Americanization - Publications - Faculty & Research

08 Nov 2017
Research & Ideas

Handgun Waiting Periods Prevent Hundreds of Homicides Each Year

why we shouldn’t do that.” While the call for waiting periods is bound to receive some pushback, the researchers are encouraged by the broad support waiting periods receive. The American Medical Association supports waiting periods for... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

20 Jun 2017
First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, June 20

more calculations are needed to determine the relative effectiveness of nudging. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=52754 The Rise of American Ingenuity: Innovation and Inventors of the Golden Age By:... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

02 Mar 2017
What Do You Think?

Is China About to Overtake the US for World Trade Leadership?

Economic Forum in Davos recently, according to a report in The New York Times, “He championed free trade and open markets, setting the tone for the week.” The facts on the ground seem to support that position. China is overtaking the United States as a trade partner of... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

01 Mar 2017
Research & Ideas

A Good Thing Happens When Doctors Start Talking to Their Patients

Visiting the doctor can sometimes feel like being slammed down on an assembly line: Make co-pay. Check vitals. Diagnose the problem. Get a prescription. Next! The fee-for-service model of American medicine doesn’t put much value on long... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Health

05 Nov 2014
What Do You Think?

Are We Entering an Era of Neuromanagement?

degree on brain reaction to stimuli. By introducing various stimuli while scanning a person's brain, we can begin to learn which parts govern how we feel, how we respond to stimuli, and how we react to challenges. A recent study of "midlife northeast View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

01 Sep 2021
Blog Post

Investing in Career Switchers - Cyril Straughn-Turner & Invesco US

skills – and all the hard work has paid off. Former management consultant Straughn-Turner is excited to be starting the next chapter of his career contributing to the development of the American South. At the same time, Invesco US has... View Details

Keywords: Real Estate

15 Jun 2021
Blog Post

Aisha Fatima Dozie is Igniting Confidence as the Founder of Bossy Cosmetics

beauty company.” Experienced founders shared their expertise on starting a business, beauty industry professionals gave advice about which trade organizations to join, and fellow HBS alumni helped her feel secure following her passion. “I came from humble beginnings as... View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship

01 Dec 2020
News

A New Approach to Contact Tracing

that work with governments to solve complex problems, or becoming innovators inside government itself. Weiss has also taught the case as part of the Technology and Public Purpose Project at the Harvard Kennedy School’s Belfer Center for Science and International... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie; Government

18 May 2017
News

Pioneer Spirit

program in the 1960s to his role today as president and CEO of Pioneer Group, which creates affordable housing through the renovation and preservation of historic buildings in the American Midwest. Freeman grew up in a small Kansas town,... View Details

Keywords: Constantine von Hoffman

20 Sep 2021
Blog Post

Taking Your Shot in the Sports Industry with Adam Laitsas (MBA 2016), SVP, Head of Marketing for Madison Square Garden Sports Corp.

strategic plan for the North American market.” Upon his return to HBS for his EC year, Laitsas reflected on his experience at Nike and was strategic with his next moves. “I thought ‘How do I make myself more impactful for Nike or other... View Details

19 Jun 2007
First Look

First Look: June 19, 2007

Heart Health Awareness Harvard Business School Case 507-026 In 2003, the $654 million American Heart Association (AHA) approached Cone, Inc. (a brand and communications agency) to develop a corporate sponsorship strategy that would raise... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

30 Jul 2024
News

Reddit’s Rise

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Dan Morrell: Hi, this is Dan Morrell, host of Skydeck. When Jen Wong (MBA 2004) joined Reddit as COO in 2018, the user-generated content site wasn’t exactly a burning building...but it might have been... View Details

01 Jun 2017
News

Alumni and Faculty Books for June 2017

orthopedic procedures, and on-field athletic management strategies empowers readers with real tips and tricks used by orthopedic surgeons at top-tier institutions. From Wall Street to Bay Street: The Origins and Evolution of American and... View Details

06 Mar 2012
First Look

First Look: March 6

the implications for the economy are so great. Read the article: http://hbr.org/2012/03/fixing-whats-wrong-with-us-politics/ar/1 Why U.S. Competitiveness Matters to All of Us Author:Nitin Nohria Publication:Harvard Business Review 90, no. 3 (March 2012) Abstract View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

12 Oct 2011
Research & Ideas

Creating Online Ads We Want to Watch

stakes for advertisers are huge. Americans were exposed to over 5.3 billion online video ads in July 2011 alone, with Hulu generating the highest number of video ad impressions at more than 963 million, according to data from comScore. So... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Consumer Products

13 Dec 2010
Research & Ideas

Managing the Support Staff Identity Crisis

Last year, Harvard Business School professor Ranjay Gulati met with the marketing department of a large American corporation and posed a seemingly simple question: What do marketing people actually do? "I got this nervous... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

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Dana Hoffmann

such a tool? Where I see the industry going and how we contribute is that the whole American dream of owning a house by the age of 25, living in the suburbs with a white picket fence, no longer exists. People want to live in the cities.... View Details

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Deborah A. Farrington

the late 80s, and got yet another crucial push toward her VC career. Immersed in Asia’s then red-hot economy, Farrington learned “the joy of being a principal as opposed to being an agent.” Unlike American investment banks at... View Details

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Innovation & the War Effort - Edwin H. Land & Polaroid | Harvard Business School

H. Land speech files, Polaroid Corporation Records, Baker Library, Harvard Business School. 26. After the war Compton helped establish American Research and Development, the first publicly funded U.S. venture capital company. 27. "Light... View Details

06 Dec 2021
News

Digitalization: The Key to the Future of HBS

40 companies have pledged to create jobs for one million Black Americans over the next decade, and we are their research partners for this project. The first question is how do we get the data on the existing situation and then track what... View Details

Keywords: April White

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