Political Elections - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Jun 2012
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The American Dream

Seibel Systems, Lawson cofounded the Center for Entrepreneurship & Technology at UC Berkeley. Lately her life has taken her down a spiritual path—she is an adherent of meditation—and made a political turn: she’s a candidate for Congress... View Details

Keywords: Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support; Government; Computer Systems Design and Related Services; Professional Services

03 Sep 2018
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Moving Pictures

the 2000 presidential election played out in the Supreme Court’s Bush v. Gore decision made him pause: “I became very disheartened with politics as a way to move the needle,” Singer says. He was still... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; photographed by Christina Gandolfo; Arts, Entertainment

17 Nov 2016
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Wired for Innovation

Horizon Wind Energy. “It was a very small business, but we got lucky with land positions and were able to build it to pretty good scale,” notes Skelly, who served as the company’s chief development officer. “When it got too big for the family, they sold it to Goldman... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg; Electric Power Generation, Transmission, Distribution; Utilities

01 Sep 2008
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Is Market Capitalism Headed for Trouble?

disparity of wealth and income in many countries and across regions. In turn, they thought these gaps could lead to populist politics that would adversely affect the conduct of capitalism. A second major concern was that our productive... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

15 Jun 2020
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Alumni and Faculty Books for June 2020

elections work and how we make our laws. Their bracing assessment and practical recommendations cut through the endless debate about various proposed fixes, such as term limits and campaign finance reform. The result: true View Details

10 Dec 2014
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Front-Row Seat

Bradley merged the Atlantic magazine’s Boston operations with those of the National Journal and Government Executive, just 3 of 55 employees elected to make the move to Washington, DC. Nearly 150 years after its founding, the Atlantic’s... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; digital media; Corporate, Subsidiary, and Regional Managing Offices; Management

01 Mar 2017
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Alumni and Faculty Books for March 2017

of the most powerful political and economic jobs in the world, this book charts Al-Naimi’s extraordinary rise to power. Dual Transformation: How to Reposition Today’s Business and Create the Future by Scott D. Anthony (MBA 2001), Clark... View Details

01 Jun 2000
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Going Public: Herman I. Safin

political reforms of perestroika -- Safin's educational and professional background has prepared him well for a career in the global economy. The winner of the first public elections ever held at his high... View Details

Keywords: Amy E. Dean

01 Jan 2004
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Donald P. Nielsen, MBA 1963

best people you can find and then let them do their job." CURRENT READING Political Education: National Policy Comes of Age, by Christopher T. Cross As head of Hazleton, which he turned into the largest independent contract laboratory in... View Details

22 Nov 2024
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Healthcare Club Hosts its 25th Annual Conference; Alumni Step Out for Global Networking Night; Meet the Club Leader: Andrea Fantacone

from the Harvard Kennedy School, about the US election and its implications on trade, the economy, and Europe’s political landscape. * At its GNN event, the HBS Club of Mexico welcomed HBS MBA candidates... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

01 Mar 2003
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Fighting Back from a Knockout

Politics can be a thankless game — to the victor go the spoils, but so too the headaches. Consider the case of Steve Laffey (MBA 1986), the newly elected Republican mayor of Cranston, Rhode Island. Last... View Details

Keywords: Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support; Government

01 Mar 2004
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Chinese Premier Speaks at HBS

George W. Bush (MBA ’75) that a high-level joint commission be formed to defuse business problems between the two countries. “We should not turn economic or trade issues into political ones,” he declared. Quoting Thomas Jefferson, Wen... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support; Government

01 Dec 1997
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Growing Together

around them. To be in tune with their operating environment, they have to make many key strategic decisions about their mission focus, their product/service portfolio, and their value-creation model across a broad range of stakeholders in widely varying View Details

Keywords: Marguerite Rigoglioso and Nancy O. Perry

01 Oct 1998
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A Long and Winding Road

It hardly seems possible, but 25 years have passed since our class left Soldiers Field. At the time we were a bit dazed by the political and social upheaval around us, yet confident that our hard-earned MBA credential would stand us in... View Details

Keywords: Wayne R. Vibert (MBA 1973)

01 Mar 2006
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HBS Global Forum Set for June

THE BUILDING MUSEUM: Site of a GLF "State Dinner" Upcoming midterm elections and ongoing political scandals provide a timely backdrop to the 2006 HBS Global Leadership Forum, titled The Private Sector and... View Details

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

01 Sep 2014
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Alumni and Faculty Books for September 2014

thought experiments designed in his executive MBA classes, he challenges readers to explore their cognitive blind spots, identify any salient details they are programmed to miss, and then take steps to ensure it won’t happen again. Democracy and Its View Details

Keywords: faculty research; Alumni Research

01 Apr 2002
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Urban Evolution - HBS Research on the Inner City

Administration, chairs the School's Initiative on Social Enterprise, teaches the MBA elective Entrepreneurship in the Social Sector, and is the author of numerous articles and cases on the subject. Stressing the power and importance of a... View Details

Keywords: Paul Grogan; Peter Tufano; David Crockett; Diana Barrett; Real Estate

01 Dec 1998
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Africa's Way

leaders have worked to create a democratic society and revamp the economy, improve education, and create jobs. As the country's first democratically elected president, Nelson Mandela has inspired the nation and emerged as an international... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young and Garry Emmons

01 Dec 2009
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Up for Grabs

WHITMAN: After a successful career at eBay, going for the gold in California. Making her biggest bid in a career built on bids, former eBay CEO Meg Whitman (MBA ’79) threw her hat into the ring in September and formally declared that she wants one of the nation’s... View Details