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- 09 Jul 2014
- Research & Ideas
How Business Leaders Can Strengthen American Schools
Business has long recognized the connection between an effective school system and a qualified workforce—by some estimates, the private sector invests $4 billion annually in efforts intended to improve public education. So why isn't that... View Details
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Institutions, Macroeconomics, and the Global Economy - Course Catalog
HBS Course Catalog Institutions, Macroeconomics, and the Global Economy Course Number 1180 Professor Vincent Pons Spring; Q3Q4; 3.0 credits 27 Sessions Exam Course Overview This is a course about exploiting the opportunities created by the emergence of a global economy... View Details
- 16 Jul 2008
- Op-Ed
What Should Employers Do about Health Care?
cannot get out of health care, no matter what kind of health insurance system is put in place. They bear the cost of poor health in the form of sick days, absenteeism, reduced productivity at work, and early retirements of skilled... View Details
- 01 Oct 2002
- News
Books
“establishing a sense of urgency” — is told by a middle manager who sought to spur change in his company's purchasing process by highlighting its inefficiencies.The manager hired a summer intern to catalogue... View Details
- 12 May 2015
- Blog Post
"Every Day at HBS is a Gift"
and selfless – each one thinks they were the “admissions mistake.” I love that no matter how busy they are, they’re always willing to help; the way in which the system is set up actually reinforces this: The grading View Details
- 22 Feb 2022
- News
Q&A: The Post-Pandemic Path
In the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, Robin Greenwood, the George Gund Professor of Finance and Banking and Anne and James F. Rothenberg Faculty Fellow, saw another catastrophe on the horizon: widespread business failure and a bankruptcy... View Details
Keywords: April White
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IT Strategy: HBS IT Website Provides Easier Access to News and Support | Information Technology
expertise from Marketing and Communications as part of the work being done to refresh all HBS websites through the Web Content Management System Program. The new platform brings standardization, consistency,... View Details
- 03 Aug 2009
- Research & Ideas
Corporate Social Responsibility in a Downturn
the firm's business practices. We have built a simple classification system that when combined with an "assessment" model could yield powerful diagnostics on how to migrate and manage a company's... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- Student-Profile
Sarah Wolfolds
Education program. This really helped to bring focus to my research ideas in terms of the issues actually faced by managers and is one of the unique aspects about attending a school like HBS. Beyond classes and research, I try to keep up... View Details
- 20 Dec 2018
- Blog Post
A Time For Opportunity In Food and Agriculture
helping to run so-called “disruptors.” Yi Chen (MBA 2014) is VP of Product for Toast, Inc., a customizable point-of-sale and management system for restaurants. Nicole Ledoux (MBA 2008) is Co-Founder of 88... View Details
- 10 Aug 2010
- First Look
First Look: August 10
economic harm that system operators could prevent or mitigate. Although the legal system can respond, regulations have mixed results. I examine the applicable legal rules that constrain online fraud and the... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
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Campus Vehicular Access | About
manager must request access in advance via Envoy . Harvard University vehicles are routinely granted access for the purpose of performing service work. As with contractors, the name of the HBS manager... View Details
- 27 Dec 2010
- Research & Ideas
HBS Faculty on 2010’s Biggest Business Developments
Bill George, Professor of Management Practice Social networking is the most significant business development of 2010, topping the resurgence of the U.S. automobile industry. During the year social networking morphed from a personal... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 16 May 2017
- News
Facing the Board
of things. The 72 alumni were among 400 who returned to campus to join 936 students for the inaugural HBS Boardroom, a new RC capstone experience that includes first-year student teams presenting case-based management decisions to alumni... View Details
- 06 Dec 2016
- First Look
December 6, 2016
same time, the nation sustained an expansive and brutal system of human bondage. This was no mere coincidence. Slavery's Capitalism argues for slavery's centrality to the emergence of American capitalism in the decades between the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 28 Jul 2009
- First Look
First Look: July 28
best-known authority, TRUSTe, are more than twice as likely to be untrustworthy as uncertified sites. This difference remains statistically and economically significant when restricted to "complex" commercial sites. In contrast, competing certification View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Aug 2007
- Op-Ed
Company Town: Fixing Corrupt Governments
Corporations could do a good job of running corrupt Third World governments. Corruption rules in too many of the world's democratically elected governments. From Achocalla, Bolivia, to Mayuge, Uganda, voters pick their leaders through the ballot box, but an entrenched... View Details
Keywords: by Eric Werker
- 02 Dec 2015
- Blog Post
Alumni: Where Are They Now? Featuring: Laura Mackay...
models and aspirations to transform the industry. One company in particular grabbed my attention: Fibroblast, a referral management platform. The business is focused at the heart of the one for the most challenging issues for patient... View Details
- 14 May 2024
- Blog Post
Creating Emerging Markets Sustainability Series - How to Build a Culture of Intrapreneurship
is the Co-Founder and Executive Director of InGenia Uruguay, an outsourcing and strategic consultancy services company based in Montevideo. Established in 2003, InGenia specializes in risk management for Uruguay’s financial sector.... View Details
- 07 Feb 2012
- First Look
First Look: February 7
making, and practice. We discuss important implications and offer suggestions for further research. Read the paper: http://dx.doi.org/10.1287/orsc.1100.0618 Equitable and Efficient Coordination in Traffic Flow Management Authors:Cynthia... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne