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- 01 Dec 2014
- News
3-Minute Briefing: Nagisa Manabe (MBA 1991)
package delivery. The American consumer has rising expectations about the speed and quality of package delivery. So what we’re working toward is a 7-day, 364-days-of-the-year schedule. Do you know the one day we’re not going to deliver?... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 05 May 2003
- Research & Ideas
What It Takes to Restore Trust in Business
far. The American capital markets are a key element of the economic system, and "when they function well, they are a wonder of the world," he said. But the American capital markets require four qualities from those who... View Details
- 01 Jun 1997
- News
Bruce Rauner (MBA '81) Endows New Professorship
older or retired to share my good fortune," says Rauner, managing principal of Golder, Thoma, Cressey, Rauner, Inc. (GTCR), a Chicago-based private equity firm that specializes in acquiring and consolidating service businesses in highly... View Details
Keywords: James E. Aisner
- 04 Aug 2009
- First Look
First Look: August 4
benefits are often indirect and not immediately felt. One benefit of increased labor is improved quality. The objective of this paper is to examine the effect of labor on profitability through its impact on quality. I examine both conformance View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 31 Mar 2018
- Working Paper Summaries
Expected Stock Returns Worldwide: A Log-Linear Present-Value Approach
- 01 Jun 2009
- News
Bright Future for Green Business
“There’s no better horse in the world you could possibly hitch your cart to.” That’s how Matthew Nordan summed up the state of clean, green energy at the School’s Building Green Businesses conference in early March. During the session “Crafting the Future of Green... View Details
- 01 Jun 2018
- News
Disrupting India’s Dental Market
all confined to India, although some of the auxiliary services Clove has developed could be marketed beyond. For example, Singh created an online marketplace for dental instruments and equipment, called OneIvory, as a supplier to... View Details
Keywords: Sasha Issenberg
- 16 Apr 2001
- Research & Ideas
Brand Power from Wedgwood to Dell: Part One
quality offerings, but he was selling more than the gloves, fans, corsets, or picnic hampers. He was also creating a brand with a very important service component to it, and this component was not nearly as... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- Student-Profile
Hummy Song
and the productivity of the health care workforce. I am currently working on several projects that examine various operational and organizational factors that may affect worker productivity and quality of care. One of my projects explores... View Details
- 01 Jun 2015
- News
Ink
ecosystems—not just products. Create a network that brings together powerful partners engaged in complementary product and service innovation. Exploit leverage and power. If you have it, use your large size to advantage, but also be... View Details
- Profile
David Gellis
Care Center. Under the tutelage of center director Laura Esserman, MD/MBA, David examined ways to leverage information systems to improve breast-cancer treatment. "Dr. Esserman used her clinic as a lab to test ideas for improving care View Details
- 24 Jun 2016
- News
Reinventing Pharma
happy, fulfilling life requires planning and priority-setting, including setting boundaries and sticking to them.” She added, “I’ve applied these theories to my personal life, making sure to set boundaries around quality time with my... View Details
- 16 Oct 2018
- News
To Lead and Serve
stayed in five years. And some of us, like myself, stayed in 38. But I didn't pass my grandfather, who did 39 years in. My concept of service to the country really came from my grandfather and my father talking about their careers, but... View Details
- 01 Apr 1997
- News
How Green Is the Valley: HBS Students Explore Booming California Industries
Association of Northern California. "The trip raised employers' awareness of the quality of our students and their enthusiasm for opportunities in this industry." "The trip raised employers' awareness of the View Details
Keywords: Daniel Penrice
- 01 Sep 2014
- News
Case Study: Declawing the Competition
Illustration by Peter Arkle KitNipBox is a monthly subscription service for cat owners. Each box contains products designed to keep cats happy, healthy, and fit: toys, treats, health and hygiene products, must-have accessories, innovative... View Details
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
Straight to the Heart
it’s like dating yourself. The energy and freshness come from being with someone different. I look for qualities in two people that will complement, not mirror, one another. When I begin with a new client, I ask him or her to connect me... View Details
- 01 Mar 2014
- News
Everything Old Is a New Opportunity
independence—allowing elderly people to stay at home, independent and connected, not isolated Empowered care—providing new tools to improve quality and efficiency for paid and unpaid caregivers Ageless style—making stylish brands that are... View Details
- Profile
Paul Lenehan
they could break down and analyze problems – especially the MBAs from HBS. Their case background was a foundation for much of the analytical work." Paul came to HBS on the strength of its reputation and "the quality of its... View Details
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Impact on a Global Scale | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
coincidence that Tierney is also co-founder with Jeff Bradach (PhDOB 1992) of The Bridgespan Group, an organization launched in 1999 that provides management consulting and leadership development services to nonprofits, philanthropists,... View Details
- 25 Jul 2018
- News
HBS Alumni Leader, Benefactor Dies at 86
of North Carolina (based at its Chapel Hill campus) from 1986 to 1997, he increased enrollment and faculty funding while prioritizing educational quality and affordability. His devotion, generosity, and View Details