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- 01 Dec 2001
- News
Reaching Out
work, nonprofit fellows contribute to and witness transformations in the lives of others — with lasting effects on their own lives as well. One day last August in rural Kharagpur, India, Neera Nundy (HBS '02) accompanied a middle-aged... View Details
- 01 Mar 2011
- News
James McNerney Jr.
midnight. You do come away feeling prepared for a business environment, which is often more about optimization than coming up with the right answer. I think since my time the focus has been more on teamwork, which makes sense. Effective... View Details
- 01 Dec 2017
- News
Yoga Inc.
was more physical. A former triathlete, he was invited by his investment firm’s partners to a hot yoga class. “I could not believe how I felt afterward,” he recalls. “That halo effect after a good sweat—it opened up my chest, and I got... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Halber
- 28 May 2013
- First Look
First Look: May 28
existing agglomerations, not creating new ones. The paper discusses several practical insights for regional policy makers. Publisher's link: http://cjres.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/reprint/rst008 2006 Psychological Science The Ergonomics of Dishonesty: The View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 21 Nov 2005
- Research & Ideas
The Geography of Corporate Giving
these factors, and how they operate alone and together, can give future researchers and practitioners not only a handle on corporate social action, but also a framework for understanding how and why communities influence corporations more... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Jun 2008
- News
Kash Rangan
what benefits did they get? And then the even bigger question beyond cost efficiency and effectiveness is, what impact did the organization have? Granted it is very complex to get all the way to that level, but even signposts along the... View Details
- 05 May 2010
- What Do You Think?
Is Denial Endemic to Management?
the T (threats) and W (weaknesses) in SWOT analyses (Thomas Stephens, Jr.). Looking over the suggestions, I'm struck by the fact that they include behavioral, structural, and even mechanical remedies. They raise questions about how View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 16 Jun 2003
- Research & Ideas
Researchers Contribute Globalization of Markets Papers
new opportunities. Empires of Profit: Commerce, Conquest and Corporate Responsibility Author Daniel Litvin presented his evidence that modern companies find it difficult to operate on foreign soil. Big companies, in spite of their wealth,... View Details
Keywords: by Working Knowledge editors
- 08 Jun 2023
- Blog Post
Koppert Cress: Macro Greenhouses, Microgreens
artificial lighting. While this practice has the admirable effect of reducing the energy Koppert Cress requires for lighting, it might be more energy intensive to regulate the temperature of larger greenhouses than to light smaller ones.... View Details
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Global - Global Activities 2020
in 10 countries to help Raffaella Sadun, Professor of Business Administration, examine how resilient businesses can effectively and safely restart in the wake of COVID-19. Her findings are summarized in the report Restarting Under... View Details
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Rock 100: The Summit - Entrepreneurship
recommended reading lists Hand-picked resources for the questions and concerns raised by the Rock 100 founders at the Summit can be found at the links below: B2B Marketing Aligning Strategy and Sales: The Choices, Systems, and Behaviors that Drive View Details
- 07 Aug 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, August 8, 2018
preoperative holding room was less than that of placing epidurals in the operating room. Personnel reallocation and workflow changes resulted in mean cost reductions of 14% with epidurals in the holding room and 7% cost reductions with... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 25 Mar 2013
- Research & Ideas
How Chapter 11 Saved the US Economy
companies other valuable options for raising cash, Gilson says. While operating in Chapter 11, a company is freed from paying interest on its pre-bankruptcy debts. Section 365 of the Bankruptcy Code allows the company to reject... View Details
- 01 Dec 2008
- News
A Force for Good
stood at a crossroads. It was, by any measure, the preeminent business school in the world. Indisputably, it was the largest, in terms of MBA enrollment, size of faculty, endowment, and operating budget. Its research budget alone — some... View Details
- 09 Dec 2008
- First Look
First Look: December 9, 2008
economists—had foreseen. The crisis raises questions about how competently financial institutions, such as mutual funds, managed their global capital investments. It raises questions about how effective the International Monetary Fund's... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Jun 2010
- News
MBAs on a Mission
manage its operations for another three years. At that point, Murphy says, “I wasn’t sure if I wanted to keep being the guy on the ground in the developing world or get the credentials to become more involved in the big picture.” His... View Details
- 08 Oct 2015
- Research & Ideas
Four Questions Fundraisers Must be Prepared to Answer
controlled.” He noted that nonprofit (or “tax-exempt,” as he prefers) organizations operate under the same restraints as startups. Given that reality, nonprofit leaders and fundraisers need to have a nimble, entrepreneurial mindset. The... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- 06 Jan 2003
- What Do You Think?
China: The Next Big Market Opportunity or the Next Big Bubble?
and rewarding." Several respondents emphasized that the most essential ingredients for success in developing markets in China are trusted partners with management talent who understand and operate comfortably and View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 02 Jul 2001
- Research & Ideas
Ray A. Goldberg
is the blurring of agriculture and pharmaceuticals limited to seeds and plants. Animals are being turned into drug-manufacturing facilities" as well. Thus, Goldberg says, bioengineering may some day lead to animals whose milk, for instance, contains antibodies... View Details
- 30 Jul 2019
- Blog Post
Leadership That Defines you – Reflecting on my Time at HBS
Michael Rodriguez (MBA '19) was born and raised in Los Angeles, CA and majored in Industrial & Systems Engineering at the University of Southern California. After college, he worked at NBC Universal for five years in various strategy, finance, and View Details