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- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Navigating rough waters
bank through the financial crisis of 2008, including its rescue of Bear Stearns and acquisition of Washington Mutual. "Our aim is to be the world's most trusted and respected financial services institution," says Dimon, whose management... View Details
- 24 Aug 2017
- News
Unlocking Potential
Most people have a conventional view of incarceration: People convicted of breaking the law are criminals, and criminals are locked up in big prisons with lots of other criminals. Yet, even as a preteen, Jennifer Porter Anderson (MBA 2013) was convinced there could be... View Details
- 15 Nov 2012
- Research & Ideas
Funding the Design of Livable Cities
reduce greenhouse gas emissions, sophisticated design and engineering that cuts energy use by maximizing natural light and reducing the need for heating and air conditioning services is far more effective. Building designs that... View Details
- 27 Jul 2020
- Blog Post
HBS Summer Fellows Respond to COVID-19
searchable, findable information amidst the noise. This project will evolve as the second order impacts of the pandemic evolve. Scott Cara (MBA 2021), Sarika Mendu (HBS 2020), and Narmeen Haider (HBS 2020), Co-founder, MBAs Fight COVID: Our team is mobilizing MBA... View Details
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The Local Issue That's Driving Up Your Property Taxes | Working Knowledge
policymakers to reform how government services are funded, say Cohen and coauthor Huaizhi Chen, assistant professor at the University of Notre Dame’s Mendoza College of Business. Focusing specifically on Illinois, the findings offer... View Details
- April 1998 (Revised May 2000)
- Case
Guidant Corporation: Shaping Culture Through Systems
By: Robert L. Simons and Antonio Davila
Guidant is a successful IPO start-up selling pacemakers and defibrillators. The case describes how managers install systems to balance innovation and control. Three parts of a shareholder value strategy are described. Controls include incentive systems, beliefs... View Details
Keywords: Innovation Strategy; Corporate Strategy; Motivation and Incentives; Planning; Risk Management; Management Systems; Business Strategy; Value Creation; System; Service Industry; Service Industry; Service Industry
Simons, Robert L., and Antonio Davila. "Guidant Corporation: Shaping Culture Through Systems." Harvard Business School Case 198-076, April 1998. (Revised May 2000.)
- 01 Jun 2010
- News
Students Reach Out to Haiti
Several student relief efforts sprang up in the wake of February’s earthquake in Haiti. Partners In Health, which has been working in the country for over twenty years, was the beneficiary of choice for many of the first-year section charity auctions. As part of his... View Details
- 11 May 2021
- News
Pitching to Win
Courtesy Harvard Innovation Labs Courtesy Harvard Innovation Labs On May 5, the Harvard i-lab presented the tenth annual President’s Innovation Challenge awards ceremony, a live-streamed event in which finalists pitched their ventures to compete for prizes from the... View Details
- 19 Jan 2016
- News
Middle Skills Gap Initiative Announced
- 06 Oct 2015
- News
Harvard Business School Planning Two New Buildings in Allston
- 01 Dec 2000
- News
Stevenson Named Director of External Relations
In his recent appointment as senior associate dean and director of External Relations, Professor Howard H. Stevenson assumes the responsibility of serving as a liaison between HBS and its alumni. "I am delighted to be working more closely with alumni and with the... View Details
- 01 Apr 2001
- News
Teresa Clarke: An Advocate for Education in South Africa
Another in a series of occasional articles on HBS graduates who have taken a leave from their careers to explore nonbusiness endeavors. It’s no surprise that Teresa H. Clarke (MBA 1988/JD 1989) finds herself on a mission to make education more accessible to the world’s... View Details
- 17 Mar 2014
- News
Can Design Save Silicon Valley?
- 01 Dec 2003
- News
Alumni Author: Thomas H. Fischgrund (MBA ’80)
“Parent” is the job title that Tom Fischgrund (MBA ’80) feels most at home with. He is also the author and editor of several books and president of Management Recruiters of Atlanta Perimeter Center. The father of three children, Fischgrund recently completed 1600... View Details
- 20 Jul 2010
- News
Business School Boost
- 01 Mar 2004
- What Do You Think?
Are Customer Loyalty Initiatives Worth the Investment?
to let customers acquire points or miles or any loot unconnected to the product they are using . . . It's about customers and suppliers caring for each other's success." As Alan de Winter put it, "A consistently well-delivered product or View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 01 Jun 2011
- News
Show Me The Money — Or Not
Issue Focus: Entrepreneurship Related Links The Best-Laid Plans A Growing Drumbeat With a total of $150,000 in cash awards and in-kind legal and accounting services up for grabs, the financial upside of participating in the Business Plan... View Details
- 27 Jul 2016
- News
Breaking the Cycle of Poverty
Margaret Crotty (MBA 2000) is CEO of Partnership with Children, which provides counseling services and family support to public schools in New York City. In this interview, she reflects on the influences that put her on this path. “Two of... View Details
- April 2009 (Revised May 2010)
- Case
Partners In Health: HIV Care in Rwanda
By: Michael E. Porter, Scott S. Lee, Joseph Rhatigan and Jim Yong Kim
In 2005, Partners in Health (PIH) was invited by the Rwandan Ministry of Health to assume responsibility for the management of public health care in two rural districts in Eastern Rwanda and create an HIV treatment program at these sites. PIH successfully implemented a... View Details
Keywords: Developing Countries and Economies; Health Care and Treatment; Health Testing and Trials; Medical Specialties; Service Delivery; Nonprofit Organizations; Expansion; Health Industry; Rwanda
Porter, Michael E., Scott S. Lee, Joseph Rhatigan, and Jim Yong Kim. "Partners In Health: HIV Care in Rwanda." Harvard Business School Case 709-474, April 2009. (Revised May 2010.)
- November 2000 (Revised May 2002)
- Case
FleetBoston Financial: Online Banking
By: Frances X. Frei and Hanna Rodriguez-Farrar
As the ninth largest bank holding company in the United States in 2000, FleetBoston Financial Corp. provided a myriad of financial services, including retail banking, loan origination, and brokerage accounts. This case explores how FleetBoston responded to the Internet... View Details
Keywords: Business Model; Borrowing and Debt; Cost Management; Banks and Banking; Consumer Behavior; Service Operations; Competition; Online Technology; Banking Industry; United States
Frei, Frances X., and Hanna Rodriguez-Farrar. "FleetBoston Financial: Online Banking." Harvard Business School Case 601-042, November 2000. (Revised May 2002.)