System - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Jun 2022
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Closing the 'Network Gap'

longer underrepresented,” says Hu. “This is an opportunity to get the whole community involved and help change minds as well as create the seeds of more equitable systems in the long term.” STUDENTS READY TO MAKE AN IMPACT Empowering... View Details

Keywords: April White

01 Sep 2020
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Maintaining a Resilient Democracy

revise rules that make it possible today for rogue legislators to hold up bills that an overwhelming majority of citizens want. Term limits are Braun’s number one recommendation for constructive systemic change. Leading by example, he set... View Details

Keywords: Deb Blagg

13 Nov 2018
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Building a New Real Estate Investment Model

since then I’ve been trying to understand the economic gaps in the United States. Why are large groups of people systemically financially underprivileged?” One answer, Davis soon discovered, is a lack of access to real estate. Davis, now... View Details

Keywords: April White; Real Estate

23 May 2018
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John A. Paulson, MBA 1980

remarkable success built confidence—and investors—and by 2006 led him to attract $6 billion under management. In 2005, Paulson was looking for new investment opportunities and began researching mortgage bonds. “The system was geared to... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

24 Feb 2014
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A Capital Idea for Small Business

had received an appointment to the US Naval Academy at Annapolis while in high school. He had more of a technological bent than did Callaghan, and he studied both systems engineering and nuclear engineering. He was in the Submarine... View Details

Keywords: Robert S. Benchley; crowd-funding; online communities; Finance; Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments; Finance

06 Nov 2009
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Health Reform Paths Not Taken

Herzlinger points to Switzerland as a model system without a government-run plan. “What I like about it is that it’s got universal coverage, it’s customer driven, and there are no intermediaries shopping on people’s behalf,” she recently... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Health, Social Assistance

07 Sep 2021
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Immelt in the Hot Seat: Episode 2

different, right? They're smart. But they're much less trusting of the system, right? DM: Hm. JI: They don't think that the system is capable of necessarily solving problems. So they need to figure it out on their own. So they're more... View Details

15 Jun 2018
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Skydeck Live: The Science of a Meaningful Life

those thousands of pieces, they start moving through the plane's wing and through the plane itself like shrapnel from a bomb. And they start cutting through hydraulics lines and fuel lines. Ultimately, it knocked out, in just under 30 seconds, 12 of the 14 View Details

01 Apr 2002
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Back in Business

revenue.) The exchange and nearby buildings were checked for safety and cleaned up, power was reestablished, and computer systems tested and retested over the weekend. On Monday, September 17, Lhota stood by as the bell rang to open the... View Details

Keywords: 9/11; NYC; New York City; Government

01 Jun 2009
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Porter Helps Jerusalem Mayor with Economic Development

a press briefing, Barkat explained that he has adopted Porter’s cluster-based development approach to focus on three existing areas of strength: culture and tourism, health care and life sciences, and outsourced medical and financial services. Until now, “Jerusalem has... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development; Government

22 Apr 2021
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Leading for a Better World in Boston; Virtual Event Showcases Japan Fellowship

Tierney (MBA 1980) from The Bridgespan Group, which provides leadership development consulting services to nonprofits. The panel, The Quest for Racial Justice: Making This a Movement, Not a Moment, moderator Ivy Jack (MBA 2004), Head of Equity Research at NorthStar... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

01 Sep 2011
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The Business and Environment Initiative at HBS

well-being without degrading the natural systems that are also critical to our well-being is one of the great challenges — and great opportunities — facing business and business leaders today.” The BEI aims to accomplish its goals through... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

31 Mar 2017
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Turning Teachers into Leaders

innovative technologies, for implementing higher standards, for providing better feedback and support to teachers. “HBS gave me the skills by helping me to think as a systems thinker. By that I mean to consider the marketing angles, the... View Details

02 Sep 2018
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Havana Rising

froze the issuance of new non-state licenses. The government noted it was likely a temporary measure—an effort to perfect the system and root out any corruption. For Gordon and the other entrepreneurs operating in Cuba, it was another... View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell; photographed by Eve North

01 Jun 1996
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Class Acts

increasing the overall profitability of the concession. "I like to fix things," Richardson reflects. "I'm attracted to unstructured environments where I can solve problems and create systems that help businesses operate more efficiently."... View Details

25 Mar 2021
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Alumni Honor Nitin Nohria and Support His Legacy

new vision of a financial system that is in harmony with the planet and its people (written by John and Natty McArthur University Professor Rebecca M. Henderson). We the Possibility: Harnessing Public Entrepreneurship to Solve Our Most... View Details

22 Oct 2018
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Capital Murder

where you stand on the political aisle, the acrimony inherent in a two-party system was disheartening at times. So if politics was my first love, entertainment and media is my second—specifically film and television. I was drawn to that... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

01 Mar 2018
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Realizing The Potential Of One Harvard

curriculum covers topics ranging from programming and data science systems to digital strategy and innovation to data-driven marketing. The course content includes both asynchronous learning sessions and sessions taught by Harvard faculty... View Details

23 Sep 2020
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Alumni Consider Election Reform; Clubs Explore Parenting by Case Method

will seem quaint in comparison, say the HBS alumni behind the nonpartisan group, Reform Elections Now (REN), who gave a virtual presentation to the HBS Club of Dallas in early September to educate and engage business leaders on the specific problems in our political... View Details