Public Administration - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Jun 2008
News

Alumni Books

Johnson. Understanding College and University Organization: Theories for Effective Policy and Practice. 2 vols. by James L. Bess (MBA ’60) and Jay R. Dee (Stylus Publishing) The authors aim to show how college and university View Details

Keywords: Management

01 Jun 2000
News

Professors Fox, Mace Remembered

Division of Research from 1953 to 1968, died on March 14. He was 92. Fox joined the HBS faculty in 1949 and served at the School for 25 years. He was the Edsel Bryant Ford Professor of Business Administration from 1955 to 1967, and from... View Details

29 Jan 2015
Op-Ed

The Fall of Greece

Professor of Business Administration and a native of Greece, offers his insights into what the election means for the country. Many people ask me what the recent elections in Greece mean for the Greek economy. While I agree reforms are... View Details

Keywords: by George Serafeim

12 Nov 2008
Research & Ideas

The Marketing of a President

record to defeat the heir apparent in his own party and then go on to hold off the much-vaunted Republican machine is a truly remarkable achievement. Much of it has to do with Obama's instinct for marketing. First, Obama's personal charisma, his listening and View Details

Keywords: by John Quelch

01 Jun 1999
News

McArthur Hall Dedication

Clark highlighted McArthur's four-decade association with the School. He spoke of McArthur's arrival in 1957 as a young MBA student from Vancouver, his scholarship in the Doctoral Program, and his subsequent achievements as a faculty member and View Details

03 Sep 2024
Research & Ideas

Is It Even Possible to Dam the Flow of Misleading Content Online?

that it’s time for platforms to admit defeat when it comes to trying to flag, edit, or block misinformation on their sites. Instead, they should focus on curtailing specific information that can lead to direct harm, such as hate speech or the View Details

Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald; Information Technology; Technology

September–October 2015
Article

Facts and Figuring: An Experimental Investigation of Network Structure and Performance in Information and Solution Spaces

By: Jesse Shore, Ethan Bernstein and David Lazer

Using data from a novel laboratory experiment on complex problem solving in which we varied the structure of 16-person networks, we investigate how an organization's network structure shapes performance of problem-solving tasks. Problem solving, we argue, involves both... View Details

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06 May 2015
Research & Ideas

A Flood of Picassos Threatens to Water Down the Art Market

children and eight grandchildren, Marina Picasso ended up with some 10,000 of her grandfather's productions, and sent waves across the art world in February by announcing her intention to make many of them available for sale to the public... View Details

05 Jun 2013
Op-Ed

Corporate Leaders Need to Step Up on Climate Change

Green initiatives are ubiquitous these days, implemented with zeal at companies like Dupont, IBM, Walmart, and Walt Disney. The programs being rolled out—lighting retrofits, zero-waste factories, and carpool incentives—save money and provide a green glow. Most large... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Toffel & Auden Schendler

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Bringing the Next Pandemic Vaccine to Your Doorstep with MIMIX - Blog: Health Supplement

Topics Biotech/pharma Care Delivery Clinical Trials Digital Health Global Health Health Care Entrepreneurship Health Care Innovation Health Care Investment Health Care at HBS Insurance/payor Medical devices/diagnostics Precision Medicine View Details

01 Sep 2009
News

A Student Plan Goes to Washington

charter the CGC, while funding would come predominantly from public investors. To launch the college, the proposal seeks a congressional mandate to require companies receiving federal TARP bailout money to allocate three board seats to... View Details

Keywords: Administration of Economic Programs; Administration of Economic Programs; Administration of Economic Programs; Administration of Economic Programs

01 Sep 2014
News

Faculty Q&A: Cents and Sensibilities

a wide set of public goods, including support for the poor. Your research is ultimately hopeful about finding a middle ground on issues like the minimum wage and tax policy. You can think that people have only crude knowledge about the... View Details

Keywords: April White; faculty research; writing

16 May 2017
News

Facing the Board

real-world perspective.” Leo Corbett (MBA 1975), whose career both in the private and public sectors includes stints in the Social Security Administration and on Wall Street, has served on many boards of... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Myers; photos by Susan Young; Blackrock; The Boardroom

01 Dec 2016
News

Is Cash the Best Form of Charity?

(Illustration by Edmon de Haro) (Illustration by Edmon de Haro) When Michael Faye (PhDBE 2009) and his cofounders—including Harvard grad students Paul Niehaus and Rohit Wanchoo—first proposed the model for GiveDirectly in 2008, it was radical: The nonprofit would... View Details

Keywords: April White

01 Mar 2006
News

The Real Conflict

competing operations, driving employees toward public welfare systems, and creating urban sprawl. The savings to Wal-Mart customers appears large in relation to the surplus that it passes on to its stockholders. In recent years, the... View Details

Keywords: Pankaj Ghemawat; Ken A. Mark; Miscellaneous Store Retailers; Retail Trade

01 Jun 2007
News

KPMG for Mayor!

and graft means that citizens are cheated out of a fair government that operates efficiently and in the public interest. It’s time to consider a radical idea: Corporations and nonprofit groups, in addition to individuals, should be... View Details

Keywords: Eric Werker; Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support; Government

28 Apr 2014
Research & Ideas

Football Stars Debate ‘The Social Capital of the Savvy Athlete’

Association and an MBA candidate in the class of 2015 at Harvard Business School. The event was moderated by Anita Elberse, the Lincoln Filene Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School, whose research focuses on... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Sports

04 Mar 2016
Research & Ideas

Is E-commerce at Risk in Apple's Security Dispute with the FBI?

The FBI has ordered Apple’s help unlocking an alleged terrorist’s iPhone. The company has opposed the request and turned to the court of public opinion for help with a verdict. As a House Judiciary Committee hearing gets underway this... View Details

Keywords: Re: Sunil Gupta; Technology

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Strategic Plan | Information Technology

day-to-day work, will contribute to our success in supporting the HBS community and achieving our mission and vision. 1. Excel in Service Delivery 1.01: Faculty Consultation & Engagement Staffing 1.02: IT Project Execution 1.03: IT Rebrand & View Details

17 Nov 2020
In Practice

How Retailers Can Thrive in a Shopping Season Like No Other

lecturer of business administration and the C. Roland Christensen Distinguished Management Educator. Ramon Casadesus-Masanell: Watch costs and find channel advantages Given COVID-19 transmission rates as of mid-November, the upcoming... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost; Retail

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