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- 16 May 2005
- Research & Ideas
Confronting the Reality of Web Services
communication exchanges, are not going to happen unless managers better integrate common standards. McAfee studied IBM's B2B midrange ordering system and interviewed key players to find out what worked and what didn't. Using his case... View Details
Keywords: by Sara Grant
- 20 Jan 2017
- Research & Ideas
Here’s How Businessman Trump Is Likely to Approach the Presidency
Having a very long record of reinforcement in making good decisions, for anybody, that would make them think they’ll be expert in other areas, whether it’s aviation or welfare or defense. I think an early... View Details
Keywords: by Christina Pazzanese
- 12 Aug 2014
- First Look
First Look: August 12
notably higher entry rates and increases in plant productivity. These results are not present for districts located on another major highway system, the North-South East-West corridor (NS-EW). Improvements for portions of the NS-EW system... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 10 Jun 2002
- Research & Ideas
Reinventing the Industrial Giant
technologies is particularly great" for GM. 77 One way GM is attempting to become more like Dell is by selling cars online. 78 Toward the end of 2000, GM began testing its consumer Web site, GMBuyPower.com, to bring customers online to purchase cars. The online... View Details
- 27 May 2014
- First Look
First Look: May 27
thinking through the issues facing rail transportation and discusses three recent freight rail infrastructure projects that hold promise for the future: the National Gateway, the Keystone Corridor, and the CREATE decongestion project in... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 20 Feb 2014
- News
Managing the World’s Trouble Spots
was a systems thinker, GMP gave me new ways to think about how to align incentives and manage an ecosystem,” he says. “It had me sit back in an environment that’s challenging, asking, Am I following the... View Details
Keywords: Jill Radsken
- 18 Aug 2021
- News
Alumni on the Black Lives Matter Movement
working to eliminate systemic racism. “My dad and my brothers and I, we feel so strongly about the potential and power of this fund,” Josh Kraft, one of Robert Kraft’s four sons, told the Boston Globe. “It starts at the top with great... View Details
- 01 Mar 2017
- News
Promoting a Deeper Understanding
Sherri and Jed (MBA 1975) Bullard One of HBS’s greatest strengths, says Jed Bullard (MBA 1975), is that it trains students to appreciate different perspectives, in particular, how people brought up in different countries, cultures, and political View Details
- 16 Dec 2020
- Blog Post
Alumni on the Black Lives Matter Movement
undergraduates with advisors, classmate Brian Hollins (MBA 2021) says his thinking shifted “from business career or social enterprise to business career and social enterprise.” Adebo and Hollins are two of 161 recipients of a Social... View Details
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Navigating a Career in Education | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
After my Fellowship ended, I stayed on as a permanent hire and shifted to our human assets team, focusing on an overhaul of our performance evaluation system and the way we think about leadership... View Details
- 16 Oct 2013
- Op-Ed
Response to Readers: Combating Climate Change with Nuclear Power and Fracking
With more than 7,500 views and 180-plus tweets, I want to thank everyone for taking the time to read the original HBS Working Knowledge piece, The Case for Combating Climate Change with Nuclear Power and Fracking, and, in particular, for sharing your thoughts with one... View Details
- 01 Dec 2008
- News
No Easy Fix for the Financial Crisis
housing prices were rising, derivatives and mortgage-backed securities produced handsome returns. “Until about eighteen months ago, this strategy worked well,” Rose said. But when the housing bubble burst, it was clear that the “checks and balances and oversight that... View Details
- 01 Mar 2017
- News
The Realities of the Refugee Crisis
suffering that they’d go through, over 62 percent say yes. They stand very firmly behind the desire to institute a more democratic and open system in Syria. Gunnar Trumbull: Seen from the perspective of receiving countries in Europe, two... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 16 Jul 2008
- Op-Ed
What Should Employers Do about Health Care?
ignored health care altogether, leaving it to government or dutifully paying their mandated health contributions. Many U.S. employers are dropping health benefits or hoping for reforms that will transfer responsibility for health insurance to individuals or to the... View Details
- 16 Dec 2016
- News
An Environmental Epiphany
Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on SoundCloud More Skydeck episodes Jules Kortenhorst (MBA 1986) is CEO of the Rocky Mountain Institute, a leading think tank focused on sustainability and energy use. It has become a go-to source of analysis... View Details
- 08 Oct 2013
- First Look
First Look: October 8
Thomas H. Lee Abstract—In health care, the days of business as usual are over. Around the world, every health care system is struggling with rising costs and uneven quality, despite the hard work of well-intentioned, well-trained... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 19 Apr 2017
- News
Chicago Becomes a Hub of Startup Action
a clone of Silicon Valley, but as a unique, networked support system with its own identity. Positioning Chicago as a city conducive to entrepreneurship required ongoing, deliberate efforts on the part of Emanuel (who was sworn in as mayor... View Details
- 31 May 2018
- News
Finding Freedom from Eating Disorders
was a lot of back and forth internally. But I think the moment for me when I realized I needed help was when the owner and founder of the private equity firm approached me and said, Lindsay, I've noticed a dramatic physical change in you.... View Details
- 04 Sep 2001
- Research & Ideas
Five Questions for Max Bazerman
the federal level. Would government be better served by having more business leaders in office? A: I don't think that a business school professor can offer unbiased advice on who should run government. However, it is clear that most... View Details
Keywords: Re: Max H. Bazerman
- Web
Student Spotlight: From Nigeria to HBS: Reigniting My Passion for Healthcare Innovation - Blog: Health Supplement
encountered a different set of challenges—ones that made me realize the universal complexities of delivering care. These early experiences planted a seed in me: a deep desire to improve healthcare systems and make a meaningful impact.... View Details