Policy Change - Publications - Faculty & Research

02 Jan 2001
Research & Ideas

Can Japan Compete? [Part One]

Japanese government to make the necessary policy changes because these attitudes are so deeply ingrained, particularly in 60- to 70-year-old officials who are in senior posts. View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace & Hilah Geer

11 Oct 2022
News

Gender Equality Agency, a position she calls “a very clear practice and policy leadership opportunity, backed by data.” The government organization, established in 1986 as the Affirmative Action Agency, is tasked with promoting and... View Details

Keywords: April White

03 Dec 2015
Op-Ed

How "New Nuclear" Power Could Save the Planet—If Regulators Would Allow It

Leaders from some 150 nations have convened in Paris this week for the COP21 conference with a singular goal: to fight the global threat of climate change. Each of them have brought to Paris their own national plan for reducing greenhouse gas emissions that drive... View Details

Keywords: by Joseph Lassiter; Energy

24 Oct 2005
Research & Ideas

IPR: Protecting Your Technology Transfers

studying the broader consequences of reform. We have some preliminary evidence that reforms provide multinationals with assurances that encourage the use of more efficient global production arrangements. In developing countries that reform, View Details

Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell

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2.2 Recruiting Standards of Conduct | MBA

noted above. For former full-time employees (including sponsored students), students and organizations may determine a mutually agreeable decision date. Reneging on Job Offers The term "reneging" means that a student has accepted a job offer, either verbally or in... View Details

07 Jun 2016
Op-Ed

Can Brand Trump Win a Presidency?

But even if such adjustments were psychologically possible, an abrupt change could be dismissed as inauthentic. Hispanics, Muslims and women already know what the Trump brand thinks of them and might see any corrections in tone or View Details

Keywords: by John A. Quelch; Advertising; Media & Broadcasting

13 Jul 2011
Research & Ideas

Experimental Researcher Helps Improve Health Care in Zambia

control option information without their partners present had a 57 percent reduction in unwanted births. When Ashraf presented her findings to the Zambian Ministry of Health last summer, officials pointed out that it was government policy... View Details

Keywords: by Roger Thompson; Health

10 Sep 2021
Blog Post

Perspectives on Anti-Racism in the HKS Curriculum

these learnings in the business context at HBS. Austin: If the past year has taught us anything, it’s that structural racism isn’t just a public policy problem. Changing the policies, practices, and... View Details

01 Mar 2012
News

Alumni Book Briefs

Greatest Competitor as Our Greatest Teacher by Ann Lee (MBA 1995) (Berrett-Koehler Publishers) Fully aware of China’s shortcomings, particularly in human rights, Lee details the policies and practices—in areas ranging from education and... View Details

Keywords: Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

September 2011 (Revised February 2014)
Case

Duke Energy and the Nuclear Renaissance

By: Richard H.K. Vietor and Forest L. Reinhardt

Duke Energy, an American investor-owned electric utility, confronts multibillion dollar decisions about its future fuel mix. In particular, its leaders are considering building new nuclear capacity. Whether this is sensible depends, among other things, on demand... View Details

Keywords: Cost vs Benefits; Expansion; Policy; Business Strategy; Energy Sources; Utilities Industry; Energy Industry; United States

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14 Nov 2024
News

How the Insurance Industry Can Weather the Storms

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Hi, this is Dan Morrell, host of Skydeck. Liberty Mutual CEO Tim Sweeney (MBA 1991) says that 2012 was the year that climate change started really showing up on the balance sheet. “This is a horrible... View Details

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Climate change: facts and figures

subject. Additional sources: Climate Change Knowledge Portal for development practitioners and policy makers by the World Bank Group. Tackling Climate Change-- For information on what the UN... View Details

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Transportation - Business & Environment

such as electricity from renewables and sustainably produced biofuels. Well-designed public transit and freight rail infrastructure—alongside policies and technologies to discourage the use of private automobiles, short-haul aviation, and... View Details

21 Sep 2015
News

Helping Japan Build a Strong Economic Future

As a trade negotiator, economic official, and scholar, Naoko Munakata (MBA 1990) has been immersed in Japan’s economic revitalization effort for the last 25 years. In 2013, as director-general for trade policy in Japan, she helped to pave... View Details

24 Jul 2019
Lessons from the Classroom

Can These Business Students Motivate Londoners to Do the Right Thing?

choices are presented—can encourage people to change their behavior in pursuit of policy goals, says Michael Luca, the Lee J. Styslinger III Associate Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

01 Sep 2014
News

Alumni and Faculty Books for September 2014

Economy 2013. Vol. 14 (National Bureau of Economic Research) edited by Josh Lerner and Scott Stern University of Chicago Press Appreciation of the importance of innovation to the economy has increased over the past decade with a debate about the implications of... View Details

Keywords: faculty research; Alumni Research

01 Dec 2011
News

Donor Spotlight

Penny and Bill George Investing in HBS What Keeps HBS Ahead? You Do! The Personal Touch Research With Impact: Changing Global Health Practices FAQ Penny and Bill George (MBA ’66) Bill and Penny George’s generous $1.25 million 45th Reunion... View Details

24 Sep 2001
Research & Ideas

Five Questions for Debora L. Spar

enables individuals—a teen manipulating the stock market—to overthrow established players. The old rules no longer apply. You argue that during these periods of change the old rules may not apply for a period of time, but in the end the... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

01 Apr 1996
News

Stasis and Turmoil: HBS Research for the Real World

Associate Professor Willis Emmons's work in the area of government policy and business. In Praise of Predictability "It used to be that if you worked hard and kept your nose clean, you'd enjoy a good career," says Howard Stevenson, the... View Details

18 Aug 2009
First Look

First Look: August 18

policy may reflect dividend-averse institutions gravitating towards low dividend paying firms or managers adapting their payout policies to the interests of their institutional shareholders. Evidence is... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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