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- 01 Jun 2003
- News
Research Center Opens in Paris
companies and universities around the globe. “The scale of the European economy, the vitality of its business community, and the political and economic changes taking place — all these factors raise issues... View Details
- 01 Jun 2005
- News
Bringing Hope to a Violent Land
was an engineer with John Deere and her mother a busy volunteer and housewife. In high school, in addition to music, dance, and swimming, she explored international issues in debate club and participated in Model UN, an interest she... View Details
- 01 Dec 2001
- News
BOOK: You Can't Enlarge the Pie
expose these fallacious attitudes in order, they write, "to encourage citizens to adopt a new way of thinking about political issues that will inspire them to work for positive social change." "Thinking and... View Details
- 01 Jun 2002
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Profile: The Invisible Hand - Robert Massie and God's Green Earth
“In my senior year,” Massie explains, “I questioned many things, including the existence of God. I issued a challenge, saying, ‘God, if you are out there, I'd like to feel you more in my life.' And God responded with grace and... View Details
- 01 Jun 2004
- News
Massport, Back on Course
and employs 1,149 people. Political fallout from 9/11 has profoundly changed the operations of the Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport), the independent public agency that operates Boston’s Logan International Airport. After hijackers... View Details
- 09 Nov 2017
- News
Paving the Way for Veterans to Serve in Congress
Rye Barcott (MBA/MPA 2009) Rye Barcott (MBA/MPA 2009) “You don’t ask the guy next to you in your fighting hole what his political affiliation is,” Rye Barcott says. He should know. Barcott (MBA/MPA 2009) served five years in the Marine... View Details
Keywords: Ralph Ranalli
- 01 Dec 2015
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for December 2015
finance. Wilson then addresses issues central to the present-day political discussion, such as the fairness of US tax policy, the social safety net, health care, and income inequality. Faculty Books... View Details
- 01 Jun 2006
- News
CEO Compensation Troubles
Ask any thoughtful corporate board member what they are most concerned about these days, and it is not Sarbanes-Oxley. It is CEO pay. Directors worry because shareholders continue to express outrage, and the media attention to the issue... View Details
- 01 Oct 2001
- News
Ethics Fellowship Announced
The Harvard University Center for Ethics and the Professions invites applications for Faculty Fellowships in Ethics for the academic year 2002–2003. The center encourages teaching and research about ethical issues in the professions and... View Details
- 01 Oct 2000
- News
Laura Scher of Working Assets
named five times by Inc. magazine as one of the country's fastest-growing enterprises. "We proved the critics wrong," Scher says with humble satisfaction. "Working Assets is a successful company that's not afraid to take a stand on controversial View Details
Keywords: Marguerite Rigoglioso
- 01 Dec 2003
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Roger Ullman: Going Green with E2
action organization — to shape public policy on issues ranging from overfishing to suburban sprawl. Ullman did extensive research on environmental nonprofits before settling on E2, launched in Silicon Valley in June 2000 by Bob Epstein,... View Details
- 01 Jun 2008
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Immersion Program Digs Deep
part of it,” remarks Moshkovich, a native of Israel. “In less than two weeks I was able to upgrade my understanding of business, cultural, and political issues — not just in China and Vietnam but in other... View Details
- 01 Sep 2011
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Charged Up
each faces a distinct set of business and strategy challenges. In the case “A123 Systems,” HBS professor Richard Vietor presents the issues confronting a manufacturer of the complex, evolving technology of lithium-ion batteries. Based in... View Details
- 01 Dec 2000
- News
Everything Old Is New Again: The History of Technological Frontiers
that this anarchy will remain," said Spar. That is, until the revolution moves to the next phase, when rules are demanded. The demands may stem from social concerns, as is now the case with privacy issues on the Internet, or, more... View Details
- 10 Apr 2008
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The Sum of Our Own Greatness
landscapers, kitchen staff, mail room workers, maintenance crew, and more. The parade paused periodically to play a brief film clip of a staff member commenting about work at HBS. At the end, the applause went beyond the polite but... View Details
- 01 Dec 2017
- News
Yoga Inc.
consultant told him, but Vaccaro politely declined. His current business model, such as it is, works just fine. And the search for additional models continues. DeCoons sees boutique studios dedicated solely to mindfulness and meditation... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Halber
- 01 Sep 2006
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Private Sector and Public Interest Meet at Global Leadership Forum
the unique juncture at which the United States now finds itself, with many speakers urging their audience to get involved in the issues of the day. The event also featured some twenty sessions led by HBS faculty on a variety of subjects... View Details
- 19 Jul 2013
- News
All in Good Time
Andrea Silbert Financial analyst. Grassroots organizer. Social entrepreneur. Candidate for political office. These are just a few of the titles held by Andrea Silbert (MBA 1991 / MPA 1992) over the years. Now president of the Boston-based... View Details
- 09 Jan 2014
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Tapping into Opportunity
irrigation systems and techniques still used today. Unfortunately, water has also been the cause of many bloody wars in the region. In the US, conflict over water hasn't reached that intensity, but bitter legal and political disputes are... View Details
- 01 Dec 2007
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Mead Treadwell
sciences, climate, biology, and human development. While we focus on research goals, our advice is tied to major policy issues as well. For example, the commission advocates ratification of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the... View Details