Respect For Improvements - Publications - Faculty & Research

30 Mar 2018
What Do You Think?

What Should Mark Zuckerberg Do?

who don’t realize there is a cost for Facebook’s “free” service. Miki Saxon recalled that “Tim Cook once said, ‘If it’s free, then you are the product.’ It seems that Americans are just waking up to that fact ” Malcolm Harper commented,... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Web Services; Information Technology

20 Jun 2012
Lessons from the Classroom

Teaching Leadership: What We Know

improving the practice and quality of leading has never been greater for those responsible for preparing future leaders, the sense of urgency and commitment is palpable. Third,... View Details

Keywords: by Scott A. Snook, Rakesh Khurana & Nitin Nohria; Education

05 Sep 2018
Research & Ideas

The Hidden Benefit of Giving Back to Open Source Software

anyone. As part of the open source ethos, it is expected that people or companies who use open source code will “give back” to the community in the form of code improvements and enhancements. And that presents an interesting dilemma View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz; Computer

13 Mar 2023
Blog Post

Career Journey: Karan Khimji, Co-Founder of 44.01

wells and the rate of CO2 injection affect the mineralization process. We’re also working to refine and improve our technology, for example by trialing using seawater at our site in the UAE. Our next two... View Details

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I am currently a Principal or Co-Principal Investigator of five field-based randomized controlled trials, each of which examines the management of lay health workers in developing countries, with an eye toward generating theoretical insights and policy guidance on how... View Details

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Serving the Public Interest Through Competition: British Railroads - Railroads and the Transformation of Capitalism | Harvard Business School

United States and Germany would borrow from and improve upon English engine design. In Britain, railroad entrepreneurs needed the right of eminent domain, which only Parliament could grant, to purchase land owned by aristocrats and landed... View Details

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Effects of Climate Change - Business & Environment

Presenting new financial risks , disclosure requirements , and insurance considerations Posing operating challenges for businesses and their supply chains As climate change continues, businesses, governments, and citizens will have an... View Details

18 Nov 2002
Research & Ideas

Where Morals and Profits Meet: The Corporate Value Shift

with HBS Working Knowledge's Carla Tishler, Paine explains why this shift has occurred, and why now. Tishler: Your research on corporate values and ethics dates back to the 1980s, including much work done for Harvard Business School... View Details

Keywords: by Carla Tishler

17 Nov 2020
Research & Ideas

Why a Blended Workforce May Be Key to Lasting Competitive Advantage

In recent years, companies have been anxious about the lack of skilled workers to fill pivotal jobs. But then came COVID-19 and a subsequent recession. The ensuing business turmoil and record-high unemployment may have temporarily distracted companies from their... View Details

Keywords: by Joseph B. Fuller

11 Oct 2006
What Do You Think?

How Do We Respond to the “Dependency Ratio” Dilemma?

choice." For people not wishing to manage their funds, they are automatically placed in a balanced fund of investments. In India, the public sector in 2004 was transformed "from a defined benefit to a defined contribution... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

10 Apr 2023
News

Leading the Way

Foundation, a nonprofit focused on improving educational opportunities and outcomes for underserved, predominantly Hispanic youth in Arizona. "As my mentor, Gary invested in me as a student and as a person,"... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

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HBS - Financials | Supplemental Financial Information

First-year MBA tuition in fiscal 2023 was $73,440, unchanged from fiscal 2022. Combined tuition and fees for fiscal 2023 remained lower than that of peer business schools, and amounted to 14 percent of the School’s total revenues. Harvard... View Details

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Alumni Career Guide - Alumni

Volunteer Alumni Career Guide What are Alumni Career Guides? These are alumni who are willing to connect with current students to share industry knowledge and career advice. Career Guides agree to respond to a student's request for... View Details

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2024 Reunion Presentations - Alumni

Mediatrician’s Guide. Shared Value: Improving Outcomes for Frontline Workers Professor Ethan Rouen + More Info - Slides – Less Info - Slides This session will highlight various programs and experiments that... View Details

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John H. McArthur | About

John H. McArthur 1934—2019 John H. McArthur, a member of the Harvard Business School community for more than six decades—as student (MBA 1959 and DBA 1963), as faculty member (beginning in 1962), as Dean (from 1980 to 1995), and as Dean... View Details

18 Sep 2012
First Look

First Look: September 18

to sway our decisions in directions we did not initially consider? And what can we do to correct for the subtle influences that derail our decisions? The answers to these and similar questions will help you negotiate similar factors when... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

12 PM – 1 PM EDT, 16 Oct 2014
Webinars: Trending@HBS

Can China Lead?

Can China sustain its remarkable emergence of the past 35 years? Surely No, for multiple reasons. China will be a leader, but not the leader. Professor McFarlan will talk about both the challenges and opportunities for those seeking to do business with and within China... View Details

November 15, 2019
Editorial

Getting Your Team to Do More Than Meet Deadlines

By: Laura M. Giurge, Charlotte Blank, Laurel Newman and A.V. Whillans

When it comes to our to-do lists, many of us prioritize checking off tasks that are easiest to complete or are due first, regardless of importance—a phenomenon that scholars describe as the “mere urgency” effect. This tendency becomes stronger the busier we are. But... View Details

Keywords: Employees; Time Management; Performance Improvement

21 Aug 2000
Research & Ideas

From Emerging Economies to the Global Market: The Case of Embraer

posted a 54 percent jump in sales and a 35 percent gain in second-quarter earnings. A new HBS case study on Embraer, presented in Buenos Aires (in a modified version of how such a case might be taught in a standard classroom setting), offered plenty of room View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Manufacturing

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Peggy Mativo-Ochola

additional tutors and have to make do with what’s available." Through Pacemaker, local youth support professional teachers by mentoring younger students and engaging them in a variety of afterschool activities. "The idea is View Details

Keywords: Nonprofit/Government/Education

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