Decision Authority - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Jun 2010
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$how Me the Money

corruption, the interesting and important issues are shades of gray,” observes Abdelal, who has authored several case studies on corruption and is writing a book on the subject with HBS professor Rafael Di Tella. Very broadly speaking,... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Administration of Economic Programs; Government; Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support; Government; Legal Services; Professional Services; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

12 Dec 2018
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Lesson Plan

compromises. But it can happen.” In a unanimous decision made shortly after her concluding remarks, the school board appointed Cognetti to its vacant seat. Headlines the next day put Cognetti’s Harvard MBA front and center—a fact she... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; photographed by Chris Sorensen

01 Dec 2013
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Curing Health Care

activity-based costing (TDABC), a model that identifies the time of people and equipment used to perform a service and their cost. TDABC relies on accurate mapping of all the processes patients go through in the course of a visit to the cancer center—from check-in and... View Details

Keywords: Ambulatory Health Care Services; Health, Social Assistance; Management; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

01 Jun 2010
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M.I.A. Boards

companies. With developments such as the recent Supreme Court decision allowing companies to spend more freely on political campaigns, the importance of corporate governance is likely to grow. Many boards are effective, and even on flawed... View Details

Keywords: John Gillespie;David Zweig; Finance

21 Dec 2022
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HBS Community Comes Together in Wake of Ukraine Invasion

Ukraine will likely intensify, roiling energy markets further and raising questions about the future of globalization, says HBS Professor Rawi Abdelal. Putin’s iron fist vs. Zelensky’s moral clarity Historian and HBS professor Nancy Koehn, View Details

15 Jun 2021
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Alumni Achievement Awards 2021

whole approach to decision making. It made me want to get the smartest people I could find who disagreed with me so I could stress test my opinions. I used to think there was making money and there was philanthropy. Then I realized... View Details

06 Dec 2021
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New Wave

combination of funding from the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority and the WPTO, which was established in 2008 with a budget of only $10 million ($1 million of which was earmarked for traditional hydroelectric... View Details

Keywords: Alexander Gelfand; photographed by Chris Sorensen

28 May 2019
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A More Perfect Union

that makes it easier for new political candidates to raise money. Another of our members, J.B. Lyon (MBA 1996), is partnering with Bruce Patton, author of Getting to Yes, to lead an effort called the Rebuild Congress Initiative (RCI),... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; illustration by Dan Bejar

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