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  • 2012
  • Chapter

Inflection Point: New Vision, New Strategy, New Organization

By: Nancy O. Andrews and Nicolas P. Retsinas
What does it cost to build a great society? More pointedly, what does it cost to lose a great society? Since the War on Poverty began almost 50 years ago, investments in America’s communities have spurred those questions. Today we face a society more unequal than... View Details
Keywords: Income Inequality; Equality and Inequality; Income; Residency; Poverty
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  • 25 Apr 2000
  • Research & Ideas

Adjusting the Fit for Government

The role of government in Africa must be to establish an "investor friendly" environment, according to Obiageli Ezekwesili, a panelist at the Africa Business Conference's debate on "Government and the Enabling Environment." As finance director of... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
  • 9 Dec 2011 - 10 Dec 2011
  • Conference Presentation

Taste Contested: The Construction of American Wine Culture, 1967-1976

By: Ai Hisano
This paper examines the role of taste in American consumer society by analyzing how wine came to symbolize sophistication during the 1960s and 1970s. View Details
Keywords: Consumer Behavior; Attitudes; Food and Beverage Industry; United States
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  • 27 Oct 2016
  • News

Jail bait

  • Article

Reimagining the Balanced Scorecard for the ESG Era

By: Robert S. Kaplan and David McMillan
Companies are increasingly aware that their customers and society in general expect businesses to adopt and work towards social and environmental objectives as well as the traditional financial ones. This involves not only re-evaluating firms’ models but re-imagining... View Details
Keywords: ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) Performance; Business Ecosystems; Balanced Scorecard; Adaptation; Business Model; Business and Stakeholder Relations
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    Marlous van Waijenburg

    Marlous van Waijenburg is an Assistant Professor in the Business, Government, and International Economy Unit at Harvard Business School. She teaches in the MBA required curriculum.

    Professor van Waijenburg’s main... View Details

    • 13 Apr 2021
    • News

    5 must-read Harvard Business Review articles

    • 24 Apr 2025
    • Video

    Gender Stereotypes and Decision-Making: Insights from Professor Katherine B. Coffman

    • Article

    From Blood Diamonds to Dirty Gold: How to Buy Gold Less Tainted by Mercury

    By: Kristin Sippl
    This is a quick and easy news article on the link between poverty, mercury pollution, and gold mining. It explains the problems in the jewelry industry as well as public and civil society attempts to address them. View Details
    Keywords: Mining; Pollutants; Poverty; Social Issues
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    • April 2009 (Revised April 2009)
    • Background Note

    Fighting Malnutrition and Hunger in the Developing World

    By: Ray A. Goldberg, Djordjija Petkoski and Kerry Herman
    The millennium objectives of reducing poverty and malnutrition are not being met. How do the private, public, and NGO sectors of society work together to achieve better results and include the recipients in the process? View Details
    Keywords: Food; Nutrition; Poverty; Partners and Partnerships; Non-Governmental Organizations; Strategy; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry
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    • October 2018 (Revised August 2019)
    • Case

    Everybody Knows: Russia and the Election

    By: Rawi Abdelal, Rafael Di Tella and Galit Goldstein
    Following a contentious presidential race, Donald Trump’s 2016 election destabilized America’s status quo. Academics, journalists, politicians and the public at large examined why Trump had won. Many Americans, inside and outside the government, asserted that a... View Details
    Keywords: Strategic Industry; Strategic Alliances (Business); Business And Government; Business And Public Policy; Business And Society; Media Businesses; Media Content; Media Slant; Media Regulation; Internet Of Everything; Government Policy; Politics; Political Campaigns; Political Strategy; Political Turmoil; Government; Government Regulation; Security; International Business; International Relations; National Security; Political Elections; News; Media; Internet and the Web; Rights; Problems and Challenges; Globalization; Business and Community Relations; Business and Government Relations; Government Legislation; Risk and Uncertainty; Cognition and Thinking; Conflict and Resolution; Identity; Civil Society or Community; Culture; Public Opinion; Social Issues; War; Social Media; Public Administration Industry; United States; Russia
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    • 02 Mar 2016
    • News

    Entrepreneurship to improve the world for everyone

    • 20 Dec 2004
    • Research & Ideas

    The U.S. Patent Game: How to Change It

    When lawyers fare better than inventors and entrepreneurs where U.S. patents are concerned, you know injustice is being done. The current system makes patents easier to acquire, sure, but renders them less prestigious as well, and less likely to attract valuable... View Details
    Keywords: by Ann Cullen
    • 08 May 2013
    • News

    A Company’s Evolving View of Gender Equity

    • 09 Jan 2016
    • News

    Valuing your time over money may be linked to happiness

    • 16 Jan 2025
    • HBS Seminar

    Oren Etzioni, TrueMedia.org, Allen Institute for AI (AI2)

    • 13 Dec 2018
    • News

    Why Do Americans Prefer Workplace Equality Over Equality At Home?

    • 30 Apr 2001
    • Research & Ideas

    Entering the Age of Alliances

    other chemical companies and government actors into the alliance in order to bring in more capabilities and resources and expand job placement opportunities. Similarly, MCI WorldCom, a major communications technology company, has partnered with the National Geographic... View Details
    Keywords: by James Austin
    • 06 Aug 2024
    • Video

    Dyanna Jaye: The critical role of engaged citizenry

    • 25 Apr 2014
    • Video

    Norm Merritt - Making A Difference