by George Riedel - Publications - Faculty & Research

August 2002 (Revised October 2002)
Case

Launching the War on Terrorism

Describes the decision-making process employed by President George W. Bush's War Cabinet in the days following the September 11th terrorist attacks. Examines how the president and his advisers framed the problem, exchanged ideas, generated alternatives, and developed a... View Details

Keywords: War; National Security; Decision Making; Crisis Management; Management Teams; Public Administration Industry; United States

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03 Mar 2010
What Do You Think?

To What Degree Does “Identity” Affect Economic Performance?

Identity Economics, by Nobel Prize-winning economist George Akerlof and Rachel Kranton, takes this thinking to a macro-economic level. In their view, an organization (and even entire societies) works well... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

21 Apr 2015
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What will the chief sustainability officer of the future look like?

30 Aug 2014
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A new green wave

19 Apr 2004
Research & Ideas

Birth of the American Salesman

Scott. The book looks at the changing image of the salesman, represented by the likes of George Babbitt and Willy Loman. In the end, says Friedman, salesmen not only fed America's thirst for consumerism,... View Details

Keywords: by Laura Linard

26 Mar 2020
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Coronavirus Pandemic Could Elevate ESG Factors

16 Jul 2020
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Crisis offers a chance to rewrite accounting to include impact

22 Jan 2018
Sharpening Your Skills

Why You Are Unhappy at Work

feeling. What can be done to improve the office environment? Research by Harvard Business School professors suggests these problems are not only common—but solvable. Here are some of our most insightful stories about unmotivated employees... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

30 Jun 2021
In Practice

The Harvard Business School Faculty Summer Reader 2021

new books to come from Patrick Rothfuss and George R. R. Martin." This summer I want to complete the Murderbot Diaries by Martha Wells—a super fun series about a killer robot that sometimes passes as human.... View Details

Keywords: by Kathryn Haviland

02 Mar 2016
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Is Apple’s Real Privacy Challenge Technology Innovation Itself?

be they analog or digital, can be picked. Whether Apple agrees to open the phone or not, it will be cracked by someone if the motives for doing so are strong enough to justify an investment in the necessary technology. What technology... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Technology

27 Feb 2012
Research & Ideas

When Researchers Cheat (Just a Little)

that don't affect the results can cast a shadow on the credibility of academic research. In research to be published in a forthcoming issue of Psychological Science, John and coauthors George Loewenstein (Carnegie Mellon) and Drazen... View Details

Keywords: by Katie Johnston; Education

07 Feb 2017
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Institutional Ownership Spurs Tax Avoidance: Study

22 Aug 2024
Research & Ideas

Reading the Financial Crisis Warning Signs: Credit Markets and the 'Red-Zone'

A year ago, most experts thought the US economy was thundering headlong toward recession, as the Federal Reserve moved at a historic pace to slow inflation by bridling interest rates. Yet, despite recent tremors in the stock market, no... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Banking

24 Nov 2014
Research & Ideas

Corrupting Silence: Companies Must Speak Up Against Bribes

the cost of investment in developing countries by at least 20 percent. And yet, companies are mostly silent on the subject. "The thing that struck me is how little information there is on corruption because no one wants to talk about it,"... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

17 Feb 2015
HBS Case

HBS Cases: The Battle for San Francisco

been a draw for innovators of a different sort—technology workers who began populating the suburbs of the South Bay, which came to be known as Silicon Valley, in the 1970s and '80s. In recent years, they have increasingly put down roots in San Francisco itself,... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Technology

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Ansel Adams takes a Polaroid. From Ansel Adams, Photographer

18 Jun 2018
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Two Harvard Business School Faculty Awarded Prize for Course on Sustainability

23 Sep 2020
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Driving Impact: A Dialogue on Capitalism, Climate, and Social Change

16 Jan 2006
Research & Ideas

Adam Smith, Behavioral Economist?

from one of Smith's earlier works, The Theory of Moral Sentiments, that caught the attention of Harvard Business School professor Nava Ashraf and coauthors Colin Camerer and George Loewenstein. In "Adam Smith, Behavioral... View Details

Keywords: by Ann Cullen

02 Jan 2008
Research & Ideas

Most Popular Stories 2007

Here are the 20 most popular stories from 2007. How Much of Leadership Is About Control, Delegation, or Theater? Summing up the many responses, Jim Heskett says that the mix of control, delegation, and theater employed by successful... View Details