
Encarnation, Dennis J., III, and Richard H.K. Vietor. "Brazil and the World Economy." Harvard Business School Case 383-182, May 1983.
- 06 Jan 2014
- Working Paper Summaries
Mechanisms of Technology Re-Emergence and Identity Change in a Mature Field: Swiss Watchmaking, 1970-2008
- 12 Dec 2023
- Blog Post
Bridging Science and Business: My Summer Internship at Eli Lilly
growing urgency for versatile business leaders who can operate at the intersection of science and society- and as MS/MBA’s, we are up to that challenge. This summer, I had the... View Details
- 2011
- Working Paper
Historical Trajectories and Corporate Competences in Wind Energy
By: Geoffrey Jones and Loubna Bouamane
This working paper surveys the business history of the global wind energy turbine industry between the late nineteenth century and the present day. It examines the long-term prominence of firms headquartered in Denmark, the more fluctuating role of U.S.-based firms,... View Details
Keywords: Business History; Renewable Energy; Competitive Advantage; Technology Adoption; Policy; Business and Government Relations; Energy Industry; United States; Denmark
Jones, Geoffrey, and Loubna Bouamane. "Historical Trajectories and Corporate Competences in Wind Energy." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 11-112, May 2011.
- 15 Nov 2011
- News
750 World Wonders and counting
my briefcase in one hand and my camera in the other,” he recalls. “After I did the AMP program, my ambitions really came to the fore. It was a watershed time for building confidence and creating big ideas... View Details
- 17 Aug 2021
- Op-Ed
Dispensing Justice: The Case for Legalizing Cannabis Nationally
neighborhoods. Communities with flourishing illicit cannabis markets suffer a host of associated problems, including high incarceration rates (often exacerbated by prosecutorial bias), violence as the primary means of dispute resolution... View Details
Keywords: by Ashish Nanda and Tabatha Robinson
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Innovation & the War Effort - Edwin H. Land & Polaroid | Harvard Business School
Effort A Rewarding Working Life INSTANT PHOTOGRAPHY The Idea of Instant Photography Research and Development, Project Code SX-70 Introducing One-Step Photography TAKING THE PRODUCT TO MARKET Impact of the New Medium Medium of Artistic... View Details
- March 2022 (Revised April 2022)
- Teaching Note
France Télécom (A), (B), and (C)
By: Ashley Whillans
This case series discusses the evolution of France Télécom (now Orange) from a national telephone monopoly to a private company. During this process, the company faced numerous challenges including the entry of new competition from other countries and a workforce that... View Details