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March 2022
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Where to Locate COVID-19 Mass Vaccination Facilities?

By: Dimitris Bertsimas, Vassilis Digalakis Jr, Alexander Jacquillat, Michael Lingzhi Li and Alessandro Previero

The outbreak of COVID-19 led to a record-breaking race to develop a vaccine. However, the limited vaccine capacity creates another massive challenge: how to distribute vaccines to mitigate the near-end impact of the pandemic? In the United States in particular, the new... View Details

Keywords: Vaccines; COVID-19; Health Care and Treatment; Health Pandemics; Performance Effectiveness; Analytics and Data Science; Mathematical Methods

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HBS Alumni Conference: Accelerating Climate Solutions - Alumni

Under his leadership, Bloomberg integrated sustainability considerations into its operations globally and developed a full range of sustainable finance products to evaluate sustainability-related risks and opportunities for finance... View Details

29 Nov 2021
Research & Ideas

How Bonuses Get Employees to Choose Work Over Family

performance-based incentives are integral to many workplaces and can be effective in motivating employees. But with research showing that many employees are working even longer and harder than usual during the pandemic, managers should be... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Kim Raczka

11 Jan 2022
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Feeling Seen: What to Say When Your Employees Are Not OK

role, employees, on the other hand, see it as an integral part of a manager’s job. Preliminary data in a separate study the team conducted also suggests that emotional acknowledgment boosts feelings of belonging and inclusivity. “Not... View Details

Keywords: by Pamela Reynolds

12 Dec 2005
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Using the Law to Strategic Advantage

situation? A: Every legal dispute is a business problem requiring a business solution. Instead of handing over disputes to the lawyers with a "you take care of it" attitude, managers need to take responsibility for their... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Legal Services

07 May 2012
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The Art of Haggling

additional time in the cottage, and the buyer takes care of winter maintenance concerns. Win-win solutions like that could leave both parties better off than a straight cash deal. In academic circles, the former approach is called... View Details

Keywords: by Katie Johnston

05 May 2015
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First Look: May 5

that provide insights on when and why even people who care about morality end up crossing ethical boundaries. May 2015 American Economic Review: Papers and Proceedings Why Do Firms Have Purpose? The Firm's Role as a Carrier of Identity... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

26 Jul 2022
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Burgers with Bugs? What Happens When Restaurants Ignore Online Reviews

important for review sites such as Yelp to post chronological reviews that reflect current conditions, since hygiene can vary wildly based on new management and staff, the research team says. “Review sites should be careful in making sure... View Details

Keywords: by Kara Baskin; Entertainment & Recreation; Food & Beverage; Retail

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Your Social Entrepreneurship checklist | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

Competition provides a unique opportunity for students to put entrepreneurship principles into practice with an integrative learning experience. Students may participate in either the Business Track (for ventures whose economic returns... View Details

28 Nov 2005
Research & Ideas

Unilever: Transformation and Tradition

extent to influence how policies were interpreted, in part because of the respect in which the company was held. The corporate reputation for integrity and competence was a major competitive advantage in this respect. A part of the reason... View Details

Keywords: by Geoffrey Jones; Consumer Products

02 Aug 2011
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First Look: August 2

requires turning away from what made them successful. The tightly integrated business systems that have worked in their home markets are unlikely to secure their future in global markets. Samsung has steadily navigated this paradox to... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

15 Dec 2023
News

Like-Minded

sustainable living,” which could mean companies directly focused on ESG in its traditional forms of climate change, health care technology, or environmental tech. All are good investments for MPower, but the company also expands that... View Details

02 Dec 2002
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The Secret of How Microsoft Stays on Top

codified and integrated into this knowledge base in a way that ensured compatibility with its existing components. And third, it established processes to evolve this knowledge base to ensure it reflected changes in the broader... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

11 Apr 2012
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The High Risks of Short-Term Management

allocation. Investors who care about the volatility of their portfolio should factor in their decisions the time horizon of the corporation. That generates a need for more data that help investors separate companies that are... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Financial Services

16 May 2024
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On the Job

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Dan Morrell: Hi, this is Dan Morrell, host of Skydeck. We all have early memories of on-the-job learnings—those moments that had a lasting impact on how we see the world of work and our place in it. This... View Details

Keywords: first job; leadership; life experience; career lessons; Finance; Oil and Gas Extraction; Mining; Retail Trade

25 Apr 2024
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Origin Stories

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Dan Morrell: Hi, this is Dan Morrell, host of Skydeck. Where we come from and how we were raised has a profound effect on who we become. The recipients of this year’s Alumni Achievement Award grew up... View Details

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Becoming an Entrepreneur - Alumni

your funding decisions on your future. Personal support Exploring and resolving all the above issues can be an exhausting and even lonely process. Take care of yourself by taking pains to create and sustain a network of support, including... View Details

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Prineeta Kulkarni

interfered with survival, but also with how patients integrated into their communities." After graduation, she took a position with a boutique consulting firm, L.E.K. Consulting, that concentrated on a portfolio of life science,... View Details

Keywords: Healthcare/Biotech; Nonprofit/Government/Education

01 Dec 2019
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Bridging the Gap

care workers and is keeping her options open, curious to keep learning and see where she might fit in. “So many times we approach business and say, this is what we want you to do,” says Hamilton County Schools Superintendent Bryan... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; illustration by Josh Cochran; photographed by Melissa Golden; cross sector collaboration; local government; nonprofits; education; leadership; Administration of Economic Programs; Government

30 Jun 2022
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Scaling Hope

employers use it today. D’Antonio also is helping to fund research into the treatment of addiction, and he recently penned a moving collection of essays—“Love the Kid, Hate the Disease”—that he released as a website (https://addictionlessons.com) and is being View Details

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