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- 08 Sep 2009
- Research & Ideas
The Height Tax, and Other New Ways to Think about Taxation
over time. For half a century, tax analysts have noted that taxes averaged over a span of years (or even a lifetime), or taxes that depend on income histories and age, would be substantially more efficient and equitable. People are already so View Details
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by Martha Lagace
- 10 Jul 2007
- What Do You Think?
How Much of Leadership Is About Control, Delegation, or Theater?
granted that it was a demonstration of what a leader should do in that case. It may be important for us to believe that our leaders have control over performance, whether or not it is true, particularly in times of turmoil or concern...
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by Jim Heskett
- Web
Ripple Effect | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
Kim-Parker 2009 As if foreshadowing the career path ahead of her, Shilla Kim-Parker (MBA 2009) wrote her HBS application essay about her desire to serve the social good. “I was drawn to... Riding the WAVE...
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- 04 Apr 2023
- Book
Two Centuries of Business Leaders Who Took a Stand on Social Issues
While shareholders still reign supreme at many companies, a widespread shift toward more responsible business practices is driving more leaders to take a stand on social and environmental issues today, says Harvard Business School Professor Geoffrey Jones. Jones...
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Past Projects | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
recent candidates and new hires, and BPS leadership, I identified the main concerns and three key opportunities for improvement. The recommendations focused on a dual approach of technical (e.g., process standardization) and adaptive...
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Dispelling Myths About HBS Through My Summer Venture in Management Program Experience - MBA
Sciences Partners & Families Peek SVMP Social Enterprise Student Life Student Loans Student Profile Sustainability Video Blog Industries Industries Architecture Construction Consulting Consumer Packaged Goods Education Energy Engineering...
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Tools of the Trade | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
the career path ahead of her, Shilla Kim-Parker (MBA 2009) wrote her HBS application essay about her desire to serve the social good. “I was drawn to... Riding the WAVE Misan Rewane 2013 When describing the...
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The Other Crisis and What You Can Do About It - Forum for Growth
isn’t impacting them Listen with an open mind and seek to inform yourself about the “other crisis” Accept that you or others may not feel the full grief, but know showing empathy goes a long way Stand as an...
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- 06 Sep 2016
- News
The Solution That Doesn’t Get Discussed About How to Get More Women On Corporate Boards
people who are concerned about fairness, it is fair. Just like it has always been: Men are still part of the process, but now, the second part. One of the reasons this approach succeeds is that most of the...
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- 30 Sep 2021
- Blog Post
Driving Social Impact Through Consumer Behavior: Nonprofit to Finance to Retail with Nicole Krantz (MBA 2022)
and then when I began meeting with people at Dick’s I fell in love with the down-to-earth, team-oriented culture.” An Immersive Experience, Remote and In-Person By the time Krantz had happily accepted an internship offer with Dick’s, she...
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Retail
- December 2011 (Revised May 2015)
- Case
Aviva Investors
By: George Serafeim
The Aviva Investors case describes the challenge of integrating sustainability considerations into the strategy and business practices of companies and into the decision making process of the investment community. Steve Waygood, Chief Responsible Investment Officer at...
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Investing;
Investment Management;
Shareholder Activism;
Disclosure;
Stock Exchanges;
Sustainability;
Sustainable Development;
Sustainability Reporting;
ESG;
ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) Performance;
Social Impact;
Activism;
Investment;
Management;
Business and Shareholder Relations;
Environmental Sustainability;
United Kingdom
Serafeim, George, Robert G. Eccles, and Kyle Armbrester. "Aviva Investors." Harvard Business School Case 112-047, December 2011. (Revised May 2015.)
- 04 Apr 2016
- Working Paper Summaries
Preparing the Self for Team Entry: How Relational Affirmation Improves Team Performance
- 01 Jun 2002
- News
Up to the Challenge: Ipsita Dasgupta - Global Perspective, Local Results
to HBS, citing the School's mission to create socially responsible leaders as “a huge pull.” “I knew most of the students would be more interested in private-sector concerns than international ones,” says...
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- 01 Jun 2012
- News
Straight to the Heart
retreating from social overload, which underscores what I mentioned earlier about choosing a mate who is your opposite. The fallacy of living alone is that people think it’s the only way to get enough “me”...
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- 19 Dec 2023
- Research & Ideas
The 10 Most Popular Articles of 2023
Coming for Your Job?”—reflected those concerns. Meanwhile, this year readers were also clearly trying to figure out their place in the world, gravitating to stories about finding the right work-life balance, seeking a recharge with a...
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by Danielle Kost
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Why Am I Seeing This Ad? The Effect of Ad Transparency on Ad Effectiveness
By: Tami Kim, Kate Barasz and Leslie K. John
Given the increasingly specific ways marketers can target ads, many consumers and regulators are demanding ad transparency: disclosure of how consumers’ personal information was used to generate ads. We investigate how and why ad transparency impacts ad effectiveness....
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Digital Marketing;
Customization and Personalization;
Information;
Trust;
Performance Effectiveness
Kim, Tami, Kate Barasz, and Leslie K. John. "Why Am I Seeing This Ad? The Effect of Ad Transparency on Ad Effectiveness." Journal of Consumer Research 45, no. 5 (February 2019): 906–932.
- 04 Feb 2013
- Research & Ideas
Are the Big Four Audit Firms Too Big to Fail?
periodically raises concerns about audit-industry concentration and suggests ways to boost growth of smaller firms. The consolidation raises the issue of how the surviving big auditors and the nation's...
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- May 2014
- Article
Cynicism in Negotiation: When Communication Increases Buyers' Skepticism
By: Eyal Ert, Stephanie J. Creary and Max H. Bazerman
The economic literature on negotiation shows that strategic concerns can be a barrier to agreement, even when the buyer values the good more than the seller. Yet behavioral research demonstrates that human interaction can overcome these strategic concerns through...
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Ert, Eyal, Stephanie J. Creary, and Max H. Bazerman. "Cynicism in Negotiation: When Communication Increases Buyers' Skepticism." Judgment and Decision Making 9, no. 3 (May 2014): 191–199.
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Whites See Racism as a Zero-Sum Game That They Are Now Losing
By: Michael I. Norton and Samuel R. Sommers
Although some have heralded recent political and cultural developments as signaling the arrival of a post-racial era in America, several legal and social controversies regarding "reverse racism" highlight Whites' increasing concern about anti-White bias. We show that...
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Racism;
Zero-sum Game;
Bias;
Affirmative Action;
Prejudice and Bias;
Race;
Social Issues;
United States
Norton, Michael I., and Samuel R. Sommers. "Whites See Racism as a Zero-Sum Game That They Are Now Losing." Perspectives on Psychological Science 6, no. 3 (May 2011): 215–218.