Public Innovation - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Sep 2009
News

Executive Pay: Onward & Upward

1984 To discourage “golden parachutes,” a controversial pay innovation at the time, Congress imposes a special tax on such payments valued at more than three times an executive’s average pay. Rather than curb golden parachutes, the tax... View Details

Keywords: Corporate Services; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

01 Dec 2008
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Energy Sources: Daniel Yergin and the EP Team

publication was like a hurricane,” he continues. “No one thought a book with 72 pages of footnotes could become a bestseller and create such a stir. The Energy Project and the book changed my life. Were it not for Energy Future, I would... View Details

Keywords: Oil and Gas Extraction; Mining

31 Mar 2017
News

Turning Teachers into Leaders

achievement gap, to improve outcomes for students, particularly those of low-income neighborhoods and families, so they have a better chance of life and career success. We work towards that mission by helping state agencies of education, View Details

30 Oct 2007
First Look

First Look: October 30, 2007

PublicationsManaging School Districts for High Performance: Cases in Public Education Leadership Authors:Stacey Childress, Richard F. Elmore, Allen Grossman, and Susan Moore Johnson, editors Publication:Cambridge: Harvard Education Press,... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

05 Nov 2013
News

Start-Ups Get a Start in New Orleans

sectors." Wilkins adds that this is perhaps an upside to the tragedies New Orleans has endured: "The beauty of Katrina—if there is a silver lining to Katrina—is it washed a lot of problems away. It forced the city to start over and do things right. "We've moved way... View Details

Keywords: New Orleans; Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services; Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services

01 Jun 2007
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Faculty Research Online

HBS Working Knowledge is an online forum for innovation in business practice, offering a first look at new thinking from HBS faculty. Read the complete articles summarized below by visiting their Web links. What’s to Be Done about... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

01 Oct 2021
News

Helping Leaders Chart an Ethical Path

robust public and private sector institutions? “That didn’t convince me 100 percent,” Tercek says, “but it did make me think more carefully about the trade-offs and my limited perspective.” The case reveals that Abi Chaker is forging his... View Details

16 Jun 2003
Research & Ideas

Surveying the VC Landscape

and the Impact on Innovation, you explore the implications of the recent collapse in venture activity on innovation. Given recent cuts in corporate support for R&D, do you feel this is cause for concern to the innovation process? Or... View Details

Keywords: by Ann Cullen; Financial Services

26 May 2022
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Bidding Up

Committee: Different auctions have different objectives. Some sellers may want to maximize revenue. Other sellers use auctions as a tool to achieve other objectives. For example, to increase bank liquidity, to reduce emission, or to maximize some kind of View Details

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Lessons from Jazz in the Live Online Classroom

public policy at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, Calif., Barrett was invited to speak to program participants by faculty chair Ethan Bernstein. While a session on jazz improvisation may seem out of the ordinary for an Executive... View Details

15 Dec 2024
News

After Ozempic

Back before Ozempic, when Kate Mulroney (MBA 1984) spoke at technical conferences about her work at Novo Nordisk, people often assumed she was talking about Novartis. “I’d have to explain that’s a Swiss company; we’re Danish,” says Mulroney, now head of advanced... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; Illustrations by Pete Ryan; Ambulatory Health Care Services; Health, Social Assistance

20 Mar 2012
First Look

First Look: March 20

Publication:Journal of Public Economics (forthcoming) Abstract Argentina privatized most public utilities during the 1990s but re-nationalized the main water company in 2006. We study beliefs about the... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Mar 2012
News

Making Finance Personal

continue as Intuit went public (in 1993), grew enormously (today, it has nearly 8,000 employees, and annual revenues are around $3.9 billion), and routinely won accolades as one of America’s most innovative... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management; Computer Systems Design and Related Services; Professional Services

11 Jun 2019
Book

These Aren't Beach Books, but Managers Should Read Them Anyway

Discover what type of rebel you really are. Food CitizenshipThe public is losing trust in many institutions involved in putting food on our table, says Ray A. Goldberg. Being the Boss: The Three Imperatives for Becoming a Great Leader... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

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Leading Race Work in Business Schools - Race, Gender & Equity

schools could lead the work of racial equity and inclusion through engagement with various learning modes. Best practices were captured for learning about and from racial differences, and innovative ideas generated about how to promote... View Details

01 Oct 2001
News

Porter Directs New Institute at HBS

the institute will work closely with other academic institutions and nonprofit organizations. Some of the ISC's major projects include Baltic Rim Competitiveness, the Innovation Index, the Global Competitiveness Report, Environmental... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

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Buy Now, Pay Later: Credit and Charity

credit were not profit-making enterprises but charities. In fifteenth-century Italy, outraged by the high rates charged by moneylenders, the papal governor of Perugia established the first monte pietatis, a public pawnshop that charged... View Details

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The Global Health Delivery Project - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

Delivery Project The Institute for Cancer Care Innovation MOC Network ICIC U.S. Cluster Mapping Project U.S. Competitiveness Project FSG Shared Value Initiative Social Progress Imperative AllWorld Network The Global Health Delive...... View Details

31 Jul 2007
First Look

First Look: July 31, 2007

driving force of capitalism. Described by John Kenneth Galbraith as "the most sophisticated conservative" of the twentieth century, Schumpeter made his mark as the prophet of incessant change. His vision was stark: Nearly all businesses fail, victims of View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

April 2012
Case

Danish National Advanced Technology Foundation

By: Willy Shih and Margaret Pierson

Danish National Advanced Technology Foundation (DNATF), a government agency, invests in public-private partnerships to stimulate commercialization of Danish scientific research within the country's industry. DNATF established a process for evaluating proposals, making... View Details

Keywords: Leadership; Commercialization; Management Practices and Processes; Experience and Expertise; Innovation and Invention; Public Ownership; Business and Government Relations; Technology Industry; Denmark

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