Extreme Political Action - Publications - Faculty & Research

15 Jan 2013
First Look

First Look: January 15

and the existing structures of the users' environment. When users' interact with TOC on an ongoing basis they form interpretations of the new system, and based on such interpretations, they exhibit actions with respect to the use of TOC... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

07 Apr 2020
Research & Ideas

What Customers Need to Hear from You During the COVID Crisis

not just to the company, but also to people around the globe. At the same time, managers at other global brands were similarly considering their brands’ response to the COVID-19 crisis. Nike chose to twist its consumers’ athletic aspirations into a life-saving call to... View Details

Keywords: by Jill Avery and Richard Edelman

24 Feb 2020
Research & Ideas

The Hidden Vulnerabilities of Open Source Software

use. Census II identifies the most commonly used FOSS components in production applications and begins to examine them for potential vulnerabilities, which can inform actions to sustain the long-term security and health of open source.... View Details

Keywords: by Frank Nagle and Jenny Hoffman; Computer

09 Sep 2015
Research & Ideas

Leadership Lessons of the Great Recession: Options for Economic Downturns

of Cote and his leadership team and asks them to consider the choices they would have made in the face of the extreme uncertainty surrounding future business conditions in the fall of 2008. Cote joined Honeywell as CEO in 2002. The... View Details

Keywords: by Sandra Sucher & Susan Winterberg; Aerospace; Electronics

30 Jun 2021
In Practice

The Harvard Business School Faculty Summer Reader 2021

Barack Obama narrating A Promised Land. There truly is no other way to absorb this massive tale of his life, family, marriage, and political journey. I'm five hours into the 29-hour tale and plan to listen to Michelle's version of the... View Details

Keywords: by Kathryn Haviland

10 Sep 2020
Research & Ideas

The COVID Two-Step for Leaders: Protect and Pivot

the crisis to emerge stronger than others in our industry?” “How can the organization learn through this experience to win in a new world?” Saenz and O’Keeffe explain: “To guide the decisions and actions that will answer those... View Details

Keywords: by Boris Groysberg and Katherine Connolly Baden

16 Aug 2024
In Practice

Election 2024: What's at Stake for Business and the Workplace?

In a US presidential election year with more twists and turns than most in recent memory, many of the issues on the ballot impact business. And keeping politics in the workplace respectful is forefront on managers’ minds as a divided... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

31 Oct 2014
Op-Ed

Ebola’s Call To Arms About Disaster Preparedness

the United States. In the absence of having to be on alert for treating infectious diseases, American hospitals have let their guard down and their skills lapse. Partisan politics has exacerbated the problem by leaving the nation in the... View Details

Keywords: by Gautam Mukunda; Health

24 Sep 2014
Op-Ed

The Climate Needs Aggressive CEO Leadership

on that potential pricing structure. At the same time, US businesses now wield more and more political power to influence such policy, thanks in part to Supreme Court rulings like Citizens United that enable them to spend unlimited sums... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Toffel & Auden Schendler; Energy; Utilities

17 Nov 2003
Research & Ideas

The Business of Babies

commercial business," Spar said. "I think this is wrong. The demands of the parent will outweigh political and moral opposition." However, those who want to succeed in the market need to fight to shape property, privacy,... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Health

06 Sep 2005
What Do You Think?

What are the Lessons of New Orleans?

citizens could meet these kinds of calamities with ease and cool minds." Eric Schmidt echoed this call to action in commenting that "readiness is only achieved through practice." E. Hassen observed that "events cannot... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

01 Aug 2008
Research & Ideas

Does Market Capitalism Have a Future?

could lead to populist politics that would adversely affect the conduct of capitalism. A second major concern was that our productive system, as currently operated, contributes to unsustainable environmental damage and resource depletion.... View Details

Keywords: by Garry Emmons

06 Jan 2012
Op-Ed

Where Green Corporate Ratings Fail

legislation. And corporate influence will only increase in the wake of last year's "Citizens United" US Supreme Court case, which asserts that corporations have the right to fund campaigns that support or denounce political... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Toffel & Auden Schendler; Information; Publishing

11 May 2020
Op-Ed

Immigration Policies Threaten American Competitiveness

economy, and 87 percent believe that the United States should allow more highly skilled immigrants to move here to work and live (see Figures 2 and 3). Figure 2: Net agreement for belief statements about immigration Figure 3: Alumni views of immigration system and... View Details

Keywords: by William R. Kerr

13 Oct 2010
Research & Ideas

How Government can Discourage Private Sector Reliance on Short-Term Debt

bills' "money-like" properties. However, the government may be reluctant to finance itself entirely with short-term debt, because doing so would incur significant rollover risk-in the extreme case, the government would not want... View Details

Keywords: by Staff; Financial Services

25 Apr 2000
Research & Ideas

Adjusting the Fit for Government

productivity revolution due to the loss of skills in society. "The other key underpinning is education," he continued. "In South Africa in particular, the legacy of apartheid was extremely destructive, and human capital... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

01 May 2020
In Practice

COVID-19’s Hard Lessons Might Prepare Business for Climate Change

operations and supply chain will not only better enable them to manage future pandemics, but also some of the disruptions that climate change is bringing like more intensive storms, droughts, and flooding. I also hope that this pandemic serves as a broader wakeup call... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost

24 Sep 2007
Research & Ideas

The FDA: What Will the Next 100 Years Bring?

the work, not to mention the volume, is staggering. Just a few of the actions taken by the agency this past summer include: Licensed a new vaccine, ACAM2000, to protect against smallpox. Warned consumers not to eat raw oysters harvested... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Biotechnology; Consumer Products; Food & Beverage; Health

17 Jun 2002
Research & Ideas

Entrepreneurship in Asia and Foreign Direct Investment

Singapore and Malaysia. Capital in Taiwan and Hong Kong went to the most efficient firms, including small, start-up entrepreneurial firms, and was not based on the political or ethnic status of such firms, he said. View Details