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- 13 Jul 2011
- Research & Ideas
Experimental Researcher Helps Improve Health Care in Zambia
get people to use them." In one study exploring the country's high birth rates, 1,031 women were randomly chosen to receive a voucher guaranteeing free and immediate access to a range of modern contraceptives through a private appointment with a family View Details
- 16 Feb 2023
- Blog Post
The Rituals of Case Method Teaching
of Business Administration at Harvard Business School, heads to the classroom, he makes sure to always carry the one item that he would feel lost without: the leather binder his father gave him 25 years ago. The binder, which holds his teaching View Details
- 01 Mar 2017
- News
3-Minute Briefing: Wick Moorman (MBA 1989)
I’m on a train right now. Obviously, I look at the experience in a slightly different way than I used to. I now spend almost all the time talking to people who are working on the train and to our customers. The story I tell, which is... View Details
Keywords: April White
- Web
AI Enhanced Learning: HBS IT and Faculty Collaborate on Research Navigator Bot | Information Technology
Fuller saw an opportunity. With recent advancements in generative artificial intelligence (GenAI), he recognized that this course could lead the way in providing students with the practical skills to apply AI to real world business challenges. With that idea in mind,... View Details
- 05 Dec 2019
- Blog Post
Addressing Unmet Needs in Health Care Using an MBA
you arrived at HBS, were you planning to go into a health care career? What influenced your decision to pivot into that industry? Before coming to HBS, I worked at Procter & Gamble as an operations manager. While my first job (only... View Details
- 25 Mar 2001
- Research & Ideas
Who Wants to Be an Entrepreneur? [Part II]
"I believe 120 percent in what I'm doing," she said, well before the Boston site took shape. "If you didn't have that, you wouldn't have the energy to get up in the morning. You really enjoy the good days, because there are a lot of bad days View Details
Keywords: by John S. Rosenberg
- 01 Dec 2009
- News
The Fab Four
cofounded in 1998. He also advised a number of student teams competing in the HBS Business Plan Contest, an event he judged in previous years. “It made me feel good that three of the four finalists that year, including the winning team,... View Details
- 15 Nov 2004
- Research & Ideas
Solving the Health Care Conundrum
commodity, the major actors have focused primarily on lowering and shifting costs, increasing their bargaining power, and restricting services. Providers have offered broad and undifferentiated services, competing based on convenience and historical reputation in their... View Details
- 01 Dec 2005
- News
Back to School
how you position the school in the marketplace or how you help students figure out whether this is the right place for them, it’s problem-solving, and I love that,” she says. Now that she’s found her own niche, Whitney has long-term View Details
- 01 Mar 2018
- News
March 2018 Alumni and Faculty Books
depends on the ability to deliver great service. The Low Cholesterol Cookbook and Action Plan by Karen Swanson (MBA 1990) (Rockridge Press) Getting serious about heart health can be overwhelming. That’s why cardiac dietitian Jennifer... View Details
- Profile
Jolie Chow
right answer As an advisor to many Chinese media and technology companies making their IPOs, Jolie found herself "helping them position their companies and building business models. I liked this advisory role, but to be more... View Details
- 05 Feb 2014
- Research & Ideas
Can Putin Score Olympic Gold?
million every four years just for the privilege of using The Rings in their advertising—with hundreds of millions more spent on the advertising campaigns themselves. They aren't the only ones banking on Olympic success. NBC, which paid $775 million in View Details
- Portrait Project
Priv Bradoo
child who longs for a tomorrow That is better than today. In this life, Grass Hopper, I wish no more for myself For I already have the priceless gift Of love, life And of wild dreams. But I do wish to share The blessings that I have so gratefully received And bring to... View Details
- 20 Aug 2020
- Blog Post
“Business as Usual, In a Different Way” – Creating an Impactful Remote Internship at Actis
Henley. Exposure and relationships were important pieces of the puzzle for Actis so that Summer Associates could be evaluated for full-time roles, and would have ample opportunity to evaluate if Actis was the right fit for them long term.... View Details
- 20 Jun 2008
- News
Risk and Reward
sure what went wrong with Big Brown. But his owners say they plan to race him through the end of the year. When Big Brown is retired, he will stand at stud at Robert Clay’s (OPM 4, 1980) Three Chimneys farm www.threechimneys.com in... View Details
- 01 Mar 2003
- News
“Culture Is Everything”
continued, to get an organization on the right track if there is a sense of crisis. “You must convey the urgency of the current situation and the requirement of doing something different.” Gerstner admitted that earlier in his career, he... View Details
- 06 Sep 2005
- Research & Ideas
The Best Place for Retirement Funds
For many investors planning for retirement, asset allocation is a crucial issue. How much should I put into stocks, bonds, and cash? But Harvard Business School professor Daniel Bergstresser says that households with substantial assets in... View Details
Keywords: by Ann Cullen
- 28 May 2019
- News
Leading Questions
teams of consultants who did extensive and time-consuming one-on-one interviews. Synthesis, launched in 2017, aims for a middle ground: a focused but customized evaluation. “We ask ourselves what are the things you need to know right now... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 13 Jul 2020
- News
The First Five Years: Meaghan Fitzgerald (MBA 2016)
Player One. And recently it’s felt like the right time in terms of technological advancements, accessibility, and investment for a field like VR to really start taking off and I wanted to be there when it did.” What promise do you think... View Details
- 01 Jun 2005
- News
South Asian Women at Work
interviews. She was starting to get depressed and couldn’t figure out what she was doing wrong. Then an interviewer told her, “I think you’d be a wonderful fit for this company but I do have one quick question to ask you: Do you plan to... View Details