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Nation-building and the 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... View Details

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Social Enterprise - Faculty & Research

self-regulation proved an inadequate response to climate change, and resulted in confusing metrics, lack of transparency, and blatant greenwashing. Yet it is not apparent that government regulation was practical or would have produced better results. The governments of... View Details

07 May 2014
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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
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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

13 Jun 2019
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Expanding My Worldview Through FIELD Global Immersion

barbed wire fence separates two radically different worlds. Should we have democracy and capitalism? Or should we ascribe to communism and socialism? Thousands spilled their blood here answering these questions. We spoke with over 90... View Details

01 Dec 2014
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The Big Influence of Small Countries in the United Nations Secretariat

democracies such as Finland and New Zealand are overrepresented. Does It Matter? "There are two views of the United Nations," says Werker. "Either you think it matters or you don't." In the first camp are those who... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

01 Mar 2021
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How Systemic Racism Can Threaten National Security

Tabellini began studying the effects of race and migration as a doctoral student at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. This study’s findings go beyond the military or law enforcement to illustrate far deeper problems afflicting America, he says. “It applies to... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

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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

31 May 2023
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Alumni Achievement Awards 2023

fell in 1974 and I was asked to head the youth organization of the New Democracy Party. Then I was asked, at age 26, to run for Parliament, with the choice of Athens or Messenia. I chose Messenia, was elected in 1977, and am currently... View Details

Keywords: leadership; management; work-life balance

04 Oct 2022
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Have Managers Underestimated the Need for Face-to-Face Contact?

that such trade might alter Chinese interest in democracy and capitalism. That leads to a conclusion that “we need to start quickly weaning ourselves off of the products and resources of our adversaries.” Presumably, that would call for a... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

30 Jun 2021
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The Harvard Business School Faculty Summer Reader 2021

What’s on HBS faculty members’ reading list for summer 2021? Which books are most meaningful to them and why? Below, faculty share their top picks, ranging from biographies and memoirs to their colleagues’ latest works. Julia Austin: Social justice and the Obamas I... View Details

Keywords: by Kathryn Haviland

19 May 2022
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HKS Policy Analysis Exercise Showcase

April 26, students presented projects focused on a range of topics—female representation in the start-up ecosystem, anticipating climate disasters in Yemen, a community-based approach to early childhood education in Brazil, analyzing threats to security and View Details

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Global Business Course | HBS Online

Introduction - Ray Mabus Welfare Economics Corruption Show Hide Details Concepts The State The Role of Government Democracy and Alternatives Long-Term Growth Featured Exercises The Median Voter Theorem Sources of Long-Term Growth 6-8 hrs... View Details

07 May 2007
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Rediscovering Schumpeter: The Power of Capitalism

term. He wrote an article in 1943 in which he speaks of "venture capital." Q: Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy is perhaps Schumpeter's best-known work. What makes it so rich and provocative even half a century later? A:... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Education

21 Feb 2019
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Voter ID Laws Don't Work (But They Don't Hurt Anything, Either)

democracies has been decreasing over the last decades and, in some countries, elections regularly attract less than half of the voting-age population. The lower a democracy’s participation, the more unequal it tends to be, raising... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

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Capitalism as a System of Governance

My research interest is in further exploration of the analytic utility of an original conception of capitalism as an indirect, three level system of governance for the economic relationships within political entities, and mostly within nation states. This three level... View Details

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2024 Reunion Presentations - Alumni

downsides of the emerging platform economy, how AI will impact the digital economy, and the strategic challenges faced by business leaders and regulators alike. 11:45 a.m.-1:00 p.m. EDT A Profound Threat: The Rising Challenge to Democracy... View Details

01 Sep 2020
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Building a Strong and Prosperous Society

Professor Rebecca Henderson, Photo credit: Susan Young Rebecca Henderson is worried about the current state of capitalism in America. The noted economist says that increasing global crises and challenges to democracy are posing some of... View Details

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