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- 31 May 2023
- News
Alumni Achievement Awards 2023
Photographed by Susan Young; Edited by Julia Hanna MORE ON THE RECIPIENTS Read more about the 2023 recipients, and learn about past recipients. ALUMNI ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS SITE MORE ON THE RECIPIENTS Read more about the 2023 recipients, and learn about past recipients....
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Institutional Shareholder Services (formerly RiskMetrics) | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School
memberships, independence classification, and shares owned for the S&P 1500 companies. Company Vote Results for the S&P 1500 are available from 1997-2006. Shareholder Proposal Data covers governance and social responsibility proposals are...
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- 11 Feb 2009
- Working Paper Summaries
Goals Gone Wild: The Systematic Side Effects of Over-Prescribing Goal Setting
- 31 Oct 2011
- Research & Ideas
The Most Powerful Workplace Motivator
annual salary offer of $115,000 is unfair on its own. They might be perfectly happy with that salary if it weren't for the information that it's below average." And it's not just a matter of money. In several studies of social comparison...
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by Carmen Nobel
- 20 Nov 2017
- Research & Ideas
How Independent Bookstores Have Thrived in Spite of Amazon.com
other local businesses, for example. The ABA also strengthened the collective identity of indie bookstores by helping its members share best practices, such as how to use social media to promote special events. Raffaelli plans to release...
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- 25 Jan 2017
- HBS Case
How Should Advertisers Respond to Consumer Demand for Whiter Skin?
superior to those with darker skin colors, are marketers crossing a line? Cream makers say they are merely meeting a market need, but social activists argue that these companies have an ethical responsibility to avoid marketing products...
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- 2008
- Thesis
Being B-Boys: Style, Identity, and Respect Among New England and Miami Street Dancers
By: Curtis K. Chan
This study examines the phenomenon of a street dance known as "b-boying" to explore how dancers locate, negotiate, and perform identities, as well as the tensions that occur concomitantly. Drawing on data from participant-observation, interviews, and diverse archival...
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- 17 Sep 2012
- Research & Ideas
Blue Skies, Distractions Arise: How Weather Affects Productivity
Autumn has sprung, and the cold, dreary days of winter are around the corner. But take heart, wistful sun lovers. It turns out that lousy weather is actually good for business operations. A new research paper reports that a decrease in sunny weather is directly related...
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by Carmen Nobel
- 12 Nov 2001
- Research & Ideas
The Three Components of Family Governance
otherwise encourage the education of family members about the business. Plan family social gatherings and rituals and help to create healthy, harmonious family relationships. Any family council that accomplishes these tasks strengthens a...
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- 28 Jan 2020
- Book
Advanced Leadership Requires More Than Outside-The-Box Thinking
University, where senior and retired executives learn to develop leadership skills in the service of solving large social problems. Many of the examples in the book come from her experience leading that program. Sean Silverthorne: We’re...
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by Sean Silverthorne
- 03 May 2023
- Research & Ideas
Why Confronting Racism in AI 'Creates a Better Future for All of Us'
the T.R.A.P. Lab? Turner: I consider it both a think tank and a time saver for people doing rigorous research on race and technology. It's an environment where social scientists working on these matters don’t have to defend why this stuff...
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by Barbara DeLollis
- 27 Nov 2012
- Working Paper Summaries
No Margin, No Mission? A Field Experiment on Incentives for Pro-Social Tasks
- April 2017 (Revised March 2024)
- Case
Making Target the Target: Boycotts and Corporate Political Activity
By: Nien-hê Hsieh and Victor Wu
Through the challenges facing Target, the case examines ways in which corporations can become involved in political and legislative debates and processes, ranging from campaign contributions to lobbying to political activism. In 2016, Target CEO Brian Cornell must...
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Boycott;
Corporate Political Activity;
Lobbying;
LGBTQ;
Campaign Contributions;
Campaign Finance;
Retail;
Shareholder Activism;
Public Opinion;
Social Issues;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Mission and Purpose;
Problems and Challenges;
Laws and Statutes;
Rights;
Crisis Management;
Risk Management;
Media;
Political Elections;
Taxation;
Corporate Accountability;
Values and Beliefs;
Fairness;
Diversity;
Customers;
Communication;
Business and Government Relations;
Retail Industry;
United States
Hsieh, Nien-hê, and Victor Wu. "Making Target the Target: Boycotts and Corporate Political Activity." Harvard Business School Case 317-113, April 2017. (Revised March 2024.)
- 29 Aug 2022
- News
Harvard Business School Announces 2022 Goldsmith Fellows
- October 2001 (Revised December 2001)
- Case
EU Takeover Directive
By: Guhan Subramanian and Michelle Kalka
The draft 13th Company Law Directive, originally written in the 1980s and first formally proposed in 1990, was intended to harmonize the takeover laws of the member states of the European Union (EU). From its inception, though, this bill was controversial. Nations...
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Conflict of Interests;
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Laws and Statutes;
Policy;
Problems and Challenges;
Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues;
Germany;
United Kingdom;
European Union
Subramanian, Guhan, and Michelle Kalka. "EU Takeover Directive." Harvard Business School Case 902-066, October 2001. (Revised December 2001.)
- 04 Feb 2002
- Research & Ideas
How To Do Business in Islamic Countries
to do business with. While it's good for Westerners to be able to speak Arabic socially in the Gulf region, Hayes said, many people would be insulted if you try to speak Arabic about something as important as a deal: "That would be...
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by Martha Lagace
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Business Investment in Education in Emerging Markets Since the 1960s
By: Valeria Giacomin, Geoffrey Jones and Erica Salvaj
This article examines non-profit investments by business in education in emerging markets between the 1960s and the present day. Using a sample of 110 interviews with business leaders from an oral history database, the study shows that more than three-quarters of such...
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Economic History;
Oral History;
Education;
Philanthropy and Charitable Giving;
Business History;
Emerging Markets;
Reputation;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Education Industry;
Africa;
Asia;
Latin America;
Middle East;
India;
Chile;
Colombia;
Sri Lanka;
Kenya
Giacomin, Valeria, Geoffrey Jones, and Erica Salvaj. "Business Investment in Education in Emerging Markets Since the 1960s." Business History 63, no. 7 (September 2021): 1113–1143.
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Competitions & Challenges - Health Care
Venture Competition The New Venture Competition is an annual student competition sponsored by Harvard Business School’s Rock Center for Entrepreneurship and Social Enterprise Initiative. Business Track: Participating teams require at...
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Morningstar Direct | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School
holdings impact investing institutional ownership management fees mutual fund expenses mutual funds ownership portfolio management portfolios socially responsible investing (SRI) sustainability Languages English Back to top
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- July 2019 (Revised November 2022)
- Case
Momofuku Ando and the Globalization of Noodles
By: Geoffrey Jones and Megumi Takada
This case examines the entrepreneurial career of Momofuku Ando, the Taiwanese-born Japanese entrepreneur who pioneered instant boodles with his Chicken Ramen (1958) and Cup Noodle (1971) products. It begins by reviewing his many previous unsuccessful ventures,...
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Entrepreneurship;
Personal Development and Career;
Failure;
Success;
Globalization;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Food and Beverage Industry;
Japan
Jones, Geoffrey, and Megumi Takada. "Momofuku Ando and the Globalization of Noodles." Harvard Business School Case 320-006, July 2019. (Revised November 2022.)