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- 01 Oct 2013
- First Look
First Look: October 1
legislators in India influences development outcomes, both for citizens of their religious group and for the population as a whole. Using an instrumental variables approach derived from a regression discontinuity, we find that increasing... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Portrait Project
Emily Stapleton
economy. Done really well, it also encourages physical activity, builds community, and protects the environment. With the global urban population projected to nearly double in my lifetime, transportation solutions will be fundamental to... View Details
- 21 Apr 2009
- First Look
First Look: April 21, 2009
the proportion of high-quality users in the overall M population and on their cost advantage in joining the platform, relative to low-quality M users. The net effect of these two factors is ambiguous: it generally depends on whether they... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- Web
McCollum Center | About
Health Foundation, whose floating hospital ship HOPE gave free medical treatment around the world. He also spearheaded Project Orbis, a flying eye-care facility that brings medical treatment and education to underserved View Details
- 22 Feb 2022
- News
New Urban Order
By 2050, nearly 70 percent of the world’s population will live in cities, according to a 2018 UN report, up from 55 percent today. That means making room for and creating the infrastructure for another 2.5 billion people to live, work,... View Details
Keywords: Kathleen Fu, Deborah Blagg, Julia Hanna, and Maureen Harmon; illustrations by; energy; environment; sustainability; entrepreneurship; Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation; Transportation; Water, Sewage and Supply Systems; Utilities; Construction of Buildings; Construction; Waste Management and Remediation Services; Corporate Services
- 14 Mar 2024
- Blog Post
IFC India: SELCO - Last Mile Solar Powered Energy for Rural India
instability and related consequences to the healthcare infrastructure. India’s primary healthcare system is the backbone of public health infrastructure, serving as the first point of contact for last-mile communities seeking medical... View Details
- 28 Mar 2024
- Blog Post
IFC India: RMZ EcoWorld
(up to 40%), India will require significant continued development to cater for its growing economy and population over the coming decades. Therefore, this site visit offered tremendous insight on one of India’s most significant, yet... View Details
- 01 Sep 2023
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books
Lose the Marbles! Better Aging Through Neuroscience By James Lyon (MBA 1975) Independently Published According to the World Health Organization, the proportion of the world’s population over 60 years old... View Details
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
Singing to the Corn
more of an expert on indigenous populations than the people themselves. Keen says Walker was before his time in using his research to partner with, and help, the tribes he studied. “I said, ‘Corn? What are you talking about, Deward?’ And... View Details
- 01 Nov 2022
- What Do You Think?
Why Aren’t Business Leaders More Vocal About Immigration Policy?
past two decades. As a result, the proportion of the US population that is foreign-born—to the extent we can count—has nearly tripled over the past 50 years to levels we last saw around 1900. There is one business “community” that has... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 30 Jun 2021
- In Practice
The Harvard Business School Faculty Summer Reader 2021
What’s on HBS faculty members’ reading list for summer 2021? Which books are most meaningful to them and why? Below, faculty share their top picks, ranging from biographies and memoirs to their colleagues’ latest works. Julia Austin: Social justice and the Obamas I... View Details
Keywords: by Kathryn Haviland
- 11 Oct 2006
- What Do You Think?
How Do We Respond to the “Dependency Ratio” Dilemma?
applied to organizations. GM's dilemma stems in large part from the fact that its dependency ratio has deteriorated as workers take earlier retirement, live longer, and enjoy health and other benefits that become more costly. Those that... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- Web
Industry Information - Alumni
health policy, reimbursement and payment models, population health and care quality, technology and data analytics, workflow improvements, management tactics and more . Look... View Details
- 01 Mar 2023
- News
Step Change
population is approaching 110 million, the highest in the MENA region, with about half of its citizens between the ages of 15 and 45 and the range of mobile-phone penetration well over 90 percent. The market to meet a host of consumer... View Details
- 11 Jul 2023
- Blog Post
Second Life: Reflections on Complementing Success with an Encore Career
C-suite executive. “I took a year off to decompress and do some fun things,” Kloeblen explains. As a skilled woodworker, an experienced health coach, and a licensed sea captain, he had many interests to explore and enjoy long subordinated... View Details
- Web
2024 Reunion Presentations - Alumni
available + More Info – Less Info After spreading rapidly in the late 20th century, democracy has been on the defensive around the world—and arguably receding—in the 21st century. This represents a profound threat to freedom and stability, as well as to the View Details
- 25 Aug 2022
- News
Up on the Corner
Owners’ Loan Corporation deemed vast swaths of Baltimore populated by people of color to be “hazardous” and shaded them red on its official maps. Banks refused to offer mortgages and other financial services to residents of these... View Details
- 12 Nov 2021
- News
Alumni Business Leaders on Confronting the Climate Change Challenge
health justice, and social justice. Ultimately, we need to create a new decision-making paradigm, where our business strategies and choices fully consider the short- and long-term impacts we have on the environment, on communities, and on... View Details
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
Full Court Press
as a platform to not only improve the health and wellness of one of the world’s youngest and fastest growing populations but also to create a whole new industry around the business of sports,” says Tatum.... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell
- 01 Mar 2017
- Research & Ideas
A Good Thing Happens When Doctors Start Talking to Their Patients
Kaplan, who has been working on a multiyear project with HBS Professor Michael E. Porter on improving value in health care, has found that often the most effective medical procedure is one that costs the least: talking. In a recent... View Details