Green New Deal - Publications - Faculty & Research

25 Mar 2013
Research & Ideas

How Chapter 11 Saved the US Economy

changes that have revolutionized their use in practice. He contends that both serve the US economy by helping troubled companies stay viable by giving them time to find new financing, renegotiate unfavorable leases and supply contracts,... View Details

Keywords: by Kim Girard; Financial Services

01 Oct 2001
Research & Ideas

Five Questions for Stuart Gilson

addressed at the same time to keep the deal on track. In the end, management devised a whole new way of reporting the company's earnings, to address a deficiency in GAAP reporting rules as they pertain to... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

30 May 2007
Research & Ideas

Health Care Under a Research Microscope

learning a new surgical technique. Recent books by faculty have also challenged how we understand the health care system. Within the last three years Herzlinger authored Consumer-Driven Health Care and the View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Health; Biotechnology

12 Aug 2002
Op-Ed

Using Big Business to Fight Poverty

standards. Today, however, a new determination has emerged to deal with what one UN panel has called the "pre-eminent moral and humanitarian challenge of our age." This View Details

Keywords: by George C. Lodge

01 May 2020
In Practice

COVID-19’s Hard Lessons Might Prepare Business for Climate Change

stressed. In the long run, I hope that companies will emerge from the crisis with a renewed appreciation for the importance of paying attention to the potential for catastrophic risks such as climate change, and for the importance of building government capacity... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost

27 Apr 2015
Lessons from the Classroom

Leadership Lessons From Outer Space

that the ISS has been hit by tiny bits of exploded satellites, resulting in dents the size of bb-gun pellets. "The good news is that if it's large, we can maneuver around it, and if it's small, it doesn't really matter. It's the... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Aerospace

05 Oct 2015
Research & Ideas

What Companies Should Not Do in the Next Banking Crisis

When banks failed across the globe in 2008, the resulting financial crisis sent businesses into a tailspin. As lenders cut back dramatically, companies trying to recover had to scramble for financing required to generate new business and... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Banking

03 Jun 2002
What Do You Think?

Are We Entering an Era of European Management Leadership?

meetings with heads of major European companies in which questions about American leadership have been raised. What's new, at least in my experience, is that the questions aren't confined to political leadership; those are perennial favorites among our European... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

03 Oct 2013
Research & Ideas

Lehman Brothers Plus Five: Have We Learned from Our Mistakes?

risk-taking activities. However, since market forces were shown to be an unreliable mechanism for ensuring the soundness of the financial system over the long term, there is real pressure for making fundamental changes in the way we deal... View Details

Keywords: Re: Multiple Faculty; Banking; Financial Services; Construction; Real Estate

27 May 2008
Sharpening Your Skills

Sharpening Your Skills: Thinking About Global

stock of differences as well. Key concepts include: Some indicators of globalization aren't increasing as many experts have claimed. Toyota and Wal-Mart are examples of companies that understand how to deal with distance in a strategic... View Details

15 Oct 2001
Research & Ideas

Rethinking E-Leadership

it helps people deal with the great challenges offered by technological innovations and the emergence of the new economy," Mills proclaims. Although those challenges are still out there, today they... View Details

Keywords: by Melissa Raffoni

09 Aug 2010
Research & Ideas

How to Speed Up Energy Innovation

animals, as well as fertilizers and new techniques. There's a huge amount of human capital and knowledge invested in farming. Q: What sets energy apart from these other industries? A: The first and most obvious is that it's difficult to... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Energy; Utilities

25 Apr 2018
Research & Ideas

We May Have Taken Too Much Credit for Easing Workplace Segregation

Hroe Large American companies are less racially integrated today than a generation ago—in fact, businesses have returned to the bleaker segregation levels of the 1970s, new research shows. This racial division among companies was a... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

16 Nov 2020
Research & Ideas

Transitions of Power Are Difficult. What Joe Biden and Other Incoming Leaders Need to Know.

The strained presidential transition facing President-elect Joe Biden probably rings true for many CEOs and other business leaders stepping into new positions of power. We asked Rosabeth Moss Kanter, an expert on leadership and change, to... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

07 Jun 2016
Op-Ed

Can Brand Trump Win a Presidency?

years. Unlike a commercial brand, the political brand doesn't need a close ongoing relationship with consumers, and it doesn't need to coexist with competitors after the election. The political brand just needs to close the deal once--on... View Details

Keywords: by John A. Quelch; Advertising; Media & Broadcasting

13 Jan 2014
Research & Ideas

How Government Can Restore the Faith of Citizens

Henry David Thoreau once said, "That government is best that governs least." Easy for him to say. Stuck out by himself at Walden Pond, he never had to deal with potholes on his morning commute or broken streetlights at night. It... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

20 Sep 2006
Research & Ideas

The Power of Ordinary Practices

Teresa M. Amabile's research centers on how the work environment can influence the motivation, creativity, and performance of individuals and teams. A recent study focused on the influence of team leaders on these factors. Professor Amabile and View Details

Keywords: Re: Teresa M. Amabile

04 Oct 2004
Research & Ideas

Start to Measure Your E-commerce Success

"The study of e-commerce has unfolded in much the same way that e-commerce thrust itself on the business world—with a great deal of overstatement," says Marc J. Epstein, Visiting Professor and Wyss Visiting Scholar in Social... View Details

Keywords: by Marc J. Epstein

15 Jan 2007
Research & Ideas

The Business of Free Software

proprietary software portfolios to invest in open source software (OSS) projects that can sometimes seem unrelated to their core business. "This new reality upends the classic rules of strategy," Iansiti says, "and it's... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Computer

23 Apr 2001
Research & Ideas

The Gulf: It’s a Family Affair

such as, "How do we deal with family relying too much financially on the business, because family dependence can drain the very life out of the business if we give in to it too much?" "How do we develop the next generation... View Details

Keywords: by Wendy Guild & Andrea Schulman

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