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2022 Symposium - Race, Gender & Equity

masculinity on offshore oil platforms, the impact of racial diversity on retail bank performance, and the design and delivery of women’s leadership development programs. For the past several years, Professor Ely has maintained an active... View Details

01 Dec 2008
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Business at the Summit

imbalance. Gates noted that about half of the foundation’s annual grants, or $1.6 billion, is devoted to global health, with around $800 million each devoted to grassroots financial services in the developing world and to education in the... View Details

Keywords: leadership; alumni events; Centennial; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services; Finance; Management

09 Apr 2019
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New Research and Ideas, April 9, 2019

illness in Brazil. She and her team of employees and volunteers developed a holistic methodology to address the multidimensional sources of poverty based on the pillars of health, housing, citizenship, income, and education. After... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

14 Oct 2002
Research & Ideas

The Widening Rift Between Corporations and Society

finally combine. That will mark the real discontinuity between the economy of the twentieth century and that of the twenty-first. Q: You have drawn on other fields in addition to business, such as history, science, even contemporary... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

15 Nov 2018
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Don’t Be Afraid of AI

what is being created, are things that want to do evil in the world. That being said, certainly these are powerful tools that can be used for evil. I would say the same is true of many other technologies that have been developed over... View Details

Keywords: Computer Systems Design and Related Services; Professional Services

11 Apr 2017
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First Look at New Research, April 11

Alexander, and Amitabh Chandra Abstract—Many public and private efforts in coming years will focus on research in precision medicine, developing biomarkers to indicate which patients are likely to benefit from a certain treatment so that... View Details

02 Mar 2016
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On Credit

world to another. There is failure, success, and death. Marriage, children, and real estate. Fires, war, and moral weakness. And the ups and downs of one man’s bakery. “Age ab[ou]t 50, fam[ily] of ab[ou]t 5 children, has done an... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

01 Dec 2008
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Back to the Future

more balanced energy menu. After examining the pros and cons of various energy sources, such as coal, nuclear, natural gas, wind, and solar, the book concludes that conservation (principally through energy efficiency) and solar energy View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Transportation Equipment Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Oil and Gas Extraction; Mining

03 Aug 2010
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First Look: August 3

historical account of their humble origins, lack of resources, and determined struggle against the odds. We identify two essential dimensions of an underdog biography: external disadvantage, and passion and determination. We demonstrate that a UBB can increase purchase... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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Supplemental Financial Information - Annual Report 2017

the long-term goal of preserving the value of the endowment in real terms (after inflation) and generating a predictable stream of available income, the University’s targeted annual payout range is 5.0 to 5.5 percent. The payout rate for... View Details

01 Jun 2010
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M.I.A. Boards

system of choosing directors to “the old Soviet-style elections” in which shareholders’ real choice is to vote for anointed nominees, abstain, or sell the stock. Of all the nominees put forward by boards, 99.7 percent win election. Also,... View Details

Keywords: John Gillespie;David Zweig; Finance

12 Jun 2006
Research & Ideas

The Promise of Channel Stewardship

partners in accomplishing go-to-market goals, two important aspects of channel management—assessing performance and setting goals—are only weakly developed and enforced. Misunderstandings of partner roles and responsibilities are common.... View Details

Keywords: by V. Kasturi Rangan & Marie Bell; Consumer Products

27 Mar 2019
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Life Is a Startup

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on SoundCloud More Skydeck episodes In 2010, Noam Wasserman (MBA 1999, PhD 2002) was teaching a course he developed at HBS called Founder’s Dilemmas, which focused on the challenges that young startups face.... View Details

01 Sep 2010
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Fair Trade

market. Toiletries were also the main category sold by Western companies in developing countries .As these companies took their brands into foreign markets, they diffused consumption habits. As incomes rose and distribution channels... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Chemical Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Health and Personal Care Stores; Retail Trade

14 Mar 2019
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The Merchant of Osaka

patient, and how is it innovative? “She can be aggressive about pursuing anything interesting, even if it falls outside the usual business domain,” says Mediva Senior Consultant Dai Kiuchi. As an example, he learned about a 25-year research effort by the Dementia... View Details

Keywords: Health, Social Assistance

22 Jun 2009
Research & Ideas

“Too Big To Fail”: Reining In Large Financial Firms

Council of Life Insurers, and the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association. The problem is, no one yet has shown how to measure systemic risk. "There are a number of people trying to develop the metrics right now," says Moss.... View Details

Keywords: by Roger Thompson; Banking; Financial Services

14 May 2020
Research & Ideas

What Leaders Can Do to Fight the COVID Fog

needed while some are not. How to change the organization and management teams to create new competencies without changing your essence and core values?” Skills needed now: Continuous learning and integrating new information; developing... View Details

Keywords: by Boris Groysberg and Robin Abrahams

01 Dec 2020
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In Review

institution needed to do better. It made us more mindful that society had new expectations of business leaders, and we needed to redouble our focus on developing leaders with both the competence and character to make a difference in the... View Details

01 Jun 2006
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India Arrives

developing economic powerhouse. In the evening light, silhouettes of high-rises under construction punctuate the modern skyline, and a gleaming urban mall stands ready to serve Mumbai’s growing, consumer-oriented middle class. This is the... View Details