Northwestern United States - Publications - Faculty & Research

18 Sep 2013
Research & Ideas

Unspoken Cues: Encouraging Morals Without Mandates

dynamics, but you state that "few organizations aim to produce a shared perspective or set of morals as deliberately and consistently as the one presented here. And few have been doing so for as long, close to a century." So why... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Education

13 Sep 2019
Blog Post

An Uncommon Summer: Project Management at an Education Non-Profit

This article is a repost from the Social Enterprise Initiative blog. Prior to Harvard Business School, I spent eight years on active duty military service as an Aviation officer and helicopter pilot in the United View Details

24 Sep 2014
Op-Ed

Tackling Climate Change Will Cost Less Than We Think

business model, and the transition from a world in which throwing CO2 up the chimney was free to one in which throwing away CO2 is a costly activity. This won't be easy, but it will be easier than we expect. Between 1942 and 1944, for example, the View Details

Keywords: by Rebecca Henderson; Energy; Utilities

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A Message from Dean Srikant Datar | About

responded magnificently. It is this community and its commitment to do whatever it takes to achieve our mission that gives me confidence that we can draw on all our past strengths and look forward to a remarkable future. I grew up in Bombay, as it was called then,... View Details

07 Feb 2017
First Look

First Look at New Research: February 7

Prithwiraj, and Do Yoon Kim Abstract—We study the role of ethnic Chinese/Indian migrant inventors in transferring contextual knowledge across borders and the role of ethnic networks in further disseminating such knowledge. Using a unique dataset of herbal patents filed... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

12 Sep 2016
Research & Ideas

What Brands Can Do to Monitor Factory Conditions of Suppliers

working conditions occur in the United States or Europe, usually there is a cry for more regulatory enforcement—along with an ensuing debate about how much government is enough (or too much). When such... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

19 Jan 2021
In Practice

Leadership Advice for Biden: Restore a Sense of Calm

Joseph R. Biden Jr. becomes the 46th president of the United States at a time when the nation is grappling with several sober realities at once: a deadly pandemic that is claiming the lives of thousands of... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

13 May 2019
Research & Ideas

The Unexpected Way Whistleblowers Reduce Government Fraud

contract relationship reverted to its previous state within about two years. “At the most global level, we’re trying to understand the contracting relationship between two companies,” explains Perez Cavazos. “The underlying element you... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz; Service; Construction

01 Mar 2017
News

Alumni and Faculty Books for March 2017

and come away with a deeper understanding of the greatest strengths and vulnerabilities of the nation’s democracy as well as its resilience over time. He adapts the case method to revitalize conversations about governance and democracy and show how the View Details

March 2022 (Revised April 2023)
Case

Pittsburgh: A Successful City?

By: Karen Mills, Caroline Elkins, Vikram Gandhi, Gabriella Elanbeck and Zeke Gillman

Pittsburgh, PA, was once the crown jewel of American heavy industry. During the 19th and 20th centuries, the city was an undisputed leader in steel production, boasting some of the largest companies and wealthiest individuals in the world. Its abundance of... View Details

Keywords: Economic And Social Disparities; Economic Development; Local Economic Development; Contextual Intelligence; Contextual Knowledge; Context; City Growth; City Innovation; City Leadership; Pittsburgh; Local Government; Local Stakeholders; Business And Community; Business And Community Relations; Community Engagement; Community Relations; Cross-sector Collaboration; Innovation; Innovation Economy; Innovation Clusters; Innovation Ecosystems; Shared Prosperity; Equality Of Opportunity; Equity; Inclusion; Business And Government; Business ＆ Government Relations; Business And Government Relations; Business And Society; Neighborhoods; Race And Ethnicity; Innovation ＆ Entrepreneurship; Diversity; Ethnicity; Race; Household; Income; Economic Growth; Economic Sectors; Economics; Local Range; Urban Development; Urban Scope; City; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Government and Politics; Government Administration; Growth and Development; History; Leadership; Goals and Objectives; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; Society; Civil Society or Community; Culture; Human Needs; Public Opinion; Public Sector; Social Issues; Poverty; Equality and Inequality; Manufacturing Industry; Steel Industry; Education Industry; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry; Technology Industry; United States; Pittsburgh; Pennsylvania

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May 2020 (Revised December 2022)
Case

Soofa: Displaying the Right Path?

By: Jeffrey J. Bussgang, Amy Klopfenstein and Amram Migdal

In November 2019, Sandra Richter, co-founder and CEO of Soofa, a network of advertising-supported digital bulletin boards, must decide between two different fundraising and expansion plans for her company. One plan entails raising $15 million in a Series A round and... View Details

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12 Aug 2002
Op-Ed

Using Big Business to Fight Poverty

and Indonesia to the Philippines, is now just half the world average. Poverty is not, of course, a new phenomenon. But during the Cold War, economic misery abroad did not matter to Washington; the United View Details

Keywords: by George C. Lodge

20 Aug 2007
Research & Ideas

HBS Cases: Using Investor Relations Proactively

example, both companies know that their investors are very concerned about the large amount of cash generated in oil and gas, but each has committed to explaining its use in a different way. While BP is very willing to state they will... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Energy; Utilities

09 Apr 2025
News

The Working Parent Revolution

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Dan Morrell: Hi, this is Dan Morell, host of Skydeck. In 2023, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that in 67% of two-parent families with children, both parents worked, which was up from 59% in 2013.... View Details

04 Sep 2019
News

Alumni and Faculty Books for September 2019

Lovett-Learned Professor of Business Administration; and Josh Lerner, Head of the Entrepreneurial Management Unit and the Jacob H. Schiff Professor of Investment Banking Princeton University Press There has never been a greater need for... View Details

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Claire Freidman

Why was earning your MBA at HBS important to you? Prior to business school, I spent five years working in finance. My clients were entertainment companies and I knew I wanted to switch careers and work on the operations or strategic side of one of these companies. I... View Details

Keywords: Entertainment / Media; Investment Management / Hedge Fund; Technology

12 Jan 2018
Cold Call Podcast

Leadership Lessons from a Young Martin Luther King, Jr.

of thing. You know, as we look around the world today, I'm wondering are there people who are able to step up and play that kind of a role? George: Well, in the business community today we have leaders with enormous courage. As you know, we have a very powerful... View Details

13 Feb 2007
First Look

First Look: February 13, 2007

observations to analyze problems facing the United States in recent years and to create an agenda for renewing American strengths through returning to core American principles—but in new ways suitable to... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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Arjun Goyal

Coming from a family of doctors, Arjun Goyal anticipated a life in clinical medicine in his home country of Australia. But when his education directed him to a year of research at the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom, where he... View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Health Care

16 Dec 2014
First Look

First Look: December 16

examine the lobbying behavior of state governments in the development of recently issued public pension accounting standards GASB 67 and 68. Consistent with opportunistic motivations, we find that states' opposition to the liability... View Details