Quality And Safety - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Oct 2002
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Andrew H. Tisch

company focused on improving its sales force and restoring retailers' confidence in the quality of an expanded and more fashionable product line. After five years, Bulova was... View Details

01 Sep 2024
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Sport and still racking up miles. “You don’t need to be competitive to get the benefits of running.” Swimmer “Learn to breathe on both sides when swimming freestyle,” says Anne Johnson (MBA 1986), an open-water swimmer who goes by the... View Details

Keywords: April White; illustrations by Josh Cochran

01 Mar 2014
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Everything Old Is a New Opportunity

independence—allowing elderly people to stay at home, independent and connected, not isolated Empowered care—providing new tools to improve quality and efficiency for paid... View Details

Keywords: Robert S. Benchley; Health, Social Assistance; Personal Services

04 Jun 2025
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Slice of Life

have that flour. It's the most prolific and common flour. It's a high quality flour. But it's funny that I thought at the time this is my secret ingredient. Everybody has it. I ordered a wood-fired oven from... View Details

01 Mar 2017
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The Middle Way

kids being kids, he often had to negotiate peace on the field. “I had to keep people from fighting,” he says, “because I couldn’t fight everyone.” Eamer is also even-keeled, a quality that is perhaps equal parts nature View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell; photos by Kamil Bialous

01 Dec 2011
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Making the Case for Leadership

is needed. So how did Houghton, who would become renowned for his inclusive, team-oriented, nice-guy leadership, get everybody’s attention? “I hit them over the head with a two-by-four and said, ‘Here’s what we’re going to do,’” Houghton... View Details

28 Jun 2024
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Honoring Leadership in New York; PRIDE Alumni Share HBS Stories

New York Leadership Dinner Honors Leaders Challenging the Status Quo At its 55th Annual Leadership Dinner in May, the HBS Club of New York (HBSCNY) honored four leaders whose careers and contributions to the world embody this year’s theme, “Challenging the Status Quo.”... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

01 Apr 1999
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An Eye to the East

belief that to prepare managers well, we have to change. What we're doing in Asia has grown out of that belief. We need to create new intellectual capital to underpin our goals at HBS. Thus, we must deepen and extend the quantity View Details

Keywords: Alejandro Reyes

08 Aug 2013
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Cause Marketing Gets Personal

different departments. "NABCO was instrumental in changing the course of breast cancer screening, treatment, and care," she says. "Our physician and corporate partnerships to educate women replaced fear with... View Details

Keywords: Jill Radsken; Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations; Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations; Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations

01 Jan 2003
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Greylock

One of the country's most renowned venture capital firms, for nearly four decades Greylock has emphasized building businesses rather than stocks, providing hands-on assistance to entrepreneurs, and helping companies contribute new... View Details

01 Dec 1999
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A Class Act

If you turned to this article only after first checking out the Class Notes for your year, you are in good company. According to a 1995 Bulletin readership survey, 95 percent of all HBS alumni read the Class Notes regularly and have been... View Details

Keywords: Nancy O. Perry

01 Dec 1999
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Water, Water Everywhere

right to have it," Mark explained. "But not much has been done to increase the supply and quality of the supply of water and to be able to economically allocate it to the right... View Details

01 Dec 2016
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Case Study: Sweat the Technique

Above: Meridith Unger (left) and Nix’s business development director Sara Weber (MBA 2016) inspect a prototype (photo by Susan Young) Boston-based Nix is developing a disposable biosensor that gives users a real-time gauge of hydration... View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell

26 Oct 2020
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A Social Impact Roadmap; Arts Leadership in a Pandemic; Amplifying Hispanic Contributions

with social distancing and other safety protocols in place. Hung says that will mean having smaller gatherings, spaced seating, and symphonic programs that allow musicians... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

25 Jul 2018
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HBS Alumni Leader, Benefactor Dies at 86

of North Carolina (based at its Chapel Hill campus) from 1986 to 1997, he increased enrollment and faculty funding while prioritizing educational quality and affordability. His... View Details

01 Mar 2017
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3-Minute Briefing: Wick Moorman (MBA 1989)

important thing. And I also believe that over the next 10 years it’s going to become more important. I view what I’m doing as a form of public service. The number one thing we need to work very hard on is creating a better View Details

Keywords: April White

01 Sep 2013
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Who Are We?

high-tech approach to managing information on the soil composition of pastures and the quality and yield of beef from various genetic combinations. Each calf is tagged at birth... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Julia Hanna; Dan Morrell; social media,; Twitter; SodaStream; consulting; consultant; CEO; farming; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services

01 Sep 2014
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Making a Statement

Getting Behind Health Care Andrew M. Paul (MBA 1983) sees a powerful connection between the business side of health care and the benefits of better service delivery to patients. “By investing in companies committed to innovation, you can... View Details

01 Sep 2010
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You’ve Been YouTubed

are. You can’t hope to project an idealized version of the truth.” The old rules of marketing and advertising still apply, too: “The genius is not in the choice of medium: in the simple idea of using social media to fight social media,”... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; social media; Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services; Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services; Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services; Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services

01 Feb 2018
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HBS Professor Emeritus Hugo Uyterhoeven Dies at 86

wrote. “If quality of life is a critical determinant, it is important to make a long list of the kinds of activities that one treasures or that people want to be able to perform by themselves.” Throughout his life, Uyterhoeven continued... View Details

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