Day Care - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Apr 2000
News

A Place in the Sun

There is something in the human soul that yearns to get away from it all, to some unspoiled paradise by the sea, lulled by gentle breezes. And those dreams of golden days and starlit nights translate into a startling, cold-cash reality:... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna and Garry Emmons

24 May 2011
First Look

First Look: May 24

been known to exist at least since the days of Marshall, Michael Porter's work, first in The Competitive Advantage of Nations (Porter, 1990) and then in On Competition (originally published in 1998; updated edition in Porter, 2008), has... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

18 Nov 2010
Research & Ideas

GM’s IPO: Back to the Future

would take 30 days. Bush apparently concluded that GM would not fail during the remaining days of his watch, and Obama was not willing to see the US auto sector implode as a result of the bankruptcy of GM. Studies showed that the loss of... View Details

Keywords: by Staff; Auto

Web

Design: At, Into, & Beyond - Race, Gender & Equity

better discern. It aims to listen deeply and respond mindfully to the issues/challenges/provocative questions of the day – and does so by humanizing the cost of poor implementation. An inclusive designer might ensure that HTML is written... View Details

01 Mar 2019
News

Alumni and Faculty Books for March 2019

have those important conversations, create those moments of meaning, and deliver great words to the people we care about at the office, at home, and in all areas of life. The 7 Laws of Enough: Cultivating a Life of Sustainable Abundance... View Details

09 Jul 2012
Research & Ideas

The Unconscious Executive

both are true, and that careful consideration of all the options can be done by our unconscious mind. Both conscious and unconscious thought have strengths and weaknesses. There are decisions where we believe conscious thought outperforms... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

01 Mar 2003
News

Inside the Revolution

revolution — with its enormous implications for all of business — is well under way. Only days before Enriquez’s grade-school visit, for example, scientists announced plans to create synthetic bacteria that would generate hydrogen (a... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Eileen McCluskey; Jonathan West; Life Sciences Project; LSP; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

29 Apr 2022
News

Clean Slate

were using, only 10 women were using these toilets. That led us to think about exclusive toilets for women, or as we call the She toilets. Which are taken care of by a women caretaker, which have menstrual hygiene related facilities, and... View Details

Keywords: Water, Sewage and Supply Systems; Utilities

02 Oct 2017
News

Radical Generosity for the Real World

kids, one on the way, and here she was walking for hours a day to get water, living in a very subsistence level off of their farm. And here I was, I had gone to HBS, I had a successful career, I was very heavily involved in this church... View Details

30 Jan 2007
First Look

First Look: January 30, 2007

high-end fashion industry and the actions of entrepreneurs in the early days of this industry, I seek to redress these shortcomings of prior organizational research. Based on a series of interviews with designers and individuals... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

01 Mar 2012
News

Putting Ghosts to Rest

where almost everyone was poor (living on less than $1 per day) and stuck on tiny hillsides. How on earth would this work? There were few people with the skills to care for the cows, little land for grazing, little land on which to use... View Details

Keywords: Chris Maloney; Animal Production and Aquaculture; Agriculture; Social Assistance; Health, Social Assistance

01 Sep 2006
News

Light Years Ahead

the water for sails on the ocean near his Dartmouth, Massachusetts, summer home. “I grew up sailing every day on the Great Lakes, and that experience has stayed with me,” he says. In his first interview since becoming Dean, Light shared... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

01 Mar 2006
News

Drive-In Nation

manufacturing an estimated 9.08 million vehicles in 2005). Increasingly, the glory days seem a thing of the past. How could such a reversal have occurred? Can it be corrected, and does it matter if it can’t? Car Trouble Every novice... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers; Retail Trade

01 Jun 1996
News

Keepers of the Flame

some truly Olympian details to take care of, including planning for 2 million spectators (joined by 3 billion television viewers, or 60 percent of the human race); 15,000 athletes and officials from 197 participating countries; 30... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons

01 Dec 2009
News

The Fab Four

April 2009. The mother of three school-age children, Decker is on the boards of Berkshire Hathaway, Costco, and Intel. “The EiR program seemed like a good fit, in that it’s an advisory role that keeps me focused on an institution I care... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; contests; Technical and Trade Schools; Educational Services; Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services; Information; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information; Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing; Manufacturing

01 Sep 2008
News

The Levitt Brand

30, 1975). “In our very first class he opened my eyes to how people are motivated to make decisions. Before, I thought as an engineer — the best attributes and the best price sells the product. From that day on I focused my attention on... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

01 Mar 2005
News

Answering the Call

miss their exit cues when the meal is over. Careful design of the bar area helps control all that. “As for my students,” Upton concludes, “they really get a kick out of the fact that, at a Benihana restaurant, the parts arrive, they... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

14 Feb 2021
Blog Post

Celebrating Love @ HBS in 2021

more time with my daughter than I ever could have hoped for. Attending daily Zoom classes together since she arrived on the first day of my final year at HBS was not something that I ever could have imagined, especially given the way that... View Details

09 Jan 2018
First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, January 9, 2018

multidisciplinary treatment of head and neck cancers. Methods: Four prospective treatment-based bundles were developed for patients with selected head and neck cancers. These risk-adjusted bundles covered 1 year of care that began with... View Details