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- 01 Jun 2018
- News
The Long Run
persons from 1999 to 2016. Beyond the devastating personal costs, there is an economic toll, too, caused by rising health care expenses for overdose prevention drugs and addiction treatment, criminal justice costs, and productivity loss... View Details
- 01 Sep 2016
- News
Why We Do—or Don’t—Donate Time and Money
number—and that’s just counting the formalized giving. When you think about prosocial behavior more broadly—for instance, when you do favors for neighbors or family and friends—it’s an even larger component of our society. Why do we... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Jun 2006
- News
India Arrives
developing economic powerhouse. In the evening light, silhouettes of high-rises under construction punctuate the modern skyline, and a gleaming urban mall stands ready to serve Mumbai’s growing, consumer-oriented middle class. This is the... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 13 Jul 2016
- News
From Money to Ministry
general manager in its Tokyo office, and later in New York managing multinational accounts. He’d later land in Houston, where he was sent to fix banks in trouble. “I used my skills from Professor Lodge’s Organizational Behavior course,... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 16 Nov 2021
- News
Getting Back Together for Global Networking Night; Healthcare Conference Draws New Interest
measurable, and lasting impact on racial and economic justice. Interest in health care—especially in public health following the pandemic—is greater than ever, according to MacManus. “And people are asking, ‘how can we bring health care... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 25 Feb 2020
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for March 2020
Edited by Margie Kelley Alumni Books Valuing U.S. National Parks and Programs by Linda J. Bilmes (MBA 1984) Routledge In Valuing U.S. National Parks and Programs, author Linda J. Bilmes develops a comprehensive framework to calculate the View Details
- 01 Dec 2016
- News
Research Brief: So Many Sites, So Little Time
Shane Greenstein (photo by Russ Campbell) Shane Greenstein (photo by Russ Campbell) Understanding how people spend their time online is essential for any organization hoping to capture and keep consumer eyeballs—yet what we know about internet View Details
- 02 Sep 2018
- News
Havana Rising
halt. In the summer of 1994 alone, more than 30,000 Cubans fled to the United States via boats and makeshift rafts. Faced with these economic realities, Fidel Castro’s government began some private sector experimentation, including... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell; photographed by Eve North
- 01 Sep 2009
- News
Over the Top
Illustration by Ken Orvidas/theispot.com In the search for culprits in the global financial meltdown, bloated executive pay and the excessive risk-taking behavior it fueled stand out as prime suspects. Of the two, pay dominates the... View Details
- 02 Feb 2023
- News
Can We Really Engineer a Climate Fix?
also an economic consideration. Because you have to have a whole measurement and verification process that says, yeah, in fact, you did capture these set of molecules. You actually did move them someplace where they can be stored or... View Details
- 01 Dec 2008
- News
Leadership: Getting Down to Fundamentals
basis. We want that to change. That sounds like a big undertaking. Where did you begin? There was not even commonality in the definition of what a leader is and what leadership behaviors are, so we started by developing a conversation... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 01 Jun 2007
- News
Letters
eliminates a core source of international instability, and replaces expensive, tax-supported aid with productive, locally generated economic activities. Henry L. Kotkins Jr. (MBA ’72) Seattle, WA Poor Taste? Did the juxtaposition of the... View Details
- 01 Apr 1999
- News
Africa Business Club Discusses Continent's Opportunities
"a growth-enhancing and stable macroeconomic framework that rewards productivity and creativity." Susan E. Rice, U.S. assistant secretary for African Affairs, was the distinguished luncheon speaker. Citing indicators of Africa's "improved View Details
- 01 Mar 2011
- News
Faculty Books
how we act unethically without meaning to. They demonstrate how ethical standards shift, how we neglect to notice and act on the unethical behavior of others, and how compliance initiatives can actually promote unethical behavior.... View Details
- 01 Apr 1997
- News
HBS Conferences Explore Range of Issues
January 31 to February 1. Before a Burden Hall audience of some nine hundred students, business leaders, and academics, keynote speaker Dr. Edgar Cheng, chairman of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, voiced optimism for the British colony's View Details
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
Letters to the Editor
people will stop investing if the capital gains tax rate is 30 to 40 percent, the same as upper-income tax rates. Check your economic history books, folks. Did anyone stop investing when tax rates reached 70 percent under Eisenhower? I... View Details
- 01 Oct 1997
- News
Short Takes
Green Stuff: Value, Risk, and Environmental Management Environmental issues increasingly influence companies in their approach to fundamental business concerns. How these matters play out in terms of corporate behavior is the subject of a... View Details
- 01 Oct 2001
- News
Fourth Annual African-American Alumni Association Conference
leadership roles in a quickly changing economic environment. Planned speakers include Tom Jones, chairman and CEO of Citigroup's Global Investment Management and Private Bank Group; Lloyd Trotter, president and CEO of GE Industrial... View Details
- 01 Sep 2014
- News
Post-Grad Ponderings
stop: Tokyo, to work for a hands-on private equity firm. Short term: “Masayuki Kato (MBA 2014) and I are getting married the day after commencement so we will have a huge gathering!” Ian Tomb, PhD, Business Economics What got you through... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 16 Aug 2013
- News
Women's Business Leader
Carla Harris Photo courtesy of Carla Harris On August 12, President Obama announced his intention to appoint Carla Harris (MBA 1987) to be the Chair of the National Women's Business Council (NWBC). Harris is a prominent global investment professional and business... View Details