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- 22 May 2020
- In Practice
Post-COVID Health Care: More Screens, Less Red Tape?
by rigid state licensure requirements, will be able to practice telemedicine for all patients in their regions. Replacing fee-for-service payments with value-based ones will remove the final barrier to delivering such integrated care....
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by Danielle Kost
- 17 Feb 2014
- Research & Ideas
Companies Detangle from Legacy Pensions
was the overall price of the deal—requiring months of complex number-crunching to determine the value of the investments and cost of the pay-outs over time. But both companies had incentive to come to an agreement—which they eventually did for an undisclosed sum. GM...
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- 28 Nov 2012
- What Do You Think?
Should Pay-for-Performance Compensation be Replaced?
business. This pleases investors who have a short-term interest, at the expense of the long-term performance of the company. One way to address this issue would be to remove the irrationality of the markets (itself a controversial topic)...
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by James Heskett
- 04 Aug 2006
- What Do You Think?
What Happens When the Economics of Scarcity Meets the Economics of Abundance?
even if we remove physical constraints of shelf space and supply chains." Andrei Iordache agreed, writing, " there will always be at least one element in the economic equation that will be marked by scarcity . Despite consumers'...
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by James Heskett
- 16 Jun 2023
- Blog Post
Actively Addressing Unconscious Bias in Recruiting
a list of questions that are aligned directly with what will define success in this role and remove any that are superfluous or could exacerbate bias. Also, ensure that multiple people within your company either sit in on the interview or...
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- 15 Jun 2020
- Blog Post
Black MBA Students Pen Letters to the HBS Community: Letter 1/5
Classmates in an effort to elevate this message: “On behalf of your Black classmates: we’re not okay, and you shouldn’t be either”. The letters are meant to remove the onus too often placed on Black students to discuss and teach fellow...
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- 31 Jan 2024
- Blog Post
Career Advice from the Guests of the HBS Climate Rising Podcast
IPCC Reports,UN State of the Climate Reports, UN COP 27 Summary, Climate Change @ World Economic Forum Books: The Lean Startup, The Hard Things About Hard Things Job Boards: Climate Draft, Climate Base Podcasts: My Climate Journey Slack Groups: Air Miners for the...
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- 09 Jan 2019
- Research & Ideas
The UK Needs a Bold Strategy Around Competition to Survive Brexit
remove obstacles and improve local capabilities, and recruiting foreign companies to deepen local capabilities. “There need to be new reasons for companies to do business in the UK...” Finally, the UK needs to take pragmatic steps to...
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by Michael Blanding
- 28 Aug 2006
- Research & Ideas
Online Match-Making with Virtual Dates
current model is artificial and static, and far removed from everyday social interaction," says Jeana H. Frost, who along with Michael I. Norton and Dan Ariely is taking an academic look at online dating and how it can be improved....
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- 14 Jul 2020
- Blog Post
Creating Inclusive Recruiting Events in a Time of Innovation
in. Educate team members who are writing event descriptions and invitations about removing gendered language, jargon, and idioms that can make potential candidates feel excluded. Just like your job postings, event descriptions are an...
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- 11 Jan 2017
- Research & Ideas
The Paradoxical Quest to Make Food Look 'Natural' With Artificial Dyes
additives in food, and they continue to do so today. Major companies have responded to the demand. Nestlé pledged to remove artificial color from its candy bars in 2015, for example. General Mills promised in the same year to phase out...
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by Carmen Nobel
- 01 Mar 2016
- First Look
March 1, 2016
Ponzetto Abstract—Cities generate negative, as well as positive, externalities; addressing those externalities requires both infrastructure and institutions. Providing clean water and removing refuse requires water and sewer pipes, but...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 19 Jul 2004
- Research & Ideas
Your Customers: Use Them or Lose Them
make customer service excellent by removing most of the need for it. What's Next "These are celebrated companies and they are not the norm," Frei acknowledged. Many other industries are ripe for customer-friendly interlopers,...
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by Martha Lagace
- 18 Jun 2020
- Blog Post
Black MBA Students Pen Letters to the HBS Community: Letter 3/5
our Classmates in an effort to elevate this message: “On behalf of your Black classmates: we’re not okay, and you shouldn’t be either”. The letters are meant to remove the onus too often placed on Black students to discuss and teach...
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Creating Inclusive Recruiting Events in a Time of Innovation - Recruiting
invitations about removing gendered language , jargon, and idioms that can make potential candidates feel excluded. Just like your job postings, event descriptions are an important marketing tool and should convey an inclusive message if...
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- 28 Apr 2010
- Research & Ideas
Earth Day Reflections
Management and author of Accelerating Innovation in Energy: Lessons from Other Sectors. The environmental challenges we face are among the most important issues facing business. If, as current scientific research suggests, it would be prudent to View Details
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by Staff
- 16 Aug 2024
- In Practice
Election 2024: What's at Stake for Business and the Workplace?
Kamala Harris was part of an administration that passed the largest climate combat bill in history, and Governor Tim Walz led Minnesota to declare a goal of zero carbon emissions by 2040. The other side features candidates who want to eliminate the Environmental...
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by Rachel Layne
- 17 Nov 2022
- News
Alumni Leaders on Decarbonization Strategies for Combating Climate Change
We are in a unique moment in time, where the United States’ chance to make a difference on climate is greater – and more necessary – than ever. With the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) in August, business leaders have a nearly $370 billion opportunity to...
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- 13 Apr 2020
- Research & Ideas
Small Businesses Are Worse Off Than We Thought
is that’s preventing some businesses from pursuing this federal help.” These results show that more must be done to inform business owners about their options and remove barriers to accessing government funds, says Cullen. Those barriers...
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- 07 May 2018
- Research & Ideas
Why Online Retailers Should Hide Their Best Discounts
adding a number of different frictions to the website, including eliminating the link to the outlet catalog on the store’s landing page, removing the ability for customers to search by discount, and taking away markers that automatically...
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