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- 01 Dec 1998
- News
Year 2000 Computer Problem and You: Disaster for Some, Lessons for All
With Y2K predictions running the gamut from glitches with home appliances to worldwide economic collapse, Y2K expert John F. Keane (MBA '54) assesses the situation as it appears with one year to go. John F. Keane is CEO and chairman of... View Details
- 01 Dec 2019
- News
The Race Against Resistance
ensuring], for example, fewer days in the hospital.” Triola echoes this argument. “Without any economic data to justify the use of premium-priced treatments over cheaper generics, how are you going to make the case that a hospital system... View Details
Keywords: Lisa Scanlon Mogolov
- 14 May 2008
- Research & Ideas
Getting Down to the Business of Creativity
explores the emergence of "air taxis," a novel service based on a new class of light, economical jet aircraft that have come on the market recently. "The economics are such that entrepreneurs... View Details
- 03 Oct 2006
- First Look
First Look: October 3, 2006
development in Africa and in other low-income countries. Provides a brief political and economic history of Rwanda, but focuses on the country preceding and after the genocide. A description of government policies since 1994 enables... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 15 Nov 2018
- Blog Post
Valuing an MBA: Beyond Dollars and “Sense"
transitioning from roles that were more execution-oriented to bigger-picture decision-making. Others come to explore new careers, leveraging the perspectives of professionals across the spectrum of industries and geographies to chart... View Details
- 04 Aug 2023
- Blog Post
Four Remarkable Stories of HBS MBA Students Tackling Climate Change
to the effects of climate change. After experiencing numerous energy blackouts when visiting Nigeria, Chidalu Onyenso realized having limited access to reliable energy hampers development efforts. It particularly hinders access to View Details
- 05 Jul 2006
- First Look
First Look: July 5, 2006
transitional government under Bizimungu (1994-2000) and the first Kagame government (2000-2004) to restore and build the economy. Rwanda: National Economic Transformation provides detailed View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Web
The Harvard-Radcliffe Program in Business Administration - Business Education For Women At Harvard University | Harvard Business School
"are being hired for jobs that till recently were considered strictly male territory." 15 013a, 011 Transition In 1959, graduates of the Harvard-Radcliffe Program in Business Administration could apply for admission to the second year of... View Details
- 11 Mar 2009
- HBS Case
The Energy Politics of Russia vs. Ukraine
state to ownership (with 50.002 percent), and Gazprom's strategy for becoming a global energy company, mainly through acquisition and partnerships. “Russia needs the money. It can't scare away its customers.” The learning objectives of the case focus on how political... View Details
- 01 Mar 2009
- News
Gazprom Goes Global
political and economic influences and domestic and internecine dynamics affect the management of a state-controlled company. “Reinserting itself in the energy sector, the Russian state has installed a world-class, market-oriented... View Details
- 26 May 2016
- News
W. James McNerney Jr., MBA 1975
industry leader in sales and fuel efficiency. Jim McNerney grew up outside of Chicago. His father taught economics and his mother raised McNerney and his four younger siblings. An American studies major at Yale, he came to HBS for... View Details
- 01 Jun 1997
- News
Blockbuster Deals
may end up feeling that executives from the other company have taken over. All of these human forces can destroy the potential economic value of the merger." Beer suggests that cross-company task forces be established to design the... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons and Nancy O. Perry
- 19 May 2009
- First Look
First Look: May 19, 2009
commercialization and adoption. Emerging opportunities must be nurtured, and the transition to high growth must be managed. Once breakthrough innovations catch hold, growth must be funded and managed to exploit the full value of the... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Jun 2009
- News
Letters to the Editor
the key role of U.S. business in ensuring our country’s economic recovery. Daniel H. Taft (AMP 88, 1982) Arlington, VA Wall St. vs. Main St. In the Anglo-Saxon/American capitalistic order, there are two important aspects of market... View Details
- 27 Mar 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research, March 27, 2018
assure that state and local governments can appropriately respond to the digital activities that impact physical realities. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=54300 August 2017 Journal of Law & Economics... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 03 Apr 2007
- First Look
First Look: April 3, 2007
Middle East: Measuring Sales Force Effectiveness Harvard Business School Case 106-063 Nutricia's Middle East and African region is transitioning from a trading to a customer focus. CEO Ernest Vandenbussche must decide how to market infant... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 17 Oct 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, October 17, 2017
are used as a modeling framework for such studies, this data inadequacy can manifest itself as imprecision in the elements of the transition matrix. In this paper, we study how to compute maximal and minimal values for the discounted... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 14 Nov 2024
- News
How the Insurance Industry Can Weather the Storms
Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Hi, this is Dan Morrell, host of Skydeck. Liberty Mutual CEO Tim Sweeney (MBA 1991) says that 2012 was the year that climate change started really showing up on the balance sheet. “This is a horrible... View Details
- 05 Nov 2021
- Op-Ed
How to Tap the Talent Automated HR Platforms Miss
As the global staffing shortage grinds on, corporate recruiters everywhere are relying on their online hiring platforms and automated systems to deliver the candidates they need. Too often, these tools will fail them, sidelining many qualified workers in the process.... View Details
Keywords: by Joseph B. Fuller
- 24 Sep 2014
- Op-Ed
Stop Thinking of Climate Change as a Religious or Political Issue
You sometimes hear people say things like, "I believe in global warming" or "I don't believe in climate change." It seems odd to approach climate change in this way, as though it were a question of belief, like religion. Most of the time when we confront uncertainty in... View Details