Consequences For Whistleblowers - Publications - Faculty & Research

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Professor Pons studies questions in political economy and development with the goal of understanding how democratic systems function, and how they can be improved.

He decomposes the electoral cycle into four essential steps: the factors affecting voter... View Details

12 Nov 2019
Research & Ideas

Corporate Innovation Increasingly Benefits from Government Research

the paper provides a strong rationale for the government to continue—if not increase—its level of investment in scientific research. “In the political environment, research funding is frequently a target for... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

24 Feb 2022
Op-Ed

Want to Prevent the Next Hospital Bed Crisis? Enlist the SEC

require hospitals to note their plans for meeting surges in capacity in their financial disclosures, most likely as accounts called “contingent liabilities,” events that are likely to cause expenses in the future. In general, FASB would... View Details

Keywords: by Regina Herzlinger and Richard Boxer; Health

03 Jul 2018
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New Research and Ideas, July 3, 2018

to be depleted in “bad” times. Instead, issuing domestic debt while accumulating reserves acts as a hedge against external shocks. A quantitative exercise of the Brazilian economy suggests this strategy to be effective for smoothing... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

01 Dec 2022
News

My First Job

it’s almost an unavoidable fact that blunders will be made. We might wish we could forget them and focus instead on the more successful stages of work life, but the lessons that we take from those earliest failures have a way of sticking with us View Details

Keywords: Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

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The Intersection of Public Relations and Photography | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School

the political consequences of a hostile public opinion.” 20 The U.S. Steel public relations office, for example, established outreach efforts with national magazines. In 1936, Fortune magazine presented a... View Details

05 May 2011
What Do You Think?

How Ethical Can We Be?

observing us. In a nutshell, those are the feelings of many respondents to this month's column. Frances Pratt summed up the comments of others in three words, "ethics is subjective." Ravindra Edirisooriya asked, for example,... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

23 Oct 2013
Research & Ideas

Overcoming Nervous Nelly

case of that high-stakes client presentation, Brooks's findings suggest that an employee might perform better after considering the opportunities for success rather than the consequences of failure.... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

06 Dec 2021
News

Truth Be Told

state or another industry to find a job, and they may not find a job at the same level. But when we expanded to a longer term, looking at a variety of consequences over time, we found that the amount of money View Details

Keywords: April White; Corporate, Subsidiary, and Regional Managing Offices; Management

03 Jan 2011
Research & Ideas

Most Popular Articles of 2010

2011. Enjoy, and have a great new year! TOP 10 MOST POPULAR ARTICLES OF 2010 Power Posing: Fake It Until You Make It Nervous about an upcoming presentation or job interview? Holding one's body in "high-power" poses for short time periods... View Details

Keywords: by Staff

29 Nov 2017
Research & Ideas

How to Succeed in Business (According to a 15th Century Trade Merchant)

In what could be considered the first business how-to book, an Italian merchant from the 1400s advises leaders to be charitable, ethical, and treat people fairly; be modest; look for the right qualities in a wife; be selective in deals;... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna

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Electricity - Business & Environment

especially vulnerable to the impacts of climate change: hurricanes, wildfires, and sea level rise pose immense risks for the reliable delivery of electricity. As one example, restoring electric power in Puerto Rico following Hurricane... View Details

25 Jul 2005
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Fool vs. Jerk: Whom Would You Hire?

When given the choice of whom to work with, people will pick one person over another for any number of reasons: the prestige of being associated with a star performer, for example, or the hope that spending... View Details

Keywords: by Tiziana Casciaro & Miguel Sousa Lobo

30 Nov 2016
What Do You Think?

How Do Leaders Manage the Tension Between Pride and Arrogance?

consequences when organizations cross the line between pride and arrogance can be substantial. Just ask leaders like the erstwhile CEO of Lululemon—a company with a well-timed dedication to fitness with employees fanatical about its... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

06 Jan 2016
What Do You Think?

Why Do Leaders Get Their Timing Wrong?

long-term strategy and culture. David Wittenberg led the way in making the argument for an inadequate strategy as a primary cause of the problem. He suggested that bad timing is related to a lack of “strategic frameworks to assess the... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Auto; Fashion

07 Jun 2004
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What Drives Supply Chain Behavior?

in the design of the coordination system determines the complexity of each partner's role. The strategic and operational activities and the design of the coordinating system provide much of the subject matter for over 10,000 peer-reviewed... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Johnston

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Understanding Entrepreneurial Opportunity in Kazakhstan - Global Activities 2020

that vision to investment banks and investors. Lomtadze provided a twist ending for the case. Kaspi.kz had decided to put the IPO on hold. The company felt that its business model had not been explained properly by its advisors and View Details

16 Sep 2013
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Earnings Calls That Get Lost in Translation

questions. The calls are high stakes — a top executive with a murky message can cause share demand to dry up, or worse, a drop in the stock price, faster than you can say, "Outlook is uncertain." Imagine, then, the challenge for... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

11 Jul 2023
Blog Post

Second Life: Reflections on Complementing Success with an Encore Career

Kloeblen says, “I’m responsible for the culture, for defining what’s important. We can do more than just make money; we have a responsibility to act positively in our communities.” Kloeblen believes the... View Details

04 Feb 2013
Research & Ideas

Are the Big Four Audit Firms Too Big to Fail?

Are auditors becoming too big to fail? For over a decade, there have been articles and op-eds in the popular and business press arguing that the auditing industry, currently dominated by Deloitte & Touche, Ernst & Young, KPMG, and... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Accounting

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