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- 2022
- Book
Making Meritocracy: Lessons from China and India, from Antiquity to the Present
By: Tarun Khanna and Michael Szonyi
How do societies identify and promote merit? Enabling all people to fulfill their potential, and ensuring the selection of competent and capable leaders are central challenges for any society. These are not new concerns. Scholars, educators, and political and economic... View Details
Keywords: Merit; Meritocracy; Society; Government and Politics; History; Power and Influence; Leadership; Competency and Skills; China; India
Khanna, Tarun, and Michael Szonyi, eds. Making Meritocracy: Lessons from China and India, from Antiquity to the Present. New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2022.
- 01 Feb 2001
- News
Classic Lines
Contemplating old furniture and oddities from the attic sounds about as exciting as watching paint dry — hardly the stuff of prime-time entertainment. Yet Antiques Roadshow, in which people present their household treasures for inspection... View Details
- 01 Jun 2024
- News
Renaissance Man
Turning the page: A collection decades in the making tells the story of a lifelong passion. Image Copyright Sotheby’s (Photo Credit: Nathan Keay, Tiny Mechanism) Thomas Brooker (MBA 1968) acquired his first rare book in 1959, during a junior year abroad in Paris. At a... View Details
- 08 Mar 2012
- News
Unplugged: What Happened to the Smart Grid?
- 08 Mar 2012
- Research & Ideas
Unplugged: What Happened to the Smart Grid?
Replacing the antiquated electrical system in the United States with a super-efficient smart grid always seemed a surefire way to strengthen the economy, improve society, and provide endless opportunities for entrepreneurs. Big... View Details
- 04 Oct 2013
- News
At Detroit Institute of Arts, fears of a fire sale
- 09 May 2017
- News
Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke Is No Teddy Roosevelt
- December 1995 (Revised February 1997)
- Case
Vickers Incorporated: Omaha Plant
The new vice president of the industrial group at Vickers, Inc., a pump manufacturer, must decide whether to shut down the company's largest production facility located in Omaha, Nebraska. The plant is plagued by antiquated equipment, antagonistic union relations, and... View Details
Han, Helen N. "Vickers Incorporated: Omaha Plant." Harvard Business School Case 696-052, December 1995. (Revised February 1997.)
- 10 Oct 2013
- News
Business Leaders as our Missing Middle?
- October 2003 (Revised January 2004)
- Case
ITC eChoupal Initiative, The
Soybean farmers in India have traditionally sold their product through ineffective and frequently dishonest physical marketplaces (mandi). Farmers are generally poor and often illiterate and are forced to be "price-takers" after an arduous journey to the mandi. They... View Details
Keywords: Plant-Based Agribusiness; Fairness; Internet and the Web; Supply Chain Management; Emerging Markets; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; India
Upton, David M., and Virginia Fuller. "ITC eChoupal Initiative, The." Harvard Business School Case 604-016, October 2003. (Revised January 2004.)
- June 2024
- Case
Vinalhaven: The Downtown Project
By: Richard S. Ruback, Matthew Preble, Ruth Page and Dave Habeeb
Vinalhaven is an island community located approximately 12 miles off the coast of Maine. The island has a year-round population of about 1,300 people as of 2022, with an additional 3,000 people who reside on the island in the summer months. The two largest industries... View Details
Keywords: Climate Change; Environmental Regulation; Environmental Sustainability; Natural Resources; Natural Environment; Weather; Sustainable Cities; Forecasting and Prediction; Construction; Property; Infrastructure; Capital Budgeting; Projects; Project Finance; Negotiation; United States; Maine
Ruback, Richard S., Matthew Preble, Ruth Page, and Dave Habeeb. "Vinalhaven: The Downtown Project." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Case 224-735, June 2024.
- 25 Feb 2015
- HBS Seminar
Jeffrey Schnapp, Harvard Graduate School of Design
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Partners - Case Method Project
U.S. History, History of 1968, Exploring Global Antiquity 600 BCE-600 CE, Consolidating Powers and Expanding Connections 600 CE-1400 CE MA 68 of 159 Sarah Hogoboom Tabor Academy Marion, MA MA 69 of 159 Wendy Holm Boston Latin School... View Details
- 11 May 2023
- News
How FOMO Became a Fixture
article, and an antique plate that depicts Aldrich Hall. The plate was a gift from a friend whose father studied at HBS in the 1950s." Now that you have the trademark, what's next? Will it change any of the work you are doing with the... View Details
- 07 Jul 2003
- Research & Ideas
4+2 = Sustained Business Success
The dot-com boom of the 1990s had changed the rules of business forever, it seemed; all you needed was a sexy IPO, cold nerve, and the magic carpet of momentum trading. But even as entrepreneurs and venture capitalists were dismissing traditional business models as... View Details
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Teacher Profiles - Case Method Project
History, History of 1968, Exploring Global Antiquity 600 BCE-600 CE, Consolidating Powers and Expanding Connections 600 CE-1400 CE TX Ellyn Hewett Celina High School Celina, TX PA Jane Highley Devon Preparatory School Devon, PA Subjects:... View Details
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Cotting House | About
museum-quality art and objects, donated for permanent display in Cotting House. The collection includes paintings, pewter hollowware, Currier and Ives prints, antique furniture, and rugs. One of the most arresting details of the... View Details