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- March 2019
- Article
Economics of Converting Renewable Power to Hydrogen
By: Gunther Glenk and Stefan Reichelstein
The recent sharp decline in the cost of renewable energy suggests that the production of hydrogen from renewable power through a power-to-gas process might become more economical. Here we examine this alternative from the perspective of an investor who considers a... View Details
Keywords: Sustainability; Clean Technology; Renewable Energy; Energy Storage; Sustainability Management; Sustainable Business; Synergies; Green Hydrogen; Green Technology; Environment; Decarbonization; Carbon Emissions; Carbon Abatement; Energy; Accounting; Decision Making; Economics; Environmental Management; Growth and Development; Management; Operations; Science; Transportation; Battery Industry; Chemical Industry; Construction Industry; Consulting Industry; Energy Industry; Green Technology Industry; Industrial Products Industry; Manufacturing Industry; Shipping Industry; Steel Industry; Technology Industry; Transportation Industry; Utilities Industry; Africa; Asia; Europe; North and Central America; South America; Middle East
Glenk, Gunther, and Stefan Reichelstein. "Economics of Converting Renewable Power to Hydrogen." Nature Energy 4, no. 3 (March 2019): 216–222.
- Article
Perceptions and the Politics of Finance: Junk Bonds and the Regulatory Seizure of First Capital Life
By: S. C. Gilson, H. DeAngelo and L. DeAngelo
In May 1991, one month after seizing Executive Life, California regulators seized First Capital Life (FCLIC). Both insurers were Drexel clients with large junk bond holdings, and both had experienced 'bank runs.' FCLIC's run followed regulators' televised comments that... View Details
Gilson, S. C., H. DeAngelo, and L. DeAngelo. "Perceptions and the Politics of Finance: Junk Bonds and the Regulatory Seizure of First Capital Life." Journal of Financial Economics 41, no. 3 (July 1996): 475–511.
- 01 Oct 2024
- Research & Ideas
How Politics Drives Business Decisions in a Polarized Nation
Political polarization has seeped so deeply into US society that it shapes who Americans befriend, date, and marry, where they live, raise their families, and retire—and how... View Details
Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald
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Political Skill: Explaining the Effects of Nonnative Accent on Managerial Hiring and Entrepreneurial Investment Decisions
By: Laura Huang, Marcia Frideger and Jone L. Pearce
We propose and test a new theory explaining glass-ceiling bias against nonnative speakers as driven by perceptions that nonnative speakers have weak political skill. Although nonnative accent is a complex signal, its effects on assessments of the speakers' political... View Details
Keywords: Spoken Communication; Prejudice and Bias; Competency and Skills; Selection and Staffing; Entrepreneurship; Investment; Decisions
Huang, Laura, Marcia Frideger, and Jone L. Pearce. "Political Skill: Explaining the Effects of Nonnative Accent on Managerial Hiring and Entrepreneurial Investment Decisions." Journal of Applied Psychology 98, no. 6 (November 2013): 1005–1017.
- 05 Feb 2019
- News
Protecting the Power Grid
plants. If fuel for backup diesel generators were to run out, such as might happen if a prolonged power outage rendered fuel resupply impossible, the water in the spent fuel pools would boil off and cause... View Details
- Research Summary
"Pricing Practices and Market Power in International Cellular Telephone Markets" (with Dana Nunn)
As the cellular telephone market continues to grow throughout the globe, countries must determine how to best promote market growth and innovation while protecting consumers and ensuring competitive rates. The conventional wisdom has been that introducing competition... View Details
- May 1982 (Revised February 1983)
- Case
Ford Motor Co. (B): The Automobile Crisis and Ford's Political Strategy--1980
Keywords: Strategy; Crisis Management; Government and Politics; Business and Government Relations; Auto Industry; United States
Salter, Malcolm S. "Ford Motor Co. (B): The Automobile Crisis and Ford's Political Strategy--1980." Harvard Business School Case 382-162, May 1982. (Revised February 1983.)
Thin Political Markets: The Soft Underbelly of Capitalism
California Management Review Vol. 57, No. 2 (Winter 2015), pp. 5-19.
“Thin political markets” are the processes through which some of the most complex and critical institutions of our capitalist system are determined—e.g., our... View Details
“Thin political markets” are the processes through which some of the most complex and critical institutions of our capitalist system are determined—e.g., our... View Details
- 23 Sep 2015
- Research & Ideas
Men Want Powerful Jobs More Than Women Do
goals, but fewer of them are focused on power. Women perceive professional power as less desirable than men do. Women anticipate more negative outcomes from attaining a high-power position. Women are less likely than men to jump at... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- March 2000 (Revised July 2000)
- Background Note
Power to Persuade, The
Presents tools for undertaking five core persuasion tasks: 1) mapping the influence landscape, 2) shaping perceptions of interests, 3) shaping perceptions of alternatives, 4) gaining acceptance for tough decisions, and 5) persuading at a distance. View Details
Watkins, Michael D. "Power to Persuade, The." Harvard Business School Background Note 800-323, March 2000. (Revised July 2000.)
- Article
Power Imbalance, Mutual Dependence and Constraint Absorption: A Closer Look at Resource Dependence Theory
By: Tiziana Casciaro and Mikolaj Jan Piskorski
Despite ubiquitous references to Pfeffer and Salancik's classic volume, The External Control of Organizations, resource dependence theory is more of an appealing metaphor than a foundation for testable empirical research. We argue that several ambiguities in the... View Details
Casciaro, Tiziana, and Mikolaj Jan Piskorski. "Power Imbalance, Mutual Dependence and Constraint Absorption: A Closer Look at Resource Dependence Theory." Administrative Science Quarterly 50, no. 2 (June 2005): 167–199.
- 11 Feb 2015
- News
Politicians Received Political Benefit From Supporting Toxic Loans
Going Out or Opting Out? Capital, Political Vulnerability, and the State in China's Outward Investments
This article, in Comparative Politics (April 2022), explains patterns of China's outward investments in political terms. The Chinese party-state does not direct all Chinese companies in their outward investments, but rather pushes global investment through campaigns it... View Details
- August 1992
- Article
Negotiating Rationally: The Power and Impact of the Negotiator's Frame
By: M. A. Neale and Max Bazerman
Neale, M. A., and Max Bazerman. "Negotiating Rationally: The Power and Impact of the Negotiator's Frame." Academy of Management Executive 6, no. 3 (August 1992): 42–51.
- 2011
- Chapter
Reversing the Null: Regulation, Deregulation, and the Power of Ideas
By: David Moss
Keywords: Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Innovation and Invention; Government and Politics
Moss, David. "Reversing the Null: Regulation, Deregulation, and the Power of Ideas." Chap. 4 in Challenges to Business in the Twenty-First Century, edited by Gerald Rosenfeld, Jay W. Lorsch, and Rakesh Khurana, 35–49. Cambridge, MA: American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 2011.
- August 2017 (Revised December 2017)
- Case
Accounting for Nuclear Power Provisions at RWE
By: Paul Healy and Jonas Heese
In early 2016, RWE, a utility that operates nuclear power plants in Germany, came under scrutiny from regulators and the media over the adequacy of its provisions for costs of decommissioning and dismantling (D&D) its nuclear power plants. Accounting standards required... View Details
Keywords: Liabilities; Provisions For Long-term Obligations; Discounting; Accounting; Energy Generation; Energy Industry; Germany
Healy, Paul, and Jonas Heese. "Accounting for Nuclear Power Provisions at RWE." Harvard Business School Case 118-013, August 2017. (Revised December 2017.)
- 2020
- Book
Experimentation Works: The Surprising Power of Business Experiments
By: Stefan Thomke
Don’t fly blind. See how the power of experiments works for you. When it comes to improving customer experiences, trying out new business models, or developing new products, even the most experienced managers often get it wrong. They discover that intuition,... View Details
Keywords: Experimentation; Experiments; Market Research; Innovation and Invention; Innovation and Management; Customers; Research
Thomke, Stefan. Experimentation Works: The Surprising Power of Business Experiments. Boston, MA: Harvard Business Review Press, 2020.
- Forthcoming
- Article
The Political Economy of Anti-Bribery Enforcement
By: Lauren Cohen and Bo Li
Using exogenous variation in the timing and geographic location of U.S. Congressional elections, we find that the probability of Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) enforcement actions against foreign firms increases significantly preceding senatorial elections,... View Details
Keywords: Bribery; Regulatory Enforcement; Crime and Corruption; Political Elections; Power and Influence; Public Opinion; Geographic Location
Cohen, Lauren, and Bo Li. "The Political Economy of Anti-Bribery Enforcement." Management Science (forthcoming).
- 2008
- Article
Networking, Planning, and the Effect of Political Institutions on New-venture Survival
By: Shon R. Hiatt and Wesley Sine
Hiatt, Shon R., and Wesley Sine. "Networking, Planning, and the Effect of Political Institutions on New-venture Survival." Academy of Management Annual Meeting Proceedings (2008).
- 14 Sep 2017
- News