FAR - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Sep 2020
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Reinvigorating Democracy: A Vote for Change

drives accountability in any industry,” observes Gehl. “Final-Five Voting is less about changing who gets elected and far more about changing the incentives governing the behavior of those in office. It’s about the benefits of healthy... View Details

Keywords: Young, Susan

01 Dec 2008
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Designing Change

Hinrichs and his Pentagram team roll up their sleeves and work together with Kahn and others at Muzak to craft the final logo: a sleek, curvy m inside a circle. But Muzak’s transformation goes far beyond a fresh look. “The company needed... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

01 Jun 1996
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GMAT Added to Admissions Criteria

The timing is an unfortunate coincidence. Far from a response to any poll, the decision to include GMAT scores as one piece of an applicant's portfolio is based on systematic analysis of data gathered over the past ten years. It has to do... View Details

01 Sep 2015
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Opening Minds Through Expanded Learning Opportunities

working closely with faculty and doctoral student mentors, exchanging ideas over meals, attending lectures by distinguished business scholars, and sampling case method learning in sessions taught by HBS faculty or doctoral students. "The program has really gathered... View Details

01 Dec 2002
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GE's Jeff Immelt

past 21 years. “The benefits far outweigh the negative aspects, but you have to really think about the level of commitment that is involved. “Conceptualize your aspirations,” Immelt concluded. “You have the capability, the background, and... View Details

01 Sep 2008
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Mara Aspinall

of personalized medicine into clinical practice. Why does it seem that science is often so far ahead of practice in the medical field? Science has moved especially quickly in the last five years with the completion of the Human Genome... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg; Ambulatory Health Care Services; Health, Social Assistance

01 Mar 2018
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Dance Dance Revelation

directors? If you don’t fall, you’re not trying hard enough: When was the last time we encouraged our employees to push an idea so far that their results or recommendations seemed outlandish? And how can we make them feel safe enough to... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Mele

10 Jan 2017
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A Voice for Women Leaders

minister; a number of the women have come to power as legacy leaders after their husbands or fathers have been assassinated, or been in office. Obviously in countries like the Nordic countries, where you have far more equal systems, if... View Details

01 Sep 2010
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Fair Trade

pharmaceuticals and software, and far above the average of all industries. Many apparent paradoxes add to the puzzle posed by the industry. While rarely considered fundamentally “bad,” such as the trade in narcotics or tobacco, the beauty... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Chemical Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Health and Personal Care Stores; Retail Trade

01 Dec 1996
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Meditations on the Bottom Line

orchestrating major changes in organizational design and culture. Then, in 1995, feeling she had taken "values-based management" as far as she could within a large corporate environment, Bothwick began consulting, working on a doctorate... View Details

01 Feb 2000
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Short Takes

cross-sector alliances, he interviewed key executives on both sides of each partnership to document the process of their unfolding relationships. Austin's initial research corroborated his hypothesis that these alliances were creating value - for themselves and society... View Details

Keywords: Nancy O. Perry

01 Sep 2012
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Joint Venture

oversaw some big changes at the Bulletin, leaving the magazine far better than he found it. We will miss his good humor, positive attitude, grace under pressure, and devotion to the Bulletin. We wish him well. View Details

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

01 Mar 2012
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Faculty Books

choosing group members, establishing norms, and dealing with conflicts to evaluating progress and deciding when it’s time to restructure. Capitalism at Risk: Rethinking the Role of Business by Joseph L. Bower, Herman B. Leonard, and Lynn S. Paine (Harvard Business... View Details

Keywords: Professor Bill George; Professor Joseph L. Bower; Professor Herman B. Leonard; Professor Lynn S. Paine; Professor Howard Stevenson; Professor Noam Wasserman; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

01 Mar 2014
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In My Humble Opinion: Ian Calhoun (MBA 2010)

Administration and Le Cordon Bleu in Paris, Calhoun currently is co-owner and general manager of 80 Thoreau, a contemporary American fine-dining restaurant in Concord, Massachusetts. "Restaurants are a mix of art and science," he says of the notoriously risky business.... View Details

Keywords: Hanna, Julia; 80 Thoreau; Food Services and Drinking Places; Hospitality

01 Sep 2018
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Ask the Expert: Delivering the Goods

profit motive is needed. One argument for ending monopolies and opening the market for private services is that this might lead to more rapid technology introduction and innovation. You don’t have to look very far to find examples of... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint

01 Dec 2017
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The Business Case (Or Not) for Sustainability

I cause a problem that harms you, my neighbor, now, we might find a way to negotiate so that I don’t harm you as much, and I’d compensate you for the harm I’ve done. But our biggest environmental challenge these days is climate change, which is a global problem whose... View Details

01 Feb 2000
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HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report

School can serve you. Here is a brief summary of our work thus far this year. Online Services for Alumni This committee has identified the following specific goals to accomplish by its spring meeting: increase the number of e-mail... View Details

Keywords: Edmund A. Hajim (MBA '64)

01 Mar 2016
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Ink

toolkits and you will find instruments for brain scanning and eye tracking, as well as experiments to test psychological and physiological responses. Beware, future MBAs: Can a cold call of a student’s galvanic skin response be far away?... View Details

11 Jan 2019
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Case Study: Beating Bias

The idea for the Portland, Oregon-based startup News Bling was born out of the late-night hours of November 8, 2016, when Nupur Patel (MBA 2017) rubbed the fog of disbelief from his eyes and realized he had completely misjudged the results of the election. A media... View Details