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Curriculum - Case Method Project
Act in 1933, and culminates in a decision of whether to adopt the National Securities Exchange Act in 1934. Coverage: 1910s – 1934; stock market crash of 1929; President...
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- 23 Apr 2008
- Op-Ed
The Gap in the U.S. Treasury Recommendations
regulatory structure proposed by the Treasury would consist of three key parts. In addition to its role as the nation's central bank, the Federal Reserve would act as a market stability regulator, focusing on systemic risk. It would take...
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Great American Business Leaders of the 20th Century - Leadership
electorate FDA approves oral contraceptive pill Influence: High 70197019 National Organization for Women mobilizes for Equal Rights Amendment Roe v. Wade legalizes abortion Social discord continues over Vietnam War and civil rights...
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- 06 Nov 2012
- First Look
First Look: November 6
bankrupt fighting its War of Independence against Britain. At the war's end, the national government owed tremendous sums to foreign creditors and its own citizens. But lacking the power to tax, it had no means to repay them. The Founders...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 18 Apr 2022
- HBS Case
Dick’s Sporting Goods Followed Its Conscience on Guns—and It Paid Off
“I hadn’t cried that much since my mother passed away. Somebody needed to do something to fix this broken system, and given our position in the industry, I felt that we needed to take a stand and do something. This has got to stop.” Still, Stack avoided View Details
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by Jay Fitzgerald
- 09 Mar 2010
- First Look
First Look: March 9
agreement to give ownership of the Canal back to Panama in the 1970s was not a gesture of magnanimity, but because the strategic and economic value of ownership had since disappeared. In a surprise to those who argued that it was impossible for a fledgling Latin...
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Martha Lagace
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Actively Addressing Unconscious Bias in Recruiting - Recruiting
Insights & Advice 16 Jun 2023 Actively Addressing Unconscious Bias in Recruiting Becca Carnahan & Christopher Moore Author HBS Team tag All Industries All Locations Diversity, Inclusion, & Belonging Recruiting Advice Recruiting Strategies...
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- 13 Oct 2015
- First Look
October 13, 2015
data across 26 nations. National individualism-collectivism scores predicted viewing collectivistic traits as more—and individualistic traits as less—stereotypically masculine. Taken together, these data offer support for the cultural...
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- 20 Mar 2012
- First Look
First Look: March 20
economic actors. Capitalist competition takes place in markets that exist in legal and regulatory frameworks and are governed by a political authority with the power and legitimacy to empower as well as regulate behavior and punish...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 06 Mar 2012
- First Look
First Look: March 6
Identification Authority of India. India had no nationally accepted way to prove identity and hence 42% of the population at the base of the pyramid had to resort to bribery to access entitlements, while a...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 28 Apr 2010
- Research & Ideas
Earth Day Reflections
Below are the views that faculty shared with the HBS community on Earth Day. 1. Robert G. Eccles Senior Lecturer of Business Administration and author of One Report: Integrated Reporting for a Sustainable Strategy (This article, titled,...
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- 22 May 2019
- Research & Ideas
Forgiving Student Loan Debt Leads to Better Jobs, Stronger Consumers
Kalda, and Vincent W. Yao of Georgia State University. The paper shines a light on a student debt crisis that Democratic presidential hopefuls have called a national emergency. Sen. Elizabeth Warren has proposed forgiving student loan...
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by Dina Gerdeman
- 11 Sep 2006
- Research & Ideas
Negotiating When the Rules Suddenly Change
How can you negotiate when the rules suddenly change, and no one knows whether your particular market is headed up or down? Regrouping from the cancellation of the 2004-2005 season due to failed labor negotiations, National Hockey League...
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The Founding of U.S. Steel and the Power of Public Opinion | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School
encouraged the idea that advancement of the industry represented a national concern. Author Marvin N. Olasky writes that the “goal was to treat members of the public not as consumers of steel products but...
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- 20 Sep 2016
- First Look
September 20, 2016
possibility of erasing some of these civil rights gains. Publisher's link: https://pubwww.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=51647 Summer 2016 Journal of Economic Perspectives Motivated Bayesians: Feeling Moral While Acting Egoistically By:...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 30 Apr 2024
- Book
When Managers Set Unrealistic Expectations, Employees Cut Ethical Corners
corporation ever to declare bankruptcy. Then, a couple of years later, I was asked to advise on a new Defense Industry Initiative on Business Ethics and Conduct being organised by a consortium of U.S. defence contractors in response to...
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by Dina Gerdeman
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Podcast - Business & Environment
sober view of the world. Reinhardt and Toffel are the authors of the Harvard Business Review article, “Managing Limate Change: Lessons from the U.S. Navy”. For transcripts and other resources, visit climaterising.org Resources: S....
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- 16 Jul 2013
- First Look
First Look: July 16
influence when the vast majority can't? The authors tracked 68 change initiatives in the UK's National Health Service, an organization whose size, complexity, and tradition can make reform difficult. They...
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Anna Secino
- 08 Oct 2007
- Research & Ideas
Management Education’s Unanswered Questions
Science. They wanted to establish management as a science, not just an art. Professions. Professions took knowledge and used it to advance societal interests. Professionals acted in the best interests of the persons they were representing...
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Named Fellowship Funds - Alumni
Americans, including positions at the Children's Defense Fund and the White House Conference on Families. As vice president of the Atlanta chapter of the National Council of Jewish Women, Frances developed...
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