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- 01 Feb 2000
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Executives Convene to Discuss Consumer-Driven Health Care
U.S. consumers more power over decisions related to health care. Those who advocate consumer-driven health care - including conference chair Professor Regina E. Herzlinger - believe that shifting control of health-care purchasing... View Details
- 01 Feb 2000
- News
Breaking Down Barriers: The Electronic Wallet
'97), senior director of business development at Brodia, is the point at which her company intends to turn online shopping on its head. "Our mission is to commerce-enable the consumer - putting control back into their hands. Many Internet... View Details
Keywords: Judith A. Ross
- 01 Mar 2016
- News
The People’s Pods
or six or seven years ago, I’d be at the mercy of my local public radio station, which really controlled the means of both production and distribution. Now it’s into the great wide open. It’s really the democratization of audio. And... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell
- 01 Oct 2000
- News
Rationale for Non-Rationality: Why We Make Bad Choices
them, we have to do exactly what we don't want to do -- we have to accept the emotional pain of hearing about our faults in order to learn." The payback? "Individuals who are able to control this tendency make natural leaders and have a... View Details
Keywords: Laura Singleton (MBA '88)
- 01 Dec 2006
- News
Over 50 and Job Hunting?
and author of The New Job Security, says that over-50 managers can vanquish negative stereotypes by seizing control of the career-transition process. “Midcareer MBAs, especially those who have been at the same company for a while, can... View Details
- 01 Sep 2006
- News
One-on-One with Carter Roberts
trying to create sustainable management practices? I’d say issue number one is governance. A lot of the logging that goes on is illegal. And a lot of the fishing practices are illegal. Half of the catch in the Bering Sea off the coast of Russia, for example, is View Details
Keywords: Roger Thompson
- 01 Sep 2006
- News
Street Singer
apparent, however, is her passion and drive, whether she’s describing a recent IPO, her work with the Food Bank for New York City, or her relationship with God. Whatever the topic, her words come thick and fast, demonstrating the impressive power of breath View Details
- 01 Mar 2009
- News
Model Patient
state’s estimates. But the major driver is the state’s inability to control costs.” Herzlinger further notes that “universal coverage has not meant universal access. That’s because if you increase demand by so much and you don’t bring... View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
In the business of empowering women entrepreneurs
return on investment. With more than 70 percent of consumer dollars worldwide being controlled by women, now is the time for them to explore business opportunities. “My advice to female entrepreneurs is to show up and speak up!” says... View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Necessity became the mother of invention for staffing-firm founder
and flexible full-time positions is good business (the company has franchises nationwide and saw revenues of $16.2 million in 2012). O’Kelly has declined venture capital funding to maintain more control over growth, believing that... View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Seeing glass in a new light
buildings, dynamic glass dramatically increases flexibility in architectural design while reducing energy consumption. As CEO of View Dynamic Glass, Mulpuri has succeeded in taking this 50-year-old nanotechnology to market and is leading the intelligent View Details
- 01 Dec 2014
- News
Feedback
primary command and control communication system. —Joe Lanza (AMP 103, 1988) via bulletin@hbs.edu I don’t know if it’s chutzpah or ignorance regarding the history of and current situation in Afghanistan or both that enables the editors to... View Details
Keywords: feedback
- 02 May 2016
- News
Building Startup Skills for Business and Life
the program in 2004 and taught the first few sessions himself, says, “My belief going in was that E360 would give at-risk kids an opportunity to take control of their futures.” The curriculum fosters entrepreneurial skills and attitudes... View Details
- 01 Jun 2025
- News
Barbie: Reviving a Cultural Icon at Mattel
in class, about the tension in marketing between how much control you want over the message and then how engaging you’re going to be. Because Mattel let others take control [in marketing partnerships and in... View Details
- 11 Jul 2017
- News
The Right Thing to Do
Whistleblower,” tells the story of Sherry Hunt, Citibank, and the frauds that caused the Great Recession. Hunt started at Citi as a mortgage quality control officer in 2004, just as the housing bubble was swelling up. She saw the company... View Details
- 01 Dec 2002
- News
An Admirable CEO
his low-profile leadership, his focus on the company's core areas of expertise, and his success at continuous improvement of CP's operations. Over the years, Mark has steadily boosted profits while controlling costs, so that the price of... View Details
- 15 Nov 2024
- News
Driving Change
Speaking to nearly 700 alumni at the Women’s Leadership Summit last week, HBS Professor Robin Ely addressed both current and emerging challenges facing women in leadership roles, while emphasizing the critical importance of continued progress. “Today, we face a fresh... View Details
- 01 Jun 2007
- News
Steve Schwarzman
business, politics, media, and the arts. With a personal fortune estimated by Forbes to surpass $3.5 billion, Schwarzman has come a long way since leaving Lehman Brothers in 1985 to cofound Blackstone with start-up capital of $400,000. Blackstone today has 52 partners... View Details
- 01 Oct 2001
- News
¡Vamos al Cine!
will control 51 percent of the cinemas in Mexico City, one of the world's most-populated urban areas. To reach the working poor, Heyman decided to cut ticket prices by about half in low-income neighborhoods while building the same... View Details
- 01 Sep 2012
- News
What’s the Big Idea?
earlier research: Star performers flame out when they change firms. “This goes against the popular belief that we control our own destiny,” says Groysberg, who credits Dean Nitin Nohria and HLS professor Ashish Nanda (PhDBE 1993) as... View Details