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- 01 Sep 2020
- News
Happy New Year: The HBS Alumni Board's Newest Members Look to the Future
making sure everyone gets the best experience possible. Prior to the pandemic we divided the Board into smaller sections, each led by a member of the Executive Committee. I think that has helped forge closer relationships despite the...
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- March 2014
- Teaching Note
Uptake of Rapid Diagnostic Tests: A Development Challenge
By: Nava Ashraf, Andrew Boozary and Kristin Johnson
Keywords:
Developing Countries and Economies;
Health Pandemics;
Technology;
Health Care and Treatment;
Policy;
Behavior;
Prejudice and Bias;
Zambia
Ashraf, Nava, Andrew Boozary, and Kristin Johnson. "Uptake of Rapid Diagnostic Tests: A Development Challenge." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 914-042, March 2014.
- 13 Jul 2022
- Book
Reimagining the Economy: What Would It Take to Put People First?
access to ethical housecleaning services that are worker centered and environmentally friendly. By letting them decide when they will work, how they will be compensated, and even how to adjust safely to a global pandemic, this power has changed their lives. In March...
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by Avery Forman
- 24 Sep 2020
- Research & Ideas
Financial Meltdowns Are More Predictable Than We Thought
all borrowing is bad. Record low interest rates for mortgages and other loans are providing a crucial cash injection to people and business owners as the COVID-19 pandemic grinds on. That said, creditors will likely bear the brunt if...
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- 14 Oct 2021
- Blog Post
Making the MBA Degree More Accessible
in May going forward. The two-year $20,000 award is in addition to any need-based tuition scholarships. Welcoming students in-person this fall has been a highlight for Rosser, who joined HBS in February 2020, a month before the pandemic...
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- 31 Jan 2023
- News
Female Founders' Dilemmas; UK Tech Startups
Clubs News Clubs News The HBS Association of Boston (HBSAB) recently presented a virtual panel discussion exploring the unique challenges that women entrepreneurs encounter when founding their companies. The conversation, titled “The Realities Facing Female Founders,”...
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Margie Kelley
- 22 Jul 2022
- Blog Post
Climate Stories Episode #7: Turning Waste Heat to Power
second anniversary with the Tallgrass deal. Launching during the COVID-19 pandemic meant that Janice and her team were unable to work side-by-side in their Calgary offices for their first 18 months together. Now, most of her 13 staffers...
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- 15 Jun 2021
- News
June 2021 Books and Podcasts
remain vital to Boeing's ongoing operations today. COVID-19: Mankind’s Bitter Battle, A Blueprint to Conquer an Epidemic By Rajendra K. Aneja (AMP 175, 2008) Independently published When the COVID-19 pandemic first emerged, author...
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- 07 Sep 2021
- News
Increasing Access and Expanding Opportunity
“I’ve done well so far, but there might be something else out there where I can make a bigger impact or that’s more meaningful.” Those “something elses” don’t always pay the same amount, and that’s where our Summer Fellowship Program comes in, especially this past year...
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Jennifer Gillespie
- February 2021
- Supplement
HNA Group: Global Excellence with Chinese Characteristics (C)
By: William C. Kirby, Billy Chan and John P. McHugh
July 2017 was supposed to be a triumphant month for HNA Group. The latest Fortune Global 500 list showed the company had again skyrocketed in its ranking to no. 170, an improvement of over 200 positions from the year prior. Yet earlier that same July, the mysterious...
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Conglomerate;
Airline Industry;
Coronavirus;
Financial Risk;
Debt;
Bankruptcy;
Global Strategy;
Restructuring;
Health Pandemics;
Financial Markets;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Financial Condition;
Globalized Firms and Management;
Business and Government Relations;
Air Transportation Industry;
Financial Services Industry;
China
Kirby, William C., Billy Chan, and John P. McHugh. "HNA Group: Global Excellence with Chinese Characteristics (C)." Harvard Business School Supplement 321-123, February 2021.
- July 2020
- Technical Note
Digital Natives Growing Without a Sales Force
By: Das Narayandas, Michael Norris and Amram Migdal
This brief case describes the rise of so-called digital natives (also called born-in-digital) in the 2000s and 2010s that successfully grew without a sales force. The case highlights the emergence of business-to-business Internet and cloud-based companies and their...
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Government Administration;
Crisis Management;
Health;
Health Pandemics;
Innovation and Invention;
Innovation Leadership;
Innovation Strategy;
Technological Innovation;
Social Issues;
Information Technology;
Mobile and Wireless Technology;
Applications and Software;
Technology Adoption;
Information Technology Industry;
Australia;
North and Central America;
United States;
Illinois;
Chicago;
California;
San Francisco
Narayandas, Das, Michael Norris, and Amram Migdal. "Digital Natives Growing Without a Sales Force." Harvard Business School Technical Note 521-019, July 2020.
- June 2020 (Revised January 2024)
- Case
TraceTogether
By: Mitchell B. Weiss and Sarah Mehta
By April 7, 2020, over 1.4 million people worldwide had contracted the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). Governments raced to curb the spread of COVID-19 by scaling up testing, quarantining those infected, and tracing their possible contacts. It had taken Singapore’s...
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Keywords:
COVID-19;
Contact Tracing;
Government Administration;
Crisis Management;
Health;
Health Pandemics;
Innovation and Invention;
Innovation Leadership;
Innovation Strategy;
Technological Innovation;
Social Issues;
Information Technology;
Mobile and Wireless Technology;
Applications and Software;
Technology Adoption;
Health Industry;
Public Administration Industry;
Singapore
Weiss, Mitchell B., and Sarah Mehta. "TraceTogether." Harvard Business School Case 820-111, June 2020. (Revised January 2024.)
- 27 Jul 2023
- Blog Post
Buy big, sell small
ApnaKlub in July 2020. This time, Shruti’s entrepreneurial timing was spot-on. Kiranas have an open-air layout, with counter-based transactions. When the pandemic closed indoor stores, kiranas became the lifeline for everyday needs....
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- 11 Nov 2020
- Research & Ideas
How Hackathons Help Decide Platform Winners and Losers
find.” Of course, given the limitations the coronavirus pandemic has placed on large gatherings, hackathons have necessarily been suspended over the past year, though Wu says some have successfully transferred at least some of their...
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- 30 May 2024
- News
Women’s Association Goes Nationwide; Connecticut Club Hosts Beshears
from the fact that many HBS alumnae from other cities would travel specifically to New York to attend the club’s programs. When the pandemic hit, the shift to virtual programming attracted even more HBS women from around the world....
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Margie Kelley
- 05 Jun 2020
- Blog Post
Developing Black Talent for Leadership
financial impact of the pandemic was again raising fears that colleges could go under. "We are very concerned that without the adequate federal and state support, many institutions that serve the underserved might not be around," he said....
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- 17 Sep 2020
- Research & Ideas
Many Small-Business Employees May Be Close to Losing Health Insurance
insurance coverage going forward,” the authors write. Small businesses, which account for more than 40 percent of economic activity in the United States, prioritized employee health insurance premiums as the COVID-19 pandemic hit,...
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- Web
Africa - Global Activities 2021
President’s Innovation Challenge. Sharing Advice & Reflections about the Pandemic In June 2020, the Africa Research Center hosted a four-part Africa Webinar Series: COVID-19 Reflections, Challenges, and Next Steps. The series brought...
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- 25 Aug 2022
- News
Vision: To Go-Go
succeeding. Which is not to suggest it has been easy. While the pandemic boosted demand for home delivery, it also forced the fledgling startup to navigate a business environment that was suddenly characterized by fear and uncertainty....
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- 01 Sep 2020
- News
Saving Grace
though people may have strong ideas about corporate behavior, they haven’t had the levers to deploy the collective power of their ownership. Perhaps, Savova suggests, a tech-enabled platform like PensionBee could help with that. Also, the View Details
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Jen McFarland Flint