Political Networks - Publications - Faculty & Research

02 Nov 2020
What Do You Think?

Is Antitrust Just a Quaint Notion in the Digital Age?

antitrust laws also don’t deal well with companies that took advantage of network effects to become huge and now are perceived as ‘too big to fail’ or to do anything about.” Does antitrust law need a high tech reset? What do you think?... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Retail; Technology; Telecommunications; Communications; Consumer Products; Service

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

23 Sep 2021
News

Confronting Sustainability in Business; Pro-Bono Consulting for Black-Owned Companies

“We believe, where political processes fail to come up with solutions for our society, equipping businesses with the right ideas is a very important aspect of dealing with sustainability issues. Therefore, it is of utmost importance for... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

24 Jun 2008
First Look

First Look: June 24, 2008

http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/08-102.pdf Cases & Course Materials (None this week.) Publications Managing Up Author: Linda A. Hill Publication: Boston, Mass.: Harvard Business School Press, forthcoming Abstract Managing up is not View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

25 May 2016
Blog Post

Meet the Africa Business Club

the Harvard community as well as the broader young professional African network though our annual conference. OBJECTIVES Provide a forum for career opportunities for students interested in the African region, as well as employers seeking... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

Profile

Rocio Parra

departments and P&Ls, human capital management and higher level strategic decision-making. What did you learn during the job search process? Through the job search process, I learned about the power of networking and the benefits of... View Details

Keywords: Retail

01 Jul 2014
First Look

First Look: July 1

that this tradeoff is shifted towards the reseller-mode when marketing activities create spillovers across products and when network effects lead to unfavorable expectations about supplier participation. If the reseller has a variable... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

28 Feb 2012
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First Look: Feb. 28

PublicationsThe Power of Political Voice: Women's Political Representation and Crime in India Authors:Lakshmi Iyer, Anandi Mani, Prachi Mishra, and Petia Topalova Publication:American Economic Journal:... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

28 Mar 2017
First Look

First Look at New Research, March 28

one of the world's largest airlines, United had a very large fleet and hub-and-spoke network that provided passengers with a wide range of destination choices, but as with any complex system unless everything ran perfectly all the time,... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Power and Influence for Positive Impact - Course Catalog

Learn how to read and diagnose an organization’s political landscape through power mapping. - Analyze professional networks and identify key patterns. - Understand and apply strategies for cultivating and... View Details

15 May 2015
Blog Post

2+2: A "Liberating and Life-Altering" Choice

I first learned about the 2+2 Program after an older friend from Vanderbilt, my undergraduate college, applied and was accepted into the inaugural class in 2008. My undergraduate background was in political science and human and... View Details

22 Jul 2019
News

A Way Forward for Women

instinctively understood—and has taken great advantage of—the collective network potential in terms of shared experiences, peer counseling, coaching, relationship cultivation, and ongoing support systems.” Bonnie Hagemann Benko joined... View Details

Keywords: Jill Radsken

05 Jun 2009
Research Event

Business Summit: Niall Ferguson and the Certainty of Uncertainty

based on the map that is used. Optimized global networks may be vulnerable to crises. Business and political leaders are often surprised by crises; they don't take a long enough view of history. Biological... View Details

Keywords: Re: John A. Quelch

30 Apr 2019
First Look

New Research and Ideas, April 30, 2019

platform businesses. We have five major themes in the book: 1) The world’s most valuable companies are all platforms, in part because platforms have network effects, with the potential for a winner-take-all or winner-take-most outcome. 2)... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

01 Apr 1996
News

Stasis and Turmoil: HBS Research for the Real World

Capitalism Constrained: Public Policy and the Manager, examines the role of the state in five economic sectors: energy, communications, transportation, health, and the environment. "Deregulation, with roots in the U.S. political economy... View Details

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Career Timeline - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

University Professor, the highest recognition awarded to a Harvard faculty member 2000 – Co-founds Center for Effective Philanthropy (CEP) 2000 – Co-founds FSG 2002 – Launches the Microeconomics of Competitiveness (MOC) Affiliate Network... View Details

01 Mar 2011
News

Faculty Books

fate by mastering three imperatives: manage yourself (management isn’t about getting things done yourself, it’s about accomplishing things through others); manage a network (understand how power and influence work in your organization and... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

10 Mar 2009
First Look

First Look: March 10, 2009

Finally, in contrast with some cross-country analyses, ethnic and caste polarization, land inequality, and political participation are not significantly associated with violence. Download the paper:... View Details