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- 31 Aug 2011
- Research & Ideas
Improving Fairness in Flight Delays
of either program). Fearing estimates that the model he and his coauthors developed—called the Ration-by-Schedule Exponential Penalty model—could reduce flight delays by 4 percent or more on some of the worst travel days, resulting in a...
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- 14 May 2019
- Research & Ideas
Ethics Bots and Other Ways to Move Your Code of Business Conduct Beyond Puffery
Creating an ethics chatbot requires an investment of resources and technical capabilities that is likely to be beyond most firms’ capabilities. However, Soltes’ lab at Harvard Business School was able to...
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by Michael Blanding
- 05 Oct 2016
- What Do You Think?
Can the US Economy Regain the Growth and Prosperity of the Past?
increased immigration would help reverse current trends. As he put it, “Those folks tend to be younger, with growing families which require furniture, food, clothing. Our ‘native’ population is aging and doesn’t earn or spend as much.”...
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by James Heskett
- 01 Sep 2017
- News
Ink: Miami’s Dark Neon Era, the Language of Success, and Getting Psyched Up
and two other amazing, true stories NEW Hotel Scarface by Roben Farzad “There’s so much unresolved about Miami’s cocaine coming-of-age. I found the address where the Cold War crashed into the war on drugs crashed into the cocaine wars...
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- 01 Dec 2000
- News
Latin America's Decade
Adds Azuela, "Technology, macroeconomic changes, and new leadership are definitely creating a new climate in the region." But many in this generation of business school graduates are also stymied by the lack of opportunities in the region...
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Garry Emmons and Julia Hanna;
Latin America;
research;
infrastructure;
Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments;
Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments;
Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments;
Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments;
Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments
- 12 Feb 2014
- Other Presentation
The Role of Business in Society: Creating Shared Value
The ideas drawn from "Creating Shared Value" (Harvard Business Review, Jan 2011) and "Competing by Saving Lives" (FSG, 2012).
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Porter, Michael E. "The Role of Business in Society: Creating Shared Value." Distinguished Speaker Series Series, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada, February 12, 2014.
- October 1991 (Revised November 1993)
- Case
Play Time Toy Co.
By: Thomas R. Piper
The president of a toy company is considering the adoption of level production in a business characterized by highly seasonal sales. The issues include balancing the cost savings and the inventory risk, estimating the seasonal financing need, and determining the...
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Production;
Cost Management;
Banks and Banking;
Sales;
Goods and Commodities;
Financial Management;
Risk Management;
Entertainment and Recreation Industry
Piper, Thomas R. "Play Time Toy Co." Harvard Business School Case 292-003, October 1991. (Revised November 1993.)
- 2015
- Working Paper
The Value of Corporate Citizenship: Protection
By: Dylan Minor
We explore the notion that corporate citizenship, as obtained through Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), is used by managers to protect firm value, helping their firm better withstand negative business shocks. We formally explore two parallel mechanisms for such...
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Minor, Dylan. "The Value of Corporate Citizenship: Protection." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 16-021, August 2015.
- 23 May 2013
- Other Presentation
Creating Shared Value as Business Strategy
The ideas drawn from "Creating Shared Value" (Harvard Business Review, Jan 2011) and "Competing by Saving Lives" (FSG, 2012).
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Porter, Michael E. "Creating Shared Value as Business Strategy." Shared Value Leadership Summit, FSG, Boston, MA, May 23, 2013.
- 2008
- Working Paper
Attracting Flows by Attracting Big Clients: Conflicts of Interest and Mutual Fund Portfolio Choice
By: Lauren Cohen and Breno Schmidt
We explore a new channel for attracting inflows using a unique dataset of corporate 401(k) retirement plans and their mutual fund family trustees. Families secure substantial inflows by being named trustee of a 401(k) plan. This affords the plan sponsor potential...
