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25 Apr 2007
Research & Ideas

Feeling Stuck? Getting Past Impasse

Director of Career Development Programs at Harvard Business School. "Without it we cannot grow, change, and—eventually—live more fully in a larger world," Butler writes in his new book, Getting Unstuck: How Dead View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

Trevor Fetter

Trevor Fetter is a Senior Lecturer on the faculty of Harvard Business School. He teaches two MBA required courses: Leadership and Corporate Accountability, and Financial Reporting and Control and a Short Intensive Program for MBA students called The Life and Role of... View Details

01 Dec 2003
Research & Ideas

Sometimes Success Begins at Failure

in history. Most firms act as if false negatives don't exist because they don't have processes for managing them. In their own industries, many companies might have missed similar opportunities. Although smart organizations have traditionally taken View Details

Keywords: by Henry Chesbrough; Health; Pharmaceutical

06 May 2015
What Do You Think?

Are You Ready for Personalized Predictive Analytics?

Summing Up Personal Predictive Analytics: Should We Be Careful What We Wish For? The world of continuous monitoring of numerous sensors for machines and humans, limitless... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

October 2005 (Revised September 2006)
Case

DentalCorp

By: Richard G. Hamermesh and Ricardo Reisen de Pinho

DentalCorp is the fifth largest provider of dental insurance in Brazil and has tripled its sales in the past two years. Whether to expand to Chile or to continue expansion in Brazil is the major strategic choice facing the company at the end of 2004. View Details

Keywords: International Finance; Expansion; Entrepreneurship; Health Care and Treatment; Global Strategy; Insurance Industry; Health Industry; Brazil; Chile

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Purchase

12 Nov 2018
News

Precision Medicine Has Transformed Cancer Treatment. Here’s How to Move It Beyond Oncology

10 Mar 2021
Blog Post

COVID Killed the Traditional Workplace

can deter. Collective, because you want to hear from a cross-section of employees across your organization. Internally public, because you want all employees to know you care enough to ask and want the... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

22 Feb 2021
Working Paper Summaries

Private and Social Returns to R&D: Drug Development and Demographics

Keywords: by Efraim Benmelech, Janice Eberly, Dimitris Papanikolaou, and Joshua Krieger; Pharmaceutical

17 Dec 2001
Research & Ideas

Venture Capital: Hot Markets and Current Industry Trends

doesn't mean you always agree—hopefully you don't," she said. "There is a need to push each other, but also to know your goals are the same at the end of the day." Their vision becomes your... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna

27 Jul 2016
News

The 27 best health and science books to read this summer

20 Sep 2021
Blog Post

Taking Your Shot in the Sports Industry with Adam Laitsas (MBA 2016), SVP, Head of Marketing for Madison Square Garden Sports Corp.

new role and making an impact on the sports industry from the front office. Posting Up on Wall Street Sports have been a part of Laitsas’ life for as long as he can remember. Growing up in the inner city... View Details

02 Jun 2003
What Do You Think?

What Can Aspiring Leaders Be Taught?

Summing Up An overarching theme of an unusually large number of responses to the June question of "What can aspiring leaders be taught?" was that View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

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The Gift - A Concrete Symbol: The Building of Harvard Business School 1908-1927 – Baker Library | Bloomberg Center, Historical Collections

the idea of giving a million dollars. . . . And I don’t care to give half a million, either.” Lawrence recalled his “heart dropped with a thud” until Baker continued, “But if by giving five million dollars I... View Details

19 Oct 2015
Research & Ideas

Business Research that Makes for Smarter Public Policy

academics and policymakers alike. Ready When Called Moss certainly didn’t research hundreds of years of financial history in order to weigh in on a future crash. “It’s hard to anticipate what View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

19 Oct 2011
Research & Ideas

Designing Cities for a Sustainable Future

On a June day in Manhattan with temperatures heading into the 90s, a straphanger named Mike is taking his customary subway ride to work. People are grumbling about the heat, but hey, it's summer, it's supposed to be hot, and besides, "Whaddya gonna do?" New Yorkers... View Details

Keywords: by Garry Emmons; Construction; Real Estate

25 Jan 2022
Blog Post

Feeling Seen: What to Say When Your Employees Are Not OK

trust,” Yu says, “because if there is an expectation, especially that the leader is supposed to take care of their employees, and this is such a difficult time, staying silent can be harmful.” This article... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

16 Jul 2014
HBS Case

Marketing Obamacare

It's safe to say that the rollout of the Affordable Care Act was not pretty. Plagued by technical problems on Healthcare.gov, and stymied by a lack of political support in... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Health

17 Sep 2024
Blog Post

The International Experience at HBS: Zoe Sun (MBA 2024)

social life at HBS as an international student? One of the most memorable moments during my time at HBS was Flag Day, during which my sectionmates gave presentations about their home cultures and customs. At... View Details

02 Jun 2011
Research & Ideas

Signing at the Top: The Key to Preventing Tax Fraud?

end of the tax form, after the form has been filled out and, consequently, after the potential cheating has occurred. (It's analogous to a witness first testifying in a court trial and then swearing on a... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Accounting

20 Aug 2024
Blog Post

Chasing a Dream: My Summer Internship at Chelsea Football Club

Marketing Officer. Moving from being solely a Chelsea fan to a Chelsea employee over these three months has been truly exceptional! What motivated you to pursue an internship at Chelsea FC, and how did you secure this opportunity? Soccer has been a central part View Details

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