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- 01 Dec 2008
- News
No Easy Fix for the Financial Crisis
Moss, “I’m concerned that if we don’t structure this bailout correctly, we could create an even riskier financial system in the years ahead.” Moss’s research has focused on how and why governments manage risk. Throughout its history, the United States has adopted a... View Details
- 05 May 2022
- News
Lesson Plans
filming his lessons. Sal Khan: In 2005, Hurricane Katrina hit, and those same cousins were dispersed to Texas and Florida. And so, in many ways I was their safety net education system while they were refugees, I guess, with a lowercase... View Details
- 04 Apr 2018
- Op-Ed
Op-Ed: Why Private Investors Must Fund 'New Nuclear' Power Right Now
operations. We finance these industries with private capital, set national and local regulations, encourage competition and discourage cartels in order to lower prices and increase quality (i.e., driving safety up and environmental impact... View Details
- 17 Nov 2014
- Lessons from the Classroom
Managing the Family Business: Are Optimists or Pessimists Better Leaders?
they will do it in different ways, with different goals. Which are you? Here's a quick test. I plunk down two magazines in front of you. One, Time, has Warren Buffet on the cover, under the headline "The Optimist." The other View Details
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IFC: Singapore; Shaping a Global Innovation Hub - Course Catalog
highlight both the opportunities and challenges of launching and operating a venture within the region. Experts from Singapore’s private and public sectors will share their insights, offering a balanced perspective. The Fall classes will... View Details
- 08 Apr 2021
- Blog Post
HBS Entrepreneurship Immersion - Four Highlights
revenue by 6x and tripled our headcount to 150 over the past two years! Prior to that, I helped Dropbox scale from a Series B startup to a post-IPO public company, going from 200 employees to 2,000 employees. I served as VP of Corporate... View Details
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Oral Histories | Baker Library
Safety Commission and was US Secretary of Commerce (1992-93). She is currently President and CEO of Barbara Franklin Enterprises, an international trade consulting firm. Play Video duration: 2:37 Before HBS Play Video duration: 14:05 At... View Details
- 27 Jan 2015
- First Look
First Look: January 27
Publications January 2015 American Economic Review: Papers and Proceedings Do Strict Capital Requirements Raise the Cost of Capital? Bank Regulation, Capital Structure, and the Low Risk Anomaly By: Baker, Malcolm, and Jeffrey Wurgler... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Sep 2024
- News
The Road Less Traveled
impacts.” Private micromobility nicely complements other lighter-footprint travel options, such as on-demand sharing services and public transportation, Dediu says. While sharing business models have encountered bumps across the United... View Details
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Working Groups, Upcoming Event, and Resources | About
potential pathways forward . The session will be moderated by Harvard Kennedy School’s Professor Tarek Masoud and will include four renowned scholars: Professor Shai Feldman (Brandeis University and President of Sapir Academic College in Israel), Dean Amaney Jamal... View Details
- 01 Jun 2004
- News
Massport, Back on Course
and employs 1,149 people. Political fallout from 9/11 has profoundly changed the operations of the Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport), the independent public agency that operates Boston’s Logan International Airport. After hijackers... View Details
- 21 Oct 2020
- News
Cold Calculations
in engineering and public policy, for assistance in setting up the organization. The Arctic Ice Project’s research focuses on materials-based solutions to ice loss—basically, substances that can mimic the beneficial reflective properties... View Details
Keywords: April White
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1.19 Immersive Field Courses (IFC) | MBA
Safety (International IFCs only) Students will be automatically enrolled in International SOS once their travel has been registered in MyTrips, Harvard University’s travel registry. International SOS offers general medical and View Details
- 11 Mar 2020
- News
Making It Rain
weather services. “This market is not very innovative, and it’s one of the last industries where governments still lead the technology,” Elkabetz says. Most of the industry relies on data from three public sources: staffed weather... View Details
Keywords: Lisa Scanlon Mogolov
- 27 Oct 2020
- News
HBS Votes
Ballou-Aares told the Financial Times. HBS Professor Michael Porter, an advisor to Leadership Now who also signed the letter, noted that “business leaders need to throw their support [behind] democratic processes at a time when public... View Details
- 12 Dec 2018
- News
Lesson Plan
happens more locally.” The conviction in Cognetti’s voice makes it clear that she doesn’t harbor Washington ambitions, although her ideas can be big and national in scope, like changing how public schools are funded: “School districts... View Details
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1.18 Field Global Capstone | MBA
responsibly regardless of proximity to the HBS campus or classroom. As ambassadors of HBS, students should also consider both local laws and cultural norms when determining what constitutes responsible alcohol use in the FIELD Global Capstone city. Health & View Details
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Challenges and Opportunities in the Restaurant Industry - Course Catalog
distinguish trends from fads, what drives their selection of menu items and how they manage their supply chain. Crisis Management. We’ll consider the critical issue of food safety and the crisis management implications when a foodborne... View Details
- 12 Jul 2020
- Research & Ideas
Solving COVID'S Mental Health Crisis
staying away or unable to pay and rising costs for personal protective gear and new technology. “Compounding the problem, SUD treatment and prevention programs risk draconian cuts to public funding as states experience economic downturns... View Details
- 13 Feb 2025
- Blog Post
IFC India 2025: The Coal Dichotomy: Balancing Economic Growth and Decarbonization in India
minimize creation of coal dust. The plant is heavily automated, improving personal safety and enhancing plant efficiency to 39%, making it almost 20% more efficient than the average coal plant in the United States.1 Finally, the plant... View Details