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14 Oct 2021

Harvard MS/MBA Virtual Q&A

Join Jill Fadule, Director of Joint Degrees, for a virtual Q&A on the MS/MBA: Engineering Sciences Program and the MS/MBA Biotechnology: Life Sciences Program. View Details

October 2013 (Revised January 2015)
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The Slingshot: Improving Water Access

By: John A. Quelch, Margaret L. Rodriguez and Carin-Isabel Knoop

In 2012, over 750 million people around the globe lacked access to safe drinking water. Dean Kamen, inventor of the Segway, sought to bring fresh water to poor and rural areas with the Slingshot, a water purification device. Kamen's challenge was to identify ways to... View Details

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06 Nov 2019
Op-Ed

Torched Planet: The Business Case to Reinvent Almost Everything

The world is. on. fire. The Earth is burning. We only have a little time to arrest climate change, and if we fail to do so the consequences will be both dire and irreversible. We have the technology and the resources to fix things, if we want to. We even have a... View Details

Keywords: by Rebecca Henderson; Energy

18 Oct 2022

MS/MBA Information Session and Q&A

Join HBS MS/MBA students and alumni to learn more about the MS/MBA Engineering Sciences and MS/MBA Biotechnology programs at Harvard. You've got questions - we've got the answers! View Details

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Biotech, Medical Devices, and Pharmaceuticals: News

articles and analysis on medical technologies, biopharm, and diagnostic industries as well as profiles of leading-edge companies/startups in the above industries. Stat Plus - News and ananlsis on healthcare, pharmaceuticals and biotech industries including policy and... View Details

30 Nov 2023

MS/MBA Information Session for Women in STEM at Brown University

Join an HBS Admissions Officer on the Brown campus to learn more about the HBS MBA and the Harvard MS/MBA Engineering Sciences Program. This event is hosted by Brown WiCS, WiSE and SWE. View Details

08 Dec 2003
Research & Ideas

Why Europe Lags in Pharmaceuticals and Biotech

Governmental, academic, and cultural differences are hurting Europe's chances of creating more competitive pharmaceutical and biotech industries—and not much hope is on the horizon, according to a panel of experts at the 2003 HBS European Business Conference. Although... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Biotechnology; Health; Pharmaceutical; Technology

1972
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The Collected Scientific Papers of Paul A. Samuelson

By: Robert C. Merton

Keywords: History; Science

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01 Dec 2015
News

A Legacy of Support

whose support for education, healthcare, and life sciences has had a tremendous impact on the Boston area. At HBS, the Krafts continue to support fellowships, with Jonathan establishing his own fund in 2000. Through their family... View Details

19 Jun 2009
Research Event

Business Summit: The Evolution of Agribusiness

Editor's Note: This is a summary of an HBS Business Summit presentation. View a full summary and video of the event on the HBS Centennial Web site linked below. Date of Event: October 13, 2008 Moderator: David E. Bell, HBS faculty Speakers: Ray Goldberg, HBS faculty,... View Details

Keywords: Re: David E. Bell & Ray A. Goldberg; Agriculture & Agribusiness

25 Aug 2022
News

Labs Enable Large-scale Research

multiyear agenda, and as labs complete their work, they will have the opportunity for renewal as well as reorganizing into new labs. The research conducted by HBS faculty and their colleagues from Harvard’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Harvard John A. Paulson School... View Details

23 Jan 2015
Research & Ideas

Oil Price Fallout: What Happens Next?

The last six years have proved just how fluid the international oil market is. And if recent support of the Keystone Pipeline by the U.S. House of Representatives and the Nebraska Supreme Court (which approved the pipeline's path through that state) are any indication,... View Details

Keywords: Re: Richard H.K. Vietor; Energy; Utilities

08 Mar 2012
Research & Ideas

Unplugged: What Happened to the Smart Grid?

Replacing the antiquated electrical system in the United States with a super-efficient smart grid always seemed a surefire way to strengthen the economy, improve society, and provide endless opportunities for entrepreneurs. Big opportunities. But modernization of the... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Energy; Utilities

13 Jan 2003
Research & Ideas

Making Biotech Work as a Business

No matter how you slice the numbers, all arrows in biotechnology's financial performance after twenty years are still pointing downward, said HBS professor Gary P. Pisano recently. Despite the great promise of the sector—to improve the understanding of disease,... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Biotechnology; Health; Technology

1992
Article

On the Organizational Determinants of Technological Change: Towards a Sociology of Technological Evolution

By: L. Rosenkopf and M. Tushman

Keywords: Organizations; Change; Information Technology; Society; Science

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Algorithms Need Managers, Too

By: Michael Luca, Jon Kleinberg and Sendhil Mullainathan

Algorithms are powerful predictive tools, but they can run amok when not applied properly. Consider what often happens with social media sites. Today many use algorithms to decide which ads and links to show users. But when these algorithms focus too narrowly on... View Details

Keywords: Machine Learning; Algorithms; Predictive Analytics; Management; Big Data; Analytics and Data Science

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February 2014 (Revised June 2014)
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Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.: Safety, Environment and Health

By: John A. Quelch and Margaret L. Rodriguez

In January 2014, Gary Bald, senior vice president of Safety, Environment and Health at Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines (RCL), prepared for a review meeting with the company's chief executive, Adam Goldstein, and chairman, Richard Fain. Prior to joining RCL in 2006, Bald... View Details