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- 21 May 2024
- Research & Ideas
What the Rise of Far-Right Politics Says About the Economy in an Election Year
As more than 50 countries hold elections in 2024, far-right politicians and policies look poised to gain ground, continuing a years-long trend evident in Europe, the United States, and South America. These movements often stoke grievances... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- 11 Aug 2012
- News
Down With Shareholder Value
- 23 Mar 2022
- News
Why Global Supply Chains May Never Be the Same - A WSJ Documentary
- 22 Apr 2022
- News
Why Many Employers Have Ditched Four-Year Degree Requirements
- December 2002 (Revised March 2003)
- Case
Gates Foundation and Small High Schools, The
By: Stig Leschly
Covers the evolution of the Gates Foundation's multibillion dollar effort to influence reform in the U.S. public education system since 1999, particularly the foundation's recent decision to invest heavily in the breakup of existing urban high schools and the creation... View Details
Keywords: Secondary Education; Urban Development; Social Entrepreneurship; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; Education Industry
Leschly, Stig. "Gates Foundation and Small High Schools, The." Harvard Business School Case 803-110, December 2002. (Revised March 2003.)
Roberto Verganti
Roberto Verganti is in the Technology and Operations Management Unit at Harvard Business School. He teaches Design Theory and Practice for the double degree program MS/MBA conducted jointly by the Harvard Business School and the... View Details
- 30 Jul 2018
- News
Open offices can lead to closed minds
- 14 Nov 2013
- News
The mindfulness business
- 22 Feb 2016
- Research & Ideas
The ‘Mother of Fair Trade’ was an Unabashed Price Protectionist
As Harvard Business School professor Laura Phillips Sawyer sifted through historical documents to trace the history of competition policy in the United States, an interesting figure emerged: Edna Gleason, who became known as the “mother... View Details
Nancy F. Koehn
Nancy F. Koehn is a historian at the Harvard Business School where she holds the James E. Robison chair of Business Administration. Koehn's research focuses on crisis leadership and how leaders and their teams rise to the challenges of high-stakes situations. Her... View Details
- 24 Oct 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, October 24, 2017
firms and shareholders. Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=51128 Harvard Business School Case 418-019 Sensing (and Monetizing) Happiness at Hitachi Inspired by research linking happiness and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 22 Jul 2020
- Blog Post
Why We Started the HBS Black Investment Club
INSPIRED BY RECENT EVENTS The protests against the unjust murders of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and countless others since have mobilized the nation to take a stand in support of the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement and... View Details
- 20 Apr 2020
- Book
Why COVID-19 Raises the Stakes for Healthy Buildings
filtration,” Macomber says. “That just doesn't make any sense. It's a cheap way to help people be healthier.” Together with co-author Joseph G. Allen, a professor at Harvard’s T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Macomber explores “nine... View Details
- 13 Dec 2016
- First Look
December 13, 2016
economics and/or to improve their academic performance. This response to the shock is driven by students with below-average academic credentials who were freshmen at the peak of the crisis. Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=50225... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 06 Aug 2020
- Blog Post
WHY WE STARTED THE HBS BLACK INVESTMENT CLUB
INSPIRED BY RECENT EVENTS The protests against the unjust murders of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and countless others since have mobilized the nation to take a stand in support of the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement and... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- 15 Jul 2013
- Research & Ideas
Five Imperatives for Improving Health Care
conference and survey from Harvard's business and medical schools may prove particularly timely. Delivered by the Forum on Healthcare Innovation, which was formed last year with encouragement from the respective deans of the two... View Details
- 30 Jan 2018
- First Look
January 30, 2018
continues to evolve. We believe that achieving systemic impact is a dynamic process requiring continuous adjustments in strategy. Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=53822 Harvard Business School Case... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 04 Jun 2020
- Blog Post
What MBAs can do in Defense of Black Lives
Here are a few ways MBAs can support the movement for Black lives: Donate to and fundraise for racial justice nonprofits. Support local Black-led organizing groups and/or invest in national organizations like View Details
- 06 Nov 2015
- Blog Post
Casey Gerald: Becoming a Leader at HBS
unsolved problems. Now, one year out of HBS, Casey is the CEO and co-founder of MBAs Across America, a movement that pairs MBAs with entrepreneurs and local businesses across the country. Here, we ask Casey about his HBS experience and... View Details
- 09 Nov 2022
- In Practice
COP27: What Can Business Leaders Do to Fight Climate Change Now?
The US government’s newly passed Inflation Reduction Act will direct $370 billion toward advancing renewal energy and reducing greenhouse gas emissions—the country's largest investment in fighting climate change so far. As business and government leaders around the... View Details
Keywords: by Lynn Schenk and Danielle Kost