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Elsa Sze
officials and other policy makers. The Agora gives participants the opportunity to express concerns, "vote" in polls, and exchange ideas among themselves and with political leaders. In Sze’s words, The Agora is "a way to...
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- 10 Sep 2021
- Blog Post
Perspectives on Anti-Racism in the HKS Curriculum
Brewton-Johnson (a Black woman from Atlanta, Georgia) and Austin Boral (a white man from Jericho, New York) share their thoughts on the course. Why was the course so important? Morgan: The course was essential because racism and structural inequality have been...
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- 06 Nov 2012
- First Look
First Look: November 6
http://www.amazon.com/Architecture-Innovation-Economics-Creative-Organizations/dp/1422143635/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1351005820&sr=1-1&keywords=The+Architecture+of+Innovation The Founders and Finance: How Hamilton, Gallatin, and Other Immigrants...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 15 Jun 2021
- News
The Path out of Polarization
Image by John Ritter It’s not just that Americans can’t find a middle ground on tax policy or abortion rights anymore—political polarization has sunk to a depth from which Americans can no longer see eye to eye on what is fact and what is...
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- 01 May 2020
- In Practice
COVID-19’s Hard Lessons Might Prepare Business for Climate Change
The coronavirus pandemic caught the business world by surprise, but the catastrophe might force companies to face a crisis that has been unfolding in plain sight: climate change. We asked faculty members affiliated with the Business and Environment Initiative at...
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by Danielle Kost
- 29 Sep 2022
- News
Securing a Resilient Future for Senegal
developing country, with an emerging economy. Diagne needed his team to mitigate risks, protect the public’s health, and educate the population without losing ground on key initiatives that would continue to bolster Senegal’s economy, such as infrastructure investments...
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Phillip Andrews
elements of the job search. Before joining the CPD team, Phillip spent two years in the HBS Global Research Group where he wrote more than 20 published case studies. Prior to HBS, he worked in legal and policy capacities in both the...
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- 01 Jul 2020
- Working Paper Summaries
Social Interactions in Pandemics: Fear, Altruism, and Reciprocity
- November 2013
- Case
Choosing Health Insurance Coverage under the Affordable Care Act (ACA)
By: Robert C. Pozen, Katherine Brooks and Iwan Djanali
- June 2003
- Case
Booker T. Washington High School
By: Rosabeth M. Kanter and Michelle Heskett
For over a decade, Principal Elsie Bailey has led a turnaround of this inner-city high school in Memphis. Although she's made progress, some problems have arisen for this "school of last resort" that deals with some of the more difficult student populations, and...
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- 26 Jan 2010
- First Look
First Look: Jan. 26
Schankerman examine the ways in which software differs from other technologies in promoting economic development, what motivates individuals and firms to contribute to open source projects, how developers and users view the tradeoffs between the two kinds of software,...
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Martha Lagace
- 08 Mar 2016
- First Look
March 8, 2016
Role of Government in Market Economies (RoGME) This course is about one question: what is the proper role of the government in the market economy? We study the role of View Details
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Sean Silverthorne
- 23 Mar 2003
- Research & Ideas
Globalization: Little Impact on the Continent
For example, investors can move money more quickly than ever from one country to another, potentially leaving a developing country reeling from the effects. Paolo Gomes, executive director at the World Bank, said globalization has reduced the ability of national View Details
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by Julie Jette
- 03 Jul 2012
- Research & Ideas
HBS Faculty on Supreme Court Health Care Ruling
McPherson Professor of Business Administration and author of Who Killed Health Care? Although many conservatives are gnashing their teeth about the Supreme Court's upholding the individual mandate, had it not been upheld, their worst nightmares would have occurred....
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- 14 Dec 2011
- Research & Ideas
The New Measures for Improving Nonprofit Performance
was interested in supporting government policies that would help establish this agricultural market, as well as in figuring out what it could do to bring those value-added...
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by Julia Hanna
- March 2017
- Supplement
Microfinance in India 2010-2016: Crisis and Recovery
By: Shawn Cole, Vikram Gandhi, Caitlin Reimers and Yannick Saleman
SKS, India's leading microfinance firm, is challenged when politicians declaim microfinance as exploitation of the poor and severely restrict business practices.
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Government Administration;
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Financial Services Industry;
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Cole, Shawn, Vikram Gandhi, Caitlin Reimers, and Yannick Saleman. "Microfinance in India 2010-2016: Crisis and Recovery." Harvard Business School Supplement 217-070, March 2017.
- January 2010 (Revised March 2011)
- Case
Ben Bernanke: Person of the Year?
By: Lakshmi Iyer and Matthew C. Weinzierl
In response to the economic and financial crisis of 2008–2009, the Federal Reserve greatly expanded the scale and scope of its activities. Though lauded by many experts for its actions, the Fed and its chairman, Ben Bernanke, faced harsh criticism from some public...
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Governance Controls;
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Iyer, Lakshmi, and Matthew C. Weinzierl. "Ben Bernanke: Person of the Year?" Harvard Business School Case 710-051, January 2010. (Revised March 2011.)
- November 2006 (Revised August 2012)
- Background Note
A Strategic Perspective on Bankruptcy
By: Bill George, Jim Sharpe and Andrew N. McLean
An overview of bankruptcy procedures in U.S. courts, recent filing data and a framework for evaluating a reorganization with creditors or considering opening a court-supervised reorganization under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code.
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Boards Of Directors;
Hedge Funds;
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Governing and Advisory Boards;
Negotiation;
Crisis Management;
Policy;
Insolvency and Bankruptcy;
Credit;
Financial Crisis;
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George, Bill, Jim Sharpe, and Andrew N. McLean. "A Strategic Perspective on Bankruptcy." Harvard Business School Background Note 407-035, November 2006. (Revised August 2012.)
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Connections & Relationships | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
approaching a problem, that there are a lot of different tools at our disposal. Impact Prior to HBS, I was Special Assistant to the President at the Boston Foundation a local grantmaking and policy organization with major initiatives...
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- December 2006 (Revised January 2008)
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ViaGen: Revolutionizing the Livestock Industry
By: David E. Bell, Reed Martin and Mary L. Shelman
ViaGen has invested heavily to develop cloning technology for the livestock industry. Cloning has the potential to significantly improve the genetics of livestock, leading to higher quality meat, healthier animals, and more efficient production. Since 2003, the firm...
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Commercialization;
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Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry
Bell, David E., Reed Martin, and Mary L. Shelman. "ViaGen: Revolutionizing the Livestock Industry." Harvard Business School Case 507-021, December 2006. (Revised January 2008.)