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- 01 Oct 1998
- News
A Community Investment
that entered the business world at a time when, as one classmate puts it, "we certainly heard more praise for socialism than capitalism" - respond to questions about their personal and professional involvement in social enterprise... View Details
- 01 Dec 2015
- News
Leading Boston and Beyond
innovative IT department focused on using technology to increase citizen engagement and the efficiency of city services. Their flagship project, the Citizens Connect app (recently rebranded as BOS:311), sends residents’ issues into the city’s work order management... View Details
- 01 Oct 2002
- News
The Class of 1977
university presses. As volunteer vice chairman of New York–based Do Something, Inc., Dave Mazza is one of many classmates to put his skills to work in the community. Dave combined his career's worth of executive search contacts with his View Details
Keywords: Desmond Wong
- 19 Apr 2011
- First Look
First Look: April 19
PublicationsWhat to Ask the Person in the Mirror: The Seven Tests of Highly Effective Leaders Authors:Robert Steven Kaplan Publication:Harvard Business Publishing, forthcoming Abstract Successful leaders know that leadership is less... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 19 May 2009
- First Look
First Look: May 19, 2009
credit products in the U.S. with an emphasis on the types of products that low—and moderate—income consumers use. Included here are the following: credit cards, bank overdraft products, payday lending, personal loans and peer-to-peer... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Jun 2022
- News
Blissful Thinking
who are working there, it’s not just a job. When you’re rewarded by somebody who knows you as a person and builds you up, it’s not just a job anymore; it’s a bunch of relationships. If we don’t understand that, then all we’re doing is... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell; illustration by Dan Winters
- 01 Mar 2011
- News
Local Hero
continues. “I remember sitting in Walter Shorenstein’s conference room on the 49th floor of the Bank of America building in San Francisco, with everyone looking around the table. The obvious person to run the team was Peter Magowan,... View Details
- 15 May 2020
- Research & Ideas
Find Your Pragmatic Path through Radical Uncertainty
to consider what we can realistically and meaningfully do. Choices are required, personally (financial donations? hands-on (volunteering?), and professionally (commitment of company resources?). Another “should do” in these trying times... View Details
- 31 May 2016
- HBS Case
Who Owns Space?
businesspersons are going to great lengths and great personal expense to put their stamp on commercial space travel and the so-called New Space sector, turning a very cold place into a hotbed of startup activity. Professor Matt Weinzierl... View Details
- 12 Nov 2015
- Research & Ideas
Can Consumers be Trusted with Their Own Health Care?
and a profile that varies by situation and according to the patient’s life stage.” Patient Empowerment Taken Too Far? As an example of patient empowerment—and a glimpse at its potential problems—Quelch talked about taking the 23andMe test, a saliva-based... View Details
- 30 Sep 2015
- Research & Ideas
Political Polarization: Why We All Just Can't Get Along
trust reputations. Minor also is interested in finding average trust reputations within the C-suite, such as CEOs versus CFOs, which could affect who the front person should be with investors, employees, or in a crisis. By learning the... View Details
- 05 Dec 2012
- What Do You Think?
Should Managers Bother Listening to Predictions?
itself, the "fiscal cliff" in the US, and the politics of the Middle East among them. Many corporate and personal plans are on hold. These may be uncertain times, but we've always been certain about two things: (1) predictions... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 13 Mar 2012
- First Look
First Look: March 13
811-106 Location choice is a critical decision for entrepreneurs. This note explores how entrepreneurs should think about different city options through a systematic framework that encompasses professional and personal issues. We use the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 29 Aug 2011
- Research & Ideas
Decoding Insider Information and Other Secrets of Old School Chums
situations as well.” The decision to study alumni connections was borne of the professors' personal school ties: both received their PhDs in finance from the University of Chicago. In 2007, each landed a position in the Finance Unit at... View Details
- 01 May 2009
- What Do You Think?
Do Innovation and Entrepreneurship Have to Be Incompatible with Organization Size?
different that it is too much to expect one person to be able to do, as Forrest Christian suggested? Referring to the same problem, Jim Johnson invoked my colleague Michael Tushman's work on "ambidexterity" among leaders,... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 28 Apr 2003
- Research & Ideas
Shareholders Key to Corporate Reform
be actually brought home to the investor." Most of our social contracts are built on the assumption that individual accountability influences human behavior. Indeed, the recent move by the SEC to require CEOs to personally attest to... View Details
- 13 Aug 2024
- Op-Ed
Can AI Save Physicians from Burnout?
searching, reasoning, and learning. In health care, AI assists doctors in diagnosing diseases, prescribing optimal treatment plans, and enhancing patient engagement with personalized approaches. Additionally, AI can handle administrative... View Details
- 28 Sep 2021
- News
Alumni Connections Drive Career Opportunities for Students
value. Immediately, the VC partner knew the right person to introduce him to: Diego Dzodan (MBA 1999), founder of Facily. Dzodan cofounded Facily in 2018 after a successful career in technology, serving in senior leadership roles in Latin... View Details
Keywords: Becca Carnahan
- 09 Jul 2019
- News
The Road to Impact
the need to enter personal information up front, using a chat interface, and adding details about the wide range of services available—that led to a big uptick in the number of women vets engaging with U.S. VETS. An example of an EDC... View Details
- 14 Oct 2020
- Blog Post
Creating the Minority Renaissance for Venture Capital: Interview with Henri Pierre-Jacques and Jarrid Tingle, Managing Partners at Harlem Capital
Harlem, New York and started an angel syndicate in which they invested their own personal capital into startups, small business, and real estate. “After two years, we pivoted the syndicate to be venture only and focused purely on... View Details