Northwestern United States - Publications - Faculty & Research

02 Apr 2014
News

Disrupting the Criminal Supply Chain

her dual law and business degrees to fight some of the world's most disturbing criminals. Since 2011, Brochu, 42, has been the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime's Expert on Child Exploitation and Human Trafficking, a position she... View Details

Keywords: Constantine von Hoffman; human trafficking; Government; National Security and International Affairs; Government

March 2022 (Revised April 2023)
Case

Pittsburgh: A Successful City?

By: Karen Mills, Caroline Elkins, Vikram Gandhi, Gabriella Elanbeck and Zeke Gillman

Pittsburgh, PA, was once the crown jewel of American heavy industry. During the 19th and 20th centuries, the city was an undisputed leader in steel production, boasting some of the largest companies and wealthiest individuals in the world. Its abundance of... View Details

Keywords: Economic And Social Disparities; Economic Development; Local Economic Development; Contextual Intelligence; Contextual Knowledge; Context; City Growth; City Innovation; City Leadership; Pittsburgh; Local Government; Local Stakeholders; Business And Community; Business And Community Relations; Community Engagement; Community Relations; Cross-sector Collaboration; Innovation; Innovation Economy; Innovation Clusters; Innovation Ecosystems; Shared Prosperity; Equality Of Opportunity; Equity; Inclusion; Business And Government; Business ＆ Government Relations; Business And Government Relations; Business And Society; Neighborhoods; Race And Ethnicity; Innovation ＆ Entrepreneurship; Diversity; Ethnicity; Race; Household; Income; Economic Growth; Economic Sectors; Economics; Local Range; Urban Development; Urban Scope; City; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Government and Politics; Government Administration; Growth and Development; History; Leadership; Goals and Objectives; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; Society; Civil Society or Community; Culture; Human Needs; Public Opinion; Public Sector; Social Issues; Poverty; Equality and Inequality; Manufacturing Industry; Steel Industry; Education Industry; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry; Technology Industry; United States; Pittsburgh; Pennsylvania

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05 Dec 2016
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The Dragon’s Tale

are still many bureaucratic and political constraints imposed on scholars by the government that seem to work against intellectual progress. What does a Chinese entrepreneur need to succeed today, and is it different from what someone launching a business in the View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg

18 Nov 2013
Op-Ed

Twitter IPO: Overvalued or the Start of Something Big?

communicate and made abbreviations like RT (retweet) and ICYMI (in case you missed it) part of the lingo of Twitter users everywhere. What to make of all this? Senior Lecturer Chet Huber, who joined the School's General Management unit... View Details

Keywords: by Chet Huber; Technology

16 Jun 2003
Research & Ideas

Surveying the VC Landscape

Corporate cutbacks could stall R&D and hinder innovation, argues Harvard Business School professor Josh Lerner. In this Q&A, Lerner looks over the state of the venture capital industry and its relationship with innovation. Cullen:... View Details

Keywords: by Ann Cullen; Financial Services

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Historical Research - India

Service (FBIS) FBIS is a United States government agency which translates the text of daily radio and television broadcasts, newspapers and periodicals, government statements, books, and other sources... View Details

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state and federal laws. Access to Video In accordance with University Policy, video servers are maintained in a secure location with highly limited access control. All video images are transmitted over a secure virtual local area network.... View Details

02 Jun 2011
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Serious Fun

why I went to HBS and the Harvard Kennedy School. I’ve always had an interest in entrepreneurial enterprises and activities that can have an impact on people’s lives, especially the poor and working poor in the United States.” View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Arts, Entertainment; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

30 Jan 2007
First Look

First Look: January 30, 2007

Working PapersDo Employment Protections Reduce Productivity? Evidence from U.S. States Authors:David H. Autor, William R. Kerr, and Adriana D. Kugler Abstract Theory predicts that mandated employment protections may reduce productivity... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

17 Nov 2022
News

Alumni Leaders on Decarbonization Strategies for Combating Climate Change

result of the IRA alone across manufacturing, onshoring, installation, and maintenance. As a venture investor focused on climate, I see the IRA as an inflection point for inclusive growth here in the United View Details

30 Apr 2001
Research & Ideas

Entering the Age of Alliances

communities throughout the United States to inspire young people to read. Visa operates the world's leading consumer credit card payment system. Although there is no obvious connection between the credit... View Details

Keywords: by James Austin

25 Mar 2014
Research & Ideas

Book Excerpt: ‘Can China Lead?’

innovation, like absolute leadership and power, is overvalued. In industry as in education, China—like the United States before it—can enjoy for some time what Joseph Schumpeter, the great twentieth-century... View Details

Keywords: Re: William C. Kirby & F. Warren McFarlan; Education; Technology

01 Mar 2023
News

Action Plan: Casting Call

market over the years. While the company continues to make envelopes and printed products, it also produces packaging for pharmacies and other e-commerce mailing needs. With 9 manufacturing facilities and more than 20 sales offices in the View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; hobbies; balance; meaning; longevity; aging; Paper Manufacturing; Manufacturing

02 Nov 2021
News

Row On

Hamlin (MBA 1978), who died in May of Alzheimer’s Disease at the age of 74. Hamlin, who represented the United States in the 1968 Mexico City Olympics and at the World Rowing Championships in 1969 and 1970,... View Details

Keywords: rowing; obituary; sports; retirement; Alzheimer's Disease; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment

01 Aug 2017
First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, August 1

approved in the United States only since 2015. Europe, however, has had biosimilar entry since 2006; we consider how competition from biosimilars might impact the U.S. biosimilar market by examining data... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

07 Oct 2024
Research & Ideas

Election 2024: Why Demographics Won't Predict the Next President

Harris on immigration The findings reflect the constantly changing state of politics and voter behavior. In a separate piece of new research, Pons considers the array of voter participation barriers that have changed in recent years,... View Details

Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald

19 Nov 2014
News

The Power of Yes

and share them with the world to inform new ways of attacking these perennial problems.” Dichter’s paternal grandparents escaped the Holocaust by fleeing from Poland to Shanghai and then to the United States; his father was born in... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

01 Jun 1998
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HBS Forum: Business Leadership in the Social Sector

academics, and business leaders, including former Goldman Sachs cochairman and Deputy Secretary of State John C. Whitehead (MBA 11/'47), the driving force behind the Initiative on Social Enterprise at HBS. Also taking part were more than... View Details

06 Feb 2018
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First Look at New Research and Ideas: February 6, 2018

2018 Columbia Studies in the History of U.S. Capitalism American Capitalism: New Histories By: Beckert, Sven, and Christine Desan, eds. Abstract—The United States has long epitomized capitalism. From its... View Details

24 Apr 2014
News

A reformed fiscal policy is vital to renewing US productivity

Richard H. K. Vietor, Baker Foundation Professor, is an expert on how nations compete—and he’s worried about the United States. Vietor focuses on government policies, laws, and other actions that affect competitiveness, defined as the... View Details

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