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  • 28 Oct 2013
  • Research & Ideas

Book Excerpt: The Good Struggle: Responsible Leadership in an Unforgiving World

unconventional way. We typically think of commitments as deep, abiding pledges that individuals and organizations will do absolutely all they can to make good on. In contrast, the kind of commitments that matter critically today are... View Details
Keywords: by Joseph L. Badaracco
  • January 2007 (Revised February 2010)
  • Case

Afghanistan 2006: Building a Brand New State

By: Noel Maurer, Debora L. Spar and J. Gunnar Trumbull
In 2006, Afghanistan remains a country in turmoil. It has a newly elected democratic government, a rebounding economy, and considerable economic potential. But the country is still torn by rival factions and dominated by the opium trade. Explores how Afghanistan has... View Details
Keywords: Developing Countries and Economies; Economic Growth; Policy; Government and Politics; Political Elections; Organizations; Outcome or Result; Afghanistan
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  • 16 Oct 2014
  • News

Innovating for International Aid

was born in Taiwan, and my mother and I came to the States when I was just about five,” explains the 46-year-old Wu. “When we first arrived, my family really struggled. Living through that process, we were assisted by organizations that... View Details
Keywords: Constantine von Hoffman
  • December 1992
  • Exercise

Negotiation Exercise on Tradeable Pollution Allowances: Group B, Utility #2

By: Willis M. Emmons III
Describes the position of Utility #2 in negotiating Group B with respect to 1) its SO emissions reduction requirements; 2) the costs of its alternative compliance strategies; and 3) the nature of its state regulatory environment. View Details
Keywords: Negotiation; Pollutants; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Governance Compliance; Utilities Industry
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  • 16 Jul 2024
  • Blog Post

Advancing Health Equity: Social Enterprise Summer Fellow Simona Stancov (MBA 2025)

tests and medications — can get to the people who need them. My projects at CHAI focus on helping governments in Central and West Africa with the finance work that enables this solution delivery. So far, I’ve enjoyed the opportunity to... View Details
  • Fast Answer

Historical Research - India

Service (FBIS)  FBIS is a United States government agency which translates the text of daily radio and television broadcasts, newspapers and periodicals, government statements, books, and other sources... View Details
  • February 2025
  • Article

Deep Responsibility, SDGs, and Asia: A Historical Perspective

By: Geoffrey Jones
Although it was only in 2015 the 17 SDGs were adopted by UN Member States, many of the underlying ideas can be found in the strategies of some businesses going back to the nineteenth century. Asia was the home of many of the most advanced concepts of business... View Details
Keywords: ESG; Multinational Corporation; Sustainability; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Multinational Firms and Management; Corporate Governance; Leadership; Asia
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Courses by Faculty Unit - Course Catalog

Operations Management) Susanna Gallani Robert Huckman Spring 2026 Q3Q4 3.0 Business, Government & the International Economy Course Title Faculty Name Term Quarter Credits Business and Geopolitics Jeremy Friedman Spring 2026 Q3 1.5... View Details
  • August 1989
  • Article

Organizational Frame-Bending: Principles for Managing Reorientations

By: D. Nadler and Michael Tushman
Keywords: Organizations; Management; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms
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  • 03 Dec 2012
  • HBS Case

HBS Cases: Against the Grain

that economic tools of supply and demand can be applied to studying the phenomenon of corruption. On the demand side, it is true that corrupt government officials sometimes garner a degree of sympathy from the public, legitimizing their... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Food & Beverage
  • November 2010
  • Technical Note

Technical Note: An Abridged History of the American Corporation

By: Rakesh Khurana, Andrew David Klaber and Eric Baldwin
This note examines the development of the corporate form in the United States from the eighteenth century to the present, focusing primarily on legal issues. It identifies several major trends in the history of the American corporation: the transition of corporations... View Details
Keywords: Accounting; Corporate Accountability; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; History; Code Law; Managerial Roles; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Private Ownership; United States
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  • 20 Jul 2015
  • Research & Ideas

Globalization Hasn’t Killed the Manufacturing Cluster

the federal government to create new clusters in the United States. He points to the rise of biotech in Harvard's backyard, which began despite government opposition in the 1970s. Clusters "tend to emerge... View Details
Keywords: by Roberta Holland; Manufacturing; Apparel & Accessories; Fashion
  • 01 Mar 2004
  • News

HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors

15–17 in Shanghai. The forum presents a terrific opportunity for alumni to hear from Fortune 500 global business leaders, government officials, HBS faculty, and prominent U.S. and Chinese leaders. Outside the conference, attendees have a... View Details
Keywords: Ted Fischer; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services
  • 01 Sep 2007
  • News

Faculty Books

Jane Wei-Skillern, James E. Austin, Herman Leonard, and Howard Stevenson (Sage Publications) This book presents HBS research and cases about international and U.S. organizations in the nonprofit, for-profit, and View Details
Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services
  • 01 Mar 2009
  • News

Model Patient

Rhenisch Rick Bern/Courtesy Commonwealth Health Insurance Connector Authority A community organizer during the 1960s, Madelyn Rhenisch was a pioneering advocate for better medical care for the people of rural upstate New York. More... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons; Health, Social Assistance
  • 06 Jan 2011
  • What Do You Think?

How Should Management Deal With “Anonymous”?

view," but to ask how, if at all, organizations can or should be defended against the response from Anonymous? Its actions, triggered by the attacks on Wikileaks, hinted at a future of everything from Internet mischief (a la... View Details
Keywords: by James L. Heskett
  • 06 May 2015
  • News

The importance of being a mentor

Throughout her career in the public and private sectors, Bonnie Cohen (MBA 1967) has seen both sides of the power of mentorship. (Published May 2015) View Details
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India - Industry specific research

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  • 21 Apr 2011
  • Research & Ideas

Searching for Better Practices in Social Investing

gun-shy private investors, Morino warned that a social impact bond program will work only if the government and the investors truly understand what constitutes success for any given community organization—lest the View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Financial Services
  • 2023
  • Article

Conduit Incentives: Eliciting Cooperation from Workers Outside of Managers' Control

By: Susanna Gallani
Can managers use monetary incentives to elicit cooperation from workers they cannot reward for their efforts? I study “conduit incentives,” an innovative incentive design, whereby managers influence bonus-ineligible workers’ effort by offering bonus-eligible employees... View Details
Keywords: Organizational Behavior Modification; Peer Monitoring; Persistence Of Performance Improvements; Crowding Out; Implicit Incentives; Compensation; Healthcare; Social Pressure; Image Motivation; Incentives; Motivation; Performance; Behavior; Motivation and Incentives; Compensation and Benefits; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Organizational Culture; Health Industry; California
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