Continuous Development - Publications - Faculty & Research

03 Dec 2001
Research & Ideas

Healthcare Conference Looks At Ailing Industry

Genomic Research. Even the impetus for common diseases such as diabetes and hypertension continues to elude scientists, he said. Eric S. Lander But that will change. The major achievement that underlies biology and medicine today is that... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Health

01 Dec 2020
News

In Review

institution needed to do better. It made us more mindful that society had new expectations of business leaders, and we needed to redouble our focus on developing leaders with both the competence and character to make a difference in the... View Details

30 Nov 2016
Op-Ed

Where Could More Regulation Help Small Businesses? Online Lending.

traditional banks, to display loan terms and costs, inconsistently. Regulators should require disclosures that are clear and concise, and let borrowers decide what is best for them. Model disclosures being developed within the online... View Details

Keywords: by Karen Mills and Brayden McCarthy; Financial Services

22 Sep 2014
Op-Ed

Online Banks Fill Funding Needs for Small Business

always been alternative forms of loan capital available, including credit unions, Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs), merchant cash advances, equipment leasing and factoring products. “Alternative players have the... View Details

Keywords: by Karen Mills; Banking; Financial Services

24 Mar 2021
News

Clubs Reaffirm Equity in Community Partners Work; Alumni Angels Invest in Member Education

development initiative serving eight communities; and the Housatonic Community College Foundation. The Community Partners program at the HBS Association of Oregon has an average of 35 volunteers serving clients primarily in Greater... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

25 Jan 2011
First Look

First Look: Jan. 25

511-059 Entrepreneurial produce packaging firm, which has developed a disruptive technology that keeps fresh produce and flowers fresh for significantly longer, faces strategic growth decisions. CEO Bob Wright must decide how best to... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

03 Apr 2013
What Do You Think?

Will Women Leaders Influence the Way We Work?

developing their double nature: male-female. Only the third group of people are 'good' leaders with complex thinking, agility and sensitivity." It prompts the question: How important is leadership gender in influencing the way we... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

05 May 2010
What Do You Think?

Is Denial Endemic to Management?

"data-driven decision style" (David Cawlfield), the development of "early warning indicators" combined with an "external interference mechanism" (Gopal Padinjaruveetil), scenario planning of the type... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

30 Jan 2006
Research & Ideas

Looking Behind Bad Decisions

intellectually superior to females or whites as intellectually superior to blacks or Hispanics. Society has largely accepted such stereotypes as offensive, inappropriate, and leading to the lack of consideration of people as unique. But, American society View Details

Keywords: by Manda Salls

04 Dec 2023
Blog Post

My Summer of Joy with the National Parks Service

Rico, Denver, and many other incredible locations. I was in the middle of a few other interview cycles for various health care roles, and I was completely torn. Do I accept the role with NPS, or continue to engage with the career path I... View Details

Keywords: Nonprofit / Government

09 Jun 2023
Blog Post

How to Communicate your Organizations’ People-Centered Values

conduct focus groups with staff. Key lessons learned from staffing culture and climate data, as well as organizational next steps for continuous diversity improvement, should be shared with both employees and candidates. Partnering with... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

Web

Expatriate Traders in the Treaty Port Communities - A Chronicle of the China Trade

accompanied him back to the factory to save almost half the specie in the company treasury. Jacques Downs explains: “Violence was an intermittent but continuing feature of the period, and the presence of a senior partner with Heard’s... View Details

01 Mar 2015
News

Case Study: The Speed of Light

California. How is the California market being served today? Does your model (people) allow for significant differentiation? Does the California marketplace have an abundance (compared to other markets) of the skilled employees you will need? If so, expand and View Details

Keywords: Electric Power Generation, Transmission, Distribution; Utilities

10 Aug 2021
Blog Post

Meet the Health & Wellness Club

group-chat that developed into the start of the Harvard Business School Health and Wellness Club. The pandemic has been an opportunity for many people to rethink how they spend their time, who they spend their time with, and what they... View Details

Keywords: Health-Related Services; Health Care; Consumer Products / Retail

01 Jun 2010
News

Alumni Eager to Help Shape School’s Future

maintain an educational relationship with HBS over a lifetime? Professional Development — How can alumni use HBS as an ongoing resource for professional and career development? Those are the tangible elements that alumni see as important... View Details

Keywords: Ann Kelly

31 Jan 2019
News

A Global Mission

clearances for the government job he thought was waiting for him. DeFehr instead decided to attend HBS and join the family business, Palliser Furniture. He has now been a fixture at Palliser for more than 50 years. He was CEO of the 2,000-employee firm from 1984 to... View Details

Keywords: April White; human rights

01 Dec 2019
News

John McArthur

Emeritus—died on August 20, 2019, outside Boston. His energy and leadership kept HBS at the forefront of business education and laid a foundation of intellectual growth and development on which the School View Details

Keywords: Dean

21 Jul 2009
First Look

First Look: July 21

the Future Authors:Chia-Jung Tsay and Max H. Bazerman Abstract Through the decision-analytic approach to negotiations, the past quarter century has seen the development of a better dialog between the descriptive and the prescriptive, as... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

20 May 2008
First Look

First Look: May 20, 2008

Case 608-016 Cambrian House builds Internet-based products and services by relying entirely on its user community for all aspects of its innovation and new product development process. Users suggest ideas for new products and services and... View Details