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Investment Funds;
Investment Portfolio;
Conflict of Interests;
Financial Services Industry
Cohen, Lauren, and Breno Schmidt. "Attracting Flows by Attracting Big Clients: Conflicts of Interest and Mutual Fund Portfolio Choice." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 08-054, January 2008. (Winner of the Barclays Global Investors Best Paper Prize, Asset Allocation Symposium, European Finance Association 2006. Winner of the Society of Quantitative Analysts Award, Best Paper in Quantitative Investments, Western Finance Association 2007.)
- 05 Jan 2021
- Working Paper Summaries
The ESG-Innovation Disconnect: Evidence from Green Patenting
- 6 Nov 2012
- Other Presentation
The New Competitive Advantage: Creating Shared Value
The ideas drawn from “Creating Shared Value” (Harvard Business Review, Jan 2011) and “Competing by Saving Lives” (FSG, 2012).
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Porter, Michael E. "The New Competitive Advantage: Creating Shared Value." ExpoManagement, HSM, Sao Paulo, Brazil, November 6, 2012.
- 4 Dec 2012
- Other Presentation
The New Competitive Advantage: Creating Shared Value
The ideas drawn from "Creating Shared Value" (Harvard Business Review, Jan 2011) and "Competing by Saving Lives" (FSG, 2012).
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Porter, Michael E. "The New Competitive Advantage: Creating Shared Value." CSV Forum: Practical Wisdom for Creating Innovation, Tokyo, Japan, December 4, 2012.
- 04 Mar 2019
- News
A Founder's Key to Perseverance: Embracing Struggle
- 1994
- Article
Cross-Investments in Transnational Banking: Britain, Germany and the United States in the Twentieth Century
By: G. Jones
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Investment;
Banks and Banking;
Business History;
Banking Industry;
United Kingdom;
Germany;
United States
Jones, G. "Cross-Investments in Transnational Banking: Britain, Germany and the United States in the Twentieth Century." Zeitschrift für Unternehmensgeschichte 39 (1994).
- Article
Laws versus Contracts: Legal Origins, Shareholder Protections, and Ownership Concentration in Brazil, 1890–1950
By: Aldo Musacchio
This article examines some of the institutional conditions that facilitated the development of equity markets in Brazil. A critical factor was the addition of protections for investors to corporate bylaws, which enabled relatively large corporations in Brazil to...
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Voting;
Equity;
Financial Markets;
Investment;
Governance Controls;
Business History;
Ownership Stake;
Brazil
Musacchio, Aldo. "Laws versus Contracts: Legal Origins, Shareholder Protections, and Ownership Concentration in Brazil, 1890–1950." Business History Review 82, no. 3 (Fall 2008): 445–473.
- 02 Feb 2015
- Research & Ideas
Disruptors Sell What Customers Want and Let Competitors Sell What They Don’t
habits as well, such as a growing preference for sharing items rather than owning them, and encouraging "showrooming" where shoppers visit stores only to test products—then buy them more cheaply online. The user benefits from lower cost,...
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by Michael Blanding
- 20 Nov 2012
- Other Presentation
The Role of Business in Society: Creating Shared Value
The ideas drawn from "Creating Shared Value" (Harvard Business Review, Jan 2011) and "Competing by Saving Lives" (FSG, 2012).
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Porter, Michael E. "The Role of Business in Society: Creating Shared Value." Chevron / ICIC California Partnerships Event, Chevron Corporation and Initiative for a Competitive Inner City, San Francisco, CA, United States, November 20, 2012.
- 30 Sep 2013
- Other Presentation
Defining Corporate Purpose: Creating Shared Value
The ideas drawn from "Creating Shared Value" (Harvard Business Review, Jan 2011) and "Competing by Saving Lives" (FSG, 2012).
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Porter, Michael E. "Defining Corporate Purpose: Creating Shared Value." 30th Arthur W. Page Society Annual Conference, Boston, MA, September 30, 2013.