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- 01 Sep 2005
- News
WATER Ltd.
tax-averse citizens. Turning over water operations to private companies that can offer economies of scale, financial resources, expertise, and efficiency is an attractive option. Privatization, however,... View Details
- 01 Jun 2017
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for June 2017
exceptionally favorable factors in France such as its wealth of assets, human capital, and the French brand. And the disadvantages of the system (the burdens of administration,... View Details
- 11 Jul 2013
- News
The Good Writer
phone at his home in Los Angeles, Dick, one of eight writers on the show, has had about seven days to turn in a 60-page script. “My wife will tell you that I’m an insufferable ogre when I’m on deadline,” he says. “But you have to feed the... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 11 May 2020
- News
Better Than Cash
difficult to save money or establish a financial history. Goodwin-Groen’s career-long commitment to international development led her to start the Better Than Cash Alliance—now a consortium of 75... View Details
- 01 Mar 2009
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A New Approach to Health-Care Reform
patients’ needs. Today’s doctors work in a system where they are rewarded by Medicare and insurance companies for the number and cost of the services they provide rather than by the value View Details
- 01 Jun 2022
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Making It Count
to how companies measure and report their ESG metrics. A company that touts its record in one dimension might be failing to mention hidden societal costs in others, like harmful labor practices, environmental degradation, or further... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
- 24 Sep 2020
- News
The Race for a Vaccine
control healthcare costs through better prevention. For instance, in 2014 the United States’ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended that all adults over 65 receive a dose of Prevnar 13, a... View Details
- 01 Mar 2012
- News
Social Investing Pioneers
simple enough. Investors fund nonprofit social ventures whose interventions result in a measurable social benefit as well as a financial savings to the government. (Government saves money, for example, when fewer people are homeless or... View Details
- 01 Dec 2013
- News
Your Own Medicine
be hyper-focused on developing the next Lipitor or Levitra, creating a constant drain on financial and human resources. And companies are running out of big ideas and facing gaps in their revenue thanks to... View Details
- 01 Dec 2010
- News
This Is What I Do
York Times, the Financial Times, the Daily Beast, and CNN.com, among others. Through experiences like this in Afghanistan, as well as in Rwanda and Bosnia, Lemmon has become a forceful advocate for the economic and human rights View Details
- 27 Jul 2017
- News
Seeing a Way Forward
surgeries, 40 percent of which were free of charge. The enterprise has been able to reduce the cost of surgery by up to 60 percent, working with... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Myers
- 01 Jun 2016
- News
How Do We Win the Cyberwar?
underground hacker marketplaces. Credit card numbers—from premium cards, some offered with money-back guarantees if they don’t work—go for as little as $9. That’s just one segment of a booming hacker market: Attempts to knock a particular... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell; illustrations by Victo Ngai
- 01 Jun 2003
- News
Student Conferences, at a Glance
technology, financial services, security, and Web services. The worst of the media industry’s recession may be over. The popularity of integrating various media properties... View Details
- 01 Jun 2014
- News
Ready for Takeoff
financial district of Brooklin to the favelas of Real Parque. Cars buzz by. "See here?" she says, pointing to the bridge. At 6:30 p.m. on most days, it is a sea View Details
- 03 Jun 2016
- News
Again in a Great City
investment in improving everyday life in Detroit by a national retailer—that people didn’t believe could happen in the city. “Uncertainty is a horrible constraint for investment,” Cummings says of Detroit’s View Details
Keywords: April White; photographed by Brian Kelly
- 01 Mar 2023
- News
Fostering a Supportive Community
Admissions, Financial Aid, and Career & Professional Development, worked to address the issue and to surface related tensions in the community. One issue that arose during discussions with students was the View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Mele
- 01 Mar 2019
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Case Study: Off to a Fine Art
too. Perhaps they can offset the upfront cost of capital until order volume reaches the appropriate tipping point. The company can purchase inventory with a traditional View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
- 01 Jun 2015
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Case Study: Sneak Peak
that mixing one full serving of vegetables with chocolate milk could disguise the vegetable taste, creating a creamy chocolate milk shake that could offer parents a sneaky way to deliver vegetable nutrition to their kids. Sneakz Organic... View Details
- 01 Sep 2006
- News
Faculty Research Online From HBS Working Knowledge
disconnect between strategy formulation and its execution. The answer? Professor Robert Kaplan and his colleague, Andrew Pateman, argue for the creation of a new corporate office. The Cost View Details
- 01 Mar 2012
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Alumni Book Briefs
'75) ((Amazon Digital Services)) Frank Batten: The Untold Story of the Founder of the Weather Channel by Connie M. Sage ((University of Virginia Press)) Smarter Branding... View Details