Spotlight

The Big Idea: Creating Shared Value

Michael E. Porter
Harvard Business Review, January-February 2011

The capitalist system is under siege. Here is how companies can create shared value for themselves and their communities.

The Psychological Costs of Pay-for-Performance: Implications for Strategic Compensation

Ian Larkin, Francesca Gino,and Lamar Pierce
Working paper, December 2010

This paper posits that the psychological costs of pay-for-performance systems often dominate their benefits to firms, and proposes an integrated theory of strategic compensation.

As the global financial crisis

unfolded in 2008, Harvard Business School launched this site to highlight the research and viewpoints of the faculty on topics ranging from regulation to reporting, and from marketing in a downturn to innovation's role in reshaping the economy. The site entered a new phase in 2010, as faculty turned their attention to how the crisis was changing the nature of management—and management education—on a global scale. This work is now archived on and accessible from Faculty & Research.


Faculty in the News

Coca-Cola Travels the Globe Seeking Happiness, Consumer Buy-in
January 18, 2011 - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Clean Energy Sector Hit by Financing Crunch
January 11, 2011 - The Epoch Times

Tech MNCs Lend a Helping Hand, Help Solve Social Problems
January 4, 2011 - The Economic Times

Guide Them to Results
December 9, 2010 - Investors.com

Wall Street Steps up MBA Hiring
December 8, 2010 - Fins

US Businesses Urge Irish to Keep Low Tax
November 25, 2010 - FT.com

Over 500 Come to HBS to Explore the Promise and Challenges of New Ventures
November 22, 2010 - The HARBUS

Apple and I.B.M. Aren't All That Different
November 6, 2010 - New York Times

Why Big Tech Companies Like Google Can Still Innovate
November 5, 2010 - CNN.com

How Much Does the President Really Matter?
November 4, 2010 - New York Times

The Great Patent Battle
October 21, 2010 - Economist.com

Work on Those Flaws
October 11, 2010 - Investors.com

Harvard Experts Offer Ideas to get the Nation Back on Track
October 7, 2010 - Harvard Gazette

More Faculty in the News

Weekly Reader

What's the Unemployment Rate for Your Profession?
January 11, 2011
Wall Street Journal - Real Time Economics Blog

Labor department data is used in this interactive chart tracking unemployment rates by occupation.

The World in 2011 - Blog
January 11, 2011
The Economist

The Economist has released its most recent round of predictions for 2011, and this accompanying blog provides additional insight into the global issues discussed.

The Global Economy in 2011: A Rocky Ride or Smoother Sailing Ahead?
January 5, 2011
Knowledge@Wharton

A region by region view of the economic climate from Wharton faculty.

Microlenders, Honored With Nobel, Are Struggling
January 5, 2011
New York Times

Critics now say that some microfinance initiatives in India and other emerging economies have not been successful, with some lenders taking advantage of borrowers.

Looking at 2011 Economy, Optimists Double Pessimists
January 3, 2011
Gallup

Twice as many people polled think the economy will improve in the new year.