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- 01 Mar 2018
- News
‘We were just doing what needed to be done’
later known as the “dean of black businessmen.” Fitzhugh encouraged Lambert to apply to HBS, where she was the first African American woman to attend the School during the early years of women’s acceptance into the two-year MBA Program. At the time, all women in the... View Details
- 08 Aug 2017
- First Look
First Look at Research and Ideas, August 8, 2017
we show that individuals who spend money on time-saving services report greater life satisfaction. A field experiment provides causal evidence that working adults report greater happiness after spending money on a time-saving purchase... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 27 Jun 2017
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First Look at New Research and Ideas, June 27
cash for electronic value and vice versa, forming the backbone of an emerging electronic currency ecosystem that has potential to connect millions of poor and “unbanked" people to the formal financial system. Unfortunately, low service... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Jul 2010
- Research & Ideas
Rocket Science Retailing: A Practical Guide
Harvard Business School, where he teaches courses in supply chain management, service operations, and the investor's perspective on operations to MBA students and executive education participants. Fisher, the UPS Professor of Operations... View Details
- 01 Mar 2007
- News
Daniel Vasella
fundamental problem. The Medicare prescription drug program that went into effect last year bars the federal government from negotiating with drug companies over the prices seniors pay. The new Democratic majority in Congress has vowed to... View Details
- 09 Mar 2023
- News
Four Alumni Clubs Mark Milestone Year
Clubs News Clubs News HBS Association of Boston Commemorates Centennial In 2023, the HBS Association of Boston (HBSAB) is commemorating its Centennial Year with activities and events aimed at celebrating a century of alumni accomplishments, exploring the trends shaping... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 15 Jan 2013
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First Look: January 15
particular setting. This paper exploits a plausibly exogenous change in the liability structure offered by a microfinance program in India, which shifted from individual to group liability lending. We find evidence that the lending model... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Jun 2004
- News
Greenhill Family Gift Enhances Global Research
(Canadian) to HBS in honor of Philippe de Gaspé Beaubien II (MBA ’54) and his wife, Nan-b. The gift will fund the de Gaspé Beaubien Family Endowment and focus on supporting a wide range of innovative projects and programs associated with... View Details
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2023 Symposium - Race, Gender & Equity
Organizational Behavior (LEAD). Rae Johnson Rae Johnson, PhD, RSMT is a scholar/activist whose research centers on the intersections between embodiment and social justice. Chair of the Somatic Studies doctoral program at Pacifica Graduate... View Details
- 01 Mar 2015
- News
Committed To HBS’s Success
from Len Blavatnik, who directed his support to programs aimed at fostering an entrepreneurial culture in the life sciences across Harvard University. The impact of these two record-setting performances will be felt for some time, raising... View Details
- 01 Jun 1996
- News
Class Acts
enhance the value of the MBA Program by creating a true partnership among faculty, students, and administrators. The Student Association seemed a good vehicle for implementing those ideas; in tandem with the School's MBA: Leadership &... View Details
- 13 Dec 2006
- Research & Ideas
Improving Public Health for the Poor
School of Public Health, Project Antares aims to create a system for devising commercial incentives that provide affordable public health initiatives, or "interventions" in healthcare parlance. Examples of commercial high-impact interventions might be View Details
- 17 Aug 2021
- Blog Post
New Associate Director: Courtney Fairbrother
the impacts of climate change. We have an extensive alumni base who are eager to engage around climate action and we can help by forming critical connections and networks among them. By developing student programming and career support we... View Details
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Affinity Groups | Employment
increase feelings of engagement and belonging at work. Professional Development Staff affinity groups often provide programming and opportunities focused on skill-based development, networking, leadership, and career advancement. These... View Details
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Lisa Cousins
make a difference in the world. I’m also committed to giving other individuals access to the opportunities and encouragement that I had at a younger age. In the long term, I'd like to start a mentorship program for high school students in... View Details
- 04 Dec 2019
- News
Skydeck Live: The Case for Funding Female Founders
China, and India combined. It's a huge market. But they also discovered that over 90 percent of female consumers, who are responsible for most of the shopping, are dissatisfied with the goods and services that are out there. Top of the... View Details
- 01 Sep 2009
- News
From Bytes to Bites
never completely eliminate fires, but you can put policies and training in place so that things run more smoothly.” Thomas has also made a point of creating an environment that runs counter to the typical flat-out, overworked restaurant culture by instituting a bonus... View Details
- 18 Oct 2018
- Research & Ideas
How to Use Free Shipping as a Competitive Weapon
service through which Zalora customers could purchase an annual membership to receive free shipping, similar to the Amazon Prime model. "Our research implies that it is very difficult for the average online seller to make a View Details
- 01 Jan 2006
- News
Sir Ronald M. Cohen, MBA 1969
Asia, and Israel, it has an international presence and a record of big hits that began in the 1980s with companies such as AOL and Apple and continues to this day with investments in industries as diverse as high tech and health care, financial View Details
- 01 Sep 2009
- News
Over the Top
Second, there’s a flaw in getting information from management, or maybe management doesn’t understand what’s going on. As a consequence, if management doesn’t understand, the board doesn’t understand. Rakesh Khurana teaches The Board of Directors and Corporate... View Details