Potential - Publications - Faculty & Research

17 Feb 2003
Research & Ideas

Building Communities as Well as Companies

For his part, Clinkscales remembers frequently hearing the word "no" when the question of money was raised with potential investors—publishing seemed hopelessly outdated during the dot-com boom of the late 1990s. "Get... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna

18 Sep 2000
Research & Ideas

Getting It Done: Improving Nonprofit Performance

measurement, mediocre performance often goes unnoticed and unpunished by the philanthropic capital markets, while, ironically, a record of successful achievements can make the next round of grants seem less compelling to potential givers.... View Details

Keywords: by James E. Aisner

15 Feb 2000
Research & Ideas

Growing Pains: Prescriptions for U.S. Health Care

realize the potential threat posed by these new technologies, they invariably enter a downward spiral of cost-cutting and consolidation in a futile effort to become competitive again at the market's low end. Ironically, this 'thumbscrew... View Details

Keywords: by Staff; Health

28 Apr 2025
Blog Post

How to Onboard Recently Graduated MBAs

kind of hurdle – leap it early to make it feel normal.” She recommends initiating feedback early in the new arrival’s tenure to defuse potential tension. “Be transparent in what you’re doing, and be prepared to share both the good and the... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

06 Nov 2015
Blog Post

Casey Gerald: Becoming a Leader at HBS

this scrawny kid from our neighborhood could go to a place like Yale and it meant so much to them. I went really because I thought I couldn’t afford not to go. Once there, Yale really opened my eyes in so many ways. One, to the potential... View Details

01 Jun 2022
News

Vision: Into the Breach

customers or provide them with credit monitoring and other services; they also may be exposed to potential litigation. “We help you find out what happened and stop the attack. We figure out if you have any legal obligations and pay for... View Details

Keywords: Alexander Gelfand

01 Sep 2020
News

Saving Grace

jobs an average of 11 times in the course of their careers, and beyond the potential to misplace all that paperwork, any number of things can happen before a person reaches retirement age, says Romina Savova (MBA 2012). “The institution... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint

Alumni WDYDWYD

Heather McLetchie-Leader

unlivable, always imperial terms. I choose to study religion. I believe religious discourse has the potential to challenge and transform the terms by which life is constrained, and I believe its imaginative possibilities can help people... View Details

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Community | MBA

Class of 2015: It’s just the beginning video Play Video duration: 6:02 While formal education is concentrated within academics, the transformation of potential into leadership is realized through every aspect of the HBS experience. A... View Details

12 Mar 2013
First Look

First Look: March 12

Health's MegaBLAST. The best achieved both greater accuracy and speed (1,000 times greater). Here we show the potential of using online prize-based contests to access individuals without domain-specific backgrounds to address big-data... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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2.17 Immersive Field Courses (IFC) | MBA

their personal international health insurance coverage, which includes verifying the details of benefits, the claims submission process, and potential out-of-pocket costs while traveling. Photography/Videography Policy During Immersive... View Details

06 May 2015
What Do You Think?

Are You Ready for Personalized Predictive Analytics?

don't know we have can be exciting, efficient, and energizing. Or it can be fearsome, enervating, and subject to mistakes ranging from foolish to fatal. That's the sense provided by responses to this month's column. There was enthusiasm for the View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

02 Jun 2011
What Do You Think?

Is it Time for a National Bankruptcy?

Summing Up Responses to this month's column devolved into a debate about the division of responsibility among institutions faced with the potential for a national bankruptcy. The majority argued that such bankruptcies shouldn't be... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

02 May 2008
What Do You Think?

What is the Future of State Capitalism?

state's sovereign fund investors) when his competitor is able to arrange to have state aid or investment provided or withheld in large quantities to a potential customer's country of origin depending on whether that customer favors a... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

27 Jul 2020
Blog Post

HBS Summer Fellows Respond to COVID-19

world. Peter Le: Understand how global supply chain works and what are the potential drivers and hurdles for efficient global supply chain systems. Prerna Arya: Through this internship, I hope to learn more about health-tech, how an... View Details

05 Aug 2014
News

A Diversified Portfolio

real business opportunity to invest in companies with high-growth potential and at least one woman in a leadership role that were being overlooked by the traditional VC community. Sometimes, in order to see an opportunity, you have to be... View Details

Keywords: Constantine von Hoffman

01 Feb 2002
News

Q&A: Wrestling with the Unthinkable

should go about their business and not give in to the fear that terrorism attempts to engender in us. Are imprecise government alerts regarding potential terrorist attacks constructive? Government has an exquisite problem here. I've sat... View Details

Keywords: counterterrorism; terrorism; National Security and International Affairs; Government

20 Oct 2017
Blog Post

Taking Care to Prepare Leaders: Lessons in Leadership Development from DaVita Kidney Care

DaVita’s program is not only an attractive benefit to potential recruits, but a powerful way for the company to instill its values throughout its leadership team. These reciprocal benefits should drive leadership development programs... View Details

Keywords: Health Care

06 Dec 2021
News

Vision: Sound Science

on one model of success. Technology and financing landscapes change constantly, and you have to adapt.” Biotech ventures have what Simons refers to as “many potential failure modes,” and raising capital can be tough. Akouos netted $224... View Details

Keywords: Deb Blagg

01 Dec 2017
News

Ask the Expert: Human Intelligence

find an area where narrow AI is not having an impact,” says Seseri, which raises questions for business leaders in all sectors. How can e-commerce businesses benefit from artificial intelligence in the near future? And how will potential... View Details

Keywords: April White

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