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- 2015
- Book
MOVE: Putting America's Infrastructure Back in the Lead
Americans are stuck. We live with travel delays on congested roads; shipping delays on clogged railways; and delays on repairs, project approvals, and funding due to gridlocked leadership. These delays affect us all, whether you are a daily commuter, a frequent flyer,... View Details
Keywords: United States; Railroad History; Airlines; Airline Industry; Air Transportation; Passenger Transportation; Cities; Urban Planning; Freighting; Change; Leadership; Public Policy; Change Leadership; Public Finance; Infrastructure; Policy; Technological Innovation; Change Management; Leading Change; Urban Development; Project Finance; Entrepreneurship; City; Transportation; Transportation Industry; Shipping Industry; Rail Industry; Air Transportation Industry; United States
Kanter, Rosabeth M. MOVE: Putting America's Infrastructure Back in the Lead. New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 2015.
- 17 Jan 2023
- In Practice
8 Trends to Watch in 2023
As 2023 begins, businesses and employees face an uncertain economy and labor market, as the twin dilemmas of inflation and interest rates weigh on forecasts. Harvard Business School faculty share the top trends that they believe will shape the workplace and markets... View Details
Keywords: by Avery Forman
- 08 Mar 2019
- Research & Ideas
Seven Negotiation Lessons from Amazon's HQ Disaster in Queens
negotiating too narrowly with those who have formal power and authority. Negotiation experts have a patriarchal name for a version of this classic—and avoidable—mistake: Decide-Announce-Defend or DAD. Along with gaining the full-throated support of New York View Details
- 26 Jun 2020
- Research & Ideas
Why Japanese Businesses Are So Good at Surviving Crises
people in the area regained confidence that life was returning to normal. Niinami’s company also donated lunch to Soma City elementary school students for three days in April before the school could get lunch service going again. When he received an outpouring of... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 20 Aug 2014
- Research & Ideas
Why the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge is a Social Media Blockbuster
emulated? Anything that can contribute to social capital. The content must be easy to create but not as easy as photographing one's morning cappuccino. For example, someone in Toronto snapped a selfie with the controversial mayor Rob... View Details
Keywords: by John Deighton
- 29 Jan 2021
- Op-Ed
How Influencers, Celebrities, and FOMO Can Win Over Vaccine Skeptics
immunized. To counter their distrust, one Israeli Arab mayor directly called more than 25,000 Israeli Arab phones to urge them to get vaccinated, describing the act as “holy for everyone.” At the same time, a leading Orthodox Jewish Rabbi... View Details
- 09 Mar 2015
- Research & Ideas
Why Entrepreneurs Should Go Work for Government
rather than inventors and builders” Once chief of staff to the late Boston mayor Thomas Menino, Weiss isn't just engaging in wishful thinking. He's seen firsthand how entrepreneurs within government can cut through red tape. Weiss... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 24 Jun 2016
- Op-Ed
Why Brexit is a Big Deal
camp offered nothing except the status quo. Anyone watching the national UK television debate on Tuesday could compare the hope and passion of the Leave campaign, led by former London mayor Boris Johnson, with the plodding, half-hearted... View Details
Keywords: by John Quelch
- 18 Jan 2021
- Book
How Thinking Like a Startup Helps Governments Solve More Problems
adapting the skills and practices of entrepreneurship for the public sector,” he says. Before joining the HBS faculty and creating the MBA course Public Entrepreneurship, Weiss was chief of staff to Boston Mayor Thomas Menino. In 2010,... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 01 Aug 2007
- Op-Ed
Company Town: Fixing Corrupt Governments
consider becoming candidates. This is not a call for privatization of services (like trash pickup), which is already widespread. Instead, it's a suggestion that the job of mayor itself be awarded by voters to a private firm. Unlike other... View Details
Keywords: by Eric Werker
- 15 Nov 2012
- Research & Ideas
Funding the Design of Livable Cities
planned and managed in a much more efficient and sustainable fashion than in a dispersed population. Mayors of the world's largest cities agree, with New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg leading a global... View Details
- 20 May 2013
- Research & Ideas
The Long-Term Fix to US Competitiveness
Competitiveness: Paths Forward," an HBS initiative, was an appearance by Boston Mayor Thomas Menino, who was brought in by wheelchair but rose to his feet to speak about how the city could be a model for the nation. "I believe... View Details
Keywords: by Stephanie Schorow & Harvard Gazette
- 19 Oct 2011
- Research & Ideas
Designing Cities for a Sustainable Future
On a June day in Manhattan with temperatures heading into the 90s, a straphanger named Mike is taking his customary subway ride to work. People are grumbling about the heat, but hey, it's summer, it's supposed to be hot, and besides, "Whaddya gonna do?" New Yorkers... View Details
- 18 Nov 2021
- Op-Ed
5 Principles for Scaling Change from IBM’s High School Innovation
principal, and other people. It's working on the level of new alliances, and for IBM, a new set of relationships. 4. Be flexible to replicate success Kanter: The next step for P-TECH is replication. You have the support of [New York] View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz
- 09 Oct 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, October 9, 2018
Treasurer, faced a decision with potential personal and political ramifications: whether or not to ask the city’s Mayor to join a class action antitrust suit against the city’s creditors for actions they took during the Global Financial... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 24 Sep 2014
- Op-Ed
The ABCs of Addressing Climate Change (From a Business Perspective)
It's Climate Week in New York City. The schedule features a UN Climate Summit, a People's Climate March, the Clinton Global Initiative, substantial criticism of the whole endeavor, and plenty of agitated interaction. There is a lot of noise here. How can businesses cut... View Details
- 17 Dec 2001
- Research & Ideas
Enterprising Women
offered by "emotional intelligence," a quality more often credited to women than men? New Yorker Susan Willet Bird cited Mayor Rudy Giuliani's transformation in the public eye from dictator to benign emperor, a reversal which... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- 17 Feb 2003
- Research & Ideas
Tales of the Newly-minted MBA
more pressing demands of earning a living. After stints at Bain & Co., J. Crew, and Old Navy, he landed his current position as vice president of People's Bank in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Now he's decided to follow another turn in his career path and announce his... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- 28 Apr 2011
- Op-Ed
While Waiting for Japan’s Recovery, Let’s Enhance Supplier Competitiveness at Home
the new competitiveness council created by the White House and would give President Obama an occasion for convening the business community to request specific commitments. Governors and mayors could follow suit. No new government funding... View Details
Keywords: by Rosabeth Moss Kanter
- 12 Mar 2007
- Research & Ideas
The New Real Estate
diversification and reduce risk. This is the new world of real estate finance which, as my friend Harvard Business School professor Andre Perold will argue, is just catching up with everyone else. Sustainable Development Sustainable development hit a "tipping... View Details