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- 07 Aug 2019
- Research & Ideas
Big Infrastructure May Not Always Produce Big Benefits
This is partly because the relationship between infrastructure spending and economic growth, if focused only on the United States, has been hard to update. The US Eisenhower Interstate Highway System, after all, was signed into law... View Details
- 14 Feb 2022
- Research & Ideas
Curiosity, Not Coding: 6 Skills Leaders Need in the Digital Age
This is the third and final article of the "Leading in the Digital Era" series. Read parts one and two. Leaders who set out to reshape their companies to compete in a fast-evolving digital world often come to a daunting realization: To... View Details
- 29 May 2001
- Research & Ideas
Genomics: Can We Start Making Money Now?
Now that scientists have mapped the human gene, can drug makers map a road to unlimited riches? For John Lechleiter, Executive Vice President of Eli Lilly and Company's Pharmaceutical Products and Corporate Development, there remain more... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Jun 2023
- HBS Case
A Nike Executive Hid His Criminal Past to Turn His Life Around. What If He Didn't Have To?
Miller vowed to hide his criminal past from the business world—a secret he managed to keep for more than 40 years. That was back in 1982, when arrest and prison records were recorded on paper, stored in filing cabinets, and were much... View Details
- 01 May 2013
- What Do You Think?
Why Isn’t ‘Servant Leadership’ More Prevalent?
Servant leadership is experienced so rarely because of trends in the leadership environment, the scarcity of human qualities required, demands that the practice places on the practitioner, and the very nature of the practice itself. As... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 27 Sep 2018
- Research & Ideas
Religion in the Workplace: What Managers Need to Know
considered one of the last taboos,” says Senior Lecturer Derek van Bever. “Our students have been asking for it because they see very clearly that they will be in positions of global leadership where they will have to deal with it.” To... View Details
- 11 Apr 2023
- Research & Ideas
Is Amazon a Retailer, a Tech Firm, or a Media Company? How AI Can Help Investors Decide
health care, utilities, energy, real estate, and technology by as much as 2.5 percentage points on an annualized basis. The TOPICS method uses sophisticated financial models to spot hidden similarities in risk and return profiles among... View Details
- 15 Aug 2006
- First Look
First Look: August 15, 2006
reserve accumulation may reduce sustainable debt levels. In addition, assuming constant debt levels does not allow addressing one of the puzzles behind using reserves as a means to avoid the negative effects of crisis: why do sovereign... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 18 Jun 2001
- Research & Ideas
When In-House Research Isn’t Enough
For many decades, corporate research and development has been pretty much an "inside job." The road to innovative new products and services began and ended with a company's internal R&D. But according to HBS assistant... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Aisner
- 12 Aug 2002
- Op-Ed
Using Big Business to Fight Poverty
In recent months, world leaders—including President George W. Bush and UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan—have proclaimed their determination to reduce global poverty. Such promises, however, have been made before, and past efforts to follow through View Details
Keywords: by George C. Lodge
- 03 Jan 2007
- First Look
First Look: January 3, 2007
impasse, awakening your imagination, recognizing patterns of meaning in your life, and taking action for change. Drawing on a wealth of stories about individuals who have successfully transitioned out of impasses, Getting Unstuck provides... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 14 Dec 2011
- Research & Ideas
The New Measures for Improving Nonprofit Performance
strategy for how you actually get to those results. For example, the MCC made a $550 million grant to the government of Ghana that was focused on infrastructure such as irrigation and roads that could get... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- 13 Mar 2014
- Research & Ideas
Can We Get To Where We Need To Go?
upgrade the nation's air traffic control system. Kanter acknowledged that the projects needed to address the country's infrastructure issues are not small, but noted that the US has a long history of taking on big national purpose... View Details
- 06 Feb 2006
- Research & Ideas
The Trouble Behind Livedoor
Horie represented all that is wrong with Western-style capitalism, others saw him as the future of the country's media industry, and a man of the people. But last month, Horie was arrested on suspicion of accounting fraud and illegal... View Details
- 02 Sep 2013
- Research & Ideas
The Curse of Double-Digit Growth
many infrastructure challenges as well. It is one of the rainiest lands in the world, making many of its roads impassable half of the year. There's little electricity generated, about enough to power a small... View Details
Keywords: by Kim Girard
- 08 Oct 2020
- Research & Ideas
Keep Your Weary Workers Engaged and Motivated
when necessary. In the words of CEO coach Sabina Nawaz, “Small and frequent performance guidance circumvents major corrections down the road and allows everyone to stay in sync despite distance and daily change.” Bond/Belong View Details
Keywords: by Boris Groysberg and Robin Abrahams
- 20 Nov 2012
- First Look
First Look: November 20
impact of the Golden Quadrilateral (GQ) highway project on the Indian organized manufacturing sector using enterprise data. The GQ project upgraded the quality and width of 5,846 km of roads in India. We use... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 24 Jul 2013
- Op-Ed
Detroit Files for Bankruptcy: HBS Faculty Weigh In
Once the hub of American manufacturing, Detroit is in a long state of economic decline. The rubber finally hit the road last week, when the city filed for bankruptcy protection. The challenges ahead for those that call the Motor City home... View Details
- 12 Oct 1999
- Research & Ideas
What It Takes: Minorities in the Executive Suite
We are on the cusp of a new millennium; yet the face of corporate power in the United States remains overwhelmingly white. People of color hold less than 1 percent of all senior executive posts. But what about leaders such as Kenneth... View Details
Keywords: by Judith A. Ross
- 27 Jan 2020
- Research & Ideas
Hard Work Isn't Enough: How to Find Your Edge
restrooms. Today Buc-ee’s is a road trip destination, with more than 30 sprawling stores offering Texas-themed gifts, Buc-ee’s brand beef jerky, plenty of gas (as many as 120 pumps at one store), mountains... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman