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Dean Srikant Datar Statements & Speeches | About

search of safety and arming themselves to defend their cities—is tragic and deeply unsettling. Published February 28, 2022 Statement from Dean Srikant Datar on Anti-Semitism President Bacow speaks for all of... View Details

November 2013 (Revised June 2014)
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E-Cigarettes: Marketing Versus Public Health

By: John A. Quelch and Margaret L. Rodriguez

Electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) were heralded by some as a healthcare game changer, enabling smokers to switch to a new product which carried lower risk of cancer. However, there were concerns about the public health risk of e-cigarettes, particularly the chance... View Details

Keywords: Public Health; Tobacco; Smoking; Cigarettes; Electronic Cigarettes; Cancer; Lung; Lorillard; Philip Morris; Safety; Technological Innovation; Conflict of Interests; Market Entry and Exit; Marketing; Health; Advertising; Consumer Products Industry; Health Industry

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Neda Navab

certain that I would stand ready to sacrifice for my relationships. That was until circumstance called upon me to actually do so: The man I love landed his dream residency across the country – a six-hour... View Details

19 Oct 2021
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Fed Up Workers and Supply Woes: What's Next for Dollar Stores?

Retailers should be ecstatic. Last year was dismal amid the pandemic, with plunging revenue and record bankruptcies. But this year things have turned around. For instance, retail sales in April through June were up 28.2 percent from the corresponding period in 2020,... View Details

Keywords: by Christine Pazzanese, Harvard Gazette; Retail

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The 20th Century Zeitgeist - Leadership

West and Southwest Influence: High 90 1990 s Immigration tops 9 million (largest number since first decade) Baby boomers age Hispanics become fastest-growing minority Population grows from 250 million to 281 million Influence: Medium-High... View Details

01 Sep 2023
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3-Minute Briefing: Frances Haugen: (MBA 2011)

I went to a Montessori preschool. My parents were very big on the idea that children are people and treated me with great seriousness. If they asked me to do something, I was allowed to ask why. Debate was a big part of my high school experience. Coaching debate... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; whistle blower; Facebook; leadership; social media

08 Oct 2021
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8 Stories from PRIDE for National Coming Out Day

legal restrictions, intolerant cultural norms, or other factors that create physical and psychological safety concerns. It may be that they can come out only to very close confidantes, anonymously View Details

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Clinical Trials as a setting for Health Policy and Management Research

The clinical trial marketplace is in flux. A decade ago, pharmaceutical firms almost exclusively conducted the study of their novel drug compounds within major academic medical centers. But today, industry-sponsored clinical trials are increasingly using community... View Details

July 2011 (Revised June 2013)
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Foxconn Technology Group (A)

By: Robert G. Eccles, George Serafeim and Beiting Cheng

In 2010, Foxconn Technology Group, the largest and fastest growing multinational company in the Electronic Manufacturing Services (EMS) industry, came under public scrutiny after a string of employee suicides reached the international press. Although the company was... View Details

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21 Jul 2021
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What Does an ESG Score Really Say About a Company?

Receiving more information can clarify the complex, but not when it comes to environmental, social, and governance (ESG) scores. A recent study shows that the more information a company discloses about its ESG practices, the more rating agencies disagree on how well... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz

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Doug Marsan

our tree. By the end of the summer, we had built a two-story treehouse about 20 feet up a large oak tree. The thing was a safety nightmare (sorry, Mom and Dad), but the experience inspired me to become an... View Details

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McCulloch Hall | About

campus plan. Much of the interior of the U-shaped, brick, Georgian Revival-style structure was renovated in 2008 to upgrade safety systems, lighting, and finishes while meeting sustainability goals and... View Details

15 Oct 2007
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Businesses Beware: The World Is Not Flat

total national income in developed countries at a time when the share of profits is at a multidecade high in many developed countries. The lack of a globalization safety net in many of those countries. (The United States, for instance, is... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

28 Sep 2023
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Screen Time

time he and a friend piloted a Beechcraft A36 single-engine plane from Berlin to Seattle. “That was fun!” says Goetschel. “Seven stops, 42 hours of flight time, and a week to... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

12 Oct 2022
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11 Stories from HBS PRIDE for National Coming Out Day

remember a deafening silence took over the room, and the fireworks were unbearably loud. Day 1, they thought I was joking. Day 2, the talk – tears and table-pounding. Day 3, I scrambled my way out on the earliest flight View Details

17 Jun 2011
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KFC’s Explosive Growth in China

chicken, for example, included multiple vendors providing a handful of birds each. Food safety is a big concern for Chinese consumers, and it was Su's decision to build the supply chain from the ground View Details

Keywords: by Maggie Starvish; Food & Beverage

02 Mar 2009
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When Goal Setting Goes Bad

Presented with a goal to build a car "under 2,000 pounds and under $2,000" by 1970, employees overlooked safety testing and designed a car where the gas tank was vulnerable to... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

12 Nov 2018
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Student Portraits - Armed Forces Alumni Association

seven years old, my family took me to an airshow where I saw the Navy’s flight demonstration aerobatic team, the “Blue Angels,” fly. From that moment, I knew I wanted to be a... View Details

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Celebrating Socioeconomic Diversity and Inclusion at HBS (Part 1) - MBA

Blog Blog MBA Voices Filter Results Arrow Down Arrow Up Read posts from Author Alumni Author Career and Professional Development Staff Author HBS Community Author HBS Faculty Author MBA Admissions Author MBA Students Topics Topics 1st Year (RC) 2+2 Program 2nd Year... View Details

01 Jan 2011
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Seth Klarman, MBA 1982

President, The Baupost Group Download Klarman profile (pdf) Return to Alumni Achievement Awards main page TIMELINE 1957 Born, New York City 1979 Joins Mutual Shares full time 1982 Baupost is launched 1990 Creates Klarman Family Foundation... View Details

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