Northwestern United States - Publications - Faculty & Research

spring 2002
Article

Business Leadership Coalitions and Public-Private Partnerships in American Cities: A Business Perspective on Regime Theory

By: James Austin and Arthur McCaffrey

Keywords: Leadership; Partners and Partnerships; Theory; Perspective; City; United States

14 Oct 2013
Research & Ideas

Time that Government Reopens for Business

Gridlock has unfortunately become a way of political life in the nation's capital. But as of midnight on September 30, things went from bad to worse with the shutdown of funding for the federal government. And as if that weren't unsettling enough, more trouble lies... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Aisner

01 Dec 2007
News

Mead Treadwell

changing the way she stores and releases carbon and heat.” Tell us about the Arctic Commission’s mandate and activities. Seven of us are appointed by the President to recommend research goals and to help the United View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Oil and Gas Extraction; Mining; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services; Transportation

William Nickerson, Jr.

Nickerson founded and led the first African American life insurance business established in the state of California. Under his leadership, Golden State expanded to other states... View Details

Keywords: Finance

Portrait Project

Valerie Galinskaya

opportunities the United States could provide, free of the anti-Semitism he tackled throughout his childhood. "Hard work is not lost in translation," he assured me. I didn't recognize the full... View Details

Portrait Project

Matthew Puglisi

On a scorching hot August afternoon in 2007, Dad and I returned home. Nearly 50 years since he set sail for the United States and its invigorating promise of unbridled opportunity, we visited a humble stone... View Details

01 Jun 2002
News

Steel Tax

more cheaply than the United States, Spar said, “The industry has been seeking and receiving protection for almost thirty years. Parts of the industry have already restructured and become quite competitive in certain niches.” However, she... View Details

26 Apr 2011
News

BioMine Strikes Gold

California/San Diego, Shanghai, South Africa, Toronto, and United Arab Emirates acted as regional hubs, and finalists were chosen in March through contests held around the world. In addition to BioMine, the regional finalists,... View Details

Keywords: Mining (except Oil and Gas); Mining; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

01 Jun 2009
News

Decisions through the Ages

WATANABE: A primer for all ages on how to think entrepreneurially. Photo Courtesy Portfolio/Penguin Group USA In business and education, Japan and the United States seem to alternate as inspirations for one... View Details

Keywords: Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

01 Dec 2012
News

Rival Visions

United States had no plan for funding its huge debts. It had no stable currency, no sound credit system, no central bank, no reliable securities markets, and almost no corporations. By 1795, Hamilton's... View Details

March 2022 (Revised June 2023)
Background Note

Climate Issues on the Ground: Snapshots of Diverse American Cities

By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter, Coelin Scibetta and Ryan Barr

This compilation provides brief snapshots of climate action and its geographic and institutional context in 13 U.S. cities that send diverse participants to the Harvard Business School Young American Leaders Program to learn about cross-sector collaboration to address... View Details

Keywords: Cities; Ecosystems; Cross-sector Collaboration; Green Business; U.S. Competitiveness; Economic Sectors; City; Climate Change; Leadership; Change; Boston; Detroit; Minneapolis; Pittsburgh; San Jose; Seattle

Citation

Educators

24 Apr 2014
News

Inspiring conversations around the world

Sigal Bussel (MBA 2003) creates artwork intended to engage people around the world in a meaningful dialogue. Her large-scale, thought-provoking works have been displayed from Asia to the Middle East and from the United View Details

01 Sep 2011
News

Taking That Hill

sought challenging environments, and I get a lot of pleasure when people say they want to take that hill, and we take that hill together.” As PPG’s growth surges internationally, it’s overseas where new and different hills are increasingly popping up. As the... View Details

Keywords: Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management; Manufacturing; Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers; Retail Trade

Harvey H. Lamm

Lamm created the only publicly traded car importer in the United States through the founding of Subaru of America. He introduced the United View Details

Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace

21 Jul 2011
News

Social Investing’s Time Has Come

meaningful social impact and earn a financial return based on measurable results. While still new, the idea is gaining traction in the United States and England, where this innovative approach to funding... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations; Personal Services

John M. Franklin

Franklin served as the CEO for United States Lines both prior to and after World War II. Under his leadership, United States Lines grew from a... View Details

Keywords: Transportation

10 Aug 2011
Research & Ideas

HBS Faculty Views on Debt Crisis

When Standard & Poor's Rating Services lowered its long-term sovereign credit rating on the United States from AAA to AA+ on August 5, it was a shot heard 'round the world. Stock markets plummeted,... View Details

Keywords: by Staff

18 Jun 2007
Op-Ed

Leveling the Executive Options Playing Field

treatment of corporate income appears to make the United States somewhat anomalous by international standards. By itself, this international experience is informative but hardly decisive as the View Details

Keywords: by Mihir Desai

01 Mar 2012
News

Cracks in the Foundation

I couldn't help but feel a sense of gloom as I read the results of the recent HBS alumni survey on US competitiveness. It revealed that alumni overwhelmingly believe the United States is losing its... View Details

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

01 Jun 2002
News

Two Presidents, One Goal: Building on the Club of Chicago

Since last July, Molly C. Baskin (MBA '77) and Peter M. Mott (111th AMP) have served as copresidents of the HBS Club of Chicago (HBSCC), the third-largest HBS club in the United States. With fast-paced careers — Mott is a director at... View Details

Keywords: Amy Burton

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