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- 10 Jul 2000
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The State of the Markets
benefits to the next generation of elderly, whose burgeoning numbers will dwarf those of the working population. "The only win-win solution to this problem," he said, "is for the GDP growth of the nations involved to grow... View Details
Keywords: by James E. Aisner
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3 Technologies that Will Change the World - Course Catalog
HBS Course Catalog 3 Technologies that Will Change the World Course Number 1632 Professor of Management Practice Shikhar Ghosh Spring; Q3Q4; 3.0 credits Paper ‘The real problem of humanity is that we have Paleolithic emotions, medieval... View Details
- 11 Oct 2022
- News
Righting the Ship
first year, we told them anything below a C was unacceptable,” recalls Stuckey. Obviously, we don’t want them to be C students, but rather to give them an achievable target.” The second part of the new strategy focused on addressing resource allocation. Instead of... View Details
Keywords: Maureen Harmon
- 24 Mar 2002
- Research & Ideas
Are Assets Only for America’s Wealthy?
other measures aimed at getting more federal funding for social service programs, and is under debate in Washington. The Act aims to promote and greatly increase the number of Individual Development Accounts (IDAs). IDA accounts provide... View Details
Keywords: by Carla Tishler
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Management Consulting: Build a List
How can I create a list of management consulting firms in a certain geographic area, with a specific industry focus and a certain number of employees? Creating Your Own List of... View Details
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Founder Launch - Course Catalog
HBS Course Catalog Founder Launch Course Number 1607 Senior Lecturer Reza Satchu Professor Shai Bernstein Spring; Q3Q4; 3.0 credits Paper 1676 Founder Mindset is recommended but not required to take this course. Coming soon View Details
- 15 Oct 2014
- Research & Ideas
Apple Pay’s Technology Adoption Problem
when several other similar services with big name sponsors such as Google have failed to gain much traction? Apple has a chicken-and-egg game to solve. Consumers won't use the service unless it's in use at a compelling number of stores.... View Details
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Foluke Otudeko
When I was six I contracted childhood measles and went blind for a number of days. As a result, I learned to truly appreciate the gift of sight and even beyond that the importance of vision. Over the years, I discovered there are two... View Details
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Danna Wei
filling to dough to the number of folds Because what my mother passed along had worked so well, only when it was finally disproved did I realize that I accepted her "truth" without challenging it, without earning the right to... View Details
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HBS Alumni Research Tips: Finding Market Data & Insights
online travel booking China. 2. Results are displayed as graphics, which can be downloaded in a number of formats, e.g. Excel, PowerPoint, etc. 3. Click “Source” to the right of the chart to view source description and link to... View Details
- 01 Mar 2025
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Venture: Time Heals All
Assembling a nursing schedule for a hospital ward can be surprisingly difficult—a little like playing three-dimensional Tetris, says Ilana Springer Borkenstein (MBA 2022). “It is a really challenging, tedious task.” Nurse managers must take into consideration a host of... View Details
John R. Hegeman
Hegeman expanded Metropolitan Life from a struggling company into a nationwide concern. He increased the number of insurance policies from 10,000 in 1870 to nearly 20 million in 1918. During his presidency, the company’s income increased... View Details
Keywords: Finance
- 10 May 2017
- Research & Ideas
Amazon Web Services Changed the Way VCs Fund Startups
cloud-based software and service companies, which could take advantage of AWS to decrease costs, versus others like biotechs that were less impacted by the new technologies. “The goal was to try and understand whether VCs were allocating their capital to a larger View Details
- 15 Apr 2017
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Bringing Markets to Myanmar
whatever new government coalition might be in place in March 2016. Then he looked at me and said, the real power is not here. It's with Minister number five. Morrell: David, tell me about the meeting with Minister View Details
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Bismah Rahmat
question – the GDP of Burkina Faso or the science behind cosmic inflation – and unequivocally, he’d know the answer. He did mental math faster than I could punch numbers into a calculator. In my father’s final days, his brain could no... View Details
George M. Humphrey
Through a number of successful mergers and acquisitions, Humphrey dramatically expanded and diversified M. A. Hanna’s production. By the end of his tenure, the company had assets of more than $120 million, three-quarters of which was... View Details
Keywords: Agriculture & Mining
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Market Perspectives
screen) When searching for books, you can limit the results by library location (ex: Baker Library). Within each individual record, use the "Locations and Availability" tab to link to a full-text article or find the call View Details
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Leadership and Happiness - Course Catalog
HBS Course Catalog Leadership and Happiness Course Number 1885 Professor of Management Practice Arthur Brooks Spring; Q3; 1.5 credits 14 Sessions According to the best research available (which we will read in this class), to be a... View Details
- 06 Nov 2020
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Signal Boost
organizations in western Michigan, sprang up when the area—once largely white—began to undergo a significant demographic change. Latino migrants and immigrants began to move into the area for agricultural jobs. “LEDA, initially, was established to get people to... View Details
- 25 Aug 2003
- Research & Ideas
Studying Japan from the Inside
political leaders in the country are wrestling with the question, what comes next? Will Japanese companies adopt western business practices, and at what cost to its own uniqueness? As with the School's four other international research outposts, the JRO is charged with... View Details
Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell