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The Almost Nearly Perfect People: Sweden's Utopia at a Crossroads

By: Debora L. Spar and Julia M. Comeau

Sweden’s model of capitalism rests on a unique social contract, in which social welfare priorities can co-exist within a vibrant capitalist system. In 2022, however, contemporary pressures were growing on the traditional Swedish model, including mounting calls for... View Details

Keywords: Capitalism; Social Welfare; Policy; Privatization; Immigration; Social Issues; Civil Society or Community; Government and Politics; Sweden

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31 May 2011
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theory. It provides examples that show how social logic guides the practices of widely admired, high-performing companies, and why people and society are not an after-thought to be used or discarded, but... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Feb 2011
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venture-funded startups in the networking/data communications industry sectors reveals that those startups that participate in an open standards community, such as the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF), have a greater likelihood of... View Details

19 Nov 2018
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Acts of Kindness

Michael Robertson (AMP 82, 1979) is the interim minister at Plymouth Congregational Church in Racine, Wisconsin. In this interview, he shares his thoughts on service to his community and the importance of advocating for kindness in our... View Details

18 Aug 2009
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approximately welfare neutral. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/10-011.pdf Diversity in Experience and Team Familiarity: Evidence from Software Development (revised) Authors:Robert S. Huckman and Bradley R. Staats Abstract In knowledge-intensive... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

02 Sep 2014
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Visionary leadership won’t get you to innovation

definition—exactly where to go or maybe even how to get there. Instead, a leader needs to create a community that is willing and able to do innovative problem-solving.” Willingness to innovate depends on... View Details

10 Jul 2018
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New Research and Ideas, July 10, 2018

products or services look beyond their self-interest and work to collectively build the institutional infrastructure, they—and society as a whole—are more likely to prosper. Publisher's link:... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

21 Aug 2016
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From Money to Ministry

He may be retired, but the Reverend Rodney Quainton (MBA 1970) hasn’t stopped finding a way to connect his community to a higher spirituality. For this HBS-trained banker-turned-Episcopal priest, helping parishioners weather rough times... View Details

01 Feb 2002
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Egawa Heads New Research Office in Japan

country's political and social environment, there are ongoing discussions as to whether Japan will adopt U.S. business practices or maintain its own distinctive outlook. "This debate is relevant to key management issues, including... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

February 2023
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Homophily and Acrophily as Drivers of Political Segregation

By: Amit Goldenberg, Joseph M. Abruzzo, Zi Huang, Jonas Schone, David Bailey, Robb Willer, Eran Halperin and James J. Gross

Political segregation is an important social problem, increasing polarization and impeding effective governance. Previous work has viewed the central driver of segregation to be political homophily, the tendency to associate with others who have similar views. Here we... View Details

Keywords: Political Affiliation; Extremism; Values and Beliefs; Identity; Groups and Teams; Emotions; Civil Society or Community

24 Apr 2014
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Working to improve California's public education system

obvious and sometimes more subtle ways, both as a connection and as a connector with people who have graduated before me or after me,” she says. “It’s a great network to have, and it’s great that my management skills were developed at the... View Details

31 Jan 2014
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Bloomberg Named UN Envoy for Cities, Climate Change

19 Jul 2011
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Brightening the Future

ecosystem that will improve access to electricity in off-grid communities across the globe. “It sounds complicated,” Ayala says, “but we set it up this way to have a globally scalable business model.” Stiftung Solarenergie Philippines,... View Details

Keywords: Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations; Personal Services

15 Dec 2015
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or liking both scholarly documentary films and action-packed thrillers. However, when predicting other consumers’ tastes for the same items, people believe that a preference for one precludes enjoyment of the dissimilar other. Five... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

01 Jun 2012
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Porter, Kanter Win McKinsey Awards

capital and labor, disconnecting business from society and posing conflicts between them. She advocates a new approach to leadership and corporate behavior in which companies exhibit, among other things, a common purpose, a long-term... View Details

Keywords: awards

21 Apr 2014
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Giving back is part of the social contract for any business

Ravi Venkatesan (MBA 1992), former chairman of Microsoft India, discusses how a company should be aligned with the objectives of its host community or country. (Published April 2014) View Details

07 Feb 2012
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2011) Abstract In this paper, we assess the economic viability of innovation by producers relative to two increasingly important alternative models: innovations by single-user individuals or firms and open collaborative innovation. We... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

21 Jun 2022
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Banquet Brings Latino Alumni Back Together; Dallas Club Marks 75 Years with a Look Ahead

as well as admitted students and some in the application process. It was a chance for us to reconnect and for the new students to learn more about the Latino community at HBS. It was fantastic.” HBS Latino Alumni Association Banquet... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

30 Jan 2018
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Four Alumni Named as Presidential Leadership Scholars

2002), cofounder and CEO of Parsagen Diagnostics, an early-stage medical device company focused on women’s health The members of the 2018 class were selected based on their leadership growth potential and the strength of their personal leadership projects aimed at... View Details

01 Jun 2001
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Merrill Lynch's Stan O'Neal

floor of Merrill Lynch headquarters at Manhattan’s World Financial Center. As president of Merrill’s U.S. Private Client Group, O’Neal oversees sixteen thousand brokers — or financial advisors, as he calls them — in eight hundred branch... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young; Merrill Lynch; Finance; Health, Social Assistance; Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations; Personal Services

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