Government

When Ben Franklin wrote Poor Richard’s Almanac and the words, “A little neglect may breed great mischief,” he did not have price fixing in mind. To the 47 executives in companies in the folding-box industry convicted of price fixing, however, the words seem tailored to fit. In those companies convicted under antitrust laws in 1976, […]

In many countries, diversified business groups substitute for the institutions that support effective markets in capital, labor, and goods and services. Their capacity for doing this must be strengthened through restructuring, not destroyed through dismantling.

Great leaders know when hard power is not enough.

A better approach to stakeholder management

They're not just political gimmicks.

How climate change could spark a collapse in housing prices much like the one that brought down the financial system in 2008.

A roundup of the research on organizational politics, race, and gender.

Ideology rules the Supreme Court. And that just might be OK.

For the first 40-plus years of their existence, the federal securities laws did not require or prohibit specific managerial practices in the operation of business, other than a business in one of a handful of closely regulated industries. But with the passage of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, the SEC is equipped to […]

The administration’s big investment in expanding broadband access faces three major challenges.

This post is part of a three-week series exploring the re-invention of the social infrastructure of cities, published in partnership with the Advanced Leadership Initiative at Harvard University. Last week, the NAACP released a report with a blunt, but sadly accurate, title — Misplaced Priorities. I could not help but think about this title in […]

Of all the recent candidates for the American presidency, none is as elusive as John McCain. On one level he is of course a known quantity. His life story we know in part by heart. And since making his first serious run for the presidency in 2000, his face and figure have been familiar. But […]

"Changing yourself in the job, especially if you're doing well, is one of the hardest things to do."

It’s a resurgence other countries should understand before copying.

Bad news for small countries, safe seas, and the U.S.

Many leaders have their Obama-McChrystal moments. A mission-critical subordinate makes disparaging remarks about the strategy or other team members, and...

The genetics boom is upon us, promising everything from cures for inherited diseases to smarter children. But companies must tread carefully as the ethical debate plays out.

The scene is a conference room in the head office in Geneva of Universal Data Corporation’s European operations. The time is shortly after lunch on a winter day in 1977. Three men are finishing cups of coffee which have been served by a secretary. Seated at the head of the table is Clive Price, age […]

Evidence is inconclusive.

A conversation between Roger Martin and Tim Brown.