Human Rights First - Publications - Faculty & Research

05 May 2020
News

“Walking a Tightrope”

class. READ MORE April: I'd like to start where you do in the book—in and around Yamhill, Oregon. Yamhill is Nick's hometown, but you grew up in New York, so I'm wondering what your first impressions were. Sheryl: Yamhill and New York... View Details

30 Nov 2017
News

Happy Meals (Are Here Again)

bought his first franchise in 2000, says the new alignment made him more confident about the future. SVP Kristy Cunningham on the rollout of all-day breakfast in 2015: “Part of the mantra we were pushing was, if it’s good for the... View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell; photographed by Saverio Truglia

03 Jul 2012
Research & Ideas

HBS Faculty on Supreme Court Health Care Ruling

The Supreme Court has spoken, and its ruling last Friday has evoked myriad responses from across the United States—from the far right to the far left, from small businesses to giant corporations, from pundits to the person on the street.... View Details

Keywords: Re: Multiple Faculty; Health

01 Dec 2003
News

Can Manufacturing Keep Its Edge?

market, up from $40 million in 1993 when the bearing was first introduced. The company is also focusing on new outlets for its products, having just developed an integrated flex pin bearing for the nascent wind energy market. This... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Manufacturing

12 Jul 2021
News

Alumni Confront the COVID-19 Crisis

JULY 12 The HBS Club of India recently launched an “Alumni in Action” campaign, which highlights stories of members who have led pandemic relief efforts. The first two alumni highlighted are Akshay Navaladi (HBS MBA 2013), founder of... View Details

22 Jan 2019
First Look

New Research and Ideas, January 22, 2019

advantages of scale for innovation, companies need the right combination of strategy, systems, and culture. Based on more than three decades of the Pisano's research, teaching, and experience, Creative Construction offers a set of... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

09 Nov 2009
Research & Ideas

Come Fly with Me: A History of Airline Leadership

first book, In Their Time: The Greatest Business Leaders of the Twentieth Century (Harvard Business Press), explored these three archetypes within the context of the 20th century. Following on this initial research, we sought to identify... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert; Air Transportation

01 Dec 2000
News

Opening Doors: Inside the World of Museum Management

buildings pose their own set of challenges and rewards. J. Carter Brown (MBA 1958), former director of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., notes that when he embarked on expanding the Gallery, he first had to find a... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young; museums; marketing; management; nonprofits; education; facilities; Internet; Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions; Arts, Entertainment; Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services; Professional Services

09 Mar 2021
News

Empowering School Leaders to Meet Today's Challenges

because of the belief that strong leaders with the right training can have an impact on those around them. “We want to build a high-quality, professional learning opportunity that’s accessible and compelling ” —MONIQUE BURNS THOMPSON “We... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie

01 Jun 2014
News

Alumni and Faculty Books for June 2014

Important Life Decisions by Jaja Jackson (MBA 1999) and Jennifer Grimes (Jennifer Grimes) The authors demonstrate that it is really how we make important decisions that will determine how happy we are. A special set of information about yourself can point your... View Details

06 Dec 2021
News

New Wave

Verdant Power cofounder Ron Smith (MBA 1979) stands aside the East River in New York, where his company launched the first commercially licensed tidal power project in the United States. It’s a muggy July day in New York City, and Ron... View Details

Keywords: Alexander Gelfand; photographed by Chris Sorensen

01 Dec 1997
News

Growing Together

trained to fill the role of the natural mother. Villages also run K-12 schools, vocational facilities, and medical centers in many countries, especially in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. Kash Rangan first heard about SOS-KDI from Martin... View Details

Keywords: Marguerite Rigoglioso and Nancy O. Perry

28 Sep 2009
Research & Ideas

Improving Accountability at the World Bank

organizations around the world was delivered to the IMF's managing director in the first week of September, 2009 (Lombardi, 2009). Long-term governance reforms are central to the Bank's legitimacy as a global public institution. At the... View Details

Keywords: by Alnoor Ebrahim

22 Sep 2017
News

The Epicenter of Miami’s Vice

right there in the heart of Coconut Grove, where all of these Miami characters legal, illegal, international celebrities went through and it just wasn't a coincidence. White: That the pirate story didn't make the book is just a testament... View Details

20 Jan 2003
Research & Ideas

Fixing Corporate Governance: A Roundtable Discussion at Harvard Business School

and in sync with the larger interests of the nation— Nancy Koehn Nancy Koehn: As a historian, I would note that this is not the first time that Americans have gone through intense questioning about the system and the conduct of its... View Details

Keywords: by Garry Emmons

15 Sep 2016
News

The Burning Man Project

more. Hanna: What do you think is important to remember to bring to Burning Man for your first visit? Raiser: The most important thing is an open mind. You will see things that blow you away. You will see people who live very different... View Details

12 Dec 2017
First Look

New Research and Ideas, December 12, 2017

extensive literature since 2000 on the personality traits of entrepreneurs. We first consider baseline personality traits like the Big-5 model, self-efficacy and innovativeness, locus of control, and the need for achievement. We then... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

16 Apr 2019
First Look

New Research and Ideas, April 16, 2019

this case:https://hbsp.harvard.edu/product/219055-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 219-057 Fluidity In December 2018, the blockchain startup Fluidity was about to participate in its first tokenization deal, which would create digital... View Details