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- 19 Aug 2019
- Blog Post
Investing in Breakthrough Technologies to Lead the Energy Transition
the global population still lacks access to electricity. Developing new technologies and investing in infrastructure are imperative to reduce CO2 emissions, increase access to electricity, and enable economic prosperity. My previous... View Details
- 01 Jun 2011
- News
America the Unequal
equal outcomes: The 32 percent of the wealth they wanted the richest 20 percent to own also signified that they wanted the poorest 20 percent to own just over 10 percent of the wealth. At the same time, it is hard to imagine how a country in which the top 20 percent of... View Details
- 22 Jan 2007
- Research & Ideas
The Immigrant Technologist: Studying Technology Transfer with China
have suggests they are at least twice as common—and even more diverse in nature. Ongoing research will allow us to better distinguish these channels. A Beijing scholar we met on the trip, Henry Wang, and I are currently surveying a large View Details
- 09 Apr 2001
- Research & Ideas
The Manager’s Guide to Communicating with Customers Collection
recently, and the cafes had menus printed in five languages," says Underhill. "But in South Florida, an area heavily populated by Hispanics, there are restaurants that don't have menus printed in Spanish." In Washington,... View Details
- 09 Apr 2024
- Blog Post
IFC India: JSW Steel
change while building new capacity. While many countries, including the US, are in the middle of a “clean transition,” India is currently faced with the grand task of a “clean build:” two-thirds of India’s infrastructure has yet to be built, and with an increasing... View Details
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Hacking AI with HBS IT | Information Technology
then voted for their favorites. The final presentations varied and included processes to analyze Outlook calendars and populate timecards, tools that will accurately summarize meeting notes and keep track of action items, and a tool to... View Details
- 17 Aug 2020
- News
Democratizing Medicine
professionals. “We launched RubiconMD in 2013 with the mission to democratize medical expertise so that all patient populations receive the care they need. Gil Addo and myself both were inspired by family experiences, where a relative,... View Details
- 16 Jun 2003
- Research & Ideas
Researchers Contribute Globalization of Markets Papers
Twenty years has provided time to judge the success or failure of Theodore Levitt's predictions of a global economy populated by standardized products and marketing approaches. For the colloquium, a number of Harvard Business School and... View Details
Keywords: by Working Knowledge editors
- 20 Feb 2025
- Blog Post
IFC India 2025: Building Resilience - Mumbai’s Journey to Sustainable Water Management
across the country. Few cities exemplify the complexities of urban growth as vividly as Mumbai. With its dense population of over 20 million and economic significance, the city is a powerhouse in a country expected to become the world’s... View Details
- 19 Mar 2008
- Research & Ideas
Finding Success in the Middle of the Market
provider of premium-priced products tailored to a particular customer segment, or you have to shoot for scale, using low prices and volume purchasing to attract a mass market and drive down your cost structure. Midfield has been characterized as a "ditch"... View Details
- 28 Oct 2024
- Op-Ed
Latino Voters Have Grown More Politically Divided. That’s Not Surprising.
electorate for decades to come. Judis and Teixeira actually made two predictions: that Latinos and other Democratic-leaning groups would become a larger share of the population and that they would continue to lean heavily Democratic. The... View Details
- 10 Apr 2023
- Blog Post
Creating Emerging Markets Sustainability Series - Innovations to Address the Global Water Crisis
Headquarters in New York for the 2023 Water Conference. The three-day summit was the first major UN conference on the topic since 1977, and it took place in the context of a newly released UNESCO report revealing that “26% of the world’s View Details
- 01 Mar 2014
- News
The Solution to the Global Food Crisis Just Might Come from Nigeria
groups such as Boko Haram, which at least promise something to eat. Kola Masha Managing Director, Doreo Partners Masha's Babban Gona system turns subsistence farmers into commercial growers using a franchise model that provides everything from seeds to loans.... View Details
- 01 Dec 1999
- News
Ted Anthony
for it was apparent that a substantial portion of the Business School population was present." The students' May 12 program included constructive discussions on topics ranging from riot control techniques to the social and political... View Details
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- 06 Dec 2012
- News
New Thinking on Healthcare Reform
added. "There are more uninsured people in Texas than the population of Massachusetts. How are we going to care for them?" MinuteClinic is obviously only part of the solution: "No one is going to get an appendectomy in the greeting card... View Details
- 21 Jan 2013
- Research & Ideas
Altruistic Capital: Harnessing Your Employees’ Intrinsic Goodwill
that organizations could motivate employees simply by showing them how their work helped others—in other words, by harnessing and increasing their altruistic capital. In December 2009, the Society for Family Health (SFH), an affiliate of View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 17 Nov 2003
- Research & Ideas
The Business of Babies
normally fetch $200 to $300. ("Sorry, gentlemen," Spar joked.) Despite the classic components of supply, demand, advertising, and differentiation, this market does not function normally, said Spar: Prices are excessive. "We have a product that 90 percent... View Details
- 04 Apr 2023
- Blog Post
African American Student Union Spotlight on Tech
New Venture Competition candidate experience as a member of the leadership team. In addition, I’ve leveraged my professional network in the NYC Tech community to populate my panel for the annual HBS Tech Conference. What has been the... View Details
- 09 Apr 2020
- Research & Ideas
How Social Entrepreneurs Can Increase Their Investment Impact
examined in an HBS case study, that provides prepaid power plans to poor urban and rural communities using energy derived from rice husks and solar power. Its model benefits both poor populations and the environment. Husk thrives because... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
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Jewish American Heritage Month | Baker Library
organizations who list Jewish People as a population they serve. Browse the Encyclopedia of Associations to locate Jewish American-affiliated organizations, such as professional societies and trade associations. Use Statista's Consumer... View Details