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- 06 Dec 2021
- News
The Sparkles in Our Skies
lifetime of use,” says Hagemann. “It’s not really about selling jewelry,” says Hagemann. “It’s really about focusing on an industry that has for so long been allowed to use the planet as a bank that it will continue to borrow from and never View Details
- 15 Jan 2020
- News
The Business of Access
the nonprofits and social services organizations whose staffs had the skills to help, and plotted a different way to give back. “My thinking was, if I were to help people here in California,” she recalls, “that would pay it forward for... View Details
Keywords: Maureen Harmon
- 01 Jun 2020
- News
How Sports Should Use Its Timeout
We're selling entertainment. And so we have to act more like you would see traditional entertainment doing, which is creating a really elevated experience, personalized, digital. Whether it's in the venue, so you feel like you're paying... View Details
- 01 Dec 2017
- News
2017 in Health Care: Telemedicine Has Arrived
drug and the FDA says it is safe and effective and doctors prescribe it, insurance generally will pay for it. But everyone is getting fed up with that approach—the ‘Pharma bro’ Martin Shkreli did not help—and we’ve reached a critical mass... View Details
- 01 Jun 2015
- News
The Giving Tree
same wonderful opportunities that I had,” Draper says, summing up the simple yet heartfelt objective that drives so many alumni supporters. The result? A chain of giving that pays forward the life-changing experience of an HBS education.... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 01 Feb 2002
- News
Replicating Toyota's Success
U.S. hospitals. From smelting plants to accounting offices to hospital pharmacies, he's seen the technique pay off. "If companies learn to treat every problem as an idiosyncrasy and approach solving it as an experiment," says Spear, "they... View Details
- 01 Jun 2002
- News
In VMI Partnerships, the Devil is in the Data
other words, if a retailer only gives the manufacturer warehouse stock information rather than actual sales data, or if the data is sent by fax instead of electronic transfer (which can be more efficiently verified), VMI may not pay off.... View Details
Keywords: Laura Singleton (MBA 1988)
- 01 Mar 2004
- News
Protecting against the Erosion of Brand Value
When Barnes & Noble rolled out a line of “store-brand” classic books last summer, the publishing industry gasped.The company aimed to provide consumers with high-quality books at prices significantly below what they would pay from... View Details
- 29 Nov 2017
- News
Inbox: From Das’s Desk
School and the value of paying back and paying forward the benefits you received here. You become part of a virtuous circle of alumni engagement. Another way to contribute work and wisdom is to think about... View Details
Keywords: Das Narayandas
- 02 Jan 2020
- News
Empowering Rural Communities
raise money to pay the exit fee and became the cooperative’s new green-energy utility, all while promising about $100 million in energy-cost savings over the next 10 years. Guzman Energy is also helping the community build its own... View Details
- 01 Jun 2013
- News
Revitalizing America
chopping block. "We shouldn't pay volunteers" was one eternal argument. AmeriCorps members are volunteers only in the same sense that the military is "all-volunteer"—people are not drafted or conscripted; they sign on voluntarily. Once... View Details
Keywords: Health, Social Assistance
- 01 Sep 2017
- News
Turning Point: Getting to Giving
with abundance. I felt I had to pay back this phenomenal, invaluable gift I’d received. Even though I truly believe we were made to give, it is still a conscious choice, and the message you get from all around is that it’s not logical or... View Details
- 03 Jun 2020
- News
Keeping a Community Connected
front lines, there are high numbers of residents exposed to the virus, and many others have experienced layoffs. In addition to illness, among the hardships people are feeling are hunger, difficulty paying rent, social isolation, and... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 01 Oct 2001
- News
The Play's the Thing
Baron: prize winning playwright. Visiting Mr. Green, by Jeff Baron (MBA '78), is a play about the relationship that develops between an elderly widower and the youthful executive who almost kills him while driving recklessly down a Manhattan street. To make amends, the... View Details
Keywords: Arts, Entertainment
- 01 Sep 2004
- News
Faculty Research
legacy, Salter examines what happened, why, and what has been learned. Does Diversity Pay Off? Diversity has been a buzzword in organizations for at least fifteen years. How much is really known about its effects on performance? HBS... View Details
- 01 Sep 2011
- News
Just Doing His Job
broadcast and satellite technology “had a clear influence on the man who went on to make billions in Malaysia’s mobile phone, satellite, and pay TV business,” the Morning Herald wrote. Backed by a fortune said to be around $10 billion,... View Details
- 01 Oct 2018
- News
Learning About Leadership
you learn what senior leadership behaviors don't work. “One thing that really didn't work was company leaderships that over-promised and under-delivered––every business has risks––and company managements that feel comfortable and are probably just not View Details
Keywords: Finance
- 27 Apr 2018
- News
Placing Nurses Where They Are Needed
because they are able to do different assignments. They are able to travel the country. They are able to go to large hospitals, small hospitals, and it gives them a lot of freedom at a higher pay than a traditional full-time nursing job.... View Details
- 01 Dec 1996
- News
25th Annual African-American Student Union Career/Alumni Conference
tremendous resource to the next generation of leaders." Conference chair Sara Crutchfield (HBS '97) views the conference as a "homecoming" for African-American graduates and a chance to strengthen bonds between students and alumni. "One of the AASU's current priorities... View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Betting big on star power can be a winning strategy in business—not just show business
creating marketing efficiencies. Although the digital revolution promised to democratize content production and distribution, the reality is that blockbuster strategies are more applicable and entrenched than ever before. Citing companies as varied as Apple and... View Details