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2015
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Bureaucratic Norms and State Capacity in India: Implementing Primary Education in the Himalayan Region

By: Akshay Mangla

Himachal Pradesh outperforms other Indian states in implementing universal primary education. Through comparative field research, this article finds that bureaucratic norms—unwritten rules that guide public officials—influence how well state agencies deliver services... View Details

Keywords: India; Norms; State Capacity; Civil Society; Policy Implementation; Education; Policy; Performance Capacity; Education Industry; Public Administration Industry; India

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November 2007 (Revised March 2014)
Case

Excerpts from Interview with Jim Triandiflou, Founder of Ockham Technologies

By: Noam Wasserman

Describes the issues facing a founder-CEO regarding building a board, assembling an executive team, managing tension between co-founders, and outsourcing system development work. The abridged version does not include the introduction and final sections of the full case... View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Governing and Advisory Boards; Job Cuts and Outsourcing; Management Teams; Managerial Roles; Conflict Management

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12 Jul 2012
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Finding a Cure for "CEO-itis"

14 May 2013
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Why Rituals Work

03 Aug 2022
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Scamming the Boss: Some Employees Are Outsourcing Their Jobs to Other People. Here’s How Companies Are Spotting the Fraudsters.

12 Feb 2020
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Why 'outskilling' isn’t yet a workplace revolution

02 Aug 2018
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Learning From Henry Kissinger

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Faculty to Class of 2013

January 28, 2016
Article

Making Sense of the Many Kinds of Impact Investing

By: Brian Trelstad

The article discusses the factors to consider when seeking to practice impact investing, which include the kind of impact preferred by the investor, the intensity and immediacy of impact, and the impact risk profile. View Details

Keywords: Ethical Investments; Investment Policy; Investment; Ethics

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12 Nov 2014
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Linda Hill at World Business Forum

15 Oct 2012
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Roth shares economics Nobel

Gerald Zaltman

*Joined Harvard Faculty: 1991
Prior Faculty Appointments: Northwestern University, 1968-75;
University of Pittsburgh, 1975-91

*Doctoral Degree in Sociology Received from: The John Hopkins University;
MBA Degree Received from: The University of... View Details

Keywords: advertising; apparel; automotive; beverage; biotechnology; consumer products; entertainment; financial services; food; health care; marketing industry; pharmaceuticals; retailing; sports; telecommunications

Leslie A. Perlow

Leslie A. Perlow is the Konosuke Matsushita Professor of Leadership in the Organizational Behavior Unit at Harvard Business School. She leads the Crafting Your Life Special Project, dedicated to helping individuals make purposeful life choices while gathering... View Details

05 Oct 2010
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Banks Pile Into Safer Bets

31 Jan 2011
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"Smart Cities" Are Smart Investments, Too

25 Mar 2021
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The “biggest thorn in President Trump’s side” is now HHS Secretary. What’s next?

22 Jan 2019
Working Paper Summaries

Corporate Sustainability: A Strategy?

Keywords: by Ioannis Ioannou and George Serafeim

August 1998
Case

General Motors Corp. (B), The : Financial Policies

By: Peter Tufano

The second in a four-part series, the case details the financial policies and practices at General Motors from 1990 to 1996. This part describes the stated financial policies of the firm, including its approach to capital structure, liability structure, equity... View Details

Keywords: Corporate Finance; Auto Industry; United States

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