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Emily Slota
speak truth to power was a gift, and that it could have important consequences. I am committed to helping people build businesses in challenging economic and political landscapes. As I do so, I'll keep in mind a few guiding principles: Be... View Details
- 01 Dec 2017
- News
The Power of Cultural Understanding
companies and governments is vitally important, he observes, not just for the School and its students but also for the regions themselves. “It is an extremely powerful way to influence the next generation of leaders and policymakers,” he... View Details
- 07 Sep 2020
- Research & Ideas
How to Help Small Businesses Survive COVID's Next Phase
still have options, says Mills, who led the US Small Business Administration from 2009 to 2013 and was an Obama cabinet member. Getting through the coming months will require extreme ingenuity and shrewdness from business owners, and... View Details
- 28 Apr 2015
- First Look
First Look: April 28
reflected in the enforcement actions of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). I find that large employers are less likely to be subject to an SEC enforcement action, after controlling for firm size, accounting quality, distance to... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 29 Jan 2015
- Op-Ed
The Fall of Greece
in the country. (Note, this has nothing to do with the discussion around whether the debt level is sustainable; I actually agree with Syriza that the debt level is not sustainable and that the implemented extreme austerity measures are... View Details
Keywords: by George Serafeim
- 15 Jun 2021
- News
The Path out of Polarization
“Everybody Knows: Russia and the Election,” Professors Rawi Abdelal and Rafael Di Tella examine the shifting media landscape and geopolitics that contributed to this moment. Di Tella is an economist who has studied Latin American populism, the media, and the collapse... View Details
- 01 Sep 2005
- News
Predictable Surprises
government departments, but also between two presidential administrations. It seems that there were also elements of political bias at work there. Yes, but to shine the spotlight on the Democrats’ failings for a minute, back in the... View Details
- 07 Mar 2017
- News
From Harvard to INSEAD: Change Management in a Disruptive World
general director. With a lengthy career in industry and politics as well as academia, Giscard D’Estaing is a former mayor and member of the French Parliament and is chairman of the Committee for a World Parliament. He is also honorary... View Details
Keywords: Educational Services
- 20 Oct 2022
- News
Lebanon Alumni Host US Ambassador for Dinner and Discussion
discussions, US AID programs, and assistance to the Lebanese Armed Forces. She also expressed support for a speedy agreement with the IMF, and called for Lebanon’s political leaders to take urgent action to... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 27 Nov 2023
- Blog Post
Creating Emerging Markets Sustainability Series - Opportunities for Green Entrepreneurship in the Face of Policy Inaction
entrepreneurship has risen to confront environmental challenges that policy alone been unable to address. Bypassing the political fluctuations that lead to inconsistent and unreliable international promises, she discusses ways that... View Details
- 22 Jun 2021
- Blog Post
Why Many Businesses Are Becoming More Vocal In Support of LGBTQ Rights
impacting the LGBTQ community, and many are doing so in places where they face stiff headwinds, putting their brands and political relationships on the line — a pointed action in a climate where legal and... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- 01 Oct 2002
- News
Banishing Balkan Ghosts
medicine required for recovery.” “Those experiences were invaluable for what I'm doing now,” Djelic continues. “I learned that you can't wait for better conditions because they'll never materialize. There's always political risk involved.... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 01 Sep 2007
- News
Getting Security Right
Education classes,” he notes, “we often focus on the actions and strategies of political leaders because they offer compelling examples that are familiar to everyone.” Mills’s new book, Masters of Illusion:... View Details
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Brett Gibson
skills. And I like the large class size – it makes for a larger network. I also value the range of backgrounds. As we're forced to make decisions in our case discussions, the diversity of our classes proves extremely helpful and... View Details
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Andreas Jaegle
and find my own path.” Interested in “pushing myself into more challenging environments,” Andreas went to an international boarding school at age fifteen. Then, rejecting an opportunity to study law in Germany, pursued his undergraduate studies at the London School of... View Details
- 01 Dec 2017
- News
A Shared Vision for a Better World
Stephanie and Charlie (MBA 1974) Harrold A member of the Army Reserve Officers’ Training Corps, Charlie Harrold (MBA 1974) spent 12 months in Vietnam as a platoon leader with the 173rd Airborne Brigade. “It was extremely demanding,” he... View Details
- 13 May 2019
- Research & Ideas
The Unexpected Way Whistleblowers Reduce Government Fraud
researchers documented company expenditures on political campaigns, current or former politicians serving on their boards, and contributions to political action committees.... View Details
- 10 Jul 2009
- Research Event
Business Summit: The Coming World Oil Crisis
silver bullets that can solve this problem—not more drilling, greater vehicle fuel efficiency, electric cars, or renewable energy. Political and business leaders must support these measures and more; whatever can help avert a major... View Details
- 01 Sep 2014
- News
Ask the Expert: Byte-Testing Bitcoin
extreme volatility as Bitcoin, and does volatility impede transactional utility? In other words, can Bitcoin really function as a “currency”? — Jay Precourt (MBA 1962) Bitcoin has been volatile, though it has had periods of stability (in... View Details
- 03 Oct 2013
- Research & Ideas
Lehman Brothers Plus Five: Have We Learned from Our Mistakes?
actions to fend off the accumulation of systemic risk are both expected and needed. david Scharfstein The financial crisis revealed significant problems in our financial system and its regulation. Five years later, although all these... View Details