Genome-wide Association Study - Publications - Faculty & Research

15 Oct 2019
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Understanding Challenges Across the Supply Chain

the Baker Foundation Professor and George M. Moffett Professor of Agriculture and Business, Emeritus, carried on Goldberg’s work: “At each seminar we assemble case studies from across the industry and across the globe that help... View Details

15 Oct 2019
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Engaging More Deeply with Business in Africa

culture. “We went to learn, to understand, and to see best practices,” says Srikant Datar, the Arthur Lowes Dickinson Professor of Business Administration and senior associate dean for University Affairs and co-chair—with Ramon... View Details

01 Jun 2008
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The Prophet of Start-Ups

forcing old industries to become more efficient and productive. A recent study by the National Venture Capital Association found that U.S. venture-backed companies between 1970 and 2005 accounted for 10... View Details

Keywords: Spencer E. Ante; George Doriot; Charles F. Kettering; Lawrence Lowell; F. Warren Hellman; Finance; Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments; Finance

11 Aug 2014
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The First Five Years: Melissa Fensterstock (MBA 2012)

well as really understanding the lows, brings us closer together. "That being said, it is very difficult. There is little, if no, downtime for personal discussion or vacation. Business-related conversations dominate our morning and evening routines. Time View Details

01 Mar 2006
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Academic Cross-Pollination

FLEMING: Scientists make wrong assumptions about MBAs. PHOTO BY STUART ROSNER Despite earning two engineering degrees at Stanford, HBS associate professor Lee Fleming says he always knew he “wanted to study... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

01 Oct 2001
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Making a World of Difference

their father ran successful textile and real estate businesses. Both parents believed in the importance of moral values, and in the fourth grade, the twins began studying at the Ethical Culture Society's Fieldston School. "Each week we'd... View Details

Keywords: Young, Susan; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management

28 Mar 2018
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Fueling the Future

of Boston, she had a half dozen jobs (lawn mowing, farm stand, newspaper delivery) by the time she was 15. “Once I learned I could make money and have freedom, I was all about capitalizing on opportunities,” she observes. She attended Princeton, View Details

Keywords: Jill Radsken

01 Jun 2015
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Alumni and Faculty Books for June 2015

integrated reporting, explains the forces that give momentum to the associated movement, and examines the motives of the actors involved. It posits integrated reporting as a key mechanism by which companies can ensure their own long-term... View Details

06 Mar 2019
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Making Sabbaticals Mainstream

experiences also sent him on a quest to find academics who were studying sabbaticals so he could better understand how the implementation of sabbatical policies impact employee behavior. Informally called the Sabbatical Project, DiDonna’s... View Details

01 Jun 2005
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Last Look

the summer of 1946 or 1947, although budding trees may suggest an earlier season and the automobile (at lower right) a later year. HBS research associate Joan McCue also suspects a picnic may be in progress, or that mothers working or... View Details

Keywords: HBS history; history; photograph; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

01 Dec 2012
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The Accidental Pioneers

worked out fine." Related Links From Where We Stand 50 Years & Counting Celebrating the Women of HBS W50 Summit Registration A Daring Experiment exhibit Women's Student Association 2013 Dynamic Women in Business Conference Wilkinson... View Details

Keywords: Hanna, Julia

01 Jun 2002
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Ads Improve Consumer Decisions

Advertising can be good for you! Sounds fishy to the average consumer, but it's implied by conclusions from research by HBS associate professor Bharat Anand and his colleague, Ron Shachar, of Tel Aviv University. The pair began by View Details

Keywords: Laura Singleton (MBA 1988)

20 May 2008
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Endowment Tax Debate Puts Harvard on the Spot

Just in case you missed it, the Massachusetts legislature has voted to study the idea of taxing college endowments 2.5 percent annually on the amount that exceeds $1 billion. That puts Harvard, with a $34 billion endowment that includes... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

01 Jun 2022
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Empowering Entrepreneurially Minded Students

In 1947, Professor Myles Mace, a pioneer in the study of entrepreneurship and corporate governance, introduced a unique offering into the MBA curriculum called The Management of New Enterprises. Believed to be the first entrepreneurship... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie

21 Dec 2022
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HBS Community Comes Together in Wake of Ukraine Invasion

other resources to help put Russia's War on Ukraine in context Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies Insights on Russia and Ukraine from Harvard Faculty of Arts & Sciences Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies. Harvard... View Details

01 Dec 1997
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Merton's Economics Research Wins Nobel Prize

face, Merton faced rows of reporters, banks of TV cameras, and flurries of firing strobe lights and calmly strove to put his complicated and abstract theory into accessible terms. Merton's research focuses on evaluating the financial risk View Details

22 Feb 2022
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Q&A: The Post-Pandemic Path

associate dean for Faculty Development and Research and faculty director of the Behavioral Finance & Financial Stability Project. “The national unemployment rate early in the pandemic had jumped to over 13 percent; the standard prediction... View Details

Keywords: April White

01 Mar 2018
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Case Study: On the Record

the risk associated with investing the potentially significant time and money necessary for the R&D, equipment, and talent that could eliminate these bottlenecks, or focus on growing the business with its current industry-leading... View Details