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- 28 May 2014
- Research & Ideas
Building Histories of Emerging Economies One Interview at a Time
States," Jones says, adding that many of the economies went through transition periods that involved a high degree of state intervention and hyperinflation. Then, by one means or another, the businesses in those economies came out of that... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- 18 Oct 2021
- Blog Post
Embracing Activism for Social Change
—Sarika Mendu (MBA 2020) Mendu also shadowed staff in Detroit’s 911 call centers, learning firsthand about their daily challenges. “Imagine listening to callers in crisis over a 16-hour shift. It’s an emotionally taxing job. We created crisis View Details
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Lucasz S. Babiarz
intends to fulfill his residency in radiology or interventional neuroradiology—"a nice combination of the medical and surgical worlds"—then pursue his interests in health care management and administration while balancing his... View Details
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Behavioral Economics for Managerial Decision Making - Course Catalog
real-life environments, including how social networks and organizational capacity may complicate an intervention, what kinds of unintended consequences interventions may produce, and which constituents the leader can or should consider.... View Details
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Melvin Edwards Searching for the Word 1989/2019 | About
sculptures are also interventions that can transform public spaces and inspire action. As he wrote in his 1971 statement, “Notes on Black Art”: “We must make works that use our lives and feelings as their basis for existence. The work can... View Details
- 01 Mar 2009
- News
The Myth of Laissez-Faire
Even as government intervention and regulation are looming large in the United States, one is still pulled up short on encountering Jeff Madrick’s new book, The Case for Big Government (Princeton University Press). And when he says big,... View Details
- 01 Jun 2001
- News
Christina Ehrenberg: The Examined Life
Ehrenberg decided at an early age that she wanted to be a doctor. “I was very concerned about sick people,” she says, “and I thought medicine was the greatest job in the world.” In 1997, she graduated from medical school in Munich and started specializing in View Details
- 21 Jul 2009
- Research Event
Business Summit: Managing Human Capital—Global Trends and Challenges
ways, the human capital needed for globalization is lacking. Progress is required in important areas such as elevating more women to leadership positions and having talent strategies that incorporate diversity. Taking a longer-term view, early childhood View Details
Keywords: Re: David A. Thomas
- 01 Mar 2003
- News
Waxing Philosophical
prominent environmentalist in corporate America, Johnson discussed with USA Today (December 4, 2002) the drinking problem that he had developed toward the end of his career. He sought treatment in 1993 after an intervention by his family;... View Details
- 11 Aug 2014
- HBS Case
The Business of Behavioral Economics
effort into a commercial website and app. "They realized that some of the interventions they identified were useful to people, but there was no real mechanism to have them be utilized," says Norton, who along with John wrote a recent HBS... View Details
- 13 Aug 2020
- Research & Ideas
6 Ways to Support COVID-Weary Employees
Workplace: Implications, Issues, and Insights for Future Research and Action,” with 28 other researchers. "Low-cost, light touch interventions can improve conditions for employees." The havoc the virus has wreaked on businesses worldwide... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 24 Feb 2022
- Blog Post
African American Student Union Spotlight on the Public Sector
power of the private sector. Business is uniquely effective at scaling sustainable solutions. Ensuring that existing businesses led our interventions enabled us to avoid the all-too-common pitfall in foreign aid: offering band-aid... View Details
- 02 Mar 2010
- First Look
First Look: March 2
discussed supporting innovation through a range of additional policy interventions, including tax credits, loan guarantees, IP policy, regulatory mandates, codes, and standards. It is critically important that these kinds of interventions... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
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Tough Tech Ventures - Course Catalog
from early grants and equity to later stage deployment capital Examine global and local market failures that affect tough tech ventures and policy interventions that may stimulate (or stymy) the investment in, and scalability, of these... View Details
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The Role of Government in Market Economies - Course Catalog
of government as it plays out in the real world, using vivid case studies from many countries, decades, and policy angles. At the same time, we align these cases with a rigorous theoretical framework that clarifies the circumstances under which government View Details
- 31 Mar 2023
- News
How Can We Solve the Teacher Shortage Crisis?
Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Hi, this is Dan Morrell, host of Skydeck. In this episode, we're going to highlight another one of the great podcasts here at HBS: Managing the Future of Work, hosted by professor and visiting fellow at the... View Details
- 23 Sep 2019
- Blog Post
Distressed Employees? Try Resilience Training
crucial for managers to openly express support for wellness initiatives and encourage people to use them, Whillans says. For example, managers can ask their staff to block off one hour every week during office hours to work on their own wellness—whether it’s using an... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- 22 Sep 2009
- News
The Case for Regulatory Reform
we only act when necessary to avert unacceptable — and in some cases dire — outcomes. The second is that any intervention go with, rather than against, the grain of the market system. Our objective is not to supplant or replace markets.... View Details
- 04 Sep 2020
- Blog Post
Advice from a Career Switcher: The Value of Informational Conversations with Alumni
In the fall of 2019, Adam entered HBS in the MS/MBA: Engineering Sciences Program ready to test a career hypothesis. “I wanted to understand why we have climate change and what I can do to mitigate it,” Adam recalled. “What are the technical View Details
- 07 Jul 2020
- Blog Post
The JD/MBA Seminar: The Perfect Practice Ground
business and legal topics of the presenter’s choice. This year, we have presented and engaged with our peers on a wide variety of topics—ranging from the college admissions scandal to state intervention in low-income housing to the... View Details