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Competitions & Challenges - Health Care

Humana-Mays Healthcare Analytics Full-time and part-time master's students from accredited Master of Science, Master of Arts, Master of Information Systems, Master of Public Health, Master of Business Administration program, or other... View Details

2021
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The Engaged Scholar: Expanding the Impact of Academic Research in Today’s World

By: Andrew J. Hoffman

Society and democracy are ever threatened by the fall of fact. Rigorous analysis of facts, the hard boundary between truth and opinion, and fidelity to reputable sources of factual information are all in alarming decline. A 2018 report published by the RAND Corporation... View Details

Keywords: Higher Education; Information; Civil Society or Community

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13 Jul 2020
Research & Ideas

Merck CEO Ken Frazier Discusses a COVID Cure, Racism, and Why Leaders Need to Walk the Talk

with technology take longer, they're harder to follow. I'm involved, in addition to running Merck, I co-chair the commission in New Jersey about re-opening the state. Corporate America is asking what it needs to do about racial inequality. And we are working on a lot... View Details

Keywords: by Staff; Pharmaceutical

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The Art of American Advertising: 1865 - 1910

Home Site map Map / Directions Search: General Information HBS Home About Annual Report Campus Commencement Dean Nohria Employment Fifty Years of Women Give News New Construction Academic Programs Doctoral Programs Executive Education MBA... View Details

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Life at Harvard - Doctoral

option to cross register into courses at the other schools, such as the Harvard Kennedy School, Harvard School of Public Health and MIT; the opportunity to participate in university-wide academic and cultural events; and the use of the... View Details

01 Jun 2013
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Building a Better Brazil

educational platform. The gift was made through the Lemann Foundation, a nonprofit organization Lemann and his family created in 2002 to enhance the quality of public education... View Details

Keywords: Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments; Finance; Paper Manufacturing; Manufacturing

07 Nov 2017
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New Research and Ideas: November 7, 2017

in County Business Patterns (CBP). An algorithm using contemporaneous and lagged Yelp data can explain 29.2% of the residual variance after accounting for lagged CBP data, in a testing sample not used to generate the algorithm. The algorithm is more accurate for... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

16 Mar 2010
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First Look: March 16

empirical framework, which allows us to separate selection from treatment effects of large shareholders. Individual blockholders tend to hold blocks in public firms located close to where they reside. Using this empirical observation, we... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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Teacher Profiles - Case Method Project

Subjects: Human Geography NC John Dietz Bunn High School Bunn, NC IL Ben Diggle East Peoria Community High School East Peoria, IL CO Rebecca DiMaio Broomfield High School Broomfield, CO Subjects: History MA Marcelle Doheny Phillips Academy Andover, MA DC Rebecca... View Details

19 Jul 2017
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Why Government 'Nudges' Motivate Good Citizen Behavior

incentive or an educational campaign,” says Beshears. “But we were surprised to see the extent to which it is true.” According to behavioral scientists, nudges are dollar for dollar a hugely cost-effective way of causing people to change... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

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Events & Presentations - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

HBS ISC Resources Resources Video Courses Data Events & Presentations Frameworks News Publications Events & Presentations Events & Presentations The Institute for Strategy and Competitiveness frequently hosts events and conferences. We... View Details

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Maha Malik

View Video Born and raised in Islamabad by two parents actively involved in the public sphere—her mother worked at the Ministry of Labor and Manpower, her father at the World Bank—Maha Malik (MPP/MBA 2019) appreciated politics at the most... View Details

Keywords: Consulting; Financial Services

12 Aug 2020
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Why Investors Often Lose When They Sue Their Financial Adviser

productive relationships. However, every year, a few thousand customers file new arbitration cases with Finra, the US brokerage industry’s regulatory organization, alleging everything from negligence to fraud. “Consumers should monitor their investments and never... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost; Financial Services

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Regional Winners - Alumni

Region: International Track The Endowment Project The Endowment Project is an outsourced alumni development, fundraising, and asset management business aimed at creating the philanthropic infrastructure for public high schools in the US.... View Details

08 Oct 2020
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Keep Your Weary Workers Engaged and Motivated

This may be a good time as well to “[Challenge] employees to think more broadly about how they could contribute to making a difference for coworkers, customers, and investors.” Providing employees with opportunities for continuing View Details

Keywords: by Boris Groysberg and Robin Abrahams

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Agents of Change: The Founding of the AASU - The Golden Age of Black Business

Baker Library Special Collections Exhibits More Exhibits Explore the Exhibit Student Pioneers The Value of Business Education The Golden Age of Black Business AASU Early Years & Influence AASU Founders Core Demands & Proposals Early Years... View Details

01 Sep 2023
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Startup Success Beyond Silicon Valley

Professor Paul Gompers visited Endeavor Saudi Arabia, a nonprofit that promotes startups in emerging markets. Pictured are Alpana Thapar and Fares Khrais (both of the Middle East and North Africa Research Center), Gompers, Lateefa Alwaalan (Endeavor Saudi Arabia), and... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Mele

01 Dec 2006
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How Important Is Quality of Labor? And How Is It Achieved?

implications for public policy. As for jobs and what has come to be known as outsourcing, Gaurav Goel commented, "Low-cost labor is not the deciding factor in the success of outsourcing (vs.) people with the right attitude ."... View Details

Keywords: by by Jim Heskett

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Batten Hall | About

Batten Hall Frank Batten (MBA 1952) Batten Hall is named in honor of media pioneer and entrepreneur Frank Batten (MBA 1952). Batten Hall became part of the HBS campus in 2011. The building was once home to public broadcasting’s WGBH... View Details

01 Mar 2024
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On the Radar

Illustration by Brian Stauffer Illustration by Brian Stauffer Our planet is teeming with trillions of viruses and bacteria, most of which are innocuous or even helpful, but some pose a significant risk to public health, animals, and crops. In recent decades,... View Details

Keywords: Janine White; Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities; Government

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