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Social Enterprise - Faculty & Research
boardrooms, consistently ranking at the bottom of some two dozen possible priorities. Many years ago labor conditions in Asian contract factories prompted Nike board member Jill Ker Conway to lobby for a board-level corporate...
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- 29 Mar 2022
- Book
5 Qualities That Help Companies Thrive for Decades—Even Centuries
chairperson of Narayana Health; and Rahul Bajaj, the late chairperson of the Bajaj Group. Leadership to Last finds five common characteristics among Indian and other South Asian companies that built lasting enterprises and a legacy of...
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by Sean Silverthorne
- 14 Sep 2020
- Research & Ideas
You're Right! You Are Working Longer and Attending More Meetings
administration in the HBS Strategy Unit. “It’s very taxing, to be honest.” Shifting to remote work at the start of the pandemic stripped away whatever was left of the elusive 9-to-5 business day and replaced it with videoconferencing and “asynchronous work.” With at...
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by Danielle Kost
- 16 Jul 2020
- Research & Ideas
Restaurant Revolution: How the Industry Is Fighting to Stay Alive
percent year over year, and the National Restaurant Association projected an industry revenue shortfall of $240 billion for the year. Second-order effects of restaurant closures ripple through the American economy, bringing economic pain...
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The 20th Century Zeitgeist - Leadership
each coming into play to a varying degree at different times. The best leaders can sense the winds of change and adapt with the times. Great American Business Leaders: 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s the 20th Century...
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- 10 Mar 2009
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First Look: March 10, 2009
Laurence J. Kotlikoff, and Luis M. Viceira Publication: American Economic Review Papers and Proceedings 98 (May 2008): 297-303 Abstract We investigate optimal consumption, asset accumulation and portfolio decisions in a realistically...
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Martha Lagace
- 04 Jan 2022
- Research & Ideas
Scrap the Big New Year's Resolutions. Make 6 Simple Changes Instead.
can learn,” says Takeuchi. To improve your narration abilities in the year ahead, Takeuchi recommends listening to the top 10 speeches ever delivered, or the 10 most popular TED Talks of all time. 6. Try a high-energy outdoor activity By...
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by Kristen Senz
- 01 Feb 1999
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Too Much of a Good Thing?
commercial and trade activity and agreements, with mountains of up-to-the-minute data available to firms and governments for making sophisticated projections, why do industries and countries continue to overproduce and create such...
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Garry Emmons
- 20 Nov 2017
- Research & Ideas
How Independent Bookstores Have Thrived in Spite of Amazon.com
bookstores—which already faced competition from superstores like Barnes & Noble and Borders. Indeed, between 1995 and 2000, the number of independent bookstores in the United States plummeted 43 percent, according to the American...
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- 22 Feb 2024
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Combat-Tested Cancer Coaching
Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Hi, this is Dan Morrell, host of Skydeck. When Kathy Giusti (MBA 1985) was diagnosed with multiple myeloma in 1996, she was overwhelmed. It was the pre-Internet era, with limited available information, but...
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- 10 Sep 2013
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First Look: September 10
to receive less attention than money but is equally ubiquitous in our daily lives. Across four experiments, we examine whether shifting focus onto time can salvage individuals' ethicality. We found that implicitly activating the construct...
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Sean Silverthorne
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A Pathway to Public Service: Brandon Moore (MBA/MPP 2025) - MBA
move forward with you career goals? While on active duty, I had very limited exposure to policy areas outside of national security. I therefore decided to jump head-first into the state policymaking process. This past summer I joined...
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Leadership - Faculty & Research
and his team launched a set of initiatives to reposition Michelin. These included (1) articulating a clear purpose (“We care about giving people a better way forward”), (2) formulating a strategic vision—the “Michelin in Motion” strategy aiming to generate 20%-30% of...
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Events - Business History
and Sustainability in the Southeast Asian Plantation Industry (1930s-2000s)" Organized by Geoff Jones and Kwelina Thompson Seminar meets on Zoom. Nov13 13 Nov 2023 Business History Seminar: Business, Society, and the Environment...
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- 20 Oct 2010
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Export Competitiveness: Reversing the Logic
the current economic and financial crisis, countries around the globe are looking for ways to reignite economic growth. Traditionally, export-led growth has been perceived as one of the most promising pathways to do so. The experience of several waves of View Details
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by Christian Ketels
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Getting a Peek Into the HBS Experience - MBA
background, a chance to gain a deep understanding of what it is like being a Harvard MBA student. Hearing from the HBS Career & Professional Development Office, interacting with current students, and actively engaging in HBS classroom...
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Alumni Spotlight: Cissy Chen (MBA 2019) - MBA
they evaluate potential investments via a series of ESG ratings. I’m currently organizing a teach-in for the company management to build on these ideals and we will be actively promoting the values taught in this class within the firm. In...
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- 11 Aug 2009
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First Look: August 11, 2009
http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-0787974382.html American Business Since 1920: How It Worked (2nd ed.) Authors:T. K. McCraw Publication:Wheeling, Ill.: Harlan Davidson, 2009 Abstract Unique for its breadth of coverage...
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Martha Lagace
- 03 Jun 2014
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of Entrepreneurship and Innovation By: Chatterji, Aaron, Edward Glaeser, and William R. Kerr Abstract—This chapter reviews recent academic work on the spatial concentration of entrepreneurship and innovation in the United States. We discuss rationales for the...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 30 Jan 2018
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January 30, 2018
U.S. population, robustness of these results across demographic traits and political views suggests that a large share of the American public holds views inconsistent with standard welfarist objectives. Publisher's link:...
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Sean Silverthorne