American presidency - Publications - Faculty & Research

24 Apr 2017
Op-Ed

Op-Ed: Courage: The Defining Characteristic of Great Leaders

contrast to Mulally, General Motors CEO Rick Wagoner and his predecessors refused to transform GM’s product line, even as the company’s North American market share slid from 50 percent in the 1970s to 18 percent. When the automobile... View Details

Keywords: by Bill George; Auto; Food & Beverage

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Team - Case Method Project

teaching at Harvard Business School (twelve times) and the American Risk and Insurance Association’s Annual Kulp-Wright Book Award for the “most influential text published on the economics of risk management and insurance.” He also helped... View Details

01 Mar 2019
News

The Burden Legacy

creative stuff on the Burden stage in the HBS Show. More recently, speakers at the Burden podium addressed challenging issues. Former Vice President Al Gore warned students, “We are managing the planet as if it were a business in... View Details

Keywords: Linda Kush

15 Jul 2013
Research & Ideas

Five Imperatives for Improving Health Care

Innovation in health care treatment seems to far outpace innovation in health care business management. Just ask President Obama—two weeks ago he delayed enactment of a key provision of the new health care law for fear its requirements... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Health

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Dean Srikant Datar Statements & Speeches | About

groups and conversations, or by providing opportunities for education; and to think about timelines for their efforts that may vary within and across groups based on considerations like our calendar, complexity, and a range of other factors. Published February 8, 2024... View Details

20 Dec 2010
Research & Ideas

Panama Canal: Troubled History, Astounding Turnaround

money to Senator Mark Hanna [R-OH] and the leaders of a Panamanian independence movement. Hanna, in turn, convinced President Roosevelt to support the independentistas. American warships prevented Colombia... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert; Transportation

21 Jul 2010
Research & Ideas

HBS Faculty Debate Financial Reform Legislation

The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act slated to be signed this week by U.S. President Barack Obama has been called the most sweeping set of rules for banks and Wall Street since the Great Depression. But what do... View Details

Keywords: by Staff

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People - Behavioral Finance & Financial Stability

articles. Shleifer is an Editor of the Quarterly Journal of Economics, and a fellow of the Econometric Society, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the American Finance Association. In 1999,... View Details

09 Nov 2023
News

From the Brink

Antonio Weiss (MBA 1994), Adam Chepenik (MBA 2010), Sebastián Negrón-Reichard (JD/MBA 2024) As the senior top official in the US Treasury Department on domestic finance issues, Antonio Weiss (MBA 1994) could see Puerto Rico’s financial meltdown coming, like watching a... View Details

Keywords: Ralph Ranalli

01 Oct 1997
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J. Hughes Norton III

attention. But this is the Year of the Tiger, and the crowd is intent on staking out its hero. Golf, sports, and, some say, even American society will never be the same. It's also been quite a year for Hughes Norton, Tiger Woods's agent.... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons

01 Oct 2007
Research & Ideas

Encouraging Dissent in Decision-Making

cannot surface: Abjuring rigorous debate about its merits, a youthful president John F. Kennedy essentially rubber-stamped a 1961 plan to invade Cuba at the Bay of Pigs, resulting in one of the biggest U.S. foreign policy fiascoes in... View Details

Keywords: by Garry Emmons

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About the Project - Creating Emerging Markets

David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies , the Harvard University Center for African Studies , and the Lakshmi Mittal and Family South Asia Institute at Harvard University to identify new interviewees. In Latin America, the... View Details

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Bankruptcy | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School

low credit ratings. In the 2000s, the Federal Reserve’s low interest rates along with legislation such as the 2003 American Dream Downpayment Assistance Act fueled a significant increase in mortgage debt, resulting in a major housing boom... View Details

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Human Behavior & Decision-Making - Faculty & Research

punishment. Moreover, might reputation do more to drive punishment in ambiguous situations, where punishment is less clearly deserved, eroding punishers’ sensitivity to moral nuance? Across eight studies focused on the U.S. political context (total n = 15,472 View Details

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Faculty & Researchers - Managing the Future of Work

of the Harvard Project on the Workforce and a non-resident Senior Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute. He studies issues related to employment and income polarization and the relationship between talent and economic... View Details

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Teacher Profiles - Case Method Project

and Reconstruction PA Candy Boyer Conestoga Valley High School Lancaster, PA Subjects: U.S. History MD Brendan Brace Southern High School Harwood, MD Subjects: AP US History, Historical Inquiry MA Vin Bradley Catholic Memorial School West Roxbury, MA Subjects: U.S.... View Details

16 Jul 2020
Research & Ideas

Restaurant Revolution: How the Industry Is Fighting to Stay Alive

percent year over year, and the National Restaurant Association projected an industry revenue shortfall of $240 billion for the year. Second-order effects of restaurant closures ripple through the American economy, bringing economic pain... View Details

Keywords: by Michael S. Kaufman, Lena G. Goldberg, and Jill Avery; Food & Beverage

26 Feb 2019
First Look

New Research and Ideas, February 26, 2019

adept than women at knowing when to ask. Thus, our results caution against a greater push for women to negotiate. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=55522 January 1, 2019 JAMA, the Journal of the American... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

17 Dec 2013
First Look

First Look: December 17

Publications August 2013 Harvard Business Review Press Can China Lead? Reaching the Limits of Power and Growth By: Abrami, Regina M., William C. Kirby, and F. Warren McFarlan Abstract—At the time of the American Revolution, China was... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

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Agents of Change: The Founding of the AASU - The Golden Age of Black Business

pioneering contributions to the field of target marketing as vice president for special markets. Fitzhugh was long recognized and revered for his role as a mentor and for the impact he made on the lives of African View Details

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