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- 03 May 2010
- Research & Ideas
What Is the Future of MBA Education?
“Rebalancing must occur." -Srikant Datar "Increasingly, we believe, business schools are at a crossroads and will have to take a hard look at their value propositions," the authors write in the introduction. "This was true before the View Details
- Student-Profile
Talia Gillis
complex situations led me to become a doctoral student at Harvard Law School. Focusing on consumer financial regulation it became clear that to address the questions I was interested in I needed the theoretical foundation and training... View Details
- 01 Mar 2011
- News
Faculty Books
navigate your company’s complex political environment); and manage a team (forge a high-performing “we” out of all the “I”s who report to you). The Comingled Code: Open Source and Economic Development by... View Details
- 28 Jul 2003
- Research & Ideas
It’s India Above China in New World Order
Comparing India and China is to embark on an old puzzle that has fascinated smart people for centuries. The newer question of economic leadership, however—"Which country will overtake the other in the foreseeable future?" —is an... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 02 Sep 2013
- Research & Ideas
The Curse of Double-Digit Growth
are not unequivocally a club that one should strive to join," writes Werker in his April 2013 working paper, Learning from Double-Digit Growth Experiences, published by the International Growth Centre at the London School of View Details
Keywords: by Kim Girard
- August 1983 (Revised March 1995)
- Case
Railroad Problem and the Solution
A vehicle for a discussion of the causes and consequences of the Interstate Commerce Act. View Details
Keywords: Transportation; Rail Transportation; Fluctuation; Outcome or Result; Public Sector; Government and Politics; Business History; Complexity; Problems and Challenges; Rail Industry
Tedlow, Richard S. "Railroad Problem and the Solution." Harvard Business School Case 384-032, August 1983. (Revised March 1995.)
- 22 Jun 2009
- Research & Ideas
“Too Big To Fail”: Reining In Large Financial Firms
unwittingly created the mother of all moral hazards—implicit rescue guarantees as far as the eye can see? No doubt about it, says HBS professor and economic historian David Moss. "The extension of implicit guarantees to all systemically... View Details
- 06 Dec 2011
- Op-Ed
Greater Fiscal Integration Best Solution for Euro Crisis
that choke the real economy and reinforce a spiral of lower or negative growth. For all the difficulties and risks, there may yet be a positive resolution to this crisis for one simple reason: the stakes are too high in this game of View Details
Keywords: by Dante Roscini
- 06 Jul 2009
- What Do You Think?
Are You Ready to Manage in an Irrational World?
world of irrationality. Much of traditional economics becomes outmoded when complex relationships based on often counter-intuitive behaviors are taken into account. Instead of a management philosophy... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 08 Sep 2009
- Research & Ideas
The Height Tax, and Other New Ways to Think about Taxation
less burdensome for all citizens. "While the idea of a height tax follows directly from the standard economic framework for tax analysis, most people find the idea crazy," allows HBS professor Matthew C. Weinzierl, an economist... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 01 Mar 2013
- News
Sizing Up Social Impact
Image by C.J. Burton As the aftereffects of the 2008 global economic crisis continue to be felt, nonprofit organizations are competing for fewer and fewer dollars. Donors, also feeling the squeeze of a sluggish economy, just don't have as... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna; Administration of Economic Programs; Administration of Economic Programs; Administration of Economic Programs; Administration of Economic Programs; Administration of Economic Programs; Administration of Economic Programs; Administration of Economic Programs; Administration of Economic Programs
- 17 Jul 2009
- Research Event
Business Summit: Ethics in Globalization
various forms of potentially unethical behavior. These include greed, unreasonable amounts of leverage, subtle forms of corruption (such as ratings agencies that appear to have had a conflict of interest), complex financial instruments... View Details
Keywords: Re: Rafael M. Di Tella
- 14 Nov 2019
- Book
Lifting the Lid on Turkey's Hidden Business History
Turkey’s economic development story has always been something of a black box for scholars to understand, perhaps in part because many of the most successful business enterprises there have been in family hands and largely closed to public... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 28 Jun 2004
- Research & Ideas
Microfinance: A Way Out for the Poor
poor by removing the high cost of everything they need. Chu discussed the benefits and complexities of microfinance with Harvard Business School alumni on June 4, in a session titled "Microfinance: Harnessing the Market for Social... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- Web
Market Perspectives - Course Catalog
HBS Course Catalog Market Perspectives Course Number 1457 Professor Robin Greenwood Baker Foundation Professor Richard Ruback Fall; Q1Q2; 3.0 credits Paper Video: Market Perspectives Course Overview This case-based course applies market perspectives and View Details
- 13 Dec 2022
- News
The First Five Years: Christine Keung and Reggie Smith
political, social, and economic institutions. Ultimately, it puts you in the seat of a global leader and invites you to develop solutions to complex problems. I enjoyed getting a broad view of the world,... View Details
- Web
Career Outcomes | Research Associates
RAs work proactively and independently while collaborating with leading experts, honing their abilities to manage projects and think critically about complex problems. Because these skills are required across industries, working as an RA... View Details
- 22 Jul 2002
- Research & Ideas
How Business Strategy Tamed the “Invisible Hand”
devised, which paved the way for the use of quantitative analysis in formal strategic planning. In 1944, John von Neumann and Oskar Morgenstern published their classic work, The Theory of Games and Economic Behavior. This work essentially... View Details
Keywords: by Pankaj Ghemawat
- Portrait Project
Scott Quigley
the city through political and economic development projects. A young soldier in my unit, fresh on what would turn out to be a 15-month-long mission, asked me in a fearful tone through a stone gaze, "What do we do, Sir?" My... View Details
- 01 Sep 2009
- News
A Student Plan Goes to Washington
no longer be a liability. The college also solves a second problem. Many directors work full-time as CEOs or academics, and many serve on multiple boards, leaving little time for them to master the complexities of the businesses they... View Details