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- 01 Apr 2002
- News
Urban Evolution - HBS Research on the Inner City
of successful investment in the inner city that Porter has written about are Sprint and Walgreens. In Missouri, Sprint decided to locate a new call center in a struggling section of downtown Kansas City and provide job training for nearby... View Details
- 25 Feb 2020
- News
Case Study: The Credit Bureau
Illustration by Brown Bird Design Walk the streets of New York City around the first of the month, and you’ll see the symptoms: orphaned couches, credenzas, and swivel chairs that were left behind after a move. The problem, according to... View Details
- 20 Nov 2014
- News
Strengthening America's Public Education System
research-led effort he cochairs with Michael Porter, the Bishop William Lawrence University Professor. The project, designed to explore steps business leaders can take to strengthen U.S. competitiveness, currently focuses on improving... View Details
- 10 Mar 2021
- News
Next Normal
once it’s safe to return to the office. PART ONE An Excerpt from Remote Work Revolution Distant but Connected Even if remote teams do a good job of promoting inclusivity and psychological safety, the remote format is an inherently... View Details
- 01 Sep 2024
- News
The Road Less Traveled
Most cars in the United States weigh more than 4,000 pounds, and new models are trending larger, even in countries where people drive less. And the larger the vehicle, the more fuel required to power it, which means more greenhouse-gas emissions that contribute to... View Details
- 11 Jun 2014
- News
The First Five Years: Brittani Rettig (MBA 2010)
insane amount of energy. To ensure that I can handle everything on my plate, I have developed a routine of prioritizing what really needs to get done. Another similarity between these jobs is that they both are in the spirit of... View Details
- 01 Dec 2011
- News
Making the Case for Leadership
microscope by thousands of HBS students, tell it like it was and relate what they’ve learned and what they believe about being a leader. Toby Johnson Putting Her People First Whether leading in military or civilian life (bottom, at Frito-Lay), Johnson says, “If you do... View Details
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- 01 Sep 2011
- News
Extraordinary People
Chairman and CEO, Joh. A. Benckiser SE Meeting with colleagues in New York. Harf chats with InBev's CEO Carlos Brito and CFO Felipe Durta. Working with his daughter Katharina (left) at DKMS. Visiting the showroom of designer Derek Lam.... View Details
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- 01 Mar 2023
- News
Is AI OK?
economy, wanted to see how the algorithm performed. What she found surprised her: Although Airbnb had designed the pricing tool to be race-blind, the algorithm nonetheless widened the revenue gap between white and Black hosts. The reasons... View Details
- 17 Dec 2024
- News
Solving the Underemployment Crisis
Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Hi, it’s Dan. Today, we are sharing a brief excerpt from Managing the Future of Work, the critically-acclaimed podcast from my colleagues at Harvard Business School. Each episode, HBS professors Bill Kerr... View Details
- 01 Sep 2011
- News
The City Solution
the greenhouse effect, or global warming, and you’ll likely get an earful. But Mike is a little different. From his vantage point in what’s been called the second-toughest job in America, he really knows about those issues, and he knows... View Details
- 10 Aug 2022
- News
Skydeck Live: Stage Not Age
example stuck with me. Financial services sort of makes sense. But the one that I thought was really an outstanding example was Warby Parker, because that is a very different brand, you know. Can you talk about the example of Warby Parker and how they did a good View Details
- 22 Feb 2022
- News
A Focus on Latinx Entrepreneurs
THE ECONOMIC RECOVERY READ MORE STORIES Perez and Zaldivar continue to invest in Latinx business ventures as they did at Palladium, understanding this community’s strength and influence in spite of the COVID-19-related health issues and View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
- 22 Feb 2022
- News
March 2022 Alumni and Faculty Books
You’ll learn how to find the reason behind your work; identify what makes you feel happy and fulfilled; use job crafting to transform your role; build positive, fulfilling relationships; and connect your work to service. Arm yourself with... View Details
- 01 Mar 2010
- News
How to Spur Prosperity
Many observers say that job creation is the key to economic recovery in the United States. Can government investments in entrepreneurial ventures succeed in creating jobs? A number of variables need to come together to make it happen.... View Details
- 01 Feb 1997
- News
Doing It Your Way
your fixed costs," Bhide says. "But if, for example, you want to create a business that solves other companies' design or engineering problems, then you have an interesting opportunity. Just by working harder and faster than your... View Details
- 01 Jun 2019
- News
City on a Hill
assets—a model that might well hold promise for other parts of rural and postindustrial America that are struggling to reinvent themselves. “I’m here to create jobs and economic opportunity,” Marietta says. “Not just talk about it, but... View Details
- 01 Apr 1999
- News
Spirit at Work
brings poetry to corporations such as Merck and Procter & Gamble to stir creativity by helping employees bridge their analytical and artistic sides. Such efforts are designed to reach employees at a deeper level. By engaging more of... View Details
Keywords: Marguerite Rigoglioso
- 01 Jun 1996
- News
Keepers of the Flame
enormous pressures of his job and deploy the full range of management skills, savvy, and perseverance that he was hired to bring to what is truly a remarkable civic effort. On its first try (a virtually unheard-of accomplishment),... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 01 Mar 2012
- News
Competitiveness at Risk
Rivkin, the Bruce V. Rauner Professor of Business Administration. Over the coming months, Porter, Rivkin, and a number of HBS faculty involved with the project will participate in a series of alumni events across the country designed to... View Details