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Emily Schlichting
At age 19, in the spring of 2009, Emily Schlichting was diagnosed with Behcet's, a rare autoimmune disease that introduced her "to the realities of U.S. health care firsthand." Although the disease has proven manageable, her View Details
- 29 Mar 2016
- First Look
March 29, 2016
dynamic capture of these metrics via our new electronic health record (EHR) was developed at our institution. Methods. Contemporary breast cancer literature on treatment options, expected outcomes, and potential complications was...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 15 Jul 2019
- Book
Many Executives Are Afraid of Finance. Here's How They Can Gain Confidence
regulations on buybacks as some propose, I’m in favor of boards being much more active in evaluating buybacks, limiting accelerated share buybacks, and changing the accounting treatment of buybacks so that managers are not tempted by...
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by Dina Gerdeman
- 28 Sep 2020
- Research & Ideas
How Leaders Can Navigate Politicized Conversations and Inspire Collaboration
resulting working paper, Conversational Receptiveness: Improving Engagement with Opposing Views, was written in collaboration with Michael Yeomans, assistant professor at Imperial College Business School in London; Julia Minson, associate professor of public View Details
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by Kristen Senz
- 17 Nov 2020
- Research & Ideas
Why a Blended Workforce May Be Key to Lasting Competitive Advantage
In recent years, companies have been anxious about the lack of skilled workers to fill pivotal jobs. But then came COVID-19 and a subsequent recession. The ensuing business turmoil and record-high unemployment may have temporarily distracted companies from their...
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by Joseph B. Fuller
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Sustainable Investing Course | HBS Online
online course on Sustainable Investing.” Andrew Buks Instructor of Management & Business Policy and Strategy at School of Business, Black Hills State University Develop practical skills you can apply to one of the fastest-growing fields...
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Technology & Operations Management Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research
and Interpretable Treatment Regimes” with Cynthia Rudin. Himabindu Lakkaraju : Recipient of a 2017 Microsoft Research Dissertation Grant . Edward McFowland III : Recipient of a 2017 Adobe Faculty Research Award , a grant to fund data...
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- 09 Jun 2024
- Blog Post
The EC Formula: MBA Class of 2024 Looks Back
During their Elective Curriculum (EC)—or second—year, MBA students register for courses based on their interests. With more than 100 offerings in 10 subject areas, these classes provide an opportunity for depth and breadth while helping students gain more concentrated...
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Involvement in Faculty & Student Ventures | About
Lecturers, Adjunct Professors, and similar positions. All of these appointments are made for educational purposes, and thus are subject to this policy. Emeriti Professors without current appointments or assignments are excluded from this...
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- 01 Sep 2006
- What Do You Think?
Are We Ready for Self-Management?
fewer, higher-paying management positions. The other was to train thousands of entry-level workers at its stores to manage themselves. This enabled Taco Bell to assign one manager to several stores and to increase the "span of...
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by James Heskett
- 30 Mar 2018
- What Do You Think?
What Should Mark Zuckerberg Do?
party applications/advertisers and users” assigned the task of making sure third party companies are following company guidelines on privacy. Jim suggested, “Total transparency, including what was collected and what was sold FOR EACH...
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- 07 Jun 2004
- Research & Ideas
What Drives Supply Chain Behavior?
supply chain problem space to include, among other things, the assignment of roles and decision rights among the coordinating partners, the selection of partners, the design of incentives, and the design of processes to monitor...
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by Sarah Jane Johnston
- 06 Mar 2012
- First Look
First Look: March 6
and job-training programs-have tended to operate in silos. But they are far more effective when they're networked. By collaborating to bridge the gaps between them, business, academic, and policy leaders can help generate more ideas,...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 31 Jul 2019
- Research & Ideas
Distressed Employees? Try Resilience Training
of stress. People were also asked whether they agreed with statements like “I feel burned out from work.” Based on these answers, the research team assigned participants different resilience scores. The results The first group of workers...
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Annual Report 2020 - Annual Report 2020
realities of climate change. It featured novel technologies that alumni, students, and faculty are developing to help confront this growing challenge. It also examined the current policy context and the role that business has played in...
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Business Economics Online Course | HBS Online
and assignment completion, we expect participation in the social learning elements of the course by offering feedback on others’ reflections and contributing to conversations on the platform. Participants who fail to complete the course...
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- 06 Sep 2019
- Blog Post
The Business of Medicine: MD/MBA Students Having an Impact
pressures, such as physician workload, financial constraints, insurance regulations, and policy decisions. —Bobbie Collins Claire Wagner In pursuing her joint degree from Harvard’s medical and business schools, Claire Wagner, a rising...
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- 01 Aug 1998
- News
High Honors
in hand in 1950, McDermott returned to West Point to teach economics. In an environment that valued conformity, he introduced assignments in his courses that appealed to each cadet's strengths and interests. In 1954 he began to apply this...
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- 13 Oct 2009
- Research & Ideas
7 Lessons for Navigating the Storm
focused on winning. During a crisis there's a risk that your entire organization gets so focused on keeping the ship afloat that no one is planning ahead. Therefore, you should assign a small team of highly talented people to devise the...
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by Martha Lagace
- 2013
- Working Paper
International Health Economics
By: Mark Egan and Tomas J. Philipson
Perhaps because health care is a local service sector, health economists have paid little attention to international linkages between domestic health care economies. However, the growth in domestic health care sectors is often attributed to medical innovations whose...
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Egan, Mark, and Tomas J. Philipson. "International Health Economics." NBER Working Paper Series, No. 19280, August 2013.