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- 01 Mar 2012
- News
How to Close the Health Gap
companies largely ignored the world’s poor: few new drugs were created to combat tropical diseases and TB. The needs of the developing world also were neglected by the Human Genome Project, one of the great health-care breakthroughs in... View Details
- 14 Nov 2012
- Research & Ideas
New Agenda for Corporate Accountability Reporting
How do you measure corporate accountability? And can you do it credibly? Since the financial crisis of 2008-2009, for-profit corporations are facing greater demand to disclose more than revenues and expenses on annual financial reports. In response, some are pointing... View Details
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HBS Online and Executive Education Leadership: Q+A with Patrick Mullane and Luis Viceira
don't appreciate that there are a lot of schools and companies out there trying to create new and compelling blended online programs and they’ve had a lot of difficulty doing it. I don't think we step back enough and say, "Holy cow, we... View Details
- 06 May 2019
- Research & Ideas
Consumers Blame Business for Global Health Problems. Can Business Become the Solution?
Every public health crisis—whether it’s the availability of highly addictive opioids or junk food marketing to children—prompts consumers to question how far companies will go for profit. It’s not an unwarranted concern. After all, cigarette makers once used... View Details
- 05 Jul 2006
- Research & Ideas
Reinventing the Dowdy Savings Bond
months. Marketing for the program was also eliminated. While all banks sell bonds, the $.50 to $.85 they earn for each transaction gives them little financial incentive to make the process easy for consumers. Finally, the Treasury's... View Details
- 01 Aug 2001
- News
Cleveland Global Alumni Conference a Sold-Out Success
health-care system will only improve if professionals in the field "embrace change." The next morning, Dean Kim Clark sounded a similar theme, noting that new technologies, dramatic shifts in markets and customers, and intense global... View Details
- 10 Oct 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, October 10, 2017
economic development of host countries and what is the role of local financial markets in mediating the potential benefits? We first define FDI and discuss general theories on types and drivers of FDI. This review takes a host-country... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Jun 1996
- News
New Initiatives in MBA Recruiting
In a three-pronged effort focusing on technology, summer recruiting activities, and fall interviewing, MBA Career Services is launching new services to support MBA students and recruiters in the job search process. Technology Enhances Access As part of a Schoolwide... View Details
- 01 Dec 2015
- News
How Do I Get Your Job?
postcollege when I was working at Lotus Development, creating interactive marketing demos for various products. I really liked the experience of getting my hands dirty working with designers and producers.... View Details
Dee Ward Hock
In 1970, Hock created a reverse holding company tying together thousands of independent banks to create the Visa Network. His aggressive marketing and sharp negotiation skills... View Details
Keywords: Finance
- 19 Nov 2015
- Blog Post
What to Expect During Your Second Year at HBS
EC’s get to create our own mini-courses, so to speak, called independent projects. You can consult for specific companies or create your own curriculum with the supervision of a faculty advisor. I took on... View Details
- 12 Apr 2004
- Research & Ideas
Waking Up a Sleeping Company
management, none of whom seemed to understand the computer business or Apple's unique culture. In spite of its ongoing innovations, Apple has never been able to arrest its steady loss of market share. View Details
Keywords: by Bill George
- 09 Aug 2004
- Research & Ideas
A Diagnostic for Disruptive Innovation
disruptive attack. The next place to look for overserved customers is in adjacent markets where competitors might be creating an opening for a disruptive assault by overserving their customers. How should... View Details
- 01 Oct 2001
- Research & Ideas
Connecting With Nonprofits
integration begins to take on the appearance of a joint venture, and in some instances the partners have actually created new, jointly governed entities to carry out their collaboration. This stage of collaboration sometimes involves... View Details
Keywords: by James Austin
- 01 Aug 2013
- News
A Cure for Cold Storage
started two years ago in the HBS class Commercializing Science—a course open to students from across the University—which pairs scientific research teams with students looking to help them pursue a market for their discoveries. One of the... View Details
- 15 Apr 2002
- Research & Ideas
In the Virtual Dressing Room Returns Are A Real Problem
similar across brands, which makes the buyer less hesitant to purchase them "sight unseen." Purchases of basic products also create fewer "surprises" when the garment arrives. (One industry observer noted that you need... View Details
- 10 Jun 2022
- Blog Post
New Venture Competition 2022: Business and Environment Ventures
and logistics solution to buy/sell pre-owned furniture. NeutrallErnesto Humpierres, MBA 2011Our cups have been created out of discarded material, and repurposed to keep them out of landfills. All Neutrall glassware is completely upcycled... View Details
- 01 Mar 2007
- News
Daniel Vasella
important to the defense side as to the attacking side. Novartis has 138 drugs in its pipeline, more than any of its competitors. How has the company become so successful at creating a culture of innovation? Initially, we spent a lot of... View Details
- 01 Dec 2015
- News
Complements to the Case Method
Coleman Professor of Financial Management. “We are surprised by how teams come in and say we talked to the CEO,” laughs Cohen. One of the key lessons in Cohen and Malloy’s field course, Stock Pitching, is that the market is almost always... View Details
- 01 Oct 2000
- News
Faculty Retirements
books, including Restoring Our Competitive Edge: Competing through Manufacturing; The Uneasy Alliance: Managing the Productivity-Technology Dilemma; Dynamic Manufacturing: Creating the Learning Organization; and Strategic Operations:... View Details