Policy Making - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Mar 2017
News

The Realities of the Refugee Crisis

so to speak, they’re going to be even more dependent on services. GT: My conclusion about Europe—and especially the actions of Sweden and Germany—is that officials are looking for any argument they can make to sell the View Details

Keywords: April White

17 Oct 2013
Research & Ideas

Reserve Bank Governor Discusses India’s Financial Opportunities

The challenges of monetary policy are not understood or documented Even amongst economists you have debates about what makes sense. Here, if Ben Bernanke raised interest rates, nobody would argue about what... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

17 Oct 2012
Research & Ideas

America Needs a Manufacturing Renaissance

moved its chief technical officer from the United States to China. Because most of its large customers are now in China, Taiwan, and South Korea, it makes sense for the company to do its research close to the factories that use its... View Details

Keywords: by Gary P. Pisano & Willy C. Shih; Manufacturing

06 Jul 2010
Research & Ideas

Renewable Energy: Winds at Our Back?

by encouraging their markets to adopt solar and wind power. Of the top 10 wind-turbine manufacturers in the world, for example, only one—GE—is American. Q: What regulation and policy activity is under way to View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert; Energy; Utilities

04 Sep 2019
News

A Measured Approach

(MBA/MPA-ID 2011), one of IDinsight’s four founders. When they met as graduate students at Harvard, the foursome was drawn together by their passion for making a difference in the world through international development. They were also... View Details

Keywords: Lisa Scanlon Mogolov

11 Apr 2017
First Look

First Look at New Research, April 11

Advances in Strategic Management Innovation Policies By: Nanda, Ramana, and Matthew Rhodes-Kropf Abstract—Past work has shown that failure tolerance by principals has the potential to stimulate innovation but has not examined how this... View Details

22 Jan 2007
Research & Ideas

The Immigrant Technologist: Studying Technology Transfer with China

circles. Q: What makes technology transfer happen? Is it entrepreneurial opportunity in the home country, a loyalty to the home country, or government policies that encourage or require people to come home?... View Details

Keywords: Re: William R. Kerr; Technology; Computer

13 Feb 2024
Blog Post

Harvard Students Reflect on COP28

enough to make an intervention comment at a UN policy action session on EV charging, a subject I’m passionate about. For students attending COP in the future, I would encourage you to clearly define what you... View Details

01 Sep 2011
News

Water for Life

attractiveness of a well-structured public-private partnership framework for water distribution in Metro Manila, encouraged us to make this investment. In the process, we were able to change a public utility delivery system that was stuck... View Details

Keywords: Waste Management and Remediation Services; Corporate Services; Water, Sewage and Supply Systems; Utilities

Profile

Sorina Casian-Botez

Why was earning your MBA here important to you? HBS has an aura of academic and professional excellence in business. I wanted to be part of this culture, knowing that only in such a challenging environment could I develop the skills and experiences necessary to View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Nonprofit / Government; Consulting

01 Jun 1996
News

GMAT Added to Admissions Criteria

Professor Steven C. Wheelwright, chair of the MBA Program, provides some background on the School's decision. It's been eleven years since HBS dropped the GMAT requirement. What developments have led to this policy change? There are a... View Details

21 Apr 2003
Research & Ideas

Will American Brands Be a Casualty of War?

outside the United States. The cost to the American economy could be far greater than the cost of war.—John Quelch But now a deepening opposition to American foreign policy is threatening the long-term strength of these brands. And the... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

06 Aug 2020
News

Defining Flex Work

employees’ needs fit into a combination of six categories Werk devised after reviewing existing company policies, including “remote,” an employee who is never in the office; “desk-plus,” an employee who has the option to work from the office or another location;... View Details

09 Sep 2008
First Look

First Look: September 9, 2008

Working PapersHow Firms Respond to Being Rated Authors:Aaron K. Chatterji, Michael W. Toffel Abstract While many independent rating systems are designed primarily to help buyers overcome information asymmetries when making purchasing... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

Fall, 2024
Article

Sixty Years of the Voting Rights Act: Progress and Pitfalls

By: Andrea Bernini, Giovanni Facchini, Marco Tabellini and Cecilia Testa

We review the literature on the effects of the 1965 Voting Rights Act (VRA), which removed formal restrictions to Black political participation. After a brief description of racial discrimination suffered by Black Americans since Reconstruction, we introduce the goals... View Details

Keywords: Prejudice and Bias; Equality and Inequality; Race; Political Elections; Voting; Policy; Outcome or Result; Government Legislation

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01 Jun 2018
News

The Evolution of Modern Pricing Models

behavior of the customers is so vastly different that having the same policy often doesn’t make sense. It’s very much like you’re selling a certain type of product in Japan and China: different markets with... View Details

01 Dec 2009
News

Faculty Research Online

http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/6156.html. The Height Tax, and Other New Ways to Think about Taxation The notion of levying higher taxes on tall people — an idea offered largely tongue in cheek — presents an ideal way to highlight the shortcomings of current tax View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

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2.1.4 Academic Retaliation | MBA

2.1.4 Academic Retaliation Policy Using an academic assessment or other academic action as a means to retaliate against a student for engaging in conduct protected by the HGSU-UAW bargaining agreement is unacceptable and prohibited.... View Details

22 Dec 2016
Op-Ed

The Small Business Administration is a Model for How to Drive Economic Growth

public-private partnership model that increases US economic growth and helps create access and opportunity for all Americans. Related reading: Where Could More Regulation Help Small Businesses? Online Lending. The State of Small Business Lending: Innovation and... View Details

Keywords: by Karen Mills

01 Jun 2003
News

Up Against The Firewall

Is your company doing enough to protect itself from cyber attacks? According to several HBS faculty and alumni experts, senior executives need to pay more attention to this potential threat. It makes good business sense — and fulfills a... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Robert Austin; Corporate Services; Computer Systems Design and Related Services; Professional Services

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