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manuscript collections in Baker Library, including more than 150 ledgers and other manuscript volumes belonging to the Medici family dating from late 14th and early 18th century. The reception was held in Baker Library Lobby from... View Details
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Published CSV Cases - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
its retail stores. In 2015, the U.S. health care system continued to evolve. Health systems were expanding and consolidating, new health care delivery models were emerging, reimbursement was changing, while some physician lobbying groups... View Details
- 20 Dec 2010
- Research & Ideas
Panama Canal: Troubled History, Astounding Turnaround
the Canal Zone to Panama, with far-reaching implications for Panamanian economic development and U.S. relations with Latin America. Goethals mobilized a strong lobbying effort to kill the proposal to give the Canal Zone a civil... View Details
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Baker Library / Bloomberg Center | About
Times, a foundation that scours the world for lost Russian artifacts and helps return them. Stacks and Grille This grille was a prominent architectural feature in the Baker Library lobby before a full renovation in 2003. Designed by the... View Details
- 03 Oct 2007
- Research & Ideas
Dealing with the ‘Irrational’ Negotiator
consortium of nonprofit organizations whose mission it was to lobby for an increase in food aid to disadvantaged countries! What explains such seemingly irrational and self-defeating behavior? Why would this group oppose legislation that... View Details
Keywords: by Deepak Malhotra & Max H. Bazerman
- 11 May 2009
- Research & Ideas
The IT Leader’s Hero Quest
computer in the place until we know what's happening. Can we turn off power to the entire company? I will now call Carl back and let him know that you and I have spoken." Barton was shaken. "Thanks, Graham," was all he could manage. An elevator arrived... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 15 Oct 2001
- Research & Ideas
What You Don’t Know About Making Decisions
attributed his success to "diversity in counsel, unity in command." Two Approaches to Decision Making Advocacy Inquiry Concept of decision making a contest collaborative problem solving Purpose of discussion persuasion and View Details
Keywords: by David A. Garvin & Michael A. Roberto
- 14 Mar 2022
- Research & Ideas
Lessons from COVID-19: The Business Skills Doctors Need
organizations or lobby for changes to external regulation and public policy,” Huckman says. Changing how medicine is taught Of course, even if medical schools recognize the need to develop these management and leadership skills, they may... View Details
- 28 May 2019
- Research & Ideas
Investor Lawsuits Against Auditors Are Falling, and That's Bad News for Capital Markets
espouse their point of view. Lobbying for that through a coalition such as the Council for Institutional Investors (CII) can help. We are a nation of laws. And we can have individual freedoms because we enforce our laws. If we reduce the... View Details
- 08 Sep 2008
- HBS Case
The Value of Environmental Activists
There are many methods, most financial, to measure the success of companies in meeting goals. But the question becomes a lot harder at Harvard Business School when MBAs are challenged to measure the efforts of environmental organizations like Greenpeace and the World... View Details
- 29 Jul 2013
- Research & Ideas
A Manager’s Moral Obligation to Preserve Capitalism
"Part of this norm-shifting was done by carefully laying out the evidence and then building a strong logical case for what is consistent with the ethical imperatives that legitimize capitalism. CEOs are usually not immoral people. When they View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 04 Feb 2013
- Research & Ideas
Are the Big Four Audit Firms Too Big to Fail?
colleagues measured how the big firms lobbied on proposed accounting regulations. His paper, coauthored with HBS doctoral student Abigail M. Allen and Boston College accounting professor Sugata Roychowdhury, is titled The Auditing... View Details
- 06 May 2021
- HBS Case
How Four Women Made Miami More Equitable for Startups
their work, Kanter says. For instance, Lipsey lobbied to get a young educator appointed to the Florida State Board of Education and ended up stepping into the role herself, while she was already busy growing Radical Partners. Tokenism is... View Details
Keywords: by Carolyn DiPaolo
- 01 Mar 2014
- News
Generation Next
practices. "There is a boardroom conversation," she says, when asked about her internal lobbying efforts. "But, you know, I've learned that everything doesn't happen in the boardroom." View Details
- 25 Aug 2022
- News
Up on the Corner
association lobbied to get it approved. Local backing also helped Dlodlo secure $300,000 in pre-development financing for Madikizela from the state of Maryland. Her professional network helped too, with industry ties to the Reinvestment... View Details
- 06 Aug 2019
- Cold Call Podcast
Super Bowl Ads Sell Products, but Do They Sell Brands?
sick to work the day after the Super Bowl, and there are some HR executives that are lobbying to actually have the day after the Super Bowl be a holiday. Kenny: Yes, I'm in favor of that. Kenny: How many minutes of advertising in a... View Details
- 05 Jun 2013
- Op-Ed
Corporate Leaders Need to Step Up on Climate Change
Green initiatives are ubiquitous these days, implemented with zeal at companies like Dupont, IBM, Walmart, and Walt Disney. The programs being rolled out—lighting retrofits, zero-waste factories, and carpool incentives—save money and provide a green glow. Most large... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Toffel & Auden Schendler
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Events | Baker Library
floor lobby of Baker Library. Tour size is limited, so please register. Register for Baker's June Tour Baker Library Tour (August 6) Join us for a 20-minute general tour to learn about our spaces, resources, and history. All are welcome... View Details
- 01 Jun 2015
- News
Research Brief: If State Pensions Clean Up Their Books, Who Pays?
funding levels but that they’ll cut benefits,” Allen says. And that makes both politicians and union bosses unpopular. It’s understandable that state governments, like corporations, lobby for their own interests—which may mean supporting... View Details
Keywords: Erin Peterson
- 01 Dec 2011
- News
A Light Moment
On the occasion of the unveiling of his portrait in the main lobby of Baker | Bloomberg in October, former HBS Dean Jay Light spoke to a gathering of well-wishers that included Dean Nohria and former Dean John McArthur. In recalling his... View Details