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- 16 Dec 2016
- News
An Environmental Epiphany
Africa. We hiked for about eight days in the bush, far removed from any civilization. No roads. No cabins. Slept under the stars in between the animals. And one day, our guides told us we were going to hike to find some fresh drinking... View Details
- 11 Oct 2016
- First Look
October 11, 2016
the immediate removal of superstar artist Taylor Swift's entire catalogue from Spotify's music streaming service. Is it time for Spotify to reconsider the policies that seem to have prompted Swift's catalogue takedown—and specifically the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 29 Jan 2008
- First Look
First Look: January 29, 2008
likely to implement MV proposals after industry-peer firms implement a similar proposal. Finally, proposals aimed at removing anti-takeover measures or instituting certain shareholder rights are more likely to be implemented. With respect... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 31 Jul 2019
- News
Skydeck Live: The Rise of the FOMO Sapiens
allows us to remove all of the emotion and then we can tap into our intuition. Because at the end of the day, you'll never have perfect data. You just can't. And so even in the age of big data, I would argue we have way too much data. But... View Details
- 28 Apr 2010
- Research & Ideas
Earth Day Reflections
Management and author of Accelerating Innovation in Energy: Lessons from Other Sectors. The environmental challenges we face are among the most important issues facing business. If, as current scientific research suggests, it would be prudent to View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 16 Aug 2024
- In Practice
Election 2024: What's at Stake for Business and the Workplace?
Kamala Harris was part of an administration that passed the largest climate combat bill in history, and Governor Tim Walz led Minnesota to declare a goal of zero carbon emissions by 2040. The other side features candidates who want to eliminate the Environmental... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- 17 Nov 2022
- News
Alumni Leaders on Decarbonization Strategies for Combating Climate Change
concrete producers, but this is a conservative industry that does not have a history of changing quickly. Making the economics even better can help to change that. IRA's combination of investment tax credits, grant programs, material procurement funding, and product... View Details
- 15 Apr 2008
- First Look
First Look: April 15, 2008
efficiency, but have not been priorities in national initiatives. Conclusions: Our study suggests an underutilized strategy for improving patient safety and staff efficiency: leveraging frontline staff experiences with work systems to identify and View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- Web
Ansel Adams and Polaroid R&D | Baker Library
that would remove the user from the concerns of which he himself was a master. “Known for his technical expertise in darkroom photography and his pristine prints, Adams seemed an unlikely choice for a company whose name became synonymous... View Details
- 24 Mar 2022
- News
Well Said
understand you because of your accent, then you're not able to convey who you are. You're not able to make jokes. You're not able to really participate and speak your mind, right? Because you feel like there's this thing holding you back. What we're trying to do is... View Details
- 15 Jun 2021
- News
Alumni Achievement Awards 2021
removing the middlemen and creating jobs at the same time. Sahel Consulting Agriculture & Nutrition partners with governments, funders, and private companies to shape policy and implement new ventures. For example, we founded Nourishing... View Details
- 29 Sep 2008
- Research & Ideas
Financial Crisis Caution Urged by Faculty Panel
"This is not simply a liquidity crisis or simply a problem of a messed-up financial system," said Merton. Standard financial models remove some of the mystery about what has happened and make the financial crisis comprehensible,... View Details
- 04 Feb 2014
- First Look
First Look: February 4
Course overview of The Entrepreneurial Manager. Purchase this case: http://hbr.org/product/the-entrepreneurial-manager-course-overview-2014-winter-term-course-overview-note/an/814064-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 814-003 FasterCures: View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthlorne
- 02 Jan 2012
- Research & Ideas
Most Popular Articles of 2011
significantly more mistakes on a subsequent task than subjects who were allowed to watch the video right away. The findings suggest that employers should not tell employees not to surf the web in situations where the web is technically available to them. Rather, these... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 12 May 2022
- News
Onboarding
especially the CEO or the president, wanted it. Again, it’s not something you can force, although you do have to force something if you have to remove a CEO. There are times when that happens, because they're just not doing the job the... View Details
- 05 Nov 2009
- Research & Ideas
A Market for Human Cadavers in All but Name?
"knowingly, for valuable consideration, purchase or sell a [body] part for transplantation or therapy, if removal of the part is intended to occur after the death of the descendent." However, the Act excludes from this... View Details
- 19 Nov 2007
- Lessons from the Classroom
Teaching The Moral Leader
provided the king with a male heir, and England was only a generation away from the crippling War of the Roses; everyone worried about what would happen if there was not a clear path to succession. At the same time, the Catholic Church had forbidden the divorce, so... View Details
- 12 Jul 2006
- Research & Ideas
Competition the Cure for Healthcare
help a lot through modifying and extending key policies, particularly in the area of results information and removing restrictive and unnecessary impediments to competition. The corporate practice of medicine law is a perfect example. The... View Details
- 01 Mar 2010
- News
Money Matters
other policymakers to remove regulatory barriers that entangle Indian start-ups. Worse than government red tape is the lack of risk capital for emerging firms, says HBS professor Tarun Khanna, an expert on the Indian and Chinese economies... View Details
- 01 Mar 2009
- News
Model Patient
we need to reform the way health care is delivered. By that we mean redesigning primary care to better prevent costly chronic diseases and to remove the waste and inefficiencies currently plaguing the system.” Despite these shortcomings,... View Details