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- 01 Dec 2014
- News
Faculty Q&A: The New Brand Manager: You
change, the Tropicana packaging change—that initially generated a lot of negative feedback from consumers. But actually, this criticism could be construed as a positive. When consumers rebel against some kind of change in their brands, it... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
Social Enterprise Start-Ups Recognized for Bold Ideas
pilot with 100 patients under way and aims to reach 5,000 diabetes sufferers over the next year—and many thousands more in the future. In recognition of Jana Care’s innovative use of technology to deliver low-cost health care to poor... View Details
- 15 May 2018
- News
Spreading the Safety Net
paid sick leave and the flexibility to work from home, or even abroad. Our hourly employees, working in Rent the Runway’s warehouse, on the customer service team and in our retail stores, had to face life events like caring for a newborn,... View Details
- 06 Dec 2021
- News
Vision: Sound Science
as sound. Getting a healthy copy of the critical gene to the appropriate cells is a solution, but precision inner-ear drug delivery has been a historical stumbling block. An early breakthrough for us was figuring out a way to pair gene... View Details
Keywords: Deb Blagg
- 11 Jun 2015
- News
Making connections at Harvard and beyond
included a number of senior administrative roles at HBS, as well as 10 years in the private sector as president and COO of the First Marblehead Corporation. “The world’s critical problems are not one-dimensional,” he continues. “Improving... View Details
- 08 May 2020
- In Practice
Nonprofits Hurt by COVID-19 Must Hoard Cash to Hold On
your non-tangible assets to show appreciation, which might be as mundane as providing staff with recreational opportunities to relieve stress. Showing that you care can sometimes make a critical difference... View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost
- 22 Dec 2016
- Op-Ed
The Small Business Administration is a Model for How to Drive Economic Growth
to American innovation and growth. Small businesses are actually the foundation for economic growth and, with that, critical to policy that purports to care about the average American. In fact, if we... View Details
Keywords: by Karen Mills
- 01 Dec 2017
- News
Environmental Impact
are making a lasting difference in the areas important to them through their support for HBS. “We care deeply about these subjects and wanted to contribute to efforts that will have a broad impact on the world,” says McCaw. “Given HBS’s... View Details
- 26 Jul 2004
- Research & Ideas
A Better Way to Negotiate: Backward
be its strongest regional ally. Yet because Israel's formal membership might have kept numerous Arab states from joining the coalition, the U.S. government pointedly excluded the Israelis, starting negotiations elsewhere. Careful... View Details
Keywords: by James K. Sebenius
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Giving hope and inspiration to cancer patients around the globe
Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation (MMRF) and the Multiple Myeloma Research Consortium. The MMRF built the first multi-center myeloma tissue bank, became the first to sequence the myeloma genome, and launched the MMRF CoMMpass Study to generate a View Details
- 13 Nov 2020
- News
Faculty Focus Their Research on COVID-19 Issues
practiced; what it means to be a “health care provider” needs to expand to include caregivers without advanced clinical degrees; and the United States needs a new health insurance model. Huckman concludes, “It is View Details
- Web
Faculty Spotlight: HBS Racial Equity Fellow Professor Ivuoma N. Onyeador - Blog: RGE Report
privilege, they get defensive or deflect the subject . Moreover, they often flip the script, framing themselves as victims** of efforts to create more opportunities for historically marginalized groups. It’s critical to know the facts.... View Details
- 17 Aug 2021
- Blog Post
New Associate Director: Courtney Fairbrother
make people care about a problem that seems to be far in the future, where they may not see a direct link between their actions and the outcomes of those choices. What motivated you to join Harvard to work on sustainability and,... View Details
- 17 Feb 2015
- News
The First Five Years: Justin Pasquariello (MBA 2010)
who play critically important roles, in ensuring we are able to do our work, do not report directly to us, so I have to rely on influence strategies to accomplish a great deal of my job. I work with many great, dedicated people who are... View Details
Keywords: Health, Social Assistance
- 19 Sep 2016
- News
A Fresh Approach to Urban Farming
solving a critical need in Singapore. “HBS was centered on leadership and making a difference around a problem that you really cared about, and for me that problem was food security. For the last 10 years... View Details
- 01 Jun 2017
- News
Developing Insight that Has Power in Practice
senior associate dean for research. “That’s the promise of HBS. The world’s problems are becoming increasingly complex and don’t lend themselves to one type of research. Our faculty employ constantly evolving methodologies to address topics of View Details
- Profile
Abena Nyantekyi-Owusu
that contribute to development and are crucial for growth.” Abena began with GE’s medical and health care device divisions, serving as a business analyst responsible for “increasing growth and market share” in West & Central Africa.... View Details
- 01 Jun 2020
- News
The Network Effect
participate in clinical trials. On March 29, Kapoor and his wife devised a solution: WorldWithoutCOVID.org, a nonprofit public health initiative that connects medical researchers with willing volunteers. A longtime student of network effect marketplaces, he had seen... View Details
- 28 Apr 2021
- News
Michael Collins, ‘Third Man’ of the Moon Landing, Dies at 90
Courtesy NASA Courtesy NASA Michael Collins (AMP 69, 1974), pilot of the historic 1969 Apollo 11 voyage, died this week in Florida. Collins played a critical support role on that mission as his crewmates Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin... View Details
- 01 Mar 2007
- News
In Brief
Q&A with Daniel Vasella. Initially regarded by critics as too inexperienced to lead a major pharmaceutical company, Daniel Vasella (PMD 57, 1989) has set a new standard for innovation as CEO of Novartis. The Winning Season. Last year, St.... View Details