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Companies that Practice “Conscious Capitalism” Perform 10x Better
Corporate social responsibility Digital ArticleWhy should that be a surprise? -
Guided Free Enterprise in Japan
International business Magazine ArticleThe widely held notion of “Japan, Inc.” is exaggerated; there is no monolithic business-government link. Even so, the cooperation (without incorporation) between the large corporate combines and the government bureaucracy is impressive in its strength and focus on the common economic good—especially in view of its achievements worldwide. As the economic power of the United […] -
Collaborating with Congregations: Opportunities for Financial Services in the Inner City
Economics Magazine ArticleBy pooling the resources of the poor and by sharing information, religious and financial institutions can work together to change inner-city economies. -
5 Skills Public Health Officials Need to Combat the Next Pandemic
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleLessons from leaders of New York City's Covid-19 response. -
Reimagining Capitalism
Corporate social responsibility Digital ArticleWhile the global financial meltdown and its aftershocks have unleashed a flood of indignation, condemnation, and protest upon Wall Street, the crisis has exposed a deeper distrust and implacable resentment of capitalism itself. Capitalism might be the greatest engine of prosperity and progress ever devised, but in recent years, individuals and communities have grown increasingly […] -
Why Didn’t We Know?
Corporate governance Magazine ArticleA whistle-blower’s lawsuit alerts Galvatrens to deep flaws in its system for uncovering misconduct. How should management and the board respond? -
What Everyone Should Know About Office Politics
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleYou can't avoid it, so learn the rules. -
Innovators, Meet Your Old Friend: Government Regulation
Organizational Development Digital ArticleLast week, the House failed to pass a bill that would've repealed the so-called "light bulb law" that raised energy efficiency standards for lighting.... -
Solve America’s Employment Crisis With a Netflix Prize
Innovation Digital ArticleAn entire generation’s prosperity vanishing, food stamp use exploding. Welcome to the jobless future. This month’s jobs numbers drive home the point. The unemployment rate fell at the fastest rate for years — great news, right? Wrong. The lion’s share of the gains came from (wait for it) “temporary help services.” See what just happened? […] -
Why Do Companies Succumb to Price Fixing?
Government policy and regulation Magazine ArticleWhen Ben Franklin wrote Poor Richard’s Almanac and the words, “A little neglect may breed great mischief,” he did not have price fixing in mind. To the 47 executives in companies in the folding-box industry convicted of price fixing, however, the words seem tailored to fit. In those companies convicted under antitrust laws in 1976, […] -
Haiti and the Leadership Vacuum
Global Business Digital ArticleBill Clinton's appeal to business leaders at the World Economic Forum in Davos yesterday reminded us that Haiti's crisis is far from over. He urged the... -
Competitiveness: Self-Help for a Worsening Problem
Government policy and regulation Magazine ArticleA country’s competitiveness, like a company’s, is not primarily a matter of sales: it is a matter of incomes, and incomes earned, not borrowed. To be competitive means to raise incomes as rapidly as competitors do and to make the investments necessary to keep up competitively in the future. From this perspective, U.S. competitiveness is […] -
What You Should Know About Dodd-Frank and What Happens If It’s Rolled Back
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We Googled You
Labor Magazine ArticleHathaway Jones’s CEO has found a promising candidate to open the company’s flagship store in Shanghai. Should a revelation on the Internet disqualify her now? -
Two Candidates, Two Distinct Ways of Communicating
Government Digital ArticleRomney is a communicator, but Obama is a converser. -
The Pandemic Will Fuel Consolidation in U.S. Health Care
Government Digital ArticleCongress and regulators must curb combinations that adversely affect the cost and quality of care. -
The Right Way to Restructure Conglomerates in Emerging Markets
Government Magazine ArticleIn many countries, diversified business groups substitute for the institutions that support effective markets in capital, labor, and goods and services. Their capacity for doing this must be strengthened through restructuring, not destroyed through dismantling. -
Egypt, Libya, and the Folly of the BRICs
Finance & Accounting Digital ArticleWhat do Egypt, Iran, Pakistan, and Nigeria all have in common? They are very populous, Muslim-majority countries, all facing constant political unrest... -
How Doctors Can Help Prevent Gun Violence
Government policy and regulation Digital ArticleHealth care professionals have an important role to play. -
Faith-Based Analytics and the State of the Financial Industry
Finance & Accounting Digital ArticleIt's clear that one of the major problems in our current economy is that senior executives in financial firms have relied on faith to ensure that their...
