Middle Class - Publications - Faculty & Research

12 Jan 2018
Cold Call Podcast

Leadership Lessons from a Young Martin Luther King, Jr.

He grew up in a middle class environment, so he had a reasonably good environment. His mother taught him self-respect, his father was a strict disciplinarian who would engage in whippings in those days. But,... View Details

14 May 2008
Research & Ideas

Getting Down to the Business of Creativity

explores the emergence of "air taxis," a novel service based on a new class of light, economical jet aircraft that have come on the market recently. "The economics are such that entrepreneurs believe you can have an... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Retail; Apparel & Accessories; Fashion; Entertainment & Recreation

12 Jan 2010
First Look

First Look: Jan. 12

Joshua Weiss Abstract In the face of daunting barriers, the Abraham Path Initiative envisions uncovering and revitalizing a route of cultural tourism that follows the path of Abraham and his family some 4,000 years ago across the Middle... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

21 Jul 2010
Research & Ideas

HBS Faculty Debate Financial Reform Legislation

institutions that did not contribute to the recent crisis? Whatever the impact, regulators also have to be careful not to be "fighting the last war." Today, we face a new battle. The household and government sectors are overleveraged. The View Details

Keywords: by Staff

02 Oct 2018
First Look

New Research and Ideas, October 2, 2018

brazen theft from the American middle class and from every person who aspires to reach it The GOP tax scam is not a vote for an investment in growth or jobs. It is a vote to install a permanent plutocracy in... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

08 Nov 2016
First Look

November 8, 2016

work in linked fields. Our analysis uses 1.8 million U.S. patents and their citation properties to map the innovation network and its strength. Past innovation network structures are calculated using citation patterns across technology View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

06 Feb 2007
First Look

First Look: February 6, 2007

larger class of financial and managerial consultants who sought to refine business decision-making through the introduction of statistical data and scientific analysis. The failure of most forecasting agencies to predict the stock market... View Details