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Winners & Runners-Up | New Venture Competition
Runner-Up X-COR Therapeutics is the lower-flow CO2 removal cartridge that saves lung failure patients, treating COPD and other acute respiratory failures in critical care and outpatient settings. Business Track, 2018 hour72+ Andrew... View Details
- 14 Jul 2014
- Research & Ideas
Pay Attention To Your ‘Extreme Consumers’
researching ways that a Vietnamese bank could encourage customers to save more went to the mall on a weekday to interview "unbanked" consumers—those without bank accounts at all. "They would cash their paycheck and spend it on basic... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 20 Dec 2010
- Research & Ideas
Panama Canal: Troubled History, Astounding Turnaround
United States, what were the economic and political advantages of building and managing the canal? A: The Panama Canal provided massive cost savings to intercoastal commerce. Before the Second World War, the vast majority of the cargo... View Details
- 30 Dec 2014
- Working Paper Summaries
Return on Political Investment in the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004
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Overview of Research
My research examines approaches to improving the performance of our health care delivery system with a primary focus on health information technology. Reflecting the interdisciplinary nature of my program, my dissertation draws upon theories and insights from... View Details
- 12 May 2023
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Independent Project: The Rise of Electric Heat Pumps
costs: Due to higher efficiency, homeowners can save 20-40% on their ongoing utility bill versus traditional HVAC systems [13]. Thus, the average ongoing expense for a homeowner is ~$15K over a 15-year lifetime (vs. up to $40K for an oil... View Details
- 25 Jan 2010
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A Macroeconomic View of the Current Economy
fundamentally that foreigners are buying too many American assets, but that Americans are spending too much. The right way to fix this, of course, is by increasing the American savings rate. Up until the economic crisis, household View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
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Why Your Gift Matters - Alumni
society around the world. EQUAL PARTNER Pialy Aditya (MBA 2005) How Pialy Aditya is advancing inclusion for both investors and entrepreneurs. HOUR BY HOUR Rahkeem Morris (MBA 2018) Rahkeem Morris is saving businesses money with every hire... View Details
- 05 Apr 2004
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Six Ways to Build Trust in Negotiations
mediation, and "negotiate something in the real world" was her current assignment. The VP eventually agreed to put her in touch with the Impress representative. After a number of meetings and a lot of negotiation, Impress agreed to re-sign with RLX, and... View Details
Keywords: by Deepak Malhotra
- 01 Jun 2024
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Again and Again
build a ritual into my life.” Michael Norton: Well, cult leaders. Duhigg: And religious leaders—that’s true. But why should we care about rituals? Norton: We have done a lot of work over the years to help people have better habits around View Details
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Hamilton Hall | About
savings were installed. Hamilton Hall achieved LEED Gold certification in 2007, and the following year was named one of Boston’s greenest buildings by the American Institute of Architects and Boston Mayor Thomas Menino. For more on the... View Details
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Help - Research Computing Services
and files. Monitoring CPU usage of your jobs on the HBSGrid Learn how to run a Unix command or query LSF to check the status of a current job. HBSGrid Project directory space notifications Tips on how to monitor HBSGrid project space usage and control notifications.... View Details
- 13 Jul 2020
- Research & Ideas
Merck CEO Ken Frazier Discusses a COVID Cure, Racism, and Why Leaders Need to Walk the Talk
up to my father's standards, which I'm still living up to. Neeley: What would your father, what would your grandfather, what would they say that in 2020, COVID-19 shows up, devastates African Americans and you, you are one of the leading producers of the solution to... View Details
- 30 May 2005
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Six Steps for Making Your Threat Credible
suggest that you wouldn't swerve even to save your life. Once the game begins, however, your threat simply may not be credible. Now consider this strategy: Once the cars are headed directly toward each other, you unscrew your steering... View Details
Keywords: by Deepak Malhotra
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the principles of value-based health care can be applied in low and middle income countries and how it can assist the the journey to universal health coverage. August 2019 Media Mention Navy Saves Money Improves Patient Outcomes Through... View Details
- 22 Aug 2022
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Can Amazon Remake Health Care?
spending. These are laudable goals. But One Medical certainly has not figured out how to save money. They’ve been hemorrhaging money, and they have extremely low margins, in part because most of health care spending is on sick patients... View Details
- 17 Jul 2023
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Sustainability Career Advice from the Career & Professional Development Office
marketing to them. I had the opportunity to work with brands on exclusive show sponsorships, large tentpole events and the VH1 Save the Music Foundation to restore public school music programs. When my husband and I moved to Boston, I... View Details
- 06 Aug 2021
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Steve Jobs and the Rise of the Celebrity CEO
struggling company on the brink of bankruptcy into a mammoth success. Book Excerpt The Emergence of Charismatic Business Leadership Richard S. Tedlow Steve Jobs: Triumph at Apple Steve Jobs was the only man in the whole world who could have View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 17 Jun 2011
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KFC’s Explosive Growth in China
said, referring to the traditional high- volume, low-choice fast-food model. Su believes that offering a wider variety of foods will help patrons make healthier choices. The KFCs in China have also limited the amount of money saved on... View Details
- 30 Jun 2014
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The Role of Emotions in Effective Negotiations
figure out how to respond in various scenarios to maximize one's own value. Research beginning in the '90s, however, found that negotiators rarely acted rationally, instead taking into account what they felt they deserved from the other side, and what they could do to... View Details