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- 05 May 2020
- News
“Walking a Tightrope”
again. April: When we think about these type of big structural social changes, we're often thinking about federal government action. Do you think there's also a place for the business community to lead this... View Details
- 08 Mar 2017
- Blog Post
Education Sector Opportunities at HBS
skills and experiences that school districts, universities, non-profits, state and federal agencies, think tanks, education start-ups, and large companies with education divisions are looking for in the next generation of innovators and... View Details
- 28 Apr 2010
- Research & Ideas
Earth Day Reflections
federal government reacted with the passage of the National Environmental Policy Act, which requires all projects licensed by the government to file an environmental impact... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 18 Apr 2019
- Research & Ideas
Open Innovation Contestants Build AI-Based Cancer Tool
work at NASA’s Center of Excellence for Collaborative Innovation that launches contests for NASA and the federal government at scale. NASA has completed over 350 crowdsourcing projects, many with the... View Details
- 01 Apr 2014
- First Look
First Look: April 1
been more desirable, as a policy matter, but is now a missed opportunity. Using this experience on staggered boards as a motivating case study, the article then examines a policy choice regarding Section 203 of the Delaware corporate code. Four facts are uncontested:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 17 Dec 2024
- News
Solving the Underemployment Crisis
is really all about ensuring that states and the federal government have the education-employment data systems in place to enable everyone involved—learners, institution leaders, policymakers, and even... View Details
- 04 Aug 2020
- News
How Business Can Advance Racial Equity
steering our government, especially at the federal level on any of these topics—on public health, on climate, on equity—is unfortunately absent. April White: Lisa, you very well described this world of despair and of pride and of cautious... View Details
- 04 Apr 2024
- Blog Post
Climate Stories: Water Series - Episode #16: Tim Murdoch, HBS MBA 1990 – Learning about Climate Change and Water
pleasure. Some 75 years ago, Tim’s grandfather began spending summers in a remote section of Ontario, Canada. He homesteaded a three-acre island for $90 in the Upper French River and built a house on the property, which was and remains identified only as Island #92. In... View Details
- 15 Dec 2024
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books
Edited by Margie Kelley Alumni Books The Power of Imperfect Eating By Kavita Bhatnagar (SELP 11, 2022) Penguin Enterprise Rather than dictating which foods are good or bad, this book weaves together stories that mirror the intricate, emotional, and often imperfect... View Details
- 08 Mar 2016
- Research & Ideas
Solving an Economic Mystery Surrounding Argentina and Chile
of Buenos Aires’s population was foreign born, and it could be regarded as one of the world’s greatest global cities.” Today, the city is a decaying shadow of itself and Argentina as a whole has fallen prey to ineffective institutions, inconsistent View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 25 Aug 2009
- First Look
First Look: August 25
outcome and the influence of the proponent) and the type of proposals are the main determinants of the implementation decision, while traditional governance indicators do not seem to affect the decision. We then examine the labor market... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Oct 2000
- News
Laura Scher of Working Assets
customers abreast of issues according to their region," she notes. The company's customers generate approximately one hundred thousand phone calls and letters every month to support fast-moving progressive issues such as gun control, View Details
Keywords: Marguerite Rigoglioso
- 03 Oct 2005
- What Do You Think?
What’s the Future of Globally Organized Labor?
objectives on which these kinds of actions should be based? Can organized labor form the necessary kinds of alliances with business and government that might be necessary to, in Pinel's words, "address the contemporary issues of... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- Web
Managing and Innovating in Financial Services - Course Catalog
through the lens of these firms with government policy and regulation as an important factor that often shapes their decisions. The course is divided into four modules. Module 1: Banking . In this module, we will study the business of... View Details
- 23 Feb 2021
- Research & Ideas
COVID-19 Shines New Light on Working Conditions in Supply Chains
invent their own standards?” he says. “It's because federal and state safety regulators haven’t set up clear rules and guidance.” We recently talked to Toffel, the Senator John Heinz Professor of Environmental Management, about how the... View Details
- 01 Mar 2005
- News
One-on-One with Edwin Reed
affordable-housing development, and commercial revitalization. Total revenues for Allen will soon top $25 million per year, with about half coming from donations to the church (the cathedral’s average weekly collection is $235,000) and the other half from city, state,... View Details
- 28 Apr 2022
- Blog Post
Climate Stories Episode #4: Erika Myers, World Resources Institute Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
installing curbside chargers mounted to street lights and/or utility poles. Erika said, “The installation cost would be a fraction of the cost for individuals.” However, government permitting and zoning issues come into play, particularly... View Details
- 18 Jun 2007
- Op-Ed
Leveling the Executive Options Playing Field
examining the role of stock options in executive compensation; the incidence of stock option abuses; how stock option compensation is reported to stockholders under generally accepted accounting principles versus how the same compensation is reported to the IRS under... View Details
Keywords: by Mihir Desai
- 25 Oct 2004
- Research & Ideas
Planning for Surprises
the private sector has responded rationally, by exiting the business. Of the twenty-five companies that made vaccines in the U.S. thirty years ago, only five remain today. The Federal Government has,... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 24 Aug 2017
- News
Unlocking Potential
numbers all day?’” Anderson recalls. She switched her focus to social entrepreneurship, working as an associate and then a project manager at New Profit, Inc., a Boston-based nonprofit, venture philanthropy fund. While there, she helped create the Pathways Fund, a $50... View Details