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- 30 Jun 2020
- What Do You Think?
Is a Business School-Industry Collaboration Needed to Attract Black Talent to Campus?
Alzheimer’s Fund, and John Lynch, later Governor of New Hampshire) had a bright idea. Our friends in large business firms seemed to know how to recruit minority summer interns with the potential for longer-term employment. Why not sell... View Details
- 04 Sep 2012
- Research & Ideas
Book Excerpt: Indispensable: When Leaders Really Matter
moment of crisis the delegates could have chosen either of two of the most accomplished politicians in America, William Henry Seward or Salmon P. Chase. Both had been United States senators and governors of major states. Both were... View Details
- 26 Apr 2010
- Research & Ideas
When Other Companies Compete Like Crazy, Dare to Be Different
studies on companies including Microsoft, Sony, and Intel, and consults with consumer marketing companies in the area of innovation. She also serves on the board of directors of Avid Technology and the board of governors of the American... View Details
Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert
- 09 Oct 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, October 9, 2018
case:https://hbsp.harvard.edu/product/417023-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School 418-034 Kurt Summers: Investing in Our Chicago (Abridged) In 2016, Kurt Summers, the Chicago City Treasurer, considered his future in Chicago politics. With an unpopular View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 04 Sep 2012
- Research & Ideas
Why Most Leaders (Even Thomas Jefferson) Are Replaceable
than six years as governor and was boosted by family connections. Mukunda's findings support the LFT theory that unfiltered presidents often turn up at the high and low ends—four of the five highest ranked presidents and four of the five... View Details
Keywords: by Kim Girard
- 01 Jun 2015
- News
Alumni Take Action to Improve US Competitiveness
Cunningham, Ohio Governor John Kasich asked him to work with his Cabinet members to develop specific ways to help Ohio increase its shared prosperity. And at the behest of Ohio House Speaker Cliff Rosenberger, he is helping to develop a... View Details
- 28 Jun 2024
- News
Honoring Leadership in New York; PRIDE Alumni Share HBS Stories
New York Leadership Dinner Honors Leaders Challenging the Status Quo At its 55th Annual Leadership Dinner in May, the HBS Club of New York (HBSCNY) honored four leaders whose careers and contributions to the world embody this year’s theme, “Challenging the Status Quo.”... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 04 May 2017
- News
Going the Distance
Economic Development under Governor Jon Huntsman, Jr. “I had learned from [HBS professor] Michael Porter about the synergy that comes from establishing industry clusters, and that became our focus. We became metrics driven and also... View Details
Keywords: Jill Radsken
- 01 Sep 2008
- News
Letters to the Editor
Obama, by contrast, is the most liberal U.S. senator. When it comes to the presidential arena, of course, HBS alumni are well-represented in the Republican Party, including President George W. Bush (MBA ’75) and former Massachusetts View Details
- 31 Aug 2020
- Research & Ideas
State and Local Governments Peer Into the Pandemic Abyss
Critics of such a measure, most on the Republican side of the aisle, argue that Democratic governors and municipal leaders have mismanaged state and local budgets. Green contends that his research offers evidence that a government’s level... View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz
- 13 Sep 2012
- Research & Ideas
Why Public Companies Underinvest in the Future
theoretical model of short-termism developed by Harvard economics professor Jeremy Stein, who was recently named to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. "One thing that comes out of Stein's theoretical work is that... View Details
Keywords: by Maggie Starvish
- 17 Jul 2017
- Op-Ed
Op-Ed: As America Recedes from Global Leadership, Its CEOs are Stepping Up
workers, as well as chastising former Republican governors Indiana’s Mike Pence (now vice president) and North Carolina’s Pat McCrory for enacting anti-LGBT policies in their states. In the last four months, US hiring has dropped to a... View Details
Keywords: by Bill George
- 01 Jan 2004
- News
Donald P. Nielsen, MBA 1963
Determined to help others achieve their academic goals, Nielsen visited more than 100 schools in nineteen states, talking with everyone from governors to the U.S. Secretary of Education. He asked each person he met the same question: What... View Details
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
Made in the USA
Scharfman’s case, that help came recently in the form of $2.8 million in public funds to upgrade the municipal treatment plant both for Reeseville’s purposes and to treat Specialty Cheese’s effluent. Wisconsin governor Scott Walker... View Details
- 07 Apr 2011
- What Do You Think?
When Should the Public Sector Take Over in a Meltdown?
Pennsylvania, when the company operating the Three Mile Island power station was found to be issuing information of questionable accuracy, then-Lieutenant Governor William Scranton, responsible for energy policy in the state, went to the... View Details
- 23 Jun 2016
- Op-Ed
Brexit: Should Britain Stay or Go?
Britain’s perceived glory days in the nineteenth century, when the country was the economic hub of the world. The Governor of the Bank of England, a legion of economists, and scores of other experts have pointed to the economic risks,... View Details
Keywords: by Geoffrey G. Jones & Dante Roscini
- 03 Mar 2008
- First Look
First Look: March 4, 2008
of the recommended measures and sent the bill to the Governor for his signature. The life insurance industry objected, however, claiming that some of the new rules would reduce consumer choice and unnecessarily lower returns on company... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Sep 2020
- Blog Post
6 Ways to Support COVID-Weary Employees
reliance on evidence to inform their decision-making, and their openness to revisiting decisions when needed, business leaders should certainly be doing the same. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, for example, has made frequent and... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- 09 Mar 2021
- News
Community Colleges as Engines of Economic Opportunity
Sara Enright (MBA 2004) speaks with students at the Community College of Rhode Island. Courtesy Sara Enright When former Rhode Island Governor Gina M. Raimondo came into office in 2015, she included in her plans to make the state more... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
- 28 May 2019
- News
INK: Maker’s Manual
make a difference with their philanthropy should read this book. It’s about the efforts in 2010 by Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg, Newark Mayor Cory Booker, and New Jersey Governor Chris Christie to reform the Newark Public Schools and all of... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint