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Past Issues - Alumni
Connecticut—and developing an impact model for transforming communities Patch Work How John Jameson (MBA 1991) and Winning Connections harnessed the enduring political power of a phone call Complete Table of Contents December 2024 Back at... View Details
- March 1997
- Case
Stone Container in Honduras (B)
By: Hannah Bowles and James K. Sebenius
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Keywords: Negotiation Preparation; Negotiation Types; Environmental Sustainability; Conflict of Interests; Globalized Firms and Management; Developing Countries and Economies; Government and Politics; Manufacturing Industry; Pulp and Paper Industry; Honduras; Chicago
Bowles, Hannah, and James K. Sebenius. "Stone Container in Honduras (B)." Harvard Business School Case 897-173, March 1997.
- January 2025 (Revised April 2025)
- Case
Doing Business in Cairo: Navigating a Path to Economic Resilience
By: A. Zelleke and Ahmed Dahawy
Egypt has long been a pivotal force in the Middle East and North Africa. Located at a crossroads of global trade routes, the country was a strategic partner for numerous regional and global powers. However, a substantial currency devaluation in 2016 brought many... View Details
Keywords: Business; Developing Countries and Economies; Economic Slowdown and Stagnation; Inflation and Deflation; Macroeconomics; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Globalized Economies and Regions; International Relations; Emerging Markets; Risk and Uncertainty; Culture; Economy; Country; Currency; Investment; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Egypt
- May 2017 (Revised July 2017)
- Supplement
Aadhaar: From Voluntary to Mandatory
By: Tarun Khanna, Anjali Raina and Rachna Chawla
Approximately 1.1 billion residents of India (99% of the population) had a unique biometric identity—Aadhaar—by 2017. In six years, the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) had achieved an unprecedented milestone in emerging and developed markets. The... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Business and Government Relations; Emerging Markets; Information; Information Technology; Organizational Design; Infrastructure; Identity; Projects; Information Management; Government and Politics; Digital Platforms; Internet and the Web; Transformation; Society; Welfare; Social Issues; Private Sector; Public Sector; Information Technology Industry; Asia; India; New Delhi
Khanna, Tarun, Anjali Raina, and Rachna Chawla. "Aadhaar: From Voluntary to Mandatory." Harvard Business School Supplement 717-512, May 2017. (Revised July 2017.)
- October 2020 (Revised February 2021)
- Case
The Tulsa Massacre and the Call for Reparations
By: Mihir A. Desai, Suzanne Antoniou and Leanne Fan
How should historic social injustices be addressed? Survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Massacre and their descendants, including Representative Regina Goodwin of Tulsa, believe they should be addressed through reparations and have consequently continued to push the government... View Details
Keywords: Cost vs Benefits; Decision Choices and Conditions; Decisions; Judgments; Race; Fairness; Moral Sensibility; Values and Beliefs; Corporate Accountability; Corporate Governance; Policy; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Government Legislation; Government and Politics; Government Administration; Lawsuits and Litigation; Legal Liability; Leading Change; Mission and Purpose; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Conflict and Resolution; Conflict Management; Loss; Motivation and Incentives; Perspective; Prejudice and Bias; Civil Society or Community; Social Issues; Tulsa; Oklahoma; United States
Desai, Mihir A., Suzanne Antoniou, and Leanne Fan. "The Tulsa Massacre and the Call for Reparations." Harvard Business School Case 221-039, October 2020. (Revised February 2021.)
- 18 Aug 2009
- First Look
First Look: August 18
aspects of risk including political risk, foreign exchange risk, market risk, and execution risk. Further, the discussion covers social aspects including whether the slum should be redeveloped at all, whether it should be redeveloped by... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 29 Jan 2007
- Research & Ideas
The Business Press Is a Watchdog that Bites
unlikely for TV or radio or even the online news because they source so much from the print press. The blogs are a really interesting question. I know there's been some work done in political science looking at whether blogs are creating... View Details
- 15 Dec 2015
- News
The Year in Ideas 2015
have a big impact on the economy, says Associate Professor Karthik Ramanna in his new book, Political Standards. With a small pool of qualified experts who set the standards—experts who often have a commercial stake in the outcome—and... View Details
- 14 Dec 2020
- Research & Ideas
What Does December's Drug-Approval Dash Mean for COVID-19 Vaccines?
these vaccines. Kost: How can regulators maintain confidence in the drug review process, especially during such a politically polarized time? Cohen: That is probably the hardest question. I don't know the right answer. They’re between a... View Details
- 29 Oct 2020
- Research & Ideas
The COVID Gender Gap: Why Fewer Women Are Dying
income, employment, religion, and health status. Other factors were psychological and behavioral, like political affiliation and how much people trust the scientists responsible for making health recommendations. Why are women behaving... View Details
- 24 Apr 2007
- First Look
First Look: April 24, 2007
magazine journalism early in the 1930s, Luce was able to cover some of the largest political and social events of the 20th century, including Charles Lindbergh's flight, World War II, the Cold War, and the Vietnam War. Combining his... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 10 May 2004
- Research & Ideas
Rethink the Value of Joint Ventures
local partner. Of course, one final example of where local owners are useful is in countries where local knowledge is especially useful in navigating political considerations. Q: What's your advice for managers considering a joint... View Details
Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell
- 01 Sep 2024
- News
Alumni Books
from the terrorist attack on September 11, 2001, there were many heroic and extensive efforts to rebuild this iconic urban area in New York City. Political accomplishments, economic recovery, and community rehabilitation were urgent and... View Details
- 01 Sep 2005
- News
One-on-One with Thomas Riley
proudest achievement to date has been reaching out to all political parties and all members of the press, and conferring with ambassadors from many nations, not just key big-country allies. I think it’s the right thing to do, and it has... View Details
- April 2006
- Case
Medical Innovation Beyond MedStar: Mobilizing for National Impact
By: Rosabeth M. Kanter, Ryan Raffaelli and Michelle Heskett
Dr. Craig Feied, director of MedStar Health's Medical Informatics programs, wanted his innovations to influence national health care. Since joining Washington Hospital Center's Emergency Department in 1995 with Dr. Mark Smith, their information system had become the... View Details
- 01 Mar 2004
- Lessons from the Classroom
Mission to Mars: It Really Is Rocket Science
technological innovations that would ultimately feed back into the commercial world, as they did during the first "space race." The psychological impact of achieving such a goal would be huge, as would the political capital... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- Web
2022 Symposium - Race, Gender & Equity
Internal Medicine, American Sociological Review, American Behavioral Scientist, Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, Contexts, Ethnic and Racial Studies, The Journal of Marriage and Family, Sociology of Race and... View Details
- 21 Dec 2022
- News
HBS Community Comes Together in Wake of Ukraine Invasion
-Rawi E. Abdelal (Herbert F. Johnson Professor of International Management) – Professor Abdelal is the director of Harvard’s Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies. His primary expertise is in international political economy.... View Details
- 2011
- Article
Group Size and Incentives to Contribute: A Natural Experiment at Chinese Wikipedia
By: Michael Zhang and Feng Zhu
In this paper, we examine the causal relationship between group size and incentives to contribute in the setting of Chinese Wikipedia, the Chinese language version of an online encyclopedia that relies entirely on voluntary contributions. The group at Chinese Wikipedia... View Details
Keywords: Rights; Motivation and Incentives; Internet and the Web; Valuation; Groups and Teams; Knowledge Sharing; Behavior; Satisfaction; Size; Government and Politics; Economics; Information Technology Industry; Hong Kong; Taiwan; Singapore
Zhang, Michael, and Feng Zhu. "Group Size and Incentives to Contribute: A Natural Experiment at Chinese Wikipedia." American Economic Review 101, no. 4 (June 2011): 1601–1615.
- 2010
- Article
We Cannot Go On: Disruptive Innovation and the First World War Royal Navy
By: Gautam Mukunda
Insights from Disruptive Innovation theory (DI) are often used in the formulation, implementation, and evaluation of national security policy. DI explains why successful companies are sometimes defeated by new competitors with relatively unsophisticated products.... View Details
Keywords: Technology; History; National Security; Framework; Adaptation; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Technological Innovation; Machinery and Machining; Disruptive Innovation; Theory; Developing Countries and Economies; Technology Industry
Mukunda, Gautam. "We Cannot Go On: Disruptive Innovation and the First World War Royal Navy." Security Studies 19, no. 1 (2010).