Healthcare As An Investment - Publications - Faculty & Research

29 Sep 2021
Blog Post

Latinx Women in the Spotlight: Marimar Pérez-Riera (MBA 1994)

I was born and raised in Puerto Rico, and Spanish is my first language. There was no Nickelodeon or Disney Channel so I learned English watching Sesame Street. My gift was math and science, and after studying hard and graduating from Yale, I worked in View Details

01 Mar 2023
News

Toward a Life Well Lived

To achieve this, Perlow and her colleagues are partnering with Alumni Relations on its larger HBS for Life initiative, to strengthen alumni lifelong learning and forge connections. “Crafting Your Life started as a course and is growing... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie; Educational Support Services; Educational Services

24 Jul 2018
First Look

New Research and Ideas, July 24, 2018

today, while boldly gesturing to where it might head in the future. This handbook transcends the received dichotomy between political economy as an application of rational choice theory or View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

27 Nov 2006
What Do You Think?

What’s to Be Done About Performance Reviews?

this brings to mind include: What can we do to make performance reviews more productive and less distasteful? Should their objectives be scaled back to just one or two? Should they be disengaged from the determination of compensation and, if so, how? View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

Portrait Project

Phil Black

definitely been a "transformational" experience. My life goals have changed since Crimson Greetings. More than seeking fame, fortune, titles, or an IPO, my top priority is to build a strong family. While this may not be View Details

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Understanding Entrepreneurial Opportunity in Kazakhstan - Global Activities 2020

Kazakhstan is the largest economy in Central Asia, and a quickly changing one; the GDP in the former Soviet republic has grown six-fold since 2002 and the country serves as a transportation link between China and Western Europe. The case... View Details

27 Nov 2006
Research & Ideas

Manly Men, Oil Platforms, and Breaking Stereotypes

interview, Ely discusses the origins of the research, her experiences aboard an oil platform, and how this research can improve safety at other job sites. Sarah Jane Gilbert: How do you define masculine identity and what led you to study... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert; Energy; Utilities

04 Jan 2012
First Look

First Look: January 4

tribal governments, the history of tribal sovereignty, the origins of Indian gaming, the legal framework that governs tribal gaming activities, as well as an analytic approach... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

26 Jun 2017
Research & Ideas

How Cellophane Changed the Way We Shop for Food

developed marketing strategies to appeal to consumers’ senses from the nineteenth century to today.” Cellophane gets an entire chapter in Hisano’s book. As she explains in the paper, cellophane packaging let... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Food & Beverage; Retail; Advertising

01 Jun 2022
News

In My Humble Opinion: Home Base

well-researched, expert advice, she turned to other working parents, asking, What do you wish you had known? Those inputs helped Dowling guide colleagues at Blackstone, where she had taken a job as head of talent development. Helping... View Details

Keywords: April White

06 Aug 2019
Cold Call Podcast

Super Bowl Ads Sell Products, but Do They Sell Brands?

campaign. This year, interestingly, Coca-Cola didn't advertise, and the Super Bowl was held in Atlanta on their home turf. That created a lot of attention, as well. It was interesting because it allowed Pepsi, who did do View Details

Keywords: Advertising; Sports; Entertainment & Recreation; Media & Broadcasting

05 Mar 2019
Blog Post

Part 2: Military Transition and the JD/MBA - The Path to Your Goals

Read Part 1 of Military Transition and the JD/MBA How to Think About the JD/MBA The military is an extremely hierarchical environment where professional credibility is literally worn on a person’s chest and sleeves. That makes... View Details

01 Oct 1997
News

Brice Cutrer Jones

sealing off Sonoma-Cutrer's green bottles are presampled to ensure that they will not taint the wine's final flavor. This investment of tender loving care has paid off: in an annual survey published in Wine... View Details

Keywords: Judith A. Ross

10 Oct 2012
Research & Ideas

Taking Advantage of Life’s (Few and Far Between) Inflection Points

boost of career momentum." He paused, then gave me a wink as he thought of just the right way to illustrate his point. "You're too young to remember this," he began, "but in the early 1970s the Apollo 13 spacecraft was midway between... View Details

Keywords: Re: Howard H. Stevenson

25 Aug 2022
News

Up on the Corner

an empty lot. To the east stands a vacant building; to the north, a liquor store with iron bars on its windows. In short, it could be any corner in any struggling neighborhood in the United States. Yet for Dlodlo, it might View Details

Keywords: Alexander Gelfand; photographed by Melissa Golden; Real Estate

06 Oct 2021
Blog Post

Latinx Women in the Spotlight: Amy Hernandez Turcios (MBA 2020)

what “finance” was, let alone “investment banking.” As a first-gen student I learned from my surroundings, figured out how to navigate the wild Wall Street recruiting process, and started my career as View Details

22 Feb 2024
News

GCC Crossroads Aims for a Bright Future; Seattle Alumni Talk Leadership in Tech; Italy Preps for European Alumni Summit

disruptor, then your innovation may be in search of an opportunity. It was a fascinating chicken-or-the-egg conversation.” Working closely with HBS Club of Seattle co-presidents Shyam Ayengar (MBA 2006) and Jon Weintraub (MBA 1989), View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

01 May 2012
First Look

First Look: May 1

superior CSR record. Rather than acting as an effective form of insurance, our results suggest that a strong CSR record can be a liability. Moreover, the tone of coverage is no less critical for... View Details