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- 07 May 2020
- Research & Ideas
The One Good Thing Caused by COVID-19: Innovation
left many with no options. In China, large call centers invested massively in IT equipment and systems to allow their employees to work from home and to ensure the security of client information. Our discussion with local executives in... View Details
Keywords: by Hong Luo and Alberto Galasso
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Globalization - Faculty & Research
economy before 1929, considerable wealth was created from the exploitation of natural resources for primarily the land-owning elite in Latin America, at the cost of large-scale destruction of the natural environment. During the so-called... View Details
- 08 May 2012
- First Look
First Look: May 8
a large-scale transformation of the iconic department store. Having previously converted the many department stores owned by Macy's to the Macy's names (except Bloomingdale's), Lundgren and his team set out to create a more efficient,... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 20 Apr 2010
- First Look
First Look: April 20
late 19th century, chemical companies, realizing the commercial potential of science, created the first industrial research laboratories. During much of the 20th century, large-scale business enterprises like DuPont, GE, Westinghouse,... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
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Research - Behavioral Finance & Financial Stability
NOV 2020 In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the financial and legal system will need to deal with a surge of financial distress in the business sector. In this paper, the authors try to size up the coming surge of financial distress,... View Details
Malcolm S. Salter
Malcolm Salter has been a member of the Harvard Business School faculty since 1967. His teaching and research focus on issues of corporate strategy, organization, and governance.
In addition to teaching at HBS, he has held faculty positions at the Harvard... View Details
- 16 Mar 2009
- Research & Ideas
When the Internet Runs Out of IP Addresses
we running out of IPv4 addresses? Ben Edelman: In this respect, the Internet is a victim of its own success. The IP address system was never designed for the large, complicated, widely used Internet we enjoy today. We're fortunate in that... View Details
- 14 Jun 2010
- Research & Ideas
The Hard Work of Measuring Social Impact
Assessing an organization's impact on a large-scale societal issue such as poverty is a complex and costly effort. In the aftermath of Haiti's earthquake, for example, an organization like Oxfam America could be expected to provide data... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
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Electricity - Business & Environment
clean, resilient, and consumer-centric through the application of data science and behavioral economics, optimizing the system assets and operations across the electric meter.” Tanuj Deora HBS MBA 2006 Vice President, Market Development... View Details
- 06 Mar 2012
- First Look
First Look: March 6
not been well served by the financial sector's boom. First, the shift from deposit-based banking to a market-based "shadow banking" system, without adequate regulatory adjustments, has left the financial system vulnerable to... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Jun 2013
- News
Building a Better Brazil
educational platform. The gift was made through the Lemann Foundation, a nonprofit organization Lemann and his family created in 2002 to enhance the quality of public education in Brazil. "Investing in innovation to promote large-scale... View Details
- 22 Feb 2022
- News
Breaking News
business models and journalism, to support news organizations, and raise the capital to effect large-scale structural change in the industry, says Hansen Shapiro. Currently a senior research fellow at the Tow Center for Digital Journalism... View Details
- 01 Feb 2002
- News
It's academic. (Not!)
of 732. Once they clear the formidable hurdle of admission, some 89 students in the programs receive a level of backing and resources for field research that sets HBS apart, thanks in large measure to alumni generosity. "There's an enormous support View Details
Morton H. Meyerson
Meyerson is recognized as the operational and financial genius of Electronic Data Systems (EDS). During his CEO tenure, EDS grew from a $200 million consulting business into a $4 billion large-scale View Details
Keywords: Services
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International land development resources
Where can I find information on land development? Land Matrix: Information about large-scale land acquisitions (LSLAs) in low- and middle-income countries. Explore the geographic information View Details
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Laying Down the Principles: Management - Railroads and the Transformation of Capitalism | Harvard Business School/title>
Railroads Finance Management Business Analysts Mass Distribution Mergers & Syndicates Research Links Laying Down the Principles: Management A system of centralized management was born from the need to direct the flow of capital and run... View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Seeing glass in a new light
buildings, dynamic glass dramatically increases flexibility in architectural design while reducing energy consumption. As CEO of View Dynamic Glass, Mulpuri has succeeded in taking this 50-year-old nanotechnology to market and is leading the intelligent control View Details
- 01 Sep 2011
- News
Water for Life
for reliable, affordable water service. Nearly two of every three gallons of water pumped through the dilapidated distribution system were lost or stolen. Desperate for a remedy, the Philippine government invited the private sector to... View Details
- 27 Feb 2020
- Sharpening Your Skills
How Following Best Business Practices Can Improve Health Care
like? Doesn’t sound possible, but South African company Vitality is doing just that. How Cost Accounting is Improving Healthcare in Rural HaitiWhat happened when a pioneering cost accounting system examined wide variances in Haiti's... View Details
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Security & Privacy | Information Technology
safe and secure. Recent headlines have shown that cyber criminals are becoming more brazen and creative in their attempts to gain access to our data and accounts. Sophisticated criminal enterprises are targeting both institutions and private individuals, from View Details