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A Commitment to Sustainability | About

University’s initial greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction goal of 30 percent by 2016 while saving the school millions of dollars. As of 2023, HBS has achieved a 54 percent reduction in GHG emissions, along with a 32 percent reduction... 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

Keywords: by Staff; Pharmaceutical

12 Aug 2019
Research & Ideas

How Scale Changes a Manager's Responsibilities

guidelines. Companies at this stage often wait too long to hire people experts—both human resources managers and experienced recruiters who get the startup-to-scale scene. That's a big mistake. Investing money in these roles early will View Details

Keywords: by Julia Austin

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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

01 Mar 2024
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Vital Signs

thorough and consistent assessments but also saves precious time for the practitioner, Gresser says. The idea of deploying algorithms and AI’s processing power to this initial patient consultation had seemed so obvious to Gresser that she... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; Hospitals; Health, Social Assistance

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

25 Jan 2010
Research & Ideas

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

17 Jul 2023
Blog Post

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

17 Jun 2011
HBS Case

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

Keywords: by Maggie Starvish; Food & Beverage

30 Dec 2014
Working Paper Summaries

Return on Political Investment in the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004

Keywords: by Hui Chen, Katherine Gunny & Karthik Ramanna

Research Summary

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

06 Aug 2021
Book

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

28 May 2020
Blog Post

How to Fit in at HBS

shared the fact that my parent’s story taught me the value of perseverance, humility, and hard work and I confessed that my graduation from Georgetown had crystalized the meaning of hope and joy, the pinnacle of which I later experienced when I bought my parents their... View Details

12 May 2023
Blog Post

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

30 Jun 2014
Lessons from the Classroom

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

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Entertainment & Recreation; Sports

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Resources for Investment Management and Financial Analysis

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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

Keywords: Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

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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

02 Jul 2018
Research & Ideas

Corporate Tax Cuts Don't Increase Middle Class Incomes

savings to drive growth. What actually results, however, is something of a surprise, according to a new study. Corporate tax cuts end up widening the income gap between those at the top of the pay scale and those at the bottom, and they... View Details

Keywords: by Roberta Holland

06 Nov 2008
Op-Ed

Selling Out The American Dream

that enable them to do so. Hardly any politician has had the courage to call for restraint. Average household debt in the United States is currently 130 percent of average household income, up 20 percent since 2005 and double what it was twenty years ago. The U.S.... View Details

Keywords: by John Quelch

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