by Brian Kenny - Publications - Faculty & Research

20 Dec 2016
Research & Ideas

The 10 Most Popular 'Cold Call' Podcasts

What do Stella McCartney, Apple, Netflix, and Wal-Mart have in common? They were all subjects of the most popular episodes of Harvard Business School's Cold Call podcast in the last year. Twice monthly, host and Chief Marketing and Communications Officer View Details

Keywords: Re: Multiple Faculty

27 May 2014
News

Crowdsourcing the Capitalist's Dilemma

discussion of "The Capitalist's Dilemma"—the challenges of innovating for long-term growth and job creation—in the Harvard Business Review. The team of more than 150 people (see below) collaborated using the OI Engine platform developed View Details

Keywords: April White; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management

August, 2022
Article

Billing and Insurance-Related Administrative Costs: A Cross-National Analysis

By: Barak D. Richman, Robert S. Kaplan, Japees Kohli, Dennis Purcell, Mahek Shah, Igna Bonfrer, Brian Golden, Rosemary Hannam, Will Mitchell, Daniel Cehic, Garry Crispin and Kevin A. Schulman

Billing and insurance-related costs are a significant source of wasteful health care spending in Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development nations, but these administrative burdens vary across national systems. We executed a microlevel accounting of these... View Details

Keywords: Health Care Costs; Administrative Costs; Cost; Health Care and Treatment; Health Industry

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01 Mar 2013
News

On the Road

Scenes from the Dean's visits to HBS clubs around the globe in November, December, and January NEW YORK CITY (Photos by Bennet Cobliner) HONG KONG (Photos by Brian Tam) View Details

01 Jun 2012
News

Letters to the Editor

risk? Just because you would gladly pay a higher capital gains rate doesn’t mean others would. Brian W. Keane (MBA 1986) Potomac, MD Both Sides Now LaMagna has fallen into the trap set by those who believe... View Details

Keywords: Administration of Economic Programs; Government; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

01 Sep 2010
News

Social Entrepreneurship Fellows Named

For many entrepreneurs, the inspiration for starting a business is rooted in personal experience. An enterprise is born not just to fill a neglected market niche but a personal need as well. Such is the case with ventures created by HBS... View Details

Keywords: Awards; disability; gay rights; Accommodation; Hospitality

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The Inpatient Discharge Lounge as a Potential Mechanism to Mitigate Emergency Department Boarding and Crowding

By: Brian Franklin, Sharif Vakili, Robert S. Huckman, Sarah Hosein, Nicholas Falk, Katherine Cheng, Maria Murray, Sheila Harris, Charles A. Morris and Eric Goralnick

Delayed access to inpatient beds for admitted patients contributes significantly to emergency department (ED) boarding and crowding, which have been associated with deleterious patient safety effects. To expedite inpatient bed availability, some hospitals have... View Details

Keywords: Health Care Delivery; Emergency Room; Operations Improvement; Operations Management; Health Care and Treatment; Service Delivery; Operations; Management; Performance Improvement; Service Operations

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28 Aug 2012
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attributable to comparability. Together, the findings are consistent with mandatory IFRS adoption improving comparability and thus leading to capital market benefits by reducing insiders' ability to exploit private information. Epistemic... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Mar 2011
News

The Rankings Game

Illustration by John Kachik Depending on which business school ranking you consult, the best MBA program in 2010 was at the University of Chicago, HBS, the London Business School, or Stanford University. Among the five leading media... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; rankings; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

16 Dec 2019
News

Jeff Shell to Become CEO of NBCUniversal

Current chairman of NBCUniversal Film and Entertainment Jeff Shell (MBA 1991) will take over as CEO of the media company on January 1, reports the Los Angeles Times. In a statement to the Times, Brian Roberts, the current CEO of... View Details

Keywords: Telecommunications; Information

01 Dec 2016
News

LA Reid’s Song

Illustration by Brian Stauffer Illustration by Brian Stauffer Edited by April White Record producer LA Reid’s (AMP... View Details

01 Sep 2006
News

Street Singer

she also has performed in concerts at Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall. In 2000 she released the CD Carla’s First Christmas, followed by Joy Is Waiting in 2005. Proceeds from both albums benefit Bishop Kenny... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Finance

10 Aug 2020
Blog Post

HBS Summer Fellows Focus on Racial Equity and Justice

particularly important right now, given companies’ increased focus on diversity and inclusion in light of recent events that have highlighted structural racism in our society. Brian Hollins (MBA 2021), Founder, The Aspen Fellowship: The... View Details

01 Dec 2008
News

Summit Sound Bites

Lawrence University Professor “I think the American people are dying to be asked to help solve some of these problems.” —Meg Whitman (MBA ’79), former President & CEO, eBay Inc. “Fear caused by greed needed to be bailed out with $700... View Details

26 Jul 2016
News

Alumni Capture the Essence of Pokemon GO Craze

(MBA 1986) said, “Pokemon GO will be the dawn of a new generation of Augmented Reality startups” and classmate David Kenny predicted Pokemon GO is “just the beginning of mingling real and virtual worlds.” Meanwhile, Taru Kapoor (MBA 2015)... View Details

Keywords: Arts, Entertainment

11 Aug 2016
Cold Call Podcast

Why College Rankings Keep Deans Awake at Night

Brian Kenny: In September of 2013, President Obama sent shock waves through American higher education by announcing plans to create a federal rating system that would allow parents and students to easily... View Details

Keywords: Re: William C. Kirby; Education

01 Mar 2017
News

Case Study: Moment in the Sun

stimulates the body’s circadian rhythms, cuing the production of cortisol during the day to keep you alert and melatonin at night to ready your body for rest. “It’s based on about 15 years of scientific research from NASA, the NIH, and Harvard,” says Ario CEO View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell

01 Apr 2002
News

Career Transitions, Continuing Education Focus of Washington, D.C., Club

individuals and institutions with career transitions was far more rewarding and energizing than what I used to do, so I started my own firm." Loughran is quick to emphasize the role played by club chairman Bruce F. Avery (MBA '69), EVP... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

01 Apr 2000
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Deep in the Heart of Texas

Airlines, the mayor of Houston, Houston's leading entrepreneurs, HBS faculty members, and distinguished CEOs from energy, technology, and industrial fields. "The way we keep the membership interested in the club is by having great... View Details

Keywords: Amy E. Dean

01 Dec 2006
News

Student Benefits from Class of 2006 Fellowship

GOLDBERG: Bringing a passion for education to the MBA classroom. For the third year in a row, the MBA graduating class has established a fellowship that will benefit future HBS students. The Class of 2006 broke fundraising and participation records View Details

Keywords: Educational Services

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