Harvard Kennedy School faculty disseminate their research in working publications and papers that contribute to public knowledge and fuel policy innovation. This list features recent faculty publications, including journal articles, books, edited volumes, research papers, and public testimony.
Faculty Publications
Bilmes, Linda. "The Three Trillion Dollar War." Presentation to the Council on Foreign Relations, March 2008.
Behn, Robert. "The Adoption of Innovation: The Challenge of Learning to Adapt Tacit Knowledge." Innovations in Government: Research, Recognition and Replication. Ed. Sandford Borins. Brookings Institution Press, 2008, 138-158.
Waisbren, Susan E., Hannah Riley Bowles, Tayaba Hasan, et al. "Gender Differences in Research Grant Applications and Funding Outcomes for Medical School Faculty." Journal of Women's Health 17.2 (March 2008): 207-214.
Goldsmith, Stephen, and William B. Eimicke. "Moving Men into the Mainstream: Best Practices in Prisoner Reentry Assistance." Civic Bulletin. March 2008.
Bennis, Warren, and Andy Zelleke. "Barack Obama and the Case for Charisma." Christian Science Monitor, February 28, 2008.
Goldsmith, Stephen. "Mayor John Hickenlooper, Denver." Governing.com (Governing Magazine). February 25, 2008.
Goldsmith, Stephen. "Applying Business Know-How to Early Childhood Education." Governing.com (Governing Magazine). February 25, 2008.
Stiglitz, Joseph, and Linda Bilmes. "The Three Trillion Dollar War: The Cost of the Iraq and Afghanistan Conflicts have Grown to Staggering Proportions." The Times of London, February 23, 2008.
Goldsmith, Stephen. "Innovative Ideas for New Mayors." Governing.com (Governing Magazine). February 11, 2008.
Behn, Robert. "On Why Public Executives Must Fulfill Citizen's Basic-Services Imperative." Bob Behn's Public Management Report. February 2008.
Behn, Robert. "The Seven Big Errors of PerformanceStat." Rappaport Institute for Greater Boston and the Taubman Center for State and Local Government, policy brief, February 2008.
Goldsmith, Stephen. "Introduction: Lessons from Our Best." Governing.com (Governing Magazine). January 28, 2008.
Zelleke, Andy. "Chill, Bill." Christian Science Monitor, January 25, 2008.
Goldsmith, Stephen. "Improving Government Practices Without Breaking the Bank." Governing.com (Governing Magazine). January 23, 2008.
Kelman, Steven. "Learning from the Brits." Federal Computer Week (January 21, 2008).
Kellerman, Barbara. Followership: How Followers are Creating Change and Changing Leaders. Harvard Business School Press, 2008.
Kellerman, Barbara. "Followers Wield Power in the Workplace, Too." Dallas Morning News, January 9, 2008.
Kelman, Steven. "Three Secrets to Productivity." Federal Computer Week. January 7, 2008.
Goldsmith, Stephen, and William B. Eimicke. "A Second Chance for Former Inmates." San Diego Union-Tribune, January 4, 2008.
Zelleke, Andy. "A Better Way to Pay CEOs: Smarter Incentives Could Reduce the Risks They Pursue." Christian Science Monitor, January 2, 2008.
Goldsmith, Stephen. "What's Left for Government to Do?" The American. January/February 2008.
Behn, Robert. "On Why All Public Officials Need to Remember that Efficiency is a Ratio." Bob Behn's Public Management Report. January 2008.
Uleman, James S., Adil Saribay, and Celia M. González. "Spontaneous Inferences, Implicit Impressions, and Implicit Theories." Annual Review of Psychology 59 (January 2008): 329-360.
de Jong, Jorrit, and Gowher Rizvi. The State of Access: Success and Failure of Democracies in Creating Equal Opportunities. Brookings Institution Press, 2008.
Goldsmith, Stephen. "What’s Left for Government to Do?" The American. Jan/Feb 2008.
