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- 01 Mar 2012
- News
Alumni Book Briefs
government, and civil society all focus on the poor as producers. The main emphasis must be, he says, on creating employment opportunities for the poor and increasing their productive capacities by ensuring basic public services. What the... View Details
- 01 Sep 2008
- News
Is Market Capitalism Headed for Trouble?
wars. Overall, the picture looks good. However, we must also be aware that the political response to issues such as wealth disparity, the environment, security, and rule of law have the capacity to undermine capitalism and thus undermine... View Details
- 01 Jan 2005
- News
Nancy M. Barry, MBA 1975
communities." Today, the WWB network provides financial services in more than forty countries in Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Europe, Latin America, and the Middle East. At the same time, this global organization helps microfinance institutions and banks build retail... View Details
- 09 Jan 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, January 9, 2018
October 2017 American Journal of Emergency Medicine Describing Wait Time Bottlenecks for ED Patients Undergoing Head CT By: Rogg, Jonathan G., Robert S. Huckman, Michael Lev, Ali Raja, Yuchiao Chang, and Benjamin White Abstract—Study objectives: Facing increased... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 25 Mar 2014
- Research & Ideas
Book Excerpt: ‘Can China Lead?’
predecessors in a given field. Certainly in business as in education, China has shown innovation through creative adaptation in recent decades, and it now has the capacity to do much more. Reprinted by permission of Harvard Business... View Details
- 25 Feb 2002
- Research & Ideas
MNCs in Asia: Investing in the Future
"You have to be realistic," said Newman. "You also have to understand that there will be a cost for corporations that don't participate in this market. The key is to invest prudently, and to expand capacity over time."... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- 25 Feb 2016
- Blog Post
Alumni: Where Are They Now? Featuring: Maria (Brewer) Palma...
I should just focus on doing that well. The future has a way of working itself out in that regard. What I do know is that I love being around and involved in early stage startup companies, so that will still be the case in whatever View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship
- 01 Dec 2001
- News
HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report
This is my first letter to you in my capacity as president of the HBSAA Board of Directors. I am honored to carry on the work of my predecessor, Ed Hajim (MBA '64), who over the years has done so much for the School and its alumni. Ed has... View Details
- 03 Apr 2017
- What Do You Think?
How About Investing in Human Infrastructure?
revenue-producing capacity of the worker from $60,000 (a rough figure for the hospitality industry) to $110,000 (a similarly rough figure for “health care and social assistance”). A $30,000 investment in human infrastructure, based on... View Details
- 25 Aug 2015
- First Look
First Look Tuesday
involve the mutual processing of another's experience, built around discourse and analysis, and I argue that they lead to not only linear growth in individuals' knowledge, but also growth in their individual and relational capacity for... View Details
- 20 Mar 2007
- First Look
First Look: March 20, 2007
emergencies? What must they do in advance to create the capacities they will need in the face of disasters? Answering these questions requires differentiating three different types of disaster situations. Each presents a different set of... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 19 Mar 2007
- Research & Ideas
Handicapping the Best Countries for Business
the future, both in terms of growth and competitiveness against other countries? A: The USA is by far the strongest economy in the world, not just in size, but in its capacity to do research, to be productive, and for entrepreneurship.... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 11 Jan 2000
- Research & Ideas
Calling All Managers: How to Build a Better Call Center
and training. Lower turnover means that the company's capacity for retaining customers is that much greater. And customer retention is vital for financial institutions. "Furthermore," note the authors, "given the... View Details
- 15 Dec 2024
- News
After Ozempic
commitments to global health because most of the product is sold in the US to people who can afford it or have the insurance to cover it? Or should Novo do what it can to enhance its profits now, before the competition arrives, to maximize funds for the next generation... View Details
- 01 Apr 2002
- News
Q&A - Mark Fields
proceeded to close an assembly plant last year to take down capacity by 25 percent. We also reduced our indirect workforce by 20 percent, becoming one of the first major Japanese companies to take such a decisive step. Lifetime employment... View Details
- 31 Aug 2011
- Research & Ideas
Improving Fairness in Flight Delays
tend to have fewer connecting passengers and often fly into airports that are less capacity constrained. Legacy carriers fell somewhere in-between. Worst airports for connections. Passengers scheduled to transfer in Newark, Chicago... View Details
- 09 May 2017
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, May 9
and 2000, the global generating capacity of wind power grew from 13 megawatts to 17,400 megawatts, but two-thirds of that capacity was in Denmark, Germany, Spain, and the United States. Wind turbine... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 18 Apr 2017
- Blog Post
Why We Recruit: CRC Companies LLC
each fall to give MBA recruits a better idea of our company culture, current project mix, and firm history. Give us your elevator pitch – what is the one thing students should know about working for you? CRC offers what few other real estate firms can: the View Details
Keywords: Real Estate
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IFC: Silicon Valley; Disrupting Silicon Valley with AI - Course Catalog
Financial Aid for a quick assessment to determine your eligibility and process or contact finaid@hbs.edu for more information. Enrollment Capacity : Limited to 45 MBA students (due to the nature of IFCs, auditing is not permitted) Course... View Details
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Driving Profitable Growth - Course Catalog
but instead tend to revolve around the organization’s capacity to scale. Very often, the very process of expanding the scale of the organization destroys the attributes (e.g. culture, operating system) that lead to the company’s success... View Details