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Winners & Runners-Up | New Venture Competition

choice in auto insurance. YouTea! Alex Herzlinger Tina Wu Nimmi Roche Ashkan Kamali Business Track Runner-Up YouTea! delivers an over the counter solution to a prevalent women's health problem. Social Enterprise Track, 2009 EGG-Tech... View Details

28 Jul 2020
Research & Ideas

Racism and Digital Design: How Online Platforms Can Thwart Discrimination

prevalence of discrimination among their users by making careful design choices, says Luca, the Lee J. Styslinger III Associate Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School, who has been studying platform design for... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz; Travel; Entertainment & Recreation; Service

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Philanthropy - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

Taking this new direction requires fundamental changes in the way companies approach their contribution programs. Adopting a context-focused approach requires a far more disciplined approach than is prevalent today. But it can make a... View Details

2023
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Building the Business Case for an Inclusive Approach to Digital Health Measurement with a Web App (Market Opportunity Calculator): Instrument Development Study

By: Mitchell Tang, Yashoda Sharma, Jennifer C. Goldsack and Ariel Dora Stern

Background: The use of digital health measurement tools has grown substantially in recent years. However, there are concerns that the promised benefits from these products will not be shared equitably. Underserved populations, such as those with lower education and... View Details

Keywords: Demographics; Product Development; Health Care and Treatment; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry

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Contact Us - Research Computing Services

| Bloomberg Center B95B +1.617.496.6252 Email: pdibello@hbs.edu The Research Inbox (research@hbs.edu) is the most prevalent method of contacting RCS and is recommended as it facilitates matching the request to the person on the team best... View Details

12 May 2023
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Independent Project: The Rise of Electric Heat Pumps

included varies by source and will change over time In the U.S., 17% of homes have an electric heat pump installed. In the South – in states such as North Carolina and Alabama – this number is above 40% [1]. It is clear that electric heat pumps are already quite View Details

22 Oct 2007
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Bringing ‘Lean’ Principles to Service Industries

own." Unfortunately, lean's prevalence has led to some misconceptions. "Some people think lean means 'not fat,' as in laying people off," Upton says, noting that in their paper they propose that the difference in a lean... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Computer

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Statistical & Data Services - Research Computing Services

page. The Research Inbox ( research@hbs.edu ) is the most prevalent method of contacting RCS and clients typically receive a response within a business day. When reaching out, we recommend sending as many details as possible, including... View Details

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Help - Research Computing Services

prevalent method of contacting RCS and is recommended as it facilitates matching the request to the person on the team best suited to address the inquiry. Clients typically receive an email response within a business day. What is the... View Details

14 Feb 2017
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A Strategy For Steady Leadership in an Unsteady World

external circumstances, without altering strategic course. This is not a time for continuing the financial engineering so prevalent in the past decade. Rather, leaders need multiple contingency plans while preserving strong balance sheets... View Details

Keywords: by Bill George

31 Jan 2018
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American Idle: Workers Spend Too Much Time Waiting for Something to Do

Paul Bradbury American workers are usually a pretty busy bunch, yet their time spent idle costs employers an estimated $100 billion per year, according to a new study from Harvard Business School. “We suspected idle time might be more View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

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6 Steps to Building a Better Workplace for Black Employees - Recruiting

right now, racism is more prevalent today than we would have hoped,” says Mayo, the Thomas S. Murphy Senior Lecturer of Business Administration. “We’ve made some progress in the workplace, but we still have such a long way to go. It’s... View Details

15 May 2017
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The Promises and Limitations of Big Data

discusses the water industry as an example, and the organizational changes and levers relevant to extracting value from emerging data-analytics technologies. Big Data: Big Deal or Big Hype? Google's announcement in 2008 that it could track the View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Financial Services; Utilities; Public Administration; Health

11 Jul 2016
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Neurodiversity: The Benefits of Recruiting Employees with Cognitive Disabilities

things. The prevalence of this kind of condition is actually quite high in our society, so it’s a real shame if we are not engaging those people.” NEURODIVERSITY IN PRACTICE Sonne and Specialisterne have helped several companies set up... View Details

Keywords: by Roberta Holland; Technology

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Research - Health Care

Neurology Clinical Practices with Performance Outcomes By: Peter N. Hadar, Susanna Gallani and Lidia Moura Physician burnout, which is prevalent in neurology, has accelerated in recent years. While multifactorial, a major contributing... View Details

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Dissertation: Is the Ideal Worker Still Real? Sources and Consequences of Men's Professional Identities

My dissertation examines the implications of men's changing lives for their work identities and for gender inequality in organizations. Current theories of workplace gender inequality hinge upon the widely-shared cultural image of an "ideal worker,"... View Details

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Life & Leadership After HBS - Race, Gender & Equity

Sexual Harassment In 2018, as the #MeToo movement brought new attention to the prevalence of sexual harassment at work, we asked Harvard Business School alumni* about harassment and misconduct in their current workplaces and their... View Details

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Sexual Harassment - Race, Gender & Equity

Life & Leadership After HBS Pervasive & Pernicious: Sexual Harassment at Work In 2018, as the #MeToo movement brought new attention to the prevalence of sexual harassment at work, we asked Harvard Business School alumni* about harassment... View Details

02 Oct 2006
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Negotiating in Three Dimensions

important skill to be wheeled out for special occasions. To hone their negotiation skills, the first requirement is to recognize the prevalence of formal and informal negotiating situations. Then, naturally, we suggest becoming familiar... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

14 Sep 2023
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MBAs Accelerate Their Social Enterprise Ventures

distress prevalent among Chinese women. MOONWISE intends to produce bite-sized courses for teenage girls and provide training for teachers and parents. Clockwise from top left: Rea Savla, Sophy Wang, Benjamin Schedl, Teresa Danso-Danquah... View Details

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