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- 01 Jun 2010
- News
$how Me the Money
been met would substantially curtail illicit financial flows,” says Baker. “I believe in the power of the signature.” For its part, the World Bank cites five elements as key to reducing corruption: increasing political accountability;... View Details
- 01 Jun 2004
- News
Life Lessons
second of five children, growing up under apartheid in rural South Africa, she credits her parents with stressing the importance of education and for making her politically aware and proud of her Sotho heritage. With this strong... View Details
- 01 Feb 2001
- News
Q&A - Dirty Money: Raymond Baker Explores the Free Market's Demimonde
transaction prices and bank deposits — that carry stiff penalties if violated. What are the attitudes overseas about U.S. enforcement efforts? The perception is widespread in developing and transitional economies that the West, including... View Details
- 01 Mar 2011
- News
Alumni Books
we be good? How can we understand financial managers' ethical failings, which destroyed lives and brought nations and the global economy close to collapse? Das seeks answers to these questions in the Mahabharata, the 2,000-year-old... View Details
- 01 Sep 2013
- News
Beantown as a Beacon
Image by C.J. Burton While the US economy is showing signs of recovery, don't pop the champagne just yet, say HBS professors Jan Rivkin and Michael Porter. Onstage at Spangler Auditorium in May, the pair laid out the deeper challenges the... View Details
- 01 Sep 2009
- News
Read All About It!
and children. But part of the transition, which continues into our own time, has been political and social. From the Boston Tea Party to the civil rights boycotts, consumers have used their buying power to express dissatisfaction with the... View Details
- 01 Dec 2015
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for December 2015
gained influence. Influence transcended power, and power politics contrasted with quiet service. Canadian Women in the Sky: 100 Years of Flight by Elizabeth Gillan Muir (HRPBA 1958) (Dundurn Press) This is the story of how women in... View Details
- 01 Dec 2017
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for December 2017
Geography, Location, and Strategy. (Advances in Strategic Management, vol. 36) edited by Juan Alcácer, Bruce Kogut, Catherine Thomas, and Bernard Yin Yeung (Emerald Publishing Limited) Changes in both technology and global political View Details
- 11 Jul 2012
- News
A Man, and a Plan, in Africa
smiling these days. Despite Washington’s contentious political environment, he’s employed at a US government foreign-aid organization, the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), that actually enjoys broad bipartisan support. Everybody,... View Details
- 28 May 2019
- News
A More Perfect Union
Case Study. Daniella Ballou-Aares (MBA 2001, MPA 2002) believes that has to change—and it’s the responsibility of her generation to lead the way. Ballou-Aares is creating a path for the next generation of business leaders to engage in nonpartisan View Details
- 25 Apr 2014
- News
Investing in Innovation
and society have never been more divided. Even as the economy has recovered, trust has not. As business leaders, we need to remind the public that business is a force for good and is fundamental to societal progress by creating jobs,... View Details
- 01 Oct 1998
- News
Putting on the Wheels
the political and economic turmoil following the fall of the Berlin Wall, he urged GM's senior management to locate a new plant for the company's Opel line in the East German town of Eisenach. Eisenach seemed a long shot at best. Even... View Details
Keywords: Mary Ellen Gardner
- 16 May 2018
- News
ALUMNI NVC Finals and Regional Roundup
to hear from the business, political and community leaders from Hong Kong and beyond,” says Alison Chan (MBA 2002), the Conference Chair and club president. "This is the event that our alumni look forward to attending every year.” Held at... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Apr 2000
- News
Real World Issues Aired at Student Led Conferences
which panelists discussed the integration of financial markets and collaboration among different players in technology sectors as evidence of the power of globalization. Attendees could then choose one of several panel discussions that addressed issues such as View Details
Keywords: Mary Ellen Gardner
- 15 Oct 2019
- News
Understanding Challenges Across the Supply Chain
opportunities. “The legacy of the Cold War, governance issues, and the need to maintain stable political regimes and economies represent challenges in the region,” he explains. “Countries like Peru have done... View Details
- 01 Jun 2014
- News
Screen Saver
would be stadium seating, but that's about it. It's remarkable. And not in a good way." Lopez, it seems, is just getting warmed up. "Can you imagine driving the same car in 2010 that you drove in 1977, with the same features? There's almost nothing in the 2010 consumer... View Details
- 01 Oct 2021
- News
Tackling the World’s Most Difficult Challenges
asked herself—and her students—what business can and should do to address climate change, wealth inequality, and political dysfunction. Her most recent book, Reimagining Capitalism in a World on Fire, which builds on her popular Reimaging... View Details
- 01 Feb 2002
- News
Q&A: Wrestling with the Unthinkable
terrorism. Bremer, who has also worked as a special or executive assistant to six secretaries of state, entered the private sector in 1989, becoming managing director of Kissinger Associates, a strategic consulting firm. In 2000, he moved to Marsh & McLennan to... View Details
- 01 Jun 2023
- News
The Exchange: The Tech Leader’s Tightrope
demonstrates, these issues will continue, given the way the digital economy is moving. What other tools can this case teach students, the Tim Cooks of tomorrow? Hsieh: One of the key things is for students to develop a view of individual... View Details
- 01 Sep 2018
- News
September 2018 Alumni and Faculty Books
focused on the strategies, systems, and culture for taking their companies to the next level. Big can be beautiful, but it requires creative construction by leaders to avoid the creative destruction that is all too often the fate of too many. The Academy of Fisticuffs:... View Details