Ideology - Publications - Faculty & Research

2024
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The Fading Light of Democratic Capitalism: How Pervasive Cronyism and Restricted Suffrage Are Destroying Democratic Capitalism as a National Ideal…and What to Do about It

What are we to do about declining public trust and confidence in democratic capitalism, which many citizens consider a cornerstone of our national ideology and identity? While the answer is not entirely clear, I argue in this essay that any effort aimed at restoring... View Details

Keywords: Government Administration; Economic Systems; Trust; United States

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29 Nov 2022
Research & Ideas

Is There a Method to Musk’s Madness on Twitter?

that Musk and his co-investors like Peter Thiel and others really wanted to build and protect a vision of Twitter as a public forum or a town square for free speech. Their preconception of free speech is politically and ideologically... View Details

Keywords: by Christina Pazzanese, Harvard Gazette; Technology

01 Aug 2022
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Does Religious Belief Affect Organizational Performance?

schools that operated centuries ago in China. These are areas in which Mao-indoctrinated leaders—“whose ideology suppresses Confucianism,” according to the researchers—have less influence today. The team found that firms exposed to... View Details

Keywords: Re: James L. Heskett

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Human Behavior & Decision-Making - Faculty & Research

the University of Chicago released the “Report on the University’s Role in Political and Social Action,” which became known as the Kalven Report. The report concluded that the protection of faculty and students’ self-expression could only be guaranteed through an View Details

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Faculty & Research - Business History

Inclusive Alliances: America Must Rediscover the Ideological Flexibility That Helped It Win the Cold War By: Jeremy Friedman 2024 Working Paper Health, Human Capital Development and the Longevity of Japanese Elites Since 710 By: Tom... View Details

22 Feb 2018
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The New History of American Capitalism

forces following the fall of the Berlin Wall, the collapse of the Soviet Union, and the end of the Cold War. “Capitalism of a wide variety of institutional and ideological stripes, now characterizes all developed countries,” they observe.... View Details

Keywords: Manufacturing

20 Mar 2014
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Waste, Recycling and Entrepreneurship in Central and Northern Europe, 1870-1940

Keywords: by Geoffrey Jones & Andrew Spadafora

01 Oct 2007
Research & Ideas

Encouraging Dissent in Decision-Making

prides itself on its pragmatism, needs to remain aware that the managerial and organizational structures that define it can also breed protective sacred cows or truth-denying ideologies that ultimately threaten it. What's required in an... View Details

Keywords: by Garry Emmons

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Leadership - Faculty & Research

that the protection of faculty and students’ self-expression could only be guaranteed through an ideologically neutral university. The report asserted that an institutional view on public matters risked censoring and alienating members of... View Details

15 Aug 2022
Book

University of the Future: Finding the Next World Leaders in Higher Ed

‘self-reliance’ during Mao’s Cultural Revolution was a near-death experience for Chinese universities. There is little question that Chinese universities will continue their international engagement, but in which direction?” How does View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Education

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Social Enterprise - Faculty & Research

face a decoupling risk that leads them to be more likely to enact substantive actions in situations where they are likely to be monitored. 2014 Working Paper The Role of the Corporation in Society: An Alternative View and Opportunities for Future Research By: George... View Details

19 Jan 2015
Research & Ideas

Is Wikipedia More Biased Than Encyclopædia Britannica?

bias it is likely to show—directly contradicting the theory that ideological groups might self-select over time into increasingly biased camps. "The data suggests that people are engaging in conversation with each other online, even... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Publishing

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Renovating Democratic Capitalism

By: Malcolm S. Salter

This in-process work focuses on how best to address the declining public trust and confidence in democratic capitalism, which many citizens consider to be a cornerstone of our national ideology and identity? While the answer to this question is not entirely clear, I... View Details

Portrait Project

David Chan

lifetime, average winter temperatures in my hometown have warmed 5°F, and snowstorms are now anything but certain. Since 2001, 17 of the 18 warmest years on record have occurred. Having studied atmospheric science in college, it always stings when I hear my field of... View Details

04 Nov 2009
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What is the Role of Government Vis-à-Vis Capitalism?

economic model . The problem with this model is that we are greedy human beings." Paul Browne commented, "Capitalism as an economic ideology that confers control of productive institutions to the owners of capital is often at... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

2018
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New Prospects for Organizational Democracy?: How the Joint Pursuit of Social and Financial Goals Challenges Traditional Organizational Designs

By: Julie Battilana, Michael Fuerstein and Michael Lee

For an extended period during the first half of the 20th century, industrial democracy was a vibrant movement, with ideological and organizational ties to a thriving unionism. In 2015, however, things look different. While there are instances of democracy in the... View Details

Keywords: Organizational Design; Social Enterprise; Values and Beliefs; Integration; Theory

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28 Sep 2020
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How Leaders Can Navigate Politicized Conversations and Inspire Collaboration

depended not on the topic but on the ideology of the listener. (Participants were asked to judge statements on either transgender or immigration policy, for example.) Because politically correct labels are often applied to groups that... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz

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How Partisan Politics Play Out in American Boardrooms

real. “We hope our paper is an important first step in raising awareness that diversity of political perspectives in the boardroom is important,” she says. Second, companies looking to reduce ideological homogeneity might consider... View Details

Keywords: by Pamela Reynolds

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Finance Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research

Finance Overview Faculty Curriculum Seminars & Conferences Awards & Honors Doctoral Students 2024 Elisabeth Kempf : Winner of the 2024 Second Place Jensen Prize presented by Journal of Financial Economics in the Areas of Corporate Finance and Organizations for... View Details

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