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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

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; illustration by Dan Bejar

20 Mar 2012
First Look

First Look: March 20

rely on indirect governance through regulated competition among political as well as economic actors in structures that in many ways parallel the competition found in organized sports. Inevitably these two systems develop as well as... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

August 2016 (Revised March 2019)
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Tom Kalil: Leading Technology & Innovation at the White House

By: Linda A. Hill and Allison J. Wigen

This case explores the role of Tom Kalil as Deputy Director for Technology & Innovation at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. With the end of President Obama's Administration drawing near, Kalil and his team of "policy entrepreneurs" must work to... View Details

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12 Apr 2018
Op-Ed

Op-Ed: The Trouble with Tariffs

already the leading network infrastructure supplier globally, ahead of Cisco, Nokia, and Ericsson. It is a leader in optical network equipment, and has passed Apple in smartphone sales (outside the US, of... View Details

Keywords: by Willy C. Shih; Manufacturing; Auto; Steel; Air Transportation; Technology; Telecommunications

20 Oct 2016
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Smart Moves

“Cities can make improvements without making a big investment by using data and by being smarter,” says Mistele. “Data by itself doesn’t fix things, but it can tell you where you should invest. You can make data-driven decisions, rather than fund View Details

Keywords: Robert S. Benchley; Support Activities for Transportation; Transportation

24 Apr 2014
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Climate change as must-see TV

climate change story to a broad public—especially those who “may not be convinced of the issue or understand its urgency.” Abbasi secured backing from HBS alumni to support the series, and hopes to enlist the HBS alumni community in the View Details

24 Aug 2016
Research & Ideas

Can Obamacare Be Saved?

insurance premiums for the average plan are expected to rise by 9 percent in 2017. Aetna’s decision prompted commentary from both sides of the political spectrum. Republicans see it as proof that the public exchanges simply won’t work,... View Details

Keywords: by John A. Quelch and Emily Boudreau; Insurance; Health

29 Aug 2011
Research & Ideas

Decoding Insider Information and Other Secrets of Old School Chums

Ivy League and other top-tier schools, meaning the results were not tied to an analyst being unusually smart or privileged. "It's not about which school they attended, specifically," Malloy says. "It's just about utilizing the alumni View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Financial Services

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Research Links: Secondary Sources - Railroads and the Transformation of Capitalism | Harvard Business School

Mifflin Company, 1918. Full text available as a networked resource. Baldwin Locomotive Works. Exhibit of Locomotives by the Baldwin Locomotive Works, World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago Illinois , May-October 1893. Philadelphia: Baldwin... View Details

16 Jul 2008
Op-Ed

What Should Employers Do about Health Care?

must expect health plans to direct patients to excellent providers, not those provider networks that offer the biggest discounts.” What to do? The most important single change necessary is for employers to think about health care in terms... View Details

Keywords: by Michael E. Porter, Elizabeth O. Teisberg & Scott Wallace; Health

26 Jun 2013
Op-Ed

A Roadmap for Afghanistan’s Economic Future

example, how will a would-be entrepreneur know about the prices of various cash crops that might replace otherwise tried-and-true opium production? How can would-be investors, even in a small-scale enterprise, locate suitable talent for their venture? In less... View Details

Keywords: by Tarun Khanna

April 2009 (Revised April 2013)
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Barack Obama: Organizing for America 2.0

By: Mikolaj Jan Piskorski, Laura Winig and Aaron Smith

Less than a week before Barack Obama was due to be sworn in as the 44th president of the United States, Obama for America (OFA), the president-elect's official campaign organization, announced the formation of a post-election organization, Organizing for America. The... View Details

Keywords: Advertising Campaigns; Political Elections; Marketing Communications; Power and Influence; Social and Collaborative Networks; Internet

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14 Jul 2006
Op-Ed

The Case for Consumer-Driven Medicaid

to pay for a consumer-driven option of a traditional Medicaid hospital insurance, along with a doctor of their choice; a managed care policy, with its deductibles and copayment; or a network group of local physicians. If employed, they... View Details

Keywords: by Regina E. Herzlinger

26 Sep 2017
First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, September 26, 2017

unconditional bonuses. The results have implications for companies trying to use bonuses to more effectively manage their salespeople. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=53260 forthcoming Journal of Political... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

03 Jun 2008
First Look

First Look: June 3, 2008

China‘s income inequality has risen rapidly over that same time frame, Vietnam‘s has only grown moderately. Structural and socio-cultural determinants fail to account for these divergent pathways. Existing political variables are also... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

04 Mar 2009
Op-Ed

Credit is Not the Bogey

In this recession, we seek the bogey. If we can identify a villain, the recourse is simple: slay (or neutralize, or bail out) it. The search harks back to a management primer: identify the problem; find the solution. The search has centered on the credit industry: the... View Details

Keywords: by Nicolas P. Retsinas & Eric S. Belsky; Construction; Real Estate; Financial Services

03 Oct 2019
News

Clubs Convene to Focus on Health Care

Cleveland Clinic Canada; and Panel Moderator Kazi Ahmed (MBA 2011) President, HBS Club of Toronto “They talked about both the current and future states of medicine,” says Ahmed. “We had an informal Q & A format, and the group talked about a wide range of topics,... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley; Health, Social Assistance

01 Mar 2008
News

Faculty Books

in entrepreneurship, the historical origins of "born global" companies; the importance of networks in new international market development; the role of public policy in shaping cross-border entrepreneurial activity; and the effect of... View Details

Keywords: Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

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Jacob Meiner

Jacob Meiner has always been attracted to the difficult. As an undergraduate at the University of Pennsylvania he initially studied Near East languages and civilizations. "It intrigued me from an interdisciplinary perspective, as a way to draw history, religion,... View Details

Keywords: Consulting; Nonprofit/Government/Education

07 Jul 2014
Research & Ideas

Banning Big-box Stores Can Hurt Local Retailers

could operate a network of small stores. It was more costly to operate this way, but it was feasible." And what of the sections of the England that decided not to apply the regulation guidelines against stores larger than 1,000... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Retail

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