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- 19 Dec 2017
- News
What Investors Need to Consider About Tax Reform
- 01 Mar 2024
- News
Game On
to 2016, when the club’s 50-year-old marina was crumbling into disrepair. It’s a common side effect of member-managed clubs, he notes. “It’s tough to get things done, because no one wants to be in charge when someone says the word... View Details
- 01 Mar 2024
- News
The War Within
estimated in 2017 that up to 30 percent of the country’s population would face a mental health disorder during their lifetime. In 2019, Ukraine had a higher average proportion of depressive disorders than did nearby European Union... View Details
- 21 May 2024
- News
A New Chapter
operate and fund the program long term,” Wolf says. The tablets Imagine Worldwide distributes do not require internet connectivity. Each is loaded with a full, culturally appropriate curriculum developed by the organization’s software... View Details
- 01 Dec 2023
- News
Case Study: Staking a Claim
Illustration by Nhung Lê Kate Terry (MBA 2005) knows that no one attends their fifth-grade career fair and comes home hoping to pursue a career in insurance—but that’s exactly where she wound up. “I really fell in love with it,” she says. As cofounder and CEO of... View Details
- 01 Sep 2008
- News
Mara Aspinall
medical system, however, new science has to clear a high hurdle before it has an impact on practice. This caution is sensible in some arenas, but personalized medicine results in safer and more effective therapy choices, not higher risk.... View Details
- 12 Nov 2021
- News
Alumni Business Leaders on Confronting the Climate Change Challenge
net-zero emissions by 2040. In the interim, we are targeting absolute GHG reductions of more than 40 percent by 2030. From the way we source our crops to the energy we use in creating and distributing our products, we are taking... View Details
- 26 Jan 2021
- News
Clubs See Wealth in FemTech; Health Care Alumni Look at COVID Response
disease affects women differently than men. In the health care industry, a 155-pound male is considered the average patient, but women are not just smaller men,” says Linda Greub (MBA 1987), cofounder of Avestria Ventures, and a featured... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Sep 2018
- News
Case Study: A Good Fit
market. Apart from insurance claims, there is the productivity value of getting people back to work sooner. If the average absenteeism across corporate America is about 4 to 5 percent, then the value of saving a fraction of this would be... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
- 01 Mar 2007
- News
Daniel Vasella
fundamental problem. The Medicare prescription drug program that went into effect last year bars the federal government from negotiating with drug companies over the prices seniors pay. The new Democratic majority in Congress has vowed to... View Details
- 01 Sep 2011
- News
Water for Life
for reliable, affordable water service. Nearly two of every three gallons of water pumped through the dilapidated distribution system were lost or stolen. Desperate for a remedy, the Philippine government invited the private sector to... View Details
- 01 Mar 2013
- News
Sizing Up Social Impact
the number of temporary housing units an organization has created in post-earthquake Haiti. But how does one measure the effectiveness of a training program in boosting farmer incomes in Ghana? This was the question facing the Millennium... View Details
- 02 Sep 2018
- News
Havana Rising
benefactor and main trading partner, entering what is referred to as “the Special Period,” which would last until the mid-1990s. Gas shortages led to farming and distribution disruptions, which led to food shortages. The View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell; photographed by Eve North
- 18 Nov 2021
- News
Strength in Numbers
is that thing,” Verdi says. “It’s one of the top three causes of our age,” adds Swartz. Both the Verdi and Swartz families have witnessed, firsthand, the negative effects of our nation’s disjointed treatment... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 25 Aug 2014
- News
The First Five Years: Raymond Hwang (MBA 2010)
being a spine surgeon. And while I’ve probably been a little more business-minded than the average doctor, it was actually my time at HBS that helped me realize an interest in entrepreneurship. But in general, the MBA helps me be a more... View Details
- 24 Sep 2020
- News
The Race for a Vaccine
the quest for a coronavirus vaccine, science is only part of the story. This pandemic will not end with the development of a safe, effective inoculation. That inoculation also needs to be approved, manufactured, and View Details
- 01 Jun 2000
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The Business of Biotech
biotechnology. The prospect is exhilarating, but the road to this brave new biotech world has more than a few bumps. With an average time line of ten years required to bring a drug to market - and the potential for failure looming every... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 01 Jun 2004
- News
Books
century’s end, as mail-order companies such as Sears Roebuck and Montgomery Ward gained ground and manufacturers began to sell their own distinctive brands and develop their own distribution networks. Birth of a Salesman includes a look... View Details
- 29 Sep 2022
- News
Securing a Resilient Future for Senegal
patient treatment and contact tracing, including procurement of all supplies of oxygen and medical equipment; support for the private sector and employment; distribution of food kits and food stamps to more... View Details
Keywords: Maureen Harmon
- 17 Feb 2015
- News
The First Five Years: Diogo Castro Freire (MBA 2012)
reminded me of how effective film can be at sharing a complex topic with large audiences. “But a particular and obvious question puzzled me: Why haven’t films like Chasing Ice, The Island President, and An Inconvenient Truth, to name a... View Details