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- 01 Sep 2006
- News
Redefining Health Care
PORTER: Health care's zero-sum competition model adds costs and results in severe quality problems. University professor Michael Porter never planned to write a book on health-care reform. In fact, he expected brickbats in response to a... View Details
- 07 Jan 2025
- Blog Post
Revolutionizing Wellness: Kate Twist (MBA 2008) Shapes the Future of Consumer Health Brands
consumer research around the world to understand what people hoped their skincare products could do,” Twist explained. “I was also fortunate to learn from and be developed by several HBS alums (every leader on the Clinique Global... View Details
- 07 Apr 2009
- First Look
First Look: April 7, 2009
average, use unverifiable discretion to convey private information on future cash flows; in contrast, agency theory predicts managers, on average, use unverifiable discretion... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 30 Dec 2013
- HBS Case
HBS Cases: What Warren Buffett Saw in Newspapers
move that would help raise the cash necessary to comply with a time-sensitive refinancing agreement-was announced in February 2012. "The company's difficult circumstances brought to mind one of my... View Details
- 23 Mar 2003
- Research & Ideas
AIDS in Africa—What’s the Solution?
On a continent with many challenges to development, no issue is more pressing in Africa than the heavy toll of the AIDS epidemic. In addition to the staggering costs in terms of social upheaval and human suffering, AIDS cuts down workers... View Details
Keywords: by Julie Jette
- Web
Delving Deeper into Development with the Joint MBA/MPA-ID Program | MBA
Delving Deeper into Development with the Joint MBA/MPA-ID Program By Zainab Raji on October 29, 2020 Share via Facebook Share via LinkedIn Print Share via email Can you share a bit about your background and where you grew up? Zainab Raji... View Details
- 18 Sep 2017
- Blog Post
Applying HBS Lessons in an African Context
example, in my first semester Technology and Operations Management class where we studied a New Zealand yacht racing case, I used my experience from doing a churn reduction model for a South African Telecom operator to recommend whether the protagonist should test... View Details
- 27 Jul 2023
- Blog Post
Buy Big, Sell Small
If you live in a rural village or small city in India and run low on toothpaste, rice, or cooking oil, you’ll likely visit your local kirana, the equivalent of a US neighborhood variety store and a mainstay of the country’s $932 billion... View Details
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Jenny Tison
everything When it came time to consider a career, Jenny realized what must have been obvious to the people around her: “I really love working on teams,” she says. Jenny attended Northwestern as a drum major in the marching band,... View Details
- 01 Jun 2009
- News
The Maestro and the Market
divided. Some felt sure that Adrià should be doing more to cash in on his name; others said he would destroy what he has worked so hard to build. In December, students had the opportunity to hear from the... View Details
- 01 Sep 2004
- News
American Dream
passing motorists. Hustead acquired the T. rex, for example, to drive demand for the fossils, rocks, and dinosaur-related products for sale in the Wall Drug Mining Company, one of 21 separate retail departments that generate over $12... View Details
- 01 Oct 1996
- News
The Right Stuff: Getting the Word from MBA Admissions
leads client teams in the effective delivery of solid, useful information and analysis. We also look for a record of leadership or, in the absence of concrete experience, leadership potential as indicated by certain personal qualities.... View Details
- 16 May 2011
- Research & Ideas
What Loyalty? High-End Customers are First to Flee
Businesses that offer their customers the highest levels of service might like to believe that all their efforts to pamper and please will pay off with an extremely loyal following. “Customers you might expect to be the most 'stuck' are the View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- 16 Nov 2017
- News
The Business of Social Justice
A born adventurer with a passion for social justice, Heidi Brooks (MBA 2003) uses her business savvy to effect social change. Since 2014 Brooks has served as chief operating officer of the Schott Foundation for Public Education, a nonprofit organization focused View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Myers
- 01 Mar 2013
- News
Making Change
Since 2009, HBS has given special recognition to seven social-impact organizations by awarding Social Entrepreneurship Fellowships (SEF) to their young alumni founders. Here's a status report on how the fellows and their ventures are... View Details
- Fast Answer
Turnarounds and Transformation
text-decoration:underline">Peloton to report lower cash burn on bumpy road to turnaround, Reuters, 31 January 2023 Peloton Interactive: Turnaround Largely on Track Despite Many... View Details
- 12 Jul 2004
- Research & Ideas
Michael Porter’s Prescription For the High Cost of Health Care
We believe that competition is the root of the problem with U.S. health care performance. But this does not mean we advocate a state-controlled system or a single-payer system; those approaches would only make matters worse. On the... View Details
- 18 Apr 2005
- Lessons from the Classroom
NFL Players Touch Down at HBS
is much needed, said the players. At best they have only a few years of earning power in professional football. And they don't work under guaranteed contracts—they are one nasty hit away from forced retirement. "Our window of... View Details
- 07 Jul 2016
- Blog Post
Can You Learn Finance through the Case Method?
York. Besides business, I am very interested in politics and government, so during my college summers I also did several internships on presidential campaigns and in the U.S. Senate. Although I majored in Chemistry and Physics in college... View Details
- 18 Sep 2000
- Research & Ideas
Getting It Done: Improving Nonprofit Performance
making sure that these donations actually make a difference in alleviating some of the major ills and inequities of society. What, many ask, are the measures of effectiveness in these operations? Where is the accountability? Would there be better bang for the buck by... View Details
Keywords: by James E. Aisner