Labor Force Participation - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Jun 2009
News

Big Bailouts, Little Debate

Investors became scared Paulson would take over Fannie and Freddie, so they refused to give the companies more cash, which pushed them closer to the edge of insolvency, which forced Paulson to take them over, which caused investors to... View Details

Keywords: Charles Duhigg; Finance; Administration of Economic Programs; Government

01 Dec 2003
News

Business Answers the Call

together an ambitious agenda for change and hired a charismatic leader named John Stanford, a former Army major general with no ed-ucation administration experience, to be superintendent. Stanford would die tragically of leukemia three years later. But by dint of his... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Educational Support Services; Educational Services

01 Jun 2007
News

Mission Possible

gifted young people with good ideas and lots of drive who would like to partner with part-timers who have gray hair and lots of experience. We’ve each got a Rolodex that links us to people with senior positions in all kinds of organizations.” To View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Margie Kelley; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services; Social Assistance; Health, Social Assistance

13 Dec 2022
News

The First Five Years: Christine Keung and Reggie Smith

Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government. Christine Keung: "The trek exposed us to the challenges of rural Appalachia: declining life expectancy, a shrinking population, an economy that has stagnated and contracted, the lowest workforce View Details

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Colt Stander

year. It forces you to be exposed to all aspects of business, to know and understand every role and function. You just can’t cop out of any classes.” The case method, Colt says, “is nothing but a dream. The classroom dynamic is one of the... View Details

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What Others Are Saying - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

most enduring contributions.” — Peter M Senge Professor, MIT Sloan School of Management “Professor Porter has been, and still is, the most influential global thinker on Strategy. His contributions are numerous and as relevant today as when he first developed them. The... View Details

02 Jun 2003
Research & Ideas

Why Have Marketers Ignored America’s Man-of-Action Hero?

breadwinner and the rebel. Breadwinners are men who play by the rules of the institutions that they participate in, work hard to achieve, and eventually become respected authoritative figures—pillars of their communities. Colin Powell is... View Details

Keywords: by Manda Salls

01 Sep 2016
News

Ask the Expert: How to Build a More Diverse Board

the scenes or as formal references. In many European countries, some strong regulations have been adopted to force this diversity in recent years. Do you see an opportunity here to support diversity through regulation? —Laurence Batlle... View Details

01 Mar 2009
News

Gazprom Goes Global

says participants were surprised at the facts behind the Ukraine confrontation and responded to the case’s rich array of issues. His colleague, HBS professor Forest Reinhardt, reports that the case challenged MBA students in his Energy... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Natural Gas Distribution; Utilities

01 Jun 1998
News

HBS Forum: Business Leadership in the Social Sector

academics, and business leaders, including former Goldman Sachs cochairman and Deputy Secretary of State John C. Whitehead (MBA 11/'47), the driving force behind the Initiative on Social Enterprise at HBS. Also taking part were more than... View Details

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Richard Lou

he is, "experiencing everything I expected — and then some. I expected diversity and immense learning, but never expected the emotional attachment I have to cases. Being in the shoes of the protagonist and forced to make decisions... View Details

18 Jul 2016
Blog Post

Coming to HBS after Military Service

I had the opportunity to pursue a childhood dream of working as a ski instructor in Vail, Colorado - as well as participate in veteran specific pre-MBA programs in both investment banking and technology. These opportunities gave me a... View Details

20 Mar 2018
First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, March 20, 2018

victory for organized labor in a context where New Deal era legislation—most notably the National Labor Relations Act of 1935—created a labor friendly environment in the short... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

10 Mar 2021
News

Next Normal

thanking employees (and other peer-to-peer expressions of appreciation) served as an empowering force to boost engagement. In remote work especially, managers don’t always witness the positive contributions that people make. Peers do.... View Details

02 Mar 2017
What Do You Think?

Is China About to Overtake the US for World Trade Leadership?

expose the banking system to free market forces We will have to see if Prime Minister Xi is prepared (to expose) China’s shadow banking and rumored zombie banks to such a discipline.” China should not be an economic enemy, Greg reminded... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

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Global - Global Activities 2020

researcher Bonnie Yining Cao. The case explores how CEO James Wang (MBA 1996) handled the telecom equipment maker’s production in Suzhou amid COVID-19, while exploring the bigger problem of China’s labor shortage of migrant workers.... View Details

01 Oct 2002
News

Banishing Balkan Ghosts

anti-Communist.” When his parents' marriage ended, his university-educated mother was forced to become a seamstress, and Djelic experienced economic deprivation firsthand. But his obvious talents won him admission to elite schools. With... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons

10 Mar 2002
Research & Ideas

Breakthrough Negotiation: Don’t Leave It On the Table

bad process—one perceived as unfair, illegitimate, or simply confusing—can create unnecessary barriers to agreement and that good process design can promote breakthroughs. Principle 4: Breakthrough Negotiators Foster Agreement When Possible But Employ View Details

Keywords: by Michael Watkins

14 Sep 2010
First Look

First Look: September 14, 2010

of lighter labor market regulations and more human capital specialize relatively more in people management. There is evidence for complementarities between information and communication technology, decentralization, and management, but... View Details