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- 01 Jun 2020
- News
Inside Out
Healthy Buildings: How Indoor Spaces Drive Performance and Creativity Healthy Buildings: How Indoor Spaces Drive Performance and Creativity Senior Lecturer John Macomber grew up working for the George B.H.... View Details
- 01 Feb 2001
- News
The Third Force: Indispensable to Society, Nonprofits Should Redirect Oversight Efforts
because they have a long-term focus to serve long-term social problems. "We owe a lot to nonprofit organizations," she said. "The Sierra Club, for example, has been an effective voice for the environmental movement, and the International... View Details
Keywords: Health, Social Assistance
- 01 Dec 2013
- News
Curing Health Care
activity-based costing (TDABC), a model that identifies the time of people and equipment used to perform a service and their cost. TDABC relies on accurate mapping of all the processes patients go through in the course of a visit to the... View Details
- 01 Sep 2012
- News
What’s the Big Idea?
add-on that’s separate from the financial numbers–laden annual report. “To have real impact,” they write, “these separate reports need to be integrated” into a single One Report that reveals how a company is making sustainability a commitment to high View Details
- 01 Jun 2010
- News
MBAs on a Mission
carry out our mission.” Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts has sponsored a Leadership Fellow almost every year of the program’s existence. “Any established institution runs a major risk of becoming staid, stodgy, complacent, and... View Details
- 01 Dec 2012
- News
50 Years & Counting
gender itself is not a good predictor of negotiation performance. Gender differences appear when guidelines for negotiation are ambiguous and environmental triggers are present—such as the number of women in leadership positions—that... View Details
- 01 Mar 2023
- News
Case Study: Power Nappy
Illustration by Alvaro Dominguez Before she had a baby of her own, Amrita Saigal (MBA 2014) kept hearing from friends that the “natural” diapers on the market didn’t hold up as well as the old standards, like Pampers. Trained as a mechanical engineer, Saigal knew her... View Details
- 01 Sep 2009
- News
Of Value and Values
the decision,” she says. “There were those who were quite concerned about the environmental impact and others with experience on the ground in rural India who spoke of the need for electricity in reducing poverty and bringing about... View Details
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
December 2022 Alumni and Faculty Books and Podcasts
Edited by Margie Kelley Alumni Books Pilgrimage to the Museum: Man’s Search for God Through Art and Time By Stephen Auth (MBA 1985) Sophia Institute Press In Pilgrimage to the Museum, author-curator Stephen Auth takes you on a colorful journey through the history of... View Details
- 15 Jun 2020
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for June 2020
business is to make money and maximize shareholder value. She shows that we have failed to reimagine capitalism as not only an engine of prosperity, but also a system in harmony with environmental realities, striving for social justice... View Details
- 01 Dec 2018
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for December 2018
step-by-step, room-by-room guidance on how to create a welcoming and functioning space that expresses your unique individuality. Breaking Through: Leadership Disciplines from Top Performing Staffing Firms by Mike Cleland and Barry Asin... View Details
- 26 Feb 2020
- News
Phoenix Rising
Misery isn’t good for business, he says. “It doesn’t get the best performance from people. We want to create a sense of higher optimism.” Like Papalexopoulos—and every other HBS alum interviewed in Greece for this story—Macridis knows... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
- 15 Sep 2016
- News
The Burning Man Project
man, and in a beautiful procession with drums and music. And then 30 different groups of fire spinners called the fire conclave perform in a ring around the man. And there's drums, and dancing. And it's really extraordinary. And everyone... View Details
- 12 Apr 2023
- News
Step Change
students," she says. "The challenge now is to align financial and environmental sustainability in our investments. "I believe in starting somewhere," she continues. "If we study our options, it's a stepping stone. You start a dialogue,... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna; entrepreneurship; women; venture capital; Egypt; developing economies; Finance
- 01 Jun 2005
- News
Do You Speak Business?
with certain production processes but also in backroom functions such as quality assurance and control. In addition, multinationals have been increasingly pressed to move toward international norms in the area of stakeholder relations (e.g., human- and workers-rights... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 01 Dec 2016
- News
Alumni Books of 2016
epitome of the Aston Martin Grand Touring car. Comfortable for two, it has few frills and a high level of luxury and yet is capable of heart-stopping performance and superb handling on the racetrack. Candee examines in detail the history... View Details
- 13 Feb 2020
- News
Not Throwing Away My Shot
There doesn't have to be a payoff. I have no issue with applied knowledge. I am the son of a mechanical engineer. I am the husband of an aeronautical engineer. I'm the father of an environmental engineer. I love STEM. I love applied... View Details
- 01 Jun 2016
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for June 2016
within the confines society imposed. Integral Advantage: Revisiting Emerging Markets and Societies by Ronnie Lessem (MBA 1968) (Routledge) The BRIC countries are heralded for their double-digit economic growth rates, and yet, significant social and View Details
- 01 Mar 2016
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for March 2016
Skooter, his wife of sixty years, as she accompanied him on work-related trips to foreign countries. A Profile of the Performing Arts Industry by David H. Gaylin (MBA 1979) (Business Expert Press) At their best, the View Details
- 01 Sep 2008
- News
Balanced Equation
perform at Carnegie Hall. Do you still play, and what kind of music do you favor? At best, I was an adequate musician, and that was only when I could steal time to practice. I love playing, though, especially chamber music. Haydn, Mozart,... View Details