Local Government - Publications - Faculty & Research

17 Feb 2022
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When Employees Feel a Sense of Purpose, Companies Succeed

a team of agile, imaginative and analytical individuals.” Ovia’s CEO, Paris Wallace, grew up on government assistance in California’s Marin County, one of the wealthiest areas in the United States. Raised by a mother who was single and... View Details

Keywords: by Ranjay Gulati

March 2022
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The Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses Program: 2009-2021

By: Leonard A. Schlesinger and Julia Kelley

In December 2021, more than a decade after its founding, Goldman Sachs’s 10,000 Small Businesses program was still going strong — and the firm now needed to evaluate potential program modifications to reach a wider group of small business owners. Launched in the... View Details

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Finance Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research

Comparative-Advantage Approach to Government Debt Maturity” with Samuel G. Hanson and Jeremy C. Stein ( Journal of Finance , August 2015). Elisabeth Kempf : Awarded Best EFA-DT Paper in 2016 by the European Finance Association Doctoral... View Details

01 Mar 2024
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Alumni and Faculty Books and Podcasts

foods, and cook with 500-year-old recipes. The authors have compiled descriptions of México’s eight gastronomic regions and 32 federal states, with details of local specialties. A Bloody Good Cox: A Story of Courage and Redemption By... View Details

Keywords: Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

17 Nov 2016
Op-Ed

What's Behind the Unexpected Trump Support from Women

In the days since the election, more than 400 hate crimes in local schools, communities, and businesses have been reported Trump’s statements about sexually harassing women potentially give permission for a set of behaviors that undermine... View Details

Keywords: by Laura Morgan Roberts and Robin Ely

18 Feb 2014
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First Look: February 18

that these spillover effects cannot be seamlessly offset, even though issuers are large, highly rated firms. Our results illustrate that instabilities associated with money market funds persist despite recent changes to the regulations View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

08 Feb 2010
HBS Case

Looking Behind Google’s Stand in China

government relations at the national, provincial, and local levels is even more important. You have to know what you are getting into. You have to know whom you are dealing with, what their expectations are,... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Technology

11 Oct 2023
Blog Post

A Journey of Discovery, Teamwork, and Impact with FIELD Global Immersion

rich history. The most unexpected insight I gained from speaking with South Koreans was how pleased everyone was with their governmental services. Healthcare is largely government funded, high quality, and quick – with most people... View Details

06 Feb 2013
What Do You Think?

Is ‘Conscious Capitalism’ an Antidote to Income Inequality?

Group, Google, REI, and UPS. All of this sounds like an answer to a "trickle down" philosophy of economics fueled by government favoritism for the most affluent. My introduction to the concept occurred long before I read the book. On a... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

16 Apr 2020
Research & Ideas

Has COVID-19 Broken the Global Value Chain?

efficiency and cost minimization shall be accompanied by more attention toward a diversification and also of the currencies used for transactions. Question: What are some implications for policymakers? Answer: Here there is role for local... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

20 Oct 2010
Op-Ed

Export Competitiveness: Reversing the Logic

sustained growth while pursuing a strong export orientation provided the empirical backdrop for this approach. Government policy to achieve export-led growth is then essentially about findings ways to increase the ability to sell... View Details

Keywords: by Christian Ketels

30 Apr 2019
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New Research and Ideas, April 30, 2019

Psychology and Financial Fragility By: Gennaioli, Nicola, and Andrei Shleifer Abstract—The collapse of Lehman Brothers in September 2008 caught markets and regulators by surprise. Although the government rushed to rescue other financial... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

01 Jan 2005
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Joseph J. O'Donnell, MBA 1971

Founder, Chairman & CEO, Boston Culinary Group, Inc. Return to Alumni Achievement Awards main page EARLIER EDUCATION Harvard College, 1967 A.B., Government and Economics LIFELONG LESSON FROM HBS "The analytical process I learned at HBS... View Details

January 2025
Case

Netflix: Takedown Troubles

By: Clayton S. Rose, Tom Quinn and Maxim Pike Harrell

In October 2021, Netflix Co-CEO Ted Sarandos sent an all-staff email addressing backlash to comedian Dave Chappelle’s new stand-up special, The Closer. Released on October 5, the comedian’s depiction of the transgender community and other LGBTQ+ groups prompted... View Details

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01 Jan 2011
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Karen Gordon Mills, MBA 1977

with a portfolio of more than $90 billion in loan guarantees, the SBA is responsible for ensuring that 23 percent of all government contracts are awarded to small businesses. "That's $100 billion dollars a year," she stresses. Reflecting... View Details

07 Jun 2021
Book

9 Tips from an Expert Fundraiser: Help Donors 'Invest in Their Passion'

His 2011 book Joining a Nonprofit Board explored high-level governance strategy issues. His new book offers pragmatic advice about the critical endeavor of fundraising. This book “is devoted to helping improve raising of financial... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost

16 Mar 2020
Research & Ideas

How the Coronavirus Is Already Rewriting the Future of Business

ripples to others. Companies with the strongest stakeholder and partner orientations are best able to survive and transcend crises, because they can plan together, gain local knowledge from each other, and draw on good will to get back to... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

08 Jun 2010
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First Look: June 8

for reuse is highlighted. The case recounts Kundra's experience at the state and local government levels in developing open data initiatives and the application of that experience to the federal government.... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

31 Jul 2018
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New Research and Ideas, July 31, 2018

Shankar MD, Suptendra N. Sarbadhikari PhD, Barbara Bierer, Kenneth D. Mandl MD, Sanjay Mehendale MD, MPH, and Tarun Khanna Abstract—In February 2018, the Government of India announced a massive public health insurance scheme extending... View Details