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- 25 Jan 2021
- Book
In a Nutshell, Why American Capitalism Succeeded
How did the United States become the world’s center of business growth following its founding in 1776? Surely a number of nations had powerful natural resources, stable financial and legal institutions, and dynamic entrepreneurs over that same span. Why was American... View Details
- 28 Jan 2020
- Book
Advanced Leadership Requires More Than Outside-The-Box Thinking
great organizations; it is aimed at tackling messy, recalcitrant problems that surround teams and organizations. The kinds of problems that leaders don’t fully control but that can get in the way of business as usual. And the kinds of... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Oct 2022
- Blog Post
11 Stories from HBS PRIDE for National Coming Out Day
Feeling that the gun had been aimed at me too, I was scared and felt alone in this world. No one knew what was going through my mind these days, because no one knew that I could have been there myself that night. While I was scared about... View Details
- 15 Jun 2007
- Research & Ideas
Remembering Alfred Chandler
every time you saw him there was that unquenchable curiosity. Chandler's curiosity was a force of nature, and it didn't stop. When I last spoke to him he was going great guns on his next project. My sense was that Al took his measure of... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 03 Nov 2020
- News
One Paramount Priority
In the four years since the last US presidential election, Diane Hessan (MBA 1977) has been interviewing more than 500 voters, talking about everything from gun control to COVID-19. This years-long project... View Details
Keywords: Government
- 01 Jun 2002
- News
East Side Story
his wisdom, compassion, empathy, and commitment to public service, noting as well his sense of humor and legendary vocabulary. During his career, Goodman was a strong advocate for the arts and cultural institutions, and sponsored more than one thousand bills covering... View Details
- 01 Sep 2013
- News
A Hollywood Backstory
What can I say—even at nine years old, it spoke to me about assuming control over one's life. Twenty-five years later, after HBS, strategy consulting, and brand management, I chucked it all and decided I was a writer. Thank you, Benjamin... View Details
- 27 Jan 2015
- First Look
First Look: January 27
1994 and 2010, indicating the CPP is an influential event in the history of U.S. bank SEOs during this period. Controlling for economic and regulatory capital determinants of SEOs, CPP recipients were more likely than non-recipients to... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 15 Jun 2021
- News
Turning Point: Tell Me More
talked about their views on everything from immigration to gun control to health care to climate change. Whenever I learned something new, I wrote about it for the Boston Globe. Over the years, two things... View Details
- 02 Apr 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, April 2, 2019
five decades. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=55921 The Impact of Mass Shootings on Gun Policy By: Luca, Michael, Deepak Malhotra, and Christopher Poliquin Abstract—There have been dozens of high-profile... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 23 Mar 2003
- Research & Ideas
AIDS in Africa—What’s the Solution?
of some governments that say they simply can't afford to purchase drugs for their AIDS-stricken populations. Dr. Pride Chigwedere "It has to start from the top. Governments have to put money toward HIV and AIDS," she said. "If a government can put $500... View Details
Keywords: by Julie Jette
- 08 Nov 2016
- First Look
November 8, 2016
of 1906 further assisted the management of product color in the food business by regulating and endorsing the industry's color control practices. By 1938, food dyes had achieved such widespread use, and had raised such public concern,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Oct 1998
- News
Short Takes
Smoking Gun When impressionable teenagers light their first cigarettes, they initiate what all too often becomes a lifelong, life-threatening habit. The vast majority of smokers begin in their teens, yet the tobacco industry has... View Details
Keywords: Eileen K. McCluskey
- 05 Dec 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, December 5, 2017
wealth—in excess of $8 million (Study 1) and $10 million (Study 2)—are wealthier millionaires happier than millionaires with lower levels of wealth, though these differences are modest in magnitude. Second, controlling for total wealth,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Dec 2019
- Research & Ideas
How to Turn Down the Boil on Group Conflict
feel. Lees and Cikara found similar results for other scenarios, involving changes to selection of judges, campaign financing, and renaming of a state highway. (The researchers purposefully stayed away from “hot button” issues such as gun... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 24 Sep 2001
- Research & Ideas
Why the Internet Doesn’t Change Everything
Rangoon and e-mailing it to thousands of supporters around the world. There are bootleg copies of academic papers and Snoop Doggy Dogg's latest hits. In cyberspace, even solemn corporations indulge their rebel side, slipping around the real-world laws that govern... View Details
Keywords: by Debora L. Spar
- 08 Nov 2024
- HBS Case
What Wartime Service Taught These Historic Leaders
age 24, McNamara was the youngest professor ever hired at HBS, shortly after getting his business degree there in 1939. When HBS temporarily shut down to support the war effort during World War II, McNamara was asked to design and teach a statistical View Details
- 21 Nov 2005
- Research & Ideas
Making Credibility Your Strongest Asset
others are bidding for what you want? One solution to distinguishing yourself in competitive environments is to build your bargaining endowment—storing up credibility and resources by developing relationships, burnishing your reputation, and View Details
Keywords: by Michael Wheeler
- 02 Jul 2013
- First Look
First Look: July 2
flurries over gun control and immigration reform came the time to bargain on the macroeconomy of the United States. Purchase this case: http://hbr.org/search/713078-PDF-ENG View Details
Keywords: Anna Secino
- 15 Nov 2018
- News
Don’t Be Afraid of AI
what is being created, are things that want to do evil in the world. That being said, certainly these are powerful tools that can be used for evil. I would say the same is true of many other technologies that have been developed over time. Take guns. I mean, View Details