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Saudi Arabia: Vision 2030
Global Business Case Study11.95View Details Saudi Arabia's King Salman faces several challenges, both domestic and foreign. Domestically, he need to build the country's economy to accommodate a... -
ONGC India: In Search of a New Growth Strategy
Global Business Case Study11.95View Details The case discusses two important themes within the context of the oil and gas industry. First, it sheds light on the context of the oil and gas industry... -
India 2014: The Challenges of Governance
Global Business Case Study11.95View Details In January 2012, the government of India faced significant challenges to achieving three key objectives of high growth, inclusive development, and improved... -
Boyd's Barber Shop and Covid-19: To Cut or Not to Cut, that is the Question
Management Case Study11.95View Details The case recounts the dilemma faced by Donnie Boyd, the owner of a small barber shop in downtown Toronto in the second quarter of 2020. The COVID-19 pandemic... -
Developing an Effective Living Group
Organizational Development Case Study8.95View Details Discusses the importance of living room groups (eight participants who share a living room) in Harvard Business School's Advanced Management Program developing... -
Leadership and Power Dynamics in Crisis Management (B): France
Leadership & Managing People Case Study5.00View Details Supplement for Case IN1684 -
BAE Automated Systems (A): Denver International Airport Baggage-Handling System
Technology & Operations Case Study11.95View Details Describes the events surrounding the construction of the BAE baggage-handling system at the Denver International Airport. It looks specifically at project... -
Homestrings, Inc.: Diaspora-Based Financing and the Crowd Funding of Development
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details Homestrings is an online investment platform for overseas diasporas to link financially with their home countries. The founder believes crowd-funding... -
Siemens: Anatomy of Bribery
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details In November 2006, 200 German police officers raided the headquarters of Siemens AG, Europe's leading engineering company, seeking evidence pertaining... -
Facebook: Hard Questions (B)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study5.00View Details In April 2018, Facebook co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg was called to Capitol Hill to be the star witness at congressional hearings intended to examine... -
IDEAAS and PSA: Replication in the Amazon
Global Business Case Study11.95View Details Describes two social ventures' experience of collaborating with each other through a replication project funded by Lemelson and the Schwab Foundations.... -
The Dodd-Frank Act and Its Impact
Finance & Accounting Case Study8.95View Details The Dodd-Frank Act, in response to the preceding financial crisis of 2008-09, fundamentally changed the finance industry and greatly affected its biggest... -
Al Gore: Surviving Career Setbacks
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details This case follows the life of Al Gore, one of the most powerful vice-presidents in US history who, in 2000, failed to secure what is probably the most... -
EMC Corp.: Response to Shareholder Litigation (A)
Finance & Accounting Case Study11.95View Details EMC Corp. is the target of a shareholder class-action lawsuit for the second time. CEO, Richard Egan, must decide whether to settle the case, as is done... -
Elephant Walk Thru
Technology & Operations Case Study11.95View Details The Sri Lanka Wildlife Conservation Society's management team knew that they had conceived a very unique project, Elephant Walk Thru. The success of this... -
Japan's Missing Arrow?
Global Business Case Study11.95View Details In late December 2014, Shinzo Abe was elected to another term as the prime minister of Japan. His re-election was largely interpreted as a vote of confidence... -
ESG: The Insights You Need from Harvard Business Review
Management Book22.95View Details Move past the ESG culture wars and make better choices for your business. Embracing ESG--environmental, social, and governance goals--isn't just the... -
Rural Reform in Centropico (B)
Finance & Accounting Case Study5.00View Details This case illustrates the opportunities and difficulties posed in envisioning a strategy to enact and implement land reform policy in the complex political... -
Technology Transfer at U.S. Universities
Technology & Operations Case Study8.95View Details Technology transfer from U.S. universities to industry has increased dramatically in the last 25 years. Reviews the history of technology transfer with...
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Companies that Practice “Conscious Capitalism” Perform 10x Better
Corporate social responsibility Digital ArticleWhy should that be a surprise? -
Saudi Arabia: Vision 2030
Global Business Case Study11.95View Details Saudi Arabia's King Salman faces several challenges, both domestic and foreign. Domestically, he need to build the country's economy to accommodate a... -
Guided Free Enterprise in Japan
International business Magazine ArticleThe widely held notion of “Japan, Inc.” is exaggerated; there is no monolithic business-government link. Even so, the cooperation (without incorporation) between the large corporate combines and the government bureaucracy is impressive in its strength and focus on the common economic good—especially in view of its achievements worldwide. As the economic power of the United […] -
Collaborating with Congregations: Opportunities for Financial Services in the Inner City
Economics Magazine ArticleBy pooling the resources of the poor and by sharing information, religious and financial institutions can work together to change inner-city economies. -
5 Skills Public Health Officials Need to Combat the Next Pandemic
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleLessons from leaders of New York City's Covid-19 response. -
Reimagining Capitalism
Corporate social responsibility Digital ArticleWhile the global financial meltdown and its aftershocks have unleashed a flood of indignation, condemnation, and protest upon Wall Street, the crisis has exposed a deeper distrust and implacable resentment of capitalism itself. Capitalism might be the greatest engine of prosperity and progress ever devised, but in recent years, individuals and communities have grown increasingly […] -
ONGC India: In Search of a New Growth Strategy
Global Business Case Study11.95View Details The case discusses two important themes within the context of the oil and gas industry. First, it sheds light on the context of the oil and gas industry... -
Why Didn’t We Know?
Corporate governance Magazine ArticleA whistle-blower’s lawsuit alerts Galvatrens to deep flaws in its system for uncovering misconduct. How should management and the board respond? -
What Everyone Should Know About Office Politics
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleYou can't avoid it, so learn the rules. -
Innovators, Meet Your Old Friend: Government Regulation
Organizational Development Digital ArticleLast week, the House failed to pass a bill that would've repealed the so-called "light bulb law" that raised energy efficiency standards for lighting....