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06 Sep 2022
Research & Ideas

Curbing an Unlikely Culprit of Rising Drug Prices: Pharmaceutical Donations

stakeholders, including the patients these charities are ostensibly designed to help,” the paper says. You Might Also Like: Can Amazon Remake Health Care? Why COVID-19 Probably Killed More People Than We Realize Lessons from COVID-19: The... View Details

Keywords: by Ben Rand; Insurance; Health; Pharmaceutical

02 Jan 2018
Op-Ed

'Dear Working Knowledge'--Our Favorite Reader Comments of the Year

the lessons of the past are being used to educate the business leaders of the future. Why Employers Favor Men Ruth comments: The race factor is important to be considered. In Latin America I have seen quite often that white men prefer to... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

06 Jan 2010
What Do You Think?

Is a Stringent Climate Change Agreement a Pot of Gold?

entrepreneurial opportunity, a lesson from which U.S. automakers could have benefitted years ago. This should be the case at least up to the point at which shorter term costs become greater than industry or society can bear. Anything up... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett; Energy; Utilities

06 Jul 2009
What Do You Think?

Are You Ready to Manage in an Irrational World?

2009, pp. 78-84. Malcolm Gladwell, Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking (New York: Little Brown and Company, 2005) Charles Handy, The Age of Unreason (Boston: HBS Press, 1989) Charles S. Jacobs, Management Rewired: Why Feedback Doesn't Work and Other... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

17 Oct 2024
Research & Ideas

The Reputation Risks of Sharing Fake News

not just to share anything that would benefit your political party if it were true.” The findings provide a key lesson for companies that advertise and share content on social media to gain a following: Sharing high-quality, accurate... View Details

Keywords: by Avery Forman

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Managing Human Capital - Course Catalog

(bosses, mentors, etc.) over their careers to date. (Think of this as a chance to hear both their best and worst stories and then make sense of those stories using the lessons of the MHC course.) We will devote one session, facilitated by... View Details

26 Jan 2021
News

Clubs See Wealth in FemTech; Health Care Alumni Look at COVID Response

Speed, and Kate Bingham (MBA 1991), Managing Partner, SV Health Investors, and Former Chair of the UK Vaccine Taskforce, as they described their roles in the COVID response and the lessons they learned. Paul Mango (MBA 1988), Kate Bingham... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

20 Feb 2013
News

Thanking Veterans Online

the veteran could start the first lesson 30 seconds after they see the offer on our site—from their couch," the manager told Hall. Soon thereafter, housewares retailer Bed Bath & Beyond and athletic clothing maker Under Armour approached... View Details

Keywords: veterans; identity; Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services; Professional Services; Retail Trade

15 Feb 2011
First Look

First Look: Feb. 15

PublicationsThe Economics of Crime: Lessons for and from Latin America Authors:Rafael Di Tella, Sebastian Edwards, and Ernesto Schargrodsky, eds. Publication:Research and University of Chicago Press, 2010 Abstract Publisher's Book... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

10 Nov 2014
HBS Case

How Restaurants in Lima and Copenhagen Became Best in the World

or reputation. Norton: Even so, the case includes an exhibit documenting all the openings and closings of franchises around the world, and it's been mostly openings. Once they open, they are usually successful in maintaining the business. HBSWK: Are there any View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Food & Beverage

04 Jan 2012
First Look

First Look: January 4

almost mythical in nature, with other states often misunderstanding the lessons of the Foxwoods experience. The real story behind the Pequot gaming compact, however, is one of strategic negotiation and the leveraging of tribal sovereignty... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

15 Dec 2009
First Look

First Look: Dec. 15, 2009

explain eight lessons from optimal tax theory and compare them to the last few decades of OECD tax policy. As recommended by theory, top marginal income tax rates have declined, marginal income tax schedules have flattened, redistribution... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

01 Jun 1996
News

Keepers of the Flame

existing facilities, and we build or make improvements. We erect permanent structures only when we have a definite post-Olympic commitment and use; all other sites and improvements are designed to be only temporary and will be torn down after the Games. We learned that... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons

01 Apr 2000
News

Getting the Message

of advertisers. But we're never going to be out there selling Internet ads for Pampers." Less then twelve months later, Pampers had become one of the three thousand advertisers who had signed on with DoubleClick. The humbled Salzman had learned a View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

24 Jul 2019
Lessons from the Classroom

Can These Business Students Motivate Londoners to Do the Right Thing?

policy and managerial questions. The students work with clients, applying behavioral economics to propose solutions to problems that require some nudging of citizens, consumers, and employees to promote better decisions. Dina Gerdeman: What important View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

09 Apr 2008
Research & Ideas

The Matchmaker of the Modern Economy

communities. Heeding the prewar lesson of Enterprise Associates, the founders agreed to raise $5 million in capital by selling two hundred thousand shares of ARD common stock at $25 a share. The idea of venture capital was so new that the... View Details

Keywords: by Spencer E. Ante

01 Sep 2020
News

Alumni and Faculty Books for September 2020

victim of foul play. Digital Goddess: The Unfiltered Lessons of a Female Entrepreneur by Victoria R. Montgomery-Brown (MBA 2003) HarperCollins Leadership With women leading only 24 Fortune 500 companies, female founders receiving only 2.2... View Details

20 Dec 2019
News

The 19 Musts of 2019

of Mom Hacks (2019) MUST LISTEN Stay Free: The Story of the Clash “The decision to have Public Enemy’s Chuck D narrate was absolutely inspired. This series is a great lesson in what it means to innovate, and the mash-up of the birth of... View Details

Keywords: podcast; Arts, Entertainment

04 May 2017
News

Going the Distance

temperature. These are among the moments and lessons he has brought, post-adventure, to speaking engagements in boardrooms, classrooms, startups, sales meetings, and nonprofits across the world. “I love helping people realize they can do... View Details

Keywords: Jill Radsken

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Courses by Faculty - Course Catalog

& Peace: The Lessons of History for Leadership, Strategy, Negotiation & Humanity Negotiation, Organizations & Markets Fall 2024 Q1Q2 3.0 Robert Markey Managing Service Operations Technology & Operations Management Fall 2024 Q1Q2 3.0 Jim... View Details

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