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- 16 Nov 2020
- Research & Ideas
Transitions of Power Are Difficult. What Joe Biden and Other Incoming Leaders Need to Know.
the author Sean Silverthorne is editor-in-chief of Harvard Business School Working Knowledge. [Image: iStock Photo] Related Reading Good Leadership Is an Act of Kindness How a New Leader Broke Through a Culture of Accuse, Blame, and... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 21 Apr 2020
- Research & Ideas
7 Successful Battle Strategies to Beat COVID-19
instructor, and later as a strategist for the Pentagon: O: Observe O: Orientate D: Decide A: Act Boyd's insight came from the need to develop a strategic approach—simple in nature, easy to execute and communicate—that made up for the fact... View Details
Keywords: by Euvin Naidoo
- 03 Jan 2016
- Research & Ideas
NFL Black Monday: How Much Do Coaches Really Matter?
2007–2009, after his retirement, including two division titles. In 1989, fourteen years before hiring Parcells, Jerry Jones’ first act as the Cowboys’ new owner was to fire the legendary Tom Landry after a miserable 3-13 season, and hire... View Details
- 16 May 2017
- News
Facing the Board
“We know the industry is changing and we need to become very good global thinkers. The risk of not acting is even bigger.” After kicking the case around, talk turned to the pending role play and the best ways to make it a valuable... View Details
- 01 Sep 2008
- News
Letters to the Editor
woman decides she does not want a child, then society acting through the government has a right (many say a duty) to protect the child. This stark contradiction in the Democrats’ otherwise pro-life, pro-people, and pro-working-class... View Details
- 01 Feb 2000
- News
No Place Like Home
in affordable housing as an investor and is reaping handsome returns for its participation. "The primary vehicle for developing new affordable housing is the low-income housing tax credit, part of the Tax Reform Act of 1986," she says.... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 01 Dec 2015
- News
Leading Boston and Beyond
via the city’s Citizens Connect app were “closed” without a resolution. It is a balancing act between making residents feel their concerns are heard and helping them understand the process the city uses to prioritize snow removal given... View Details
- 01 Jun 2004
- News
Books
post–Civil War era to commission-based canvassers hired and trained by manufacturers to sell agricultural products and books by Mark Twain and Ulysses S. Grant, for instance. “Drummers,” who acted as the middlemen between manufacturers... View Details
- 19 May 2009
- First Look
First Look: May 19, 2009
and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 (BAPCPA) Harvard Business School Note 209-133 In 2005, new legislation was passed by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by the President that introduced a number of major amendments to U.S.... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 12 May 2009
- First Look
First Look: May 12, 2009
Working PapersDishonest Deed, Clear Conscience: Self-Preservation through Moral Disengagement and Motivated Forgetting (revised) Authors:Lisa Lixin Shu, Francesca Gino, and Max H. Bazerman Abstract People routinely engage in dishonest View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 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 run, with possibly adverse consequences for the performance of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 17 May 2011
- First Look
First Look: May 17
gain is nearly as large. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/11-114.pdf Cases & Course MaterialsU.S. Healthcare Reform: Reaction to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 Arthur A. DaemmrichHarvard... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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5.1 Community Standards/Disciplinary Process | MBA
are not permitted. The Administrator then may act as a fact-finder or may appoint one or more people to serve as fact-finders. Fact-finders may be Harvard administrators or faculty members drawn from Harvard Business School or elsewhere.... View Details
- 01 Dec 2012
- News
Rival Visions
United States awaited development . In deciding to come to America, Gallatin and his two young friends were acting on a psychological impulse rooted in a romantic dream.... They were three young men in a state of rebellion moving to a... View Details
- 28 Apr 2009
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First Look: April 28, 2009
impact. However, although this practice is generally lauded as a win-win for business and the environment, the firm may actually increase emissions if it acts to maximize profit because it would increase production to leverage the... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 17 Dec 2013
- First Look
First Look: December 17
ultimately acting upon complex decisions. The (A) case provides an inside look as Felipe Calderón, president of Mexico, works with his cabinet ministers to decide how to turnaround a corrupt, highly unionized, and poorly managed... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 13 Nov 2018
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New Research and Ideas, November 13, 2018
I exploit exogenous variation in European immigration to U.S. cities between 1910 and 1930 induced by World War I and the Immigration Acts of the 1920s and instrument immigrants’ location decision relying on pre-existing settlement... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 27 Jan 2015
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First Look: January 27
proceeds were used to repay CPP receipts without jeopardizing loan growth. Banks that received CPP funds prior to the passage of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), and banks with greater reliance on non-traditional banking... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 08 Sep 2010
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First Look: September 8, 2010
in life about resilience and purpose, prompting all students to reflect upon handling adversity and leading a purpose—driven life—and what it takes to equip oneself to do both. Purchase this case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/411022-PDF-ENG U.S. Department of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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Leadership Execution and Action Planning (LEAP) - Course Catalog
what kind . Other topics include: Examining tradeoffs between taking immediate action and acting with an untested approach. The challenge of leading in situations where confusion and chaos often exist. Module 4: Scaling Expansion is... View Details