Extremism - Publications - Faculty & Research

31 May 2011
Research & Ideas

Japan Disaster Shakes Up Supply-Chain Strategies

causing many companies to rethink their supply chain strategies, which suddenly seem extremely fragile. When a natural disaster hits, relief organizations such as the Red Cross and Doctors Without Borders swing into action with... View Details

Keywords: by Dennis Fisher; Auto; Technology; Computer; Electronics

04 Nov 2009
What Do You Think?

What is the Role of Government Vis-à-Vis Capitalism?

conditions for capitalism, practiced fairly and responsibly, to flourish. And to make the punishments for not doing so appropriately threatening and onerous for those who don't." Others were less definitive in their comments. As Philippe Gouamba put it,... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

04 Apr 2024
News

The Making of a Medical Milestone

launch my first drug commercially. Over the past years, however, I’ve played a role in starting four companies, where three were taken public and one was sold. As such, I’ve gone from very big to very small and I feel extremely blessed,... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

27 May 2015
Blog Post

What is an HBS Section?

to share ideas and interests where you quickly find people to connect and debate with inside and outside of the classroom. How do you think the section set up impacts the academic environment at HBS?Philipp: The group of 90 is extremely... View Details

26 Jan 2015
Research & Ideas

National Health Costs Could Decrease if Managers Reduce Work Stress

Our work can literally make us sick. Long hours, impossible demands from bosses, and uncertain job security can take their toll on our mental and physical well-being, leading to stress-induced aches and pains and anxiety. In extreme... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Health

12 May 2023
Blog Post

Independent Project: The Rise of Electric Heat Pumps

versus only 18%, 15% and 8% in the West, Midwest, and Northeast respectively [5]. Thus, homes in the South are more primed for heat pump installation and will likely benefit from lower upfront expenditures. Lastly, the cost of electricity vs. other fuel alternatives is... View Details

02 Mar 2016
News

David Moss is Rewriting History

classroom to vote on issues or work in small groups? Moss isn’t talking about the essence of the case method as he explains the importance of teaching civics as a dynamic and engaging topic, but he could be: “The three branches of government are View Details

Keywords: April White

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Nonprofit Strategy & Governance | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

faced a crucial decision. Since its 2013 founding, NOLB had h... GiveDirectly: Can Direct Cash Transfers End Extreme Poverty? By: Natalia Rigol, Benjamin N. Roth, Sarah Mehta and John Schultz March 2025 | Faculty Research Founded in 2008,... View Details

06 Oct 2003
Research & Ideas

The Problem with Hedge Funds

this the investor has seen before. Statistical models of risk and reward, supposedly prudent investment management coupled in bizarre and undisclosed fashion with the most extremely risky investments, were characteristic of the Internet... View Details

Keywords: by D. Quinn Mills

01 Dec 1997
News

Multimedia Martha: Sharon Patrick Cooks Up A Winner

She's teaching domestic arts — skills that have gotten lost over the last few decades. She's extremely good at simplifying the steps required so that people can do these things despite the pressures of modern life. MSLO is a company whose... View Details

11 Apr 2024
Blog Post

Climate Stories: Water Series - Episode #17: Leni Peterson Redondo (HBS MS/MBA 2023), Founder & CEO of Celeste

added, “Climate change has generated extreme weather events, including floods and droughts, which are further aggravated by changing water patterns due to deforestation and urbanization. Water is the messenger of climate change. It is one... View Details

17 Feb 2022
Book

When Employees Feel a Sense of Purpose, Companies Succeed

What’s a company’s purpose? Too often it has been hijacked by one extreme or the other claiming it’s either the unbridled pursuit of profit on behalf of shareholders or it’s anything but profit. I also take issue with the idea that... View Details

Keywords: by Ranjay Gulati

01 Feb 1999
News

Too Much of a Good Thing?

extremely difficult to deal with for a variety of reasons. Bower, for his part, believes that enlightened management and intra-industry cooperation (with government playing a positive support role where needed) - an approach that he says... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons

09 Apr 2019
News

Ray Dalio: Why and How Capitalism Needs to Be Reformed

In a series of posts on LinkedIn, Ray Dalio (MBA 1973), co-chief investment officer and co-chairman of Bridgewater Associates, has written an extensive examination of modern capitalism. “I believe that all good things taken to an extreme... View Details

Keywords: capitalism

26 Mar 2020
Research & Ideas

7 Leadership Principles for Managing in the Time of Coronavirus

in communities. Our factories are in communities, our colleges and universities are in communities. We are leading by example, not just within our organizations, but within our broader communities. And especially since we’re talking here about an infectious virus, it’s... View Details

Keywords: by John A. Quelch; Health

30 Oct 2017
Research & Ideas

Asking Questions Can Get You a Better Job or a Second Date

that they’ve established a link between question-asking and liking. Potential areas include: What happens in extreme situations when someone asks zero questions, or, when they ask 50? What can be gleaned about gender, status, age, or... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

31 Aug 2021
Book

Feeling Powerless at Work? Time to Agitate, Innovate, and Orchestrate

of the same resource can increase a person’s power. Unions are one instance of this strategy; monopolies are another more extreme example—and can be problematic, the authors note. To weaken the power that others parties have on them,... View Details

Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald

22 Dec 2020
Blog Post

The Forward Fellowship Convinced Me That I Belong at HBS

graduation, I’ll be moving to Seattle and starting as a Sr. Product Manager at Amazon Web Services, but no matter where I head off to next, I will always be extremely proud to tout the fact that no, I was never supposed to make it to... View Details

15 Apr 2015
Research & Ideas

Why Americans Voted for an Income Tax

once again front-and-center in US politics. Sometimes it can seem that these debates go around in circles, with partisans from both extremes advocating reforms that even they don't imagine becoming reality. But we should celebrate these... View Details

Keywords: by Matthew C. Weinzierl

09 Jul 2007
Research & Ideas

Five Steps to Better Family Negotiations

close relationships (such as spouses) often negotiate worse outcomes than do people who care less about their counterparts!1 Why? Because those in close relationships often avoid making their own interests and priorities known to others—even when these are View Details

Keywords: by John A. Davis and Deepak Malhotra

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