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Folafolu Folowosele
helped students pass their exams. Our customer research gave us an idea. We found that similar to most foreign students, many Chinese kids struggled to fit into the social culture of American universities, so we recommended that Owen... View Details
- 01 Oct 2016
- Blog Post
Reflections on the Peek Weekend Family Business Cohort
I learned that family businesses across the world typically face similar obstacles, and that even though every situation is unique, there are strategies that are bound to increase the likelihood of success for family businesses. I also... View Details
- 01 Sep 2012
- News
Rebel with a Cause
As a junior Episcopal minister, Bob Massie (DBA 1989) infuriated church leaders by revealing to his congregation that its $9 million endowment was secretly invested in a number of unchurchly entities, including military contractors, casinos, and countries led by... View Details
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- 01 Mar 2009
- News
Philly Club Hosts Nonprofit Execs
Sixty nonprofit executives from the Philadelphia area attended the HBS Club of Philadelphia’s fifth annual nonprofit conference in November. The one-day event provided attendees with leading-edge thinking on executing strategy in nonprofit organizations as well as a... View Details
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- 01 Sep 2003
- News
Gregg Petersmeyer
C. Gregg Petersmeyer learned about giving back from his parents. He observed in them and their contemporaries a tremendous empathy for their fellow citizens going through the shared hard times of the Depression and World War II. “Today,” he says, “we must revive that... View Details
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John Oxtoby
thinking about U.S. competitiveness. No other school has done similar deep thinking on these issues.” Looking ahead, John sees himself eventually returning to public service. But when he does, he intends to bring private-sector... View Details
- 13 Nov 2012
- First Look
First Look: November 13
private benefits. Trade policy provides a source of exogenous price variation to test this proposition: higher tariffs should lead to more vertical integration; moreover, ownership structures should be more alike across countries with View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Sep 2007
- News
Riding It Out
order, and promised a free replacement shipment of a similar product. Gisholt and Minard stayed in Florida to enjoy the rest of their family vacation, although Gisholt admits he probably spent more time on the phone that day than he did... View Details
- 15 Jun 2020
- Research & Ideas
A Mass Crisis Can Overwhelm Health Care. Liberia Found a Solution.
central tension of the case.” Philanthropists looking to help fight COVID-19 in the US may want to evaluate a community health model similar to Last Mile’s. “The argument to philanthropists would be that we need to vastly increase our... View Details
- 11 May 2020
- Op-Ed
Immigration Policies Threaten American Competitiveness
It is no secret that immigration has reshaped American innovation. Immigrants are the backbone of America’s most innovative industries, provide a quarter of our patent applications, and are numerous among our science and engineering superstars. Taken from World... View Details
Keywords: by William R. Kerr
- 20 Apr 2020
- Book
Why COVID-19 Raises the Stakes for Healthy Buildings
what they are physically carrying, but also what they might be carrying internally. In addition to metal detectors, infrared scanners at building entrances will take visitors’ temperatures, to help prevent the spread of viruses and other pathogens, View Details
- 12 Dec 2019
- Research & Ideas
How to Turn Down the Boil on Group Conflict
feel. Lees and Cikara found similar results for other scenarios, involving changes to selection of judges, campaign financing, and renaming of a state highway. (The researchers purposefully stayed away from “hot button” issues such as gun... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 03 Apr 2017
- What Do You Think?
How About Investing in Human Infrastructure?
taking people from unemployment to good jobs (in the case of FocusHope, in partnership with the auto industry). The US community college network, by instituting the kind of co-op program with industry similar to the kind Northeastern... View Details
- 31 Aug 2016
- Research & Ideas
One Quarter of Entrepreneurs in the United States Are Immigrants
where and what kind of firms they choose to found. “You may find more immigrants in riskier industries and in more volatile business environments like California,” says Kerr. Controlling for industry and geography, the researchers found that immigrant and native... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 15 Jun 2016
- Research & Ideas
These VC Partners May Make Your Firm Less Innovative
when VC firm Mohr Davidow made an investment in Navigenics, a direct competitor to personal genomics company 23andMe, a startup it had invested in previously. A year later, a similar case occurred when Andreesen Horowitz cut its... View Details
- 11 Feb 2015
- Research & Ideas
Politicians Benefited From Using Toxic Loans
leading bank in the market as of December 31, 2009. (Shortly thereafter, Dexia fell apart in the European debt crisis.) The data showed that so-called structured loans accounted for 20.1 percent of the 52 billion euros in total debt for the municipal sample. View Details
- 06 Aug 2014
- Research & Ideas
Climbing Down from the Ivory Tower
similar in both groups. The researchers detail their findings in the paper, "Do-Gooders and Go-Getters: Career Incentives, Selection, and Performance in Public Service Delivery." The key takeaway in the paper: "Career incentives, far from... View Details
- 04 Dec 2012
- Research & Ideas
Book Excerpt: Harder Than I Thought
carefully with his public relations guy. He'd have known exactly who was calling and how well he could trust that person. If they'd been unsure about the caller, they might have released similar information to a more trusted outlet at the... View Details
- 05 Nov 2007
- What Do You Think?
Why Is Succession So Badly Managed?
proposed that "the board could tie the CEO's exit package with the grooming of a successor." B.V. Krishnamurthy said that "the ultimate solution may be similar to the job rotation concept of the Japanese companies in their... View Details
Keywords: Re: James L. Heskett
- 30 Apr 2001
- Research & Ideas
New Paths to Success in Asia
pair had been studying Silicon Valley mentor-capitalists (successful entrepreneurs who have cashed out of their own companies but serve as business coaches to fledgling enterprises) and wondered if a similar phenomenon were taking place... View Details
Keywords: by Alejandro Reyes & Deborah Blagg