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- 05 Aug 2021
- Blog Post
Closing the Education Gap with Kei Takatsuka (MBA 2022)
curriculum that could help close the gender gap by encouraging STEM education set a fire in my heart.” Looking Ahead Clearly, Takatsuka is making the most of the summer between RC and EC year, building startup experience and working to... View Details
- 15 Feb 2016
- Research & Ideas
Want Your Employees to Plan Better for Retirement? Don't Do This
the likelihood of participation by more than a third. This discouragement, Beshears said, stemmed from employees being reminded that they were already behind in their own investment efforts. “It ended up turning out differently than we... View Details
- 01 Mar 2018
- News
Turning Point: One Step at a Time
I’ll never be “above average” in this part of my life. But cultivating a practice of endurance and resilience has paid dividends far beyond the physical. Christina Wallace is vice president of growth at Bionic and cohost of The Limit Does Not Exist, a podcast focused... View Details
Keywords: Christina Wallace (MBA 2010)
- 01 Dec 2000
- News
Everything Old Is New Again: The History of Technological Frontiers
that this anarchy will remain," said Spar. That is, until the revolution moves to the next phase, when rules are demanded. The demands may stem from social concerns, as is now the case with privacy issues on the Internet, or, more... View Details
- 03 Mar 2009
- First Look
First Look: March 3, 2009
the Primary Dealer Credit Facility (PDCF), the Term Securities Lending Facility (TSLF), and the Asset Backed Commercial Paper Money Market Mutual Fund Liquidity Facility (AMLF). Purchase this case: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=709041... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 03 Jun 2020
- News
Keeping a Community Connected
600 people daily in East Boston and other neighborhoods, he has watched the COVID-19 pandemic hit his community particularly hard. In response, EBSC—whose programming includes everything from STEM education for teens to offering recovery... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 11 Sep 2019
- Research & Ideas
Germany May Have the Answer for Reducing Drug Prices
American lawmakers attempting to stem spiraling drug costs might find inspiration in Germany, where the government’s regulatory model has been curbing price growth without thwarting innovation or access, says research from Harvard... View Details
- 12 Nov 2008
- First Look
First Look: November 12, 2008
PE-backed firms that are majority-owned by PE sponsors exhibit superior long-term stock price performance after they go public. These results stem from the professional ownership, tighter monitoring, and reputational considerations... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 14 Feb 2007
- Op-Ed
Tata-Corus: India’s New Steel Giant
Some of this surely stemmed from language considerations. To an extent, the Indians' greater command of the world's lingua franca will lubricate the inevitably-difficult integration process. Fourth, the Tatas have built up some experience... View Details
Keywords: by Tarun Khanna
- 10 Oct 2024
- Blog Post
High-Tech Greenhouse Innovations in The Netherlands
outdoor wind, water pipe performance, humidity, heat, lighting, and stem height. These sensors serve as critical data inputs for future analysis. The company bases approximately 50% of its production decision-making on human/operator... View Details
- 01 Jul 2008
- First Look
First Look: July 1, 2008
of potential funding sources to solve social problems, much of it stemming from an intergenerational transfer of wealth and new wealth from financial and high-tech entrepreneurs. Download the paper:... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- Web
Wartime Innovation - Georges F. Doriot : Educating Leaders, Building Companies, Baker Library, Harvard Business School
that he underwent the most significant metamorphosis of his life, transforming himself from a professor of business into a world-class builder of innovative new enterprises." 30 Doriot's understanding of the risks and rewards of investing in new technologies View Details
- 01 Dec 2009
- News
Seven Honored with Alumni Achievement Award
research. I’m interested in very focused and very early investing. What’s the next big thing in that area? Stem cell initiatives are going to produce interesting therapeutics. Good diagnostic and early detection, particularly of cancer,... View Details
- 04 Apr 2005
- What Do You Think?
Can an Organization’s “Deep Smarts” Be Preserved?
workforce, a lot of companies have eliminated the accumulated wisdom of older workers." Saira Somani-Mendelin points to another possible cause: The failure to preserve deep smarts "... goes much deeper than the bottom line. It may View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 27 Aug 2008
- Research & Ideas
Creating Leaders for Science-Based Businesses
other business practitioners. Much of the science discussed will unfold in the Allston complex's four buildings, which will house Harvard's initiatives in stem cells, bio-inspired engineering, systems biology, chemical biology, and... View Details
- Web
2021 Symposium - Race, Gender & Equity
few—all stemming from structural features and systemic pressures related to race, capitalism and democracy, our themes for today. And of course, we are also seeing how these themes are intertwined this year, with the interdependence... View Details
- 03 Jan 2017
- Research & Ideas
5 New Year's Resolutions You Can Keep (With the Help of Behavioral Science Research)
discouraged them from making or increasing their own investments. In one instance, peer information reduced the likelihood of participation by more than a third. This discouragement, Beshears said, stemmed from employees being reminded... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 07 Apr 2014
- Research & Ideas
Negotiation and All That Jazz
about negotiation stems from its inevitable uncertainty—and the realization that success is never wholly in our hands. That uncertainty and lack of control often breeds insecurity, defensiveness, and even hostility. "People worry about... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 20 Feb 2020
- Blog Post
Know Your Audience – Recruiting HBS Students for Technology
bring varied experiences and skills into the classroom and into the workforce. Specifically, if you are seeking students with a combination of technical math, science, and engineering skills and business skills, there is a significant portion of the class with View Details
Keywords: Technology
- 15 Jun 2021
- News
The Value of Difficult Conversations
Great Conversation In the virtual classroom, Ratajczak steered the conversation away from past harms to the Black community to the current issues that stem from them. He wondered how payments could address modern inequities and if such... View Details