public policy - Publications - Faculty & Research

Mar 2012
Article

Fixing What's Wrong with U.S. Politics

history shows it's not new. Moreover, sharp ideological battles have often proved highly productive in policy terms, delivering the best ideas from both sides. In the 1840s, for instance, state politicians who were deeply skeptical of... View Details

06 Sep 2022
Research & Ideas

Curbing an Unlikely Culprit of Rising Drug Prices: Pharmaceutical Donations

consider prices, particularly because so much of the tab is being picked up by insurers, including public insurers,” says Dafny, who is currently an expert for the US Department of Justice in legal challenges related to drugmakers’... View Details

Keywords: by Ben Rand; Insurance; Health; Pharmaceutical

16 Nov 2017
News

The Business of Social Justice

policy changes—may be more important today than ever as the Trump Administration threatens cuts to public education and possibly eliminate the Department of Education. “There are going to be some challenging... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Myers

01 Apr 1999
News

WSA Conference Focuses on Reaching Goals

attend sessions on topics such as "Launching Your Career," a discussion between HBS professor Rosabeth Moss Kanter and McKinsey's Thomas-Graham. Afternoon sessions delved into industry-specific interests, from finance to public View Details

Keywords: Eileen K. McCluskey

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Doing Business with China 2035: Navigating Uncertainty - Course Catalog

while still responding to ever-changing policy directions in Beijing, Washington, and Europe. Our course will examine case studies of firms that have faced these challenges and will equip students with strategies for managing geopolitical... View Details

05 Jan 2017
Blog Post

Crossing the River: The HBS/HKS Joint Degree Program

As a policy advocate focused on youth issues, I once had the opportunity to work alongside national nonprofit leaders, Congressional staff, and White House officials. As much as we extolled the importance of evidence-based approaches, I... View Details

18 Aug 2017
Op-Ed

Op-Ed: Courageous Leader Triggers a Moral Revolt of CEOs Against Trump

Strategy and Policy Forum, recognized the deep unrest among his members after multiple conversations with them, and decided to call a telephone meeting of the forum members for late Wednesday morning. In addition to those who indicated... View Details

Keywords: by Bill George

28 May 2019
News

Broken Link

of schools and libraries didn’t have a broadband connection that met their needs. Although nearly all public K–12 schools in the United States were connected to the internet by 2006, most had slow dial-up or DSL connections that students... View Details

Keywords: Nicole Torres; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information

24 Sep 2019
Research & Ideas

Do National Security Secrets Hold Back National Innovation?

Instead of seeking patents, many inventors and firms choose to keep the details of their innovations secret, out of the public view. But what are the implications of keeping important new ideas locked away in vaults as trade secrets? Does... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz

01 Sep 2012
News

Rebel with a Cause

environmental activist and ran for lieutenant governor of Massachusetts (he lost). HBS attracted Massie after he realized that business could be a powerful agent for shaping public policy and creating social... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne; social activism; Health, Social Assistance; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information; Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations; Personal Services

20 Sep 2012
Research & Ideas

US Competitiveness at Risk

farsighted—and I think you can argue that in both public policy and on the business side, we have moved toward fragmentation and near-term thinking. MP: It's particularly hard to pursue the agenda in the... View Details

Keywords: Re: Michael E. Porter & Jan W. Rivkin

15 May 2019
Research Event

The Unconventional Capitalism That Shapes Business History

early modern pirates in Asia can tell you as much about mercantile capitalism of the era as the activity of ostensibly regular merchants. He applied the same logic to hackers and data capitalists of today. In 1970s California, capitalist enterprises became entangled... View Details

Keywords: by Geoffrey G. Jones; Education

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1.17 Field Based Learning / Independent Projects | MBA

1.17 Field Based Learning / Independent Projects 1.0 Academic Information & Policies HBS students may have the opportunity to experience faculty-supervised, field-based learning during their MBA Program. The following View Details

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Funa Maduka

want to be loaded down with new policy ideas, but wanted to learn how to implement them, how to incent others to follow." "The section experience is management in a microcosm," says Funa. "You're in a classroom with... View Details

01 Feb 2000
News

William Jones: Builder with a Mission

policy and urban redevelopment issues. When his boss moved on to another post, Jones filled the vacancy on the council and was subsequently elected to a four-year term. As a councilor, Jones enjoyed "getting streets paved, libraries... View Details

Keywords: Thomas Frick

09 Sep 2008
First Look

First Look: September 9, 2008

Schoar, Jialan Wang Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/09-024.pdf The Contingent Nature of Public Policy and Growth Strategies in the Early Twentieth-Century U.S. Banking Industry... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

17 Oct 2013
Research & Ideas

Reserve Bank Governor Discusses India’s Financial Opportunities

acknowledged both. While stabilizing the economy is a satisfying challenge, "the kind of public attention you get can be negative," he said. "I don't like my kids reading some of the stuff that's written about me But View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

26 Mar 2007
Research & Ideas

Learning from Failed Political Leadership

self-defeating. Q: Your book deals extensively with the complexities of public policy. For business readers, what impact do current conditions of policy have on the future of their companies? What should... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

19 May 2015
First Look

First Look: May 19

Publications May 2015 Cambridge University Press Land Bargains and Chinese Capitalism: The Politics of Property Rights under Reform By: Rithmire, Meg Abstract—Land reforms have been critical to the development of Chinese capitalism over... View Details