Populism - Publications - Faculty & Research

27 Mar 2017
Blog Post

Should Entrepreneurs Get an MBA?

from SoMa to Sand Hill Road. This weighed on me as I applied to and decided to matriculate at HBS. It is odd when you think about it: what better example could there be of herd-like thinking than suggesting an entire population of diverse... View Details

11 Oct 2023
Blog Post

A Journey of Discovery, Teamwork, and Impact with FIELD Global Immersion

government provides tons of support for its elderly population and has the most efficient, clean, and orderly public transit system I’ve ever witnessed. Care, community, and culture are deeply engrained into the fabric of South Korea.... View Details

09 Jan 2014
Working Paper Summaries

Economic Transition and Private-Sector Labor Demand: Evidence from Urban China

Keywords: by Lakshmi Iyer, Xin Meng, Nancy Qian & Xiaoxue Zhao

23 Mar 2023
Blog Post

Arla Foods: How Sustainable Can A Dairy Company Be?

will follow the historical trend of consuming more dairy products as the population becomes wealthier. However, these countries do not traditionally include dairy products in their cuisines, and it’s unclear that emerging markets will... View Details

22 Feb 2022
News

New Urban Order

By 2050, nearly 70 percent of the world’s population will live in cities, according to a 2018 UN report, up from 55 percent today. That means making room for and creating the infrastructure for another 2.5 billion people to live, work,... View Details

Keywords: Kathleen Fu, Deborah Blagg, Julia Hanna, and Maureen Harmon; illustrations by; energy; environment; sustainability; entrepreneurship; Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation; Transportation; Water, Sewage and Supply Systems; Utilities; Construction of Buildings; Construction; Waste Management and Remediation Services; Corporate Services

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Value Measurement for Health Care - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

costs: Implement value measurement processes across your organization Provide better care through new approaches for organizing practice units and serving complicated patient populations Execute the right processes at the right locations,... View Details

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Research - Health Care

The CommunityConnect case management program for Medicaid beneficiaries is run by Contra Costa Health, a county safety net health system in California. Case management infrastructure modestly improved Covid-19 vaccine uptake in a View Details

25 Aug 2014
News

Ashraf M. Dahod, MBA 1981

populated 16.5 acres of dilapidated buildings in the heart of Mumbai. By bringing the same entrepreneurial spirit and passion for learning to his philanthropic endeavors as he does to his businesses, Dahod has helped countless others... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

23 May 2018
News

Abigail P. Johnson, MBA 1988

population than in prior generations. Our workforce needs to reflect that,” says Johnson, who quietly directs her personal and corporate philanthropy to cultural, educational, and youth enrichment programs in the Boston area as well as in... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

13 Jun 2011
HBS Case

Mobile Banking for the Unbanked

low-cost handsets and the opportunity to buy airtime in advance. "A subscription model doesn't appeal to the poor at all," Rangan says. "They don't want to pay a fee for something they might not use." Moreover, more than half of South Africa's View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Banking; Communications; Telecommunications

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Charts & Statistics - Leadership

Intervention Labor Global Events the 20 th Century Zeitgeist Demographics Demographics Technology Social Mores Government Intervention Labor Global Events Influence: High 1900 s 19 8.8 million immigrants arrive throughout decade Cities expand View Details

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Electricity - Business & Environment

hydropower, and nuclear that emit far less or even no greenhouse gases. Yet 20% of the world’s population currently lives without access to electricity [21] , and meeting their needs and the growing global demand for electricity—while... View Details

01 Sep 2023
News

Alumni and Faculty Books

Lose the Marbles! Better Aging Through Neuroscience By James Lyon (MBA 1975) Independently Published According to the World Health Organization, the proportion of the world’s population over 60 years old will almost double from... View Details

18 Dec 2017
Op-Ed

Why Employers Must Stop Requiring College Degrees For Middle-Skill Jobs

Credit: Pixsooz American companies have a problem. Over the past decade, they have begun to demand a bachelor’s degree in hiring workers for jobs that traditionally haven’t required one. This uptick in credentialing, or “degree inflation,” rested on the belief that... View Details

Keywords: by Joseph Fuller

11 Oct 2006
What Do You Think?

How Do We Respond to the “Dependency Ratio” Dilemma?

suggests a more complex approach that would involve pooling employee populations among consortiums of companies, presumably some growing rapidly (with low dependency ratios now but higher ones later) and some growing more slowly.... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

16 Mar 2020
Research & Ideas

How the Coronavirus Is Already Rewriting the Future of Business

Performance and Productivity, more money will be spent and should be spent on fans, filters, ductwork, chillers, heat exchangers, and dehumidifiers—and on the energy to run them. The next wave of intervention will be in the collection of View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

06 Dec 2017
What Do You Think?

Is It Time To Break Up Amazon, Apple, Facebook, or Google?

it has acquired Whole Foods, the market value of US big name retailers selling foods immediately drops 10 to 20 percent. The exchange of information and news, fake or fact, among large segments of the world’s population is controlled by... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Technology; Web Services

03 May 2021
Blog Post

Celebrating the First HBS African-American Mother-Daughter Duo

mental and physical well-being, and it is important that all segments of the population have access to wellness offerings. Personally, I’m a wellness-nerd and fitness enthusiast. Wellness has always been a powerful anchor in my... View Details

09 Jun 2021
Research & Ideas

How Tennis, Golf, and White Anxiety Block Racial Integration

purchased data related to thousands of tennis and golf clubs across the country and matched the data with demographic information based on ZIP codes. They found that clubs located near more racially diversely populated areas tended to be... View Details

Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald

23 Jun 2023
News

Highlights from the Spring 2023 Alumni Board Meeting

Avenue to the west, more than 12 million square feet of buildings are under construction or planned, with an anticipated population increase to Allston of 40,000. External Relations Update The School's priorities are focused on investing... View Details

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