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- 25 Jan 2010
- Research & Ideas
A Macroeconomic View of the Current Economy
certain strategic assets that are important for building critical military equipment. One can be too cautious about reliance on foreigners. In the early 19th century, the British thought their grain supply was strategic, and they... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 31 Jan 2007
- HBS Case
When Good Teams Go Bad
not-so-pretty picture of a frustrating and baffling decline in performance by the varsity boat at the United States Military Academy. "Teams should always be used judiciously" Polzer, whose teaching and research focus on... View Details
Keywords: by Garry Emmons
- Research Summary
Renovating Democratic Capitalism
This in-process work focuses on how best to address the declining public trust and confidence in democratic capitalism, which many citizens consider to be a cornerstone of our national ideology and identity? While the answer to this question is not entirely clear, I... View Details
- 21 Feb 2005
- Op-Ed
Is Business Management a Profession?
in other spheres that are vital to the interests of society (such as law and government, military affairs, health, and religion, to consider the classic examples), modern societies have responded by creating the institutions that we know... View Details
- 27 Feb 2017
- Research & Ideas
Reputation is Vital to Survival in Turbulent Markets
companies to compete. The reality is much different in developing economies, where the rule of law might be poorly enforced, social anarchy flourishes, or the military runs the government. So, it is quite remarkable when entrepreneurs in... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 10 Jan 2022
- Research & Ideas
How to Get Companies to Make Investments That Benefit Everyone
easily shared more broadly. Limit the power of gatekeepers. Look to Antarctica, not the Amazon. Both ecosystems are of vital importance to the global community. In the case of Antarctica, a 1961 agreement known as the Antarctic Treaty System made the continent... View Details
Keywords: by Lane Lambert
- 05 Nov 2021
- Op-Ed
Is the Business World Finally Ready for the Wisdom of Shibusawa?
After Shibusawa’s death in 1931, the warfighting Japanese military regime was compelled to work closely with the big zaibatsu—large industrial conglomerates—rather than the gappon companies. Many of the companies founded by Shibusawa... View Details
- 19 Aug 2021
- Op-Ed
Don't Ignore Your Employees' Misery—TAKE Control
officers—some of the military’s most senior leaders—sometimes assume that great officers leave the military for the private sector because they want to make more money. In reality, some of those officers move on because their needs have... View Details
Keywords: by Hise O. Gibson and MaShon Wilson
- 15 Oct 2001
- Research & Ideas
What You Don’t Know About Making Decisions
balance—the ability to embrace both the divergence that may characterize early discussions and the unity needed for effective implementation. Cyrus the Great, the founder of the Persian Empire and a renowned military leader, understood... View Details
Keywords: by David A. Garvin & Michael A. Roberto
- 22 Aug 2005
- Research & Ideas
The Hard Work of Failure Analysis
On a larger scale, the U.S. Army is known for conducting After Action Reviews that enable participants to analyze, discuss, and learn from both the successes and failures of a variety of military initiatives. Similarly, hospitals use... View Details
Keywords: by Amy Edmondson & Mark D. Cannon
- 23 Jun 2008
- Research & Ideas
Innovative Ways to Encourage Personal Savings
whether these tools change the way people make decisions about their financial lives. We hope the markets would include young adults (not just teenagers), members of the military and their families, and low- to moderate-income families.... View Details
- 20 Oct 2003
- Research & Ideas
Gaps in the Historical Record: Development of the Electronics Industry
of the four projects developing high-speed analytical devices for military purposes. In 1951 it introduced the UNIVAC, the first giant commercial computer, but IBM immediately followed with its own 700 computer. IBM's continued dominance... View Details
- 13 Oct 2009
- Research & Ideas
7 Lessons for Navigating the Storm
help leaders learn about leading through a crisis. There they will develop much faster than they will in leading through good times, or studying how other leaders behaved in crises. As the military learned long ago, there is simply no... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 08 Nov 2024
- HBS Case
What Wartime Service Taught These Historic Leaders
during military conflicts. As countries such as the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom honor their veterans this month, Harvard Business School Professor Robert Simons reflects on how service during wartime shaped the executive... View Details
- 26 Mar 2007
- Research & Ideas
Learning from Failed Political Leadership
growing rapidly and modernizing its military as fast as it can, and will be a major threat beginning in about another ten years. Even Europe, which is now trying to move unification forward by anti-Americanism (which we cannot stop, no... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 30 Nov 2018
- What Do You Think?
What’s the Best Administrative Approach to Climate Change?
Summing Up: Should a 'Montreal Protocol' for Administering Global Warming Be Pursued? Climate change and how to manage it is a daunting subject. Nevertheless, several readers of this month’s column were willing to venture a model or two for administering a system... View Details
- 08 Jan 2018
- Research & Ideas
The Startling Percentage of Financial Advisors with Misconduct Records
misconduct disclosures may be higher. Near the top for best ethical practices was USAA Financial Advisors, which serves military families and had only a 3 percent rate of misconduct. More distressing than the rates of financial... View Details
- 20 Jan 2017
- Research & Ideas
Here’s How Businessman Trump Is Likely to Approach the Presidency
Donald J. Trump brings business experience to the White House. Source: BasSlabbers Donald John Trump, the 45th president of the United States, will be the first to go straight from the boardroom to the Oval Office without any political experience or View Details
Keywords: by Christina Pazzanese
- 02 Jan 2007
- Research & Ideas
Most Popular Articles of 2006
to best negotiate in an uncertain environment? Michael Wheeler advises looking to military science for winning strategies. Career Advancement without Experience Lacking experience, contract workers find it difficult to advance to a job... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 09 Mar 2010
- First Look
First Look: March 9
opened for business, thus changing the face of both world trade and military power and playing a pivotal role in the rise of the United States on the world stage. Today we view the creation of the Panama Canal as a story of U.S.... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace