City Leadership - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Jun 2022
News

What We’re Reading

political, religious, and social persecution and the consequent moral catastrophe in a city that had once prided itself on its inclusiveness and diversity. As such, it makes chilling and vital reading for our time—when racial, ethnic, and... View Details

Keywords: Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

01 Sep 2007
News

To The Rescue

brought to bear on the problem back at home. “Rather than expecting the government to take the initiative, we could establish certain services in a few cities so that the citizens would come to appreciate the difference that it could... View Details

Keywords: Garrett M. Graff; emergency response networks; Ambulatory Health Care Services; Health, Social Assistance; Telecommunications; Information

12 Sep 2017
First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, September 12, 2017

September–October 2017 Harvard Business Review Why Do We Undervalue Competent Management? Neither Great Leadership Nor Brilliant Strategy Matters Without Operational Excellence By: Sadun, Raffaella, Nicholas Bloom, and John Van Reenen... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

03 Oct 2017
First Look

First Look at Research and Ideas, October 3, 2017

2017 Emerald Group Publishing Extreme Teaming: Lessons in Complex, Cross-Sector Leadership By: Edmondson, Amy C., and Jean-François Harvey Abstract—Today's global enterprises increasingly involve collaborative work by teams of experts... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

25 Aug 2022
News

September 2022 Alumni and Faculty Books

from 150 years of neglect. It tells of the travails of Henrietta Polydore, a young Anglo-Italian girl spirited out of an English Catholic convent school in 1854 and bundled across the Atlantic, the Great Plains, and the Rocky Mountains by her Mormon-convert mother and... View Details

27 Feb 2018
First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, February 27, 2018

giver-receiver interactions—are resource-allocation decisions that also contribute to the social meaning of help. These findings illuminate the theoretical and practical overlap between helping and external leadership in... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Jun 2012
News

Around the World

distribute products, this is how you price them, this is how you brand them, this is how leadership is optimized, this is how you design organizations, and this is how you motivate people. Take any subject, they were all grounded in... View Details

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

28 May 2019
News

Alumni and Faculty Books for June 2019

course of history—and their own lives. The Captain, Linda and the Tiger Shark: Their Love Was His Armor by Carlos M. Lago (MBA 1977) Mill City Press A novel about love almost lost to the sea—and what lurks within. Fintech, Small Business... View Details

14 Jul 2008
Research & Ideas

HBS Cases: Reforming New Orleans Schools After Katrina

the city an opportunity to rebuild its low-performing public school system. What led you to do this research and teach case studies on this subject? Stacey Childress: I developed and teach an MBA elective course at HBS called... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert; Education

01 Dec 1999
News

From the Editors

range of ideas and voices assembled by a succession of talented editors. From ardent speeches on leadership by the School's founders, to impassioned editorials about the causes of the Great Depression, to insightful commentary on the dawn... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg

01 Sep 2003
News

These Are the Good Old Days

to her corner office and its view of midtown Manhattan. “Take your time. You lose control of your life as you move up the ladder. Most people think it’s the opposite.” That said, Moore worries that the leadership positions in society... View Details

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

15 Mar 2016
First Look

March 15, 2016

forthcoming Boston: Harvard Business Review Press The Three Box Solution: A Strategy for Leading Innovation By: Govindarajan, Vijay Abstract—How to Innovate and Execute. Leaders already know that innovation calls for a different set of activities, skills, methods,... View Details

01 Jun 2007
News

Profiles from the class of 2007

party in Boston that raised more than $2,000 for the Irish Hospice Foundation, a nonprofit based in Dublin that supports the development of hospice care. It’s part of an active off-campus life, which is dominated by her love of sports. In addition to running the New... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons;Julia Hanna;Lewis I. Rice

25 Apr 2017
First Look

First Look at New Research, April 25

changes in the minimum wage at the city level. The evidence suggests that higher minimum wages increase overall exit rates for restaurants. However, lower quality restaurants, which are already closer to the margin of exit, are... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

15 Jun 2021
News

The Path Ahead

On January 1, 2021, Srikant Datar became the 11th Dean of Harvard Business School. Datar joined the HBS faculty in 1996 and had served in a range of leadership positions at HBS, most recently as the senior associate dean for University... View Details

01 Dec 2022
News

December 2022 Alumni and Faculty Books and Podcasts

their experiences, a primer on ETFs, and Jack Brennan’s Leadership Principles. From the emergence of index funds to the success of exchange-traded funds, Inside Vanguard is a near-Shakespearian drama of individual human struggle and... View Details

17 Nov 2020
In Practice

How Retailers Can Thrive in a Shopping Season Like No Other

and gift certificates for post-pandemic gatherings. Large businesses and state and local governments need to make small business contracting a priority. Biden administration policymakers and mayors from the Bloomberg Harvard City View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost; Retail

01 Dec 2015
News

Alumni and Faculty Books for December 2015

leadership and entrepreneurship, this guide covers basic concepts and pertinent issues for leaders at all levels. Two easy-to-follow models are applicable to all types of organizations. The Opportunity Model shows exactly how to identify... View Details

07 Aug 2018
First Look

New Research and Ideas, August 8, 2018

Age of Mass Migration By: Tabellini, Marco Abstract—In this paper, I show that political opposition to immigration can arise even when immigrants bring significant economic prosperity to receiving areas. I exploit exogenous variation in European immigration to U.S.... View Details