Bowles, Hannah Riley, and Francis J. Flynn. "Getting Past No: Gender and the Propensity to Persist in Negotiation." KSG Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP07-063, December 2007.
Bowles, Hannah Riley, and Kathleen L. McGinn. "Untapped Potential in the Study of Negotiation and Gender Inequality in Organizations." KSG Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP07-062, December 2007.
Zelleke, Andy. "Bush's Game of Chess in Iraq." Boston Globe, December 22, 2007.
Behn, Robert. "The Five Big Errors of PerformanceStat." Governing.com (Governing Magazine) (December 12, 2007).
Lazer, David, and Allan Friedman. "The Social Structure of Exploration and Exploitation." Administrative Science Quarterly (December 2007).
Stuart, Guy. "Appropriate Fit: Service Delivery Beyond Bureaucracy, Lessons from Microfinance." The State of Access: How Democratic Governance Impedes and Advances Equal Access. Eds. de Jong, Jorritt, and Gowher Rizvi. Brookings Institution Press, 2007.
Kellerman, Barbara. "What Every Leader Needs to Know about Followers." Harvard Business Review (December 2007).
Behn, Robert. "On Why Public Executives Need to Remember That: Luck is Recognizing It." Bob Behn's Public Management Report (December 2007).
Pittinsky, Todd L., and Stefanie Simon. "Intergroup Leadership." The Leadership Quarterly 18.6 (December 2007): 586-605.
Rosenthal, Seth A., Todd L. Pittinsky, Diane M. Purvin, and R. Matthew Montoya. "National Leadership Index 2007: A National Study of Confidence in Leadership." U.S. News & World Report (November 19, 2007).
Kellerman, Barbara. "Followers Flex Their Muscles." U.S. News & World Report (November 19, 2007).
Gergen, David. ""The Spirit of Teamwork."." U.S. News & World Report, November 19, 2007.
Behn, Robert. "Designing PerformanceStat: Or What Are the Key Strategic Choices that a Jurisdiction or Agency Must Make When Adapting the Compstat/CitiStat Class of Performance Strategies?" Paper presented at the 29th Annual Research Conference of the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management, Washington, D.C., November 2007.
Zelleke, Andy. "Wall Street Must Learn from the Boss's Downfall." Christian Science Monitor, November 7, 2007.
Stuart, Guy. "The Dynamics of Regulation: Implementation of the Ley De Ahorro y Crédito Popular in Mexico, 2001 to 2007." Presentation at the Foro de Microfinanzas, EGAP, Monterrey, Mexico, November 2007.
Behn, Robert. "On Why Public Executives Need: A Few Priority Measures - Plus More." Bob Behn's Public Management Report (November 2007).
Pittinsky, Todd L. "Allophilia: A Framework for Understanding Effective Intergroup Leadership." Presentation at the 9th annual conference of the International Leadership Association, Vancouver, Canada, November 2007.
Kelman, Steven. "Inconvenient Truths." Federal Computer Week. October 29, 2007.
Bilmes, Linda J. "The Growing Costs of the Iraq War." Testimony to the Committee on the Budget, U.S. House of Representatives, October 24, 2007.
Ebrahim, Alnoor. "Strategy vs. Compliance: Managing Accountability in Business, Government, and Nonprofits." Presentation at HBS Social Enterprise Initiative, October 22, 2007.
Kelman, Steven. "The Art of Negotiation." Federal Computer Week. October 15, 2007.
Zelleke, Andy. "America: Exceptional No More?" Christian Science Monitor, October 15, 2007.
Kelman, Steven. "The Hiring Season Is Here." Federal Computer Week. October 8, 2007.
Goldsmith, Stephen. "Governing By Network: The Answer to Pound's Unanticipated Dissatisfaction." Indiana Law Journal Supplement 82. Special Issue (2006-2007): 1243-1255.
Lerner, Jennifer S., Seunghee Han, and Dacher Keltner. "Feelings and Consumer Decision Making: Extending the Appraisal-Tendency Framework." Journal of Consumer Psychology 17.3 (2007): 184-187.