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- 01 Dec 2020
- News
New Releases: Alumni and Faculty Books
Bertini (DBA 2006) and Oded Koenigsberg The MIT Press Would you rather pay for health care or for better health? For school or education? For groceries or nutrition? A car or transportation? A theater performance or entertainment? In The... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 15 Sep 2015
- News
Easing the Costs of Saving a Child
less so. Taylor contributed to a not-for-profit to help pay airfare to bring orphans to the United States for month-long summer vacations with prospective adopting families. The program ran so well, he doubled his loan the following year.... View Details
Keywords: Jill Radsken
- 01 Mar 2013
- News
A Healthy Profit
Gita's medical history and her symptoms suggest a heart problem, MeraDoctor ultimately recommends that she get an echocardiogram (for which she has to pay at a private facility because the government one is too crowded). The test reveals... View Details
- 01 Jun 1998
- News
Diversity and Community
that companies will increasingly understand a more subtle but equally significant benefit: embracing diversity helps revitalize and strengthen the organization. "The very act of incorporating diversity forces the organization to rethink... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 01 Dec 2020
- News
New News
cultivate a paid audience and also tell them, “Hey, on the other side, you’re paying journalists.” And journalists of color are often the ones who are laid off first, who are underpaid, and all of that nonsense. If you really want diverse... View Details
- 17 Apr 2015
- News
A Driving Force for a Sustainable World
launched her own fund in 2012 with Ecomobilité Ventures. The firm’s investments have included Ouicar, a French car-sharing business, and Ridepal, a San Francisco–based company working to redefine commuting. It provides real-time, shared bus services for workers whose... View Details
- 15 Nov 2024
- News
Driving Change
Speaking to nearly 700 alumni at the Women’s Leadership Summit last week, HBS Professor Robin Ely addressed both current and emerging challenges facing women in leadership roles, while emphasizing the critical importance of continued progress. “Today, we face a fresh... View Details
- 01 Apr 1999
- News
A Vibrant Brand
whom he regularly rubs shoulders. Instead, they include the likes of Dick Serafin, a production manager at Time Warner, and Sherill R. Heron and Jonathan A. Kraft, HBS classmates whose support he is "determined to pay back." Clinkscales's... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 06 Dec 2021
- News
What's the Word?
particularly women of color, were more likely to be employed by the industries hardest hit by shutdowns, including leisure, hospitality, and retail. “The gender pay gap, in aggregate, has shifted 8 cents in 25 years, which is pathetic.”... View Details
- 28 Mar 2018
- News
Fueling the Future
marketing in courses with professors Das Narayandas, Forest L. Reinhardt, and (now Dean) Nitin Nohria. Kovatch embraced equally the academic and social aspects of campus life, volunteering as social chair and traveling to Japan,... View Details
Keywords: Jill Radsken
- 01 Feb 2000
- News
Financial Services 24/7
industry is reacting to similar challenges. As trendy financial dot-coms with huge technology and advertising budgets emerge offering everyone an equal - and inexpensive - chance to trade stock, apply for a loan, buy insurance, or View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 01 Mar 2018
- News
Making Sense of the Modern Startup
those traders’ companies were then paying $20,000 a month. Parker thought he could provide a better service for $500 a month. He was proposing to sell $100,000 worth of debentures and stock representing 10 percent of the company, giving... View Details
Keywords: Jeffrey L. Cruikshank (PMD 51, 1986)
- 01 Mar 2005
- News
In the Blood
year, one of our competitors bred over 180 mares to several of his stallions. We have a customer base that comes to us because we limit our books, creating some scarcity value that appeals to the people willing to pay to get these... View Details
- 01 Mar 2011
- News
The Rankings Game
methodologies differ so much that “the best” school in one ranking can fall far behind in others. So while the rankings game is great for selling publications, it’s confusing for readers. Bloomberg Businessweek bases its ranking largely on “customer” satisfaction,... View Details
- 01 Apr 2002
- News
Q&A - Mark Fields
no word for “privacy” in Japanese. Indeed, the language is often opaque, even for those who are fluent, but at the same time it’s very precise when it comes to technical and logistical details. Hierarchy and equality coexist. It’s... View Details
- 17 Feb 2015
- News
The First Five Years: Justin Pasquariello (MBA 2010)
specifically, the marketing insight that customers care much more about product benefits than they do about product attributes, is very relevant as we talk about what we do and what we are learning. This insight also informs my strategic thinking. Although willingness... View Details
Keywords: Health, Social Assistance
- 01 Dec 2011
- News
At Your Service
what’s fueling the greens. Southwest Airlines would be red on food service. But Southwest doesn’t pay much attention to that, because getting better at food service would slow its turnaround time, which is a big green for the airline when... View Details
- 01 Jun 2008
- News
Greed, Gullibility, and Optimism
that the subprime problem was the result of “greed, gullibility, and optimism.” Do those terms apply equally to borrowers and lenders? Oh yes. Borrowers overborrowed, lenders overloaned, and builders overbuilt. If you think about it, that... View Details
- 20 Dec 2024
- News
Clubs Open HBS Doors for Local Leaders; Meet the Club Leaders: HBS PRIDE; Favorite Reads of 2024
participating clubs have established dedicated scholarship funds, supported by events and fundraisers throughout the year. The HBS Club of Chicago pays for its SPNM awards through its Charitable Fund, which has allowed the club to send as... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Sep 2011
- News
Water for Life
has invested over $1 billion in laying 2,000 miles of water lines and building 33 wastewater treatment plants while returning strong profits for shareholders. Equally important, the company has emerged as a model for integrating financial... View Details