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- 24 Jul 2013
- Op-Ed
Detroit Files for Bankruptcy: HBS Faculty Weigh In
bankruptcy calculations last week, most people were prepared for the $3.5 billion in unfunded pension liabilities. Many people were surprised, however, to see the much larger amount of $6.4 billion in other post-employment benefits ( OPEB )—primarily obligations to... View Details
- 01 Mar 2014
- News
My HBS Eureka Moment
because they came easily to me. So, in RC Marketing, I was especially paying attention because I knew I had lots to learn! One simple lesson that I certainly did not appreciate before I took Marketing centered on how to price a product.... View Details
- 02 Jan 2020
- Op-Ed
Medicare for All or Public Option: Can Either Heal Health Care?
enrollees—delivers real efficiencies. Medicare spends as much as seven times less than private insurers on administrative costs. The program also pays hospitals 40 percent less and providers 2-3.5 times less than private insurers View Details
- 24 May 2010
- Research & Ideas
Stimulus Surprise: Companies Retrench When Government Spends
ignores all costs associated with paying for the spending such as higher taxes or increased borrowing. From the perspective of the target state, the funds are essentially free, but clearly at the national level someone has to View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Sep 2017
- News
Case Study: Confidence Builder
differentiate the Confi program—most other prevention programs are designed to meet compliance standards, not foster conversation—but the marketplace is dominated by a few big companies. Schools pay about $1 per student each year for such... View Details
- 17 Nov 2015
- News
Carbon Neutral
would not only create a level playing field, but also incentivize other countries to follow suit. “If they are going to pay the fee anyway, why not collect a fee themselves rather than have their exporters View Details
Keywords: Michael Blanding
- 01 Dec 2017
- News
Removing Barriers
burden of paying for an education, Anita says, allows students to make career choices after graduation that are less focused on paying back student debt. She adds that bringing international students into... View Details
- 01 Feb 1998
- News
Down on the Farm: Frank Burke (MBA '87)
the tarp out on the field when it rains, to greeting the fans as they enter the park. "Our parent club, the Cincinnati Reds, pays our players," Burke continues. "That leaves us free to concentrate on optimizing the ballpark experience... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 01 Jun 2001
- News
Hawes Hall Makes Tip-Top Progress
On a warm day in late April, the HBS community gathered to celebrate progress made in the construction of Hawes Hall, a three-story, 47,000-square-foot classroom building designed by the firm of Einhorn Yaffee Prescott. The “topping out” ceremony, a Viking tradition... View Details
Nicholas M. Schenck
When Marcus Loew died in 1927, Schenck assumed control over all of his holdings, including Loew’s theatre company and its production arm, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM). Despite the onslaught of the Depression, though, Schenck’s attention to efficiency and to “the bottom... View Details
Keywords: Entertainment & Broadcast Media
Carl R. Gray
Under Gray’s direction, Union Pacific Railroad became one of the few railroads in the nation to pay dividends on common stock during the Depression. During this time period, Gray also became a pioneer in the introduction of streamlined... View Details
Keywords: Transportation
- 22 Oct 2018
- Sharpening Your Skills
Motivate Me, Please
people, but also costly for companies to maintain. Which programs work best? A Little Understanding Motivates Copyright Abusers to Pay Up Many internet users don't give a second thought to copying and reusing an image. Here's how... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 25 Sep 2024
- Blog Post
HBS Latino Student Association Spotlight: Mireya Iglesias Ayala (MBA 2025)
always pay it forward. I think this is our superpower. Our ability to be a source of pride to others, to know we represent not just ourselves, but a greater community— our village. Recognizing that we are walking on the shoulders of... View Details
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Charitable Remainder Trust - Alumni
receives credit for the full amount of your gift Membership in the John C. Whitehead Society How it Works You can create a CRT with stock, cash, real estate, or other assets. Depending on your age, the minimum gift ranges from $150,000 to $250,000. Harvard View Details
- 01 Jun 2016
- News
A Roundabout Path
couldn’t pay for graduate education out of pocket and taking a large loan would limit what I could do afterward,” he says. “Luckily, HBS offered me a fellowship, which helped me overcome that obstacle.” Receiving the Jacques and Consuelo... View Details
- 01 Dec 2013
- News
Plugged In
have a notion of what an electric car should be, and they are open to new technologies." And even if the youth market isn't ready for high-end wheels, changing the perception of the Cadillac brand among that crowd, he notes, can pay... View Details
- 31 Mar 2011
- News
Building an Online Swap Shop
reported (December 18, 2010), prompting thredUP to launch the new exchange. thredUP’s 50,000 registered users swap more than 1,000 boxes of clothes a week. Buyers pay $5 plus shipping per box. Since it’s a swap service, users must send as... View Details
- 16 Dec 2020
- News
A Creator in the Era of Disruption
the problem that they face is this: If you want to buy a refrigerator, you want to buy a cooking stove, you want to buy a sofa... most of these people cannot afford to pay immediately in cash. And yet if they View Details
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Olivia Zhao
incentives for companies to make drugs, but then you get to the point where someone has to pay for them. The question is, how do insurers and payers decide what to pay for drugs, and how does that affect... View Details
- 04 Mar 2009
- Op-Ed
Credit is Not the Bogey
commercials. From one vantage, the credit industry is to blame for our economic woes. The solutions have centered on tightening credit—loaning only to homebuyers who can make a 20 percent down payment, returning to the standards of 20 years ago where buyers were... View Details