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- 07 Jan 2002
- What Do You Think?
Did Consumer Behavior Tracking Come of Age on September 11?
observed, "Chat rooms and corporate message boards have had a much more profound change on the privacy of business organizations than the tragic events of 9/11." There is almost a tone of resignation in the responses. For... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 14 Jul 2023
- Blog Post
What You Can Do to Create an Anti-Racist Organization
anti-racist and bring about change within their organization. Learn the History “My work is grounded in history,” she said. “We need to be able to trace the roots of racism back through time. It is harder to undo how we think about... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
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Make clear where we stand and where we aim to go. - Advancing Racial Equity
for HBS itself to attract the most promising talent and have its greatest impact, we cannot tolerate social systems and structures that hold back individuals because of their race. Racism is a direct contradiction to our mission.... View Details
- 03 Mar 2017
- News
Big Blue’s Big Bet
she had a different type of leukemia. They ran more tests but saw no sign of one. The hospital was affiliated with the University of Tokyo’s Institute of Medical Science, which had partnered with IBM Watson, a cloud-based cognitive-computing View Details
Keywords: Paul Kix; illustrations by Dan Page
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Kraft Accelerator
unmet need: Extracting, cleaning and codifying the data stored in dozens of electronic medical record systems in an attempt to understand how patients experience cancer care. Concerto HealthAI has been tasked with improving these care... View Details
- 01 Jun 2011
- News
An Economy Undermined
anger, and shifting ideologies. Then, in 1982, the bull market in stocks began. It changed the way companies were managed. CEOs focused on getting the stock price up. There was a takeover movement, then junk bonds, and then leveraged... View Details
- 01 Apr 1996
- News
Wake-Up Call: Farewell to the American Dream?
You cite this decline as a root cause of widespread uneasiness among Americans about their future. What's gone wrong? One major structural change is that traditional mass production for a huge domestic market - the unique situation that... View Details
- 01 Jun 1996
- News
New Releases
changing the way they think about customers, competition, cooperation, and the market. Examples from companies such as Nintendo, American Express, Club Med, and General Motors provide ample evidence that long-term profitability does not... View Details
- 18 Feb 2009
- First Look
First Look: February 18, 2009
Working PapersDeterring Online Advertising Fraud Through Optimal Payment in Arrears (revised) Author:Benjamin Edelman Abstract Online advertisers face substantial difficulty in selecting and supervising small advertising partners. Fraud can be well-hidden, and... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 08 Jan 2001
- Research & Ideas
Can Japan Compete? [Part Two]
business unit. The reward system needs to be based on unit and individual performance, where performance is measured in terms of profitability. And in order for both of those things to happen, there needs to be a View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace & Hilah Geer
- 01 Sep 2012
- News
Faculty Books
(Harvard Business Review Press) Drawing on his years of experience studying and advising VC firms, companies, and governments, Lerner, the Jacob H. Schiff Professor of Investment Banking, weighs the strengths and weaknesses of the traditional open and VC-backed... View Details
- 20 Jun 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, June 20
and Andrei Shleifer Abstract—We present an extrapolative model of bubbles. In the model, many investors form their demand for a risky asset by weighing two signals: an average of the asset’s past price changes and the asset’s degree of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 17 Apr 2023
- Blog Post
Climate Stories Episode #14: Bonita Stewart (MBA 1983) – A Career Devoted to Creating the Future
the forefront of her thinking when she began her career. Looking over her past, however, an undercurrent of interest in climate change and sustainability is apparent. “My best experience at HBS was taking the Corporate Information View Details
- 16 Jul 2008
- Op-Ed
What Should Employers Do about Health Care?
cannot get out of health care, no matter what kind of health insurance system is put in place. They bear the cost of poor health in the form of sick days, absenteeism, reduced productivity at work, and early retirements of skilled... View Details
- 01 Oct 2021
- Blog Post
Alumni Spotlight: Career Advice from Alums Working in Climate
innovators alike grapple with both the impacts of climate change and how to build a more sustainable system for the future. Right now there is enormous opportunity (and need!) for strategic thinkers and... View Details
Keywords: Energy / Cleantech
- 01 Jun 2010
- News
M.I.A. Boards
system of choosing directors to “the old Soviet-style elections” in which shareholders’ real choice is to vote for anointed nominees, abstain, or sell the stock. Of all the nominees put forward by boards, 99.7 percent win election. Also,... View Details
- 06 Aug 2020
- Blog Post
WHY WE STARTED THE HBS BLACK INVESTMENT CLUB
relationships perpetuates a system of gate-keeping that is almost designed to keep Black investors out.” Take private equity, for example - everyone knows Robert Smith, Founder of Vista Equity, but how many other senior Black private... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- 01 Dec 2002
- News
Bad Times for Business
it a case of dé jà vu or an unprecedented, systemic failure? This roundtable discussion, moderated by Professor Krishna Palepu, sought answers and suggested some corrective measures. Highlights of the conversation follow. Krishna Palepu:... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 15 Aug 2024
- Blog Post
Navigating the Future of Renewable Energy at Port Esbjerg
operations, Port Esbjerg has undergone significant change over time. The port's infrastructure, including roads redesigned for transporting colossal wind turbine blades, highlights the commitment to renewable energy. Every roundabout at... View Details
- 12 Oct 1999
- Research & Ideas
A Perfect Fit: Aligning Organization & Strategy
their espoused strategy and management principles. Beer and Eisenstat began implementing the process ten years ago at Becton Dickinson and Company, a medical products and diagnostic systems supplier. "Ray Gilmartin, who was CEO at... View Details
Keywords: by Judith A. Ross