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- 12 Jan 2015
- News
Good Investments
that were bringing financial services and capital to the poor using a business framework rather than a philanthropic one. “That really struck a chord with me,” says Chorengel. “There are going to be multiple firms like IGNIA, and then... View Details
- 17 Jun 2021
- News
Investing in a Post-COVID World; Exploring the Pandemic’s Impact on Gender Equity
unconscious bias, support women to stay in the workforce, and shine a spotlight on STEM and skilled workers.” Collenette also shared data on the “too incremental” progress of women in Canada historically, and the loss of political ground... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Apr 1999
- News
Short Takes
Management from 1960 to 2000," Nolan highlights the critical shifts in the four eras in the evolution of IT. The Industrial Era, he writes, created an automation mindset, while the Data Processing Era led to organizational... View Details
Keywords: Eileen K. McCluskey
- 01 Dec 2004
- News
The Future of Stem Cells
the research has been far slower than it should be.” Van Etten is committed to improving the process on the business and management side. He is promoting the concept of “team science” and trying to increase the sharing of data and... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 08 Mar 2016
- Research & Ideas
Solving an Economic Mystery Surrounding Argentina and Chile
compare each other, both the similarities and differences, especially of their business systems. So we set about using the convening power of the School to bring together the best scholars in business and economic history in both countries, and to generate compelling... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 26 Apr 2011
- Op-Ed
HBS Faculty Comment on Environmental Issues for Earth Day
Earth Day focuses the world's attention on the both the dangers and opportunities facing the planet. But sustainability and the intersection between business and the environment are issues that need to be addressed all the time, as cities grow, resources diminish, and... View Details
- 22 Nov 2024
- News
Healthcare Club Hosts its 25th Annual Conference; Alumni Step Out for Global Networking Night; Meet the Club Leader: Andrea Fantacone
Healthcare Alumni Conference Marks 25 Years The HBS Healthcare Alumni Association (HBSHAA) hosted its 25th Annual Conference at the Charles Hotel in Cambridge on November 7, and once again offered an exclusive agenda that was jam-packed with industry thought leaders... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 21 Apr 2011
- Research & Ideas
Searching for Better Practices in Social Investing
philanthropy and a search for 'give us better practices,' " said Nancy Roob, president and CEO of the Edna McConnell Clark Foundation (EMCF). Joining her on the panel were Matt Bannick (HBS MBA 1993), managing partner of Omidyar Network, a philanthropic investment... View Details
- 01 May 2000
- What Do You Think?
Can You Hard-Wire Performance?
divisions of Big 5 professional service firms to separate themselves from their auditing colleagues in order to enable consultants to take equity positions in their clients' firms. Ilyas Naibov-Aylisli suggested it would be a good way to... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 08 Jul 2008
- First Look
First Look: July 8, 2008
tail in action-reviewing sales data from Nielsen SoundScan, Nielsen VideoScan, the online music service Rhapsody, and the Australian DVD-by-mail service Quickflix. What she found may surprise you: Blockbusters are capturing even more of... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 19 Aug 2002
- Research & Ideas
Here Comes Internet2—Time to Shed Dot Vertigo
IT that is not quite justified, based on all the work that continues to be done around the world, he said. Managers need to understand the opportunities and threats of Internet2 for their companies, because savvy new firms will come in... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 05 Jun 2007
- First Look
First Look: June 5, 2007
care. Challenges and hurdles to implementation are described for both the health plan and the IPU. Provides detailed data to allow students to evaluate success, identify current challenges, and recommend improvements to the integrated... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 03 Feb 2014
- Research & Ideas
The Tricky Business of Managing Web Advertising Affiliates
affiliate quality, GAN was impressive, and GAN's high standards show clearly in our large-sample data." Setting The Rules Given the potential problems with affiliate marketing, would firms be better advised to ignore them all together?... View Details
- 20 Mar 2017
- Book
Why Companies Are Placing Users at the Core of Their Innovation Strategies
ideas and innovation can come from outside sources, and often they’re cheaper, faster, and better. "That’s the new thing that’s happening, this rise of open communities to create products" In many ways, it levels the playing... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 27 Aug 2012
- Research & Ideas
Employee-Suggestion Programs That Work
analyzed the data (at the level of the respondent, the unit, or the hospital), where a higher percentage of the problems were assigned to a senior leader for action, there was a greater improvement in safety... View Details
Keywords: by Paul Guttry
- 24 Sep 2014
- Op-Ed
The ABCs of Addressing Climate Change (From a Business Perspective)
zone. It's how financial managers cover the possibility of unlikely but high impact events. Why would asset owners—never mind groups of citizens—not want to use a probability-based approach to resilience of physical portfolios in the face of sea View Details
- 28 Apr 2023
- Blog Post
Creating a Workplace That Supports Employees in Work and Life
that his company holds at the beginning of each summer to welcome interns has created a valuable opportunity for connection. Zwart also shared how company sponsored LGBTQ+ affinity groups can enhance the experience for members. “Offer different View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- 01 Feb 2000
- News
Executives Convene to Discuss Consumer-Driven Health Care
employees, rapidly rising health-care costs, and the likely loss of existing protection against lawsuits for pain and suffering from medical events. She then disclosed the results of a 1999 KPMG survey of CEOs and consumers about consumer-driven health care. The View Details
- Profile
Marla Malcolm Beck
Beck to try her hand in private equity. She joined a private equity firm and quickly had an epiphany. In this new role, she felt too far removed from the strategy and operations of a business and her childhood urge to run her own show was... View Details
- 01 Jun 1996
- News
1996 Global Alumni Conference Probes "Information Revolution"
that new levels of interconnectivity via the Internet could help foster IT entrepreneurship in other regions, Prabhakar also observed that global competition is infusing the "cowboy culture" of Silicon Valley with a greater awareness of... View Details
Keywords: Daniel Penrice