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- 11 Sep 2007
- First Look
First Look: September 11, 2007
forthcoming Abstract With rising CEO turnover, companies are increasingly looking outside for qualified candidates. Sure, externally recruited CEOs bring fresh perspectives and connections. But they lack the in-depth knowledge of the company's View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 04 Dec 2013
- Research & Ideas
The Fantastic Horizon: How to Invest in a New City
issues at all generally brush them off, believing that the problems can and will be solved by better governance and more political will, that states will take care of it. But the third troublesome phenomenon is that governments clearly... View Details
- 21 Apr 2003
- Research & Ideas
Will American Brands Be a Casualty of War?
attention to the anti-globalization movement. Brand America provided good products at good prices. Politics was one thing; smart shopping another. Q: Which brands are most likely to feel the heat; what brands will continue to sell... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 18 Nov 2002
- Research & Ideas
Enterprising Women—a History
1938; Larson was member of the Harvard Business School faculty and authored the seminal history of Standard Oil, published in 1955. Yeager's work focuses on women and the political economy and she is the editor of a three-volume history,... View Details
Keywords: by Laura Linard
- 12 Jun 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, June 12, 2018
forthcoming Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press The Academy of Fisticuffs: Political Economy and Commercial Society in Enlightenment Italy By: Reinert, Sophus A. Abstract—The terms “capitalism” and “socialism” continue to haunt our... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 06 Mar 2012
- First Look
First Look: March 6
PublicationsStrength in Numbers: The Political Power of Weak Interests Author:Gunnar Trumbull Publication:Harvard University Press, forthcoming Abstract This book investigates the sources of interest group influence has on public... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 22 Apr 2014
- First Look
First Look: April 22
scale up participation directed at an unresponsive state. To maintain ties with different caste groups, BAP takes an apolitical posture and does not actively build the capacity of communities to mobilize politically and make demands on... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 08 May 2013
- Research & Ideas
A Company’s Evolving View of Gender Equity
the firm. She was thus familiar with its culture and practices. To ensure broad perspective, two "outsider" researchers—Ramarajan and McGinn—conducted the detailed coding of the inside data. "Our insider-outsider authorship... View Details
- 07 Jul 2003
- Research & Ideas
The Organizational Model for Open Source
foundations in the hacker culture appears to be a contradiction in terms? O'Mahony: The hacker culture prizes autonomy and self-determination. Eric Raymond defines hackers as those who love programming for... View Details
Keywords: by Mallory Stark
- 25 Mar 2014
- First Look
First Look: March 25
and cultural assets, as well as skills and ideologies across borders. The chapter argues that capitalism proved much better than political leaders in building institutions that coordinated activities across... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 16 Sep 2014
- First Look
First Look: September 16
horizon when assessing impact on host economies. Second, it is necessary to incorporate societal and cultural impacts alongside more traditional measures of economic impact. Third, there is weak historical evidence that multinationals... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 15 Nov 2017
- Research & Ideas
How Does a Social Startup Decide to Commercialize? It May Depend on the Founder's Gender
how does the founder of a social venture decide to create a hybrid rather than a traditional charity? New research suggests the decision has a lot to do with the founder’s gender. "in communities where female leadership of conventional businesses is more of a... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 14 Jan 2015
- Research & Ideas
Thriving in the Turbulence of Emerging Markets
"Nobody outside India understands what that means instead of going to a dealer and taking a vehicle and going home, you had to make a booking, and your turn would come probably after ten years," said Bajaj. At one point the Bajaj two-wheeler became so intricately... View Details
- 22 Jan 2013
- First Look
First Look: Jan. 22
culture and religion-and among our participants-our results suggest a common psychological mechanism underlying their effectiveness: regained feelings of control. Paper: http://www.people.hbs.edu/mnorton/norton%20gino.pdf Rituals Enhance... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Oct 1999
- Research & Ideas
Building Bridges: New Dimensions in Negotiation
mainly of "interpersonal process and tactical actions at the bargaining table" (whether literally, on the phone, or via some other connection). This can involve setting a positive atmosphere, displaying cultural sensitivity,... View Details
Keywords: by Anita M. Harris
- 19 Jan 2022
- In Practice
7 Trends to Watch in 2022
As 2022 gets underway we asked our faculty to highlight some trends worth watching in the coming year. Ariel Stern: A new future for digital health care While 2020 and 2021 were years of rapid innovation and deployment of new health care technologies and delivery... View Details
Keywords: by HBS News
- 21 Dec 2015
- Op-Ed
Without Immigrants, We Wouldn't Have Google
exclusion. This is in keeping with our long-standing social compact to live and let live, allow a variety of cultures to thrive, and refrain from interfering with freedom of expression—an admirable reflection of the American ideal. And... View Details
- 12 Apr 2016
- First Look
April 12, 2016
company examples such as eBay, Lending Club, and Airbnb to offer practical advice for avoiding those hazards. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=50940 April 2016 Harvard Business Review Culture Is Not the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 02 Feb 2016
- First Look
February 2, 2016
press Journal of Applied Psychology Cooperation in Multicultural Negotiations: How the Cultures of People with Low and High Power Interact By: Kopelman, Shirli, Ashley E. Hardin, Christopher G. Myers, and Leigh Plunkett Tost Abstract—This... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 14 Jan 2002
- Research & Ideas
Countries on the Cusp: The Power of Nationalism
What does nationalism mean for the world economy? And what does it have to say in a world of ever-increasing globalization? We recently put those questions to political scientist and HBS professor Rawi Abdelal. His new book, National... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace