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02 Jun 2021
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HBS Announces Its 2021-2022 Blavatnik Fellows

January 2017
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Danaher Corporation, 2007–2017

By: John R. Wells and Gabriel Ellsworth

On July 2, 2016, Danaher Corporation completed the spinoff of Fortive Corporation. The previous day, Danaher’s stock price had reached an all-time high. In 2015, Danaher had decided to split off its test and measurement, fuel and fleet management, and automation... View Details

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03 Dec 2020
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Cut Payroll Costs with Transparency, Fairness, and Compassion

the 2018-19 shutdown) organizations. Some firms with seasonal business, such as landscaping companies, use furloughs regularly. Furloughed workers generally keep their benefits, such as health insurance, but are still eligible to file for... View Details

Keywords: by Boris Groysberg and Sarah Abbott

01 Sep 2023
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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 will almost double from... View Details

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Helping and harnessing business to address society’s greatest challenges. | Institute for Business in Global Society

historical perspective— innovative, disruptive, secular— continues to shape teaching, research, and multi-faculty projects at HBS today. Entrepreneurship Initiative The Arthur Rock Center for Entrepreneurship is a vital resource to HBS students and a champion for... View Details

14 Feb 2019
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LOVE At HBS

not confident, and pessimistic, which potentially leads to mental health issues, and that these feelings could be traced back to the absence of a loving environment when they were a child. A person’s life experience is irreversible, but... View Details

January 2017
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The Six CEOs of Tyco International Ltd.

By: John R. Wells and Gabriel Ellsworth

In September 2016, Johnson Controls, Inc. completed the acquisition of Tyco International PLC, a $9.9 billion business with operating profits of $884 million. The purchase consideration was $14.4 billion. Although the deal was billed as a merger, Ireland-based Tyco... View Details

Keywords: Tyco; Dennis Kozlowski; Edward Breen; Fire Safety; Fire Protection; Security; Packaging; Securities And Exchange Commission; Fraud; Accounting; Accounting Audits; Earnings Management; Financial Statements; Goodwill Accounting; Acquisition; Mergers and Acquisitions; Business Conglomerates; Business Divisions; Business Exit or Shutdown; Business Growth and Maturation; Business Headquarters; Business Model; Business Organization; For-Profit Firms; Restructuring; Crime and Corruption; Engineering; Applied Optics; Chemicals; Construction; Metals and Minerals; Ethics; Finance; Cash Flow; Public Equity; Stock Options; Financing and Loans; Initial Public Offering; Profit; Revenue; Geographic Location; Geographic Scope; Global Range; Globalized Firms and Management; Multinational Firms and Management; Corporate Accountability; Corporate Disclosure; Health Care and Treatment; Business History; Executive Compensation; Selection and Staffing; Courts and Trials; Lawfulness; Lawsuits and Litigation; Business or Company Management; Goals and Objectives; Growth and Development Strategy; Market Entry and Exit; Public Ownership; Problems and Challenges; Strategy; Business Strategy; Competition; Competitive Strategy; Competitive Advantage; Consolidation; Corporate Strategy; Diversification; Expansion; Horizontal Integration; Value; Chemical Industry; Construction Industry; Consumer Products Industry; Electronics Industry; Energy Industry; Industrial Products Industry; Manufacturing Industry; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry; Mining Industry; Pharmaceutical Industry; Semiconductor Industry; Telecommunications Industry; Utilities Industry; Republic of Ireland; Switzerland; Bermuda; United States; New Hampshire

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McCollum Center | About

careful attention paid to sustainability and environmental concerns. About the Name Margaret & Leonard McCollum Construction of the McCollum Center was made possible by a 1967 gift from Margaret W. and Leonard F. McCollum, the Continental... View Details

14 Sep 2023
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MBAs Accelerate Their Social Enterprise Ventures

long-term goal of expanding to encompass a comprehensive range of financial solutions. Sophy Wang: MOONWISE is a venture that aims to increase menstrual health literacy in China through digital media and online education. A lack of proper... View Details

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2024 Reunion Presentations - Alumni

consumerism in health care, large tech companies and retailers are making bold moves into the industry. These health care “entrants” aim to leverage their general skills in... View Details

21 Feb 2019
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Machine Learning and Behavioral Economics

anchored in his personal sense of mission. “I’m very interested in health care because of the experience of growing up with my late twin brother, who had cerebral palsy,” Bracaglia says. “I saw firsthand how... View Details

18 Sep 2017
Research & Ideas

'Likes' Lead to Nothing—and Other Hard-Learned Lessons of Social Media Marketing

into the social space for fear of how customers will react, but Gupta questions whether that’s a sign these companies really have a more general image problem that needs to be addressed. “A health care... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Advertising; Technology

07 Apr 2015
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Warrior Spirit

mixed martial artists from around the world. An enormous screen shows highlights from previous matchups held since ONE FC’s 2011 founding, in locations as diverse as China, Indonesia, the United Arab Emirates, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan, and Cambodia, but the... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment; Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries; Arts, Entertainment; Technical and Trade Schools; Educational Services

01 Mar 2023
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Step Change

population has private health insurance, mostly as a corporate benefit. While the government introduced universal coverage in 2018, implementation has been slow. Dawi aims to meet primary View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; photographed by Abdelrahman Gabr – Koree; entrepreneurship; women; venture capital; Egypt; developing economies; Finance

13 May 2019
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The Many Facets of Becoming a Mother at HBS

joy of realizing my miracle pregnancy eclipsed the fear of being a geographically-single mommy at HBS. Nevertheless, being a new mom at HBS was extremely challenging. Yet, this wonderfully difficult period allowed me to fully experience the true meaning of community.... View Details

01 Dec 2022
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Singing to the Corn

general. And while education remains Sacred Seed’s primary mission, Keen keeps coming back to the 19th-century economic model of growing indigenous crops on tribal lands. It’s the Holy Grail, he admits, but would benefit the View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; photographed by Vance Jacobs; Agriculture

04 Jan 2016
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Taking Time Out for a Challenge

hit the small African nation in 2014. “Having watched Sierra Leone and its neighbors make great strides over the last decade to consolidate peace, grow their economies, and invest in public services, I knew they remained among the poorest countries in the world, with... View Details

Keywords: ebola; Ambulatory Health Care Services; Ambulatory Health Care Services

18 May 2015
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The First Five Years: Rena Xu (MBA 2014, MD 2014)

patient and doctor has few parallels, and I am sure my appreciation of it will only continue to grow as I advance in my career. “HBS greatly enriched my understanding of the challenges and opportunities in health View Details

Keywords: Ambulatory Health Care Services; Ambulatory Health Care Services

08 Mar 2022
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Recalling My First Cold Call: A Conversation with Second-Year Students

2022) Halperin, a student in the MS/MBA: Engineering Sciences Program, is the co-president of the Harvard Business School (HBS) Women’s Student Association, social chair of the MS/MBA program, and the international representative of section H. She is also a member of... View Details

01 Dec 2013
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Faculty Opinion: Making It Better

Image by Jezper by Regina E. Herzlinger Health care now represents some 18 percent of the American economy. With its costs continuing to rise, and with tens of millions uninsured, we in the United States are... View Details

Keywords: Herzlinger, Regina; Ambulatory Health Care Services; Ambulatory Health Care Services; Ambulatory Health Care Services; Ambulatory Health Care Services

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