Culture And Community - Publications - Faculty & Research

July 2021
Article

Medical Debt in the U.S., 2009–2020

By: Raymond Kluender, Neale Mahoney, Francis Wong and Wesley Yin

Importance: Medical debt is an increasing concern in the US, yet there is limited understanding of the amount and distribution of medical debt, and its association with health care policies.

Objective: To measure the amount of medical debt nationally and by... View Details

Keywords: Debt; Borrowing and Debt; Health Care and Treatment; United States

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Fostering Innovation in Life Sciences - Health Care

the vibrant entrepreneurial community at Harvard. GETTING LIFE-SAVING DRUGS TO MARKET is a research focus for Professor Amitabh Chandra . He examines the unique effects that economics and market factors have... View Details

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Dusty Register

wanted an in-person MBA experience which has (for the most part) come to fruition this year! Coming to HBS is like Jumping off a cliff into an ice-cold creek. First, it took a leap of faith for both me and my wife to leave established... View Details

Keywords: CPG

31 May 2011
Research & Ideas

Japan Disaster Shakes Up Supply-Chain Strategies

The full cultural and sociological aftershocks of the earthquake in Japan—the worst disaster to hit the country since World War II—are washing like a tsunami across many industries as manufacturers View Details

Keywords: by Dennis Fisher; Auto; Technology; Computer; Electronics

27 Nov 2006
What Do You Think?

What’s to Be Done About Performance Reviews?

discussion, one that is often hard to summarize. But in an attempt to do it, here is my "take" on what you have said collectively. Everyone sensed the imperfections in performance reviews and the difficulty of discussing them... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

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Health-care Applications

Active postmarketing drug surveillance. There is substantial interest within the U.S. health community and among health policymakers in developing a surveillance system that scans public health databases in order to proactively detect potential drug safety... View Details

09 Jan 2006
Research & Ideas

When Benchmarks Don’t Work

communication Planning and decision-support services The same issue arises with the finance organization. For standard transactional applications, such as accounts receivable, accounts payable, payroll... View Details

Keywords: by Robert S. Kaplan; Service

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Loeb House | About

banking and brokerage firm Carl M. Loeb & Company, later called Loeb, Rhoades & Co., where John Loeb served as a senior partner from 1955 to 1977. He was widely regarded as a leader in the investment View Details

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Melcolm Ruffin

Growing up on the west side of Chicago, Melcolm Ruffin was immersed in three things: "a loving family that nurtured me," an emphasis on education, and a passion for basketball. "I loved sports View Details

Keywords: Entertainment/Media

12 Mar 2021
News

My Favorite Case

entrepreneurial culture relative to its Wall Street counterparts, but competition in the investment banking industry is intensifying in 1997 due to a wave of mega-mergers. The new combined banking entities are able to offer customers a... View Details

Keywords: Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

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Interviews - Recruiting

Hire Talent Interviews Hire Talent Interviews HBS-Coordinated Interviews Let HBS manage your first-round interview logistics so you can focus on what matters: finding the right candidate for your position. Request an interview on our recruiting platform 12twenty ,... View Details

19 Apr 2023
News

A Kick Start for Latin American Startups

by the traditional market and sells food baskets at a fraction of the cost of "perfect" produce. As the first female-funded VC firm in the region, MAYA Capital also is creating cultural change as an... View Details

Keywords: Maureen Harmon

11 Aug 2021
Blog Post

The Equity Network: How HBS Helped Me Launch a Tech-Enabled Social Enterprise

that this could become much larger than a summer project and be a real opportunity to make a difference for marginalized communities in the workplace. And thus, The Equity... View Details

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Funding Opportunities - Business & Environment

Campus Sustainability Innovation Fund : Supports projects that use Harvard’s campus or the neighboring community as a test bed for envisioning and piloting innovative solutions to sustainability challenges.... View Details

07 Apr 2015
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Warrior Spirit

business opportunity is that martial arts is the only sport in Asia with broad appeal and local relevance,” says Cui, noting that the Asian world as a whole (with the possible exceptions of Japan and South... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries

07 Feb 2019
Book

How Big Companies Can Outrun Disruption

innovation strategy, design a system for creativity, and build up an enterprise’s cultural DNA. Pisano, the Harry E. Figgie, Jr. Professor of Business Administration, shares insights in our Q&A. Martha... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

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AASU50 - Alumni

Programs & Events Programs & Events AASU50 Home African Americans at HBS AASU50 Materials Related Content In Their Own Words In April 2018, the Harvard Business School community was invited to mark the 50th anniversary of the founding of... View Details

23 Jun 2008
Research & Ideas

Innovative Ways to Encourage Personal Savings

award prizes as part of the savings product's return. Rotating Savings and Credit Associations, known as ROSCAs, draw impetus from the spirit of communities and social... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Financial Services

15 Mar 2017
Lessons from the Classroom

More Than 900 Examples of How Climate Change Affects Business

This word cloud is composed of blog posts by more than 900 students describing how individual organizations are likely to be affected by climate change. Image by Patrick Clapp Last fall, first-year MBA students at Harvard Business School received a new assignment in... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Green Technology

02 Mar 2021
HBS Case

The Tulsa Massacre: Is Racial Justice Possible 100 Years Later?

might say we need to equalize Black and white household wealth because communities have been deprived of economic opportunities,” Desai says. “It’s really a question of: How do we address this deep wound in... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

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