Linda Kaboolian

Lecturer in Public Policy
Harvard Kennedy School
Office Address
Non Resident
Mailing Address
John F. Kennedy School of Government
Mailbox 47
79 JFK Street
Contact
Phone: 617-495-0988
Fax: 617-496-1722
Email: linda_kaboolian@Harvard.Edu
Assistant
Stacy Hannell (617-496-1477)
Linda Kaboolian

Profile

Publications

Linda Kaboolian is Lecturer in Public Policy at the Kennedy School of Government. Her research and teaching focus on multi-stakeholder problem solving processes around workplace and public policy issues. She works with labor, management and community groups around improved organizational performance and service to diverse communities. She has a number of projects in public education and the water industry. Her new book, Win-Win Labor-Management Collaboration in Education was published this year. She co-authored Working Better Together: A Practical Guide for Union Leaders, Elected Officials and Managers and The Concord Handbook distilling several years of fieldwork about organizations that bridge racial, ethnic, and class divides. While she now serves as a neutral mediator, she was an elected officer and chief bargainer of a union, and a senior manager in the federal government. She has also served in the state and local and non-profit sectors. Kaboolian received her PhD from the University of Michigan.

Media Expertise

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Research

For a complete list of faculty citations from 2001 - present, please visit the Harvard Kennedy School Research Report Online.

Selected Publication Citations:

  • Book Chapters
    • Kaboolian, Linda, Allyne Beach, and Michael Gritzuk. "Labor Management Relations." The Evolving Water Utility. Ed. Gary P. Westerhoff, et al. American Water Works Association, June 2003.
  • Books
    • Kaboolian, Linda, and Paul Sutherland. Win-Win Labor-Management Collaboration in Education: Breakthrough Practices to Benefit Students, Teachers, and Administrators. Education Week Press, 2005.
  • Magazine and Newspaper Articles
    • Kaboolian, Linda, and Allyne Beach. "Quality Service is Still Possible Through Labor Management Cooperation." IPMA-HR News July 2005.
    • Kaboolian, Linda. "The Privatization of Public Life." Maine Olmstead Alliance for Parks and Landscape Journal Winter 2004.
    • Nelson, Barbara J., and Linda Kaboolian. "A More Civil Society: NGOs at Work for Peace in Northern Ireland." The American Prospect February 11, 2002.
  • Research Papers/Reports
    • Beach, Allyne, and Linda Kaboolian. "Working Better Together: A Practical Guide to Help Unions, Elected Officials and Managers Improve Public Services." Ford Foundation, Public Sector Labor Management Committee, HLS Labor & Worklife Program, 2005.
    • Kaboolian, Linda, Barbara J. Nelson, and Amanda Carver. "The Concord Handbook: How to Build Social Capital Across Communities." Kellogg Foundation, 2003.
    • Kaboolian, Linda, and Allyne Beach. "Public Service, Public Savings: Case Studies in Labor-Management in the Public Sector." Ford Foundation, 2003.