Publications
Publications
Show Results For
- All HBS Web
(1,704)
- Faculty Publications (143)
- February 2016 (Revised February 2018)
- Case
The Battle over the Initiative and Referendum in Massachusetts (1918)
By: David Moss and Dean Grodzins
On Election Day in 1918, Massachusetts voters would have to decide not only on their preferred candidates for governor and U.S. Senator, but also whether or not to approve 19 proposed amendments to the state constitution. By far the most controversial of these would... View Details
- January 2016 (Revised March 2016)
- Case
Whither the Weather (Company): Forecasting 2016
By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter and Jonathan Cohen
CEO David Kenny led the transformation of the Weather Company from a television business to a Big Data technology company from 2012 until 2016, when IBM acquired its digital assets. This case discusses major decisions taken by Kenny starting in 2014 as he sought to... View Details
- January 2016 (Revised February 2016)
- Case
Citizens United and Corporate Speech
By: David Moss and Marc Campasano
The story of Citizens United began in late 2007, as leading members of the Republican and Democratic parties were preparing for the 2008 presidential primaries. Democrats expected a three-way contest in their party between Senator Barack Obama of Illinois, Senator (and... View Details
- 2015
- Book
MOVE: Putting America's Infrastructure Back in the Lead
Americans are stuck. We live with travel delays on congested roads; shipping delays on clogged railways; and delays on repairs, project approvals, and funding due to gridlocked leadership. These delays affect us all, whether you are a daily commuter, a frequent flyer,... View Details
Keywords: United States; Railroad History; Airlines; Airline Industry; Air Transportation; Passenger Transportation; Cities; Urban Planning; Freighting; Change; Leadership; Public Policy; Change Leadership; Public Finance; Infrastructure; Policy; Technological Innovation; Change Management; Leading Change; Urban Development; Project Finance; Entrepreneurship; City; Transportation; Transportation Industry; Shipping Industry; Rail Industry; Air Transportation Industry; United States
- 2014
- Other Unpublished Work
Martin Luther King and the Struggle for Black Voting Rights
By: Dean Grodzins and David Moss
- March 2014
- Teaching Note
The Weather Company
By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter and Ai-Ling Jamila Malone
New CEO David Kenny transformed The Weather Company in less than two years from a primary identity as a cable television channel to a multi-platform digital company innovating in the uses of weather data. He assesses progress and considers strategic choices and... View Details
- January 2014
- Case
The Weather Company
New CEO David Kenny transformed The Weather Company in less than two years from a primary identity as a cable television channel to a multi-platform digital company innovating in the uses of weather data. He assesses progress and considers strategic choices and... View Details
- 2013
- Other Unpublished Work
'The Only Legitimate Fountain of Power': Initiatives, Courts, and Same-Sex Marriage in California
By: Timothy Lambert, David Moss and Sabeel Rahman
- 2013
- Other Unpublished Work
Leadership and Independence at the Federal Reserve
By: David Moss and Marc Campasano
- 10 Oct 2013
- Interview
Why U.S. Business is Stalling: Professor Michael Porter in an interview with David Wessel
In an interview with WSJ's David Wessel, Michael Porter from Harvard Business School talks about the challenges business in the U.S. is facing, including political gridlock in Washington and an ever-deepening skills shortage. View Details
- 2013
- Other Unpublished Work
Direct Democracy or Directed Democracy? The Battle over the Initiative and Referendum in Massachusetts (1918)
By: David Moss and Dean Grodzins
- September 2013
- Case
Advanced Leadership Pathways: David Weinstein and Write the World
By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter, Juliane Calingo Schwetz and Patricia Bissett Higgins
David Weinstein, a lawyer and former Chief Administrative Officer of mutual fund giant Fidelity Investments, launched Write the World, a proprietary online platform that included a writing curriculum, essay prompts in distinct subject matter, and access to expert... View Details
- 2013
- Other Unpublished Work
A Nation Divided: The United States and the Challenge of Secession
By: David Moss and Marc Campasano
- 2013
- Other Unpublished Work
Debt and Democracy: The New York Constitutional Convention of 1846
By: David Moss and Dean Grodzins
- 2013
- Other Unpublished Work
Labor, Capital, and Government: The Anthracite Coal Strike of 1902
By: David Moss and Marc Campasano
- 2013
- Other Unpublished Work
Property, Suffrage, and the 'Right of Revolution' in Rhode Island, 1842
By: Timothy Lambert and David Moss
- 2013
- Other Unpublished Work
Race, Justice, and the Jury System in Postbellum Virginia
By: David Moss and Dean Grodzins
- 2013
- Other Unpublished Work
Banking and Politics in Antebellum New York
By: David Moss and Colin Donovan