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- 30 Jun 2014
- Blog Post
Cambridge to Nairobi
in the Haitian earthquake, and collect eyewitness reports in Gaza and Somalia. During my first year at HBS, I wanted to find a job that blended my previous experiences—technology and government—as well as provided new opportunities for... View Details
- 22 May 2020
- Blog Post
Reflections on Service - Armed Forces Alumni Association Student Profiles
began to wonder how I wanted to spend my life after college and if the service might be the right path. I wanted responsibility, adventure, excitement, and to have some purpose greater than just myself. It... View Details
- 10 Aug 2017
- News
Skydeck Live: The Happiness Equation
of stuff, you know that that's like the hardest thing for our brain to do. And what your life can you automate? The one I struggle with and the one I think about a lot is, I try to put all the decisions I... View Details
- 22 Aug 2007
- Research & Ideas
The Hedge Fund as Activist
they keep a larger fraction of the gains that they produce by keeping watch over management. "Shareholder activism" refers to the practice of holding managers... View Details
- 11 Sep 2018
- Blog Post
Care for the Elderly: Process is More Important Than the Destination
With the support of the HBS Summer Fellows Program, I had the opportunity to follow my passion and work on my project to support senior care in China. As China is entering into an ageing society sooner than everyone might have imagined... View Details
Keywords: Health Care
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My HBS Student Loan Story: John Cortines (MBA 2015) - MBA
Blog Blog MBA Voices Filter Results Arrow Down Arrow Up Read posts from Author Alumni Author Career and Professional Development Staff Author HBS Community Author HBS Faculty Author MBA Admissions Author MBA Students Topics Topics 1st Year (RC) 2+2 Program 2nd Year... View Details
- 14 Apr 2021
- News
The First Five Years: Mike Gandy Auzenne (MBA 2016)
think all youth would benefit from gaining these valuable lessons. “It’s impossible to say if my life would have been the same if I only had Austin without sports, but I do know that combined, it worked... View Details
- 15 Sep 2015
- First Look
September 15, 2015
2015 Research Handbook on Shareholder Power Thirty Years of Evolution in the Roles of Institutional Investors in Corporate Governance By: Coates, John C. Abstract—No abstract... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 29 Sep 2003
- Research & Ideas
Pride Goeth Before a Profit
"We were selling seven to eight million cubic feet per day and I was responsible for it. I thought we should take a better interest in it," says Thomas. The problem was that although he was in charge View Details
Keywords: by Theodore Kinni
- 29 Oct 2013
- First Look
First Look: October 29
gives an overview of the Fall 2013 class Building Life Science Businesses. Purchase this case: http://hbr.org/search/814019-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 514-042 An Exercise in Designing a Travel... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 13 Mar 2018
- First Look
March 13, 2018
people’s lives. In OECD countries, for example, people spend around a third of their waking hours engaged in paid work. We not only spend considerable amounts View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 23 Mar 2015
- Research & Ideas
It’s Called ‘Price Coherence,’ and It’s Surprisingly Bad for Consumers
overall reduction in consumer welfare. The best things in life may be free, but price coherence isn't one of them. Sellers Pass Fees Onto Buyers "Although price coherence may seem to offer benefits at no... View Details
- 10 Feb 2003
- Research & Ideas
Women at Work
Lynda Clarizio Every woman who works and has a life confronts unique challenges, from finding reliable and caring childcare to making time to nurture the relationship with their spouse or partner to fighting their own guilt and... View Details
Keywords: by Wendy Guild
- 01 Mar 2017
- News
Students Forecast Climate Change’s Impact
Education. “While the corporation’s internal practices greatly impact the environment, H&M believes that 26% of the greenhouse gas emissions in a garment’s life cycle [occur] after the product is sold to the... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell
- 01 Feb 2018
- News
HBS Professor Emeritus Hugo Uyterhoeven Dies at 86
an active role in the Harvard Club of Vero Beach. He loved to spend his days admiring the view of the Atlantic Ocean while listening to music and reading. He served seven View Details
- 24 Jun 2008
- First Look
First Look: June 24, 2008
plants are a significant determinant of cross-country differences in income per worker. For this purpose, we use a standard version of the neoclassical growth model augmented... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 27 May 2020
- Research & Ideas
What South Korea Teaches the World About Fighting COVID
world (South Korea: 2 percent vs. world: 7 percent). Even taking into account the country’s population, South Korea’s number of cases per capita is substantially lower than those View Details
- 28 May 2019
- News
The Physical Campus in a Virtual World
campus construction site. Outside class, our students spend much of their time collaborating on projects: To facilitate this work, we have dozens of adaptable project spaces... View Details
Keywords: Nitin Nohria
- 27 Feb 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, February 27, 2018
We exploit households’ portfolio weights in previous years as an instrument for actual capital gains and dividends payments. We find that unrealized capital gains lead to a... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 14 Jun 2016
- First Look
June 14, 2016
analyzed and compared to a simple deficit rule that limits the maximum amount of deficit per period. Whereas the deficit rule does not perform well, the debt rule yields welfare View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne