end of life care - Publications - Faculty & Research

04 Dec 2013
Research & Ideas

The Fantastic Horizon: How to Invest in a New City

Senior Lecturer John Macomber writes about his recent investigative visits to nascent privately-funded municipalities in Saudi Arabia and Vietnam. KING ABDULLAH ECONOMIC CITY, SAUDI ARABIA—Two days before Thanksgiving, I'm standing at the View Details

Keywords: by John Macomber; Construction; Real Estate

06 Mar 2006
Research & Ideas

Winners and Losers at the Olympics

Miller. Here was the number one male skier in the world making it clear to one and all that he just didn't care or worse, was doing his best to do badly. That really hurts. He went from anointed to disjointed. Q: What do you think View Details

Keywords: Re: Stephen A. Greyser; Consumer Products; Entertainment & Recreation; Sports

20 Dec 2004
Research & Ideas

How an Order Views Your Company

one's genetic code written into the birth certificate. As a result, problem diagnosis after the product has been in the field has not only become easier, but also so much cheaper for manufacturers. Customer satisfaction over the life... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Johnston

27 Feb 2013
Research & Ideas

Sidetracked: Why Can’t We Stick to the Plan?

ingredients for a romantic dinner, but ends up spending an hour comparison shopping for organic dog food and craft beer. A college student resolves to spend every Wednesday evening studying in the library, only to spend most View Details

24 Mar 2022
Research & Ideas

Why Cutting Jobless Aid Isn't the Answer to Worker Shortages

16,000 people unemployed at the end of April 2021 who received federal benefits through the CARES Act of 2020. The authors analyzed anonymized... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

20 Dec 2010
Research & Ideas

New Dean Sets Five Priorities for HBS

Nohria explained his belief that people's life stories deeply influence the way they conduct themselves as leaders. In his own case, he described the profound effect his father, the CEO of a large electrical... View Details

Keywords: by Roger Thompson; Education

23 Jul 2018
Research & Ideas

The Open Office Revolution Has Gone Too Far

use people analytics to improve how people work. These badges, and the multiple sensors inside of them, allow careful tracking of interactions in the workplace. Ben was kind... View Details

Keywords: Re: Ethan S. Bernstein

18 Jun 2001
Research & Ideas

When In-House Research Isn’t Enough

For many decades, corporate research and development has been pretty much an "inside job." The road to innovative new products and services began and ended with a company's internal R&D. But according to HBS assistant... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Aisner

06 Feb 2006
Research & Ideas

Sorting Out the Patent Craze

include bodies as varied in scope as the Financial Accounting Standards Board on one end to the DSL Forum on the other. On the tech side, SSOs work both with technology sponsors and users to develop a set of... View Details

Keywords: by Sara Grant; Technology

30 Jul 2014
Lessons from the Classroom

Teaching The Deal

"If you don't have a good sense for the "zone of possible agreement," you can anchor in the wrong place and end up with a suboptimal outcome," Mohan says. Questions Unlock Information... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Education

28 May 2012
Research & Ideas

A Pragmatic Alternative for Creating a Corporate Social Responsibility Strategy

unhealthy working environment. Yet it shouldn't take a negative headline to move companies toward CSR. In fact, Rangan says, many owners and executives of large, successful corporations are driven by their conscience to give back.... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

30 May 2005
Research & Ideas

Germany’s Pioneering Corporate Managers

his family. Only at the end of his life did he admit those costs. It is a little like Jack Welch admitting that he should have spent more of... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

08 Oct 2012
Research & Ideas

The Immigrants Who Built America’s Financial System

else struck you as you were writing this book? A: I was surprised that Gallatin was involved so deeply in managing the governments of Presidents Jefferson and Madison, and by the significant diplomatic role he played in negotiating an... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Financial Services; Banking

30 Apr 2001
Research & Ideas

Big Companies, Big Opportunities—Big Questions

capital from the outside. It's been coming down tremendously," he said. "And capital is very expensive, on average, the spread is 700 basis points," he said. Investors have also grown weary of putting money into supposedly... View Details

Keywords: by Julie Jette

04 Dec 2000
What Do You Think?

Have We Overdone Deregulation and Privatization?

government and not thought much about. There seems to be an increasing feeling among consumers that much of this ended with the deregulation and privatization of these... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

18 Sep 2013
Research & Ideas

Unspoken Cues: Encouraging Morals Without Mandates

The belief that business life entails personal choices is a "vocal" element in the School's context. Q: Can morals be manufactured, as the title of the book suggests? A: The term... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Education

12 Nov 2024
HBS Case

Inside One Startup's Journey to Break Down Hiring (and Funding) Barriers

truly reintegrate into society if few firms will hire them? And, how can society—especially at a time of rising prices and low unemployment—afford to exclude the roughly one in three working Americans with criminal records from the... View Details

Keywords: by Avery Forman; Employment

02 Jun 2008
Research & Ideas

Spending on Happiness

additional income to suddenly make this person fulfilled, without a care in the world? (You can also think about whether such changes in your own income really make you happier with your life on a day-to-day... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert

18 May 2021
Book

Launching a Career in the COVID Economy? Here Are 5 Tips.

Right, a new book by HBS research associate Gorick Ng. Educated during the grip of the COVID-19 pandemic, the class of 2021 concludes an unusual academic experience only to face an unsteady global economy.... View Details

Keywords: by Carolyn DiPaolo

31 Jan 2017
Research & Ideas

The Dow at 20,000: What's That All About?

statements during the campaign have also raised a sense of uncertainty and ambiguity on several fronts. One of them that I think could result in a significant drawback is trade. Since the companies in the... View Details