Activities - Publications - Faculty & Research

18 Aug 2014
Research & Ideas

Have a Better Idea To Improve Health Care?

qualify, innovations must be deployed actively in at least one setting, and applicants must be able to show credible evidence that the idea is valuable. Otherwise, the sky's the limit. "I really want to emphasize that we want ideas from... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Health

24 Feb 2003
Research & Ideas

In Troubled Africa, Botswana Flowers

more Africa-focused content in the future either through fellowships or other offerings? Will HBS play an active role in the country's development? A: We're certainly hoping to move in that direction. We have several recently completed... View Details

Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell

24 Mar 2016
Blog Post

Learning to Code at Business School

These days more and more MBA students are choosing to pursue a career in tech. At HBS, 20% of the Class of 2015 went into the tech industry after graduation and the Code Club is an active student group on campus. For many, having some... View Details

15 Nov 2020
News

Podcasts Engage New Audiences with HBS

real cold call, but rather an episode of HBS’s “Cold Call” podcast. The School is harnessing this fast-growing medium to disseminated faculty research and ideas and to engage many more people with the work and activities of the School.... View Details

01 Dec 2008
News

NYC Club Hosts Nonprofits

Program aimed at encouraging alumni involvement in their communities. Activities ranged from supporting local nonprofits to hosting conferences and panel discussions. To underscore the School’s commitment to the clubs’ efforts, 49 HBS... View Details

01 Jun 1996
News

HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report

story. Dean Clark held us spellbound with his account of the School's mission and the use of technology to facilitate the expansion of "Lifelong Learning" activities and the connectedness of the School with alumni, among other issues.... View Details

Keywords: Cathy Connett

01 Dec 1997
News

Short Takes

ample opportunity for miscommunication," explains Gittell. In interviewing health-care providers and administrators from nine major urban hospitals about their organizational practices, Gittell and Weiss found that hospitals are actively... View Details

Keywords: Judith Ross

14 Jan 2014
News

Spreading the Seeds of Entrepreneurship

Agracel owns over six million square feet of industrial space, 15 business parks, and a short-line railroad. While achieving this professional success, Schultz, who was named Ernst & Young's 2005 Illinois Entrepreneur of the Year, has been View Details

Keywords: CEO (Creating Entrepreneurial Opportunities); Educational Services; Agriculture; Manufacturing

Web

Policy - Business & Environment

fossil fuel industry in the early 1990s. Today Perhaps as a result of U.S. industry disinformation campaigns, more Americans doubt the connection between human activity and climate change than do people in many other countries. Even... View Details

August 2005 (Revised April 2006)
Case

Kemps LLC: Introducing Time-Driven ABC

By: Robert S. Kaplan

Kemps is making a strategy shift: from being focused on fulfilling customer requests to becoming the best cost dairy producer in the industry. Its existing manufacturing cost system, however, fails to capture the costs associated with handling special flavors, small... View Details

Keywords: Activity Based Costing and Management; Customer Relationship Management; Cost Accounting; Managerial Roles; Cost Management; Earnings Management; Business Strategy; Time Management; Growth and Development Strategy; Management Teams; Decisions; Food and Beverage Industry

Citation

Educators

Purchase

21 Dec 2010
First Look

First Look: December 21

theoretical dichotomy of family and managerial firms is misleading. Instead of interpreting the family firm as a static organization, the focus should shift to the family influence, which evolves with time and with the evolution of business's macroeconomic and... View Details

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2022 Symposium - Race, Gender & Equity

masculinity on offshore oil platforms, the impact of racial diversity on retail bank performance, and the design and delivery of women’s leadership development programs. For the past several years, Professor Ely has maintained an active... View Details

01 Jun 2009
News

Cynthia Carroll

countries have at least started to implement it, with several mining-industry countries such as Peru, Ghana, Liberia, and Guinea appearing to make good progress. Anglo was one of the first companies to back EITI, and I would say of all the mining companies, we have... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Management; Mining

01 Sep 2014
News

Groundwork

provide space for staff and activities housed in Allston and Watertown, and to create more community convening spaces. To satisfy those goals, O’Brien notes, the master plan places significant emphasis on “the way the built environment... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg; George F. Baker III; real estate; Tata Hall; Educational Services; Real Estate

14 May 2013
First Look

First Look: May 14

market development, the tax system, labor market regulations, and public spending on research and development correlate with venture capital activities across countries. Our case study suggests these institutional differences led to the... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

Web

Women's History Month | Baker Library

for VCPE-backed companies in the femtech industry. Review Statista's Global Status of Women dossier to learn various statistics and facts. HBS Cases Baker Library provides active HBS cases to students currently enrolled in an HBS MBA or... View Details

27 Jul 2022
News

High Flyer

View this post on Instagram A post shared by @HBSAlumni (@hbsalumni) When they’re not helping to make a difference in the world, HBS alumni find numerous ways to unwind. These pursuits can include reading, playing golf, sailing, running, and a number of other View Details

01 Dec 2008
News

Stormy Weather

the HBS experience. Attendees also sat in on a last-minute faculty panel, convened to address issues surrounding the current economic turmoil. Selected faculty presentations and a photo gallery of the weekend’s activities may be viewed... View Details

01 Mar 2015
News

What Is Harvard’s Impact in the World?

who have founded firms and social enterprises. With the support of Harvard President Drew Gilpin Faust, HBS professor Josh Lerner will survey the entire active alumni community for whom the University has email contact information. The... View Details

Keywords: Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

01 Oct 2001
News

New Economy Notables

representatives of this group who reflect on the challenges they have faced and — often with humor — place their professional accomplishments in the context of other activities that give meaning to their lives. Scott Cook John Doerr... View Details

Keywords: Young, Susan; Management

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