Aging - Publications - Faculty & Research

22 Dec 2008
Research & Ideas

10 Reasons to Design a Better Corporate Culture

service awards, employee of the month awards, and recognition of workers as "Champions" or "Legends" for extraordinary achievements or service. Managers at all levels offer frequent informal recognition and send handwritten thank-you notes (which... View Details

Keywords: by James L. Heskett, W. Earl Sasser & Joe Wheeler

16 May 2024
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On the Job

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Dan Morrell: Hi, this is Dan Morrell, host of Skydeck. We all have early memories of on-the-job learnings—those moments that had a lasting impact on how we see the world of work and our place in it. This... View Details

Keywords: first job; leadership; life experience; career lessons; Finance; Oil and Gas Extraction; Mining; Retail Trade

04 Apr 2022
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As Disney Board Chair, What Would You Advise CEO Bob Chapek Regarding 'Don’t Say Gay'?

or in a manner that is not age appropriate or developmentally appropriate for students in accordance with state standards.” Under the bill, parents were given the right to sue school districts over violations. Chapek had ample warning... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

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Investing in Emerging Industries | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School

age after World War II, the firm supported established companies like IBM (International Business Machines) as well as emerging enterprises such as DEC (Digital Equipment Corporation), which produced a second generation of less expensive,... View Details

03 May 2023
Research & Ideas

Why Confronting Racism in AI 'Creates a Better Future for All of Us'

share research on the intersection of race and capitalism—specifically, on race and technology since we live in the age of the digital transition and race is inherently embedded in algorithms and code simply because of who created the... View Details

Keywords: by Barbara DeLollis

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Online Leadership Principles Course | HBS Online

basis." Dr. Patricia Hewston Post-Doctoral Fellow at GERAS Centre for Aging Research, Department of Medicine, McMaster University Develop techniques for building high-performing teams, coaching, delivering feedback, and handling stressful... View Details

23 Mar 2022
Blog Post

Learning Curve: The Brother-and-Sister Team Behind a New Edtech Nonprofit

approximately 150 million children ages 3 to 8, making it an ideal partner for working at scale. Rocket develops and delivers digital training materials focused specifically on boosting the skills of this group of public-sector educators.... View Details

13 Dec 2022
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Christine Beckman, USC Price School of Public Policy

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The 20th Century Zeitgeist - Leadership

West and Southwest Influence: High 90 1990 s Immigration tops 9 million (largest number since first decade) Baby boomers age Hispanics become fastest-growing minority Population grows from 250 million to 281 million Influence: Medium-High... View Details

April 2023
Article

Performance on Patient Experience Measures of Former Chief Medical Residents as Physician Exemplars Chosen by the Profession

By: Lucy Chen and J. Michael McWilliams

OBJECTIVE To compare care for patients of primary care physicians (PCPs) who were former chiefs with care for patients of nonchief PCPs.

DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS Using 2010 to 2018 Medicare Fee-For-Service Consumer Assessment of Healthcare... View Details

Keywords: Performance Evaluation; Forecasting and Prediction; Knowledge Use and Leverage; Competency and Skills; Surveys; Health Industry

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01 Dec 2023
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Case Study: Staking a Claim

Illustration by Nhung Lê Kate Terry (MBA 2005) knows that no one attends their fifth-grade career fair and comes home hoping to pursue a career in insurance—but that’s exactly where she wound up. “I really fell in love with it,” she says. As cofounder and CEO of... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; Insurance Carriers and Related Activities; Finance

25 Jun 2018
Research & Ideas

In America, Immigrants Really Do Get the Job Done

helps drive innovation and growth—and could even become more vital to global competitiveness in the future. “The debate is red-hot right now, but in the background, the workforces are rapidly aging in most advanced countries, and public... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Agriculture & Agribusiness; Technology; Service

24 May 2017
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John J. Brennan, MBA 1980

over $4 trillion under management and maintains a sharp focus on low client costs for its 25 million investors. In 2008, at the age of 54, Brennan turned the company over to his handpicked successor, Bill McNabb. “Jack surprised us,” says... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

09 May 2023
Blog Post

Celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month at HBS (part 1)

that I couldn’t ask my parents for help with my homework. Instead, they relied on me for navigating everyday situations – I became their translator at school, soccer games, and restaurants. Over the years, my independence honed from an early View Details

April 2008 (Revised May 2008)
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Commonwealth Care Alliance: Elderly and Disabled Care

By: Michael E. Porter and Jennifer F Baron

Individuals enrolled in both Medicare and Medicaid, known as dual eligibles, are among the highest-cost beneficiaries in the US. Commonwealth Care Alliance, a small nonprofit insurer and care delivery system in Massachusetts, operated under a public demonstration... View Details

Keywords: Programs; Public Sector; Alliances; Policy; Age; Service Delivery; Value; Health Care and Treatment; Welfare; Insurance Industry; Health Industry; Massachusetts

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Events - Creating Emerging Markets

to generate new repositories of primary data in the current age of digital media and audio-visual technologies. A Panel was devoted to showing how the CEM database was generating new insights into entrepreneurship, economic growth, and... View Details

21 Nov 2019
Research & Ideas

Do TV Debates Sway Voters?

Or Ronald Reagan’s witty response to concerns about his age that arose in his 1984 debate with Walter Mondale: “I am not going to exploit, for political purposes, my opponent’s youth and inexperience.” The opportunity to speak directly to... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost

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Teele Hall | About

of business education.” Teele resigned as Dean in 1956 for health reasons and became vice chairman of the Putnam Management Company, where he had long been a trustee. At the time of his death in 1967 at the age of 61, Teele had returned... View Details

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Balancing Work & Life - Alumni

overwhelmed and may need help dealing with our problems. Through therapy, psychologists help millions of Americans of all ages live healthier, more productive lives. Find a Therapist, Psychologist, Counselor Browse directory of the... View Details

22 Jul 2002
Research & Ideas

Is Performance-Based Pricing the Right Price for You?

pricing. The September 14, 1998 issue of Advertising Age reports that the percentage of marketers who compensate agencies on billings (media purchases) dropped from 71 percent in 1983 to 35 percent in 1997. Furthermore, the average profit... View Details

Keywords: by Benson Shapiro; Manufacturing

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