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01 Sep 2014
News

Making a Statement

Getting Behind Health Care Andrew M. Paul (MBA 1983) sees a powerful connection between the business side of health care and the benefits of better service delivery to patients. “By investing in companies committed to innovation, you can... View Details

14 May 2024
Blog Post

Creating Emerging Markets Sustainability Series - How to Build a Culture of Intrapreneurship

importance of creating a transparent environment that clearly communicates how sustainable innovations will economically benefit workers across the value chain. “What we’ve gone into now is creating many... View Details

01 Dec 2019
News

Case Study: Farming It Out

innovative product that has a potential for large cost savings, yet it is not protected from competitive developments. Hence, reaching critical mass and name recognition should be foremost in its strategy. The Microsoft approach would enable the company to View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; Agriculture

01 Dec 2013
News

Faculty Books

Professor of Business Administration, annually compiles the best posts from blogs on technology start-up management for the benefit of his students. This book makes his latest collection available to the broader entrepreneur community.... View Details

25 Aug 2022
News

Full Stream Ahead

multistrategy firm focused on investment in the entertainment and media space, says that when interest rates are as low as they were for the last decade, “investors start looking for places to pick up returns that feel safe but also have... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment

08 Sep 2022
News

Learning Curve

Courtesy Patti Melcher Patti Melcher (MBA 1986) never intended to open a school but when her first child, Katie, struggled with learning disabilities, the private equity strategist turned her attention to finding the best learning View Details

04 Sep 2018
First Look

New Research and Ideas, September 4, 2018

leaders might say they value inquisitive minds, in reality most stifle curiosity, fearing it will increase risk and inefficiency. Harvard Business School’s Francesca Gino elaborates on the benefits of and common barriers to curiosity in... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

14 Nov 2024
News

How the Insurance Industry Can Weather the Storms

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Hi, this is Dan Morrell, host of Skydeck. Liberty Mutual CEO Tim Sweeney (MBA 1991) says that 2012 was the year that climate change started really showing up on the balance sheet. “This is a horrible... View Details

25 Feb 2020
News

Teachable Moments

book to articulate the nuts and bolts of what goes into creating an environment for this transformation to occur.” As seen in these excerpts from DeLong’s new book, teaching—whether the milieu is the classroom or a conference room—is a... View Details

11 Oct 2006
Research & Ideas

U.S. Tops Business Competitiveness Index 2006

by the World Economic Forum. The U.S., ranked number one in four of the last six years, scored high on business environment, financial markets, and innovative capacity. Germany, number two, benefited from its orientation on exports, the... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

06 Dec 2011
First Look

First Look: Dec. 6

perspective of originators. All originators benefit from the presence of additional informed investors in bad times, but each originator minimizes his reliance on costly informed capital in good times by issuing View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Souvenirs & Novelties - The Art of American Advertising

Clubs Faculty & Research Business & Environment Business History Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning Entrepreneurship Faculty & Research Global Healthcare HBS Working Knowledge Institute for Strategy & Competitiveness Leadership... View Details

25 Jan 2022
Blog Post

Feeling Seen: What to Say When Your Employees Are Not OK

Behavior and Human Decision Processes. The benefits of talking it out Zlatev and colleagues conducted six studies involving a total of about 2,500 participants between 2018 and 2020. The results indicated that: Workers trust colleagues... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

17 Apr 2017
HBS Case

This Turkish Debt Collector Is Customer-friendly

short-term financial success will substantially outpace that of companies employing more traditional techniques, says Campbell, there are several other long-term benefits that show the advantages of their alternative approach. First, in a... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Financial Services

17 Oct 2024
Research & Ideas

The Reputation Risks of Sharing Fake News

media would benefit their personal reputations more than spreading misleading articles, the research shows. Furthermore, when political articles are shared on Twitter (now X), accurate information tends to garner more approval, finds... View Details

Keywords: by Avery Forman

01 Dec 2009
News

INCAE Making Global Impact

transformative business (such as entrepreneurial start-ups, microfinance, and tourism). CLACDS is just one aspect of INCAE’s operations that will benefit from the Illuminate campaign, an important initiative for an institution that is,... View Details

15 Dec 2009
First Look

First Look: Dec. 15, 2009

Policies that would create net benefits for society but would also involve costs frequently lack the necessary support to be enacted because losses loom larger than gains psychologically. To reduce the harmful consequence of loss... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

01 Dec 2019
News

Organic Matter

upside through the sale of methane for vehicle fuel or as electricity. “We want agriculture to financially benefit while acting as environmental stewards,” says Black, who sees California Bioenergy as a good example of public-private... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; green business; agriculture; alternative energy; Agriculture

04 Jun 2024
Blog Post

ClimateCAP 2024

pathways for MBAs at leading institutions to join the fight. HBS MBA Students and BEI Director, Lynn Schenk, at ClimateCAP. Each year, the HBS Business and Environment Initiative (BEI) sponsors a group of students to attend ClimateCAP and... View Details

18 Jul 2016
Blog Post

Coming to HBS after Military Service

problem. The diversity of thought within our Aldrich 108 classroom fostered the most intellectually stimulating environment I have ever been a part of. As the year progressed I found myself gradually examining cases through different... View Details

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