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- February 2009 (Revised November 2016)
- Exercise
Congo River Basin Project: Role for Dr. Beni
By: Kathleen L. McGinn, Anne Starks Acosta, Deborah M. Kolb and Cailin B. Hammer
The director of a research coalition and the founder/coordinator of an NGO consortium meet to discuss the possibility of jointly drafting a proposal for an integrated research and development project in the Congo River basin. Approved projects will receive an annual... View Details
Keywords: Decision Choices and Conditions; Negotiation Process; Projects; Research and Development; Non-Governmental Organizations; Cooperation; Congo Basin
McGinn, Kathleen L., Anne Starks Acosta, Deborah M. Kolb, and Cailin B. Hammer. "Congo River Basin Project: Role for Dr. Beni." Harvard Business School Exercise 909-041, February 2009. (Revised November 2016.)
- 23 Nov 1999
- Research & Ideas
The Future of the Venture Capital Cycle
long-run supply and demand conditions. In the short run, intense competition between private-equity groups may lead to a willingness to pay a premium for certain types of firms (e.g., firms specializing in tools and content for the Internet). This is unlikely to be a... View Details
- Web
Transforming Health Care Delivery - Course Catalog
fundamental challenge of improving clinical outcomes while controlling costs. Addressing this challenge will require dramatic improvements in the processes by which care is delivered to patients. This, in turn, will involve novel... View Details
- 20 Jan 2022
- Blog Post
Lessons Learned from My HBS Career Journey in Environmental Sustainability
execute business strategy to bring positive change in the world. For the past year and a half, I’ve been trying to figure out how to continue meeting the goal I outlined in my HBS essay while working in a business facing role. Some soul... View Details
- September – October 2008
- Article
Care Platforms: A Basic Building Block for Care Delivery
By: Richard Bohmer and David Lawrence
Without significant operational reform within the nation's health care delivery organizations, new financing models, payment systems, or structures are unlikely to realize their promise. Adapting insights from high-performing companies in other high-risk, high-cost,... View Details
Keywords: Health Care and Treatment; Management Systems; Standards; Service Delivery; Service Operations; Business Processes; Organizational Design; Customization and Personalization; Health Industry
Bohmer, Richard, and David Lawrence. "Care Platforms: A Basic Building Block for Care Delivery." Health Affairs 27, no. 5 (September–October 2008).
- 01 Mar 2014
- News
Innovation: Crowdfunding College Costs
Savingforcollege.com, which Cordero describes as "the Consumer Reports of 529 plans.") The plan is to capitalize on market share down the road: "There is a lot of value in processing millions of dollars of new assets," he remarks. "Our... View Details
- 16 Sep 2015
- Research & Ideas
Can Applied Economics Save Homeless Puppies?
Wagaroo, rather than to the previous owner. In return, Wagaroo uses the fee to help other dogs find homes and to support organizational operating costs. NEXT STEPS The Wagaroo team has expansion plans. For people who simply desire a high-touch View Details
- 23 Jan 2008
- First Look
First Look: January 23, 2008
employed marketing and marketing strategies to diffuse products and brands internationally, despite business, economic, and cultural obstacles to globalization. The process was difficult and complex. The... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 23 Sep 2024
- Blog Post
2024 Summer Internships in Business & Environment
have led to their trajectory of becoming the largest utility by market cap in the U.S., underscoring their influence and leadership in the energy sector. Ines's role prior to HBS was Corporate Business Strategy at Mercado Libre... View Details
- 12 Jul 2016
- First Look
July 12, 2016
Stick to the Strategy or Make the Sale? A Manufacturer of High-tech Streetlights Considers an Exception to Its New Subscription Model By: Weiss, Mitchell Abstract—A manufacturer of high-tech streetlights considers an exception to its new... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 19 Dec 2005
- Research & Ideas
Public Education Goes to School
They include some of the country's largest cities, including Boston, Chicago, Memphis, and San Francisco. Based on a rigorous selection process, the Harvard team invited the districts because each had a performance-improvement strategy... View Details
- Profile
Whitney Wilson
business problems they were solving.” After the Chamber, she accepted a consulting position with Deloitte in Washington DC where she “worked in the strategy and analytics practice for public sector clients. I focused my work around... View Details
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Hunter Goble
scientists in Harvard and MIT’s ecosystem. Through a self-matching process that Hunter describes as “speed dating,” he found two scientists from Boston’s Children’s Hospital developing “a novel drug delivery platform that increases the... View Details
- 01 Jun 2007
- News
34,000 Pages and Counting
Relations has had direct contact with more alumni — or read more birth announcements and vacation travelogues. Over the years, the Class Notes production process has evolved from handwritten and typed notes to Web submissions. “Back in... View Details
- 12 Feb 2008
- First Look
First Look: February 12, 2007
mechanism, which we refer to as the "clamped second price auction mechanism," into the laboratory to determine whether it helps human subjects learn to play their optimal strategy faster than the standard second price auction... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
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Mental Health Awareness Month | Baker Library
Edmondson further clarifies her argument around psychological safety by stating it is: not about being nice not a personality factor not just another word for trust not about lowering performance standards Black Women & Mental Health In the United States, 17% of Black... View Details
- 20 Sep 2021
- Blog Post
Student Spotlight: Summer Internships in Business and Environment
D), Summer Internship: Strategy and Marketing MBA Intern at Agriculture Capital Agriculture Capital is an investment advisor that invests in farmland and food processing assets to build consumer-driven,... View Details
- 26 May 2015
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First Look: May 26
Publications March 2015 AFP Exchange Well Said: Why Articulating Your Strategy Can Set You Apart. By: Cespedes, Frank V. Abstract—Senior finance managers now operate in an altered c-suite landscape. The executives reporting to the CEO... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 10 Oct 2007
- First Look
First Look: First Look: October 10
exercise (Negotiation Strategy Simulation)—illuminate how through a thoughtful process of probing and testing, a negotiator may determine whether the other party tends to be cooperative or competitive. The... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 16 Jul 2024
- Research & Ideas
Weighing Digital Tradeoffs in Private Equity
added Suraj Srinivasan, the Philip J. Stomberg Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School. “Pursuing a digital strategy is an especially valuable source of differentiated value creation by PE funds.” Yet digital... View Details