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- 09 May 2017
- What Do You Think?
Should Management Be Primarily Responsible to Shareholders?
changing the tax laws to render tax-free those capital gains earned on stock held for ten years or more. Shann Turnbull suggested the need for education in “new organizational forms” such as “Network Governance” that are currently “mostly... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- Web
C. Roland Christensen - Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning
into “a learning community with shared values and common goals." In the classroom, Christensen was a true artist, like the conductor of a symphony orchestra, as he posed questions to students, listened carefully to their replies, and then... View Details
- 30 Jul 2007
- Research & Ideas
Repugnant Markets and How They Get That Way
Markets," looks at a wide range of practices, legal and illegal, from dwarf tossing to slavery to California's ban on the human consumption of horse meat, and asks how economists can find a common language, if not a View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 28 Jan 2020
- Book
Advanced Leadership Requires More Than Outside-The-Box Thinking
the way, these skills, and the common mistakes, are just as useful when trying to work across departments and disciplines inside an established organization too. Silverthorne: Tell us about Kanter’s Law... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 13 Jul 2020
- Research & Ideas
Merck CEO Ken Frazier Discusses a COVID Cure, Racism, and Why Leaders Need to Walk the Talk
practicing law in Philadelphia, representing this company among others, the CEO of Merck, my predecessor, three times removed, called me into his office, said, "I'm two years from retirement. I can't seem to get my colleagues, my white... View Details
- 22 Sep 2023
- News
Skydeck Voices: The Most Important Person I Met at HBS
taxation. Which you might not think would be like the pick for the most influential life person, right? You probably think LEAD or something like that. But Hank was so focused on encouraging us not to just think about the specific implications of tax policy and how to... View Details
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Events - Business History
University), "Empire Ltd.: Law and the Rise of Multinational Companies in the First Era of Globalization (1844-1914)" 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm. Part of the 2025 Business History Seminar, "Rethinking Entrepreneurial History," co-organized by... View Details
- 04 Jun 2020
- Book
It’s Not About You: Why Leaders Need to Look Outward
leading them. And so, if we can make better leaders, we can get to that beautiful, operational Nirvana. Senz: What are some of the biggest and most common barriers to effective leadership? Frei: The first one is thinking that leadership... View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz
- 20 Dec 2010
- Research & Ideas
Panama Canal: Troubled History, Astounding Turnaround
the rule of law doesn't function. My first book projects—The Power and the Money and The Politics of Property Rights—looked at how businesses solved that problem in revolutionary Mexico. Firms in Mexico, both foreign and domestic, dealt... View Details
- 08 Mar 2019
- Research & Ideas
Seven Negotiation Lessons from Amazon's HQ Disaster in Queens
consensus in a multiparty deal makes you hostage to the most extreme or reluctant party." This surprisingly common result is why an “A” is often appended to DAD: “DADA” means Decide-Announce-Defend-Abandon. An apparently irresistible... View Details
- 17 Sep 2021
- Research & Ideas
The Trial of Elizabeth Holmes: Visionary, Criminal, or Both?
operationalize that idea. Gazette: Do executives accused or convicted of large-scale crimes share any common traits or motivations, based on your research? Soltes: By and large, there’s not a strong sense of remorse and I suspect that’s... View Details
- 10 Oct 2023
- Blog Post
Policy Drivers for Environmental Justice: What Businesses Need to Know
EJ, business, and policy. First, this paper will develop clear definitions for this and related terms to ensure conversations about environmental justice are centered around a common understanding of the topic. Second, it will go into... View Details
- 09 Jun 2008
- Lessons from the Classroom
Monetizing IP: The Executive’s Challenge
value of their intellectual property. Q: How effective are copyright law and patent law, both here and globally, in protecting IP? What are the weaknesses that companies need to think about? A: The range of patent and copyright... View Details
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Outdoor Spaces | About
designed to encourage continued learning outside of the classroom, promote collaboration, and build a sense of community. The firm of Frederick Law Olmsted, designer of New York’s Central Park and Boston’s “Emerald Necklace” system of... View Details
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Global Opportunity Fellowship GO: AFRICA - Alumni
positions are ineligible for GO Fellowship awards: Part-time, term, temporary, contract or volunteer roles. A position with job responsibilities that are determined to be sectarian by the Review Committee. Political campaign work. Given the restrictions under Federal... View Details
- 04 Nov 2013
- Research & Ideas
The Real Cost of Bribery
takers who had dealt with corruption worked for firms based in countries infamous for rampant bribery, including Russia, Ukraine, and South Africa. But there were also on-the-take reports from firms based in Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States, where... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 15 Apr 2015
- Research & Ideas
Why Americans Voted for an Income Tax
Roosevelt in the 1930s: "With the enactment of the Income Tax Law of 1913, the Federal Government began to apply effectively the widely accepted principle that taxes should be levied in proportion to ability to pay and in proportion... View Details
Keywords: by Matthew C. Weinzierl
- 24 Oct 2011
- Research & Ideas
The Yelp Factor: Are Consumer Reviews Good for Business?
digital age is a fertile area of his research. Luca is looking at rankings, expert evaluations, online consumer reviews, and quality disclosure laws to see how they work in market settings, and which are most important for consumers. To... View Details
- 02 Oct 2006
- Research & Ideas
Negotiating in Three Dimensions
adversaries as well as with colleagues within your organization? In this Q&A, James Sebenius and David Lax, authors of 3-D Negotiation: Powerful Tools to Change the Game in Your Most Important Deals, discuss the common mistakes of... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 02 Aug 2021
- Research & Ideas
What If Closing the Wage Gap Means Everyone Earns Less?
It’s a sticky but common dilemma for managers: A valued employee finds out that a coworker earns more, gets upset, and demands a raise. If gender or race figure into the wage gap, tensions can escalate fast. Companies, including Whole... View Details
Keywords: by Avery Forman