Global Health - Publications - Faculty & Research

24 Feb 2020
Research & Ideas

The Hidden Vulnerabilities of Open Source Software

is difficult to fully understand the health and security of FOSS because 1) by design, it is distributed in nature so there is no central authority to ensure quality and maintenance, and 2) FOSS can be freely copied and modified, so it is... View Details

Keywords: by Frank Nagle and Jenny Hoffman; Computer

12 Nov 2021
News

Alumni Business Leaders on Confronting the Climate Change Challenge

critical role in global society. In the lead-up to COP26, the Business & Environment Initiative asked HBS alumni business leaders from a wide range of sectors and disciplines what they see as the role of business and business leaders in... View Details

01 Dec 2022
News

Singing to the Corn

Director Pat Gwin showed the group a photo of the Svalbard Global Seed Vault—a meticulously cataloged collection of more than 1.1 million seed varieties located 150 meters inside a mountain, on an island between Norway and the North Pole.... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; photographed by Vance Jacobs; Agriculture

30 Mar 2020
Research & Ideas

The New Rules for Remote Work: Pandemic Edition

leaders should send this message: We get it—this isn’t easy. Take care of yourself and your families first. And since employees are concerned about the global health and economic conditions affecting their... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

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Launching Tech Ventures | HBS Online

product management, business development, sales, or marketing role. "As someone who’s worked in a large company for the past 20-plus years, it gave me the foundation and vocabulary to engage more confidently in the venture capital and startup community." Stephanie... View Details

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Negotiation, Organizations & Markets Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research

thinkers. Francesca Gino : Winner of the 2019 Thinkers50 Talent Award. Ashley V. Whillans : Received Honorable Mention for the 2019 Dissertation Award from the International Positive Psychology Association. Ashley V. Whillans : Named a HGHI Burke View Details

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2024 Reunion Presentations - Alumni

available + More Info – Less Info After spreading rapidly in the late 20th century, democracy has been on the defensive around the world—and arguably receding—in the 21st century. This represents a profound threat to freedom and stability, as well as to the View Details

14 May 2013
First Look

First Look: May 14

Sweden compared with the United States. In particular, a later development of financial markets and a heavier tax burden for entrepreneurs have played a key role. Publisher's link: http://icc.oxfordjournals.org/content/22/1/153.full.pdf+html 2006 Boston Review Can... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

20 Oct 2009
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First Look: October 20

affect countries' development efforts and provide clear investment opportunities for businesses. During the 1990s and early 2000s, the world witnessed an explosion in capital flows at the global level. Gross foreign assets and liabilities... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

10 Sep 2012
HBS Case

HBS Cases: Branding Yoga

Owner/President Management Program, with plenty of lessons about branding and competitive strategy. Two Paths In Branding Yoga, cowritten with HBS Global Research Group associate director Kerry Herman and research associate Annelena Lobb,... View Details

Keywords: by Kim Girard; Entertainment & Recreation

01 Dec 2022
News

My First Job

Alcohol-related mistakes are tricky, with consequences that can be serious from both a health and a career perspective, but that experience showed me how important relationships are in a career. My colleagues had come to my help when I... View Details

Keywords: Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

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Technology & Operations Management Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research

Social Good Award in the Public Health category. Edward McFowland III : Recipient of a 2018 Adobe Faculty Research Award , a grant to fund data science research. Edward McFowland III : Recipient of a 2021 Fairness in AI Grant from the... View Details

28 May 2019
Research & Ideas

Investor Lawsuits Against Auditors Are Falling, and That's Bad News for Capital Markets

reporting fraud that professional standards are not infallible. You still need this external accountability mechanism. Lagace: What do your findings mean for the health of US capital markets? Srinivasan: Companies from around the world... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Financial Services; Accounting

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Annual Report 2020 - Annual Report 2020

The Year in Review The Year in Review The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Harvard Business School was immediate, starting with the cancellation of the FIELD Global Immersions in the MBA Program and moving quickly to a University-wide... View Details

29 Aug 2018
What Do You Think?

What Should Harley-Davidson’s Management Do?

White House as part of an effort to highlight the importance of the health of American manufacturing. At that time, the president lauded the Company as “a true American icon” and “one of the greats.” When the speaker of the house of... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Auto

23 Jul 2013
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First Look: July 23

https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/download.aspx?name=13-092.pdf Debating the Responsibility of Capitalism in Historical and Global Perspective By: Jones, Geoffrey Abstract—This working paper examines the evolution of concepts of the... View Details

Keywords: Anna Secino

01 Nov 2022
What Do You Think?

Why Aren’t Business Leaders More Vocal About Immigration Policy?

understand why it isn’t in the best interests of their organizations to weigh in on all issues facing society, but this is one that can have a direct impact on the performance of their organizations. It is controversial. But to a significant extent, the View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

10 Apr 2012
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First Look: April 10

market's growth that is the primary driver of profit margins and sales growth. A few retailers have succeeded in going global by developing strategies that apply four retail-specific rules for globalization. Rule 1: The home market is the... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

23 Jan 2018
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First Look at New Research and Ideas, January 23, 2018

consequence of actual leverage than it is of risk premiums. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=53733 2017 India as a Pioneer of Innovation The Private Provision of Missing Public Goods: Evidence from Narayana View Details