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- 10 Nov 2003
- Research & Ideas
A Fast Start on Your New Job
the culture and politics of a new organization. It's so easy to fall into pitfalls in these areas and really damage your credibility. The risks obviously are highest for new leaders coming in from the outside. They often have grown up in... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 15 Feb 2017
- Op-Ed
What Africa Can Teach the United States About Funding Infrastructure Projects
risk, no competitors, and no political uncertainty around election outcomes, regime change, or expropriation. Historically, all of these factors have been favorable in the United States and that’s why the... View Details
- 13 Jan 2015
- First Look
First Look: January 13
contribution to employment, I find that labor-intensive firms are less likely to be subject to an SEC enforcement action. Next, I show that labor-intensive firms are less likely to face an SEC enforcement action in presidential election... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Jun 2007
- News
Fixing America’s Leadership Deficit
political leaders have demonstrated spectacular leadership failures. The reasons and possible solutions shaped a fascinating give-and-take discussion among three distinguished panelists assembled in March at Harvard’s Kennedy School of... View Details
Keywords: Government
- 14 Jul 2015
- First Look
First Look: July 14, 2015
the effects of various political campaign activities on voter preferences in the domain of U.S. Presidential elections. We construct a comprehensive data set that covers the three most recent elections, with detailed records of voter... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Jun 2005
- News
Profiles from the Class of 2005
switch. So I applied to business school.” At HBS, Williams pursued marketing while channeling his restless energy into election as HBS Student Association copresident and regular workouts at Shad Hall. It was during a campus presentation... View Details
- 01 Dec 2013
- News
14 for '14
1.0. But food is one of the biggest industries on the planet, and the tech that supports it hasn't changed in 30 years. Stay tuned for big innovation." —Nick Taranto (MPA/MBA 2010), cofounder, Plated Karen Tumulty "History—with the recent exception of 1998—suggests... View Details
- 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 scrutiny. The authors of a new... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 20 Apr 2009
- Research & Ideas
Misgovernance at the World Bank
international appropriations committee. Kaja and Werker's research also suggests the political dynamics and potential for conflicts of interest that may occur on other large, intergovernmental appropriations committees such as those at... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 01 Dec 1998
- News
Faculty Retirements
and has contributed chapters to several books. Two articles he coauthored on real-estate finance won the Shattuck Award for the best article on real estate in 1967 and 1972. Hayes's MBA teaching assignments have included the electives... View Details
- 02 Sep 2015
- News
Voting for Optimism in Baltimore
27-year-old African-American candidate will face current mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, former mayor Sheila Dixon, and a growing field of other candidates in the April Democratic primary, which has historically served as a predictor of the citywide mayoral View Details
- 25 Sep 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, September 25, 2018
Matter Even When They Shouldn't: Bandwagon Effects in Two-Round Elections By: Pons, Vincent, and Clémence Tricaud Abstract—To predict others’ behavior and make their own choices, voters and candidates can rely on information provided by... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- Profile
Ben Steiner
Raised by academically-minded physician parents, Ben Steiner always valued “the vigorous debate of politics and current affairs.” In high school, Ben was actively involved in debating clubs. At Princeton, Ben’s interests took a more... View Details
- 23 Nov 1999
- Research & Ideas
Bringing the Environment Down to Earth
For every winner in a zero-sum contest, there is a loser. Thus if the environment wins, the company loses, and vice versa. That view is prevalent in part because it fits with the widespread perception that environmental problems are View Details
Keywords: by Forest Reinhardt
- 02 Jan 2018
- Op-Ed
'Dear Working Knowledge'--Our Favorite Reader Comments of the Year
vibrant and politically involved University. We employed a wonderful Kikuyu lady from Nyeri to help take care of our four young children; she told us, totally without rancor, about how she had been detained in one of the 'concentration... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 15 Jun 2020
- Blog Post
Black MBA Students Pen Letters to the HBS Community: Letter 1/5
rate for Black Americans is 2.4 times as high as the rate for Whites. 9. I am angry that I’ve somehow been tricked into believing that supporting 45 is an acceptable political stance. 10. I am angry that I had to write this letter. I’ll... View Details
- 30 Apr 2019
- News
Leading Schools That Change Lives
stadium across 18th Street from Salesianum. With public funds unavailable, the home field for generations of sports teams from Salesianum and other area schools and community groups was slated to close. Last fall, after several years of sometimes contentious... View Details
- 04 Sep 2012
- Research & Ideas
Why Most Leaders (Even Thomas Jefferson) Are Replaceable
including Thomas Jefferson and Jack Welch. More on them later.) Under most circumstances, a leader is elected or appointed. And it makes no difference who ends up in power so long as the person is experienced and is hired through the... View Details
Keywords: by Kim Girard
- 01 Sep 2009
- News
Over the Top
Illustration by Ken Orvidas/theispot.com In the search for culprits in the global financial meltdown, bloated executive pay and the excessive risk-taking behavior it fueled stand out as prime suspects. Of the two, pay dominates the headlines and provokes the most... View Details
- Profile
Elsa Sze
your heart by trying different things. Your career picture is more like a mosaic than a straight line.” Interviewed Spring 2013 Update: Elsa Sze graduated in 2014, and went on to found The Agora, "an online town hall for all" to give more people a louder... View Details