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- 01 Jun 2014
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for June 2014
MacArthur's tremendous success in rebuilding Japan after World War II. As the supreme commander for the Allied Powers, he was charged with transforming a defeated, militarist empire into a beacon of peace and democracy. A career military... View Details
- 01 Mar 2013
- News
Making Change
test my limits and spark my sense of purpose. When the Peace Corps turned me down (it typically requires a college degree), I moved to Latin America. The experience blew open my sense of self and what I wanted to do with my life. Ever... View Details
- 01 Sep 2005
- News
Making History, Starting Over
“To bring lasting peace to the area, you have to strengthen the private sector, and the best place to start is the banks,” he explains. Cohen compares social investment today to a small but building wave, much like venture capital three... View Details
- 12 Jun 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, June 12, 2018
articulation of a secular basis for social organization, rooted in commerce, and their insistence that political economy trumped theology as the underpinning for peace and prosperity within and among nations. I argue that the Italian... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- Web
2023 Symposium - Race, Gender & Equity
for the Humanities, The National Science Foundation, The Ford Foundation, and The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. She is a frequent contributor on issues related to South Asia, caste, gender, and racial Equity, as well interfaith issues and View Details
- 01 Dec 2013
- News
Faster, Bigger, Stronger: Supersizing the NFL
of the league's broadcasting committee and the securing of lucrative TV contracts, and for helping forge peace between players and owners during heated labor negotiations in 2011. Goal to Go While expanding its fan base and finding new... View Details
- 22 Sep 2009
- First Look
First Look: September 22
Publication:Journal of Peace Research (forthcoming) Abstract This paper conducts an empirical analysis of the geographic, economic, and social factors that contributed to the spread of civil war in Nepal over the period 1996-2006. This... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 21 May 2019
- Blog Post
Asian Pacific American Heritage Month at HBS
kind to others (.), and to respect the rituals (.); Taoism has taught me the balance of Yin and Yang, to be open-minded, and to be adaptable; Buddhism, not as a religion but as a spiritual guide, has taught me to treat everyone equally, and to value more intrinsic... View Details
- 01 Sep 2016
- News
Code name: Miesiąc
of supporters, from former activists to current Warsaw government officials to the next generation of Polish architects and urban planners—is about more than the past. It is a lesson for the future, to show peoples seeking their freedom that information is a powerful... View Details
- 01 Dec 2009
- News
Robert Goodwin
Goodwin Illustration by Jack Unruh Over the past two decades, Robert Goodwin (GMP 3, 2007) has made a career of getting involved in complex and intractable global crises, from helping to rebuild the Iraqi Ministry of Health to directing humanitarian efforts and View Details
- 02 Jan 2018
- Op-Ed
'Dear Working Knowledge'--Our Favorite Reader Comments of the Year
more of an excuse to spend your hours at the office, lining your workplace's pockets at the expense of your life. It's human nature in this day of "stay at work to show your worth." Thanks, but no thanks! I do my own cooking and cleaning and I am very relaxed... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Jan 2003
- News
Daniel L. Vasella, M.D.
rational thinking. It enhanced my confidence, so that even as a physician, I would be able to compete in business and make lifelong learning a passionate experience." COMMUNITY OUTREACH Governor, The Peres Center for Peace Member,... View Details
- 16 Nov 2020
- Research & Ideas
Transitions of Power Are Difficult. What Joe Biden and Other Incoming Leaders Need to Know.
Moss Kanter: Transitions are smooth and peaceful when there is wide consensus that the team or company or country is on a successful trajectory—what I call a winning streak. Then it is also likely that the successors have been endorsed by... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 02 Sep 2013
- Research & Ideas
The Curse of Double-Digit Growth
advisor to Liberian president and Nobel Peace Prize-winner Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, a 1971 graduate of the Harvard Kennedy School, wrote the policy memorandum at the request of the Liberian government, which seeks fast growth of its own. To... View Details
Keywords: by Kim Girard
- Profile
Lara Hodgson
about her priorities. She put Nourish on extended hold and made peace with the intense pressures of trying to balance personal and work life. “I don’t balance it,” she declared. “Balance is the wrong goal. Everyone... View Details
- 01 Mar 2018
- News
‘We were just doing what needed to be done’
black person I have ever held a conversation with.” TED LEWIS grew up in Philadelphia. After graduating from Washington University in St. Louis, where he studied architecture and sociology, Lewis joined the Peace Corps, working for two... View Details
- 01 Dec 1998
- News
Managing the Business of Life
afforded Middlebrooks precious peace of mind at work, knowing her children were in a safe, loving, and familiar environment. In addition, she credits husband William, who owns a customer service and training firm, with sharing equally in... View Details
- 01 Jun 2007
- News
Mission Possible
change,” says Childress. Why the shift in attitude? “Some people point to 9/11 as creating a heightened awareness of the world as an interconnected system and spurring a search for meaning,” observes Childress. “It may also be generational. Social entrepreneurship may... View Details
- 01 Sep 2016
- News
The Taxi Wars of Jakarta
peace of mind. Go-Jek drivers themselves sported a more professional look, decked out in jackets and helmets the color of a green apple with the company logo splashed across both in white. Some drivers say their salaries doubled, thanks... View Details
- 01 Sep 2006
- News
Private Sector and Public Interest Meet at Global Leadership Forum
for decision-making and leadership, in these overlapping public-private realms.” Speaking at luncheon, on the opening day of the conference, Haass, a former State Department official, posited three possible scenarios for the world’s future. At one extreme he foresaw an... View Details