Public Administration - Publications - Faculty & Research

29 Jan 2015
Op-Ed

The Fall of Greece

Professor of Business Administration and a native of Greece, offers his insights into what the election means for the country. Many people ask me what the recent elections in Greece mean for the Greek economy. While I agree reforms are... View Details

Keywords: by George Serafeim

12 Nov 2008
Research & Ideas

The Marketing of a President

record to defeat the heir apparent in his own party and then go on to hold off the much-vaunted Republican machine is a truly remarkable achievement. Much of it has to do with Obama's instinct for marketing. First, Obama's personal charisma, his listening and View Details

Keywords: by John Quelch

01 Sep 2020
News

The Devil You Don’t Know

capacity, effective treatments, a vaccine. These investments are necessary to save lives, first and foremost. But the scale and speed of these investments in public health also have tremendous economic implications, because we can’t truly... View Details

07 Sep 2021
News

Summer Fellowship Recipient is a Changemaker in Tanzania

program in Business Administration and Public Administration-International Development. “I came to HKS to define the problem I was interested in: How do you work with governments to deliver accountable View Details

Keywords: April White

01 Mar 2011
News

The Rankings Game

school in one ranking fail to make the top five in others? The answer lies in the methods the publications use to evaluate schools. The big five — Bloomberg Businessweek, U.S. News & World Report, Forbes, the Financial Times, and the... View Details

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

01 Jun 2025
News

Navigating Uncertainty: Dean Datar on HBS’s Path Forward

Institutional Voice guidelines, limiting official statements on public matters, has been widely welcomed as appropriate and timely. The Presidential Task Force reports echo many of the recommendations of the HBS groups I shared with our... View Details

12 Mar 2012
Research & Ideas

Crowded at the Top: The Rise of the Functional Manager

collected information from some 300 large American firms, focusing primarily on the period between 1986 and 1999. By evaluating a combination of confidential compensation surveys, public accounting records, and technology investment data,... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

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Using the Collections - Photography Collections - Historical Collections

Motor Co. United Fruit Co. Smaller Collections Yousuf Karsh Portraits Margaret Bourke-White Farm Security Administration 1934 Art and Industry Exhibition Early Aviation Electric Railway Jones & Laughlin Steel 19th-Century Boston Portrait... View Details

03 Sep 2020
Op-Ed

Why American Health Care Needs Its Own SEC

Donald Trump’s administration is requiring hospitals to publish their charges in a way that consumers can easily understand, starting in January. The required information includes the rates hospitals negotiate with insurers. For their... View Details

Keywords: by Regina E. Herzlinger; Health

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4.5 University-Wide Statement on Rights and Responsibilities | MBA

appropriate means. The University must affirm, assure and protect the rights of its members to organize and join political associations, convene and conduct public meetings, publicly demonstrate and picket in orderly fashion, advocate and... View Details

2014
Discussion Paper

The Promise of Microfinance and Women's Empowerment: What Does the Evidence Say?

By: Dina D. Pomeranz

The microfinance revolution has transformed access to financial services for low-income populations worldwide. As a result, it has become one of the most talked-about innovations in global development in recent decades. However, its expansion has not been without... View Details

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22 Mar 2023
News

Dean Datar Meets with Alumni in Los Angeles

sharing that research with students, practitioners, policy makers, and the general public to affect meaningful change. Addressing society's rapid move to digital platforms, Dean Datar said, "As you look at some of the challenges that... View Details

01 Sep 2009
News

Class Day, Commencement Mark New Beginning for Newest Alumni

schools and their graduates are currently viewed less favorably by the public than in recent years. But, Rajan said, “This time of crisis requires a new way of thinking, a new brand of leadership, and we as graduates of the MBA Class of... View Details

Keywords: commencement; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

11 Feb 2019
Research & Ideas

The Business of Saving the Planet

"The fact that the benefits of addressing the problem of climate change almost certainly outweigh the costs ... does not make concerted global action to address the problem easy." —Climate Change in 2018: Implications for Business If there is one positive... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Energy; Green Technology

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2023 Symposium - Race, Gender & Equity

Wilson Professor of Business Administration and faculty chair of the HBS Race, Gender & Equity Initiative. She conducts research on race and gender relations in organizations with a focus on organizational change, group dynamics,... View Details

30 Apr 2024
Blog Post

IFC India: Urban Adaptation in a Changing World

complex web of government structures and competing administrative mandates that make urban planning particularly difficult. The first problem is that guidance on climate mitigation and adaptation at the state and federal level isn’t... View Details

25 Apr 2018
Blog Post

Policy, Practice, Leadership & Impact: Making a Difference with the HBS/HKS Joint Degree

Harvard Kennedy School’s Master in Public Administration in International Development (MPA-ID) is designed to prepare the next generation of leaders in international development. It is an economics-centered,... View Details

Keywords: Nonprofit / Government

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Historical Research - India

India trade; general history, description and travel related to the British settlement and colonization of India; and the political and governmental administration of India, including taxation, statistics and View Details

01 Mar 2025
News

Audit: War & Peace

from the intelligence and diplomatic communities, human rights folks, and people who are dealing with military matters, foreign affairs, and public policy. They’re from all over the world.” View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; Illustration by Matt Rota

01 Oct 2021
News

Helping Leaders Chart an Ethical Path

commitments. Hsieh, the Kim B. Clark Professor of Business Administration and the Joseph L. Rice III Faculty Fellow, guides students through some of the most challenging dilemmas in the business world. In the spring of 2021, all 720... View Details

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