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- 01 Oct 1998
- News
Andresen Becomes First European and First Exec. Ed. Graduate to Endow HBS Professorship
business administration and sociology. A four-and-a-half-year battle with tuberculosis cut short his formal university training, however, and required Andresen to be hospitalized for over two years. Still not completely recovered, in 1963... View Details
- 01 Sep 2024
- News
3-Minute Briefing: Kruti Patel Goyal (MBA 2004)
My parents were in the hospitality business. They owned a motel, so we grew up working at the business as well as living at the business. I remember vividly some moments of really intense stress. And it was because my parents took a lot of risk to build the business.... View Details
Keywords: Sarah Wyman
- 17 Jun 2020
- News
Toronto Copes with COVID-19 Via Webinars; Alumni Respond to Pandemic in Philippines
testing in Canada, and how Canadian hospitals handled surges and so on,” says club president Kazi Ahmed “It was a great opportunity for our club to strengthen our relationship with the Cleveland Clinic.” According to the club’s board... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Dec 2017
- News
Examining the Magnitude of Syria’s Refugee Crisis
hospitals treating civilians wounded in the war as well as schools and social service providers supporting the refugees. “Only 9 percent of refugees in Turkey live in refugee camps,” says Fabbe, who has long studied migration in Turkey.... View Details
- 01 Mar 2024
- News
INK: Taking Care
The sad and unfortunate fact is that one in every two people will develop cancer in their lifetime, Kathy Giusti (MBA 1985) writes in her new book, Fatal to Fearless: 12 Steps to Beating Cancer in a Broken Medical System. It first happened to her more than 25 years... View Details
- 24 Mar 2022
- News
20 Minutes With: CultureWorks CEO Josh Wyatt (MBA 2005)
- 01 Sep 2006
- News
Exploring Vietnam and Cambodia
Photos by SARAH HALL Twenty-eight alumni and guests explored natural wonders, vibrant cities, and historical sites of Vietnam and Cambodia last spring during a ten-day trip sponsored by the HBS Alumni Travel Program. Starting in Hanoi on April 19, we traveled to Ha... View Details
- 01 Dec 2007
- News
Where Are the Innovators in Health Care?
medical technology and health-insurance sectors, when it comes to health services, the 800-pound gorilla of our system, entrepreneurs are nowhere to be found. And their absence has enabled the status quo providers to get fat and sloppy. One analysis showed that View Details
- 01 Oct 1999
- News
Eight Among Many: Nancy J. Karch
and hospitality industries. At HBS, Karch was a quick study. "I didn't know the basic language, but I found I had an aptitude for business," recalls the straightforward, confident Karch, whose downtown Atlanta office is filled with... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 01 Mar 2016
- News
Off Script
much of the money in this large and rapidly growing market? It doesn’t seem like the drug companies, physicians, or hospitals are seeing big profit increases. Is it research labs? Drug distribution? Insurance? Where is all this additional... View Details
- 01 Mar 2009
- News
Model Patient
Co-operation and Development (OECD), Americans pay significantly more per unit of health-care service consumed, even though they see doctors less, take fewer pills, and have shorter hospital stays. Americans are “paying more, despite... View Details
- 01 Dec 2007
- News
Rediscovering America
Because it’s a problem that we could actually solve right now! A statistic from a Washington, D.C., hospital network highlights the seriousness of the situation: Sixty percent of physicians’ time at that View Details
- 01 Dec 2011
- News
At Your Service
Frei and Morriss: No heroics, please—partner with customers to make strategic service choices instead of trying to be the best at everything. In their new book, Uncommon Service: How to Win by Putting Customers at the Core of Your Business (Harvard Business Review... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg; customer service; Hospitals; Hospitals; Hospitals; Hospitals; Hospitals; Hospitals; Hospitals; Hospitals
- 01 Jun 2001
- News
Christina Ehrenberg: The Examined Life
tiny island where the people, despite their poverty, valued generosity over possessions. The hospital was little more than a hut, and patients slept on the floor. It was essential, rudimentary medicine, a stark contrast to my experience... View Details
- 01 Dec 2004
- News
The Future of Stem Cells
other Harvard schools and seven Harvard-affiliated teaching hospitals in contributing to the work of the new Harvard Stem Cell Institute (HSCI). Launched in April, the HSCI has a goal of moving from the laboratory to the clinic the... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 01 Mar 2007
- News
Daniel Vasella
which account for between 15 and 18 percent of the overall health-care costs. The big item is hospital costs. Even if you take away all profits from the pharmaceutical industry, you could lower overall health-care costs by maybe 3 percent... View Details
- 01 Sep 2020
- News
Elevator Pitch: First Byte
Illustration by Drue Wagner Illustration by Drue Wagner Concept: “Alfred,” a food industry collaborative robot, or “cobot,” trained to assist in the assembly of items such as salads and food bowls at commercial kitchens and fast-casual restaurants. Through AI, Alfred... View Details
- 04 Apr 2020
- News
Own A Small Business During COVID-19? This Social Venture Can Help
- 15 Nov 2016
- News
Classroom Lessons Put Into Practice Abroad
HBS students worked on their project with representatives of the bakery chain Benjamin in São Paulo. (photo by Cintia Farago) In the United States, brand loyalty is often a powerful motivator—consumers will drive miles in search of a Starbucks. But as a team of... View Details