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- 06 Nov 2012
- First Look
First Look: November 6
foreign-born financial specialists-immigrants-solved the fiscal crisis and set the United States on a path to long-term economic success. Pulitzer Prize-winning author Thomas K. McCraw analyzes the skills and worldliness of Alexander... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Dec 2022
- Research & Ideas
Buy-In from Black Patients Suffers When Drug Trials Don’t Include Them
observed gaps in the prescribing rates of new medicines,” according to the study. The second experiment evaluated the behaviors of 275 patients with hypertension. Patients viewed clinical trial evidence for drugs along with the percentage... View Details
- 13 Jul 2020
- News
The First Five Years: Meaghan Fitzgerald (MBA 2016)
what it would mean to feel physically present with anyone from anywhere. It unlocks economic opportunities for people who can’t move to major industry hubs; has the potential to dramatically improve our environmental impact of commuting and business travel; it enables... View Details
- 01 Nov 2024
- In Practice
Layoffs Surging in a Strong Economy? Advice for Navigating Uncertain Times
pressured circumstances, such as a layoff, are also less likely to be innovation-driven. These firms tend to underperform in creating patents or bringing breakthrough ideas to market because they often prioritize existence and survival over innovation. This long-term... View Details
- 12 Sep 2006
- First Look
First Look: September 12, 2006
small open economy, final goods production is carried out by foreign and domestic firms, which compete for skilled labor, unskilled labor, and intermediate products. To operate a firm in the intermediate goods sector, entrepreneurs must... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 11 Feb 2002
- Research & Ideas
Guts and Bliss: The Entrepreneur’s Journey
It's easy to run a company in an up market. OK, sort of easy. But a down market is something else again, and what a roller-coaster year the past year was, said six entrepreneurs in a panel discussion at the 2002 Dynamic Women in Business conference. Despite serious... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 20 Dec 2022
- Blog Post
7 Resolutions for Recruiting in the New Year
ApplicantsIf one of your company’s goals is to attract more applicants for your open job postings, ask yourself what’s missing from the current pool of candidates. Are you lacking diversity, specific skills or experiences, or backgrounds... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- 29 Jan 2019
- News
Gloria Steinem and Diane Paulus Take Center Stage
highest-grossing box office films, The Wedding Party and The Wedding Party 2. Clara Chow, Founder and Chair of Board, Generation Enterprise (GEN), was honored with the HBSAN Leadership Award for Social Impact. GEN’s mission is to tackle the View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 17 Jun 2021
- News
Investing in a Post-COVID World; Exploring the Pandemic’s Impact on Gender Equity
Ventures—for three months to create the landmark conference. The full recording of the program is available at hbsangels.com/annual-conference. Toronto Panel Grapples with Losses in Gender Equity in Post-COVID Canada When the World Economic Forum’s 2021 Global Gender... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 15 Feb 2022
- Blog Post
Health Is Wealth | The Path To Creating A Venture
years as a time to experiment, to learn to launch something, but also to gain the skills on the operational side, and to expand my network. I was great at finance, I understood the healthcare market, but there was a lot of opportunity for... View Details
- 12 Mar 2014
- Research & Ideas
Entrepreneurship and Multinationals Drive Globalization
multinational enterprises around the world after the industrial revolution, an increasing wealth gap or "great divergence" between the West and the rest of the world, continued to widen. Why weren't developing countries more... View Details
- Web
Delving Deeper into Development with the Joint MBA/MPA-ID Program | MBA
in 2019 I spent the first year of the MBA/MPA-ID program completing the core curriculum of the MPA-ID. While the core courses were rigorous, they sharpened my critical reasoning and quantitative skills substantially and I am better for... View Details
- 24 Nov 2008
- Research & Ideas
Harvard Business School Discusses Future of the MBA
can't be taught in a classroom, he contends. Mihnea Moldoveanu (DBA '97) of the University of Toronto's Rotman School of Management maintains that the MBA is in crisis "because it selects for and cultivates traits and skills [tied to... View Details
- 20 Jan 2015
- First Look
First Look: January 20
but that some children fail to follow that norm in the actual game. The gap between norm and behavior was correlated with self-regulation skills on a parent-report individual differences measure.... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Dec 2010
- News
The Transformers
appeal. Together, they interviewed more than fifty thought leaders in the social sector to gain their insights. What emerged was a shared conviction that by bridging the gap between business and nonprofits, they could create significant... View Details
- 19 Apr 2018
- Blog Post
Policy, Practice, Leadership & Impact: Making a Difference with the HBS/HKS Joint Degree
to economic growth and used my first summer internship to put my newly acquired skills to use. That summer, I worked at the Rwanda Development Board, a government agency whose mandate is to facilitate private investment into the country.... View Details
- Web
Leadership Execution and Action Planning (LEAP) - Course Catalog
stumble when tasked with closing the gap between a desired end-state and executing an action plan. LEAP is designed to give students pattern recognition and practice in developing action plans across a variety of challenges they are... View Details
- 01 Dec 2014
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for December 2014
remain unfilled? Because companies cannot find people with the skills they need. This skills gap presents opportunities for people seeking successful careers, to be found in... View Details
- 05 Dec 2016
- News
The Dragon’s Tale
with the country’s recent economic slowdown, China has more billionaires than the United States. Behind that fairly startling statistic are troubling related issues such as corruption among China’s elite and very wide variance in income, standard of living, and... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 09 Aug 2004
- Research & Ideas
A Diagnostic for Disruptive Innovation
specialized skills or training, forcing them to turn to experts to solve important problems. Consumers who lack adequate wealth to participate in a market. Consumers who can use a product or service only in centralized and/or inconvenient... View Details