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  • 01 Jun 2005
  • News

Lessons from the Tsunami Disaster

province into the academic arena to benefit the Humanitarian Leadership Program (see sidebar). The enormity of the December 26 disaster took weeks to fully gauge, but it was clear that Aceh province bore the brunt of the tsunami’s... View Details
Keywords: Administration of Environmental Quality Programs; Government; Social Assistance; Health, Social Assistance; Management
  • 13 Dec 2011
  • News

Carry It On

African Americans. With the help of the GI Bill, Glassman spent the latter part of that tumultuous decade at HBS. Over the years, dozens of HBS students who otherwise would have been unable to afford an HBS education—young people from inner-city, working-class... View Details
Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Monetary Authorities-Central Bank; Finance; Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations; Personal Services
  • August 2009
  • Case

Bank of America Sports Sponsorship

By: Stephen A. Greyser and John L. Teopaco
A major sports sponsor must decide on new, renewal, or withdrawal from significant relations with teams/leagues/events, using a distinctive approach to assessment. View Details
Keywords: Cost vs Benefits; Decision Choices and Conditions; Partners and Partnerships; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Performance Evaluation; Financing and Loans; Marketing Strategy; Sports Industry
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  • October 2001 (Revised March 2006)
  • Case

Chad-Cameroon Petroleum Development and Pipeline Project (A), The

By: Benjamin C. Esty and Carrie Ferman
On June 6, 2000, the World Bank's and IFC's board of directors was scheduled to vote on whether to approve funding for the $4 billion Chad-Cameroon Petroleum Development and Pipeline project. Although the project presented a unique opportunity to alleviate poverty in... View Details
Keywords: Risk Management; Negotiation; Ethics; Social Issues; Economic Sectors; Investment; Cost vs Benefits; Project Finance; Developing Countries and Economies; Corporate Finance; Mining Industry; Chad; Cameroon
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  • 25 Jul 2017
  • First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas: July 25, 2017

rates, deal premiums, and completion rates in the UK, relative to the other European G-10 countries. We find that M&A deal volumes in the UK declined significantly in the aftermath of the 2011 Reforms, relative to deal volumes in the European G-10 countries. We... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • Web

Financial Highlights - Annual Report 2017

areas of expense growth were salaries and benefits (up $18 million) and space and occupancy (up $6 million). In year four of The Harvard Business School Campaign, new gifts and pledges increased to $233 million, from $161 million in... View Details
  • 01 Jun 2012
  • News

The American Dream

mobile home in rural Washington State while her enterprising father, a truck driver, was building his own company, is running as a pro-business Democrat and advocate for the middle class. “I come from those roots,” she told the Santa Rosa (CA) Press Democrat (February... View Details
Keywords: Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support; Government; Computer Systems Design and Related Services; Professional Services
  • 11 Jun 2014
  • News

Improving conditions for climbers' guides in Nepal

Action Nepal, a charity benefitting the people of Nepal, who are some of the poorest in the world. In reaching Everest's summit just before his 40th birthday, Petzel committed to raising nearly $17,000—20 percent of the cost of a planned... View Details
  • 24 Apr 2014
  • News

A founding father of Silicon Valley venture capital guides entrepreneurs

their companies, they would usually invite us in.” Johnson later founded Asset Management Company in 1967, investing primarily in computer and health care concerns. His advice and counsel also have benefited his philanthropic endeavors,... View Details
  • 01 Sep 2013
  • News

High-Level Impact

enjoy special benefits connecting them more closely with the work of the School. The establishment of this new society reflects the critical role that annual gifts, particularly at higher levels, play in driving innovation and new... View Details
Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations; Personal Services
  • August 2023 (Revised December 2023)
  • Case

Automating Morality: Ethics for Intelligent Machines

By: Joseph L. Badaracco Jr. and Tom Quinn
As autonomy became a more significant part of modern life – most notably in autonomous vehicles (AVs), such as Teslas – ethical debates about whether and how to impart ethics to machines heated up. Utilitarians pointed out that autonomous vehicles crashed much less... View Details
Keywords: Cost vs Benefits; Judgments; Fairness; Moral Sensibility; Values and Beliefs; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Disruptive Innovation; Technology Adoption; Risk and Uncertainty; Cognition and Thinking; Technological Innovation; Auto Industry; Technology Industry; Africa; Asia; Europe; North and Central America; Oceania; South America
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  • Web

Financial Highlights - Annual Report 2019

major areas of expense growth were salaries and benefits and fellowships. New gifts and pledges totaled $75 million, compared with $150 million in fiscal 2019. The return on the University’s endowment was 7.3 percent, compared with 6.5... View Details
  • Web

Academic Solutions & Opportunities | HBS Online

Bolster Your Curriculum with HBS Online Courses HBS Online works with universities around the world to create unique educational opportunities. Academic institutions that integrate HBS Online courses into their curriculum benefit from a... View Details
  • 24 Apr 2014
  • News

Digital ID network empowers individuals, disrupts the data brokers

enterprise that offers discounts for products and services exclusively to active-duty military, veterans, and their families. ID.me empowers individuals to prove who they are online and get access to benefits and discounts by verifying... View Details
  • 9 AM – 10 AM EDT, 04 Sep 2019
  • HBS Online

HBS Online Sustainable Business Strategy

Learn how to become a purpose-centered business leader while examining the critical role that businesses play in solving the world's big problems, including climate change, income inequality, and social injustice. Program Dates: September 4, 2019 - September 25, 2019 View Details
  • 9 AM – 10 AM EDT, 17 Apr 2019
  • HBS Online

HBS Online Sustainable Business Strategy

Learn how to become a purpose-centered business leader while examining the critical role that businesses play in solving the world's big problems, including climate change, income inequality, and social injustice. Program Dates: April 17, 2019 - May 8, 2019 View Details
  • 10 Dec 2013
  • First Look

First Look: December 10

the entrenchment benefits (the cost advantage firms develop through learning-by-doing when they enter early). Both the opportunity costs of absence and the entrenchment benefits vary according to initial... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 12 Jul 2004
  • Research & Ideas

Michael Porter’s Prescription For the High Cost of Health Care

Aetna, another covered by Blue Cross, and another self-insured. Payers could negotiate, but price changes would have to benefit all patients, not just their own. The cost of treating a medical condition has nothing to do with who the... View Details
Keywords: by Michael E. Porter; Health
  • 11 Jul 2005
  • Research & Ideas

The New International Style of Management

international corporation by taking the best ideas from everywhere it has a presence and implementing them worldwide throughout its entire system." Rohit Deshpandé also sees local context as integral to the global big picture. "If an innovative,... View Details
Keywords: by Garry Emmons
  • 15 Nov 2004
  • Research & Ideas

Solving the Health Care Conundrum

best value is achieved when everyone is part of the system. Coverage: To resolve ongoing debates regarding exactly what is and is not covered, one national list of minimum necessary coverage is required. The list provided by the Federal Employees Health View Details
Keywords: by Michael E. Porter; Health