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cancer at MD Anderson Cancer Center. To assess cost, we used Professor Bob Kaplan's time driven activity based costing (TDABC) method. We compared this data from MD Anderson, a large academic comprehensive cancer center, to Chicago... View Details

02 Nov 2020
News

The First Five Years: Julianne White (MBA 2017)

What are your short- and long-term goals at GBFB? “My short-term goal is simple: keep the food coming. The Food Acquisition team is responsible for all food sourcing activity (including food purchasing and managing donations) for the... View Details

08 Oct 2010
What Do You Think?

Will Transparency in CEO Compensation Have Unintended Consequences?

hefty dose of transparency goes a long way to doing the right thing." What do you think? Original Article Early in the Gulf of Mexico oil-rig explosion and leak disaster, BP agreed to activate a camera fixed on the source of the... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

03 Jun 2002
What Do You Think?

Are We Entering an Era of European Management Leadership?

Fourth, rely more heavily on operational improvements and the contributions of employees rather than mergers and acquisitions to build value. This philosophy seems to be gaining some credence in the U.S. as well, with recent research on the high proportion of U.S.... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

02 Feb 2002
What Do You Think?

Will the Societal Effects of Enron Exceed Those of September 11?

case is finally litigated, we may conclude that both involved criminal behavior. The comparison of loss of life and criminal activity between the two is so forced as to appear not only insensitive but also positively asinine. —Joe Hill... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

31 Aug 2017
Blog Post

Why I Spent This Summer Coding

mind, I don’t want to be playing catch-up a few years down the line. I don’t want to only understand ongoing technical breakthroughs - I want to actively engage in them. For example, though my neuroscience background allowed me to... View Details

Keywords: Technology

19 Apr 2017
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7 Ways MBA Students Use Baker Library

professor, Baker Library and the students. - Mallory 7. When They’re Going on Global Immersions One of my favorite research activities is working with students on their FIELD Global Immersion projects. One of the library services offer... View Details

21 Mar 2016
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MBA/MPA-ID: The Intersection of Policy and Business

years. Initially counterintuitive, I realized that it is a true embodiment of how HBS is pushing us to live our lives with intentionality, actively thinking about making choices that nudge us one step closer to our ultimate career and... View Details

29 Aug 2024
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Exploring Sustainable Energy: A Visit to Vestas Wind Turbine Manufacturing in Odense, Denmark

In January 2024, Professors Willy Shih and Mike Toffel led 45 HBS MBA students on site visits to witness the energy transition and innovative sustainable production activities throughout Denmark and the Netherlands, in the second year of... View Details

15 Aug 2024
Blog Post

Navigating the Future of Renewable Energy at Port Esbjerg

In January 2024, Professors Willy Shih and Mike Toffel led 45 HBS MBA students on site visits to witness the energy transition and innovative sustainable production activities throughout Denmark and the Netherlands, in the second year of... View Details

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Make clear where we stand and where we aim to go. - Advancing Racial Equity

practices and outcomes in business. We resolve to address these twin failings. Our vision is that HBS will become an organization in which all members of our community recognize, identify, and actively dismantle the barriers that hold... View Details

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IFC: India; Development While Decarbonizing - India’s Path to Net Zero - Course Catalog

students (due to the nature of IFCs, auditing is not permitted) Course Overview The global race to eliminate greenhouse gases from the atmosphere has started in full earnest. The stakes are high; emissions released by human activities are... View Details

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Building Trusted Organizations - Course Catalog

to have those impacts or not. The framework is described in my book, The Power of Trust: How Companies Build It, Lose It, Regain it; chapter assignments provide insights into the research behind trust building and trust recovery, which are View Details

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Challenges and Opportunities in the Restaurant Industry - Course Catalog

cases with protagonists facing real-time challenges. We will draw on industry executives, HBS alumni active in the industry, industry investors, and well-known chefs and restaurateurs. Background. 9 in 10 consumers say they enjoy going to... View Details

01 Mar 2017
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HBX: Reimagining HBS for the Digital Age

audiences. “We knew we wanted to bring the distinctive features of the HBS classroom — real-world cases and problem solving, active learning, and peer engagement — online,” says Professor Bharat Anand, a member of the initial development... View Details

01 Jun 2016
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Ask the Expert: Barreling Ahead

faculty research on brand authenticity and maintaining brand identity post-merger. Or, read what thought leaders have to say regarding best practices on integration post-mergers, or explore news on current M&A activity in the craft beer... View Details

03 Apr 2019
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Fintech's Game-Changing Opportunities for Small Business

of new fintech entrepreneurs began to change that by improving the speed and ease of the small business customer experience, and making their financial activity more visible to potential lenders. Lagace: How much do small-business owners... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Banking; Financial Services

24 Oct 2017
First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, October 24, 2017

technologies to help companies increase employee happiness. Hitachi had begun manufacturing high-tech badges that quantify a wearer’s activity patterns. Data from these devices revealed an unusually high correlation between certain... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

31 Jan 2017
First Look

First Look at New Research: January 31, 2017

which finds (a) a shift in the object of observation from organizational outcomes to the detailed individual activities within them; (b) a shift from people observing the technology to technology observing people; and (c) a split in the... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

25 Nov 2008
First Look

First Look: November 25, 2008

named the CEO of the new group and has been tasked with coordinating the diverse activities of the three units to achieve JLL's broader goal of "customer excellence." One of Barge's first actions is to move the account... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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