Citizenship - Publications - Faculty & Research

19 Nov 2014
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The Power of Yes

communities globally at GE Money; at IBM he helped to develop the company’s corporate citizenship strategy and launched a leadership program for school administrators in partnership with HBS professor Rosabeth Moss Kanter. “I’ve always... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

03 Nov 2020
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One Paramount Priority

to citizenship for dreamers, preserving Obamacare with a public option, increasing taxes on the wealthy, and the right to abortion, recognizing that the decision would be excruciating. “The majority are just trying to make ends meet... View Details

Keywords: Government

01 Jun 2004
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Massport, Back on Course

Office and the ACLU to avoid concerns of racial profiling. How have you made Massport operate more professionally? We identified four strategic business objectives: operations, facilities, performance, and good citizenship (regarding... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Massport; Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation; Transportation

01 Sep 2004
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Promise & Perils

artificially lowers wages. In March 2004, the AFL-CIO filed a trade-dispute petition seeking U.S. government action to pressure the Chinese to abolish the dual-class citizenship system. Given the growing attention to corporate social... View Details

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

01 Sep 2005
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Making History, Starting Over

forcing the Cohen family to leave with only one suitcase each. His mother’s British citizenship enabled the Cohens to resettle in London. “My parents were not broken by what happened in Egypt,” he says. “They saw it as a challenge, and... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Finance

30 Apr 2021
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Revealing the Rules

relentlessly humble-brag about your work to get noticed? Is it true that what gets someone promoted isn’t their contributions to corporate citizenship activities but their ability to position themselves for high-profile projects? Is it... View Details

17 Aug 2015
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The Play Alchemist

born in the United States to Nigerian parents, has dual citizenship to both countries. She has spent a considerable amount of time in Nigeria visiting family. In 2013 the Nigerian government named her Ambassador of Entrepreneurship, an... View Details

Keywords: Constantine von Hoffman

20 Dec 2022
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Singing to the Corn

constitution, restricting tribal citizenship to those listed in the "Cherokee by Blood" section of the Dawes Rolls. That set off a series of lawsuits, with a federal court ruling in favor of the Freedmen in 2017, a decision reaffirmed in... View Details

01 Jan 2006
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Sir Ronald M. Cohen, MBA 1969

When the Egyptian government forced out all Jewish inhabitants after the Suez Crisis in 1956, the Cohens left with only one suitcase apiece. His mother’s British citizenship made it possible for them to immigrate to London, where they had... View Details

01 Dec 2001
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Reaching Out

challenges, we need to have everyone around the table. "The current generation of MBA students is thinking about global citizenship in a completely new way," continues Childress. "They've grown up in a world that is very connected, where... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons and Julia Hanna; Health, Social Assistance

01 Sep 2010
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Fair Trade

accelerated flow of creative talent into the United States, primarily New York, reinforcing that city’s status as a hub of talent, fashion, and retailing to match Paris. Helena Rubinstein took advantage of the American citizenship of her... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Chemical Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Health and Personal Care Stores; Retail Trade

04 Nov 2020
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The Long View: Persevering Through Past Crises

learned to navigate and still come out strong. Sometimes as HBS students, we have a false sense of security. Remember, nothing has a guarantee. I was an immigrant to the US in 2010 and got my citizenship later, so I had to work double... View Details

01 Mar 2010
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Light Looks Back on Forty-Year HBS Career

students from abroad. Interestingly, too, we’re finding that citizenship isn’t always a good indicator of “international.” What I mean here is that more and more of our students have worked or studied or had some extended stay in a... View Details