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01 Sep 2016
News

Alumni and Faculty Books for September 2016

(PMD 41, 1981) (F.X. Biasi Jr.) This novel tells a story of illegal drugs, murder, and a 150-year-old rivalry between two of North Coast California’s most powerful and affluent View Details

29 Mar 2023
News

Supporting Earthquake Victims in Turkey and Syria

overwhelming number of applications,” says Karacesme. In just one week, some 94,234 university students have applied, he notes, and all have acute needs: 1,122 of them have had deaths in the immediate family... View Details

14 Apr 2022
Blog Post

Trust the Process, and Trust Yourself Even More: Interview with Wellness and Empowerment Leader, Dilan Gomih (MBA 2019)

her comfort zone, going straight from her Political Science undergraduate degree to Wall Street. When she accepted the Foreign Exchange Sales Analyst role at Bank of America, Gomih’s friends and View Details

01 Jun 2014
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Alumni and Faculty Books for June 2014

which employees act like free agents. The solution? Think of employees not as family or free agents but as allies. Both managers and employees must trust each other enough to commit to mutual investment... View Details

01 Jun 2016
News

Making It Possible to Explore and Grow

School, has shaped Friedlander’s time at HBS and he’s enjoyed meeting members of the donor family and expressing his appreciation for their support. (photo by Susan Young)... View Details

19 Oct 2021
Research & Ideas

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

Family Dollar, they’re all coming from Asia. So, there’s a logistics problem, and then there’s the increased cost if you can even get it into a container and get it booked onto... View Details

Keywords: by Christine Pazzanese, Harvard Gazette; Retail

04 Sep 2019
News

Alumni and Faculty Books for September 2019

between. Kids are constantly changing and how we parent them must change, too. But how do we stay close as a family as our lives move apart? In the midst of guiding their own kids through this transition,... View Details

11 Jul 2012
News

A Man, and a Plan, in Africa

built his family’s New Jersey–based industrial distribution business over 15 years (to sell to a Fortune 50 company), and then as a consultant to family businesses and... View Details

Keywords: Administration of Economic Programs; Government

25 May 2016
Research & Ideas

How Consumers and Businesses are Reshaping Public Health

age, there are more consumers than ever before suffering from chronic conditions. Most no longer see disease and the timing of their death as inevitable. Supported by the Internet, many actively seek out information to increase their odds... View Details

Keywords: by John A. Quelch; Health

February 2019
Article

Does It Matter If Your Health Insurer Is For Profit? Effects of Ownership on Premiums, Insurance Coverage, and Medical Spending

By: Leemore S. Dafny

There is limited empirical evidence about the impact of for-profit health insurers on various outcomes. I study the effects of conversions to for-profit status by Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS) affiliates in 11 states, spanning 28 geographic markets. I find both the... View Details

Keywords: Health Insurance; Medical Loss Ratio; Blue Cross; Corporate Governance; Health; Insurance; For-Profit Firms; Insurance Industry; United States

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06 Mar 2017
News

Leading in the Community and the Boardroom

for you,” says Wiley, who served for 15 years as president and CEO of the Partnership, a nonprofit talent management organization for minority professionals in greater Boston. “I want to grow and contribute... View Details

01 Nov 1999
Research & Ideas

Companies, Cultures and the Transformation to the Transnational

structure, social history, and educational system, companies developed under a system of family management that emphasized personal relationships more than formal structures, View Details

Keywords: by Christopher A. Bartlett & Sumantra Ghoshal

01 Oct 2001
News

HBS Alumnae Chart Career Choices and Transitions

School's commitment to provide lifelong learning opportunities that address the needs of all HBS graduates. In recent years, both Hart and Dean Kim B. Clark have said that they often meet HBS alumnae who have left the workforce to focus... View Details

Keywords: Laura Singleton; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools

01 Sep 2020
News

Alumni and Faculty Books for September 2020

geography and family tradition to latch onto the Arkansas Razorbacks, Blant Hurt is of the second type. Like most devotees, he was captivated by his love of his team at an early age. But unlike more casual... View Details

02 Aug 2015
News

Father and Daughter Both Drew the World Close

04 Jan 2021
News

Hospital Allocation and Racial Disparities in Health Care

11 Jan 2016
News

Guiding Students to Out-of-School Programs and Resources

about. “In 2003, my family moved to Boston. My children were in middle school and I felt that they weren’t getting the kind of experiential learning I had had as a child. Where could my kids go during the... View Details

01 Sep 2016
News

Why We Do—or Don’t—Donate Time and Money

number—and that’s just counting the formalized giving. When you think about prosocial behavior more broadly—for instance, when you do favors for neighbors or family and friends—it’s an even larger component... View Details

Keywords: April White

07 Jun 2023
HBS Case

3 Ways to Gain a Competitive Advantage Now: Lessons from Amazon, Chipotle, and Facebook

Network effects can provide an advantage Some products become more competitive the wider the network of customers. For instance, Facebook benefits from the wide user base that increases value for customers by allowing them to interact with more of their View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

18 Jan 2023
Blog Post

Career Planning and Development: Interview with Career Coach Wendi Zhang (MBA/MPP 2013)

my entrepreneurial endeavors through programs like those offered by the i-lab and Rock Center. Make many dear friends: The lifelong friends I made during my time at HBS continue to play a significant role in... View Details

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