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- 15 May 2018
- News
Spreading the Safety Net
paid sick leave and the flexibility to work from home, or even abroad. Our hourly employees, working in Rent the Runway’s warehouse, on the customer service team and in our retail stores, had to face life events like caring for a newborn,... View Details
- 01 Dec 2014
- News
Faculty Q&A: The New Brand Manager: You
change, the Tropicana packaging change—that initially generated a lot of negative feedback from consumers. But actually, this criticism could be construed as a positive. When consumers rebel against some kind of change in their brands, it... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 14 Mar 2019
- News
The Merchant of Osaka
sound like a throwback way of delivering care, but paired with a few critical 21st-century upgrades—technology-enabled efficiency and patient-centered design—this community-based care model may represent one... View Details
Keywords: Health, Social Assistance
- 01 Dec 2003
- News
Fall Reunions
present. “You are a great and critical part of the community that I care about deeply,” said Clark. “Thank you for the lives you lead and for what you do in your communities, for your families, and in your... View Details
- 06 Sep 2016
- News
Connecting Past and Present
eastern European country. Funded exclusively by donations and with an army of volunteers, the online database can help find family ancestry dating back more than 200 years. It is also a critical resource in connecting people with... View Details
- 08 Jan 2025
- News
Mapping Pain Points at the IRS
Having spent a decade helping retailers optimize customer service, Fumi Tamaki (MBA 2014) could not pass up the opportunity in June 2024 to take on the challenge of improving the customer experience at the government organization that serves more Americans annually... View Details
- 09 Apr 2025
- News
The Working Parent Revolution
expectations of employees, how companies are reacting to this push, and what the future of family care might look like. READ MORE April White: Stephen, you've been CEO of Bright Horizons for the last seven years, but I know you've also... View Details
- 28 Apr 2021
- News
Michael Collins, ‘Third Man’ of the Moon Landing, Dies at 90
Courtesy NASA Courtesy NASA Michael Collins (AMP 69, 1974), pilot of the historic 1969 Apollo 11 voyage, died this week in Florida. Collins played a critical support role on that mission as his crewmates Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin... View Details
- 13 Nov 2020
- News
Faculty Focus Their Research on COVID-19 Issues
practiced; what it means to be a “health care provider” needs to expand to include caregivers without advanced clinical degrees; and the United States needs a new health insurance model. Huckman concludes, “It is View Details
- 01 Mar 2009
- News
Model Patient
health-care system is in critical condition: The cost of U.S. health care not only hampers its citizens’ well-being and the country’s ability to compete globally, but it also draws funding away from other... View Details
- 01 Dec 2017
- News
A Safer—and Speedier—Way to Name Your Startup
image by Edmon de Haro So you have an idea for a new business, product, or service. What are you going to call it? As any cash-strapped entrepreneur, product manager, or “creative” will tell you, that decision can be critical when it... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 01 Mar 2005
- News
Facing Ambiguity
video interviews and audio reenactments of meetings that take them from the shuttle’s launch to Day 8. On that day, a critical Mission Management Team (MMT) meeting determined that foam strikes that had occurred during the shuttle’s... View Details
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
What Industrial Policy?
"Taxation, meet Representation." Following up on his pledge to provide greater support for manufacturing, President Obama has announced a proposal to cut the effective tax rate for manufacturers to 25 percent. A number of economists howled against this so-called... View Details
- 04 Sep 2019
- News
Advancing Diagnostics that Can Save Lives
facilities detect and control outbreaks of health care–associated infections. Lee notes that services like epiXact are not DZD’s primary objective, but they are critical to “developing customer instincts and building commercial muscle”... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 19 Sep 2016
- News
A Fresh Approach to Urban Farming
solving a critical need in Singapore. “HBS was centered on leadership and making a difference around a problem that you really cared about, and for me that problem was food security. For the last 10 years... View Details
- 01 Mar 2009
- News
Alumni Books
how to become one of the winning companies: how to attack competitors’ lock-ins, make their success formulas obsolete, and create the space needed to invent formulas for success. He shows how disrupting your company is critical to reaping... View Details
- 14 Nov 2019
- News
Keeping Red Lobster Fresh
First of all, from the from the business perspective, again, our vision is to be where the world goes for seafood now and for generations. To be true, we have to take great care of the oceans and in fact, so we have to do the right thing.... View Details
- 01 Jun 2009
- News
Entrepreneur’s Rwandan Start-Up Gets HBS Support
employees. “It is an honor to be Harvard Business School’s first Social Entrepreneurship Fellow,” Scharpf says. “These resources will help SHE succeed during this critical phase of our pilot rollout.” The Social Enterprise Fellowship will... View Details
- 01 Jun 2005
- News
When No News Isn’t Good News
do a good job and that you care about your role in the organization’s success. Try to weigh positive and critical feedback evenly. It’s human nature to focus on criticism while... View Details
- 06 Dec 2021
- News
What's the Word?
few pennies to that dollar. Lack of social supports, such as child care and paid sick leave, is another ever-present issue the pandemic laid bare. It could explain why some women have elected to leave the workforce altogether: “Women have... View Details