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- 01 Sep 2020
- News
Turning Point: Change, Stat
so many, I thought practicing medicine would be similar to what I saw on Scrubs or Grey’s Anatomy, where you’re presented with an immense diversity of medical problems to solve through brand-new, exciting, innovative procedures. But the... View Details
- 01 Apr 1996
- News
Stewards of the Seventh Generation
describe the new conjoining of responsible environmental practices with sound business principles. Defined in 1984 by the United Nations World Commission on Environment and Development as business and development activity that "meets the... View Details
- 01 Dec 1998
- News
New Senior Executive Programme Strengthens African Managerial Leadership
management positions in the public and private sectors, the program exposes participants to the best management practices from around the globe through case studies, lectures, study groups, and team... View Details
- 01 Jun 2018
- News
Floor It
aren’t working may be more quickly eliminated; patients then can be moved over to the arms of the trial that are seeing a response. The group is working to analyze indicators contributing to the successes and challenges of platform trials; identifying View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna; illustration by Mengxin Li
- 01 Dec 2011
- News
Making the Case for Leadership
management, still a novel concept in that era, a move that initially met resistance. But because TQM forced company-wide excellence in everything, not only in product quality, “It was one of the best things I ever did in a leadership... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons;Julia Hanna;Roger Thompson; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment; National Security and International Affairs; Government; Health, Social Assistance; Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services; Information; Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Food Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services
- 13 May 2025
- News
If I Knew Then
few women were involved, Farrington offers some practical pointers that anyone can use. Deborah Farrington: I would say not everything is going to go the way that you want or the way that you envision. Be prepared for that. You have the... View Details
- 25 Feb 2020
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for March 2020
global in its scope and insisted on ethical business practices—a rare initiative in a sector marred by corruption. In 2009, when the company was acquired by Schneider Electric, Hattangady turned her attention to impact investing and community service. The firm’s... View Details
- 02 Feb 2023
- News
Can We Really Engineer a Climate Fix?
or else all that good work and all the costs that you incurred to capture them is for naught. So we've got to find a way then to sequester, to store, or to reuse them in a way where they're permanently sequestered, where they can't be released. And that's both a View Details
- 01 Dec 2013
- News
Faculty Books
and influencing, and their agility enables them to reach agreement when others would be stalemated. He explains how the best practices of diplomats like George Mitchell, the late dealmaker Bruce Wasserstein... View Details
- 01 Mar 2010
- News
Money Matters
rebate. While this practice is common in the financial services industry, it is illegal. iTrust hopes that, as a new generation financial services company, it can influence progress in the industry. In a blog post, Varma observes that it... View Details
- 01 Sep 2012
- News
A Silent Workplace Crisis
progressive companies led the way in finding solutions that enabled parents to work worry-free. Today, we need to make the integration of wellness programs with elder care a strategic priority. The best View Details
- 25 Aug 2014
- News
The First Five Years: Raymond Hwang (MBA 2010)
Raymond Hwang (MBA 2010) Why spine surgery? “Spine surgery has an appealing and somewhat unique set of characteristics. There is a great deal we have yet to understand about spine-related disorders, making the practice and research of... View Details
- 21 May 2018
- News
Community Partners Delivers “Expert Goodness” to the Bay Area
explored questions like “How can business, government, and nonprofit leaders come together to mitigate the effects of worker displacement? How should entrants to the workforce best prepare themselves?” Leaders from the City of San... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 21 Nov 2013
- News
Case Study: BlackBerry and Thorsten Heins
Samsung's devices, but my bet is Google gains the most from Android's success. So finding a way to divest its hardware business may have been wise. But I'm not sure any one move would have been enough. Perhaps the best he could have done... View Details
- 01 Sep 2012
- News
Ideas in Action
project reveals that anxiety reduces self-confidence and tends to increase a reliance on others’ advice. Unfortunately, anxiety also reduces the ability to discriminate between good and bad counsel. So it’s best to take a deep breath,... View Details
- 13 Jul 2020
- News
The First Five Years: Meaghan Fitzgerald (MBA 2016)
current and future people will hire VR and VR applications for.” What are your short- and long-term career goals? “Short-term, I am focused on building a strong team at Facebook that can continue to build best View Details
- 01 Sep 2011
- News
The Business and Environment Initiative at HBS
alumni-focused conferences bringing together key businesspeople to talk about best practices and promising business models. A conference on water, for example, is slated for next spring. We’re also hoping to... View Details
- 01 Sep 2010
- News
RX for Change
That’s a huge amount of work.” Bohmer has firsthand knowledge of the issues faced by MHCD participants. A physician, he practiced medicine in New Zealand and England, helped establish a surgical hospital in Sudan, and served as clinical... View Details
- 25 Feb 2020
- News
Why Layoffs are a Losing Strategy
destructive to all parties.” With the students’ assistance, Sucher wrote two background notes on best practices for layoffs. They also produced a series of video interviews with laid-off employees to capture... View Details
- 09 Jun 2017
- News
Curating the Cuisine of Southwest China
so convinced that we have to build a high end, more sensitive, sustainable kind of tourism practice to the region. I was very convinced by the proposal. And I quit my job and started the business. But also, at that time, I did rationally... View Details