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- 01 Dec 2018
- News
Hard Choices
cofounder of the global investment firm GMO, recently observed in the context of governmental inaction on climate change, “We face a form of capitalism that has hardened its focus to short-term profit maximization with little or no apparent interest in social good.”... View Details
Keywords: Seth Klarman (MBA 1982)
- 08 Dec 2009
- First Look
First Look: Dec. 8
Turnover in India (revised) Authors: Lakshmi Iyer and Anandi Mani Abstract We develop a framework to empirically examine how politicians with electoral pressures control bureaucrats with career concerns as well as the consequences for... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- Portrait Project
Jorge Roberts
democracy, Fortitude to be an honest public servant and not listen to Socrates who once said "too honest to be a politician and live," Humility to learn from people without a Harvard MBA, Passion for his job as his abuelo and... View Details
- 16 Feb 2012
- Op-Ed
Nitin Nohria: Why US Competitiveness Matters
envy and imitate. Unfortunately, that's no longer the case. Increasingly, outsiders view our political system as riven by politicians preoccupied with their own reelection, resulting in a tragic stalemate. Long before Occupy Wall Street... View Details
Keywords: by Nitin Nohria
- 17 Jul 2023
- Blog Post
From the Panelists: Toward a Decarbonized Future: Who Pays? Who Profits?
the next big thing both as a mitigation strategy and a business opportunity. Indian politician Jayant Sinha admitted that his country generates some seven percent of global greenhouse gas emissions. However, he stressed that India does... View Details
- 13 May 2019
- Research & Ideas
The Unexpected Way Whistleblowers Reduce Government Fraud
researchers documented company expenditures on political campaigns, current or former politicians serving on their boards, and contributions to political action committees. These measures were not found to have a significant effect on the... View Details
- 07 Jul 2014
- Research & Ideas
Banning Big-box Stores Can Hurt Local Retailers
Tesco shops were replacing independent businesses. "What the politicians did not anticipate was that these large supermarket chains were going to come in anyway, regardless of regulations," Sadun says. "They had reached a... View Details
- 12 Dec 2012
- Research & Ideas
Power to the People: The Unexpected Influence of Small Coalitions
caps. "These measures were not put in place because of the concentrated lobbying power of France's consumer lending sector," Trumbull says. Instead, French politicians worked closely with industry and family groups to develop regulations... View Details
Keywords: by Kim Girard
- 07 Jul 2023
- Blog Post
Looking to Leave a Mark? Memorable Leaders Don't Just Spout Statistics, They Tell Stories
action within hours or the same day. In that case, a politician doing last-minute campaigning before an election, or a business executive seeking to boost sales or recruitment at a business event, might consider going with an eye-catching... View Details
- 24 Aug 2016
- Research & Ideas
Can Obamacare Be Saved?
single-payer system. Few national politicians are working to uncover why the public exchanges aren’t working for either insurers or consumers. While it’s difficult, the question everyone should be working to answer is: How can the system... View Details
- 30 Jan 2006
- Research & Ideas
Looking Behind Bad Decisions
in the political arena, use this research to make better decisions? It seems like the public and many politicians are unwilling or unable to see beyond the immediate effects of their actions. A: Our article, and the book that we published... View Details
Keywords: by Manda Salls
- 06 Dec 2021
- News
Truth Be Told
Heese: The concern in most countries around the world, in many different types of whistleblower regimes, is that you will get all of these frivolous tips. Regulators and politicians are more willing to talk about laws prohibiting... View Details
- Web
Institutions, Macroeconomics, and the Global Economy - Course Catalog
discusses how institutions can be developed which focus the uncoordinated actions of individual households and firms as well as voters and politicians on good, rather than bad, overall outcomes. Such institutions are key determinants of... View Details
- 02 Jul 2013
- First Look
First Look: July 2
personal connections amongst U.S. politicians have a significant impact on Senate voting behavior. Networks based on alumni connections between politicians are consistent predictors of voting behavior. We... View Details
Keywords: Anna Secino
- 29 Aug 2011
- Research & Ideas
Decoding Insider Information and Other Secrets of Old School Chums
congressional votes are a matter of public record, careful observers can create a virtual crystal ball of sorts by taking note of where politicians went to college, along with their respective voting records. "You can use that information... View Details
- 14 Feb 2019
- News
Plotting a Path Forward on Climate Change
will in turn provide politicians with the political capital and will to make changes. “There is a way to turn this around if we make it more personal,” she said. “People may not care about the health of the planet, but they sure as hell... View Details
- 01 Apr 2019
- What Do You Think?
Does Our Bias Against Federal Deficits Need Rethinking?
For the last hundred years economists and many politicians have voiced concerns about fiscal deficits—with exceptions made for wartime, the Great Depression, and the recent Great Recession. Today, however, a new branch of economic theory... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 07 Oct 2013
- Research & Ideas
The Case for Combating Climate Change with Nuclear Power and Fracking
If you ask any given environmentalist to identify the biggest threat to the planet, you may expect to hear about man-made climate change, consumerism, or overpopulation. But if you ask Harvard Business School's Joseph B. Lassiter, he'll toss in another: single-issue... View Details
- 27 Oct 2014
- Research & Ideas
The Coffee Economy That Bloomed Out of Nowhere
by national policy than they were by informal, local business deals. As Lurtz writes in her research summary, "Here coffee emerged in the hands of a diverse body of participants. Alongside foreign merchants and migrant planters, local smallholders, migrant laborers,... View Details
- 01 Jun 2006
- News
One-on-One with Tom Oreck
away from the coastline. That does not mean we’re less committed to this region, or the plant, or the people here. We actually need a second site for growth. Are you optimistic about the future of New Orleans? The future of New Orleans and the region depends upon the... View Details