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- 03 Feb 2003
- Research & Ideas
Homeland Security: A Ready-made Market
weren't connected before 9-11; there was no mechanism to do so." Creating change in the government sector, however, requires grappling with a deeply entrenched culture. "Democracy is the worst form of government, apart from all... View Details
- 07 Oct 2013
- Research & Ideas
The Case for Combating Climate Change with Nuclear Power and Fracking
If you ask any given environmentalist to identify the biggest threat to the planet, you may expect to hear about man-made climate change, consumerism, or overpopulation. But if you ask Harvard Business School's Joseph B. Lassiter, he'll toss in another: single-issue... View Details
- 23 Jun 2020
- Book
Beginning America Over Again with a New Electoral System
some point early on, the startup that becomes Apple or Google first consisted of a few people in a garage or dorm. And in the case of political innovation, there is an entrenched political-industrial complex engineered to quash any new... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 19 Jun 2013
- News
Your Guide to Social Enterprise
"The book is full of debates about cross-sector activity," explains Keohane. "It's meant to give an overview with a lot of interesting models. This is for people who are deeply committed to solving entrenched social problems. I want to... View Details
- 02 Jan 2020
- News
Empowering Rural Communities
have been disproportionately affected by the entrenched interests of utilities, Riley observes. The green-energy pitch isn’t always a politically compelling idea in these often more conservative communities, but, he says, “It’s not about... View Details
- 01 Dec 2008
- News
Leadership: Getting Down to Fundamentals
climate change, and entrenched inequality are not just technical. We’re in the midst of a leadership crisis because many of these problems require coordination and cooperation between the private, public, and nonprofit sectors. One of our... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 01 Mar 2012
- News
Alumni Book Briefs
next level. She learns from three different organizations—US Special Forces, NASCAR, and a local restaurant—that all successful teams have three elements in common. Miller discusses how to change entrenched ways of thinking and acting,... View Details
- 01 Aug 2007
- Op-Ed
Company Town: Fixing Corrupt Governments
Corporations could do a good job of running corrupt Third World governments. Corruption rules in too many of the world's democratically elected governments. From Achocalla, Bolivia, to Mayuge, Uganda, voters pick their leaders through the ballot box, but an View Details
Keywords: by Eric Werker
- 01 Jun 1999
- News
New Releases
the current system functioning, while leadership should inspire change. "It is possible to have too much or too little of either," Kotter writes. "Strong leadership with no management risks chaos," while "strong management with no leadership tends to View Details
Keywords: Nancy O. Perry
- Web
Power and Influence for Positive Impact - Course Catalog
influence style? MODULE 4 – Encountering Entrenched Power in Organizations & Society: Why does the status quo persist, and why is it so difficult to change? MODULE 5 – Leading Change in Organizations and Society: What leadership roles... View Details
- 10 Dec 2013
- First Look
First Look: December 10
the entrenchment benefits (the cost advantage firms develop through learning-by-doing when they enter early). Both the opportunity costs of absence and the entrenchment benefits vary according to initial... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 28 Oct 2015
- Research & Ideas
A Dedication to Creation: India's Ad Man Ranjan Kapur
mindset he changed. That takes more time than one might imagine because of the entrenched culture in place. The second thing was empowerment. Every single recruiting decision (in the country) was being done by headquarters. That doesn’t... View Details
- Web
Data: The Ever-Expanding Frontier - Race, Gender & Equity
worldviews and ways of operating are directly informed by the circumstances of our lives. Many employers have facilitated implicit bias tests that help team members understand the deeply entrenched nature of our interpersonal... View Details
- 09 Jan 2014
- Research & Ideas
The Entrepreneurs Who Invented Economic Forecasting
a deeply entrenched and ubiquitous activity today that I thought it would be interesting to see how it got started. How did a world of astrology and "sign-reading" turn to one of econometrics and leading indicators? Q: Why did the group... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Jun 2011
- News
What’s after Fannie and Freddie?
underwriting standards. In a number of European countries, for example, there are quite strict regulations on down payments; many require 20 percent. I don’t think U.S. policymakers are willing to go that route; the ability to buy a home with 5 or 10 percent down is... View Details
- 01 Sep 2013
- News
Leading the Way
society, and it plays a critical role in addressing complex, entrenched challenges like health care, education, and the environment. Our faculty can help here; working together, the ideas they develop have the potential to influence... View Details
- 12 Oct 1999
- Research & Ideas
Throwing Your Opponent: Strategies for the Internet Age
can use judo strategy to threaten an entrenched giant such as Microsoft, Microsoft's eventual success in the Internet "browser wars" shows that large, established companies can use these precepts effectively as well. According to the... View Details
Keywords: by Daniel Penrice
- Web
Modern Corporate Strategy: Revitalizing the Corporation - Course Catalog
Uncertain, Complex, Ambiguous), far more value is created by companies like Amazon, Meta, and Alphabet that develop entirely novel business models than by entrenched incumbents, such as P&G or Ford, which struggle to eke out market share... View Details
- 26 Feb 2001
- Research & Ideas
David, Goliath, and Disruption
"disrupting" is of course the goal of their business activities, panelists said, it is also no small trick to cut through the entrenched practices surrounding established incumbents. Nor is it simple to prevent others from... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 01 Mar 2004
- News
David Horgan: Iraqi Briefing, 21st November, 2003
are again underway, this time by returned emigrants hoping to entrench themselves by weakening the ‘permanent government’. Pre-war rhetoric has not translated into free elections. Conservative, tribal and religious candidates will win... View Details