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- 01 Mar 2019
- News
The Burden Legacy
incoming MBA Class of 2004 to restore confidence in America’s free enterprise system after public trust in business had been shaken by the Enron and WorldCom scandals. And in the wake of the global financial crisis, former Treasury...
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Linda Kush
- Web
Health Care - Faculty & Research
Health Care Health Care February 2015 Supplement The Affordable Care Act (A): Legislative Strategy in the House of Representatives By: Joseph L. Bower and Michael Norris In early 2009, the Obama administration and the Democratically-led...
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Case Services - Faculty & Research
with faculty to maintain records of their research papers and publications as well as provide a wide audience of educators and practitioners around the globe access to their research. Services The team committed to providing faculty with...
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- 16 Jun 2021
- HBS Case
Cruising in Crisis: How Carnival Is Riding Out the COVID-19 Storm
of passengers transported every year,” says Stuart Gilson, the Steven R. Fenster Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School, who studied Carnival’s predicament. He points out that in March 2020, Carnival's bonds were...
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- 07 Jul 2019
- HBS Case
Walmart's Workforce of the Future
explores how technology and demographics are changing the way companies like Walmart, and their workers, operate. “The pace of change in the retail sector is truly extraordinary,” says Kerr, the D’Arbeloff Professor of Business View Details
- 19 Dec 2022
- Research & Ideas
What Motivates People to Give Generously—and Why We Sometimes Don't
surprisingly difficult. Much later, in the second year of her PhD program, she discovered the field of behavioral economics and folded her non-academic interests into her research. For his part, Zlatev arrived at his PhD in business View Details
- March 2022 (Revised November 2022)
- Case
When Should CEOs Speak Out Publicly? The 2021 Georgia Voting Law
By: William W. George, Hubert Joly and Amram Migdal
This case describes the March 2021 passage of a voting and elections law in the U.S. state of Georgia and reactions by corporations and corporate leaders to the law. Included are a brief history of voting rights in the United States and Georgia and an overview of the...
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Voting Rights;
CEO Activism;
Communication;
Communication Intention and Meaning;
Communication Strategy;
Forms of Communication;
Announcements;
Spoken Communication;
Decision Making;
Judgments;
Voting;
Demographics;
Nationality;
Race;
Geography;
Geographic Location;
Geopolitical Units;
Country;
Government and Politics;
Government Administration;
Government Legislation;
Political Elections;
History;
Law;
Laws and Statutes;
Rights;
Leadership;
Leadership Style;
Management;
Management Skills;
Relationships;
Business and Community Relations;
Business and Government Relations;
Business and Stakeholder Relations;
Social Psychology;
Status and Position;
Society;
Civil Society or Community;
Culture;
Public Opinion;
Social Issues;
Societal Protocols;
United States;
Georgia (state, US)
- 20 Oct 2023
- News
Highlights from the Fall 2023 Alumni Board Meeting
they address the market. Financial Model of the School C. Fritz Foley, the Andre R. Jakurski Professor of Business Administration and senior associate dean for External Relations, reviewed the financial model of the School, highlighting...
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- March 2013
- Case
Currency Wars
By: Laura Alfaro and Hilary White
In February 2013, the G-20 finance ministers met in Moscow, Russia to discuss the rising anxieties over a potential international currency war. It was speculated that certain countries were purposely devaluing their currencies in order to improve their competitiveness...
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Currency;
Competitiveness;
Trade Policy;
Devaluation;
Exchange Rate;
Monetary Policy;
Quantitative Easing;
Inflation Targeting;
Capital Flows;
Central Banking;
Currency Exchange Rate;
Competitive Strategy;
Emerging Markets;
Policy;
Trade;
Conflict and Resolution;
Public Administration Industry;
Public Administration Industry;
Moscow
Alfaro, Laura, and Hilary White. "Currency Wars." Harvard Business School Case 713-074, March 2013.
- 03 Nov 2015
- First Look
November 3, 2015
administrations are collaborating with academic economists and other quantitative social scientists to apply such rigorous methods to the study of public finance. These developments allow for more reliable...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 15 Oct 2008
- First Look
First Look: October 15, 2008
Werker Abstract Using rainfall, public relief, and election data from India, we examine how governments respond to adverse shocks and how voters react to these responses. The data show that voters punish the incumbent party for weather...
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Martha Lagace
- 26 May 2022
- HBS Case
Apple vs. Feds: Is iPhone Privacy a Basic Human Right?
and political issues,” says Nien-hê Hsieh, the Kim B. Clark Professor of Business Administration at HBS, who coauthored the case. Staking out a clear social position can actually help a company’s bottom line, boosting employee morale,...
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by Avery Forman
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Faculty & Advisors - MBA
of Business Administration; Faculty Co-Chair of the Harvard MS/MBA Program. Alan MacCormack is the MBA Class of 1949 Adjunct Professor of Business Administration at the Harvard Business School, a member of The Digital, Data, and Design...
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- 01 Dec 2019
- News
Bridging the Gap
came about over 25 years, the result of another civic- and business-led effort. And it’s wonderful, many agree. But there are still a good number of Chattanooga residents who’ve been left out of the picture. As in so many American cities, View Details
- 15 Aug 2022
- Book
University of the Future: Finding the Next World Leaders in Higher Ed
T.M. Chang Professor of China Studies at Harvard University and the Spangler Family Professor of Business Administration at HBS—explores the many ways the three countries have made their mark in higher education over the past two...
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- March 2023 (Revised January 2024)
- Case
Nigeria: Africa's Giant
"Nigeria: Africa’s Giant" delves into the economic development and state building record of Africa’s most populous country. Despite being one of the continent’s largest oil-exporters, Nigeria’s economy has been struggling, and poverty is widespread. The country’s...
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Crime and Corruption;
Developing Countries and Economies;
Government Administration;
Poverty;
Africa;
Nigeria
van Waijenburg, Marlous. "Nigeria: Africa's Giant." Harvard Business School Case 723-056, March 2023. (Revised January 2024.)
- 18 Jun 2020
- Research & Ideas
What Is an "Essential" Purchase for a Low-Income Family?
School assistant professor, and Serena F. Hagerty, a PhD candidate in the Business Administration PhD program, an interfaculty program between the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences and Harvard Business School. Hagerty and Barasz sought...
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by Rachel Layne
- Web
HBS Entrepreneurship Summit - Alumni
Landscape Lynn Schenk, Director, Business and Environment Initiative Rahul Shendure (MBA 2001) Sidney McLaurin, Material Impact Monica Varman (MBA 2016), G2 Venture Partners Entrepreneurial Sales Lou Shipley (MBA 1990), Senior Lecturer of Business View Details
- 22 Nov 2022
- Research & Ideas
When Agreeing to Disagree Is a Good Beginning
something we’d rather avoid than engage in with confidence,” explained Francesca Gino, Tandon Family Professor of Business Administration in the Negotiation, Organizations, and Markets Unit at Harvard Business School during the event....
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by Clea Simon, Harvard Gazette
- 19 Jul 2017
- Research & Ideas
Why Government 'Nudges' Motivate Good Citizen Behavior
Milkman, among others, the group settled on four areas of particular interest to nudge units in the United States and United Kingdom—retirement savings, college enrollment, public health interventions, and energy consumption. They then...
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by Michael Blanding