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Riding the WAVE | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

WAVE received an early vote of confidence when it was added to the foundation’s portfolio. “Almost all of our other funders have come through connections with the DRKF,” says Rewane. “We can thank the Social Enterprise Initiative and the... View Details

01 Jun 1997
News

Ronald P. Mitchell

for partnership between the faculty, staff, and students." Even as an undergraduate at Harvard, team leadership came naturally to Mitchell. He was a two-time captain of the varsity basketball team, was voted the team's most valuable... View Details

Keywords: Judith A. Ross

01 Mar 2008
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Where Have All the Leaders Gone?

voting public. They cast their votes not on ideology and old loyalties, but on a more pragmatic assessment of their own — and their community’s — interests. The last election saw incumbents lose in dozens of... View Details

Keywords: Government

20 Feb 2013
Research & Ideas

Big Deal: Reflections on the Megamerger of American and US Airways

selling assets, generating additional cash for the company and giving it more flexibility to restructure its operations. Under Section 363 of the Bankruptcy Code, assets can be sold by a court order, without requiring a full vote of... View Details

Keywords: Re: Rosabeth M. Kanter & Stuart C. Gilson; Air Transportation

17 Jun 2008
First Look

First Look: June 17, 2008

the 1990s. In order to attract investors, the founders of companies organized before 1910 often included in the statutes stronger protections for small shareholders than what was mandated by law. The most important of these protections were maximum View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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Timeline - Race, Gender & Equity

Reconstruction efforts in former Confederacy 1869 Noble and Holy Order of the Knights of Labor and Colored National Labor Union formed 1870 15th Amendment to the Constitution adopted; the right to vote may not be abrogated by color 1873... View Details

2019
Working Paper

Persuasive Propaganda During the 2015 Argentine Ballotage

By: Rafael Di Tella, Sebastian Galiani and Ernesto Schargrodsky

We study a propaganda campaign sponsored by the government against the main political challenger in the days preceding the 2015 Argentine runoff presidential election. Subjects in the treatment group watched an “ad” initially aired during soccer transmissions that was... View Details

Keywords: Propaganda; Persuasion; Voting; Political Elections; Government and Politics; Communication Strategy; Power and Influence; Public Opinion; Argentina

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01 Oct 1998
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A Message from Dean Clark

effective learning environment and respond to issues that may arise in the classroom. In addition, a group of faculty, administrators, and students is evaluating the most effective way to communicate our standards to new students. Finally, last spring faculty and... View Details

01 Aug 2007
Op-Ed

Company Town: Fixing Corrupt Governments

Nigerians. It could lay out its management plan as part of its election campaign, and voters would take that into account in making their decision. Why would locals vote for a foreigner? If they felt it was their only option to get out of... View Details

Keywords: by Eric Werker

07 Apr 2003
What Do You Think?

Should Global Business Initiatives Be Devalued?

responsibility of business leaders (in both the U.S. and E.U.) to take charge of the situation. We cannot allow politicians to act alone in their never-ending quest for votes and popularity." C. J. Cullinane, without being specific,... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

12 Apr 2011
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Twelve Global Finalists Compete at HBS

Relations, shines a spotlight on alumni ventures, supports promising new ventures and awards a $25,000 cash prize to the winning team. Preview the finalists, wish the contestants luck, and cast your vote to the right to predict the... View Details

Keywords: Multiple alumni

16 Nov 2020
Research & Ideas

Transitions of Power Are Difficult. What Joe Biden and Other Incoming Leaders Need to Know.

be surprised to see it on the negative side, too, clinging to an identity even if will be costly. It’s fascinating that emotions, which used to be called “irrational,” are so important as drivers of human behavior that people will vote... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

24 Apr 2014
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Connecting people and policymakers in a conversation online

address a social problem. Sze accomplished this by founding The Agora, “an online town hall for all” to give more people a louder voice—one heard directly by elected officials and other policy makers. “Democracies are not as democratic as they should be,” says Sze.... View Details

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Foreword - Business Education For Women At Harvard University | Harvard Business School

School. Documenting the partnership of HBS and Radcliffe College, Building the Foundation: Business Education for Women at Harvard University, 1937—1970 traces the programs and events that led to the 1962 HBS faculty vote to admit women... View Details

10 Jul 2000
Research & Ideas

Cable TV: From Community Antennas to Wired Cities

cast votes in public referenda. 13 By the early 1970s, with organizations like the RAND Corporation, The Brookings Institution, and the Sloan Commission all calling for more supportive regulation of cable, pressure for change was... View Details

Keywords: by Thomas R. Eisenmann; Media & Broadcasting; Consumer Products; Entertainment & Recreation

20 Sep 2021
Research & Ideas

How Much Is Freedom Worth? For Gig Workers, a Lot.

when it came time to vote on reclassification of gig workers under California’s Proposition 22 initiative? Benefits and other protections were at the heart of Proposition 22, the first large-scale look at how voters view gig work. In... View Details

Keywords: by Lane Lambert; Technology

18 Oct 2021
Blog Post

How Much is Freedom Worth? For Gig Workers, a Lot.

when it came time to vote on reclassification of gig workers under California’s Proposition 22 initiative? Benefits and other protections were at the heart of Proposition 22, the first large-scale look at how voters view gig work. In... View Details

Keywords: Consumer Products

01 Jun 2021
What Do You Think?

Are Employers Ready for a Flood of 'New' Talent Seeking Work?

significantly more so at work. It’s become too much. It’s a major distraction. It saps our energy.” Al Romig added, “Being ‘woke’ or ‘unwoke’ publicly may be equally harmful to the enterprise.” Dennis Waterman was more blunt: “Unless they are going to get a View Details