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- 05 Oct 2009
- Research & Ideas
The Vanguard Corporation
that are more responsible socially and environmentally. Q: How prevalent are vanguard companies? A small parade? A: It's a growing parade, but it's not clear yet whether they are the exception or the rule—that's true of every change. And...
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by Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Mar 2006
- Research & Ideas
Global Poverty Needs a Global Answer
clear that what the Bank and other development agencies were doing was not reducing poverty. In some instances it was actually making it worse by sustaining the political and social arrangements that caused poverty, while increasing the...
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by Cynthia Churchwell
- 04 Sep 2019
- News
Deep Dive
never seen before.” Each dive begins the same way. The Pressure Drop first spends several days mapping the area to find the deepest point. Then, the crew waits on Mother Nature—ideally, the weather must be clear and relatively calm. As...
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- 06 Jul 2009
- Research & Ideas
Conducting Layoffs: ’Necessary Evils’ at Work
In this uncertain economic climate, downsizing and layoffs are a sadly frequent occurrence. Although bad news is always painful to deliver and to hear, the process of conducting "necessary evils"—such as layoffs or firings—can be managed in a way that is...
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by Martha Lagace
- 14 May 2008
- Research & Ideas
Getting Down to the Business of Creativity
difficult) as this, Amabile concludes: Support employees' progress in their work every day. Set clear and meaningful goals for them; provide direct help, versus hindrance; offer adequate resources and time; respond to successes and...
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- 15 Jun 2021
- News
HBS Addresses Racial Equity
emphasize that our new Dean, Srikant Datar, is deeply committed to these efforts. He made this clear in his first comments to the community on the day his deanship was announced, saying, “We must act with speed and urgency to advance...
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Jennifer Gillespie
- 10 Jan 2005
- Research & Ideas
Motivation and the Cross-Sector Alliance
philanthropy, later incorporating such ideas into their organizational vision and values. Mexico's Bimbo Group provides a clear example; this world leader in the food industry, a multinational corporation with operations in 16 countries,...
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- 28 Oct 2008
- First Look
First Look: October 28, 2008
need to clear paths through bureaucracy, weed out weak ideas, and maximize the organization's learning from failure. Though points of view varied, the theories and frameworks explored advance the understanding of creativity in business...
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Martha Lagace
- 11 Jan 2011
- First Look
First Look: Jan. 11
the exceptions—scale to national size. Schumpeter's cycle apparently does not operate in the social sector. This paper proposes that the disparity arises from the nonprofit sector's historically immature infrastructure and poor mechanisms for View Details
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Sean Silverthorne
- 21 Apr 2015
- First Look
First Look: April 21
Campaign and the Upside of CEO Activism By: Chatterji, Aaron, and Michael Toffel Abstract—When Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz asked his baristas to engage customers in a discussion about race in America, it was a clear case of the growing...
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Carmen Nobel & Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Feb 2001
- News
Drilling Down
measurement of liquids in the petroleum industry, it contains 42 U.S. standard gallons. Abbreviated to "bbl." Christmas Tree: A multivalve device that channels fluid flows from a well into a pipeline. Duster: A dry well. Elephant: A "real...
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- 01 Sep 2010
- News
Fair Trade
market. Toiletries were also the main category sold by Western companies in developing countries .As these companies took their brands into foreign markets, they diffused consumption habits. As incomes rose and distribution channels...
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- 26 Jul 2010
- Research & Ideas
Yes, You Can Raise Prices in a Downturn
profit. This much is clear and part of everyday commercial language. But interestingly, there is no common phrase for the spread between customer value and price. Economists call this "surplus," a word that suggests it is...
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- 17 May 2010
- Research & Ideas
What Brazil Teaches About Investor Protection
to mention the Suez Canal). Since I found similar results in an effort by Brazilian corporations to attract small shareholders, I thought that Brazil was also a financial democracy. Yet, in Brazil there was a clear cycle: It started in...
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- 12 Jul 2021
- News
Alumni Confront the COVID-19 Crisis
student-focused initiative has collectively raised more than $30,000 in less than 3 weeks, has mentored more than 350 prospective business school and graduate students, and started a fundraiser to procure oxygen concentrators and channel...
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- 29 Jan 2013
- First Look
First Look: Jan. 29
Blackstone Group, estimated that in the next four years this would result in Intelenet losing $160 million of revenue and $48 million of EBITDA. Blackstone could either channel large amounts of capital and human resources towards renewing...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 09 Dec 2014
- First Look
First Look: December 9
principles. As a result, managers often end up interpreting statistical noise as causation-and making bad decisions. To conduct experiments that are worth the expense and effort, companies need to ask themselves several questions: Does the experiment have a View Details
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Sean Silverthorne
- 06 Apr 2010
- First Look
First Look: April 6
Financial Economics (forthcoming) Abstract It is well known that the divergence between control rights and cash-flow rights is associated with firm value. In this paper, we identify an important channel through which the divergence...
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Martha Lagace
- 12 Oct 2006
- First Look
First Look: October 12, 2006
despite all its promise? In Science Business, Gary P. Pisano answers this question by providing an incisive critique of the industry. Pisano not only reveals the underlying causes of biotech's problems; he offers the most sophisticated analysis yet on how the industry...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 02 Feb 2004
- Research & Ideas
Where Does Apple Go From Here?
has Apple had such a difficult job growing beyond the Mac? A: Apple is a computer company, and Jobs has always understood that his core franchise was very closely connected to the core computer franchise. Consumer electronics products, for example, are sold through...
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by Sean Silverthorne