Democracy - Publications - Faculty & Research

15 Nov 2022
Book

Stop Ignoring Bad Behavior: 6 Tips for Better Ethics at Work

Trump’s open disdain for democracy and the rule of law, or his support for white supremacists. Rather, they were traitors, willing to work with a harm-doer to get what they wanted.” We’re all complicit Egregious examples of complicity are... View Details

Keywords: by Pamela Reynolds

20 Dec 2022
Op-Ed

Employee Feedback: The Key to Retention During the Great Resignation

Can there be corporate democracy if employees can’t vote on the actions its companies take? Yes, and it’s needed now more than ever. The pandemic has brought much employee discontent and activism. Last January, for example, with one-third... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Beer

29 Jan 2024
Research & Ideas

Do Disasters Rally Support for Climate Action? It's Complicated.

Environmental disasters like wildfires can ignite awareness of climate change and boost eco-friendly politicians’ careers. But do voters perceive a tradeoff between environmental policies and local economic growth? In Brazil, home to a majority of the Amazon tropical... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

13 Jul 2021
Research & Ideas

Outrage Spreads Faster on Twitter: Evidence from 44 News Outlets

negative tweets engaged more users. Originating as internet novelties 15 years ago, social media platforms have altered everything from democracy to human relationships in ways that are hard to overstate. Governments around the world have... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz; Media & Broadcasting

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Alumni Engagement | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

Revamp Democracy Featuring Professor Mitch Weiss with Yordanos Eyoel of the New Profit Civic Lab Can we solve big public problems anymore? HBS Professor Mitchell Weiss believes that a renewed entrepreneurial spirit can transform the... View Details

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Faculty & Research - Business History

June 2024 183... 2024 Book Chapter The U.S. Secession Crisis as a Breakdown of Democracy By: Dean Grodzins and David Moss This chapter examines the U.S. secession crisis of 1860–1861 as a case of democratic breakdown. From December 1860... View Details

04 Nov 2009
What Do You Think?

What is the Role of Government Vis-à-Vis Capitalism?

economic model . The problem with this model is that we are greedy human beings." Paul Browne commented, "Capitalism as an economic ideology that confers control of productive institutions to the owners of capital is often at odds with View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

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Partners - Case Method Project

Vocational Technical High School Harwich, MA Subjects: AP Government, Challenges in Democracy MA 122 of 159 Sean O'Reilly Sharon High School Sharon, MA MA 123 of 159 Noel Pardo Tabor Academy Marion, MA MA 124 of 159 Tedd Parker Phillips... View Details

22 Feb 2018
Book

The New History of American Capitalism

political economy. Thomas Piketty locates the roots of growing inequality in the economic returns to capital and stresses the political stakes of distributive justice. “If democracy is someday to regain control of capitalism,” he writes,... View Details

Keywords: Manufacturing

Blog

The Harvard Business School Faculty Summer Reader 2023

coedited the book Tutorials in Operations Research: Emerging and Impactful Topics in Operations. Rosabeth Moss Kanter: Climate change and saving democracy I've already read through a tall pile of scientific analyses and alarmist books... View Details

20 Dec 2010
Research & Ideas

Panama Canal: Troubled History, Astounding Turnaround

possible case of that solution, at least in a modern context. It did not work particularly well. The United States could intervene to promote democracy and the rule of law, but those interventions failed until the Panamanians developed... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert; Transportation

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Dean Srikant Datar Statements & Speeches | About

victims of these types of violent acts. Published March 17, 2021 Note on January 6 Events at U.S. Capitol On January 6th, American democracy was put to the test. The sight of a mob storming the Capitol—attacking police, threatening... View Details

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Inside the State: Bureaucratic Norms and Primary Education in Rural India (Book manuscript in progress)

When and how do poor democracies implement primary education effectively? India has earned accolades for its robust democracy. Yet the state’s historic... View Details

Keywords: Education Reform; Bureaucracy; Policy Implementation; India

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Events - Business History

Development of Chinese Capitalism” Pat Giersch, Wellesley 3:30 - 5:00 PM, via Zoom Nov 15 15 Nov 2021 Business History Seminar: Global Business and Society “The Age of Reaction: Democracy and Inequality in the Thought of William Graham... View Details

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Teacher Profiles - Case Method Project

Charter High School San Diego, CA Subjects: Civics NJ Aurora Genova Lincoln High School (NJ) Jersey City, NJ NH Jon Gentine Hanover High School Hanover, NH NY Ashley Getting Democracy Prep Charter High School New York, NY Subjects:... View Details

07 May 2014
What Do You Think?

How Should Wealth Be Redistributed?

one's labor only serve to make fruit salad for everyone else?" Gerald Schultz commented that democracy "is the only way to bring back equality The problems are being identified. Voters will make changes happen eventually. I hope... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

02 Mar 2016
News

David Moss is Rewriting History

his History of American Democracy course. “We’re looking at history as not just a series of things that happened, but as a series of things that are about to happen,” says Moss. That means considering the choices the individuals—real... View Details

Keywords: April White

08 Aug 2005
Research & Ideas

Decision Rights: Who Gives the Green Light?

themselves." 2. Avoid Too Much Centralization—and Too Much Democracy Overcentralizing decision making is the biggest error companies make, Jensen says. Often as a leader, "you think you can make better calls," but decision... View Details

Keywords: by Peter Jacobs

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Globalization - Faculty & Research

democracy being a substitute for economic IGOs, but a complement for social and cultural IGOs. July 2013 Article Ethnic Innovation and U.S. Multinational Firm Activity By: C. Fritz Foley and William R. Kerr This paper studies the impact... View Details

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Renovating Democratic Capitalism

By: Malcolm S. Salter

This in-process work focuses on how best to address the declining public trust and confidence in democratic capitalism, which many citizens consider to be a cornerstone of our national ideology and identity? While the answer to this question is not entirely clear, I... View Details

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