public accountability - Publications - Faculty & Research

18 Sep 2000
Research & Ideas

Getting It Done: Improving Nonprofit Performance

few years, venture philanthropy's overall impact is quite limited. On another front, The Pew Charitable Trusts undertook a new approach in 1997 by creating the Philadelphia Cultural Leadership Program, which demands accountability every... View Details

Keywords: by James E. Aisner

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Africa - Global Activities 2021

Africa from falling deeper into poverty when disease outbreaks and other macro shocks occurred.” A Pathway to Economic Development The crisis prompted Raji to pivot from her position as a risk advisory consultant at Deloitte & Touche, which she joined after graduating... View Details

21 Nov 2012
Research & Ideas

What Health Care Managers Need to Know--and How to Teach Them

Confronting Challenges for Innovation with a Modern Curriculum." The conference brought together 114 global faculty from schools of medicine, health care administration, public health, and business; leaders of the US professional... View Details

Keywords: by Paul Guttry; Health; Education

29 Apr 2002
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Star Power! How to Win in Professional Services

Even in firms that have public shareholders or corporate parents, removing the firm leader can only be done effectively with the consent of the senior stars. If the stars don't like the idea, the consequences for the CEO's successor and... View Details

Keywords: by Jay W. Lorsch & Thomas J. Tierney

08 Mar 2017
Op-Ed

Op-Ed: Can the Proposed American Health Care Act Improve on 'Obamacare'?

also stand to benefit, largely due to the legislation’s proposed tax cuts. In addition, the plan also advocates for expanded use of Health Savings Accounts, tax-advantaged savings accounts for medical expenses, which are currently only... View Details

Keywords: by John Quelch, Dr. Gordon Moore, and Emily Boudreau

01 Jun 2005
News

Marked Managers

biotech firms public between 1979 and 1996. Her new book, Career Imprints: Creating Leaders Across an Industry (Jossey-Bass), analyzes and draws lessons from the factors that made one company — Baxter International — a standout in... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg; Career Imprints; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management

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Policy - Business & Environment

on their pollution) [16] While the U.S. federal government has not yet caught up with shifts in public opinion, many other countries and some U.S. states and cities are advancing policies to achieve net zero emissions of GHG emissions by... View Details

10 Apr 2023
Blog Post

Creating Emerging Markets Sustainability Series - Innovations to Address the Global Water Crisis

policy and business leaders, given that it accounts for approximately 70% of global water use. Speaking about the agricultural sector’s role in the global water crisis, Connor argued that “irrigation for crops has to be more efficient –... View Details

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A Marketing Revolution - The Art of American Advertising

that crossed the boundaries of art and commerce. Their rapidly proliferating advertising products reached audiences far and wide, permeating public spaces in bold designs and colors with instantly recognizable brand names and inhabiting... View Details

12 Feb 2008
First Look

First Look: February 12, 2007

Working PapersColonial Land Tenure, Electoral Competition and Public Goods in India Authors:Abhijit Banerjee and Lakshmi Iyer No abstract is available at this time. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/08-062.pdf... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

07 Mar 2013
Research & Ideas

Video: Harvard Business School at the Kumbh Mela

Kumbh in January to discover what such an undertaking can teach us about real estate, urbanization, sustainability, and infrastructure. In addition to the video and Q&A below, Macomber has written a first-person account about his... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Aisner; Construction; Real Estate

03 Nov 2009
First Look

First Look: Nov. 3

Working PapersContracting in the Self-reporting Economy (revised) Authors:Romana L. Autrey and Richard Sansing Abstract This paper examines the effect of accounting on the use of intellectual property. We analyze the licensing of... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

08 Jul 2014
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First Look: July 8

Publications 2014 AMACOM Own Your Future: How to Think Like an Entrepreneur and Thrive in an Unpredictable Economy By: Brown, Paul B., Charles F. Kiefer, and Leonard A. Schlesinger Abstract—It used to be that if you studied and worked... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

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Bibliography - Bubbles, Panics & Crashes – Historical Collections – Harvard Business School

the 1920s Research Links Site Credits Bibliography | Manuscript Collections | Trade Publications Bibliography Bruner, Robert F., and Sean D. Carr. The Panic of 1907: Lessons Learned from the Market’s Perfect Storm . New York: John Wiley &... View Details

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Harvard Business School

the corporate and public sectors. The individuals profiled here—Andrew F. Brimmer, James I. Cash Jr., Linda A. Hill, and David A. Thomas—have demonstrated their dedication to the School's ideals and core mission through their active... View Details

07 Nov 2016
Research & Ideas

Corporate Tax Strategies Mirror Personal Returns of Top Execs

“There is actually a lot of heterogeneity with the actions that executives take. For me that was very surprising.” Pérez Cavazos, part of the Accounting and Management Unit, initially doubted his colleague Andreya M. Silva would find... View Details

Keywords: by Roberta Holland

23 Sep 2020
Blog Post

Jo Tan (MBA 2021) Draws on Experience

For Jo, illustration has always been a hobby. She started to illustrate more in her final year of undergrad at the University of Sydney to keep her food diary interesting. (If you follow her Instagram account she still frequently... View Details

01 Sep 2020
News

Reinvigorating Democracy: A Vote for Change

drives accountability in any industry,” observes Gehl. “Final-Five Voting is less about changing who gets elected and far more about changing the incentives governing the behavior of those in office. It’s about the benefits of healthy... View Details

Keywords: Young, Susan

11 Mar 2001
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Group Therapy

undertake coordinated action despite the fact that they are often composed of very diverse units; and the role families play in these organizations. Court systems, contract law, stock markets, accounting standards, and other elements that... View Details

Keywords: by Peter Jacobs

20 Sep 2006
Research & Ideas

The Power of Ordinary Practices

An example of the influence of these feelings on performance is my finding that if people are in a good mood on a given day, they're more likely to have creative ideas that day, as well as the next day, even if we take into account their... View Details

Keywords: Re: Teresa M. Amabile

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