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Jean Hayden

side diversions are challenging and invigorating. In the next 10 years I want to spend time working in a developing country, I want to cycle across Canada, and I want to play dress-ups with my kids and take them dancing in the street. I... View Details

February 2018 (Revised June 2018)
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Uruguay: Facing the 21st Century

By: Sophus A. Reinert, Michael Chu and Carin-Isabel Knoop

In the fall of 2017, self-made business leader Edgardo Novick pondered his campaign to be elected President of Uruguay, “the Switzerland of Latin America.” Inspired by populist revolts against the status quo observable worldwide, Novick hoped he could ride popular... View Details

Keywords: Uruguay; Edgardo Novick; Business Cycles; Macroeconomics; Geographic Location; Government and Politics; Wealth and Poverty; Economic Slowdown and Stagnation; Globalization; Pulp and Paper Industry; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Uruguay

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01 Jun 2009
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Faculty Research Online

HBS Working Knowledge is an online forum for innovation in business practice, offering a first look at new thinking from HBS faculty. Read the complete articles summarized below by visiting their Web links. Marketing After the Recession This downturn has likely changed... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

December 1996
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Cleveland Turnaround: Leadership in Action

By: James E. Austin, Jaan Elias and Andrea L Strimling

Consists of three separate parts. Part 1, The Cleveland Turnaround, describes Cleveland's decline until its bankruptcy in 1978. This is followed by the remedial actions taken by community leaders, starting with the election of a new mayor, the formation of new... View Details

Keywords: Leading Change; Business Cycles; Development Economics; Urban Development; Social Issues; Business and Community Relations; Cleveland

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Policymakers - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

Creating a Value-Based Health Care Delivery System: Implications for Policymakers Reduce regulatory obstacles to care coordination and integration across the care cycle like the Stark and anti-kickback laws, HIPAA, and EMTALA Create a... View Details

01 Dec 2015
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Enjoying the Chance to Reconnect

embracing the responsibility of contributing to the virtuous cycle at HBS.” Chun has designated his 5th Reunion gift for innovation, a passion that currently drives his work with entrepreneurial media and Internet companies at Thrive and... View Details

22 Aug 2024
Blog Post

LM Wind Power Test and Validation Center

maximum load for 10 seconds, it moves on to dynamic testing. In dynamic testing, the blade is cycled along a single axis while the end is fixed to a large concrete structure that extends far into the ground. The blade is View Details

11 Dec 2018
Research & Ideas

Free Trade Needs Nurturing—and Other Lessons from History

Question: What patterns emerge from history that can help us better understand where we are today? Sophus Reinert: To many people, globalization is teleological, something that necessarily becomes stronger over time and leads to an ever-more economically interconnected... View Details

Keywords: by Staff; Auto; Aerospace; Chemical; Consumer Products; Electronics; Energy; Industrial Products; Manufacturing; Shipping; Transportation

19 Nov 2010
Research & Ideas

The Landscape of Integrated Reporting: An E-Book

where this trust has been badly damaged. We've reached a place that feels like a vicious cycle, where nothing progressive is going to happen. Somehow, we have to turn this cycle in the other direction, and restore business to a place... View Details

Keywords: by Nitin Nohria; Accounting

09 Jan 2018
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First Look at New Research and Ideas, January 9, 2018

observational study included all patients undergoing a head CT between July 1, 2013 and June 30, 2014 at a large, urban academic ED with over 100,000 visits per year. The primary study outcome was total cycle time, defined as the elapsed... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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The Field Method | MBA

The Field Method Bridging the knowing-doing gap As a complement to the case method, the field method enhances our capacity to educate leaders who make a difference in the world. The idea behind these complementary methods—case and field—is to provide a View Details

Paris Wallace

THe NCL is revolutionizing cycling in the United States and building the professional sports league of the future – one that embraces technology, diverse ownership, gender equity, sustainability, and community investment. Paris is also... View Details

Keywords: Biotech & Life Sciences;#19;#Digital Health;#43;#Healthcare;#56;#Personal Health & Wellness;#64;#Software/App

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Tathagata (TAT) Sarkar

cyclist who could cycle without holding the handlebars, and my parents who left everything for love. I want to remain a lifelong disciple of my idols and learn from them. And, before I leave this world, I want to become the role model for... View Details

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Elizabeth Bruyere

to a health-care project at work. Initially, I was indifferent – healthcare seemed messy, dull, obstinate. Yet as I immersed myself in the health-care ecosystem, memories emerged that I had locked away: my mother's countless, emotional phone calls with the insurance... View Details

14 May 2012
Research & Ideas

Breaking the Smartphone Addiction

business services team effectiveness, and overall case experience. It is becoming part of the culture—the future of BCG." The Cycle Of Responsiveness: The Root Of The 24/7 Habit The reason PTO can be so effective for both... View Details

Keywords: by Leslie A. Perlow

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Accelerating Innovation | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

Competition Impact Stories A Catalyst for Commitment Abigail Falik MBA 2008 A Life’s Work Gerald Chertavian MBA 1992 Breaking the Cycle of Intergenerational Poverty Andrea Silbert 841 teams participating in Social Enterprise track of the... View Details

October 29, 2011
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Upstream Sovereigns

By: Laura Alfaro, Sebnem Kalemli-Ozcan and Vadym Volosovych

With all the focus on Europe, it is easy to ignore the argument that global imbalances remain a drag on economic recovery. This column decomposes international capital flows into public and private components and claims that upstream flows from emerging to advanced... View Details

Keywords: Globalized Economies and Regions; Business Cycles; Balance and Stability; Capital; Developing Countries and Economies

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13 Nov 2014
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Finance Conference Recap

inevitable cycles of the industry as well as his optimism in the ability of financial institutions to adapt to the deluge of regulatory changes seen since the financial crisis. His discussion was followed by a selection of panels, which... View Details

01 Sep 2018
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After the Fall

mortgage-backed securities were greatly overvalued, giving investors and bank CEOs a false sense of security. “The cycles of optimism and pessimism in financial markets will always exist, but we can help people make better informed... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Myers; illustration by Dan Bejar; Monetary Authorities-Central Bank; Finance; Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments; Finance; Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support; Government

January 2009 (Revised March 2012)
Case

Spain: Can the House Resist the Storm?

By: Diego A. Comin

On September 16, 2008, President Rodriguez Zapatero recognized the severity of Spain's macroeconomic situation and clearly pointed to the culprit in front of the Spanish Congress: "Let nobody doubt it; there is already a wide consensus about the origin of the crisis:... View Details

Keywords: Business Cycles; Economy; Financial Crisis; Macroeconomics; System Shocks; Spain

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