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- 02 Jan 2001
- Research & Ideas
Can Japan Compete? [Part One]
gave government officials enormous power and prestige. In fact, bureaucrats in MITI [the Ministry of International Trade and Industry] were much more powerful than the elected political leaders—who had little real influence on policy.... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace & Hilah Geer
- 15 Aug 2019
- Blog Post
The Social Enterprise Initiative at HBS
Start-up life has its ups and downs even on a good day. But, if you are thinking about interdisciplinary learning, it’s hard to beat the Harvard ecosystem. The extra year I took for the MPP at the Harvard Kennedy School was just enough to take other View Details
- 19 Feb 2021
- News
A Playbook for Progress
critical moment in history. The first woman and the first woman of color has been elected vice president of the United States, Kamala Harris. And over the past year, there has been significant unrest around equality and rights, whether... View Details
- 30 Jul 2024
- News
Reddit’s Rise
Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Dan Morrell: Hi, this is Dan Morrell, host of Skydeck. When Jen Wong (MBA 2004) joined Reddit as COO in 2018, the user-generated content site wasn’t exactly a burning building...but it might have been... View Details
- 01 Jun 2009
- News
Dispatches from the Global Classroom
perfect introduction for B-Bop (Business at the Base of the Pyramid), a spring semester elective taught by Chu and HBS professor Kash Rangan. “The IXP really gave me the inside view of creating businesses and social value in Mexico,” says... View Details
- 01 Feb 2011
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 1
event: gaining endorsement of the startup's technology standard, openly developing the startup's technology within the community (but not necessarily gaining endorsement), simply attending physical meetings of the community, and having startup members View Details
- 08 Sep 2016
- News
How We Make It Work
(MBA 2002), private investor, senior executive “First, my wife and I felt our top priority was to decide where we wanted to live and then look for a job, as opposed to letting my work drag us around the country. Second, I have elected to... View Details
- 19 Mar 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, March 19, 2019
nation’s high school dropout rate. City Year also worked with partners to help schools transform themselves to better meet the needs of low-income students as well as with policy makers and elected officials to promote the value of... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 01 Dec 2011
- News
Making the Case for Leadership
unusual corporate culture “started with extreme cynicism,” recalls CEO Dr. Ganesh Natarajan (AMP 169, 2005), who recently joined Garvin as he taught the case in the elective General Management: Processes and Action. “But by the end of the... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons;Julia Hanna;Roger Thompson; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment; National Security and International Affairs; Government; Health, Social Assistance; Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services; Information; Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Food Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services
- 28 Aug 2017
- Research & Ideas
Should Industry Competitors Cooperate More to Solve World Problems?
Source: Cecilie_Arcurs George Serafeim has a startling suggestion to fix the world’s biggest environmental, social, and governance (ESG) problems such as water pollution, deforestation, and wealth inequality: encourage companies within industries to do less competing... View Details
- 10 Oct 2007
- First Look
First Look: First Look: October 10
Working PapersTesting Limits to Policy Reversal: Evidence from Indian Privatizations Authors:Siddhartha G. Dastidar, Raymond Fisman, and Tarun Khanna Abstract We examine the effect of regime change on privatization using the 2004 View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Dec 2011
- News
Reimagining the MBA
Elective Curriculum (Second Year) Authentic Leadership Development Leading Professional Service Firms Leading Teams Leading and Governing High Performing Nonprofit Organizations Managing Human Capital Power and Influence The Moral Leader... View Details
- 13 Nov 2007
- Research & Ideas
Six Steps for Reinvigorating America
It's no coincidence that the new book America the Principled is coming out just as the U.S. presidential election gets into full swing, says its author, Harvard Business School professor Rosabeth Moss Kanter. She wants us all to rethink... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 19 Nov 2007
- Lessons from the Classroom
Teaching The Moral Leader
was asked to develop and teach my own version of The Moral Leader. Q: Tell us about your version of the course. A: In my design, The Moral Leader is a 13-session seminar, an elective course taken by MBAs in their second year. The purpose... View Details
- 17 Oct 2006
- First Look
First Look: October 17, 2006
U.N. aid by 8 percent when it rotates onto the council. This effect increases during years in which key diplomatic events take place (when members' votes should be especially valuable) and the timing of the effect closely tracks a country's View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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Elective Curriculum: Course Descriptions Last Updated: 03 Jul 2025 By Unit View by Unit | View by Course Title | View by Faculty | Print View Accounting & Management Course Title Faculty Name Term Quarter Credits The Anatomy of Fraud... View Details
- 01 Mar 2011
- First Look
First Look: March 1
asymmetric equilibrium where only one retailer elects to operate an online arm but earns lower profits than its bricks-only rival. We also characterize equilibria where firms open an online channel, even though consumers only use it for... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 21 Nov 2006
- First Look
First Look: November 21, 2006
operating system for dealing with elective (largely surgical) patients. By opening an emergency room, however, the institution is now called upon to care for complex and highly variable medical patients. Asks if the previous operating... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Dec 1998
- News
Africa's Way
leaders have worked to create a democratic society and revamp the economy, improve education, and create jobs. As the country's first democratically elected president, Nelson Mandela has inspired the nation and emerged as an international... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young and Garry Emmons
- 01 Dec 2003
- News
Can Manufacturing Keep Its Edge?
for anyone who has watched their business — or job — go overseas. As the 2004 presidential election nears, many wonder if, when, and how the issue will be addressed. U.S. Treasury Secretary John Snow has visited China in an effort to... View Details