by Nancy Koehn - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Dec 2007
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Where Are the Innovators in Health Care?

drove productivity in the IT sector. These entrepreneurs, and so many others, have fundamentally improved our economy by making goods and services better, cheaper, and more accessible. But can you name any innovators in our bloated,... View Details

Keywords: Regina E. Herzlinger; Health, Social Assistance; Management

01 Jul 2020
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Become a More Resilient Leader in Turbulent Times

09 Mar 2023
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Four Alumni Clubs Mark Milestone Year

milestone year with a gala dinner featuring former CEO of GE Jeffrey Immelt (MBA 1982) as the keynote speaker. According to club president Nancy Schmitt (MBA 1991), registration is underway for the formal event, to be held at the... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

01 Dec 2008
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Summit Sound Bites

government has more power.” —Nancy Barry (MBA ’75), President, Nancy Barry Associates–Enterprise Solutions to Poverty “The iPhone changed everything by bringing the Web to your handheld. The next frontier... View Details

01 Dec 2020
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Out of the Valley

Episode 1: The Camel and the Unicorn Why Silicon Valley is at risk of losing it startup dominance—and what that could mean for the future of innovation. Aldi Haryopratomo (MBA 2011) Aldi Haryopratomo (MBA 2011) Episode 2: A Creator in the Era of Disruption Lessons from... View Details

01 Dec 2002
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HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report

to campus for the Volunteer Conference in early November. The latter was a wonderful event that included updates on School initiatives and hands-on, practical sessions. The highlight was an extraordinary multimedia presentation, narrated View Details

01 Feb 2000
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Executives Convene to Discuss Consumer-Driven Health Care

contribution health care by employers will result in a more cost-effective and efficient system. Participants submitted papers that were read in advance of the conference. These papers will be edited by... View Details

22 Sep 2017
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The Epicenter of Miami’s Vice

getting out of it. And there's this enormous line that's snaking by the pool side entrance to the club. The club is the first two, three floors of the hotel. It's just varying levels of exclusivity. Who do you know? Is the doorman going... View Details

01 Apr 2001
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Student Conferences Tackle Business Issues

annual conference, organized by the HBS Women’s Student Association, attracted participants from 24 other schools as well. New to the program this year was the honoring of HBS alumnae for their work in technology, “special services,”... View Details

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

21 Dec 2022
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HBS Community Comes Together in Wake of Ukraine Invasion

cofounded by Regina Herzlinger, the Nancy R. McPherson Professor of Business Administration, and her husband, Dr. George Herzlinger, recently announced that it has donated 100 portable blood and fluid... View Details

01 Apr 2002
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"Rising to the Challenge" Program Addresses Post-9/11 Issues

participate in a panel discussion with seven leaders in the field of humanitarian relief and development was handed a packet of oral-rehydration salts. The January 15 panel, one of a series of presentations in the School's "Rising to the Challenge" program organized... View Details

Keywords: War on Terror; Ronald Levy; Health, Social Assistance

01 Jun 2001
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Merrill Lynch's Stan O'Neal

the pinstriped, power-brokering world of Wall Street. “I never took it as an insult.” Seated in a conference room with an expansive view of the Hudson River, O’Neal recalls that work was hard to come by in Wedowee, population 750, and the... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young; Merrill Lynch; Finance; Health, Social Assistance; Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations; Personal Services

01 Mar 2014
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The Solution to the Global Food Crisis Just Might Come from Nigeria

Photography by Jason Andrew Ibrahim Mustapha grows maize in Katsina Fulani, a village of mud-brick houses topped by rusted corrugated roofs in northern Nigeria. Like millions of farmers in his country,... View Details

Keywords: Francis Storrs; John H. Davis; Michael Halse; Crop Production; Agriculture; Administration of Economic Programs; Government; Food Manufacturing; Manufacturing

01 Apr 2000
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Books

Business School Press) Common Knowledge: How Companies Thrive by Sharing What They Know, by Nancy M. Dixon, gets to the heart of one of the most difficult questions in... View Details

Keywords: Amy E. Dean

16 May 2018
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ALUMNI NVC Finals and Regional Roundup

“Together we can rise by lifting others,” had the crowd laughing and cheering. The fourth alumni finalist was Aiden Feng (MBA 2016) who pitched Medumo, a service that simplifies health instructions for patients via text or email. The... View Details