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- 05 Nov 2009
- Research & Ideas
A Market for Human Cadavers in All but Name?
ongoing debate about the impact of using financial incentives for donors or their families to encourage anatomical donations (Clay and Block 2002; Delmonico et al. 2002; Harrington and Sayre 2006; Obermann 1998). Similarly, surveys of...
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- 03 Mar 2008
- First Look
First Look: March 4, 2008
sufficient capital the opportunity to open a bank and issue bank notes (a widely accepted form of paper money at the time). The bill also required that every note issued by a New York bank be fully backed by bonds or mortgages. If enacted, the bill seemed likely to...
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Martha Lagace
- 13 Nov 2007
- Research & Ideas
Six Steps for Reinvigorating America
math in the United States are heavily taken by foreign nationals. It's a strength to educate foreign nationals, but why aren't we also encouraging our own young people to go into these fields? This all is going to be a source of...
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by Sean Silverthorne
- 17 Oct 2006
- First Look
First Look: October 17, 2006
Abstract Employers can choose from lots of tools when they want to encourage employees to work together toward a new corporate goal. One of the rarest managerial skills is the ability to understand which tools will work in a given...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Jul 2006
- Research & Ideas
Competition the Cure for Healthcare
Health plans have an important role in encouraging medical records because it will help them drive higher value in the system. Health plans can create incentives and standards to rapidly disseminate electronic medical records to all the...
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- 13 Jan 2021
- News
Silicon Valley’s “Detroit Moment”
the people side as well. And I think that's what we're realizing now, and entrepreneurs as well as VCs and others in this space are starting to take the longer-term view of it. Morrell: Silicon Valley could use some of that long-term thinking, Amira says. Amira: I...
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- 01 Jun 2008
- News
The Prophet of Start-Ups
said Doriot. “I look for the resourceful man.” Olsen embodied that ideal. In Doriot, Olsen found a comforting father figure always ready to offer words of encouragement or some bit of wisdom. The fates of these two men would be forever...
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- 14 Jan 2014
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First Look: January 14
Publications January 2014 Harvard Business Review IDEO's Culture of Helping By: Amabile, Teresa, Colin M. Fisher, and Julianna Pillemer Abstract—Leaders can do few things more important than encouraging helping behavior within their...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 10 Apr 2012
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First Look: April 10
incumbent in the MMO market that Turbine enters, World of Warcraft. The case encourages students to explore the nature of the competition in the MMO market and to define characteristics of a successful business model. Purchase this...
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Carmen Nobel
- 13 Sep 2011
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First Look: September 13
of software-as-a-service apps for a wide range of business needs from customer management to human resources, while the portal service gives businesses the ability to manage all their apps in one place from user management to single sign-on. The case View Details
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Sean Silverthorne
- 29 Sep 2009
- First Look
First Look: September 29
the level of new investment. But, in the case of investment centers, Economic Value Added, or EVA, is likely to be the most effective single-period measure because it is designed to encourage only value-increasing investment decisions....
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Martha Lagace
- 13 Sep 2019
- News
Hollywood Ending
infirmary, like her peers, Margaret emerged from the war as a fully certified truck and airplane mechanic. “She always encouraged us to do things and figure it out, and I think it’s enabled me to jump into the deep end of a swimming pool...
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- 06 Mar 2018
- First Look
First Look at Research and Ideas, March 6, 2018
from within (the CFO was 31-years-old and had spent a decade working at the company). On the other hand, employees were encouraged to make the juice bars their homes. There were no required uniforms or scripts on how to interact with...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 07 Apr 2009
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First Look: April 7, 2009
own partners. The case explores whether these initiatives will lead to a long-term competitive advantage. The firm believes what really will produce competitive advantage is its "Me-To-You-Mindset" initiative that encourages...
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Martha Lagace
- 01 Mar 2017
- News
A Summit Higher Than Everest
Settlement, under the control of Britain and the United States since 1863, all able-bodied men were encouraged to join the battle. Moore and several others signed up and were issued bandoliers, rifles, and bayonets. They stood watch over...
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- 21 Apr 2009
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First Look: April 21, 2009
three reforms to property rights introduced by the United States in the Philippines in the early 20th century: the redistribution of large estates to their tenants, the creation of a system of secure land titles, and a homestead program to View Details
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Martha Lagace
- 31 Mar 2009
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First Look: March 31, 2009
encouraging open discussion of uncertainty, confusion, and mistakes and supporting learning across disciplinary boundaries. This lens on positive identity and collaboration exposes new opportunities for research on the role of positive...
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Martha Lagace
- 12 Jul 2021
- News
Alumni Confront the COVID-19 Crisis
50,000 Harvard alumni toward vetted, science-based information, including Harvard Medical School's COVID-19 website, and encourages alums with individual questions to request free, confidential, and empathetic one-on-one advice from 60+...
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