Professional Development - Publications - Faculty & Research

30 Jan 2018
First Look

January 30, 2018

2017 Annual Review of Economics Agricultural Insurance and Economic Development By: Cole, Shawn A., and Wentao Xiong Abstract—This article provides a review of recent research on agricultural insurance (AI) in View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

24 Aug 2016
Research & Ideas

Can Obamacare Be Saved?

many carriers may have to develop a fundamentally different business model—the commercial segment model is not viable for the public exchanges.” INGREDIENTS FOR SUCCESS From consumers: Consumers need to learn how to make smarter choices... View Details

Keywords: by John A. Quelch and Emily Boudreau; Insurance; Health

05 May 2010
What Do You Think?

Is Denial Endemic to Management?

Bullard suggested that "Ruthless realism is, itself, pathological . The professional pilot denies a crash is inevitable until a second before impact, and that ability to believe one can save the ship is critical to the attitude of... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

08 Apr 2009
Research & Ideas

Clayton Christensen on Disrupting Health Care

An acclaimed author and expert on the development and commercialization of technological and business innovation, HBS professor Clayton Christensen has written a new book aimed at changing our national conversation about health care. In... View Details

Keywords: by Deborah Blagg; Health

30 Jan 2006
Research & Ideas

Looking Behind Bad Decisions

receive, they are very focused on comparisons. Q: In the discussion of dysfunctional competition you talk about the harm of using tax dollars to build new sports facilities to retain professional sports teams. Doesn't this type of... View Details

Keywords: by Manda Salls

04 Dec 2023
Blog Post

My Summer of Joy with the National Parks Service

had 50/50 experiences with startups, citing remote work, nebulous job descriptions, and lack of fulfillment as their gripes. This role promised solutions to all of those concerns. I reached out to professors, friends, and even dropped into Career & View Details

Keywords: Nonprofit / Government

08 Sep 2021
Blog Post

Socioeconomic Inclusion at HBS: Joshua Mbanusi (MBA 2021)

Mbanusi. Among the developments created by the task force was the establishment of the HBS First Generation / Low-Income Club, to provide socialization, normalization, and support for students as well as encourage ongoing efforts—in... View Details

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Black History Month | Baker Library

curriculum of the Harvard Business School today and into the future. Collection activities focus on the career and professional development needs of our MBA students and alumni, as well as on access to... View Details

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Online Creating Brand Value Course | HBS Online

how brands create shareholder value and why it’s vital to invest in your brand Who Will Benefit Marketing Professionals Managers and Consultants in Retail and Consumer Goods Entrepreneurs Transform your brand into your company’s... View Details

25 Sep 2007
First Look

First Look: September 25, 2007

A number of patterns emerge from the data. Most foreign direct investment (FDI) occurs between rich countries. The share of vertical FDI (subsidiaries which provide inputs to their parent firms) is larger than commonly thought, even within View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

13 Aug 2020
Research & Ideas

6 Ways to Support COVID-Weary Employees

as their mental well-being—a forthcoming article in American Psychologist examines current organizational psychology research to help business leaders manage COVID-related fallout in the workplace and develop solutions to ease the stress... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

06 Dec 2021
News

What's the Word?

within the next decade of $4 trillion annually. As exciting as this sounds, ethical considerations exist around the misuse of human genetic information, Sneader acknowledges, as well as the possibility that some innovations will exacerbate the inequality between... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; illustrations by Martha Rich; Manufacturing; Finance; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information

09 Sep 2016
News

MaiTai Global and Kiteboarding

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on SoundCloud More Skydeck episodes Bill Tai (MBA 1987) has built a whole professional community—that notably includes the likes of Richard Branson and Elon Musk—around the sport of kiteboarding. His... View Details

26 Jun 2007
First Look

First Look: June 26, 2007

Airbus vs. Boeing (C): Developments from 1996 to 1999 Harvard Business School Supplement 707-449 Supplements the (A) case. Purchase this supplement: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=707449 Airbus vs. Boeing... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

01 Feb 1998
News

Women at the Top

dealmaking both inside and outside the corporate environment. Participants then took part in an interactive workshop on developing an effective professional network, led by HBS associate professor Herminia... View Details

Keywords: Marguerite Rigoglioso and Susan Young

01 Dec 2009
News

The Fab Four

hand and exposing areas that will never be competitive on the other. The pool of capital may be more limited. But I’m not sure that’s a bad thing. The VC industry went through a phase where it expanded enormously in capital and attracted View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; contests; Technical and Trade Schools; Educational Services; Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services; Information; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information; Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing; Manufacturing

19 Oct 2015
Research & Ideas

Business Research that Makes for Smarter Public Policy

the job, having access to independent, high-quality research from outside sources can make a real difference both in developing good policies and in getting broad-based support for their implementation.” Researchers and Regulators The... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

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2017 Symposium - Race, Gender & Equity

work/organizations. Organizational Culture as Masculinity Contest: Developing and Validating a Climate Measure Peter Glick, Lawrence University Peter Glick, Henry Merritt Wriston Professor of the Social Sciences at Lawrence University,... View Details

28 Jun 2024
News

Honoring Leadership in New York; PRIDE Alumni Share HBS Stories

New York Leadership Dinner Honors Leaders Challenging the Status Quo At its 55th Annual Leadership Dinner in May, the HBS Club of New York (HBSCNY) honored four leaders whose careers and contributions to the world embody this year’s theme, “Challenging the Status Quo.”... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

26 Jan 2004
Research & Ideas

How Women Can Get More Venture Capital

landscape look like for women? Myra Hart: Let's start with, "Who do women entrepreneurs know and who knows them?" In spite of the fact that women are very good at networking, the reality is that they don't know many people in the financial community. My... View Details

Keywords: by Mallory Stark & Martha Lagace

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